2 KILLERS NOW FACE LIFE TERMS IN PRISON.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER - An ex-convict and a state prison inmate face life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering two Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley men in a 2003 car- to-car shooting. William Hogan William Hogan was born in Ireland and became a priest before emigrating to America around 1810. Assigned to St. Mary's parish in Philadelphia, he proved himself a popular priest. , 39, and Robert Campos, 25, were convicted of killing the two 27-year-old men - Richard David House of California City and James MacArthur Madden of Lancaster - and wounding a woman who was riding in their car at Avenue J-8 and 12th Street West. ``The motive was never presented at trial. It never came out in evidence,'' Deputy District Attorney Benny Osorio said. ``It may have been drug-related, but we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. .'' A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about two days before deciding Monday that Hogan and Campos are guilty of murder and attempted murder. Jurors also convicted Hogan of felony evasion of arrest and Campos of being a felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. with a firearm. Jurors also found it true that this was a double murder and a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang - special circumstances special circumstances n. in criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. that make the defendants eligible for life in prison without parole or death. Prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty. Sentencing for the two men was set for May 12. The victims' Ford Taurus sedan was making a turn at the intersection on Aug. 6, 2003, when a second car pulled alongside and at least one person inside began shooting. Campos is already in prison for drugs and weapons offenses. Hogan, a Palmdale construction worker, was chased down and arrested nine days after the slayings. He fled from sheriff's deputies first in a vehicle on city streets, then on foot in backyards. Hogan has a prison record dating back to 1991 for crimes involving drugs, vehicle theft and possession of stolen property. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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