Two Colombians believed to be in the U.S. illegally have been sentenced for a Troy home invasion that they and three others are accused of committing.
At a hearing Tuesday before Oakland County Circuit Judge Victoria Valentine, Michel Alba Rincon, 39, and Geovanny Castellanos-Forero, 27, were ordered to spend nine months to 15 years in prison for second-degree home invasion. The two pleaded guilty to the charge in August.
As part of their sentencings, Rincon and Castellanos-Forero are prohibited from contact with each other and the three other defendants: Mexican Luis Felipe Camargo, aka Alberto Franco Jimenez, aka Franco Venelolana, and Colombians Owen Jean Cortes, 25, and Omar Giovvany Rodriguez-Aponte, 48.
According to the Troy Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security has indicated there’s “probable cause to believe (all five) are here (in the United States) illegally.”
The five men were arrested on Aug. 1 following a daytime home invasion in the 3600 block of Millay Drive in Troy. The crime was reportedly spotted by the homeowner who called police after watching a masked intruder via a camera inside his residence. The homeowner was reportedly at work at the time. It was later determined multiple suspects were involved, police said.
Last week, Camargo pleaded no contest to second-degree home invasion, and prosecutors dropped a charge of driving with a suspended license. He’s scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 15. Cortes is charged with second-degree home invasion and possession of burglary tools, and Rodriguez-Aponte, 48, is charged with second-degree home invasion.
Issues with immigration status will be handled by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office said.
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