Today, twenty-seven year old Phillip Maclaren, pleaded guilty to a daring robbery of the Radisson front desk.
Maclaren quickly changed his plea from not guilty to guilty after and the first witness, Radisson receptionist, Shakira Brown testified.
Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser sentenced him to 5 years for robbery and 5 years for attempted robbery. The sentences are to run concurrently, so he will only serve 5 years.
13 months ago, on June 11, 2017, Maclaren and another man pulled up at the Radisson front desk like an executive, with a suitcase on wheels, and asked receptionist about a room for the night.
But he didn't want a room, he wanted to rob, and he pulled out a gun demanded money from the receptionist, while his accomplice jumped behind the counter and began to search for money. The hotel's security guard, David Reneau, ran to help and Maclaren then pointed the gun at him and stole his cell phone and hand held radio. Both men then ran off.
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