WOMAN GOES TO PRISON IN HEIST DEFENDANT GETS SIX-YEAR TERM.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A 19-year-old woman was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for her role in a takeover robbery of a cell-phone store that turned into a chase through four shopping centers in west Palmdale. Joevonna Washington of Palmdale, who deputies said was the would-be getaway driver, pleaded no contest in July to robbery. Washington was arrested near a Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. in which the robbers arrived at the Crossing Palms shopping center May 23, deputies said. The car had been reported stolen the previous day in Palmdale. Sheriff's deputies surprised the masked robbers as they came out a side door of the Sprint store in the 800 block of Rancho Vista Boulevard. Deputies had been alerted by a 911 caller who saw the robbers get out of the Camry in the parking lot with two rifles. Other people helped identify the fleeing suspects and told deputies which way they went during the chase, officials said. Two Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley 18-year-olds and a 20-year-old ex-convict from Glendale are awaiting trial on charges of robbery 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. . All three were being held in lieu of $950,000 bail each. Before his arrest, Dennis Elliot, who got out of prison four weeks before the robbery after serving six months for vehicle theft, 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. a vehicle from a woman waiting in a Taco Bell Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., is a Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain based in Irvine, California, United States. The restaurant has locations primarily in the United States and Canada, but also operates outlets in several other markets. drive--through lane, deputies said. The 18-year-olds, Erin Mauldin of Lancaster and Edward Mouton mouton lamb pelt made to resemble seal or beaver. of Palmdale, were caught in a field as they tried to stuff money down gopher holes, sheriff's deputies said. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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