At a hearing today Alexander Reiff, 25, of Reston, VA, pled guilty to attempted armed robbery and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. Judge Timothy J. Doory sentenced Reiff to 20 years in prison, suspend all but eight years, first five years without the possibility of parole. Details:
On April 5, 2007 at 1:45 a.m. at Fantasies Nightclub, Reiff, David Robinson and Gregory Eaton entered the club armed with a 9 mm Ruger handgun and a 12-gauge shotgun, announced a robbery, and ordered approximately 20 patrons and employees to the ground. Eaton then discharged the shotgun into the ceiling. Two off-duty police officers removed their service weapons and shot Reiff and Eaton. Eaton succumbed to his injuries shortly after being transported to Shock Trauma. Reiff also was shot but survived his injuries as he was wearing a bulletproof vest.Assistant State’s Attorney Michelle Martin, of the General Trial Division prosecuted this case.
Robinson was outside the club in a getaway Ford pick-up truck that they had stolen in Hyattsville earlier that night. Robinson fled the club and the abandoned truck was found near a relative’s house in Glen Burnie. Robinson pleaded guilty November 19, 2007 to attempted armed robbery and is currently serving a 15-year prison term.
4 comments:
Uh, am I reading that right? The guy who actually held the gun and was probably one poor decision away from murdering someone gets 8 years (5 mandatory), but the guy who sat in the car got 15???
Anon, the one guy died -- he was shot by the police.
Oh crap, sorry. I didn't see there was a third guy.
The Robinson guy -- he was sentenced to 15 years back in 2007 for a robbery.
And with that, I'm going to stop reading the article because I become more confused each time.
the "reiff" guy is my dad
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