Police arrest 8 in daring Atlantic City casino heist

     Eight people were arrested in the July 21 gunpoint robbery of Caesars Atlantic City that ended in Delaware with a state trooper being shot, police said. (Wayne Parry/AP photo)

    Eight people were arrested in the July 21 gunpoint robbery of Caesars Atlantic City that ended in Delaware with a state trooper being shot, police said. (Wayne Parry/AP photo)

    A recently fired casino security guard used his knowledge of when and where large sums of money would change hands to help plan and pull off a daring robbery that netted more than $180,000, authorities said Thursday.

    Eight people were arrested in the July 21 gunpoint robbery of Caesars Atlantic City that touched off a three-state manhunt, New Jersey State Police said. The search ended with a Delaware state trooper being shot; the bulletproof vest he was wearing saved his life.

    Authorities said Izyiah Plummer, 19, of Atlantic City, pointed a gun at casino employees as he and Aaron Evans, 24, of Pleasantville, grabbed two plastic boxes of cash with more than $180,000 inside. The robbery took place during a routine money exchange at the casino.

    They ran outside to a waiting car driven by Nathaniel Greenlee, 21, of Bear, Delaware; and containing passenger Donovan Jackson, 20, of Wilmington, Delaware, authorities said.

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    Plummer was a security guard who had been fired two weeks earlier, though investigators declined to say why.

    Detectives arrested Plummer the next day at his home, along with two 19-year-olds from Pleasantville: Monique Kelly and Dwayne Morgan. Authorities seized what they described as “a large amount of stolen currency,” .38-caliber rounds and articles of clothing worn by the suspects during the commission of the crime.

    On July 23, Evans and Lance Rogers, 20, of Atlantic City, were arrested at their homes. According to detectives, Rogers received stolen currency from Plummer. Investigators said they obtained a search warrant for Evans’ residence and seized more stolen cash and various items connecting him to the robbery.

    On August 6, state police from New Jersey and Delaware executed a search warrant at Nathaniel Greenlee’s residence in Delaware. When Delaware state troopers breached the front door, Nathaniel Greenlee’s father, John Greenlee, shot one of them, according to authorities.

    John Greenlee was arrested by Delaware State Police. The trooper was released from the hospital that day.

    On the same day, detectives discovered that Nathaniel Greenlee was employed by a large retail store in Concord Township, Pennsylvania. They found his car, which is believed to have been used in the crime, at the store and arrested him.

    On Aug. 8, Donavon Jackson, 20, of Wilmington, Delaware, was arrested at home. Authorities said they found cash believed to be a part of the stolen currency and property purchased with proceeds from the crime.

    On Aug. 13, Myles Coleman, 23, of Atlantic City, surrendered to detectives in Atlantic City. According to detectives, Evans, Greenlee, and Jackson went to Coleman’s residence immediately after the robbery.

    Plummer, Evans, Jackson and Morgan are being held in the Atlantic County Jail on robbery, assault and weapons charges. Greenlee is awaiting extradition from Pennsylvania on similar charges. The other three suspects were released with a future court date on a charge of receiving stolen property.

    It was not immediately clear whether any of the suspects have hired lawyers.

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