Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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In a move that may cost the two men several years of their lives in jail, Edmon Adonis Washington, 35, and Brook Thomas Lindsey, 30, allegedly waltzed about Inglewood on August 16 carrying assault rifles. The pair, wearing camouflage and body armor, were later arrested in the San Fernando Valley. In California, it is not legal to possess an assault weapon unless it was the owner's possession prior to the date it was defined as an assault weapon. The weapons involved in this...
Just before 3 am Sunday morning, Ethiopian cab driver Asfawosen Alemseged picked up 3 passengers in downtown LA. One passenger got back into the cab. A fist fight erupted over whether the cab fare was too high, because it was "more than twice what Uber charges." Witnesses say Alemseged died when his head hit the pavement. The LAPD tracked the suspect for a few blocks east of the scene. An LAYellowcab spokesman said that Alemseged was, "A nice man and well loved by...
Uncle and Nephew pair Steve Avery and Brendan Dassey were the subject of a Netflix special called making a murderer. An appeals court has thrown out their convictions, as based on Brandon's 2005 confession. It is unclear at this time whether this will require a retrial . The Netflix special focused on glaring police incompetence. Nevertheless the pair were convicted in 2007. The Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer” tells the story of a Wisconsin man wrongly con...
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office obtained a conviction and eight-year sentence today for a man accused of falsely obtaining title to properties at auction. Lamar Adams, 46, pleaded guilty to one count each of grand theft, identity theft, and procuring and offering a false and forged instrument. LA Superior Court Judge Dorothy Reyes immediately sentenced him to eight years and four months in prison. Adams used fake cashier checks to 'buy' homes and other proper...
In a grisly case of overkill, the District Attorney's office obtained a guilty-plea to a murder from a man already on death row. James Robert Scott, 52, admitted to the 1982 murder of Vivian Johnson at her residence in the 3900 block of Welland Avenue in South Los Angeles. Johnson, 40, was found strangled to death in her home. Scott's admission followed the discovery in 2014 that DNA evidence at the scene of Johnson's death linked him to the crime. He was immediately sentenced...
A Queens, NY Imam was shot in the head and his assistant was shot in the chest by an unknown gunman in broad daylight as they left prayer services at the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid Mosque in Ozone Park. Around 1:50 pm EST, the two men were walking together when a strange man approached them, pulled out a large handgun, and started firing. The shooter, who fled the scene, was described by witnesses as tall and dark-skinned, possibly Hispanic, wearing a dark blue shirt and short...
On Wednesday, the so-called "Grim Sleeper" serial killer, was sentenced to death by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy. The sentence followed a 6-month jury trial for former city sanitation worker Lonnie Franklin, Jr, 63. In her sentence, Kennedy agreed with the jury's June recommendation of the death penalty. Franklin was convicted on May 5 of all 10 counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murders. He is believed...
The four men who kidnapped and then murdered Hector Jauregui Campos, 24, were each sentenced on August 10 to 16 years to life in prison. On September 7, 2012, Campos was shot twice, beaten, strangled, and yet survived a trip to the hospital and did not succumb to his injuries until the next day. On July 25, 2016, four men were convicted of carrying out the brutal attack. Jose Duenas, 23, Christopher Arevalo Ramirez, 24, Rafael Antonio Portales, 25, and Rafael Bravo, 25, were...
