Church Hill People's News

Church Hill People's News
news      classifieds      calendar      directory      crime info      about us      contact      advertise      subscribe     
CHPN on twitter.
RT : The bus is in Church Hill 25th and Broad till 7. Give me Liberty AND Give me Vegetables!
FOR SALE: Modern Adult Sz School Desk - $70 (Church Hill RVA) http://bit.ly/ceDsQv
RT : Someone in the know -- how much did Richmond's stormwater management play in Gaston's flooding in 2004?

Find us on Facebook.
Church Hill Chillers
Fri Sep 3 9:00 pm
Haunts of Richmond Ghost Tours presents: Church Hill Chillers Walking Ghost Tour! Birthplace of the American Revolu...
New Vision Civic League
Sat Sep 4 10:00 am
Every 1st Saturday at the East End Library. Contact Mary Thompson at (804)648-7915 for more info.
2010 St.John's Reenactment Series
Sun Sep 5 1:00 pm
The Patrick Henry Committee invites you to bring your friends and family to a reenactment of the Second Virginia Convent...
New Visions Civic Association Special Meeting
Sun Sep 5 10:00 am
Councilperson Newbille and Juanita Buster are requesting all of the civic league members and residents to have a dialo...
Rachel's Farmstand
Sun Sep 5 12:00 pm
Fresh Produce 12-2pm every Sunday. Fresh from my garden to your table. Grown the way nature intended with NO harmful ch...
RPS School Board
Mon Sep 6 4:30 pm
The RPS School Board meets at 4:30PM and 6PM on the first Monday of each month in Council Chamber Room on the 2nd floor ...
Friends of Libby Hill Park
Tue Sep 7 7:00 pm
Every 1st Tues, location varies - Contact Marion Macdonald at MacMarion@aol.com or (804)644-1347 for more info.
Open Mic @ Poe's
Tue Sep 7 8:15 pm
Weekly Open Mic every Tuesday at Poe's Pub, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up at 8:15, music at 9PM
Adult Computer Class
Wed Sep 8 10:00 am
At the East End Library - Meet the Mouse. Very basic instruction for the complete novice who doesn't like computers, has...
Beginner's Yoga
Wed Sep 8 7:00 pm
@ Neighborhood Resource Center - 1519 Williamsburg Road - Relax, renew and do something great for the community! All pro...
CAPS Meeting
Wed Sep 8 6:00 pm
NO MEETING IN AUGUST - Every 2nd Wed - 701 N 25th St. 2nd Floor
Unity Civic League
Thu Sep 9 7:30 pm
@ St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 22nd and X Street Call 643-9353 or willieand@aol.com for more information.
Back to School Movie
Fri Sep 10 7:00 pm
Come on over to the Robinson Theater for a Back to School movie, featuring "Akeelah and the Bee". Also receive a FREE sp...
>>ADD EVENT   



Richmond Magazine
Best Neighborhood Blog 2010


RVA News
Best Community Blog 2010


RVA News
Best Comments 2008


RVA News
Best Community Blog 2007


Richmond Magazine
Editor's Pick 2007
"Media Pleasures"




« / »

November 4, 2009

Oliver Lawrence seeking home confinement? (UPDATED)

Posted by john_m at 6:34PM | , ,

19 Responses to “Oliver Lawrence seeking home confinement? (UPDATED)”

  1. posted by John at November 4, 2009 8:25 pm [#]:

    Awesome. Who gets to pick out the house he’s going to stay in? Plenty of great options!

  2. posted by Brandon at November 4, 2009 9:24 pm [#]:

    #1 – I like it!!

  3. posted by Ry at November 4, 2009 9:36 pm [#]:

    My vote? Confinement in the worst of his properties for twice his sentence.

  4. posted by deanna at November 5, 2009 7:28 am [#]:

    A good part of the sentence would be putting him to work on clearing the vacant lots of trash, weeds around his abandoned houses, etc

  5. posted by Gordo at November 5, 2009 8:18 am [#]:

    There is a Joe Pesci movie about this. I think it was “My Cousin Vinny”.

