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Man sentenced to prison for casino robbery in Payson March 7, 2019 at 4:51 PM MST - Updated March 7 at 4:51 PM TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) - 32-year-old Armando Pablo Ochoa of Payson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for robbing a casino. The FBI says two armed men robbed a Payson-area casino while threatening employees and firing shots. Smart Source Coupons 928 Media Purchase a Photo Contests. TUCSON, AZ (KOLD News 13) - A second suspect in the 2018 robbery of a casino in Payson, AZ was sentenced on Monday, April 15.
PHOENIX – On April 15, 2019, Ryan Pearson, 32, of Payson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Pearson had previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Pearson admitted to using a firearm, along with co-defendant Armando Pablo Ochoa, to rob the Mazatal Casino, in Payson, Ariz., on the Tonto Apache Indian Reservation. Ochoa and Pearson entered the casino armed with handguns and demanded employees open a vault. When they did not receive immediate compliance, Ochoa and Pearson each fired a round from their weapons. Both Ochoa and Pearson were employees of the casino at the time.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Anthony W. Church, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR 18-01169-002-PHX-SMB
RELEASE NUMBER: 2019-054_Pearson
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