Judge sentences trio to life in prison over crime spree in South Florida
MIAMI – A group of eight thieves targeted pawn shops for years in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in search of jewelry to resell, acco...
MIAMI – A group of eight thieves targeted pawn shops for years in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in search of jewelry to resell, according to federal prosecutors. During their crime spree, there were shootings in Pembroke Park, West Park, and Miami, and a high-speed chase in Hialeah, according to prosecutors. Two victims died. U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn sentenced three out of the eight — Jorge Aponte, 25; Eric Ortiz, 28; and Jonathan Cruz, 36, — to life in prison, federal prosecutors announced on Friday.