A Dublin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to an armed robbery in which he used a toy gun, according to court records.
Jason Eddy, 34, was sentenced to three to six years in prison at the Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene and further ordered to pay $30 in restitution. Eddy held a Cobb Meadow Road resident at gunpoint with a toy gun, demanding money on Aug. 2.
“I want to apologize for what I did,” said Eddy, before he was transported back to prison in Hillsborough County, where he is currently being held after being sentenced for a Greenfield robbery last month. “There is no excuse for what I did.”
Judge John Kissinger reminded Eddy that the serverity of the crime was not lessened by the use of a toy gun, and that the gun appeared real to Eddy’s victim.
“To describe this situation as anything less than terrifying is an understatement,” said Kissinger. “I think the real question going forward is what you will do from this point moving forward.”
Eddy’s sentencing combining sentences from two other court cases.
On March 3, Eddy was sentenced to two to six years for robbing a Greenfield home a few hours after committing the Dublin robbery. After Eddy serves his sentence for the Greenfield robbery, Eddy will be transferred to Keene, where he will be released and placed under electronic monitoring for a year while he continues to seek treatment for a drug addiction.
Eddy’s one year sentence in Keene is for a violation of probation, stemming from a 2014 crime in which Eddy was charged with control of a premise where drugs are kept and possession of cocaine.
“I think it is important for him to transition from life in prison to life at home,” said Kathryn Polonsky, Eddy’s attorney.
“He has a sincere desire to get better. He made a bad choice, which appears to be out of character for him.”