2 MEN SENT TO PRISON.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. - Two reputed gang members convicted in a takeover-style bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. , in which nearly two dozen customers and employees were ordered to the floor, were sentenced Thursday to lengthy prison terms. Evyn Mack, 25, was sentenced to 65 years and four months to life in prison, and Mark Washington, 28, received a prison term of 42 years and eight months to life in prison. ``Although no one got hurt physically, people will have to live with emotional scars forever. They were victims of a takeover robbery, where they were forced to lie on the floor and forced to move from their location to the safe area at gunpoint,'' Deputy District Attorney Hayden Zacky said. ``If these guys are going to act with such viciousness toward innocent members of the community, they got exactly what they deserved,'' he said. Mack was sentenced to 35 years and four months in prison and then given a consecutive life sentence with a minimum eligible parole date of 30 years, Zacky said. Washington was sentenced to 27 years and eight months in prison with a consecutive life term and minimum parole date of 15 years, Zacky said. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury in August convicted the duo, whose escape from the bank in Palmdale was hindered when a sheriff's patrol car parked behind their getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite . The defendants were convicted of 17 counts each, including kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. for purposes robbery, robbery, assault with a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. , and false imprisonment false imprisonment, complete restraint upon a person's liberty of movement without legal justification. Actual physical contact is not necessary; a show of authority or a threat of force is sufficient. The person falsely imprisoned may sue the offender for damages. by violence. Jurors also found true an allegation that the crime was done to benefit or promote a street gang, Zacky said. Defense attorneys argued that the robbers' faces were covered with a ski mask and a bandanna, making it hard to tell whether they were Washington and Mack. About $30,000 of the $160,000 stolen remains unaccounted for An inclusive term (not a casualty status) applicable to personnel whose person or remains are not recovered or otherwise accounted for following hostile action. Commonly used when referring to personnel who are killed in action and whose bodies are not recovered. . The rest was found in shoe boxes and love-seat cushions at a Palmdale house where Mack and Washington were arrested. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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