Montville Man Pleads Guilty to Choking Home Invasion Victim, Report Says

A 29-year-old Montville man pleaded guilty this week to robbery and criminal restraint charges in connection with a 2009 home invasion in Clifton, according to a report by The Record.

Sabri Pilinci could be sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the break-in, during which he unexpectedly encountered a woman, hit her, and then choked her until she was unconscious, the report says.

Pilinci, who said he broke into the home to steal things so he could buy more heroin, worked with an accomplice who previously pleaded guilty to his role in the home invasion, the newspaper reported.