Man freed after being imprisoned for 13 years for trying to steal food from Calif. church

Man free after years in jail for trying food theft

LOS ANGELES — A homeless man is free after spending 13 years behind bars for trying to steal food from a Los Angeles church kitchen.

Gregory Taylor became an example of the harsh sentences allowed by California’s three-strikes law when he was ordered to spend 25 years in prison because of his two prior robbery convictions.

On Monday, a Superior Court judge reduced his sentence to eight years already served.

Taylor was greeted by happy family members Thursday as he left jail.

He plans to work for his brother’s food pantry.