Suspect in R.C. home burglaries was recently acquitted of murder
One of the reputed gang members charged this month with burglarizing homes in Rancho Cucamonga was tried and recently acquitted of murder in Riverside County.
Edward Lamar Scott, 20, was among 15 people charged with murder following the February 2006 shooting deaths of two men in Banning.
A Riverside Superior Court jury acquitted Scott of murder on Jan. 16, 2009, but found him guilty of a felony street-gang charge.
Scott was jailed awaiting trial after his arrest on suspicion of murder in February 2006, and was released from custody when he was acquitted of murder. His sentencing in the case is pending.
About three months after his release, Scott and five other people were arrested in connection with a recent string of residential burglaries in Rancho Cucamonga and other affluent communities along the 210 Freeway.
Scott and 16-year-old Anthony Hicks were arrested April 14 in the area of Candlewood Street and Lockhaven Avenue after a neighbor called sheriff's deputies to report suspicious activity.
When deputies arrived, they saw three men loading a TV into a parked car. Deputies arrested Scott and Hicks at the scene.
The third man -- 20-year-old Craisean Ryan Evans -- allegedly ran from the scene and was arrested April 17.
Prosecutors have accused the men of burglarizing a home earlier in the day on April 14 in the 7500 block of Center Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga.
Scott and Evans, alleged members of the Edgemont Criminals street gang of Moreno Valley, appeared this morning in West Valley Superior Court for a hearing to confirm Wednesday's preliminary-hearing date.
The two men declined to waive their constitutional right to a preliminary hearing within 10 days of being charged -- a right that defendants routinely waive to allow their defense attorneys time to sufficiently review their case.
The men are each charged with two counts of burglary, and prosecutors have added an allegation that the alleged crimes were committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang.
The gang allegation could potentially add up to five years' prison time if the men are convicted of burglary.
Scott and Evans rejected plea offers from prosecutors today -- offers of 12 years in state prison for Scott, and four to six years in state prison for Evans, said Deputy District Attorney Tom Colclough, who is prosecuting Scott and Evans in San Bernardino County.
They each remain jailed in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Hicks, a minor, is not currently being prosecuted as an adult in the case, Colclough said.
Three other people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property. Riverside County prosecutors are reviewing that matter for possible prosecution there, Colclough said.
Hope he ends up with 25 years since he rejected the 12 years.
12 years for burglary, HA! What kind of plea offer is that? That D.A. is a dumb-ass idiot.
These stupid kids are lucky thet are going to jail rather than getting shot by the homeowners...Everyone I know in Rancho has a gun and will protect their families if they have to ! Lord stop all of the thieves and make them repent !
What about Commandment #1, Thou Shall Not Kill? Don't you think there are other ways. I agree with you, I would have blasted a hole right through their heads. But if you are coming out with this commandment stuff, and you are talking about shooting people, then you are a hypocrite.
i would have tampered with the witnesses and took the 5 1/2
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Why are you here? Why are you commenting? If you've noticed, the people commenting are Rancho citizens who actually care about the community and don't want to see it go to shit. You however, after reading your comments on various crimes; are all about "it's ok, it's no big deal" kind of attitude.
Now, don't get me wrong. You are entitiled to an opinion and there's not a damn thing I can do about you commenting. But I gotta ask you......why are you here? Seriously?
You clearly don't care about people selling drugs, burglers, and God only knows what else you're just peachy fine with.
I thought the media was not supposed to release the names of juvenile offenders.
Most of the articles I read about crimes in RC say the perpetrators come from other cities like Moron Valley and Pomona. Why can't they stay there?
Mary, Mary, Mary,...Why are you picking on me? Dont have enough money to buy what I suggested to you on the other subject? I stick to what I said. I think 12 years is a bit much. And I was speaking to "Commandment guy", not your ass. I dont want to see any neighborhood go to shit either. I must have to explaine it to your dumb, side-busting ass. I was just telling "Commandment guy" that how could he talk about the Commandments and talk about shooting a person in the same paragraph? I guess you must be with the N.R.A., or some other group that exercises violent behavior towards others, huh? Like I said Mary, get a fucking life. Bye now, you have a good day.
who_me - you are an idiot - aren't things bad enough as it is? Do you not have anything else to do but criticize people?
To kt: Mind your own business chump. You dont even know whats going on. Bitch!
To kt: By the way, aren't you doing the same thing? Don't YOU have anything better to do than to criticize me? Like I said, mind your own business, I wasn't talking to you. Sidebuster.
who-me.... who the fuck are you anyway? you think if you throw around a few curse words your momma breast fed you with, you get to feel superior to others? Get the fuck up your own ass and smell who's full of shit.