Man Cited for Loitering 50 Times Sentenced to 2-Year Term
A Los Angeles man who has been cited for loitering at a South-Central Los Angeles gas station more than 50 times in the last two years was sentenced to a two-year jail term.
Los Angeles Municipal Court Commissioner Kristi Lousteau sentenced Melvin Green, 49, after he pleaded no contest to one count each of trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Lousteau found Green in violation of his probation from a prior conviction for battery on a police officer.
The latest charges stemmed from March 14 and March 21 incidents at a service station in the 5800 block of South Western Avenue. Green allegedly continued to return to the site despite repeated trespassing citations from Los Angeles police officers who responded to complaints from the service station’s managers and operators of other businesses.
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