A Leeds criminal, who robbed a convenience shop in Armley at knife point to raise money to pay off his girlfriend's drug debts, has been jailed.
According to recent reports, Lance Mace has been made the subject of an extended sentence following the robbery in Armley in November last year.
His Honour Simon Batiste made Mace the subject of an extended sentence made up of four years in custody and an extended licence period of two years.
Leeds Crown Court heard on Tuesday (21) that Mace had been in earlier in the day to try and sell stolen items to the shop assistant he later robbed.
Prosecutor Philip Adams told Leeds Crown Court, "The shop theft took place at a pharmacy in Armley. He entered with another man and he went to a display of cold and flu remedies and pain relief and entered the contents into a bag for life and then did the same at the cosmetics shelf.
"Another man was doing the same. They were challenged by staff but they left. He was recognised by a staff member at the time as he had done the same thing before.
"He produced a small kitchen knife and demanded bank notes from the till. The man backed away and the defendant came around and held the knife towards him while repeating his demands.
"The complainant said he couldn't open the till or refused to and the defendant took bottles of alcohol of the value of £37 before leaving the shop.
"In a victim personal statement dated the 24th November, he [the victim] said he as shocked at the time. He says he is ok living and working in the area but he would feel anxious if he was to see him [Mace] again.
"The defendant was recognised by officers on security footage at the shop."
Adams said the 36-year-old had previous convictions on his record for wounding, battery, burglary, threatening behaviour, assault by penetration and attempted rape.
