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Phillip Thomas II pled guilty to the four counts against him on April 17th.
He was charged with Armed Burlgary of a Dwelling, Attempted Armed Kidnapping, Aggravated Stalking with a Weapon, and Criminal Mischief.
Thomas was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by15 years of probation, and 50 hours of community service.
Thomas was given credit for 975 days served as a stipulated credit.
Thomas is also assessed court costs, has a recommended curfew of 9 PM to 7 AM, he is to have no direct or indirect contact with the victim, is to have no direct or indirect contact with the victim's family, no social media contact or through a third party.
Thomas is also required to maintain full time employment or submit 5 job applications per week until gainfully employed, and to obtain a psycho sexual evaluation and complete any recommended treatment within 60 days of release.
Back in August 2020, Thomas was arrested and charged with Aggravated Stalking, Armed Burglary of a Dwelling, Attempted Armed Kidnapping, and Criminal Mischief. Tampa authorities alleged that Thomas had been planning to kidnap WWE star Sonya Deville for months and drove from South Carolina to Deville's Florida home in order to do so. Around midnight Sunday morning 8/16/20, Thomas parked his car and found the Deville's home, cut a hole in the patio screen and remained there for hours, watching and listening through the home's windows. He entered the home around 2:43 AM after Deville went to bed, triggering an alarm by entering through a glass sliding door. Deville saw Thomas and fled the home with then-WWE performer Mandy Rose, who was staying at her home, calling 911.
When authorities arrived, Thomas was still in the home and was found "carrying a knife, plastic zip ties, duct tape, mace and other items and told deputies he was planning to take the homeowner hostage." Thomas' social media featured many references to her as well as responses to Deville and others who wrote about her. Deville testified that Thomas sent threatening messages about her, her ex-girlfriend, her mother, her father, her sisters, her niece and Mandy Rose.
Deville returned to WWE programming in January 2021 with the storyline being that she has been reinstated after losing a "Loser Leaves WWE" match to Mandy Rose at Summerslam 2020. That match took place just days after the home invasion - that departure was to provide Deville with time off after the home invasion. Since her return, Deville has appeared on camera playing a WWE official and later returned full-time in the ring as a professional wrestler.
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