Date: 08-17-2017

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Case Number: 2:17-cr-00220-JCM-NJK

Judge: James C. Mahan

Court: United States District Court for the District of Nevada (Clark County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Phillip N. Smith, Jr.

Defendant's Attorney: Paul Riddle - FPD

Description: Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Over $200,000 From Armored Vehicle And Stealing 18 Firearms From Gun Store

A man pleaded guilty on August 17, 2017 to using a baseball bat to rob over $200,000 from an armored vehicle and for stealing 18 firearms, including a suppressor, from a gun store.

Anthony Jovan Greene, 31, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to one count each of interference with commerce by robbery and theft from a Federal Firearms Licensee. United States District Judge James C. Mahan accepted the guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for Nov. 16, 2017.

According to admissions made in the plea agreement, Greene and at least one other co-conspirator were both armed with baseball bats and robbed a Garda Cash Logistics armored truck on Oct. 5, 2012. One of the robbers used a baseball bat to strike the driver causing the driver to drop a bag containing approximately $210,889. Greene and the co-conspirator grabbed the moneybag and fled. Greene further admitted that on Sept. 8, 2016, he robbed the 2nd Amendment Gun shop at 4570 N. Rancho Drive, Suite #4, in Las Vegas. Greene stole a total of 18 handguns, rifles, and a suppressor from the display cases and racks inside of the business.

At the time of sentencing, the interference with commerce by robbery charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine and the theft from a Federal Firearms Licensee charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.



The case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

Outcome: Guilty

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