LAS VEGAS — A federal jury foundedguilty a Las Vegas authorities officer Friday on all counts of taking almost $165,000 throughout a trio of gamblingestablishment break-ins, consistingof one where he was armed with a department-issued weapon that was filled.
Caleb Rogers, 35, dealswith life in jail upon sentencing duetothefactthat he displayed a revolver throughout the 3rd gamblingestablishment break-in he brought out in February2022 U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon set his sentencing for October.
The jury reached a decision after simply over 3 hours of consideration.
Jurors utilized typical sense to choose the case, Lloyd Dickerson, one of the 12, informed The Associated Press.
“Everything kind of included up,” Dickerson stated outside the courthouse. “It took all of the proof and all of the statement from everyone to come to this conclusion.”
Seated next to his lawyer, Rogers revealed no feeling as the decision was checkedout in the courtroom. Richard Pocker informed AP they prepared to appeal the conviction.
Rogers, who was used as an active-duty patrol officer at the time of the break-ins, hasactually been on unsettled leave without authorities powers giventhat his arrest. A representative for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated after the decision that Rogers’ future at the department “will be identified at the conclusion” of an internal examination. The department stated it had no remark on Rogers’ conviction.
The case went to the jury Thursday quickly after Rogers’ moreyouthful bro affirmed versus him for more than 3 hours, painting a clear image for the jurors of how the 2 effectively pulled off the veryfirst break-in in the series. Josiah Rogers stated he tookpart just in that burglary. Caleb Rogers brought out the other 2 break-ins alone, districtattorneys stated.
Throughout the weeklong trial, districtattorneys had depicted Rogers