Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 27, 2019 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2019 Quote 56 months for theft from US pilgrim Juan Luis Barahona, 25, wassentenced to 56 months in prison [four years and eight months] for stealing a cell phone from Powel Stanislaw Halat, a US pilgrim who participates in the World Youth Day (WYD), https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/56-months-for-theft-from-us-pilgrim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 That was swift justice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2019 Quote Pilgrim robbery with fake gun earns 10 year sentence Posted 27/01/2019 A 28-year-old Panamanian, was sentenced on Saturday,afternoon January 26 to 10 years in prison for aggravated robbery with a fake wooden pistol of a Colombian World Youth Day (WYD), pilgrim earlier in the day . Oscar Rodríguez stole the a bag with a WYD logo which held a passport belongings, prayer books, $20 and a cell phone belonging to the pilgrim returning to his home in Linda Vista, San Miguelito, at 12.30 a.m. after after participating in the Way of the Cross on the Cinta Costera the previous day In the afternoon of the same day, Rodriguez was aken to a hearing before a judge of guarantees. The prosecutor said that with the fake weapon in hand, the thief followed the pilgrim, yelling at him to stop; When he reached the entrance to the residence, he put the gun to the pilgrim's face and and took the WYD bag. The pilgrim ran to a police patrol car which, with the victims aboard chased Rodrigues who threw the bag away and was captured as he tried to climb a wall to escape. The judge said that although the gun was made of wood the pilgrim did bit know that and the thief had the intention of armed robbery. He warned that the sentence for aggravated robbery goes from 7 to 12 years and in this case could reach up to 18 years, Because the victim was a foreign tourist. The sentence was reduced to 10 years because the thief pleaded guilty. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/pilgrim-robbery-with-fake-gun-earns-10-year-sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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