CARJACK RESULTS IN LIFE TERM.Byline: Daily News A reputed reputed adj. referring to what is accepted by general public belief, whether or not correct. gang member was sentenced to life in prison for a carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger in August. Nineteen-year-old Arturo Mota of Lancaster pleaded guilty Wednesday to 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 the purpose of carjacking and was immediately sentenced to a life term, officials said. ``I had a very strong case against him,'' said 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. County Deputy District Attorney Peter Bliss, part of the Lancaster sheriff's station gang violence suppression team. Mota and two companions were accused of punching a motorist and forcing their way into his vehicle Aug. 16 at 12th Street West and Avenue J-11. The trio ordered the man to drive away, then a short distance away told him to get out, deputies said. As the robbers drove off, the motorist ran to a nearby business for help. Lancaster gang detectives spent months identifying the three suspects. A 17-year-old admitted to a role in the crime in juvenile court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial . Alvaro Aguilar, 20, of Lancaster is scheduled to go to trial April 12 on charges of kidnapping for purposes of carjacking, kidnapping for robbery, and robbery. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion