One pleads guilty in AT&T robbery-turned-stabbing
Ahmed Ali (left) and Bilal Hilowle (right) / ADC
(ABC 6 News) – One Rochester man pleaded guilty in a 2024 robbery-turned-stabbing.
Last May, Ahmed Ali and Bilal Hilowle were taken into custody in connection with a robbery at the AT&T on Crossroads Drive, Rochester.
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According to court documents, an employee at the store attempted to physically stop theft and suffered a laceration.
Hilowle pleaded guilty to the single charge of 1st-degree aggravated robbery ahead of the pair’s joined trial Jan. 21.
According to Hilowle’s plea agreement, the prosecution will recommend no more than a 41-month sentence, while his defense will argue for a lighter adjudication.
Ali did not enter a new plea. His next hearing had not been scheduled as of Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21.
Hilowle’s sentencing is scheduled for April 10.