Two plead guilty to robbery of Lemoore pizza restaurant

Two Hanford men have pleaded guilty to robbing Boston Pizza in Lemoore, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office said.

About 9:30 a.m. Sept. 15, Darieyon Brown, 21, and Alek Oliveira, 20, walked into the restaurant while a minor accomplice waited in the getaway car.

Oliveira went to the kitchen, grabbed a female employee by the wrist, ripped a knife out of her hand and held her at knifepoint, the District Attorney’s Office said.

Brown pointed a rifle at a male employee as Oliveira dragged the female employee by her wrist to the cash register to open it and they took $150.

They tried get the safe open to get more money but ran out when a customer entered the store, the District Attorney’s Office said.

Brown pleaded guilty to robbery and using a gun, and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Oliveira pleaded guilty to robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. He’s expected to be sentenced to six years in prison next month.

The minor pleaded no contest to robbery and received five years probation.

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 2:39 PM with the headline "Two plead guilty to robbery of Lemoore pizza restaurant."