Robbery at Hollywood Casino York nets charges against three men: state police

Three men from Maryland look charges aft 1 lunged implicit a dealer's array astatine Hollywood Casino York and stole $17,000 worthy of chips, immoderate of which were aboriginal cashed in, according to tribunal records.

Pennsylvania State Police said a antheral entered the casino successful Springettsbury Township connected the greeting of Nov. 24, 2024 and sat down astatine a blackjack gaming table. He watched the crippled but did not bargain in, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Minutes later, the antheral lunged implicit the gaming table, grabbed gaming chips from the dealer's case, and ran retired of the casino, the affidavit states. Surveillance video showed the antheral getting successful a grey Ford Explorer, which past near the property.

State constabulary said the stolen purple gaming chips, valued astatine $500 apiece, totaled astir $17,000.

Several hours later, authorities constabulary allege Antonio R. Jackson bought into a craps crippled with 1 purple spot astatine the casino. He did not person immoderate purple chips during his play, authorities constabulary allege, but helium continued to gamble and cashed retired aggregate times. In the process, helium redeemed 5 further purple chips.

The pursuing day, Anthony Paye went to the casino and redeemed 2 purple chips. He besides bought successful with 3 chips astatine a craps table, authorities constabulary allege.

On Nov. 26, 2024, Jackson returned to the casino and allegedly attempted to bargain into a blackjack crippled with 2 purple chips, the affidavit states. The casino confiscated the chips pending a review.

Then connected Dec. 4, 2024, authorities constabulary allege Paye tried to currency retired a purple chip, but the casino confiscated it due to the fact that of the ongoing investigation, the affidavit states. He had provided an operator's recognition card, which information could spot done surveillance. Paye near successful a grey Ford Explorer, the aforesaid conveyance utilized during the theft of the chips.

State constabulary respond to robbery astatine casino successful Dauphin County

In the aboriginal greeting hours of Dec. 7, 2024, Hollywood Casino astatine Penn National Race Course successful Dauphin County notified authorities constabulary astir a robbery that had conscionable occurred, the affidavit states. A man, who constabulary aboriginal identified arsenic Macy Wyatt Wilson, forcibly removed chips from a array and ran retired the autobus entranceway into a parking garage. He got into a grey Ford Explorer with a Pennsylvania registration, and it near the property.

Police began to patrol the area, looking for the SUV, which had a dent successful the tailgate, chips successful the beforehand hood, and soiled beforehand wheels, the affidavit states. It was connected a ticker database for different casino thefts, and officers were warned that the registration connected the conveyance mightiness beryllium antithetic if they spot it.

Officers spotted an SUV that matched the statement with California trader tags parked astatine a edifice a abbreviated region distant from the casino, the affidavit states.

While a trooper was wrong the edifice lobby to spot if helium could find retired which country the suspects were in, a man, who was wearing a overgarment that matched a statement fixed successful the theft case, caught his attention. The trooper stopped the man, identified arsenic Wilson, and questioned him.

Wilson allowed authorities constabulary to participate the edifice country that was booked by Jackson, the affidavit states. A acceptable of keys rested connected the desktop, and the trooper deed the panic fastener connected it. The lights blinked and the horn sounded connected the grey Ford Explorer successful the parking lot.

State constabulary took Wilson into custody and seized grounds successful the room. Authorities besides had the SUV, registered to Paye, towed from the parking lot, the affidavit states.

During questioning, Wilson allegedly told authorities constabulary that helium was expected to person 25% of what helium was capable to drawback astatine the casino, the affidavit states. He besides said "he was caught and charged approx. 3 years agone successful Maryland for doing the aforesaid thing."

State constabulary complaint 3 men successful theft from Hollywood Casino York

State constabulary allege the surveillance video from Hollywood Casino York matches the grey Ford Explorer and the modus operandi successful the incidental successful Dauphin County, the affidavit states.

State constabulary person filed aggregate charges against the 3 men successful York County.

Wilson, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland has been charged with robbery — physically taking oregon removing spot from a idiosyncratic by unit nevertheless slight; receiving stolen property; theft by unlawful taking — movable property; and unlawful to take/claim/manipulate with the intent to defraud/cheat. He besides faces conspiracy offenses.

Antonio Richard Jackson, 41, of Owings Mills, Maryland has been charged with receiving stolen property, unlawful to take/claim/manipulate with the intent to defraud/cheat and conspiracy charges.

Anthony Thomas Paye, 47, of Baltimore, Maryland has been charged with receiving stolen property, unlawful to take/claim/manipulate with the intent to defraud/cheat, and conspiracy charges.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected York Daily Record: State constabulary complaint 3 successful Hollywood Casino York robbery