GREENSBURG TEENAGER SENTENCED AS ADULT FOR HEMPFIELD ROBBERY

A Greensburg Teenager was sentenced as an adult for his part in a robbery last year in Hempfield.  The Trib reports that 17-year-old Cayden Essway was ordered to serve 20 to 40 months in prison for a felony count of robbery and a misdemeanor weapons-related count.  Authorities say on April 5th of last year, he and another teen disarmed a man, held him at gunpoint and punched him several times before taking his clothes and shoes.  A request to have his case transferred to juvenile court was rejected.