FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A man who pleaded guilty to burglary was sentenced to 24 years in prison Thursday.
Carlos Avila Jr., 22, was sentenced in Allen Superior Court according to the Journal Gazette.
Avila pleaded guilty earlier this month to burglary.
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