Cops: Man fatally dragged after online sale; girls charged

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CBS News

CBS News
Crimesider Staff
11 hrs ago

ROUND LAKE, Ill. - Three teen girls are facing charges after they allegedly dragged a North Chicago man with their car during a cell phone sale arranged on an app. Trinidad Bueno-Sanchez, 43, struck his head during the incident and later died, reports CBS Chicago.

The girls offered to buy the cell phone Bueno-Sanchez had placed for sale using the app "Offer Up," reports The Chicago Tribune. They had arranged to meet in the parking lot of a grocery store on April 24, but police say the girls gave him only a fraction of the agreed-upon price.

As Bueno-Sanchez leaned into their car to demand the rest of his money, the teenagers drove off, and Bueno-Sanchez was dragged by the car, the station reports. He fell to the ground, hitting his head.

Bueno-Sanchez was taken to a hospital, where he was on life support for three days until he died.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/cops-man-fatally-dragged-after-online-sale-girls-charged/ar-BBAKvn7?li=BBnbcA1

[Ligyron]

2. That's brutal and sounds like a robbery tactic, but...

I wonder how police came to the conclusion that the man was owed more money? Maybe one of the girls confessed?

[cstanleytech]

4. That or maybe one of the parties was recording it. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Sure sounds that way, or there were witnesses

or the deceased gave a death bed statement

which is usually pretty air-tight in the eyes of the law

[rocktivity]

12. Apparently the victim was able to talk to police before he died three days later

Just another day in Chi-raq. So they're looking at felony murder as well as larceny and robbery.


rocktivity

[Tarc]

3. "As Bueno-Sanchez leaned into their car to demand the rest of his money..."

The loss of any life is regrettable, but, it sounds like he was trying to intimidate.

[dreamland]

5. We really won't know the truth

A dead man can't give his side of the story.

[lunasun]

6. So if someone steals from you or doesn't pay full price and you try to stop them from taking the

item you own or demand that they pay the full price it's intimidation

[MicaelS]

9. Blaming the victim?

Sure you're on the right website?

[Tarc]

19. Are you sure you are?

Leaning into a car, demanding money is intimidation.

It's not hard to figure that out, so, work on that.

[Iggo]

10. Regrettable? Try fucking tragic.

Victim blaming.

Nice.

[Tarc]

18. He is as much the perpetrator in this as the women are

[Humanist_Activist]

20. Wow, just fucking wow...

I'm truly awestruck and the lack of ethical, legal and moral reasoning that your post encapsulates.

[Iggo]

22. That's enough out of you.

Have a nice life.

[Hortensis]

24. Tragic all right. Poor man.

Probably those girls didn't intend their criminal behavior to turn them into murderers either. Truth to tell, my sympathies are with their parents, who must be in shock, and of course with the victim and his family.

[Flaleftist]

14. Intimidate?

How about trying to get his phone back or the rest of his money. He was robbed.

[Tarc]

17. The article did not say they stole the phone, just refused to pay the amount

Assume much?

[Humanist_Activist]

21. Apparently they had possession of his phone and he was trying to get it back...

would you like to backtrack at this time?

[snooper2]

7. Courtney A. Sherman, 18, was charged as an adult

Well no shit, she is an adult -


Thank you for the information crimesider staff you are on top of your game LOL

[canetoad]

11. More info here

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-round-lake-beach-fatal-cellphone-sale-st-0402-20170501-story.html

"A vehicle driven by (a) 17-year-old female juvenile arrived and Bueno-Sanchez approached the passenger side of the vehicle," Scott said. "The vehicle was also occupied by Courtney Sherman, and four other female juveniles, 16 to 17 years old. When Bueno-Sanchez approached, he confirmed he had been communicating with one of the occupants in the vehicle regarding the sale of the cellphone."

According to Scott, Bueno-Sanchez began speaking with one of the girls, who was sitting in the front passenger seat. The deputy chief added that the girl asked to look at the phone, and Bueno-Sanchez gave it to her. That girl then handed Bueno-Sanchez an envelope containing only a fraction of the agreed-upon price, Scott said.

Bueno-Sanchez was leaning into the vehicle while he took issue with the payment, Scott said. At that point, the 17-year-old driver accelerated and Bueno-Sanchez was dragged by the vehicle before falling and striking his head on the pavement while the vehicle fled the scene, according to reports.

"He was talking to rescue personnel, and we didn't think he had life-threatening injuries, but a few hours later we learned they were life-threatening," Scott said.

[rocktivity]

13. Apparently, Ms. Sherman was neither the driver nor the buyer, but as the only legal adult

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she becomes the face of the case, with only her name and photo plastered all over the media. How long before her co-defendants' lawyers start calling her a gang leader who led them astray?

The story also says that "...two (other) occupants of the vehicle, females 16 to 17 years of age, will not be charged in the case." Either the perps convinced the cops that those two occupants knew nothing of the plan and just happened be along for the ride -- or those two occupants told the cops everything they wanted to hear!


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[NobodyHere]

15. It may just be hard to prove they committed any criminal acts

Their lawyers are probably saying that the other occupants did not put their foot on the gas pedal, so why should they be charged?

[rocktivity]

16. If there was a premediated plan to shortchange the guy and drive off

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they can certainly be held criminally liable for the victim's death.


rocktivity

[Sunlei]

23. the vehicle fled the scene