Last week DA Warren Montgomery reported that 27 YO Nathaniel Peters a.k.a. “Nancy Peters,” of Covington, was found guilty of armed robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
In May 2021, the victim arranged to sell some computer equipment to the defendant on Facebook Marketplace. On May 19, 2021, the victim and his friend met the defendant in the parking lot of Harbor Freight on Highway 190 to complete the transaction. Rather than paying for the items, the defendant pulled out a handgun, took possession of the items and told the victims to leave.
The defendant fled down St. Tammany Trace towards Abita Springs on a bicycle with the items.
The victim and his friend immediately called 911 and provided details of the event to the police and were able to describe the defendant’s clothing (including a blue rain jacket), the firearm, and the bicycle he was riding.
The defendant was positively identified by both the victim and his friend in a photographic lineup.
On May 21, 2021, detectives located the defendant riding a bicycle on the Trace and arrested him. The defendant provided a statement to the detective where he admitted to robbing the victim at Harbor Freight.
Detectives then executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence in Covington, where they recovered the victim’s computer equipment already installed on the defendant’s computer.
District Judge Vincent Lobello presided over the case. Assistant District Attorneys Tiffany Dover and Jason Cuccia presented the case to the jury. Detective Julie Boyton, along with the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division, handled the investigation.
Peters had two prior felony convictions and will be sentenced on July 13, 2022.
