Email Xeno
Follow(Twitter)
Subscribe
Thanks
Houaka Yang, Suspected Thief, Confessed And Identified Himself On Tape With Stolen Camcorder
Posted by Xeno on May 24, 2012
Houaka Wang faces a maximum penalty of two years and three months in jail and a $30,000 fine for misdemeanor theft and concealed weapon charges.
A Wisconsin man whose camcorder was briefly stolen has found a way to get back at the suspected thief: He uploaded to YouTube a video that the suspect took with the camera, a clip in which the man reveals his name, shows his face and admits he stole the camera.
Chris Rochester, 25, of La Crosse, said his camera was stolen a few weeks ago from the car of his boss, Republican state Senate candidate Bill Feehan. Police eventually arrested the suspect and returned the camera to Rochester, who set it aside.
Then, when Gov. Scott Walker made a recent visit to La Crosse, Rochester used the camera to film the event. When he went back to retrieve the video, he found 20 other segments the suspect apparently recorded.
Most were uneventful, generally 15- to 20-second clips of television screens. But one video caught Rochester’s eye.
“This is my house, yes, and a stolen camera that I stole. But it’s OK, the cop won’t figure it out,” the suspect says in the 79-second video, as he pans around a home and points out the kitchen and bathroom. Later he adds, “Oh yeah, to introduce you, my name is Houaka Yang. So yeah, how do you do.”
Finally, he turns the camera to reveal his face and says with a smile, “And this is me. Hi.”
via Houaka Yang, Suspected Thief, Confessed And Identified Himself On Tape With Stolen Camcorder.
