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Crown Heights, NY - DA Hynes Announces Indictments in Crown Heights Robbery and Assault |
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Crown Heights, NY - Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the indictments of Namor Clarke, 17, and Basean Parker, 15, in connection with a robbery and assault in Crown Heights last month.
In the 16-count indictment, the top charges against Parker and Clarke include Assault in the First Degree, Robbery in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree and Robbery in the Second Degree. If convicted, they could face a maximum of 25 years in prison.
The indictment charges that, on May 15, Clarke and Parker attacked Alon Sherman and stole his cell phone and bicycle, while Sherman, 16, rode his bicycle along Albany Avenue in Crown Heights, to buy his younger brother baby formula. As a result of the attack, Sherman suffered a broken jaw, contusions and lacerations around his left eye socket and had to have his jaw temporarily wired shut.
An indictment is an accusatory instruments and not proof of a defendant’s guilt
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Jun 05, 2008 at 03:35 PM Anonymous Says:
happy to - finally - see some justice taking place.
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Jun 05, 2008 at 03:47 PM NY ATTORNEY Says:
mazel tov
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Jun 05, 2008 at 04:37 PM joe Says:
they will be out prety soon this brooklyn the chances of them geting 25 years is zero i will be happy if they end up siting 2.5 years but thats a sweet drean hynes only does whats good for his carrer
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Jun 06, 2008 at 05:56 AM lavdafka Says:
That will be just wonderful! … if he can do some hard time. Say 10 years . Word will spread . Hood people will know about it.
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Jun 06, 2008 at 09:16 AM Yankl Says:
They will go to "school" as they call it and come out older, wiser, more muscular professional criminals.
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Jun 06, 2008 at 01:40 PM long live Zionisom Says:
what is everyone happy he is gettign charged with assault at most out in no time hate crime would be good assault is a joke 1/2 year and he will be out and get a star for doing time move up a notch on their wana be gangster road