Baton Rouge<\/a>. They had found witnesses to the crime and reviewed surveillance video to identify the suspect. He was seen walking in the direction of the casino\u2019s parking garage. He was wearing a \u201choodie-style jacket,\u201d authorities said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHe is charged with attempted robbery and battery of persons with infirmities, WBRZ<\/em> said. He was in custody at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison as of Tuesday. His bond was $11,000, BRProud<\/em> adds.<\/p>\nPrior Robberies at Casino<\/h2>\n
In unrelated crimes taking place in June 2020, a woman was charged for two armed robberies in the parking lot, also at L\u2019Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge.\u00a0 She was identified as Cori Leger. It is alleged she wore a black protective face mask and a wig in both incidents, WAFB<\/em>, a local TV station, reported.<\/p>\nIn one robbery, she allegedly displayed a firearm and escaped with cash. During the second instance, the robber failed to get any cash. But she was later apprehended.<\/strong><\/p>\nPolice found she had a black, realistic BB gun in her waistband. She also had mace and a stun gun, police revealed. The outcome of that case was not immediately known as of Thursday.<\/p>\n
Previous Kidnapping, Robbery<\/h2>\n
In November 2016, police arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped and robbed a male gambler, also at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge. The suspect was identified as Matthew Johnson Jr., 32, of Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n
The victim was in Baton Rouge to watch the Louisiana State University vs. Alabama football game. He stayed at the casino-hotel for the weekend. While on the casino floor, he won about $800.<\/strong><\/p>\nLater, in the hotel\u2019s elevator, Johnson allegedly warned him, “I have a gun. Do what I say.” Johnson then ordered the victim to get into a car, which was driven to another location in the city, police said.<\/p>\n
Johnson took some of the victim\u2019s money to purchase drugs, police said. He later stole personal items from the victim before letting him out of the car, police added. Johnson was later charged with aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery, the Advocate,<\/em> a Louisiana newspaper reported.<\/p>\nIt is unclear how the case was adjudicated in the local court system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 29-year-old alleged bandit was arrested earlier this week for a robbery last month at Louisiana\u2019s L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge. He tussled with an 80-year-old man before running off with his wallet, police said. The elderly victim was in the lobby, after spending more than five hours at the casino when someone started […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":194780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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