A former Caesars security guard was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the 2014 armed robbery of the casino.
Izyiah Plummer, 22, of Atlantic City, must serve at least nine years and four months before he is eligible for parole.
Plummer pleaded guilty last August to all charges, including first-degree armed robbery, conspiracy, aggravated assault and weapons offenses.
Plummer had recently been fired from his job when the robbery was planned.
Three other defendants have pleaded guilty and face prison sentences in connection with the robbery.
Aaron Evans, 26, of Atlantic City, faces a recommended sentence of eight years in state prison. Nathaniel Greenlee, 23, of Bear, Delaware, and Donavon Jackson, 22, of Wilmington, Delaware, each pleaded guilty to second-degree theft. The state will recommend that they each be sentenced to seven years in state prison.
Evans, Greenlee and Jackson are scheduled to be sentenced on March 17.
The men were charged in an investigation by the New Jersey State Police Casino Gaming Bureau and the Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau-Casino Prosecutions Unit.
They were charged in connection with an armed robbery of a security guard and a second casino employee who were removing cash from a kiosk inside Caesars Casino on July 21, 2014.
“Plummer planned and executed a violent armed robbery that put lives at risk,” Attorney General Christopher Porrino said. “With this sentence, we’re protecting the public by keeping a dangerous criminal behind bars for many years.”
The investigation revealed that at about 6:18 a.m. on July 21, 2014, Plummer and Evans arrived at Caesars Casino in a car driven by Greenlee, with Jackson in the passenger seat.
Plummer and Evans entered the casino wearing masks and gloves and approached a security guard and another casino employee who were loading full cash boxes onto a trolley from a self-redemption terminal at a kiosk.
Plummer pointed the gun at the security guard’s head while Evans removed three cash boxes from the trolley. As the two robbers were fleeing the casino, one of them dropped one of the cash boxes and left it behind. Plummer and Evans escaped from the casino with two cash boxes containing approximately $181,200 and entered Greenlee’s vehicle.
Greenlee drove to Plummer’s apartment in Atlantic City's Venice Park. There proceeds of the robbery were divided among Plummer, Evans, Greenlee and Jackson.
"Plummer thought he could evade capture by wearing a mask and using his inside knowledge of casino security to commit this heist, but the State Police quickly identified Plummer and his accomplices,” said Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice. “Together we built a strong case that now has resulted in lengthy prison sentences.”
A search warrant was executed at Plummer’s apartment, where a black ski mask, bullets for a .38 special handgun and $43,900 in cash were found.
A search warrant also was executed at Evans’ home, where $4,300 in cash was seized.
Detectives found a handle from one of the cash boxes in the street in front of Evans’ home.
“Many people have dreams of getting lucky and walking away from a casino with the big jackpot, but unfortunately Izyiah Plummer chose to rely on robbery and violence to make his dream come true,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “Thanks to some great work by the lead State Police detectives and our partners, Plummer won't be planning heists in the near future.”
