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Walmart robber pleads out; alleged accomplice to go to trial
DAYTON — One of the two men accused of robbing and shooting a 28-year-old woman at a Moraine Walmart Supercenter pleaded guilty Friday, July 24, to complicity to commit aggravated robbery.
La’Shawn Porcher, 46, of Dayton, will be sentenced Aug. 13 by Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Mary Wiseman. He was to be tried, along with his co-defendant, Richard T. Elijah, on Aug. 3. Elijah is still scheduled to go to trial.
Porcher was indicted on two counts. The second, complicity to commit felonious assault, was dropped under the plea agreement reached with the court. The charge he pleaded to is a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, but under the agreement, he will be sentenced to between five and eight years.
Had he been convicted of both charges, Porcher could have faced up to 18 years in prison.
The incident occurred Dec. 20 at the store at 1701 W. Dorothy Lane. Gina King was wheeling a shopping cart to her car when she was robbed and shot in the abdomen. She was released from Miami Valley Hospital six days later.
Less than an hour after the robbery, Moraine police arrested Porcher and Elijah, now 47 and also from Dayton.
Elijah had been released from prison just two days before the Walmart shooting for an April conviction for breaking and entering. He faces one count of aggravated robbery and two counts of felonious assault and could receive up to 26 years in prison.
Comments
By anonymous1
July 28, 2009 2:00 PM | Link to this
She can thank the city of Morane for making the access road from Gettysburg Ave right into Moraine for all this happening! Brilliant thinking! And they wonder why crime is so high in their city.
By Idiot
July 28, 2009 2:39 PM | Link to this
Anonymous is an IDIOT. Crime in Moraine is at an all time low, thanks to various factors. Porcher and Elija were trying to flee up Dryden Rd, far away from Main St. Get your facts right, stupid dayton-ite.
By Way2Go
July 28, 2009 2:41 PM | Link to this
Anonymous what did that have to do with the incident? Good to hear the suspects are in custody, they are going to pay for there crime and last but surely not least the victim is alive and I pray doing well with no looming medical concerns.
By jojo
July 28, 2009 2:45 PM | Link to this
Either way same differance. Just boycot the Moraine/Kettering Wal-mart.
By seriously?
July 28, 2009 3:23 PM | Link to this
There is no need to boycott the Moraine Walmart. Since this incident, they have employed Securitas and made sure their security is highly visible. Since I work across the street, I see them all the time and feel safe popping in for a quick shop on my lunch hour. Boycott Walmart because everything there is made in China, or because of their labor relations issues if you must, but not because they don’t care about customer security.
By Phil
July 28, 2009 4:13 PM | Link to this
You’re missing the point of the story…Anyone can walk up,get a free shot at you and now know they will only spend 5 years in jail…Let’s just hope their one free shot is not fatal!! I wonder how Gina King feels.
By ape
July 28, 2009 5:47 PM | Link to this
you know it don’t really have nothing to do with wal-mart i’m sorry it happened but she could of been at any store in any town and this happen this state went stupid when the let people carry guns on them at all times.
By ape
July 28, 2009 5:47 PM | Link to this
you know it don’t really have nothing to do with wal-mart i’m sorry it happened but she could of been at any store in any town and this happen this state went stupid when the let people carry guns on them at all times.
By mark
July 28, 2009 6:30 PM | Link to this
I dont shop at the Walmart ON Dorothy Lane because the employees are rude and nasty, That encludes the management staff. I used the self check out, the stupied machine took my money and did not give me credit, when I talked with a manager I was told it was my fault, that I should have use a traditional check out lane. It took 2 months and a lawer to get my 100 dollars back. I never realized that self check out were the slot machines on retail. On a positive note the Walmart on Miller Lane has helpfull and polite employees.
By shopper
July 28, 2009 7:17 PM | Link to this
Mark, It’s probably perfectly fine that you now shop at a different Wal-mart. The people at this store seem to love the customers, are always helpful and they probably spell better than you do. This really is not about Walmart, it’s about crime in the greater Dayton area and how Montgomery County Courts handle it.
By John
July 29, 2009 4:57 AM | Link to this
Ape, convicted felons can’t get a concealed carry permit in Ohio, and it’s still illegal to carry concealed without the permit.
By Keith
August 2, 2009 3:31 AM | Link to this
The biggest problem with this story and any violation of the law in Montgomery County is the LIBERAL JUDGES. Get smart Montgomery County residents! Vote the LIBERAL JUDGES out of office.
By Alissa
August 2, 2009 7:34 AM | Link to this
It doesn’t matter where you live either it’s Dayton or Moraine,etc.,you do the crime you pay the the time it’s happening all over the city and state not just certain areas.
By Casey Benedict
September 29, 2009 8:50 AM | Link to this
The Walmart on Dorothy lane reflects poorly on both the City of Kettering and Moraine. This Wal*Mart has destroyed the home values in the immediate area and brought an enormous amount of crime to a once mostly innocent city. Remove the bus line and you will weed out a good majority of the problem! However, that would create new problems. Not everyone that rides the bus is a problem, but the few that are a problem are causing the problem at this wal*mart. I shop at the Wilmington Pike Walmart and you should too! You will notice the lines actually move and management has a clue. It is also safer. How many times has this wal*mart been in the news? 6? 7? 20? More like 30. Which is why they close at night. It is out of control and is spreading bad about our community.
By crackychan
September 29, 2009 8:54 AM | Link to this
r u talking about blackmart? dorothy lane walmart is blackmart and wilmington pike is whitemart ur right about home values nowhere else can you get a 5 bedroom 3.5 full baths for 140000 its broken the neighborhood my house was once worth 400000 now its worth only 175000 because everyone gets broke into