Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 06/22/04

Contact person(s):

Media Coordinator, Donna Edwards - 565-3099 Media Spokesperson, Chief Deputy Larry Scoufos Deputy District Attorney: Bridget Hannigan

Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California

ROHNERT PARK ARCADE ROBBER CONVICTED BY JURY

A Sonoma County jury returned a verdict of guilty against Lemar Randall for the robbery of a vending machine collector. Randall forcibly grabbed over eight hundred dollars in quarters from Dana Devon as he was collecting them from the arcade games at Tube Town in Rohnert Park. The victim unsuccessfully chased Randall in an effort to recover the money. A second man assisting Randall was never identified.

Randall was found the next afternoon at his home in Richmond with two hundred and eighty dollars in twenty dollar bills. In his trial testimony, Randall claimed that he was at home asleep when the crime occurred. The jury deliberated for two hours before returning the guilty verdict. Mr. Randall faces a sentence up to five years in State Prison.

The trial was held in the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Gary Nadler. Sentencing is set to occur on July 16, 2004. Deputy District Attorney Bridget Hannigan represented the People. She was assisted by Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Detective Larae Archibald, District Attorney Investigator Bob Simerson and District Attorney Legal Assistant Dava Kohlman.