Tulsa robber sentenced to 189 years for crime spree

(Tulsa-AP) -- A Tulsa man who turned down a plea agreement sending him to prison for 25 years for a string of robberies has been sentenced to 189-years behind bars for the crimes. <br><br>Andre Curtis

Friday, April 5th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Tulsa-AP) -- A Tulsa man who turned down a plea agreement sending him to prison for 25 years for a string of robberies has been sentenced to 189-years behind bars for the crimes.

Andre Curtis was convicted of eight robberies and eight firearms charges and received the minimum possible sentence under federal sentencing guidelines.

Prosecutors say Curtis confessed to the robberies after his arrest, but turned down a plea agreement for 25 years in prison, and rejected a second deal for 32-years.