Thursday, February 19, 2009

News Story # 4

A newlywed couple was getting a late night snack after their wedding when a 21-year-old man surprised them and carjacked their 2003 Nissan Altima with the bride in the passenger seat still. Fortunately, she escaped and he crashed the car into a sign then took off on foot. The couple was unharmed.


Sheryl Wolcott of the San Mateo County deputy district attorney’s office shared some details of the night. It happened when the groom headed toward the restaurant to pick up the food and left his bride in the car while it was running. Ticas-Soto ran across the parking lot and jumped in; then the crash took place.


Witnesses called the police and Officer Brendan Boyle called it in so Ticas-Soto was arrested. During arrest Soto claimed he had been on drugs for the past three days.


Ticas-Soto plead not guilty in court on Monday, but if convicted he could face up to nine years in state prison for carjacking and misdemeanor drug charges. He is currently being held in San Mateo County Jain on $100,000 bail.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2009 at 9:34 PM

    Lead: You're on the right track with this, but it still needs some work. Here's what I'd do:

    A newlywed couple was getting a late night snack after their wedding in San Mateo last night when a 21-year-old man tried to carjack their 2003 Nissan Altima ... with the bride in the passenger seat still.

    Then, in paragraph 2, explain how it happened and how the bride escaped.

    P3: Huh? Rewrite.

    Jail, not Jain

    12/15

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