What Happens in Vegas II
It was pretty easy for police in Las Vegas, Nev., to identify a robber who had hit a shoe store: he dropped his cell phone when he fled. Minutes later, a police officer answered the phone when it rang. “The caller identified himself as Jereme and said he was the owner of the cell phone, and he wanted it back,” said Clark County Prosecutor Frank Coumou. That led to the arrest of Jereme Botiz, 18, for robbery and, since he pistol-whipped the clerk, battery. “Perhaps we should tack on a charge of felony novice criminal.” (Las Vegas Review-Journal) ...An extra felony for making your job easier? Not very sporting, sir.
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