Probation, jail imposed in convenience store robberies By Kevin Boneske For The News-Chronicle Two individuals accused of separate convenience store robberies were each sentenced Friday in Kewaunee County Circuit Court to nine months in jail and placed on five years of probation on a charge of felony robbery with the threat of force. - The case against David E. Haffeman, 37, of Luxemburg, involved a robbery that took place at approximately 10 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Main Street Station in Luxemburg, where it was reported a male with a ski mask entered the convenience store at closing time and demanded a female employee turn over "all of her money." Haffeman was accused of taking all the available cash and fleeing the scene on foot. In addition to the probation and jail time, Judge Dennis J. Mleziva also ordered Haffeman to write letters of apology to the victim and store owner, pay the owner $300 in restitution, have no contact with the victim or business, submit to a psychological evaluation, undergo an alcohol and other drug abuse assessment, perform 100 hours of community service and pay supervision fees and prosecution costs. Kewaunee County District Attorney Andrew Naze said Haffeman's risk of reoffending was low to moderate, but the defendant had to be drug-free in order to not commit more crimes. Naze said Haffeman could become a productive member of society, but his problems would continue if he kept using cocaine. Haffeman's attorney, James Foote, characterized the convenience store robbery as an "impulsive act of a desperate man who was not thinking clearly." Foote said Haffeman had "desperate financial problems" at the time of the robbery and difficulty with drug abuse. But he claimed his client, who was "quite remorseful" for the robbery, won't be committing crimes, if he stays sober. Haffeman apologized for the robbery. He said the months following the incident have been "undesirable for me." "I'm very ashamed of what I've done, and I don't know how to deal with it," Haffeman said. - The case against Kevin C. Clark, 17, of Kewaunee, involved a robbery at 7:04 p.m. Jan. 9 at at the TownMart gas station on Milwaukee Street in Kewaunee. Clark was accused of pointing a pellet gun at the clerk when he ordered her to give him money. He has been ordered pay up to $365.65 in restitution to the TownMart. Along with the probation and jail time, Clark must also perform 100 hours of community service, write letters of apology to the clerk and the TownMart, have no contact with the victim or the business, submit to a psychological evaluation, undergo an AODA assessment and pay supervision fees and prosecution costs. The clerk who was on duty the evening of the robbery spoke during Clark's sentencing hearing. She said she still has nightmares about the robbery and has been scared to go out at night. "He did the crime," she said. "He should do the time." Mleziva left open the possibility of her being able to receive restitution for lost wages and any counseling she possibly might need. Clark's attorney, Tim Duffy, described his client's actions on the night of the robbery as an "impulsive act." "My client was in the wrong," Duffy said. "He went in there with a pellet gun," although the gun wasn't loaded. Clark apologized to the clerk during the sentencing hearing and said he was sorry for his actions. "I never meant to scare anybody or hurt anybody," Clark said. While Clark was 16 at the time of the robbery, and had been a juvenile waived into adult court, Mleziva said Clark was old enough to understand what he was doing.