Sylvester Trevon Tuggles, Attempted Robbery, Idaho 2020

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for attempting to rob a man on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in Idaho.

Sylvester Trevon Tuggles, Jr., 21, of Spokane, Washington, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted robbery on August 19, 2020.

According to court records, on January 8, 2019, Tuggles and his accomplice, Isaiah James Harrington, 20, of Spokane, followed a man from Spokane Valley, Washington to the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, where they attempted to rob him.

When the victim exited his car, Tuggles and Harrington approached, pointed a firearm, and demanded money. However, before they could take the man's money, the pair fled when they observed people coming to help from a nearby residence.

Tuggles was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye to 70 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

This case was prosecuted in federal court because the crime occurred within the boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police Department, and Plummer Police Department.

In related cases, Harrington was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in the attempted robbery, while McKenna Marie Buss, 22, of Bellingham, Washington, was sentenced to five years of probation and nine months of home confinement for aiding the attempted robbery by driving Tuggles and Harrington.

The 70-month prison sentence is a significant blow to the 21-year-old man, who will now spend nearly six years behind bars for his attempt at robbery.

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