{"id":103982,"date":"2019-05-01T06:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=103982"},"modified":"2019-05-01T09:33:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:33:10","slug":"montana-casino-robber-jacob-burritt-was-copying-his-dad-says-ex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/montana-casino-robber-jacob-burritt-was-copying-his-dad-says-ex\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Casino Robber with Molotov Cocktail Was Copying His Dad, Says Ex"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man who tried to rob<\/a> the Magic Diamond Casino in Bozeman, Montana<\/a>, while high on meth and armed with a Molotov cocktail, was following in his father\u2019s footsteps, according to his ex-wife.<\/p>\n

\"Jacob
Alleged casino \u201cbomber\u201d Jacob Burritt appears to be the son of Michael Burritt who was arrested after a failed carjacking outside a California casino in 2013. (Image: KTVH)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Saturday morning, Jacob Burritt, 27, walked into the casino wearing a mask and brandishing a flaming object, which was later determined by bomb-squad officers to be a cologne bottle with a gasoline-soaked wick. He screamed \u201cGive me the money,\u201d at terrified casino staff, who fled.<\/p>\n

Employees later returned to find that Burritt had apparently thrown his improvised explosive device at the front desk, causing $1,500 worth of fire damage. The safe had been moved but not opened.<\/p>\n

Police surrounded Burritt several hours later near his vehicle and were able to talk him into surrendering. A quantity of methamphetamine was later found in his car.<\/p>\n

Officers established that prior to the attempted robbery, Burritt had visited a local Petco store, telling employees to call 911 regarding a shooting in a nearby mall, apparently in a bid to create a diversion.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Like Father, Like Son<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to court documents, Burritt\u2019s ex-wife told police he had, \u201cwanted to rob a casino in a similar fashion as his father had robbed a casino \u2013 by creating a diversion nearby the casino and then committing the robbery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Casino.org has discovered that in 2013 a man called Michael Howard Burritt attempted to carjack a woman outside Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to newspaper reports at the time, Burritt put a knife to her throat and ordered her to drive, but she was able to open the driver\u2019s side door and yell for help, and he fled.<\/p>\n

He was later arrested and charged with carjacking, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and armed robbery.<\/p>\n

Facing 80 Years <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Burritt was described in news reports as hailing from Lompoc, California, which Jacob Burritt lists as his place of birth on social media platforms.<\/p>\n

Records show a Michael Howard Burritt and Jacob Burritt once lived at the same address in Lompoc, along with several family members who are listed among Jacob\u2019s Facebook friends.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the Chumash incident was the one Jacob was attempting to emulate on Saturday. News reports at the time mention no attempt to rob the casino, although they mention that Michael Burritt was wanted for other unspecified crimes and that his wife, Diane Burritt, was also arrested inside the casino on an outstanding warrant.<\/p>\n

Jacob Burritt reportedly called his ex-wife during his police interview to tell her he had \u201clost everything\u201d and asked her to tell their daughter he loved her. He faces charges\u00a0of robbery, arson, possession of dangerous drugs, and possession of explosives and could be sentenced to 80 years if convicted of all of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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