(Robinson) – A Robinson man was sentenced to time in the IDOC during a court appearance last week. According to Crawford County State’s Attorney, Cole Shaner, twenty-nine-year-old Josiah Coates was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by two years of mandatory supervised release on a Class 2 Felony Charge of Burglary. Coates was arrested in March following an investigation into a break-in and theft from the Sudsy-Dudsy Laundromat in Palestine. Coates faced additional charges of Criminal Damage to Property. However, Shaner says the charge was dropped as part of his sentencing.
