Las Vegas man sentenced to 26 years in jail for armed robberies, assault

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person with prior felony convictions was sentenced to 26 years in jail on Monday for 2 2016 pawn retailer robberies and an assault on a federal officer, in response to a launch from the Division of Justice.

Wyatt Scott Peterson, 42, pleaded responsible to at least one depend every of commerce by theft, possessing a firearm throughout and in relation to a criminal offense of violence, felon in possession of a firearm, and assault on a federal officer.

Based on court docket paperwork, on Dec. 12, 2016, Peterson went into an EZ Pawn in Las Vegas and demanded keys to a jewellery case. Throughout the theft, he brandished a gun to intimidate staff to conform together with his calls for and fired the gun right into a show case, paperwork confirmed.

Peterson stole at the least $40,000 earlier than leaving the shop.

9 days later, on Dec. 21, 2016, Peterson went to a Tremendous Pawn in Las Vegas and as soon as once more demanded keys to the jewellery case. He stole 29 rings, three pairs of earrings, and 5 bracelets with a mixed price of greater than $20,000.

Based on the discharge, Peterson has prior felony convictions, together with identification theft in Colville, Washington; possession of a managed substance with intent to ship in Spoke, Washington; and try carrying hid firearm or different lethal weapon in Clark County, Nevada.

Peterson is prohibited by regulation from possessing a firearm.

In Dec. 2016, Peterson was charged within the armed theft case and was housed at Nevada Southern Detention Middle in Pahrump, Nevada. Whereas he was in custody, Peterson “confronted” a detention officer in a stairwell and punched him.

Peterson was sentenced to 26 years in jail adopted by three years of supervised launch.