LAS VEGAS - A Nevada jury found a 42-year-old six-time convicted felon guilty of kidnapping, robbing and beating a former NFL millionaire just off the Las Vegas Strip almost two years ago.
Deshawn Lamont Thomas showed no emotion as the verdicts were read on charges that could get him up to life in prison for the robbery of former Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker.
His lawyers promised to appeal.
The jury deliberated less than five hours after five days of testimony in Clark County District Court.
Walker is now a 31-year-old unsigned free agent.
He acknowledged he was falling-down drunk when he was robbed of tens of thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry, cash and casino chips after a night partying at Las Vegas clubs in June 2008.