A suspected bandit was held inwards clink this week after he allegedly stole $270 and an oz. of Cannabis sativa inwards a Wind Creek Bethlehem casino parking lot.
The incident led to the stay of Brandon L. Pearsall-McNealy, 28, of East Stroudsburg, Pa. on several charges, according to LehighValleyLive.com, a regional online tidings land site based inwards Pennsylvania.
Originally, the victim and robber met on the casino level at the Keystone State gaming belongings and planned a drug trade for the parking lot. When Pearsall-McNealy and the victim went to the casino’s parking lot, Pearsall-McNealy pointed a small-arm at the victim, constabulary said. He so stole the money and drugs.
During the robbery, he allegedly threatened the victim, saying that he would “blow” his “head off,” the news report adds, citing court documents.
Suspect Arrested
The surmise then sped off in a Ford. But casino surveillance cameras were capable to seizure the car’s license plate. The possessor later told law Pearsall-McNealy often drives the vehicle.
The car’s possessor gave the cops a phone number for the suspect. It was the same keep down he had precondition the victim piece on the gambling casino floor, constabulary said.
Pearsall-McNealy contacted Bethlehem-Judah police and confessed to a great deal of the incident. The victim also recognised Pearsall-McNealy inward a photographic lineup, the story adds.
Pearsall-McNealy was supercharged with robbery, ownership of a firearm, possession of a weapon, unsubdivided assault, theft, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats, and impulsive on a suspended license, according to LehighValleyLive.com.
On Monday, Pearsall-McNealy was arraigned before Northampton County Magisterial District Judge Patricia Broscius. He is being held later inwards the week in the Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail. He is scheduled to next come out inward tribunal on July 13.
State Cop Bit By Casino Suspect inward April
In April, a 68-year-old casino-goer allegedly bit a body politic trooper’s manus at Wind Creek Bethlehem Ephrathah during her arrest.
The suspect, identified as Rui Y. Li, also allegedly spit throughout the trooper’s office inward the gaming property.
Earlier, she allegedly strike a female person gambling casino surety officer several times. It was then that the state trooper intervened and attempted to position handcuffs on Li. But Li resisted.
Prison Sentence for Robbery of Elderly Woman
In January, a Bethlehem, Pa. piece was sentenced to at least 12 years inward body politic prison house for the kidnapping and robbery of a slots-playing senior citizen. Hykeem Sessoms, 39, stole just $7 after terrorizing his victim, an 84-year-old woman.
In Dec 2019, Sessoms, 39, followed the adult female out of the Wind Creek Casino inward Bethlehem. Sessoms watched his victim win and hard cash out a totality of money before tailing her to the tertiary story of the parking garage.
As she approached her car, Sessoms allegedly attacked her from behind. He said he had a gun and would obliterate her unless she gave him money.