The Looter Gets 15 Years

[Nbadan]

What about the foragers?

KENNER, Louisiana (AP) -- Three people convicted of hauling away liquor, wine and beer from a grocery store after Hurricane Katrina were sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison.

The judge said he wanted to send a message that looting would not be tolerated when he gave the maximum sentence to Coralnelle Little, 36, Rhonda McGowen, 42, and Paul C. Pearson, 36, all of Kenner.

A jury convicted the trio May 2 on a portion of the state's looting law that took effect two weeks before the Aug. 29 storm. The amended law set a three-year minimum sentence, and a maximum of 15 years in prison, for looting during a declared state of emergency.

CNN

No WORD on what the maximum sentence for 'finders' is yet, but here is a bit more on this story..

A Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy testified he was alerted to the liquor aisle by the clinking sound of bottles and caught the three with carts loaded with the liquor and beer. The defense attorneys argued that the store already was ransacked, and their clients did not leave the business with looted goods.

Little, McGowen and Pearson each testified that they were not looting, but they offered conflicting accounts of matters such as who drove to the store.

Pearson, who had a clean criminal history, testified he went to the store to get insulin for his ailing mother, who stayed home through the storm and was running low on her medication. Deputies later confirmed Pearson's story and delivered the insulin to his mother, according to testimony.

Released from jail on bond, Little was later hired by the same store she was accused of looting, the store manager testified.

NOLA

So, Little was out on bond, hired by the same store he is accused of looting, and now back in jail for 15 yrs? Justice served.

:throwup

[DarkReign]

Loota Time!

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