KILLING CALLED JUSTIFIED; JEWELRY STORE OWNER WON'T BE PROSECUTED.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer Prosecutors on Tuesday determined that a Van Nuys jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. store owner was justified in killing two armed robbers during a Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. heist. Nelson Segovia will not face criminal prosecution for shooting the bandits as they fled Joyeria Segovia on Vanowen Street near Woodley Avenue, said Deputy District Attorney Larry Diamond Larry Diamond is a professor, lecturer, adviser, and author on foreign policy, foreign aid, and democracy. In early 2004, he was a senior adviser on governance to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. . ``Under California and federal law, the victim was allowed to use deadly force An amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. Police officers may use deadly force in specific circumstances when they are trying to enforce the law. to apprehend fleeing felons as well as to prevent a violent felony. It appears to come within the law of a justifiable homicide justifiable homicide n. a killing without evil or criminal intent, for which there can be no blame, such as self-defense to protect oneself or to protect another, or the shooting by a law enforcement officer in fulfilling his/her duties. ,'' he said. Segovia could not be reached for comment, but his business partner said Segovia remained distraught. ``He's going through a lot of hell. He had to kill two people,'' said the business partner, who identified himself only as Gordon. Slain in the heist were Ruben Herrera, 29, and Eilia Moran, 35, both of 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. . Another suspect has been captured and was charged Monday with two counts of armed robbery. Addar Abdel Diaz-Ponce, 21, of Los Angeles has pleaded not guilty and is facing a preliminary hearing March 4. If convicted, he could be sentenced to more than 19 years in prison, said Deputy District Attorney John Zajec. Prosecutors declined to file murder charges against Diaz-Ponce because he did not instigate To incite, stimulate, or induce into action; goad into an unlawful or bad action, such as a crime. The term instigate is used synonymously with abet, which is the intentional encouragement or aid of another individual in committing a crime. the shooting that led to the death of his accomplices, Zajec said. A fourth suspect has been tentatively identified but remains at large, said Detective Mel Arnold of the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Division. Police released more details, saying Segovia and a female customer who walked into the jewelry store during the robbery were both tied up and put in a bathroom. Citing safety concerns, detectives would not identify the customer, a 39-year-old Reseda woman who was robbed of several watches she had brought to be repaired. She was not injured. After loading up on jewelry and other valuables, the robbers were preparing to leave but needed Segovia's help to remove the videotape from the surveillance system. ``So they untied him to get the tape out of the machine and forgot to tie him up again,'' Arnold said. In haste Adv. 1. in haste - in a hurried or hasty manner; "the way they buried him so hurriedly was disgraceful"; "hastily, he scanned the headlines"; "sold in haste and at a sacrifice" hastily, hurriedly , Herrera simply took the whole videotape machine and fled the store with his accomplices while Segovia grabbed a handgun and opened fire, Arnold said. The two robbers who escaped fled on foot, leaving behind a getaway van that had been stolen in the Wilshire area a few days earlier. The videotape machine also was left at the scene, allowing investigators to identify Diaz-Ponce. |
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