  6. posted by john_m at November 5, 2009 10:39 am [#]:

    Isaac T. Graves at the Examiner says that Lawrence has indeed been offered the opportunity to serve the time in one of his own dilapidated houses:

    With the sort of bold gambit that is sure to get the attention of the city’s other slumlords, Assistant City Attorney Greg Lukanuski asked for his morning a novel sentencing approach for recently convicted property owner Oliver Lawrence. Echoing the 1991 movie “The Super”, Mr. Lawrence will spend his 70 day sentence under ‘house arrest’ in one of his own properties, in addition to paying $176,000 in fines. While the tactic has been used in other court cases around the country, it is believed to be a first for Virginia.

    [...]

    In addition, talks are underway with just re-elected Richmond Sheriff C. T. Woody about Mr. Lawrence also participating alongside the inmate work crews cleaning vacant lots as part of his incarceration.

  7. posted by Andy at November 5, 2009 10:40 am [#]:

    The movie was called “The Super.”

  8. posted by john_m at November 5, 2009 4:23 pm [#]:

    Richmond property owner Lawrence may serve sentence on home confinement (RTD 11/5/09)

    The city of Richmond is asking that Lawrence, the owner of Bayou Properties, be ordered to live in one of his now-vacant, boarded-up homes in Church Hill North or Blackwell.

    General District Court Judge Barbara J. Gaden today considered a motion for home confinement filed by Lawrence’s attorneys, but she did not make a decision.

  9. posted by Katherine J at November 6, 2009 11:52 am [#]:

    is there any way we can petition Judge Gaden to make that decision? I think it would be poetic justice.

  10. posted by Bob at November 9, 2009 1:11 pm [#]:

    Not sure if this will work. If not, RTD has an article on his sentencing. http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/l...

  11. posted by Katherine J at November 9, 2009 2:53 pm [#]:

    Extra Extra read all about it… http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/l...

  12. posted by john_m at November 9, 2009 3:00 pm [#]:

    Can anybody state the exact address of the house on 19th Street that he will be staying at?

  13. posted by crd at November 9, 2009 3:26 pm [#]:

    John, actually 19th Street becomes Cedar Street once you go north of Broad Street. Does it become 19th again at any point? Or stay Cedar Street?

    I don’t know the address of the house he’s to stay at, but if that narrows it down a bit, maybe we could figure it out? 19th Street from Canal or where ever it starts (Cary?) to Broad isn’t that much to cover in the city database.

  14. posted by Me at November 9, 2009 3:49 pm [#]:

    He owns 1426, 1428, 1430 and 1432 N 19th Street. Bayou Properties owns 1429 and 1439 N 19th Street. This information is from the City of Richmond’s Property Search.

  15. posted by crd at November 9, 2009 7:11 pm [#]:

    Okay, so obviously 19th Street at some point goes back to being 19th Street and Cedar Street continues. John, given that there are six choices of houses, from post #14 by Me (NOT me!!!! LOL) what do you propose to do with that information?

    And from the for what it’s worth dept. – if he does the next thirty days in city jail, then he will start the forty days on home confinement in December, brrr, in a vacant house most likely with no heat or utilities….sounds fitting punishment to me. I noted that the Times Dispatch confirmed that his house in Ashland is a million dollar property.

  16. posted by john_m at November 10, 2009 6:57 am [#]:

    The RTD gives the address:

    Until recent improvements, the East End house at 1429 N. 19th St. was unsecured and had a smashed-out window, and its shed was littered with needles, other drug paraphernalia and feces, according to a city inspector.

  17. posted by j at November 16, 2009 12:25 am [#]:

    Some of his homes are being forclosed upon in the Petersburg area: http://www.progress-index.com/news/1.419350
    I wonder if he owes back taxes on Richmond properties, and if so, why are they not forcing him to auction them?

  18. posted by Shannon at November 16, 2009 9:09 am [#]:

    Come on, now. Even murderers get to have heat in the wintertime. Give me a break. Next we will be talking about feeding him to the lions.

    RE #17 – I was wondering that, too.

  19. posted by john_m at November 24, 2009 4:25 pm [#]:

     


Share a Comment

Please remember that you are talking to your neighbors.
By posting, you are agreeing to this site's Privacy & Use Policy.


RECENT COMMENTS
NewGuyOnTheHill on Shooting on Mosby Street
Clay St resident on An update on Bebe the cat


SEARCH


Click to view the photos. More info.

COMMUNITY BLOGS

advertise on this site!