Investigator: Suspects in home invasion demanded ‘weed, money and everything’ - Gainesville Times

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Investigator: Suspects in home invasion demanded ‘weed, money and everything’

2 of 3 men charged in robbery appear in court

Jose Rodriguez Escobar enters Hall County Magistrate Court Monday, April 11, 2022, for his committal hearing in a March 27 home invasion in Gainesville. The prosecution dismissed the aggravated assault charge for Rodriguez, who pleaded guilty to home invasion under the First Offender Act. He was sentenced to 20 years with eight years in prison and the remainder on probation. - photo by Scott Rogers

04122022 ESCOBAR 1.jpg — Jose Rodriguez Escobar enters Hall County Magistrate Court Monday, April 11, 2022, for his committal hearing in a March 27 home invasion in Gainesville. The prosecution dismissed the aggravated assault charge for Rodriguez, who pleaded guilty to home invasion under the First Offender Act. He was sentenced to 20 years with eight years in prison and the remainder on probation. - photo by Scott Rogers

When two masked and armed men entered a Gainesville apartment Sunday, March 27, one of the residents asked if it was some sort of joke.