3 men caught after Lodi Township burglary convicted of resisting arrest
Three men who were caught running from a van that left the scene of a burglary in Lodi Township entered into plea deals with prosecutors. And two men who were with them remain at large, police say.
Lamar Pitts, 22, Andre Davenport, 19, and Brandon Davis, 18, each took plea deals offered at their scheduled preliminary hearings in district court, records show.
The trio fled from a reported burglary in the 6500 block of West Ellsworth Road on May 22, then crashed their getaway van into a Washtenaw County Sheriff’s patrol car responding to the scene. No one was injured.
Deputies caught the three men within minutes, but two other got away.
Pitts, of Ypsilanti, pleaded no contest to resisting and obstructing police. He remains in jail but his bond was reduced from $5,000 to $3,000.
Davenport, of Ypsilanti Township, pleaded guilty to resisting and obstructing police and was freed after posting bail, records show. He will be sentenced on July 8.
Davis, also of Ypsilanti Township, pleaded guilty to second-degree home invasion and resisting police. He’ll be sentenced on June 24, along with Pitts.
Prosecutors agreed not to charge any of them with other crimes stemming from the incident and will not charge Pitts as a habitual offender, records show.
From left to right: Andre Davenport, Brandon Davis and Lamar Pitts.
Comments
Tyra
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 : 10:02 p.m.
first of all yall people can shut your mouths....dont ever say no bull crap like that about my brother lamar pitts...
marcus
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 : 12:45 a.m.
everybody who posted on this are faggs you guys are quick to judge people.how do yall kno if they planned on doin it or if they were just at the wrong place at the wrong time.you people are used to having shit handed down 2 you.everybody judges just because they are black. i bet each and everyone of you on here has done somthing stupid and just didnt get caught for it.dont be so quick to judge. yea they got a slap on the wrist but it must have been for a good reason.obviously they wernt the ones in the house. and if someone rammed the police cruiser,they must have got out an ran and got away, the police cant charge you with something you didnt do.
Jay Thomas
Tue, Jul 6, 2010 : 1:44 a.m.
Some nice deals for dangerous people. A police officer could have been seriously harmed when they crashed into him. Pitts should be charged as a habitual offender. What is the point of legislators passing laws if prosecutors won't follow them?
Trouble
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 : 4:54 p.m.
Criminals Know, Crime Pays! Prosecutor/Judge Go Easy on Them. Most Kind!
actionjackson
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 : 9:28 a.m.
Now that they have really learned their lesson from this behavior we will no longer have to worry about them being a threat in the future. Wheewwhh
TruthMan
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 : 8:43 a.m.
one more thing... why didn't the reporter mention the name of the prosecutor that made the sweetheart deal for these criminals?????
TruthMan
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 : 8:42 a.m.
How is it that the sweetheart deals these criminals were able to negotiate did not include turning over the identities of their co- conspirators?? It is time that criminals were taken off the street and punishments were real. Time for new prosecutors. The plea deals are garbage.
russellr
Wed, Jun 16, 2010 : 7:34 a.m.
This is the 3rd break in within block. The police did a fantastic job in catching them. It's to bad they only get a slap on the wrist. If the thiefs think they can come out to our neighborhood and break into our houses they have a nother thing coming. We are all watching and we are not going to let it continue. Thank you Lodi Township police.
antikvetch
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 : 6:44 p.m.
People here seem confused. You see, it's not about punishing wrongdoers, or keeping them off the streets. It's all about prosecutors doing as little work as possible, but still getting a "conviction", which makes the prosecutor's numbers look good. Got that?
nxil2009
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 : 4:40 p.m.
LOL What a great county we live in. Is anyone going to pay attention when these thugs are in the paper again? Actually I bet they have other pending cases right now. Has anyone at the A2.com inquired into these thugs criminal records? All I can say is, "Lengthy". A liberal prosecutor once again victimizing the victims.
uawisok
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 : 4:02 p.m.
"The trio fled from a reported burglary in the 6500 block of West Ellsworth Road on May 22, then crashed their getaway van into a Washtenaw County Sheriffs patrol car responding to the scene. No one was injured. Prosecutors agreed not to charge any of them with other crimes stemming from the incident and will not charge Pitts as a habitual offender, records show." Well that's good to know.... let's enable the young criminals so they will continue making bad choices and who cares about the taxpayers $$ that went out the window for crashing a police car..GHEEZZ
Positive Ion Things
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 : 2:24 p.m.
Good point. Not only the home invasion charges, but what about assault with a deadly weapon on an officer, i.e. intentionally or unintentionally ramming the cruiser)? Sounds like these scumbags are going to walk away with the most minimal charges and be sent home smiling. Now there's a way to deter crime. Sounds like the justice system is again completely dropping the ball on this one.
djm12652
Tue, Jun 15, 2010 : 1:53 p.m.
Way to go Mr./Ms Prosecutor! Show these criminals that they will not have to be accountable for their actions. And a home invasion is not a big deal cuz you won't do any time for it.