Source: QMI Agency
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- Darrell Snyder is a failure as a criminal and if the Crown has his way, he’ll be sentenced to four years for being the robber who couldn't.
Within 13 minutes on Aug. 19, Snyder pointed a replica handgun at three different people but came away empty handed.
He pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts each of robbery, using a firearm during a robbery and wearing a disguise.
At about 4:38 a.m., Snyder walked into a Mac’s convenience store, pulled a bandana over his lower face and pointed the handgun at the cashier.
Snyder just laughed, didn't make any demands and left the store empty-handed.
Eight minutes later he walked into a Tim Hortons at Park and tried to get the staff's attention.
When a staff member noticed him, he pointed the gun at her and told her it was a robbery.
The cashier ducked away and called police. Snyder again left with nothing.
Leaving Tim Hortons, Snyder stopped a man walking through an intersection and demanded he turn over whatever he had on him. When the victim didn’t comply, Snyder rode off on his bicycle.
Police later identified Snyder through surveillance footage. He turned himself in to Kingston, Ont., police two months later.
Crown attorney Paul Murray recommended a four-year prison term minus the four months Snyder has spent in pre-sentence custody.
Snyder’s lawyer Joleen Hiland argued for a 30-month sentence.
Judge Rhys Morgan said he would give his decision Friday .
