Only in America...well CA is not really part of America

DUI and hit-and-run case dismissed against immigrant in U.S. illegally

Constantino Banda Acosta had been deported to Mexico or allowed to return there voluntarily 17 times since 2002, according to records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

An immigrant in the country illegally who was tried twice on charges of driving while drunk and causing a crash in San Ysidro that seriously injured a 6-year-old boy will not be tried a third time, a judge ruled Friday.

The case against 39-year-old Constantino Banda Acosta, a Mexican citizen who has been deported from the United States more than a dozen times, was dismissed.

Chula Vista Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sontag had declared a mistrial on Monday after jurors informed her they were unable to reach verdicts on the felony charges, including hit-and-run causing serious injury and driving under the influence of alcohol.

So the six-year old kid he hit fractured his own skull?

In September, a different jury that had heard the case announced that it was deadlocked on the felony charges, but convicted him on misdemeanor counts of vandalism, battery, and driving without a license.

Sontag on Friday sentenced Banda on the three misdemeanor convictions, giving him credit for the more than two years of time he has already served while going through the two trials.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Christopher Chandler said immigration authorities had placed a hold on Banda so that he is not released from custody before federal prosecutors decide whether to pursue charges.

Banda was arrested after the May 6 crash that left then-6-year-old Lennox Lake with serious injuries, including a fractured skull. The family had been returning home to San Ysidro from a trip to Disneyland.

The case drew national interest after federal authorities said Banda had repeatedly crossed the border illegally. He had been deported to Mexico or allowed to return there voluntarily 17 times since 2002, according to records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

 Acosta should get together with this guy

and start a travel agency.

Chandler argued in both trials that Banda was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Silverado when he ran a stop sign and broadsided the Lake family's Honda Accord.

Banda was in the driver's seat of the pickup when Border Patrol agents pulled him from the vehicle less than two miles from the crash site.

Deputy Public Defender Juliana Humphrey contended that another man, Jorge Adame Ariza, was driving at the time of the crash.

Surveillance video shows Adame behind the wheel of the pickup earlier that evening when the pair left a Chula Vista restaurant.

Humphrey argued that police assumed too quickly that Banda was the driver, and they didn't question Adame until three days after the crash.

Chandler has said that Banda and Adame switched seats before the crash because Adame did not have a driver's license. Adame, who was in the country illegally, also testified that it was Banda who ran a stop sign and struck the Lake family's car.

Only in America...well CA is not really part of America

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Republican vs Democrat platform

Another saint in the making

Horrifying video shows Sacramento cops shoot unarmed black man 20 times and kill him in his own backyard after they mistake his cellphone for a gun

Nowhere in this article does it mention 'Saint Stephon' had been released from county jail about a month before his death.  

I'm still trying to find out what he was arrested for. 10-to-1 it was for using a crowbar instead of a key to gain access to a car. 

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The caller who summoned police said a male subject had broken car windows with a crowbar and was now hiding in a backyard. The suspect was described as a thin 6-foot-1 man wearing a black hoodie and dark pants.

(Take a look at the photos... the one with a thin 6-foot-1 man wearing a black hoodie and dark pants)

Police have released shocking video that shows the moment cops shot dead an unarmed father-of-two in his own backyard.

Officers fired 20 times at Stephon Alonzo 'Zoe' Clark, after chasing him through the streets at night, into the backyard of his grandparents' house, where he'd been staying. Clark, 23, died at the scene.

Police bodycam footage captured the moment that officers turned around the corner of a house, where they came across Clark.

Police have released shocking video that shows the moment cops shot dead an unarmed father-of-two in his own backyard

Officers fired 20 times at Stephon Alonzo 'Zoe' Clark, after chasing him through the streets at night, into the backyard of his grandparents' house (pictured after being shot)

Backing up, behind the corner, one of the cops was heard shouting 'Gun! Gun! Gun!' and shouted once 'Show me your hands', before his partner yelled: 'Get 'em, get 'em get 'em.'

Almost immediately, they both opened fire, reigning down a hail of 20 bullets in a matter of seconds. 

As Clark lay dying on the ground, the officers yelled at him to 'show me your hands!'

At no time in the clip were they heard to identify themselves as police officers.

