Video Poker 24/7 - Video Poker Robbery Leads to Murder

Video Poker 247 - Video Poker Robbery Leads to Murder

James Rose, 45, has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering Reginald Dent, 36. The New York man shot and killed Dent, of Wilmington, in May of 2006.

Supposedly, Rose claims that Dent got shot during a drug deal that went wrong, but no one is buying his story. It turns out that Dent was running a video poker operation under the guise of “Jerry’s Furniture Refinishing.” It is not known how many customers Dent had at the video poker establishment as none were present during the shooting.

Prosecutors believe that Rose killed Dent over the video poker machines instead. Dent worked at the 17th and Market Street video poker establishment, which is where he was killed.

They believe that Rose was attempting to rob Dent at his video poker business, and shot him in the process of the robbery. Rose will not be eligible for parole while in prison. Prosecutors say that without other testimony or proof there is no way to know if there was truly a drug deal involved, but they are skeptical of Rose's claims.

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