Before sentencing, Pocker asked for leniency. His client had a young son and helped homeless people, he said. Before becoming a police officer in 2015, Rogers had been an emergency medical technician.<\/p>\n
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Rogers told U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon that all he thought about in his jail cell was \u201cthe effect this has had on my family and everyone,\u201d according to the Associated Press. \u201cI do understand my mistakes, and I pray for a chance at redemption,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon acknowledged Rogers\u2019 previous good standing and service to the community and took his gambling addiction into account.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou served your community well for a time,” Gordon told Rogers. \u201cUnfortunately, it appears your demons got the better of you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Las Vegas Metro Police officer convicted in July of robbing off-strip casinos was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday. Caleb Rogers stole $165K in three casino heists at the Red Rock Resort, Aliante Hotel, and the Rio between November 2021 and February 2022. During the February 27, 2022 robbery, Rio staff were able […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":294322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,81886,84511],"tags":[88409,87029,82203,88408,83493],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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