Defiance man sentenced in gas station robbery

A Defiance man charged with robbing a local gas station and convenience store has been sentenced to prison in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 33 year old Joshua Brown of Durango Drive, pleaded guilty to robbery, a second-degree felony, and was given a four-year prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk. He was also also ordered to make $295 restitution to The Barn — a gas station and convenience store on East Second Street in Richland Township — fined $2,000 and given credit for 209 days served in jail while his case was pending.