3 men were charged today for robbery and attempted murder in connection with the weekend's Roaring Creek attack. Those men are Roaring Creek residents 38 year old Sherman Thomas, 22 year old Kimahl Dawson and Cotton Tree resident 19 year old Devon Brooks. As we have reported, Luis Ortiz and a friend were hanging out at La Cabana on Sunday April 10th. They left the night club at around 3 in the morning but another friend asked for a ride, and that's when 3 other acquaintances also hopped in the back seat. Now as Ortiz reached the Roaring Creek cemetery, one of the 3 men struck Ortiz's friend in the head, beat him up and dashed him in the cemetery. He survived but Ortiz was driven to the riverside near the Agripino Cawich Bridge, bludgeoned and both he and his car were dumped in the river.
Now, we told you at the top of this story that those 3 men were charged for attempted murder so why not for Ortiz's murder?
Well, reports to us are that the friend who was thrown in the cemetery and survived was under the influence and could not recall precisely who was in the car. Apart from that, short of a confession statement, police can't confirm if those were the 3 men who went unto kill Ortiz. So for now Thomas, Dawson and Brooks only face robbery and attempted murder charges. They will be arraigned tomorrow.
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