Pubdate: Thu, 15 Dec 2005
Source: Brandon Sun (CN MB)
Copyright: 2005, Brandon Sun
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PAIR SENTENCED FOR HOME INVASION

Two men were given lengthy prison sentences yesterday after pleading
guilty to a gunpoint home invasion connected with Winnipeg's crack
trade.

Richard Karpenko and Gerald Mayo were part of a large group that burst
into an inner-city home in 2002 demanding cash and drugs. The victim,
a middle-aged female drug addict, was tied up as they ransacked the
home.

Karpenko, 24, was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison, plus
another 18 months for a Domo robbery he committed earlier this year.

Mayo, 48, was given just under three years in prison.
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