RESEDA MAN ENTERS PLEA IN SHOOTING, BUS PURSUIT.Byline: - Daily News and wire services A Reseda man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to shooting a man, commandeering a bus and leading police on a harrowing downtown chase that ended with a fatal crash. Carlos Ray Garcia, 40, was arraigned in Superior Court on charges of murder, 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. , 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 , six counts of kidnapping for carjacking, robbery, attempted carjacking and evasion of an officer resulting in death. Special circumstance allegations could make Garcia eligible for a death sentence if he is convicted. ``My office will decide the penalty within the next 30 days and then we'll proceed from there,'' Deputy District Attorney Pat Dixon said. A pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. hearing next month may decide a trial date, now expected by the end of February, he said. Defense attorney Ezekiel Perlo wouldn't talk to reporters. Police detectives said the May 2 shooting that led to the bus chase apparently was motivated by hate because Garcia allegedly told shooting victim Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis (born March 27, 1927, New York City) is a prominent liberal intellectual, writing for The New York Times op-ed page and , 35, that he did not like African-American men associating with Hispanic women. After the shooting, Garcia allegedly jumped aboard the Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus and forced the driver to speed away at gunpoint. Police chased the bus, carrying four women passengers and a 4-year-old girl, for about five minutes through downtown before the bus ran a red light and broadsided a minivan, killing Guadalupe Arrevalos, 34, of Norwalk. The bus then hit a United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. truck. Garcia jumped out of the wrecked bus and tried to carjack car·jack or car-jack tr.v. car·jacked, car·jack·ing, car·jacks To commit forcible theft of (a vehicle) from its users. [car + (hi)jack. an automobile before he was swarmed by police and arrested, investigators said. |
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