More bars robbed: More bars were targeted over the holiday weekend, but now 8th District detectives have pinned a bull's eye on Kerry Paul, a 28-year-old black thug with prior arrests for armed robbery, felon with a firearm, and drugs.
He got a 3-year sentence in November, 2007 that was supposed to keep him locked up for the full term--but apparently he's out and about and has resumed his old ways.
(If Sheriff Marlin Gusman hadn't botched up access to booking photos of miscreants on his computer, we'd be able to show you a picture of Paul. The sheriff just doesn't know how he's stifling justice.)
Court records show Paul once lived at 1514 Frenchmen St.; if that's his mama's and he's still staying there, it puts him very close to some of the bars that have been robbed recently.- Friday (7.3.09): An employee taking out the trash at the R Bar, 1431 Royal St. (corner of Kerlerec Street), just before 6 a.m. was approached by black thug who pulled out a pistol and walked the employee back inside. The bartender saw the would-be robber and ran to the rear of the bar. The commotion sent the thug fleeing empty-handed.
The hoodlum was described as being under 35 years old, 5'10" tall, weighing 150 pounds, wearing a black shirt and blue jeans.
- Saturday (7.4.09): Just before 6 p.m., the black robber entered Melvin's Bar, 2112 St. Claude Ave. (right near Frenchmen Street), and pulled a pistol and demanded the bartender hand over the money from the cash register and safe. The bartender complied and the robber fled on foot.
It was at this location, Detective Willie Jenkins developed Kerry Paul as a suspect. Now the police are trying to locate bartenders and patrons who were witnesses at the various bars to show them a photo line-up with Paul in it.
- 6.25.09 at Donna's, N. Rampart and St. Ann streets, the robber was described as black, 20 to 30 years old, 5'9" tall, weighing 145 pounds, with a light complexion.
- 6.29.09 at The John, Burgundy and Frenchmen streets, the robber was described as black, in his mid 20's, 5'8" tall, weighing 180 pounds, clean shave, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans.
- Saturday (7.4.09): A 23-year-old man was approached from behind at 5:20 a.m. by a black dude who stuck a gun in his back and demanded his money and car keys. The victim gave them up and the robber fled on Toulouse toward the river.
The robber was described as 18 to 30 years old, 5'9" tall, 150 pounds, with short hair, wearing a black T-shirt.
- Monday (7.6.09): A black man in the same block of Toulouse was approached from behind at 3:40 a.m. by a black fellow who stuck what was thought to be a gun in his back and demanded money and his watch. The victim complied and the robber fled toward the river, as in the earlier robbery on Toulouse.
The thug is described as 22 to 30 years old, 5'10" tall, weighing 230 pounds, wearing a blue baseball cap, and dark blue T-shirt and dark pants.
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As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome at NOcrimeline@gmail.comThom Kahler
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