Georgia Teen Given 5 Year Sentence For Stealing Shoes Got Off Easy. Here's Why

A Georgia teenager with no prior record was sentenced to five years behind bars for stealing a pair of $100 shoes.​​​​​​

Dayonn Davis, who is now 18, was charged as an adult despite being only 15 years old when the crime occurred. He’d been facing a count of armed robbery, but reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to robbery by force. The move allowed him to dodge a mandatory 10-year sentence.

Davis in 2016 spotted a pair of Nike Oreos — named for their black and white color scheme — for sale on Facebook and arranged to meet with the owner in Columbus Park.

“These shoes is took,” he said after trying on the sneakers. That’s when another male — who accompanied Davis to the meeting — pulled out a gun, scaring off the shoe seller as well as nearby park-goers.

Authorities later discovered the pair of Nike’s in the teen’s closet.

Prosecutor Sadhana Dailey defended Davis’ five-year sentence, calling it “a break” for the teen.

“This was an armed robbery. It’s not a theft,” she said Friday. “There’s a big difference between a theft and an armed robbery. The teen victim was robbed at gunpoint.”

(ARTICLE: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)

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