On January 8, 2013, 18-year-old Cameron Christian Blake robbed a gas station, apparently so he could purchase a gift for his mother. It all went down at around 3 a.m., when Blake pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded money in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Blake told police that he stole $130 and bought an $82 Kindle Fire reading tablet for his mother. The rest of the money was spent on marijuana. Blake also admitted to threatening the cashier with a BB gun. Blake pleaded guilty to felony robbery, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. He is being
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Gas Station Robber Says He Just Wanted to Buy a Gift for His Mom
21 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Armed Robbery, Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Felony Crimes, Robbery, Theft Crimes | No CommentsMurder and Arson Charges for Mentally Ill Defendant
18 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Arson, Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Sentencing, Felony Crimes, Murder | No CommentsJerome Isaac, 48, of Brooklyn pleaded guilty to the horrific murder of 73-year-old Deloris Gillespie. Surveillance video reveals Isaac spraying liquid from a hose into an elevator where Gillespie was standing before torching her with a Molotov cocktail. Isaac claimed that the elderly woman owed him money for some odd jobs he had done for her. While Isaac suffers from mental illness, he was found fit to stand trial. His sentencing was postponed in late November after he told a probation officer that he was hearing voices and that the devil made him commit the crime. However, a psychiatric evaluation
Suspect Robs Banks in Scottsdale & Phoenix
17 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Felony Crimes, Robbery, Theft Crimes | No Comments22-year-old Charlotte Willenzik was arrested at her grandparents’ home in Cave Creek, Arizona after surveillance videos led police to believe that she robbed a Chase Bank in North Scottsdale. Willenzik reportedly entered the bank just before 6 p.m. and handed a teller a demand note. She received an undisclosed amount of money before leaving in a gold sedan. After searching her room, detectives recovered most of the money that was stolen. Willenzik, who admitted to stealing the money to support a drug addiction, is also a suspect in a Phoenix bank robbery that occurred one day before the robbery in
Second-Degree Murder as a Hate Crime
15 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Sentencing, Felony Crimes, Hate Crimes, Murder, Second-Degree Murder | No Comments31-year-old Erika Menendez is facing charges for second-degree murder as a hate crime after she pushed 46-year-old Sunando Sen in front of an oncoming subway train in Queens. Sen died of multiple blunt-force trauma. When asked why she pushed a stranger to his death Menendez answered, “I pushed a Muslim off the train tracks because I hate Hindus and Muslims and ever since 2011 when they put down the twin towers I’ve been beating them up.” Meris Campbell, spokeswoman from the prosecutor’s office, said that there is no reason to believe that the victim was wearing any clothing that would
Aggravated Assault by Sledgehammer in Mesa, AZ
14 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Aggravated Assault, Assault, Criminal Damage, Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Disorderly Conduct, Domestic Violence, Felony Crimes | No CommentsPolice officers were called to a trailer home on 56th St. and north of Broadway Road in Mesa around 10:30 p.m. after receiving a distress call on New Year’s Eve. The call came from a man who had locked himself in his bedroom because his roommate, Jeffery West, was coming after him with a sledgehammer. Initially, West was arguing with his brother when his roommate tried to break up their fight. West then directed his anger towards his roommate, trying to attack him with the sledgehammer. His roommate called 911, and the operator admitted to hearing the door smashing and
Sister Accidentally Shoots Brother in Phoenix; Likely Manslaughter Charges
10 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Offenses, Criminal Sentencing, Felony Crimes, Gun Charges, Manslaughter, Weapons Charges | No CommentsShortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 19-year-old Savannah Ramirez accidentally shot her 22-year-old brother, Manuel Ortiz in the face while the two were playing around with the gun, posing for a Facebook photo together. Ortiz died at the scene. Ramirez and Ortiz had come to the apartment complex on 37th Avenue and McDowell in Phoenix from another party, and officers suspect that alcohol may have played a factor in Ortiz’s death. Ramirez was questioned and then released, but authorities speculate that if alcohol was found in her system, she will likely face manslaughter charges. Arizona law A.R.S. 13-1103
Gun Owners Are Obligated to Store their Weapons Safely
9 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Offenses, Criminal Sentencing, Felony Crimes, Gun Charges, Manslaughter, Misdemeanor Crimes, Reckless Endangerment, Weapons Charges | No Comments25-year old Nick Bell and his friend, 24-year-old Jeffrey Charbonneau were invited to stay at the Vermont home of Jim Goodwin on the night before Thanksgiving. In the morning, Bell came into the room where Charbonneau was sleeping to wake him up. Jokingly, Bell took a .22-caliber semi-automatic rifle, with no safety engaged, off of a wall in the room and began walking around the bed with it. The rifle went off accidentally and a bullet entered Charbonneau’s heart from the side, instantly killing him. Bell pleaded no contest to felony charges of manslaughter, and misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment
Could Jodi Arias become Arizona’s 5th Woman on Death Row?
8 January 2013 by jacksonwhite | Criminal Defense Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Sentencing, Death Penalty, Felony Crimes, First-Degree Murder, Murder | No Comments32-year-old Jodi Arias was arrested in Siskiyou County, California in July of 2008 for the brutal murder of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Alexander’s body was found by his roommates in his home in Mesa, AZ on June 9, 2008; he was shot in the face, stabbed 27 times, and his throat was slit from ear to ear. Investigators described the crime scene as one of the most gruesome they had ever seen. His roommates immediately suspected Arias, telling the 911 operator that she had recently slashed his tires. Arias initially denied that she was with Alexander when he died, but
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