Colorado: Man charged in Black Hawk casino heist pleads guilty

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 3:23 PM
  • Nate Lynn, 9 News

One of two defendants charged in connection with the largest casino heist in Colorado history pleaded guilty in Gilpin County Court Friday.

Juan Gutierrez-Zambrano, 32, pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief. Two felony theft charges were dropped as a result of the plea.

Investigators said his co-defendant, 45-year-old Sabrina Eddy, stole 10 bricks of cash totaling $500,000 from the vault of the Monarch Casino in Black Hawk in March 2023.