And then there was the 63-year-old cashier who said she still looks over her shoulder anytime she handles cash at work.Īssistant U.S.
There was the security guard who said he couldn’t stop thinking about how he might not make it home to his family while he was wrestling with the suspect for his weapon outside the Rio hotel-casino. Throughout trial, which began Monday, jurors also heard from casino employees who shared how they are still haunted by their encounters with the robber. Josiah Rogers said he took his cut of $30,000 and moved back to their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, a week after the robbery.įor Caleb Rogers, prosecutors said, it was just the first in a string of heists targeting casinos off the Strip that would end only after he was arrested in February 2022 during an armed robbery at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
When the day of the robbery arrived, Josiah Rogers said he parked outside the casino near a loading dock like they had rehearsed, and his brother crawled out of the passenger-side window, returning minutes later with a trash bag stuffed with cash.Īt home, the brothers splayed their earnings across the dining room table, counting more than $73,000, according to prosecutors.
