Three of four men who robbed philanthropist and cookbook author Jeanne Jones in La Jolla will spend long sentences in prison after they all pleaded guilty July 8 to two robberies, false imprisonment and felony assault in the Nov. 5 incident. Thomas Walter Clark, 42, accepted a 45-year term in part because he has a prior conviction for robbery. Aaron Jacob Espinoza, 23, and Hector Guerra, 31, each accepted a term of 26 years and four months. Miguel Ocegueda, 24, who remained in the getaway car outside as the driver, accepted a term of 14 years and four months. They will all be sentenced on Sept. 16. Deputy District Attorney C.J. Mody, said plea negotiations with the mens’ lawyers have been ongoing since January. Had the men been convicted after a trial, he said, they would have seen sentences of about twice as long. Caretaker Dorota Jochum saw a well-dressed man holding a single rose outside at 6:30 p.m. the day of the robbery, and heard him say he had flowers for Jones. She opened the door, and the man allegedly punched her in the face. She was later treated at a hospital for a broken nose and other injuries. Three armed men forced Jones, 74, to open a safe containing cash and jewelry in her La Jolla Scenic Drive home. She and her husband, Donald Breitenberg, were tied up and robbed. A UPS driver saw the men and called police. He followed the robbers’ yellow SUV, and saw them throw out their ski masks and gloves during the chase. A police helicopter spotted the car, and officers stopped them on State Route 52 near Regents Road. All the money and jewels were recovered. The men, who are all from San Bernardino, remain in jail on $1 million bail. Meanwhile, an Aug. 8 trial awaits Jones’ former housekeeper, Carla Rosele Carrillo, 43, and her boyfriend, Lamont Long, 29. Carrillo is accused of stealing jewelry from Jones, and Long is accused of selling the jewelry. Jones reported the jewelry and a Rolex watch as stolen in 2010 and was shocked to discover Carrillo had been accused of the thefts. They have pleaded not guilty. Carrillo remains in jail on $30,000 bail, but Long is free on bond.