In Denver, a man has been sentenced to 143 years in prison for a series of crimes he committed in Aurora on October 17, 2022. Eugene Robertson was convicted of pointing a gun at a Burger King drive-thru worker who refused drugs for payment and later shooting at others that same night. Fortunately, no one was injured in these incidents.
Robertson, 40, was found guilty of 17 crimes, including eight counts of attempted murder. The sentences for these crimes were stacked on top of each other, resulting in a lengthy prison term. The maximum sentence he faced was over 400 years.
Prosecutors believe that the 143-year sentence is just for the multiple victims who were put in fear that night. Jurors recognized the severity of Robertson’s crimes, leading to the lengthy sentence imposed by the judge.
After the drive-thru incident, Robertson entered a convenience store across the street and threatened a clerk with a gun. When he noticed a surveillance camera, he shot at the screen before shooting toward two people in the parking lot.
Witnesses at the convenience store described Robertson as acting strangely, talking about God, and carrying a Bible with a purple cover. Later that night, he fired shots at a woman’s apartment after she refused to open the door. Police located Robertson at the woman’s apartment complex, where he was arrested after attempting to hide behind some bushes.
