- Leshone Lee robbed two men on two separate occasions
- In both cases he appeared to befriend the victims before attacking and stealing money from them
- The sentencing comes just days after a Reno casino was robbed in broad daylight with the perpetrator still at large
Leshone Lee, 31, has been sentenced to 30 years for robbing two individuals he befriended at Reno casinos.
The first robbery occurred in November 2024. Officers with the Reno Police Department responded to a report of a robbery with the victim stating that he had been at some local casinos earlier the prior evening, where he met Lee. The two men became friendly, decided to go grab some breakfast, and Lee offered to drive.
Authorities say Lee led the victim down an alley and abruptly punched the victim in the face and knocked him to the ground where he then robbed the man of $1,400 in cash and ran away.
Two weeks later, a second victim contacted the Reno Police Department, saying he had been robbed. Police reviewed video surveillance within the casinos, which clearly identified Lee and the man chatting. Lee later attacked the victim and stole $440 from him before running…