Clovis man gets 18 years on burglary, robbery charges

CLOVIS — A Clovis man on Tuesday was sentenced to 18 years in prison following a plea deal, according to the district attorney’s office.

Geno Mendoza, 33, entered a plea for aggravated burglary and armed robbery stemming from a November incident.

According to a release from the DA’s office:

• Mendoza broke into a home, along with others, with the intent to rob the resident. The resident, who was tied up and threatened at gunpoint during the robbery, identified Mendoza as one of the assailants.

• Mendoza also faced charges of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and bribery of a witness. Those charges were dropped as part of the plea, entered the morning his jury trial was set to begin.

• District Judge Matt Chandler, giving consideration to Mendoza’s criminal history and the nature of the charges at hand, ruled a nine-year sentence for each charge and for the charges to run consecutively.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Jake Boazman. An attempt to contact Mendoza’s attorney, Ralph Dowden, was unsuccessful.