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Theft Of Hot Dog Leads To Armed Robbery Charges And Plea Hearing

By Altman & Altman

Yesterday, as you may know, was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. It is known as a day of atonement and many Jews, including this one, fast during the holiday. Perhaps it was because of the day?s lack of food that brought my attention to this particular news story. Antonio J., 35, of Worcester (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?), was apparently quite hungry on August 12, 2009. It was, after all, about 6:45pm, which is around dinner time. The Defendant happened upon a man who was sitting under a tree eating hot dogs in the park. According to the police, the Defendant mumbled something incoherent to the man. He then made his desire known. ?Eat that other dog?? the Defendant asked. ?Yes,? the man replied. ?I?m going to eat it,? the Defendant corrected him as he lifted up his shirt and revealed what appeared to be a handgun...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on September 29, 2009 (boomark / email).