Home Invasion Defendant Sentenced to State Prison

Auburn, NY - Acting District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci announced today that VINCENT DEANGELIS, 44, of the City of Auburn, was sentenced yesterday on his plea of guilty to the entire indictment, consisting of one count of Robbery in the First Degree, in violation of Penal Law Section 160.15[3], a Class B Violent Felony; one count of Burglary in the First Degree, in violation of Penal Law Section 140.30[2], a Class B Violent Felony;  one count of Assault in the Second Degree, in violation of Penal Law Section 120.05[2], a Class D felony; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, in violation of Penal Law Section 265.02[1], a Class D Felony, arising out of a January 12, 2020 arrest.

As alleged in the indictment, defendant admitted that he, along with three other individuals, entered the victim’s home and forcibly stole property. During the burglary, the defendant used a machete on the victim, causing numerous lacerations about his body and face. The defendant claimed during sentencing that he committed the burglary because the occupants of the residence were his “competition” when it came to the sale of the controlled substance “molly” in the City of Auburn. The burglary occurred on January 12, 2020 at 60 Grant Avenue in the City of Auburn. Defendant pled guilty to the entire indictment on the eve of trial on July 18, 2022.

DEANGELIS was sentenced before the Hon. Daniel Doyle in Cayuga County Court to 7-year determinate terms of incarceration, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision on both counts of Burglary and Robbery; 6 years determinate, followed by 3 years of post-release supervision on the Assault charge; and an indeterminate term of 2-6 years of incarceration on the count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree. All sentences are set to run concurrently by operation of law. DEANGELIS was remanded to serve his prison sentence.

VINCENT DEANGELIS