To testify before jurors is a Las Vegas police officer, Caleb Rogers, accused of stealing about $165k in three casino robberies. (Photo: thereporteronline.com)
CALEB ROGERS, A FORMER POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF ROBBERY
A former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer who was found guilty of robbing casinos three times and taking more than $150,000 may serve the rest of his life in jail.
According to the Associated Press, a federal jury found 35-year-old Caleb Rogers guilty on Friday, July 14, on three charges of robbery that interfered with commerce and one count of brandishing a firearm both during and in connection with a violent crime.
The maximum term for using a firearm is life in prison.
According to testimony given against Caleb Rogers during the trial, Rogers’ brother said that he participated in the first heist with Caleb Rogers but not the other two.
According to reports from the trial, the prosecution contended that Caleb Rogers had a gambling addiction and was heavily in debt.
As stated by the U.S. According to the District of Nevada’s Attorney’s Office, on November 21, 2021, Caleb Rogers robbed the first casino in west Las Vegas and made off with $73,810; on January 6, 2023, he robbed the second casino in the city’s northern region.
At that time, he took $11,500. In those two robberies, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he “walked right to the casino’s cashier cage and demanded money from the cashiers.”
A Las Vegas police officer convicted of a series of egregious casino robberies may receive a life sentence. (Photo: SiouxlandProud)
The third theft took place on February 27, 2022. He reportedly “ran toward two casino employees in the sportsbook area and yelled: ‘Get away from the money.
I’ve got a gun. I will shoot you!’” during the incident.
Before stealing $78,898, he pushed one of the cashiers to the ground.
Caleb Rogers raced into the parking lot when staff members set off the casino’s alarm. He was being tackled by a security officer when Rogers pulled out a revolver and threatened to shoot the man.
He was disarmed when further guards arrived.
Officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department showed up and detained Caleb Rogers. His revolver’s serial number was verified, and they discovered that it belonged to the department.
For each count of robbery interfering with business, Caleb Rogers could receive a sentence of up to 20 years.
