An Akron woman, who was attacked by a stranger outside of her home, feels like the justice system has failed her after the man who committed was given community control instead of prison time.
AKRON, Ohio — An Akron woman, who was attacked by a stranger outside of her home, feels like the justice system has failed her after the man who committed the violent robbery was sentenced to community control instead of prison.
In December 2020, Moore returned to her home on Nestor Avenue following a doctor's appointment. Moments after she tried to put her key in the front door, a stranger wearing a mask grabbed and dragged her across the grass of an apartment complex and tried to steal her purse. "I'm just always afraid. I'm still afraid," she said."I feel if it wouldn't have been me that day, it would have been somebody else that might have been walking down the street or whatever."Last month, Judge Rowlands found Rankin guilty of one count of robbery after he pleaded no contest.
Moore, who watched the sentencing hearing via Zoom, said she was stunned Rankin didn't get prison time.Rankin's attorney, Don Malarcik, said he felt the sentence was appropriate. Last June, Judge Rowlands ordered Rankin to be released on a signature bond, but with electronic monitoring in place, as he awaits trial for the murder.
A statement from the Summit County Prosecutor's Office said,"Rankin is currently on 24/7 monitoring as a condition of his release on a signature bond due to the Prosecutor's Office appealing the court's ruling forbidding the use of Cybercheck evidence in the murder case."
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