As backup arrived, one of the officers says he thought that Clark had a weapon.

'He came up, and then he kind of approached us hands out, and then he fell down,' one of the officers said as fellow cops called out to Clark, to ask if he could move.

Another clip, taken from the police helicopter and shot in infrared, shows Clark jumping a neighbor's fence to get into his family's backyard

Two officers are then seen moving up the side of the house and confront him

Moments later, they opened fire and Clark collapsed to the ground

As Clark lay dying on the ground, the officers yelled at him to 'show me your hands!'

One of the responding officers said he saw 'something in his hands - it looked like a gun from our perspective.'

'He was still pointing when I saw him again.' 

When back up officers later rolled Clark over to handcuff him, no gun was found. Only a cellphone could be seen lying nearby.

Neither of the officers involved in the shooting have been identified. 

Another clip, taken from the police helicopter and shot in infrared, shows Clark jumping a neighbor's fence to get into his family's backyard.

Two officers are then seen moving up the side of the house and confront him.

Moments later, they opened fire and Clark collapsed to the ground.

Police said they shot and killed him because he was walking towards them holding an object, which they believed was a gun, and feared for their safety.

Investigators only found a cell phone near his body after he was gunned down. 

Dozens of people carrying signs and calling for police accountability took to the streets on Monday night to protest Clark's shooting. 

Another saint in the making

Are we back in high school again?

Trump attacks 'crazy Joe Biden' after the former VP said he would have 'beat the hell out of' Trump for disrespecting women

President Donald Trump is lashing out at Joe Biden for wanting to "beat the hell out of him," saying the former vice president "would go down fast and hard, crying all the way."

The Republican president tweeted Thursday: "Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he is weak, both mentally and physically, and yet he threatens me, for the second time, with physical assault. He doesn't know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way. Don't threaten people Joe!"

Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he is weak, both mentally and physically, and yet he threatens me, for the second time, with physical assault. He doesn’t know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way. Don’t threaten people Joe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018

Biden spoke at an anti-sexual assault rally in Florida on Tuesday and cited lewd comments Trump made in a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape about grabbing women.

The Democrat said, "If we were in high school, I'd take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him."

Are we back in high school again?

About time...ya think?

Justine Damond shooting: police officer Mohamed Noor charged with murder

© Reuters Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, was from Sydney.

I firmly believe had she been black Noor would have been charged a long time ago.

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A Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman in July has been booked on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. 

Related: Justine Damond's family say investigation into fatal shooting may have been botched

Officer Mohamed Noor turned himself in on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest in the death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. Damond was shot on 15 July, minutes after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.

The 40-year-old life coach was engaged to be married.

Damond’s family said in a written statement the charges were “one step toward justice”, and said they were pleased the Hennepin county attorney Mike Freeman had decided to bring charges. They said they hoped a strong case would be presented and Noor would be convicted.

“No charges can bring our Justine back,” they said. “However, justice demands accountability for those responsible for recklessly killing the fellow citizens they are sworn to protect, and today’s actions reflect that.”

Freeman was scheduled to discuss charges in the case at an afternoon news conference.

A policeman who was with Noor at the time of the shooting, Matthew Harrity, told investigators he was startled by a loud noise right before Damond approached the driver’s side window of their police SUV. 

Harrity, who was driving, said Noor then fired his weapon from the passenger seat. Damond died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen. 

The officers did not turn on their body cameras until after the shooting, and there was no squad camera video of the incident. 

The lack of video was widely criticized, and Damond’s family members were among the many people who called for changes in procedure, including how often officers are required to turn on their cameras. 

The shooting also prompted questions about the training of Noor, a two-year veteran and Somali American whose arrival on the force had been celebrated by city leaders and Minnesota’s large Somali community. 

Noor, 32, had trained in business and economics and worked in property management before becoming an officer. 

Noor has not talked publicly about the case and declined to be interviewed by state investigators. 

If convicted of third-degree murder, he could face a maximum of 25 years in prison, though the presumptive sentence is 12 years. A judge could issue a sentence ranging from about 10 to 15 years. 

The second-degree manslaughter charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, but the presumptive sentence is four years. The jail set bail at $500,000, according to jail records.

About time...ya think?