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A man was booked in jail last week for recently robbing a player who had just walked out of Jacksonville, Fla.’s bestbet casino.
The victim had won about $20K while in the Monument Road gaming property on February 17. He left the casino floor and was walking toward his car.
A suspect approached him and “held a gun to his head and took $7,000 cash out of his right jacket pocket,” according to Action News Jax.
The robber then fled from the crime scene. Police were able to identify him as Sean Evans, 21, after his cell phone was found on the pavement. He was arrested for the robbery last week.
No shots were fired, and it appeared that no one was injured during the holdup.
It wasn’t clear if the robber began to tail the victim while he was on the gaming floor or noticed him initially after he left the building.
The case was turned over to local prosecutors. If convicted, Evans could face many years in prison. But a plea deal is possible, too.
In a circumstance like this, where you’re 21-years-old, you’re subject to what’s known as the Youthful Offender Act, which allows a reduction in standard sentencing for an adult,” Dale Carson, a former Miami-Dade County police officer and ex FBI agent, explained to Action News Jax.
It was also revealed Evans had played football while a student a few years ago at Jacksonville’s Jean Ribault High School.
The victim was not identified by authorities.
When asked about safety at the gaming property, one frequent visitor, Nic Malone, told Action News Jax, “It definitely is a little scary, and if you have a lot of money on you, maybe you get an escort to the car or something, … They have security that’ll walk you to your car if you need it.”
Visitors also told Action News Jax they may rethink about leaving the property with cash stuffed in their pockets.
Since 2020, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office got close to 300 calls for a variety of incidents at the bestbet. Some 42 were disputes, 13 were burglaries, seven were assaults, and three were robberies, according to data from the sheriff’s office.
When asked for comment, a spokesperson from bestbet said casino staff is cooperating with authorities who continue to investigate the robbery.
The spokesperson declined to give details on the incident. But the spokesperson confirmed the robbery took place.
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A 56-year-old Council Bluffs, Iowa resident who visited a casino while carrying a homemade large-caliber pistol and drugs was sentenced recently. Confirmation about the sentence came from the US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa. The criminal case was investigated by the Meskwaki Nation Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Patrick J. Reinert.
The case involved Som Boun Cam, a resident of Council Bluffs who had a couple of felony convictions dating as far back as 1995. The man who visited Meskwaki Casino in April 2022 was arrested after drugs along with an unregistered homemade firearm were found in his backpack. On September 18, 2023, Cam pleaded guilty to possession of one smooth bore, .410-gauge pistol. The homemade large caliber pistol was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Recently, US District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams sentenced Cam to a total of five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Considering the sentence to federal prison, there’s no parole applicable. While Cam is currently under the custody of the US Marshals, he will be transported to serve his sentence in federal prison.
The incident that resulted in Cam’s prison sentence dates back to April 14, 2022. At the time, the man was involved in a scuffle with another guest at the Meskwaki Casino hotel. In the brawl, Cam lost his backpack which was subsequently found by hotel staff on April 18, 2022. When the employees looked into the backpack, they found a homemade smooth bore .410-gauge pistol along with methamphetamine.
Strangely enough, despite knowing what was in the backpack, Cam returned on April 19, 2022, and asked for it. Subsequently, he admitted to manufacturing the firearm at home. Homemade or not, the gun had to be registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record but that was never done by Cam.
An online discussion on a smooth bore .410 pistol on Reddit describes the firearm as a “super duper deadly murder machine.” Compared to a .45 ACP round, the .410 ammo is twice the length. Although it is approximately as long as a 20 gauge or a 12 gauge, the .410 shell is half of the width and is known as the smallest caliber for shotguns.
While usually .410 rifles can be used for pest control or small game hunting, such rounds have lethal force against people. Considering that the 56-year-old was detained with a homemade rifle, it is likely that it was a single shot gun. Still, this doesn’t mean that the firearm did not have sufficient power to kill a person.
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