A Philadelphia man was given three life sentences after being convicted of three counts of robbery with a firearm, which included a slot machine arcade in Cape Coral. <\/p>\n
Jwyanza Quadaar Chito, 38, was sentenced Thursday after a jury returned a guilty verdict following a three-day trial in Lee County. <\/p>\n
According to the State Attorney\u2019s Office, on May 17 of 2022, Chito went to a slot machine arcade in Cape Coral and held the clerk at gunpoint. SAO officials said he stole between $20,000 and $30,000 before fleeing to North Fort Myers. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe went into another slot machine arcade and held the clerk there at gunpoint and stole about $1,000,\u201d a release from the SAO stated. \u201cOn his way out, he held a patron at gunpoint and grabbed her purse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chito was apprehended two months later, SAO officials stated, with the firearm and extended magazine that were used in all three robberies in his possession. <\/p>\n
The Cape Coral Police Department and Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigated the cases. <\/p>\n
Chito has an additional robbery case pending. <\/p>\n
Assistant State Attorney Olivia Ferrell and Assistant State Attorney Frank Lazzaro prosecuted the case. <\/p>\n