People v. Butler CA2/8

BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background

Ryan Lindsey owned private ATMs.2 On the afternoon of March 7, 2016, Lindsey was replenishing cash in an ATM located in a marijuana dispensary. Lindsey carried an over-the-shoulder bag containing $24,000 in $20 bills. Anthony Twyman, Gerron

Further statutory references are to the Penal Code. Our factual recitation is drawn from testimony by Lindsey and Los Angeles Police Department Detective Kristin Humphris, the investigating officer in this case, and other evidence admitted at the preliminary hearing, including video surveillance footage from inside and from a store across the street from the dispensary where the robbery and shooting took place.

2 McGary and Butler were together in the dispensary, and saw Lindsey load $4,000 into the ATM. Following a friendly interaction with Butler and Twyman, McGary left the dispensary and got into the front passenger seat of Butler’s silver Audi, parked nearby. Butler and Twyman remained behind and monitored Lindsey’s actions. Shortly thereafter, Butler and Twyman also left the dispensary. Butler got into the driver’s seat of his car, Twyman sat in the rear. Butler drove and parked his car…