A Carson City man faces from two to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to a string of burglaries and the armed robbery of Carson Coffee in which he fired a gunshot that ricocheted and struck the owner's foot.
Jermaine Charles Hoffman, 19, entered guilty pleas to felony robbery with the use of a deadly weapon, battery with a deadly weapon, the burglary of True Value Hardware in which 19 guns were stolen, and a burglary at Carson-Tahoe Jewelers.
The battery and burglary charges carry a penalty of one to 10 years in prison, with the robbery charge carrying a penalty of two to 10 years, plus a deadly weapon enhancement of two to 10 years which must be served consecutively.
Hoffman was arrested in February after a traffic stop in which officers found a duffel bag containing masks, bolt cutters, homemade silencers and six of the 19 handguns stolen in the Jan. 29 burglary of the True Value Hardware store on Highway 50 East.
During a search of Hoffman's South Nevada Street home and another address on Fall Street, officers allegedly recovered four more of the stolen handguns,
After his arrest, Hoffman confessed to attempting to rob Carson Coffee on Jan. 30, according to court records.
He will be sentenced
Sept. 8.