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One arrested in carjacking
Published Friday, August 7, 2009
NATCHEZ — What started as a friendly gesture ended in a felony carjacking Sunday.
Natchez Police Sgt. Craig Godbold said a Natchez resident traveling in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Street at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday was flagged-down by a man asking for a ride.
“(The driver) recognized him as a former classmate and offered him a ride,” Godbold said.
Once the driver stopped, two men entered his vehicle and requested a ride to a nearby service station.
Shortly after entering the vehicle, one of the men pulled a gun on the driver and told him they intended to rob him, Godbold said.
However, as the three men drove through the city, the driver was able to convince the men to let him drop them of at a department store on Sergeant S. Prentiss Drive so that they could rob someone else, Godbold said.
“When they got (to the store) the driver jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the store,” Godbold said.
His assailants left in his vehicle.
Godbold said the driver was able to identify Desmond Washington, 22, as the alleged gunman in the carjacking.
An arrest warrant has been issued for a second suspect in the incident, however police are not releasing his identity.
Washington is currently being held without bond.
Comments
Posted by ProNatchez (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It was just a misunderstanding. They just needed a ride. They didn't mean to steal the car. The guy abandoned it. Yeah. That's it. He abandoned the car and they were just moving it out of the way of the gas pumps. They were just trying to help.
Posted by natashakubelikov (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 12:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He,ll be out soon doing it again,next time it might be a bullet in somebody.
Posted by srob (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 12:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
lovely.
Posted by Hardcorps (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 1:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Bubba gon be messin wid cho Desmond TooToo.
Posted by ckurself1st (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 2:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
These guys could have seriously hurt this man. They should be locked up with no bond so they won't get out of jail and do this again while waiting for this trial. What is wrong with these people and the judges who let them out?I am sick of reading about someone being carjacked and shoplifting. The judges are not sentencing these people correctly cause they will be out doing this again. Teach them a lesson. Just lock them up until trial and then send them away.
Posted by batsnapper (Allen Richard) on August 7, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
ckurself1st, did you not read the article? "Washington is currently being held without bond." An arrest warrant is out for the second suspect. I bet the victims of these crimes are also sick of the carjacking and shoplifting. Maybe you should run for judge so you can sentence "these people correctly".
Posted by lowrider (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Bullet! The only cure for stupidity
Posted by NAMVET (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 8:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"JACK THE JACKER", REMBER THE 'CASTLE LAW' ALLOWS YOU TO DEFEND YOUR PROPERTY. IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, YOUR AOTOMOBILE IS A EXTENTION OF YOUR HOME !!!!! LET THESE PUNKS COME ACROSS THE RIVER AND TRY THAT BS !!!!
Posted by saintsfan (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Poor stupid stupid young people, I hope they get a free stay at the adams county cross bar hotel to think of what they have done for a long long time.. and I agree with Lowrider a bullet is the only cure for stupid...doh
Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
isn't it nice to catch up with old friends
at gunpoint
oh yeah.....
hope they have a nice vacation at Parchman for a long time.....
Posted by kpage1 (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 9:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Nah, Mr. Rogers, they won't go to Parchman...they'll get probation. And it makes me sick.
Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
4am, !!???
did you notice that!! 4 am - I would NEVER pick up anyone (unless I knew them and knew them well) at 4 AM.......
oh, on another note.....
did you know Craig Godbold is running for Sheriff of Adams County?
I think he would do a great job
He needs monetary support to get the word out about his qualifications and that he is running, please contact Craig Godbold and offer a contribution to his campaign
I did, he will have a tough time beating the other guys that have big money support,
we need a sheriff that will help Adams Co, all of it, not just the big shots.......
Posted by geauxtigers (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
No good deed ever goes unpunished.
Posted by kpage1 (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Mr. Rogers... I wouldn't pick up ANYONE at 4am I went to Natchez High School with!!!
Posted by natashakubelikov (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Just don,t pick up anyone,how simple is that??
Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 10:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
ckurself1st
you know you do have a point
I have had several people arrested for shoplifting, and it was their third or fourth offense which is supposed to be a felony....
but if they plead guilty the judge will allow the charge to be a misdemeanor, give them two months to pay their fine, give them a suspended sentence for most of their jail time, and allow the jail time they do have to spend in jail to be scheduled to be when they are off from work.......
so it's like let's do everything we can to prevent thieves from experiencing ANY inconvenience they might have while receiving their "punishment".....I personally disagree with this philosophy.
when you consider the time you have to give up from work to "prosecute" these thieves, the fact that they did along with the leniency they receive for their crimes, it is really frustrating and aggravating........
Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 10:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Okay, the messed up part about this whole thing ALSO is, the guy told them he would drop them off at a store so they could rob someone else!!!! WTH!!!!!!?????
Posted by gottabehappy (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeah Teach i was wondering when someone else would notice that!!
Posted by mslugirl (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
And dropped them off at a "department store" at 4AM..I didn't realize WalMart was a department store..that's the only store open at that time of morning.
Posted by endofitall (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ya'll don't get it.
The guy had a gun. Do whatever it takes to get out of the situation.
He probably called 911 straight away with details of his stolen car by an armed criminal.
Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 1 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I do get it. What I don't get is why are you picking folk up at 4AM even IF you do "know" them? Like another poster said, I know folk I went to high school with and they aren't getting near me, let alone in my car!
Posted by tiredoflosers (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
STUCK ON STUPID!!!
Posted by bperkins77 (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 1:20 p.m.
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Posted by elvisss (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
fail
Posted by Yzzzguy2u (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 6:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
i dont ever pick anyone up period, dog eat dog!
Posted by sista (anonymous) on August 7, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hello, someone put these judges on th bench !!
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