Madison-Rankin District Attorney Michael Guest issued the following statement:
Madison
Men Receive Total Combined Sentences of 115
Years for Attacking Elderly Man
Cutting Grass
Madison and
Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Michael Guest announced today that four men
were convicted for the armed robbery of a 66-year old man.
In October
2015, Arthur Jones Luckett was working cutting grass when four men approached
him. All were wearing Halloween masks and hoodies to cover their faces and
demanded money.
One of the defendants held a hand-gun
to the victim’s head and demanded all of the money on the victim’s person. The victim gave them $500 in cash and a $50
money order. While the demand to turn
over his money was spoken by the gunman, the victim noticed the voice as
someone who had recently worked for him but had been terminated from his
job. The former employee called the
victim by name stating, “Arthur, we are going to rob you.”
After the
crime was committed, the four defendants left the scene of the crime where they
were spotted by several witnesses who told the same story to law enforcement. The Canton Police Department was able to
identify and arrest all the suspects involved in the robbery.
Each of the
defendants was convicted and received the following sentences:
·
Ralph Lloyd – Armed Robbery: 45 years with 35 years
to serve and the last 10 years suspended and 5 years supervised probation.
Conspiracy: 5 years to serve. Concurrent.
Willie Louis testified against Lloyd, who was convicted by a jury following
a two day trial.
·
Jammon Lewis – Robbery of a victim over 65 years of
age: 30 years to serve. Conspiracy: 5 years to serve which yields 35 years to
serve. Lewis pled guilty minutes before
he was to go on trial.
·
Collier Reed – Robbery: 15 years to serve.
Conspiracy: 5 years to serve. Consecutive with each other (total of 20 years to
serve). Collier pled guilty to the crime
the day of his trial.
·
Willie Louis – Robbery: 15 years to serve. Louis again agreed to cooperate with the
State and testify truthfully against any and all co-defendants, in exchange for
a guilty plea.
District
Attorney Michael Guest stated, “These were thugs who decided it would be easier
to rob the victim than to go out and do a hard day’s work and earn an honest
day’s wage. These criminals displayed a
lack of loyalty and respect that law abiding people would show when they are
provided a job they need. That being said, they will now all go to jail for
years to come”
Guest concluded,
“The victim in this case is a hard-working elderly man who works day after day
to make ends meet. The fact that he would be attacked and robbed at gunpoint is
a sad commentary on society. These cases worked through the judicial process with
great efficiency and show that those who prey on our seniors will be held
accountable. As always, I cannot thank
law enforcement enough for their outstanding work in helping us take four
violent offenders off our streets.”
District
Attorney Michael Guest was sworn into office in January 2008 and represents the
Twentieth Judicial District, Madison and Rankin Counties. For more information about the District
Attorney’s office, please visit www.daguest.com
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Name: Ralph
Lloyd
Date of Birth 2/20/1996
Address: 917 East Mary Court,
Canton
Name: Jammon Lewis
Date of Birth: 10/15/1992
Address: 348 Harvey Watkins Drive,
Canton
Name: Collier Reed
Date of Birth: 1/11/1987
Address: 358 South Canal, Canton
Name: Willie Louis
Address: 725 George Washington,
Canton
Date of Birth: 1/28/2001
7 comments:
Great job and kudos to Michael Guest and his staff.
Guest does not play around. Unfortunately the idiots who commit these crimes are too stupid to realize the penalties are infinitely worse in Rankin/Madison than Hinds, and will not be deterred to cross the border to commit crimes.
As more people leave Jackson, more crime will come to the burbs. Can Guest take over Hinds County as well???
Prison's way too good for these thugs.
We need 50 acres out in the county within razor wire where these folks can stay in Korean war era tents... outside - something akin to POW camps. Not advocating to mistreat them but give them no more than our troops during conflicts had to endure.
Why would we ever consider anything more?
10:45
These thugs were from Madison County not Hinds County.
Way to go Kingfish. Thanks for your hard work in breaking this case. Nobody could ever come close to your timely hard and honest work in informing the public. I forgot to say, Way to go!
they knew the old due had 550 bucks on him out mowing the lawn? I do not even have my wallet on me, guess they would just kill me. agree, this is hard time.
"These thugs were from Madison County not Hinds County. "
Technically, they were from Canton which IS part of Madison County, but most of us in the southern part of the county would gladly put a moat across I55....
And the comment was praising Michael Guest's work in Madison and Rankin Counties, and calling for him to start covering the mess in Hinds County too (I know, I know, can't happen).
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