Roberts was born in 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Kentucky.

[1][2] Roberts earned an associate degree in criminal justice from the Community College of the Air Force in 1993, a B.S.

[1][2] Roberts joined the United States Air Force at age 19.

He served from April 1984 to August 1993, spending nine years a law enforcement specialist.

[1] In 2018, Roberts was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where he represented the 13th district between 2018 and 2022.