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.

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   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 [#]:
    

     

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