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Gang member gets 100+ years in prison for Lancaster assault

by The AV Times Staff • April 17, 2014

LANCASTER – A 41-year-old reputed gang member was sentenced Wednesday to 106 years to life in prison for attacking his girlfriend and holding her and her brother at gunpoint in a Lancaster house nearly two years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Stacey Jerome Whicker was found guilty last month of seven counts, including assault with a firearm, false imprisonment by violence and possession for sale of a controlled substance.

Whicker had previous convictions of voluntary manslaughter and robbery stemming from a 1992 shooting.

Deputy District Attorney Seth Carmack said Whicker slapped and choked his girlfriend at his Lancaster home on Dec. 1, 2012. When her brother tried to intervene, Whicker pulled out a gun and wouldn’t let either victim go, the prosecutor said.

The brother grabbed a screwdriver, stabbed Whicker in the head, and then managed to escape. Whicker drove off with his girlfriend, and they were later pulled over by police.

Cocaine and cocaine base were found in the car, the prosecutor said.

The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Lancaster Station.

(Information via press release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.)

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety

20 comments for "Gang member gets 100+ years in prison for Lancaster assault"

  1. Kentavious Watson says

    April 24, 2014 at 2:12 am

    Glad this piece of garbage is off the street. Let all of us with rational minds hope they keep him in there to rot and not let him out early. Now we just get “his kind” and people like him behind bars. It’s shame what’s happened to the A.V. and demand to have our town(s) back!

  2. Secondchance? says

    April 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    Give him a second chance? Give me a break! Seems like there’s people out here that have no clue on the meaning of a second chance! It only means put them out there to comit more a more crimes! Why is it they always have a big wrap sheet then given more chances to come out to do the same! On the pic he looks all peacefull but don’t be fool! No one gets 100 years in jail for no reason!

  3. lorraine says

    April 18, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    First off maybe he realized he’s mistake and lan court needs to help people instead of just throwing the book at us I swear internet lol don’t make me laugh we don’t get internet in prison and its nice to late to find god people shut up u don’t know what drugs do to people

    • Mike says

      April 19, 2014 at 11:51 am

      Previous conviction of manslaughter and robbery. Given another chance at life and re arrested for assault and battery and basically kidnapping on top of it, and who knows how many other crimes committed that he wasn’t caught for and you feel sorry for him? I suggest that you go to CDC inmate locator once he’s out of county jail and locked up in prison where he belongs and get his address and be a penpal to him. You can even send him money once a month and packages every three months. He seems like such a nice guy. Your right about it never being too late for God in a persons life. Even for him it’s not. He just has to go to church in prison now if he wants to go.

    • Mike C says

      April 19, 2014 at 12:15 pm

      Yep. That’s the first thing a person realizes when the cops slap the cuffs on them. Man did I ever make a big mistake. I sure wish I hadn’t pointed that gun at my girlfriend and her brother. I wish I hadn’t beat her up too. And I wish I didn’t have all that cocaine on me when I made her get in the car and go for a ride with me. I wish I hadn’t killed that guy way back when during that robbery too. But for some reason or another I did all these things not to mention all the things I never got caught for and now the courts have decided enough is enough. I’ve forfeited my right to live with the general public because if they let me out I’m just gonna do something even crazier.

    • bird says

      April 20, 2014 at 5:18 pm

      Lorraine—When a person decides to take drugs, and then violates other people by violence, than that person must suffer the consequences. Stacey Jerome Whicker is responsible for his actions, on or off drugs.

      • No one's judge says

        April 21, 2014 at 9:35 am

        No you’re wrong drugs control people lives how many drug users do you know bird ? None I bet , if it was your son you wouldn’t think that way . People make mistakes .Many people in A.V act like the old south. Hang them all !

        • agreed says

          April 21, 2014 at 9:53 am

          I agree, people don’t realize when they do drugs that they will lose control over their actions and lose the ability to make a rational decision that would keep them out of prison. But we as a society like to be able to point the blame at someone we can punish right away, rather then the makers and sellers of the drugs. Do you really expect people to stop doing drugs (or alcohol) because of what they might do when they are under the influence?

          • Eric says

            April 21, 2014 at 9:58 am

            Ultimately, the will to quit rests within the individual. If they’ve been given a chance before, and they continue to violate, then the problem isn’t the drug, it is the individual.

        • bird says

          April 21, 2014 at 12:36 pm

          Whether a person does illegal drugs, or drinks alcohol, and causes injury or death, there must be consequences for the person that inflicts the injury or causes death. Yes people make mistakes, but when their mistake is taken out on someone else, that person needs to pay the consequences. It’s too easy to use “under the influence” as an excuse.

        • bird says

          April 21, 2014 at 4:00 pm

          No one’s judge— My son was killed by a drug addict. I have since forgiven that person, but they still must pay the consequences. I am also in prison ministry and share my story.

          • AV Folk says

            April 21, 2014 at 7:35 pm

            Bird… I agree with you I think. It’s good to forgive, but the notion that all behavior should e accepted and we ought to ignore and give endless chances to people is asinine.

          • bird says

            April 22, 2014 at 7:45 am

            AV Folk—Yes I have forgiven. I also think people that destroy other peoples lives, because they choose to do drugs should pay the consequences. They need to be removed from society. They can lead prayer groups in prison, and be productive in their society.

          • bird says

            April 22, 2014 at 8:55 am

            If you take the time to read my other comments, you would see that I agree with you AV Folk.

  4. Mike C says

    April 18, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Notice the cross around his neck and how he’s reading a Bible in his picture he used to post his ad on whatever website he posted it on. It’s too bad that he can’t live the life on the streets that he lives in prison. If in fact he was really trying to live the life of God when he was in prison.

    • AV Folk says

      April 19, 2014 at 8:17 am

      If it was a picture Bible I’d believe he was reading it.

  5. Jip Joe says

    April 17, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    I never understand how society continues to pin false hope of garbage like this. So now I have to provide additional tax dollars to feed this, clean clothes, free medical with no deductible, free dental, free satellite, free library, free internet. wow. Instead, he should be used for medical experiments. Time to truly give back to society.

    • Eric says

      April 18, 2014 at 11:51 am

      Keep in mind, that free dental is nothing more than tooth extraction or Tylenol for whatever your problem may be. Guys won’t go to the medical wards, those are worse than general population. Free satellite? I’m pretty sure the only TV they are getting is the TV everyone gets for free. Taking the library away from these inmates only servers to hamper the few who will truly rehabilitate.

  6. Awsome! says

    April 17, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    That’s awsome! I’m sure there’s more off them in Lancaster! Good job! 100 plus years! Who’s next?

    • dumbandblind says

      April 18, 2014 at 12:51 pm

      100+ years but release in 10 due to overcrowding.

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