Trial begins for man accused in convenience store robbery - The Columbian
Did a Vancouver man whose trial opened Monday intend to assault police officers by ramming a patrol vehicle with his car. “This case is about holding (the defendant) responsible for acts that he committed, not for acts he didn’t commit,” defense attorney Heather Carroll said. Clark County Deputy Prosecutor Michael Vaughn told jurors that Keys intentionally accelerated his getaway vehicle toward officers who were blocking his escape. He slammed into a patrol vehicle, narrowly missing an officer and his police K-9, on the night of Sept. “It’s a night many victims won’t forget, a night that’s somewhat miraculous that no one was injured, a night that (the defendant) ran wild throughout east Vancouver. Keys, 42, faces charges of first-degree robbery, four counts of first-degree assault, four counts of second-degree assault, first-degree malicious mischief, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, hit-and-run, theft of a motor vehicle and... Carroll told jurors she’s confident they won’t find her client guilty of first-degree assault on the officers. Officers obtained a description of Keys’ getaway car, a Honda CRX, and learned it was reported stolen on Sept. Source: www.columbian.com
