Casino Robber Pleads Guilty
(Portland, OR) -- A Umatilla County man who robbed the Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton at gunpoint has pleaded guilty. Javier Vigil walked into the casino in August of 2022, demanded the cashier hand over a million dollars, drew a pistol and told the cashier he'd "bathe everyone in blood." He left with nearly 70-thousand-dollars in cash, then shot at a responding Umatilla tribal police officer, who returned fire, striking Vigil. He changed his plea during the second day of his trial. He'll be sentenced in August.



