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Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Attempted Robbery Of Sports Bar
August 3, 2023
After a three-day trial, a federal jury in Pensacola found Quinton Laterral Pete guilty of attempted robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Just before 4 a.m. on March 9, 2022, two employees at Coyote’s Sports Bar next to Cordova Mall were shot at point blank range by Pete, 34, during an attempted robbery of the business.
The victims were not able to identify the shooter at the time because of their wounds, but they provided a general description to law enforcement. Law enforcement obtained surveillance videos from surrounding businesses and identified a white Jeep Grand Cherokee in the area at the time of the crime.
Pete was apprehended the next day in Dallas driving a matching vehicle registered in his name. Pete was in possession of the firearm that was used in the commission of the robbery, as later identified by ballistics comparison. Pete’s phone location also placed him in the area at the time he committed the crime.
Pete has prior felony convictions for burglary of a dwelling with a firearm, grand theft, and shooting at within or into a dwelling, and was released from prison just seven months before the Coyote’s shooting.
Pete faces a maximum of 30 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on October 26.
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5 Responses to “Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Attempted Robbery Of Sports Bar”
He will also be tried by the state for attempted murder. He also did a home invasion on is way to Pensacola from the Ocala area and will be indicted for that also. He’ll spend a long time as a ward of the state. Fortunately the guys he tried to rob at the bar didn’t die from the shooting but we’ll never know the damage to their psyche.
If “point-blank” range that means Pete knew which part of the victim’s body he was shooting. If vital area, the intent was to kill so get him for attempted murder. If not a vital area, definitely put him in prison for life.
Probably the firearm crossed state lines after the commission of a crime.
Why was this a federal case?
What happened to 10-20-Life for using a weapon during a robbery?