Robbery plot suspected in fatal shooting

Antioch -- A scheme by two friends to rob a marijuana dealer in Antioch ended with the shooting death of one of the men and the arrest of the other on murder charges, police said. The marijuana dealer who fired the shots, meanwhile, was not arrested and was described by police as a victim.
Police say the incident began Sunday when Jahnathan Cox, 20, and his friend, Curtis Pounds, decided to rob an Antioch resident who sold marijuana.

The plan was for Cox to arrange a meeting with the dealer to buy marijuana on the 800 block of West Eighth Street at 10:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. Pounds was supposed to show up during the deal and rob both Cox and the dealer, according to police. After the robbery, Cox and Pounds were to meet at another location and split the money.

But, police say, unbeknownst to Cox, the dealer was armed. Police say that when the dealer saw Pounds approaching him and Cox with a plastic AK-47 rifle, there was a struggle and the dealer was hit with the rifle. The dealer then shot Pounds and fled the scene, police said.

Cox apparently fled as well.

Police responding to reports of shots fired arrived to find Pounds dead at the scene.

Four hours after the shooting, police found Cox at his home on West Fourth Street in Antioch. He was arrested and booked in Contra Costa County Jail on charges of murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Later Monday morning, the dealer turned himself in to police, but he has not been arrested in the shooting.

In addition to the death of Pounds, police said they are considering charging Cox in the 2007 shooting of 24-year-old Michael Stephens, who was left paralyzed as a result of his injuries. Police said Cox confessed to the shooting while he was being interviewed about Pounds' death.

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Comment by Smoke-! on August 7, 2008 at 2:15am: DAMN.....
NIGGAZ TOO LAZY TO GO GET IT ON THEY OWN SO THEY GONNA TAKE FROM SOMEONE ELSE ???

Comment by young goblin on August 7, 2008 at 8:07am: I been thinking about killing the robbers too, shit them bitches need to get their own sack. I GOT MINE

Comment by Pootie Mane Laflair on August 7, 2008 at 9:39am: Fuck you robbin ass vultures. Lame as niggas rob for a come up and be broke the next month. Fuck you pussy niggas...Get money..Its Pootie

Comment by Jay on August 7, 2008 at 11:24am: Damn pootie u must of been robbed a couple times talkn like dat my nigga. Its a recession niggas hungry in these streets

Comment by Rich Yung on August 7, 2008 at 11:42am: THt nigga need some carmex asap! no homo

Comment by D Mich on August 7, 2008 at 11:54am: Just a part of the game. Live by the gun die from one. Its more important news today, like the Mayor of Detroit getting locked up. Now thats wild.

Comment by ROCK STAR on August 7, 2008 at 12:52pm: man listen i dont wish death ...but u get what u ask for...dumbfucks.

Comment by TAGG-101-HTP on August 7, 2008 at 1:36pm: how u gonna rob da robbers

Comment by lil blackBoi on August 7, 2008 at 4:43pm: that why you stay strap!

Comment by nicodelic on August 8, 2008 at 1:56am: All people need to do is just look around and learn the trade.how many people get caught everyday doing dirt and get locked up for the rest of their lives,have their freedom papers revoked?

Its a new day,open a book and read.do soemthing.everyday people come on hear to read news and we all know what will read about before we get to it,only that its different names and different states or same most times.

People never learn,keep it real and gangsta man.all gangsta die or end up in jail n they tell u to stop it,but u gotta feel it to believe it.

anyway check out the preview of this documentary

http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/08/racism-and-the-drug-war.html#comments