A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas police officer Friday on all counts of stealing nearly US$165,000 during a trio of casino heists, including one where he was armed with a department-issued weapon that was loaded.
Caleb Rogers, 35, faces life in prison upon sentencing because he brandished a revolver during the third casino heist he carried out in February 2022. U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon set his sentencing for October.Jurors used common sense to decide the case, Lloyd Dickerson, one of the 12, told The Associated Press.
Rogers, who was employed as an active-duty patrol officer at the time of the heists, has been on unpaid leave without police powers since his arrest. A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said after the verdict that Rogers' future at the department "will be determined at the conclusion" of an internal investigation. The department said it had no comment on Rogers' conviction.
Jurors also heard from casino employees who said they are still haunted by their encounters with the robber. A security guard wrestled with the suspect for his loaded weapon during one the of heists. He said he couldn't stop thinking about how he might not have made it home to his family that day. And a 63-year-old cashier said she still looks over her shoulder when she handles cash at work.
Josiah Rogers was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony. Jurors scribbled notes and darted glances between the brothers as Josiah Rogers recounted the details. He said they rehearsed for their casino heist in November 2021. They used code words in an encrypted messaging app to communicate, he said.
Prosecutors said Caleb Rogers stormed that casino's sportsbook, shoved a cashier in her 60s out of his way, and threatened to use a gun while he shoveled US$79,000 into a drawstring bag hidden inside his jacket. Within minutes, prosecutors said, the robber was tackled by a group of security guards outside the casino, sending a wig he'd been wearing flying off his head.
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