{Kentucky}...Alan Scott Williams has been convicted of armed robbery for robbing the Citizens National Bank in Ashland on Christmas Eve in 2009. Wednesday, the jury suggested a 20 year sentence on the bank robbery charge, but since Williams is considered a prior felony offender, the jury was able to enhance the sentence to life. Williams, who had more than a half-dozen priors, including five felonies and two misdemeanors, was offered a plea deal that would have given him a minimum of 8-and-a-half years in prison, but he chose to go to trial. Williams must serve at least 20 years of his life sentence before being eligible for parole. Final sentencing is scheduled for September 23rd.
