Police: Man Wore Electronic Monitor During Robberies

WRTV ^ | March 5, 2004 | Associated Press

[Samwise]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Police didn't have much trouble tracking a man who they say robbed two gas stations -- he was wearing a court-ordered electronic monitoring device.

Lafayette police found Joshua W. Kochell, 27, at a hospital emergency room where he was being treated for an injury that was not associated with the robberies. Detective Tom Davidson said he did not know the nature of the injury.

Davidson said Kochell (pictured, left) was under house arrest when he used a gun to rob two gas stations Wednesday. Police tracked him through the monitoring device he was ordered to wear on a 2001 sentence for theft and habitual offense.

Kochell was being held Thursday in Tippecanoe County Jail on $60,000 bond on preliminary charges of armed robbery and burglary.

[Samwise]

Sheeeesh!

[Enterprise]

"Police: Man Wore Electronic Monitor During Robberies"

D'OH!

[Buck W.]

Crooks is dumb.

[BykrBayb]

Stupid people are funny!

[skr]

As unintelligent as this criminal is, he was still able to commit crimes because he wasn't behind bars. House arrest might be useful for some crimes, but robbery isn't one of them.

[proudpapa]

I say,"Release him." With smarts like that he'll win the Darwin Award within weeks.