LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A serial burglar with a playing dependancy, who primarily focused Asian-owned companies, will serve a minimum of eight years in jail, a choose dominated Monday.
The 8 Information Now Investigators first recognized Cedric Hasan, 35, because the suspect within the rash of burglaries reported from June 2024 to September 2024. Hasan focused primarily Asian eating places alongside Spring Mountain Street, police stated after this arrest.
Prosecutors stated Hasan’s cellphone was tracked to a number of of the burglarized companies. In all, they stated he stole $213,000 and precipitated tens of hundreds of {dollars} in damages. Police in North Las Vegas arrested Hasan after he burglarized a thirty fifth enterprise, prosecutors stated.
A witness instructed police Hasan had a playing dependancy, in line with an arrest report. Hasan instructed the court docket on Monday that his dependancy fueled the spree.
“I’ve had a gambling addiction for some time now, and I’m asking for help with it,” Hasan stated in court docket. “This situation was traumatizing and embarrassing and I’ll never do it again.”
In court docket on Monday, Clark County District Courtroom Choose Jessica Peterson sentenced Hasan to eight to twenty years in jail.
Earlier this 12 months, Hasan took a plea deal the place he agreed to a possible jail sentence. Hasan later tried to withdraw his plea, which Peterson denied. As a part of that settlement, Hasan was eligible for probation. Prosecutors requested Peterson to condemn Hasan to a minimal of 14 years.
“I don’t know how that’s not your rock bottom, when you go to prison before,” Peterson stated as probation was not acceptable, including she usually provides defendants to second probabilities with a concentrate on rehabilitation.
Hasan initially confronted 34 counts of housebreaking of a enterprise, information confirmed. As a part of a plea settlement signed Could 21, Hasan agreed to plead responsible to prices of theft, housebreaking of a enterprise, and malicious destruction of property.
Metro police arrested Hasan on Nov. 19, 2024. He has remained in custody on $500,000 bail since, receiving one 12 months of credit score in opposition to his sentence.
Hasan’s legal historical past involving burglaries dates again to 2010, information stated. He beforehand served jail time for housebreaking. Hasan’s habits has affected 62 companies since then, prosecutors stated Monday.
Hasan’s parole in an unrelated case expired 4 months earlier than the housebreaking string started, prosecutors stated.
After serving jail time on the 2019 housebreaking cost, Hasan grew to become a welder by way of the Hope for Prisoners program, prosecutors stated.
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