A man was sentenced to 143 years behind bars for a series of crimes, starting with pointing a gun at a Burger King worker who refused drug payment, according to the Associated Press. 40-year-old Eugene Robertson also shot at others in Aurora on Oct. 17, 2022, luckily, no one was harmed. A jury ruled him guilty of 17 offenses, including eight counts of attempted murder. His long sentence resulted from stacking penalties for multiple crimes. Initially, he was facing a potential maximum of over 400 years.
On Friday, a spokesperson for 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner, said,
“We consider this 143-year sentence justice for the multiple victims he put in fear that night. Jurors recognized the severity of the crimes this defendant committed. We believe the judge imposed an appropriate sentence.”
After pointing a gun at the drive-thru worker, Robertson entered a nearby convenience store, threatened a clerk, shot at the store’s security camera, and then fired at two people outside, reports the attorney’s office.
A bystander at the convenience store revealed that Robertson seemed unusual. She said that he talked about God while carrying a purple Bible. Later that evening, a friend contacted 911 because he fired shots at her apartment after she chose not to open the door. Officials later apprehended him near the apartment.
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