Two men pleaded guilty to strangling a man they believed took part in a 2017 armed robbery, according to court records.

On Tuesday, Andres E. Alonso, 28, of Shorewood, and Sergio Flores, 33, of Minooka, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. An additional count of aggravated battery and charges of unlawful restraint and mob action filed against both men were dropped.

Alonso and Flores were sentenced to two years of probation and 60 days in jail.

Both men received a lighter sentence than their co-defendant, Marlon Crosby, 27, who was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated battery in March.

The charge Alonso and Flores pleaded guilty to said they strangled Andres Ochoa without legal justification.

Alonso claimed Ochoa was one of several armed intruders who stole about $10,000 worth of property from his wife's home on July 10, 2017.

Alonso claimed he and his family were asleep when the intruders kicked down the door to their home about 4:30 a.m. and screamed they were officers conducting a search warrant.

But when Alonso said he saw they were masked, he knew they weren't officers. He said one of the intruders was allegedly armed with a gun that he pointed at Alonso, his wife and his 2-year-old daughter.

Court records show no charges have been filed against Ochoa, who denied he was involved.

Joliet police arrested Lavon K. Young, 23, one of the alleged intruders, who pleaded guilty to residential burglary for entering Alonso’s wife's home and stealing jewelry. Other charges of home invasion and armed robbery were dropped.

Young was sentenced to eight years in prison.

During Young’s court case, Alonso testified he “had a hunch” Ochoa might have been involved in the robbery. Alonso also claimed he invited Ochoa into a car where Flores, Crosby and he questioned Ochoa about the robbery.

Alonso said he punched Ochoa three times in the face after reading a text message on his phone that seemed to indicate he was involved in the robbery.

He said he punched Ochoa out of anger, not to obtain information on the incident.

"My body just took over," Alonso said.

Alonso testified the men traveled to Menards to pick up duct tape that was used to bind Ochoa’s ankles.

"I just wanted to put some fear into him," Alonso said.