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123 year sentence for final convict in Craigslist murder trial:
The trials for the four people accused of killing James Sanders in a home invasion robbery has finally come to an end. The last suspect, Clabon Berniard, was sentenced this week to 124 years in prison.
Mr. Sanders was killed during a home invasion after posting an ad on craigslist selling a diamond ring.
Berniard’s big defense was that he wasn’t there at the time of the murder which I believe is called the ‘not me defense’.
In total all four suspects received a total combined sentence of 417 years.
While the court proceedings may be over for the killers it will never be over for the family of the late James Sanders.
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Tags: Clabon T. Berniard, craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, murder, shooting, Washington
Fourth defendant convicted of murder in Craigslist killing:
This past Monday Clabon Berniard was found guilty in the craigslist home invasion murder of James Sanders. If you’ll recall Berniard and 3 of his cohorts shot and killed Mr. Sanders after the victim posted a diamond ring for sale on craigslist in Kirkland, Washington.
Berniard is scheduled to be sentenced on September 9th. His three cohorts all received life sentences or more so I expect Berniard to receive a similar sentence.
Unfortunately none of this will bring Mr. Sanders back to his family but at least justice is being somewhat served.
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Tags: Clabon T. Berniard, craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, murder, shooting, Washington
100-year sentence for man convicted in Craigslist shooting:
After being convicted earlier this month in the home invasion murder of James Sanders, 20-year-old Joshua Reese was sentenced to 100 years in prison.
Previously I thought that Reese was only looking at 71 years but this is even better.
James Sanders widow, Charlene Sanders, puts it best…
“I’m in my jail every day when I don’t have my husband and my boys don’t have their father,” she said. “So I think justice was served.”
Reese is not the only suspect to get a century in jail. The gunman who murdered James Sanders, Kiyoshi Higashi, was sentenced to 124 years.
The last suspect, Clabon Berniard, is expected to go on trial sometime later this year.
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Tags: craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, Joshua Nathan Reese, murder, shooting, Washington
Third guilty verdict in Craigslist killing case:
20-year-old Joshua Reese was found guilty today in the home invasion murder of James Sanders in Edgewood, Washington. Reese was part of the 4 man team that stormed the house of Mr. Sanders after he posted a diamond ring for sale on craigslist.
Previously Kiyoshi Higashi, the gunman who shot Mr. Sanders, was convicted and sentenced to over 100 years. Amanda Knight was convicted and sentenced to 71 years.
Reese is also looking at 71 years and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 28th.
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Tags: craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, Joshua Nathan Reese, murder, shooting, Washington
Woman gets 71-year prison term for Craigslist killing:
Amanda Knight was the woman who was tried and convicted for the home invasion murder of James Sanders in Washington state. As you may know Mr. Sanders posted an ad on craigslist selling a diamond ring which led to the home invasion where he was shot and killed.
Late last week the 22-year-old Knight was sentenced to 71 years in prison for her role in Mr Sanders’ death. She was the one who placed the phone call stating that she had an interest in the ring. She was also present at the time of Mr. Sanders’ murder.
Previously the gunman, Kiyoshi Higashi, was convicted and sentenced to 100+ years. The other two accused of being complicit in Mr. Sanders’ murder, Clabon T. Berniard and Joshua Reese, are still awaiting trial.
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Tags: Amanda Knight, craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, murder, shooting, Washington
Accused Craigslist gunman taunts victim’s family in court:
The accused gunman who allegedly shot and killed James Sanders in a botched home invasion was said to have taunted the victim’s family in court on Wednesday.
Kiyoshi Higashi is said to have laughed and smirked at the Sanders family during his court appearance. It got so bad Higashi had to be removed from the courtroom. While he was being removed he hurled obscenities at James Sanders widow.
As you may recall the Sanders family advertised a diamond ring for sale on craigslist which led to Higashi and others to perform a home invasion of the Sanders household where James Sanders was shot and killed.
Washington State does have the death penalty. I hope they hand it down to Higashi to wipe that smirk off his face.
Tags: craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, Kiyoshi Alan Higashi, shooting
Charges Filed Against Girlfriend of Accused Gunman In Deadly Craigslist Robbery:
A fifth person has been charged in connection with the craigslist home invasion murder of James Sanders. 18-year-old Jenna Nicole Ford is the girlfriend of Kiyoshi Higashi. Higashi is the alleged gunman that actually shot and killed Mr. Sanders.
Ford had been questioned before in a different murder investigation and allegedly had the knowledge on how to throw police off the trail.
Prosecutors allege Ford helped Higashi, Amanda Knight and Joshua Reese clean out the car driven to and from the Sanders’ home. They removed zip ties, cords and receipts from the vehicle in the hours after the shooting. “Jenna reported that she has been questioned in the past by police about a murder so she knew what evidence to get rid of,” charging documents state. “
Jenna reported she did not touch anything in the car because she did not want her fingerprints in the car.”
Ford told Reese and Knight about a nearby Dumpster, where they could throw away their clothing. Higashi reportedly spent the night of April 28 with Ford and the two kept checking the Internet for the status of the investigation.
Ford is also claiming that she tipped off Crime Stoppers. So she not only instructed them on how to clean out the car but she also called Crime Stoppers? Seems counterintuitive if you ask me.
She’s been charged with with three counts of first-degree rendering criminal assistance.
Tags: craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, Jenna Nicole Ford, Kiyoshi Higashi, shooting
Detectives find what may be Edgewood murder weapon:
This is almost ironic considering craigslist was involved.
It seems that the gun used to murder James Sanders in the Washington state craigslist home invasion has traded hands a couple of times.
Police received a tip that the gun was sold after the murder to a guy at a car shop who turned around and sold the gun and other stolen goods to someone else. Plus I wouldn’t be surprised if it was bought stolen by the gunman who killed Sanders.
I wonder if at one time if it was actually for sale on craigslist.
Tags: craigslist, home invasion, James Sanders, shooting
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