A man who was part of a coin and jewelry heist ring operating out of Las Vegas who helped steal nearly $59,000 worth of items from Wayne Miller Coins in March 2024 was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay about a quarter-million dollars in restitution to the Helena shop and five others the theft ring stole from.
Bishop Lott, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris on May 28 in Great Falls after he pleaded guilty in January to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, according to court records.
Following the March 2024 burglary at Wayne Miller Coins — in which Lott, Ricky Rynell Rose and potentially another person made off with $58,629 worth of coins and precious metals from the shop on Last Chance Gulch — other local law enforcement agencies in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Arizona connected previous burglaries at similar coin and jewelry stores to Lott, Rose and at least three other men, according to court records.
Through search warrants, Helena police discovered Lott had traveled from Las Vegas to Helena for the burglary, then back to Las Vegas. Lott was arrested by the FBI on May 24, 2024, as was Rose…