2 plead guilty, 1 convicted by jury in Duluth robbery

2 plead guilty, 1 convicted by jury in Duluth robbery

DULUTH — Two defendants pleaded guilty and a third was convicted by a jury for their roles in a robbery that led to a homicide in the Central Hillside neighborhood last year. Steven Ross Shotley, 37, and Amanda Marie Ruiz, 39, entered into last-minute plea agreements with the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office on Monday. Lance Lee Houle, 38, proceeded before a Duluth jury and was found guilty Thursday of aggravated first-degree robbery and a sec…