Burger King manager gets 48 years for robbery resulting in death
By Sue Lindsay, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Originally published 04:41 p.m., July 10, 2008
Updated 05:32 p.m., July 10, 2008
Anthony Cole
The night manager for Burger King was sentenced today to 48 years in prison for his role in the robbery last summer in which employee Celia Meza was killed.
Anthony Cole, 22, had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case and testified against three others who were charged in Meza's murder.
He apologized to Meza's family at his sentencing hearing in Jefferson County District Court.
Cole said that he and disgruntled former Burger King employees Anthony Lowe, 22, and Thomas Johns, 18, planned to rob the restraurant for several weeks before the plan was put into operation July 15.
Lowe and Johns were convicted of first-degree felony murder as was getaway driver Mark Sample, a cook at the restaurant. They will be sentenced later.
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July 10, 2008
5:06 p.m.
TankerDan writes:
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July 10, 2008
5:32 p.m.
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ssqured writes:
Interesting. Dude paricipates in robbery/murder and gets 48 years.
17 year old chick loads up on pot and alcohol, kills one and sends
another to the hospital (critical) and gets 4 years. Does this mean
she did only 1/12th the damage?
Can anyone out there help me with my math?
July 10, 2008
6:12 p.m.
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ssqured writes:
MrsA100 >
Right.
Personally speaking, None of them seem much brighter
than a ten-cent light bulb.
Thanks for the math help MrsA100.
July 10, 2008
7:04 p.m.
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happymike44 writes:
Well it looks like he won't be having it his way in the big house.
His know roomie will be showing him the true meaning of violating someones rights.
He will be getting penty of meat shoved between his buns,look out for the secret sauce.
Plus they need to put him in the kitchen so he will feel right at home.
Also he will get paid something even to what they pay their employees,peanuts.