W. Nyack robber faces 7 years for stealing Xbox

A 22-year-old man faces seven years in prison after a Rockland County jury convicted him of robbing a video game system at knifepoint from Best Buy in West Nyack.

Devon Thomas threatened an employee while leaving the Palisades Center store with the Xbox on May 13, District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said in a statement.

Thomas pulled the knife on a security officer who requested a sales receipt. Thomas responded, "Not today," Zugibe said.

State troopers arrested Thomas shortly afterward on Route 17 in Monroe after Clarkstown police broadcast a description of the robber and his vehicle.

The jury convicted Thomas on Friday of third-degree robbery. The felony carries a prison sentence of two to seven years.

Thomas' sentencing is scheduled for April 13 before state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly. The trial started Jan. 29.

Thomas, who lives in Middletown, has been ordered held in the county jail until sentencing. He had been free without bail since a grand jury indicted him in August.

Twitter: @lohudlegal