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...notion of personal responsibility took another shot in the chops last week when Matthew F. Kennelly, a federal district judge in Chicago, ruled that Elizabeth Randolph ("Randy") Roach, 47, should not serve up to 18 months in prison for embezzling $241,061 from her former employer. Instead, the judge sentenced the defendant to five years' probation, six months of weekends confined to her home, six weeks of incarceration in a Salvation Army work-release center and a $30,000 fine. Lawyers on both sides of the case said it was the first time a shopaholic defense has triumphed...
...Santa Barbara, California. The novel, a satirical and surreal look at the search for an answer to life and the universe (which turned out to be 42), sold more than 14 million copies worldwide and was followed by three sequels and a hit BBC TV series. CHARGED. STEPHEN ROACH, 27, Cincinnati police officer, with negligent homicide and obstructing official business, for the killing of an unarmed black man; in Cincinnati. The shooting set off three days of rioting in the Ohio city last month. The charges, both of which are misdemeanors, carry a maximum penalty of nine months in prison...
INDICTED. STEPHEN ROACH, 27, white Cincinnati police officer who last month shot and killed Timothy Thomas, 19, an unarmed black man who fled as cops tried to arrest him, sparking riots; on charges of negligent homicide and obstructing official business; in Cincinnati. Thomas' mother has filed a wrongful-death suit against the officer and the city...
...named Timothy Thomas, killed by a white officer last Saturday. Thomas was wanted for 14 misdemeanor violations, most of them small-time traffic charges. His bigger mistake was to run from the police. Surrounded by 12 officers, Thomas was killed by one bullet. The officer who fired, Steven Roach, has said he thought Thomas...
Officer Stephen Roach had pursued Thomas, 19, because of 14 outstanding warrants for misdemeanor charges and traffic violations. Thomas attempted to flee from Roach, and at one point, Roach told authorities, Thomas moved his hand towards his waistband as if reaching for a gun. Roach then shot Thomas in the chest. No weapon was found, and a grand jury investigation as to whether Roach used excessive force will begin this week...