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A Gaithersburg, Maryland man has received a 60 years sentence for robbing a poker game at a College Park apartment.
24-year-old Sergio Hernandez had earned a scholarship to Georgetown University. He was convicted of 52 counts out of 53 back in September. Those charges include robbery with a deadly weapon, first and second-degree assault and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence.
The robbery occurred in August 2011.
From the Washington Examiner:
Hernandez and a co-conspirator took cellphones, cash and other property from at least nine people. The victims were told to lie on the ground and take their pants off during the robbery, and some of them were pistol-whipped, officials said.
At the time of sentencing, Judge Maureen Lamasney explained the reason for the tough sentence.
"There was violence ... that was gratuitous," Lamasney said.
robbery have pleaded guilty to their involvement in the incident.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
