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Man who pulled gun after worker at Colorado Burger King wouldn't take drugs for payment gets 143 years in prison (coloradosun.com)
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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.

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[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They literally threw away the key on this poor bastard over brandishing a weapon. That's insane. He clearly needed mental help.

People get a fraction of that jail time for straight first degree murder

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's what I thought at first too. It's click bait. Read further. 17 crimes including 8 counts of attempted murder, plus drugs, plus other things, and then that burger king incident. It's still really excessive though for what amounts to a single night of drug fueled fuck ups from a guy who is probably suffering from some temporary insanity. Especially when a serial criminal like Donald Trump continues getting his charges dismissed or ignored.

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh my bad. I thought OP's quotes were the whole article. It does say he shot at people later in the night. Either way he clearly needs mental help, not to rot in prison for life.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Right. I don't think he was really trying to shoot someone, or he would have shot someone. Reckless engagement is probably a more accurate charge than attempted murder.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The article doesnt make any mention of their criminal record. If this is a first offence its heavy handed, if this is the 3rd time he has shot at people I care a whole lot less.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

If it's his third time, then the system failed to give him the proper help at least twice as well.