Gillette man who pistol-whipped during armed robbery gets 20 years on federal charges

Gillette man who pistol-whipped during armed robbery gets 20 years on federal charges

GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Gillette man who bragged to investigators about his ability to deal drugs and admitted to pistol-whipping a man during an armed robbery last summer was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison last week, according to court documents and a release by the U.S. Justice Department.Eli Alan Elbert, 44, received two sets of federal charges. One was for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and use of a firearm in furtherance of a …