CA - Ishmael Burch charged with murder after dragging Jen Angel to her death during robbery - June 25, 2023

[Ebon]

Suspected purse snatcher faces murder charge in dragging death of popular baker

A 19-year-old man was charged in the killing of a popular Oakland bakery owner fatally wounded in a purse snatching after being dragged by the stolen getaway car.

lawandcrime.com

A 19-year-old man was charged in the killing of a popular California bakery owner fatally wounded in a purse snatching after being dragged by the getaway car and hitting her head in the middle of the street.

Ishmael Jenkins Burch was charged with murder and second-degree robbery in the killing of Jen Angel in February. Burch also faces one battery charge for a second robbery on the same day. He was arrested on June 2. Burch is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. His next hearing was set for July 14, online jail records show.

Angel was fatally wounded on Feb. 6 in downtown Oakland when a thief broke into her car while she was in it, snatched her purse, then ran to a getaway vehicle. Angel jumped out of her car and ran after the thief, but she was knocked down in a struggle, snagged by the suspects’ car door and dragged more than 50 feet before falling into the street, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

 

[Knox]

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[Knox]

Angel was fatally wounded on Feb. 6 in downtown Oakland when a thief broke into her car while she was in it, snatched her purse, then ran to a getaway vehicle. Angel jumped out of her car and ran after the thief, but she was knocked down in a struggle, snagged by the suspects’ car door and dragged more than 50 feet before falling into the street, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Suspected purse snatcher faces murder charge in dragging death of popular baker

A 19-year-old man was charged in the killing of a popular Oakland bakery owner fatally wounded in a purse snatching after being dragged by the stolen getaway car.

lawandcrime.com

The story didn't make sense, until you read the above. What a horrific act, did they not realize they were dragging her?!!

 

[Ebon]

Angel was fatally wounded on Feb. 6 in downtown Oakland when a thief broke into her car while she was in it, snatched her purse, then ran to a getaway vehicle. Angel jumped out of her car and ran after the thief, but she was knocked down in a struggle, snagged by the suspects’ car door and dragged more than 50 feet before falling into the street, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Suspected purse snatcher faces murder charge in dragging death of popular baker

A 19-year-old man was charged in the killing of a popular Oakland bakery owner fatally wounded in a purse snatching after being dragged by the stolen getaway car.

lawandcrime.com

The story didn't make sense, until you read the above. What a horrific act, did they not realize they were dragging her?!!

Reminds me of the Andrew Harper case in the UK:

PC Harper murder trial: Officer 'dragged behind car for more than a mile'

A strap trailing behind a car "lassoed" PC Andrew Harper's ankles before his death, a court hears.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tman2004]

Angel was fatally wounded on Feb. 6 in downtown Oakland when a thief broke into her car while she was in it, snatched her purse, then ran to a getaway vehicle. Angel jumped out of her car and ran after the thief, but she was knocked down in a struggle, snagged by the suspects’ car door and dragged more than 50 feet before falling into the street, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Suspected purse snatcher faces murder charge in dragging death of popular baker

A 19-year-old man was charged in the killing of a popular Oakland bakery owner fatally wounded in a purse snatching after being dragged by the stolen getaway car.

lawandcrime.com

The story didn't make sense, until you read the above. What a horrific act, did they not realize they were dragging her?!!

They knew. Criminals don’t typically care about their victims.