{"id":124729,"date":"2020-01-19T13:33:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T21:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=124729"},"modified":"2020-01-19T16:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T00:24:42","slug":"elderly-man-allegedly-stalked-robbed-at-lincoln-rhode-islands-twin-river-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/elderly-man-allegedly-stalked-robbed-at-lincoln-rhode-islands-twin-river-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly Man Allegedly Stalked, Robbed at Lincoln, Rhode Island\u2019s Twin River Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 69-year-old casino player — tailed by an alleged bandit while inside Rhode Island\u2019s Twin River Casino — was later robbed at knifepoint Saturday night while in his car, according to police reports. A suspect was arrested a short time later and was being held without bail this weekend.<\/p>\n
The suspect got hold of the wallet and scooped out an undisclosed amount of cash. He then tossed the wallet back at the man, who remained in the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n
The victim\u2019s cell phone and glasses were also stolen. The suspect additionally searched the victim\u2019s clothes before fleeing into the casino. He later drove away in a gray Toyota with Massachusetts license plates that had been parked in another lot, WJAR reported, based on police reports.<\/p>\n
Lincoln Police Captain Philip Gould said police were notified about the hold-up shortly before 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Police said they were able to trace the suspect\u2019s identity by photos and video, allegedly of the victim and the car, supplied by casino security.<\/p>\n
Police identified the robber as Anthony McClain, 30. The car was registered to an address in Massachusetts. But when police checked, there was also a connection to a residence in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Pawtucket police located the car and said McClain was allegedly near the auto when they arrived. Police claim he was wearing the same clothing as the robbery suspect.<\/p>\n
Police added McClain had a knife when he was apprehended. McClain allegedly had been following the 69-year-old through Twin River earlier on Saturday, the Providence Journal<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n He was charged with first-degree robbery. He was arraigned in Rhode Island court and on Sunday was being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston.<\/strong><\/p>\n If convicted, he could face between 10 years and life in prison. He could also be ordered to pay up to $15,000 in fines.<\/p>\n In December, a Boston man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a woman in a parking lot at Twin River Casino. Anthony Harris, 27, pleaded guilty to a single count of first-degree robbery.<\/p>\n He allegedly stole a purse from the woman as she walked back to her car, according to the Providence Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos sentenced Harris to prison for just six of 12 years. For the other six years, he was given probation, The Journal<\/em> said.<\/p>\n The judge also ordered Harris not to contact the victim. He must also pay $590 in restitution to the woman, The Journal<\/em> added.<\/p>\n Last month, a former Twin River Casino executive was named in a Rhode Island grand jury indictment for his alleged involvement in a kickback scheme with a casino vendor.<\/p>\nTwin River Robber Sentenced in December<\/h2>\n