Trick or Treat This

alaskaguy · 11-09-2007, 08:51 AM

Headline News From Alaska Follows:

PALMER -- The two women charged with the Halloween robbery of seven elementary school trick-or-treaters in Talkeetna are facing long prison terms.

At her first court appearance Wednesday, Kendra Butts, 18, of Wasilla held sheets of paper in front of her face to block the view of cameras in the gallery.

As she waited for the judge, she directed a string of invectives at the media, at one point holding up her middle finger and saying, "Trick-or-treat this."

Magistrate David Zwink informed Butts of the six robbery and seven assault counts she faces and said that each robbery count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years, with each assault count carrying a maximum of five years.

According to Richard Payne at the Palmer District Attorney's office, the required sentence for robbery armed with a gun is seven years.

Alaska state troopers found Butts hiding Tuesday in a crawl space in a Big Lake home. Amanda Martin, 20, was arrested Nov. 2 at a traffic stop initiated by Houston police, according to troopers.

Butts and Martin face identical charges. They are being held at the Mat-Su Pre-Trial Facility in lieu of $75,000 and $50,000 bail, respectively.

Troopers say the robbery occurred just after 5 p.m. Oct. 31 as the children, ages 10 and 11, made their rounds on Talkeetna's Main Street. Two women wearing ski masks jumped from a Dodge truck. One pointed a revolver at the children, demanded the candy, then fired one shot into the air, according to troopers. They made off with six bags of candy and an iPhone, troopers said.

Sgt. Craig Allen of the Alaska Bureau of Investigation said troopers are still looking for the phone, which was handed over in one of the candy bags. A parent had sent it along in case of an emergency.

Allen estimated 15 troopers had worked the case to some degree.

Flag Guy · 11-09-2007, 08:56 AM

Seriously... WTF??? Stealing halloween candy from children? Way to throw your life away... I mean come on. I'm a poor college student... but not THAT poor!

redrocker · 11-09-2007, 09:00 AM

The worst we do in Iowa is refuse to hand out candy to anyone dressed in Black and Gold. We do not point guns and rob them. WTF!

cloneu · 11-09-2007, 09:01 AM

wow!

wesley_w · 11-09-2007, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by alaskaguy

Kendra Butts, 18

That's the same last name as the kid in DSM tossing logs off the bridge!!

ISUAlum2002 · 11-09-2007, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by wesley_w

That's the same last name as the kid in DSM tossing logs off the bridge!!

And the same last name of the woman accused of stealing toilet paper in Marshalltown, I think it was.

Seems like if you have the last name "Butts," you must be a total idiot.