It is a crying shame.

On January 10 and 30, a 16 year old boy entered a Bank of America branch in Round Rock, TX which is outside Austin. Charles Blackburn had an unloaded BB gun and he robbed the bank.

Now, at 17, he was tried as an adult and is sentenced to 30 years in prison. He'll be eligible for parole in 15 years. He was charged in connection with other robberies as well, but has not been tried for those crimes.

The crying shame part is, his mother Diedre Blackburn planned these two robberies and others. She is charged with five counts of robbery. She will go to trial in December. I hope her term is longer than his.