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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A city man will spend up to four years behind bars for robbing a deli in Ashley.Joseph Cunningham, 18, was sentenced Monday in Luzerne County Court to two to four years in a state correctional institution followed by four years special probation, according to court papers.Court documents indicate Judge Michael T. Vough ordered Cunningham assigned to SCI Pine Grove&#8217;s Youthful Offenders Program.Vough credited the man for three days served, court papers say.Cunningham admitted in June to a single count of robbery.According to police, Cunningham on Oct. 28 entered the S&amp;J Deli on Ashley Street and pointed a revolver at a cashier&#8217;s head, demanding money.The cashier gave Cunningham about $160, police say, before he left the store and fled in a vehicle driven by Dominic Marsicano, 20, of Wilkes-Barre.Marsicano told police he was unaware that Cunningham planned to rob the deli, a complaint says.Marsicano pleaded guilty in May to one count of criminal conspiracy to commit simple assault and one count of receiving stolen property. Vough sentenced him in July to two years in the county&#8217;s Intermediate Punishment Program.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By James O&#8217;Malleyjomalley@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</shirttailMeta></div>

W-B man sentenced to state prison in deli robbery