Woman holds fund raiser for accused killer and claims it's for victim

[proud2BlibKansan]

Vancouver woman accused of car wash fundraiser scam
By The Associated Press
December 31, 2009, 8:22PM
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- An 18-year-old woman has been charged with theft, accused of organizing a car wash for her jailed boyfriend while saying the fundraiser was in honor of a man the boyfriend is accused of killing in a hit-and-run crash.

Vancouver police say Mallory Ewart raised money under the guise the car wash was for the benefit of the family of Gordon Patterson, a local teacher struck and killed by a car while he was riding his bike. Police say Antonio E. Cellestine, 18, hit Patterson, then drove away.

Cellestine faces a felony hit-and-run charge in the death.

Charging documents say Ewart told Cellestine in a jailhouse visit that she got about $500 for his bail from the car wash. Their conversation was recorded.

more . . . http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/vancouver_woman_accused_of_car.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Sad and ugly.

[vadawg]

2. but inventive at the same time, i wonder how she worded the fundraiser

and if a good lawyer would be able to use the wording to get her off. though personally i think she needs to sit in the gaol for a while

[paulsby]

3. theft III is almost guaranteed probation

at WORST, unless she has a lot of priors.

[vadawg]

4. well buddy you know that system better than i, how are you doing

you back in the action or still riding the wooden cruiser... :)

[paulsby]

5. i am chillin' with the villains

been back about a month (a week or so of light duty first).

man, does it feel good.

i won't comment on how tight my uniform pants were after 4 months of couch, 2 months of sling, and 4 months of pain killers.

i thought for sure my wife was messing with me and had tightened the waistline :)

thx for asking...

[greenbriar]

6. That is just disgusting

and really violates the trust people have