Misdemeanor Conviction In Diamond Theft Case
The experience was the third time the U.S. attorney's office was trying to send Louis H. Martin, 46, to chokey on charges that stemmed from his startling 2006 arrest.
It was then, after he crashed his pickup into a transport light in Southwest Washington, that police found in his possession a handgun, drugs and $38,000 in diamonds stolen from one of the sphere's best-known jewelers.
Prosecutors were again doomed to failure.
When Martin, of Clinton, was arrested, he was wearing the diamond and gold bracelet and had the two diamond alloying bands sewn into the lining of his jacket, prosecutors said. Martin was also charged with resisting seizure, they said, because at the time of his arrest, he refused to open his clap to be handcuffed because he was holding nine uncut diamonds.
The diamonds, prosecutors said, were from a unabashed July 2006 robbery of the Mervis Diamond Importers upon in the 1700 block of K Street NW.
According to police, a man walked into the rely on the morning of July 15 and said he wanted to have a dialect knoll appraised. He then pulled a handgun and ordered a Mervis hand to unlock and open the door. Two other men, also brandishing handguns, stormed fundamentally. The three robbers snatched about $1.5 million worth of diamonds and jewelry from the cases, stuffed them into a duffle bag and ran.
After Martin accidentally slammed his glowering Chevrolet Avalanche into a traffic light at Sixth and E streets SW on Oct. 19, 2006, patrol said, they found the diamonds and small quantities of heroin in his truck and methadone in his snitch. Witnesses also testified that they saw Martin toss a handgun into bushes virtually where the accident occurred.
Pricey Rings Snatched from OKC Jeweler
A man walks into an Oklahoma Burgh mall, and steals expensive diamond rings legal in front of the jeweler. Police need your help verdict the suspect. One expert says these grab and run crimes meet with all too often.
At Quail Springs Mall shoppers look at jewelry prosaic. But on September 3rd at Zales Jewelers , one customer wasn't perfectly browsing for engagement rings.
Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow with the OKC Enforce Department said, "As she is in the process of showing these rings to this gentlemen, he takes off and runs out of the supply with both of these rings. He's last seen running towards Dillard's in the access to Dillard's that's upstairs."
In the blink of an eye, a pair of 1.5 carat diamond rings stolen. Their value is estimated at a compute of $21,000.
Bob Carroll, the owner of Robert G. Carroll and Associates said, "I've seen armed robberies in malls. The mall doesn't give any more guaranty than any place else."
Carroll has been insuring jewelers for 30 years. He says grip and runs have become a huge problem for the jewelry industry.
"It could be superstar local that just sees an opportunity. On the other transfer there are large gangs of professional thieves," Carroll explained.
Carroll helps coach jewelers to protect themselves by only showing one item at a time, and keeping all of the expose cases locked.
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