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WWW . D A . T U L S A C O U N T Y . O R G V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3 P A G E 1 forced to relocate. Watashe had three prior felony convic-tions. Assistant DA John Lackey prosecuted. Dale Ackerson was found guilty in June of the murder of Dacari Ackerson, 2 months, and sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON. The child died of blunt trauma to the head, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Ronald Distefano. The doctor testified that he also observed signs of other injuries, including four fractured ribs. Prosecutors were Assistant DA Jake Cain and Rob Sher. T ulsa County juries sent 66 criminals to prison as of Oct. 31, 2008 for crimes including murder, rape, robbery, shooting with intent to kill, sex-ual assault of a child, maiming, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse and setting a house on fire with a family inside. Tulsa County prosecutors con-vinced juries to send 18 murder-ers to prison. Six others pled guilty or no contest to murder rather than face a jury trial. Eight other defendants were convicted or pled guilty to manslaughter and were sent to prison. With guilty pleas, a total of 1,571 offenders have been sent to prison from Tulsa County as of Sept. 30, 2008. In 2008 trials, one murderer was sentenced to DEATH, nine defendants received sentences of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, and ten were sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON. One defendant was acquitted of shooting a man to death and wounding another. The surviving victim identified the defendant as the shooter. In June, Jesus Franciso Her-nandez was convicted of mur-der in the stabbing death of Aletheia Kikugawa, 32, and her 15-week-old fetus. He was sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE and 30 YEARS IN PRISON. Assistant DAs Michelle Keely and Chris-tina Wolfram prosecuted. Jonathan Watashe was con-victed of arson in August 2008 and sentenced to 30 YEARS IN PRISON for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a home that was occupied by Tonya Redricks and four family members, includ-ing children. The crime occurred Dec. 20, 2007. The family es-caped unharmed, but was 66 Violent Criminals Taken Off Tulsa Area Streets in Jury Trials So Far in 2008 INSIDE: Trial Results 2 Justice for BA Hostage, Police 3 Child Witnesses 4 Elder Abuse 5 Hoops & Hope 6 Message From DA Tim Harris 8 Trees of Honor 7 In Pursuit of Justice V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3 N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 8 See VIOLENT CRIME Page 2 T I M H A R R I S T U L S A C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y "When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers." Proverbs 21:15 A family of five lived in this home when Jonathon Watashe tossed a Molotov cocktail through the window in December 2007. The family escaped unharmed. Watashe will serve 30 years for First-Degree Arson. OFFENDERS SENT TO PRISON FROM TULSA COUNTY 2006 1,843 2007 1,961 2008 1,571* * through 9-30-08
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Full text | WWW . D A . T U L S A C O U N T Y . O R G V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3 P A G E 1 forced to relocate. Watashe had three prior felony convic-tions. Assistant DA John Lackey prosecuted. Dale Ackerson was found guilty in June of the murder of Dacari Ackerson, 2 months, and sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON. The child died of blunt trauma to the head, according to forensic pathologist Dr. Ronald Distefano. The doctor testified that he also observed signs of other injuries, including four fractured ribs. Prosecutors were Assistant DA Jake Cain and Rob Sher. T ulsa County juries sent 66 criminals to prison as of Oct. 31, 2008 for crimes including murder, rape, robbery, shooting with intent to kill, sex-ual assault of a child, maiming, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse and setting a house on fire with a family inside. Tulsa County prosecutors con-vinced juries to send 18 murder-ers to prison. Six others pled guilty or no contest to murder rather than face a jury trial. Eight other defendants were convicted or pled guilty to manslaughter and were sent to prison. With guilty pleas, a total of 1,571 offenders have been sent to prison from Tulsa County as of Sept. 30, 2008. In 2008 trials, one murderer was sentenced to DEATH, nine defendants received sentences of LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, and ten were sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON. One defendant was acquitted of shooting a man to death and wounding another. The surviving victim identified the defendant as the shooter. In June, Jesus Franciso Her-nandez was convicted of mur-der in the stabbing death of Aletheia Kikugawa, 32, and her 15-week-old fetus. He was sentenced to LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE and 30 YEARS IN PRISON. Assistant DAs Michelle Keely and Chris-tina Wolfram prosecuted. Jonathan Watashe was con-victed of arson in August 2008 and sentenced to 30 YEARS IN PRISON for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a home that was occupied by Tonya Redricks and four family members, includ-ing children. The crime occurred Dec. 20, 2007. The family es-caped unharmed, but was 66 Violent Criminals Taken Off Tulsa Area Streets in Jury Trials So Far in 2008 INSIDE: Trial Results 2 Justice for BA Hostage, Police 3 Child Witnesses 4 Elder Abuse 5 Hoops & Hope 6 Message From DA Tim Harris 8 Trees of Honor 7 In Pursuit of Justice V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3 N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 8 See VIOLENT CRIME Page 2 T I M H A R R I S T U L S A C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y "When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers." Proverbs 21:15 A family of five lived in this home when Jonathon Watashe tossed a Molotov cocktail through the window in December 2007. The family escaped unharmed. Watashe will serve 30 years for First-Degree Arson. OFFENDERS SENT TO PRISON FROM TULSA COUNTY 2006 1,843 2007 1,961 2008 1,571* * through 9-30-08 |
Date created | 2012-08-24 |
Date modified | 2012-08-24 |