In re Anthony M. CA5

FACTS

On October 21, 2013, at approximately 12:01 a.m., Anthony approached a woman after she parked her car in a parking stall and took her car keys at gunpoint. Although Anthony was able to start the car, he was not able to get it to move when he pressed the gas pedal. He then exited the car and walked away with the woman’s keys (count 6). On December 3, 2013, at approximately 11:29 p.m., Naree Thong reported that after she drove up to her residence and opened her car door a white male suspect asked her what time it was. Thong told him the time and the male produced a handgun, “cracked the slide,” and ordered her out of the car. Per the male’s instructions, Thong left her car keys, purse, and cell phone in the car and the male drove off in it. An officer soon located Thong’s car. After a short pursuit, the driver abandoned the car and fled on foot but was eventually apprehended. Meanwhile, another suspect drove off in the car. Officers were later able to identify Anthony as the second person who drove off in the car, and it was located near his house. During a warrant search of Anthony’s bedroom, officers found Thong’s cell phone and an unloaded, semiautomatic handgun. Anthony…