FELON JUMPS BAIL BEFORE SENTENCING.Byline: - Nicholas Grudin A Glendale man convicted of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. and facing life behind bars posted $1.56 million bail, then skipped town, sparking a manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. that will likely lead to Mexico, police said Monday. Carlos Hernandez, 24, was convicted in November of trying to kill Edgar Martinez, 24, after an altercation in a downtown Glendale bar a year earlier. He posted bail just days before his Dec. 11 sentencing and has not been seen since, said Glendale police Sgt. Ian Grimes. ``He posted bail because he intended to flee, because he knew he was facing 25 years to life,'' Grimes said, adding that Hernandez should be considered armed and dangerous. ``He knows what's facing him, so he's got nothing to lose,'' Grimes said. Grimes believes Hernandez fled to Mexico, where he has relatives. Mexico will not extradite ex·tra·dite v. ex·tra·dit·ed, ex·tra·dit·ing, ex·tra·dites v.tr. 1. To give up or deliver (a fugitive, for example) to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority. 2. U.S. fugitives who could face the death penalty or a life sentence. ``The D.A. is trying to work with the Mexican government to resolve this issue,'' said Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Grimes and Deputy District Attorney Charles Chaiyarachta are upset by the disappearance of Hernandez. ``I'm disappointed and I hope that one way or another we'll be able to find him and bring him over for sentencing,'' Chaiyarachta said. Grimes was surprised that the court set bail for Hernandez, or that the convicted 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. found a bondsman bondsman n. 1) someone who sells bail bonds. 2) a surety (guarantor or insurance company who/which provides bonds for performance. (See: bail bond, bond, bail bondsman) to back him. But Liz MacPherson, who runs Paco's Bail Bonds, the firm that paid Hernandez's bail and put up the $1.5 million, said it was a routine bail request. ``If a client is sitting in your office with everything he needs for our insurance, then any bondsman would take it,'' MacPherson said. Anyone with information on Hernandez's whereabouts it asked to call Grimes at (818) 548-3987. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: HERNANDEZ |
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