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ansible

(1,718 posts)
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 08:23 PM Apr 2021

Teens accused in fatal carjacking of Uber Eats driver to reportedly get cushy plea deal

The two teen girls accused of killing an Uber driver in a botched carjacking in Washington, DC, in March are expected to reach a plea deal with prosecutors in the case. The bargain should be reached in the coming days, but it’s unclear if it will fully resolve the case, according to the Washington Post.

The girls are due back in court on April 20 to discuss the status of the case, the outlet said. The pair, ages 13 and 15, have been charged with felony murder, carjacking and armed robbery in the deadly incident, which they allegedly carried out near Nationals Park in the Southeast section of the nation’s capital.

Under DC law, the 13-year-old can’t be charged as an adult — even in a murder case, according to the Post. The 15-year-old suspect could be charged as an adult, but that would increase the burden of proof on prosecutors, the report said. In juvenile court in the district, defendants who are found “responsible” — meaning guilty — may only be jailed until the age of 21, according to the outlet.

Driver Mohammad Anwar, 66, was killed during the attempted carjacking last month as the two girls, allegedly armed with a Taser, tried to navigate the car down the street, cops said.

https://nypost.com/2021/04/05/teens-accused-in-fatal-uber-carjacking-to-get-plea-deal-report/

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Teens accused in fatal carjacking of Uber Eats driver to reportedly get cushy plea deal (Original Post) ansible Apr 2021 OP
Where did they get the teaser? Karadeniz Apr 2021 #1
I wouldn't call eight years in prison for a 13-year-old "cushy" TwilightZone Apr 2021 #2
it is compared to being 66 yrs old and murdered nt msongs Apr 2021 #3
Kind of like that Affluenza kid in Texas that didn't get any time for killing four. tenderfoot Apr 2021 #5
I would considering what they did. Fuck them both. JI7 Apr 2021 #6
That sucks. dhol82 Apr 2021 #4
They were also more concerned about their phone than the dead mishapen body JI7 Apr 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Quixote1818 Apr 2021 #8

TwilightZone

(25,428 posts)
2. I wouldn't call eight years in prison for a 13-year-old "cushy"
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 08:27 PM
Apr 2021

But then, this is the right-wing rag NY Post.

JI7

(89,241 posts)
7. They were also more concerned about their phone than the dead mishapen body
Mon Apr 5, 2021, 09:02 PM
Apr 2021

of the man they killed lying there.

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