Prosecutors who announced the sentence Thursday said the drive-thru incident was the beginning of a series of crimes Eugene Robertson carried out in Aurora on Oct. 17, 2022. No one was wounded.

A man who was convicted of pointing a gun at Burger King drive-thru worker who wouldn’t accept drugs for payment and later shooting at other people elsewhere the same night has been sentenced to 143 years in prison.

Prosecutors who announced the sentence Thursday said the drive-thru incident was the beginning of a series of crimes Eugene Robertson carried out in the Denver suburb of Aurora on Oct. 17, 2022. No one was wounded.

In April, a jury found Robertson guilty of 17 crimes, including eight counts of attempted murder. The sentences for many of the crimes were stacked on top of each other, leading to a long sentence. Robertson had faced a maximum sentence of more than 400 years when he was sentenced Aug. 9.

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The Sentinel Colorado in Aurora previously reported that a witness at the convenience store store told police there seemed to be “something off” about Robertson and that he was “talking about God” and carrying a Bible with a purple cover.

  • Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    “I hope this century-long prison sentence serves as a warning that my prosecutors and I will not tolerate violent crime in our community,” 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner said in a statement.

    What a shitty judge. We already know making an example out of people doesn’t work. Look at what happened to piracy crimes in the United States.

    • spongebue@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 months ago

      I was just about to say something about how judges should never ever say something like “my prosecutors” until I realized: that guy is not the judge. He’s a district attorney (prosecutor). He’s generally supposed to advocate for guilt, tougher sentences, etc… Basically the opposite of the defense.

      It’s up to the judge to decide what’s actually reasonable. This is not the judge speaking here.