I just got home from Las Vegas. Here are some facts:
On August 20th, 2012 Mr. Derek Savoie was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny for stealing 3 cues at the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
On August 23th, Mr. Savoie pleaded GUILTY in front of Judge Tobiasson, according to Dectetive Zeh of the Clark County Tourism Crime Unit. Mr. Savoie was sentenced by the court and is scheduled to appear in court again on November 28th.
I accept the court's verdict, but I am extremely disappointed in the DA for offering the plea deal that they did to Mr. Savoie WITHOUT consulting me. I was never consulted and would have never agreed to the deal that the DA offered Mr. Savoie. I am not sure if there is any legal rights that I have, but I would like to explore them.
Message to Mr. Savoie, you probably hit the biggest jackpot of your lifetime with whoever it was that prosecuted your case. Somebody upstairs is looking out for you, and I hope you use it to better your life. From reading your posts, I am not certain. I do feel bad for your wife and family as they have nothing to do with this. I would advice you to make good on your end of the deal with the court.
This is one reason why theft is such a hard crime to prosecute. Even though I personally saw with my own two eyes the whole thing -from the moment that Mr. Savoie walked into the booth, took the cue, and left the booth with the cues without paying- it becomes a he said/she said thing. In this instance, I am lucky to have the cameras backed up my claims.
I am not sure if I can have my say in the next court date, November 28th, but if I do, I would certainly be there to have my piece.
P.S: As soon as I have figured out how to edit, copy and post the videos -yes, it's plural-, I will release them to refute what Mr. Savoie had said earlier in this thread.