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Inmate involved in hostage situation pleads guilty to robbery

Richard Ware now faces 44 years in prison for those charges

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Inmate Richard Ware in court.

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By C1 Staff

WARREN, Ohio — One of the three inmates involved in an April hostage situation at the Trumbull County Jail has pleaded guilty to three aggravated robberies.

Vindy reports that Richard Ware now faces 44 years in prison for those charges.

Ware will be sentenced in about a month, after the Trumbull County Adult Probation Department conducts a pre-sentence investigation.

He has not been charged in the jail incident.