(FOX40.COM) - - The guy convicted of robbing an 89-year-old lady after knocking on her door and pretending to be searching for a lost ball in her yard was sentenced to 17 years in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations on Thursday.

In Oct. 2022, 36-year-old Joshua King of Marysville got entry to the victim's Lincoln home when he declared he required to "recover a ball" in her yard, according to the Lincoln Police Department. After King got in, he took out a knife, threatened her, and demanded money from her. He also cut the woman's phone line, took her cellular phone and entrusted the female's cash, checks, credit cards and driver's license.

An investigation by the Lincoln Police Department revealed that after the robbery King went to Thunder Valley Casino where he made an ATM withdrawal under the victim's name. He was detained at his home in Marysville.

King was founded guilty of first-degree property robbery and theft from an older grownup. The conviction includes unique allegations of dedicating a violent criminal activity on a victim over the age of 65, utilizing a lethal and harmful weapon in the commission of the crime, and being formerly founded guilty of a previous serious or violent felony.

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" I like Placer County because it is an amazing location where our people can live quietly, retire with dignity, and depend on an entire neighborhood battling busily to protect our senior citizens," stated prosecuting Senior Deputy District Attorney Shannon Quigley in a news release. "Tragically, the defendant targeted a retirement home, knocking on several doors before he made use of a susceptible elderly lady living alone."

Quigley included, "She was scared in her own home – – an impact that reverberates throughout the whole retirement home, removing the homeowners' sense of security. Our seniors deserve to feel secured and safe, not targeted or exploited. Today's sentencing is a reflection of our office's dedication to protecting the seniors who choose to call Placer County home."