MS. shoplifter given life without parole www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on November 8, 2009
“He goes and chooses a computer valued at like $598 and puts it in his shopping cart,” explains Lieutenant Mark Little with the Southaven Police Department.
Stealing the computer marked his 12th felony but the first in the Magnolia State. By the power of a tough law, on Tuesday, a Desoto County judge sentenced London to life without parole.
“People that see this and understand, hey, I’ve already got this on my record, if I go down to Mississippi and commit a felony, I could end up spending the rest of my life in jail,” Little said.
London’s criminal past is all listed in court records, twelve felonies in eleven years. The Desoto County Assistant District Attorney says under Mississippi’s habitual offender law it was more than enough for a judge to put him away for life.
Prosecutors say they thought when they got London’s shoplifting case that his background was a typo.
London’s prior convictions all come from Shelby County where he even committed a crime while behind bars
Some of his other convictions were much more serious.
“On Christmas Eve, he broke into a woman’s house and beats her, and was given probation for that 6th felony. 50 days later he breaks into another home, kidnaps the woman, beats her, and is convicted of aggravated burglary, aggravated assault and kidnapping. It’s not right,” said Smith.
Combined all of London’s convictions in Tennessee got him 3 years, 8 months and 5 days in jail. Now Mississippi has made it so he’ll never leave.
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