:I love how the title "forgets" to mention the assault.:
Naa, they didn't forget. I've seen this same style headline from AP many times. They really mean to imply this idiot is being sentenced simply for stealing the cell phone. Any '3rd strike' story goes the same way...life for shoplifting! Oh the injustice! Rarely mentions strikes one and two.
Rgr that! They even try to side-step the full account of strike three. Hey, no agenda there, huh?