Colorado man sentenced to 40 years, stole over $40,000 in Richmond, Denver

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 40 years in jail Wednesday for committing at the very least two armed robberies of economic companies, one in every of which was in Richmond.

In accordance with a launch despatched out by the Division of Justice (DOJ), Denver native, 59-year-old Lloyd E. Rhodes, II, started his cross-country theft spree in Colorado, the place Rhodes visited the Previous Chicago restaurant in Colorado Springs in August 2019. Rhodes entered the restaurant, demanded to talk with a supervisor, and pointed a Taurus handgun on the supervisor whereas he demanded cash from the protected. The supervisor tried to flee out of the workplace, however a battle between the 2 ensued, throughout which Rhodes shot him within the hand, after which fled.

A bit over a yr later, the DOJ mentioned Rhodes traveled to Richmond, the place he visited an off-track betting facility, Virginia Horseplay. Rhodes was seen interacting with different prospects on the enterprise for a number of hours. When workers took the money earned from the day right into a separate room to rely, Rhodes entered the room, displayed what the discharge mentioned seemed to be a firearm, and ordered the 2 workers onto the ground. The staff complied and gave up the cash. Rhodes additionally emptied a close-by protected containing more money from the enterprise.

The DOJ launch mentioned in all, Rhodes stole $40,000 money. As a part of the plea settlement, the Colorado authorities agreed to not pursue 4 extra robberies of their jurisdiction.