(AP) -- Three of the South Carolina men involved in one of the largest armored car heists in U.S. history have been sentenced to at least 25 years each in prison.
Judge Michelle Childs on Monday sentenced Darryl Frierson of Columbia, Jeremy McPhail of Society Hill, and Dominic Lyde of Darlington for armed robbery, kidnapping, assault and battery and conspiracy. A fourth man, Paul Whitaker of Sumter, received three years for conspiracy.
Childs also denied a request to reduce 25-year sentences for the two other convicts involved, Domonique Blakney and Kelby Blakney of Darlington.
Investigators say the May 2007 heist in Columbia was an inside job and the thieves made off with almost $10 million from Express Teller Armored Car Services. More than $5 million remains missing.
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