The cashier at the cage told police she did not think he was black because his skin tone was “off” and “blotchy,” according to the federal complaint.ĭuring the robbery, Kennedy showed the cashier a handgun that was tucked in his waistband, according to the complaint. Kennedy used makeup to appear black, Las Vegas police said. The Las Vegas man already was under federal supervision on prior bank robbery charges when he allegedly cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and robbed the casino in the early morning of Jan. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Department of Justice and a federal criminal complaint filed last week. (Provided by the Metropolitan Police Department)Ī white man accused of robbing a Strip casino in blackface in January was charged Friday in federal court, records show.Ĭameron James Kennedy, 26, was charged with robbery in the armed holdup of a casino cage at New York-New York, according to the U.S.
Initially he was described as a black male, but police said Kennedy used makeup to alter his appearance. Cameron James Kennedy is charged with robbing at gunpoint a cashier cage at New York-New York on Jan.
