A Cook County jury convicted Heriberto Viramontes today in connection
with a baseball bat beating in which a Northern Ireland exchange student
suffered severe head injuries and her friend was hurt as well.
The jury deliberated about 3 ½ hours before convicting
Viramontes on all 10 counts of attempted first-degree murder, armed
robbery and aggravated battery in the April 23, 2010, beatings of Natasha
McShane and Stacy Jurich.
About two hours into their deliberations, jurors had asked for
transcripts of the recordings of Heriberto Viramontes’ calls from
Cook County Jail following his arrest, as well as a photo of his neck
tattoo.
Prosecutors said the tattoo was visible in video from a gas station where
Viramontes allegedly used one of the victims' credit cards to pump gas for
motorists in exchange for cash.
During closing arguments earlier today, Assistant State’s Attorney John
Maher called Viramontes “every parent’s nightmare” and
said "he took everything" from the victims.
“He took Natasha McShane’s future ….He burdened them (the
McShane family) with the life task of caring for their daughter. He
took serenity and sleep from Stacy Jurich along with her peripheral
vision and part of her scalp.”
At one point Maher walked about the courtroom with the bat that prosecutors
believe was used in the beating, telling jurors, “Behold Heriberto Viramontes,
every parent’s nightmare.”
Maher called damning the audio recordings in which
Viramontes admitted on calls from Cook County Jail that he attacked
the two women.
"They bury that guy right there " he said, his voice rising. "The trial ended
the moment those were published. "
Viramontes’ attorney, Chandra Smith, said the attack was a
tragedy but her client was innocent.
"We don't know who did this, but we know it was not Mr.
Viramontes,” she told jurors.
Smith said Viramontes’ co-defendant, Marcy Cruz, who testified against him,
cannot be trusted.
She cautioned jurors about the jail recordings, saying only a portion of the
calls were played and that they were taken out of context. But if jurors
believed the prosecution’s version of the recordings, she said the calls show he
did not have the intent to kill that is needed to prove attempted first-degree
murder.
The attack took place in the early hours of April 23, 2010, in the 1800
block of North Damen Avenue as the McShane and
Jurich walked home from celebrating an internship
McShane had just landed.
Jurich, who was in the courtroom for the closing
arguments, was able to return to work but testified during the trial that she
still has severe headaches and reduced vision.
7 comments:
Yellow moons, green clovers, orange stars, beige bats. Unlucky stars! They're magically malicious. :-)
See ya, shithead!!! Hope you die soon.
WHO CARES ? :-)
That's why you have a GUN GET GUNS AND LIVE.illegals and blacks are top 2 killers in US.
this fucking scumbags cooz sisters whining that the judge didnt wait for them to get their fat jowls out of the feeding trough before he read the verdicts, too bad so sad. if you and the rest of stankcunt family had any values, this situation might not have occured. if there is any justice, piece of shit-dripdick boy will get his teeth knocked out the first day in stir and spend the rest of his days burping jizz.
At least he voted for Obama. So what.
Can't We ALL Just get rid of the Spirit ANGER, the Spirit of "Self hate" the Spirit of "white Supremacy" the Spirit that "Points Finger and play the BLAME Game" and MAYBE We will beable to SEE The REAL Spirit Who is out to Destroy Us all in one way or another. NO, he doesn't wear a "Red Suit with horns and a Pitch-fork;" NO, He dresses like You, he walks in wickedness like you, he talks evil like you and their are days he Looks back in the Mirror at You. So You Best PRAY Today is NOT The day He gets YOU. Let Us Learn to LOVE One another have a piece of a heart even for those that fall into the trap because tomorrow you may need More Love and Mercy than You do today.
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