
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A jury has returned a guilty verdict in the case of a man charged with armed robbery of a Scottsbluff convenience store in January.
The Scotts Bluff County District Court took just under three hours Tuesday to convict 29-year-old Michael Galindo of the Jan. 15 armed robbery of a Git ‘N Split store.
Prosecutors showed jurors video surveillance tapes from the store and a bank taken on the same day of the robbery. They show clothing worn by the robber is similar to that worn by Galindo in the bank video.
Defense attorney Bill Madelung argued to the jury that “similar” or “kinda like” are not grounds for a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
Galindo will be sentenced on Aug. 29.