LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former 7-Eleven clerk will serve at the least 18 years in jail after taking pictures and killing a lady over a stolen salad.
Clark County District Courtroom Choose Tierra Jones sentenced Rainier Jefferson, 37, to 18 years to life Thursday for killing Mallery Armijo, 35, in June 2023. In September, a jury discovered Jefferson responsible on a cost of second-degree homicide with the usage of a lethal weapon.
Jefferson was working at a 7-Eleven on Sahara Avenue close to Paradise Street when he shot Armijo, who grabbed a number of objects, together with a salad, police mentioned after his arrest.
Whereas Armijo was standing on the cashier, Jefferson pulled up surveillance footage at a pc close by. Jefferson then motioned Armijo to place her objects on the counter. Armijo complied after which began to stroll out of the shop, with the salad nonetheless in her purse, police mentioned.
Jefferson later grabbed Armijo’s purse and punched her within the head. After she left the shop, Jefferson went again into the shop, and Armijo began to stroll by means of the car parking zone.
At one level, he fired towards Armijo and left, police mentioned. Armijo was shot twice within the again.
In paperwork filed earlier than the sentencing, Jefferson’s lawyer mentioned his consumer misplaced a 2-year-old son whereas Jefferson was in jail in California. He famous he has one other son who’s 3.
Jones’ sentence aligns with sentences for second-degree homicide, which carries a minimal of 10 years, plus an eight-year lethal weapon enhancement.
Metro police launched a reserving photograph of Jefferson after his arrest in 2023. The division not releases reserving photographs earlier than a felony case is adjudicated, citing a 2024 circuit court docket ruling.
