PHOENIX - It took almost three years but justice was served in a Maricopa County courtroom Friday as far as the family of Ibrahin Robles Sr. is concerned.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pamela Gates handed down the maximum punishment to Keishaun Green, 23, for the May 31, 2013, murder of the convenience store clerk. Green will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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On Feb. 22, a jury found Green guilty of first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery.
"The defendant engaged in a brazen robbery attempt in which he callously murdered a completely innocent victim, and fled the scene," said County Attorney Bill Montgomery. "Today's sentence is fitting for an individual with such an unrestrained propensity to commit violence in our community."
In just 12 seconds, Green can be seen on store surveillance video walking into the Valero convenience store in Mesa, remove a handgun from his pants, approach Robles Sr., shoot him in the stomach and then run out the door.
Robles' widow Delia pleaded with Judge Gates for the harshest sentence possible.
"Your honor, I am not asking you -- I am begging you -- to give him the maximum punishment. I don't think that the defendant is fit to live amongst the rest of us," she said.
After emotional testimony from the Robles family and much of Green's family, including Green himself, Judge Gates let Green know she was going to sentence him for a moment in time and he would have to face the consequences for his actions.
Green apologized to the Robles family for their loss, but refused to take responsibility for murdering Robles. As far as he's concerned, he's not the gunman who pulled the trigger in the store surveillance video.
"As far as the Robles family, I want them to know and to understand that I do feel for their loss. I'm not the person that, that, that's been painted out in this picture for you. I am a smart kid," he said.
Deputy County Attorney James Seeger coined it as, "An amazing testament to his level of brutality."
Green's public defender Jeremy Bogart told the court that it was blatantly obvious his client has tremendous family support standing in his corner. Green's mother, father, grandmother and sisters spoke on his behalf. His father Charles disputed the jury verdict telling Judge Gates, "My son is not a murderer. There were no fingerprints, no blood, nothing that could technically tie him to this crime."
Bogart cited that Green had previously been shot and has a colostomy bag and that no one was arrested for almost killing him. This, Bogart says, caused grief and upheaval in his life due to his anger and disability. Green's father Charles also told the court that as a result of being shot, his son can't run.
"I don't care what anyone tells you, he can't run," he said referring to the gunman who ran out the door after shooting Robles, as seen in the store surveillance video.
Bogart also stated that his client took a plea bargain in the second murder, that of Darwin Banks which occurred on June 15, 2013, two weeks after Robles was murdered. Banks was Green's marijuana dealer and prosecutors say he and his cousin planned to rob Banks.
During the transaction, Green pulled out a gun and shot Banks. Banks produced a gun as well. Green took Banks' gun and the marijuana and ran away. Both were caught a short time later. Green had both guns and the marijuana in his backpack.
Ballistics evidence later revealed Green had the same gun that was used to murder Ibrahin Robles two weeks before. As per the plea agreement, Green was sentenced to a consecutive 25-year prison term for the Banks murder.