Robbing two teenagers at knifepoint got an Ironton man eight years in prison.

Royce Thacker III, 25, of Private Drive 141, pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated robbery in Judge Charles Cooper’s Courtroom in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

In August, Thacker held up at knifepoint a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old outside of Granny’s in Ironton.

Also in court Wednesday, Johnathan D. Kazee, 19, of 727 High St., Coal Grove, was found to be competent to stand trial.

Kazee had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to allegedly raping a 10-year-old male, but reports from a mental health evaluation indicate he is competent and was sane at the time of the alleged crime, Assistant Prosecutor Mack Anderson said.

His attorney, Warren Morford said he intends to seek another evaluation. A pretrial hearing has been set for Dec.1.

In other cases:

Tammy Monnier, 42, of 150 Township Road 111, Ironton, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs, a third-degree felony. Judge D. Scott Bowling sentenced Monnier to four years in prison with credit for time served.

James W. Fleming, of 108 North St., Coal Grove, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs and one count of complicity to aggravated trafficking in drugs. Bowling ordered an investigation to be done prior to sentencing, which is scheduled for Dec. 22.

Jacob Jenkins, 20, of 610 Washington St., Coal Grove, pleaded guilty to escape, a fifth-degree felony.

Bowling sentenced Jenkins to four years of community-controlled sanctions and ordered him to successfully complete the STAR program.