Horrifying gang rape & assault on mother & son

[smurfalicious]

4th teen charged in attack at Dunbar

Friday, August 17, 2007



WEST PALM BEACH — A fourth suspect was charged Thursday in connection with the Dunbar Village rape - a brutal attack that shattered the nerves of local residents and gained national attention.

A grand jury indicted Tommy L. Poindexter, 18, on charges of armed sexual battery by multiple perpetrators, burglary with assault or battery, and kidnapping. Prosecutors said they linked him to the crime through DNA evidence.

Poindexter has denied any involvement in the June 18 gang rape of a 35-year-old woman and assault of her 12-year-old son. His last address given to police was in Riviera Beach, but investigators aren't sure if he had a permanent home, West Palm Beach police spokesman Peter Robbins said.

The charges came eight days after Poindexter was taken into custody by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Tactical Unit for several outstanding felony warrants not related to the Dunbar case.

So far, Poindexter is the oldest defendant charged in the case.

Investigators said up to 10 young men raped the woman, assaulted her son and forced the mother and son to have sex with each other in their home. The attackers then poured cleaning agents on both and stole the woman's car and cellphone, forcing her to walk a mile to Good Samaritan Medical Center, authorities said.

Avion Lawson, 14, Nathan Walker, 16, and Jakaris Taylor, 15, were indicted July 18 on the same charges as Poindexter. All will be tried as adults. Each of the sexual battery counts carries a life sentence.

It is unclear how Poindexter knew the other defendants.

The tactical unit arrested Poindexter on Aug. 8 after he ran from officers in the 600 block of 36th Street in Lake Park, according to a sheriff's report. The unit had been requested to help find Poindexter because investigators wanted to question him about the Dunbar case.

Poindexter, authorities said, had six small bags of marijuana in a pants pocket and was charged with possession with intent to sell. Shortly after his arrest, West Palm Beach police took over the case and served a warrant to collect his DNA, the sheriff's report said.

Police have found DNA and fingerprints at the crime scene, Robbins said.

Poindexter has been in trouble with the law since he was 14, records show. He has been arrested five times for charges including violation of probation, vehicle theft and burglary.

A man who answered the phone at a West Palm Beach address listed under the name of Poindexter's father identified himself as the family attorney. He said the family was aware of the charges.

Since the attack, life has changed at the barren public housing complex built in 1940.

The woman and her son have moved. Housing authority executives are considering remaking the barracks-style complex, which was rejected for federal grant money in 2004. Armed security guards now patrol the area.

Police are searching for more suspects, Robbins said: "We still have a lot of arrests we're hoping to make."

[yesman065]

yeah I know Glatt - but again not on this specific case, but in general, there are crimes committed by "kids" that deserve far longer sentences than the year and a half or two that they get because the system says so. Things need to be more flexible and allow those who deal with this stuff all the time the ability to determine what is "fitting."

[glatt]

Originally Posted by yesman065

Things need to be more flexible and allow those who deal with this stuff all the time the ability to determine what is "fitting."

I absolutely agree with that. I hate the idea of legislators telling judges what they have to do in certain situations and not letting them look at the particulars for each case.

[Shawnee123]

I never said what I thought the punishment should be in this case. I did say to try them as adults, because of my feeling I outlined in post 154 (sounds like an American Legion baseball team.)

Lord knows what the punishment should be. I'm sure we run the spectrum on what is appropriate, as you said.

[Squid_Operator]

I say love your enemies.

[xoxoxoBruce]

But don't let your enemies love you.

[Cicero]

Another one bights the dust!! Hoooo-waaaa!

[xoxoxoBruce]

The charges came eight days after Poindexter was taken into custody by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Tactical Unit for several outstanding felony warrants not related to the Dunbar case.

~snip~

Poindexter, authorities said, had six small bags of marijuana in a pants pocket and was charged with possession with intent to sell. Shortly after his arrest, West Palm Beach police took over the case and served a warrant to collect his DNA, the sheriff's report said.

I read this as the "several outstanding felony warrants" aren't related to the drugs when they busted him either.
So when this horrendous crime took place, at least one of the playas shouldn't have even been on the street.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I read this as the "several outstanding felony warrants" aren't related to the drugs when they busted him either.
So when this horrendous crime took place, at least one of the playas shouldn't have even been on the street.

?? What are you talking about??

[xoxoxoBruce]

The charges came eight days after Poindexter was taken into custody by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Tactical Unit for several outstanding felony warrants not related to the Dunbar case.

[smurfalicious]

Bruce:


Charges:

Booking Date: 04/04/2007
843.15-3163 FAILURE TO APPEAR-FOR MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE; ARR ON 9/13/06

• 1. NO/IMPROPER DL/EXP MORE THAN 4 MOS
• 2. RAN STOP SIGN

Booking Date: 08/08/2007

812.014-4088 LARC-THEFT IS 300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5000 DOLS - GRAND THEFT (FIREARM)/ BOND: 10,000
812.014-4088 LARC-THEFT IS 300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5000 DOLS - GRAND THEFT (FIREARM)/ BOND: 10,000

843.15-3163 FAILURE TO APPEAR-FOR MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE; FTA-ARR: CT1) NO/IMPROPER D/L EXP MORE THAN 4 MOS (ALIAS)

843.15-3163 FAILURE TO APPEAR-FOR MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE; FTA-ARR: CT1) NO DL-NEVER HAD ONE ISSUED/ JUDGE PEREZ

843.02-3143 RESIST OFFICER-OBSTRUCT WO VIOLENCE

893.13-3448 MARIJUANA-POSSESS-WITH INTENT TO SELL MFG OR DELIVER SCHEDULE I
893.13-3696 MARIJUANA-POSSESS-NOT MORE THAN 20 GRAMS


The below charges are all from the assault/rape:

810.02-2762 BURGL-WITH ASSAULT OR BATTERY
787.01-2598 KIDNAP-
787.02-2605 KIDNAP-FALSE IMPRISONMENT-CHILD UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
794.023-2704 SEX ASSLT-SEXUAL BATTERY 1ST DEG FEL MULTI PERPETRATORS
800.04-4008 SEX OFFENSE-PROMOTE SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF VIC LESS THAN16 YOA
812.014-2792 VEH THEFT-GRAND 3RD DEGREE
810.061-5539 BURGL-IMPAIR DWELLING PHONE POWER FURTHER BURGLARY


And I would LOVE to see the juvy record on this piece of shit. I guarantee you it's more of the same.

[xoxoxoBruce]

So they were not picking him up on several outstanding felony warrants?

[smurfalicious]

I do believe grand theft and resisting are felonies

812.014-4088 LARC-THEFT IS 300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5000 DOLS - GRAND THEFT (FIREARM)/ BOND: 10,000
812.014-4088 LARC-THEFT IS 300 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5000 DOLS - GRAND THEFT (FIREARM)/ BOND: 10,000
843.02-3143 RESIST OFFICER-OBSTRUCT WO VIOLENCE

[monster]

Juvenile does not imply no thought/planning, it implies juvenile thought/planning.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Pretty tough to define the difference, isn't it? Wouldn't a smart kid plan better than a stupid adult?