A Vicksburg man has agreed to a plea deal sentencing him to 40 years in the Department of Corrections on four charges brought against him for a 2015 burglary.

Bennett Armstead, 34, pleaded to burglary of a dwelling, armed robbery, receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, District Attorney Ricky Smith said.

He was sentenced to 25 years for burglary, 10 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm and 5 years for receiving stolen property to be served consecutively — or one after the other. He was given 15 years for armed robbery to be served concurrently — or at the same time.

In June 2011, Armstead was convicted of two counts of burglary and absconding from supervision. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and released on parole Dec. 17, 2014, according to Mississippi Department of Corrections records.

“We will go forward on revocation of other charges. He has about 10 years remaining on a sentence, and I asked the judge to give him that remaining 10 years to run consecutive to what this plea was. So he will ultimately be sentenced to a total of approximately 50 years,” Smith said.

In the July 2015 incident, Armstead is accused of breaking into a home on Ridgelawn Drive during the day. Two children were in the home at the time and their parents were at work.

“I think he thought at the time that the house was not occupied,” Smith said.

The younger child slept through the entire incident. Armstead took the older sibling’s phone by threat. He then ransacked the house stealing electronics, jewelry and a gun.

Almost all the property was recovered, and Sheriff Martin Pace commended the quick work of investigators leading to Armstead’s arrest.

“With the close of this case, this takes another dangerous criminal off streets of Warren County,” Pace said.

Armstead was indicted during the January grand jury term on six charges. Two charges were dropped in the plea deal.

“Those charges were not pursued on the plea agreement. Those were remanded,” Smith said. “The family was consulted, of course, and approved of this sentence and the counts that he pled to.”

The case was set to go to trial Monday but instead the plea was entered Thursday afternoon, Smith said. He said his office had been working diligently to prepare for the trial and was surprised by the plea agreement.

“We did not anticipate a plea. We were ready for trial,” he said.

Armstrong’s attorney was not immediately available for comment.