George Huggins Charged with Murdering Jinghong Kang for $17, Could Face Death
Categories: Crime
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| Oakland Police Department |
| George Huggins may face the death penalty if convicted of Jinghong Kang's killing |
Huggiins, along with his 33-year-old girlfriend, Althea Housley, is charged with shooting visiting would-be Google engineer Jinghong Kang in Oakland on July 18, even after the father of three handed them all the money he had -- $17.
Kang, by the way, had been leaving a late-night teeth-cleaning he'd received from someone he met through his church. So, if you're adding it all up, you've got a god-fearing, harmless, married father-of-three tourist shot for a paltry sum of money. Shot three times, in fact. That probably won't appeal to a jury.
Neither will Huggins' background: He and Housley are also charged with a June robbery in downtown Oakland during which he allegedly shot and injured a man.
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| Oakland Police Department |
| This surveillance footage led to a pair of arrests in the killing of Jinghong Kang |
Alameda County district attorneys will decide whether or not to seek the death penalty at a forthcoming preliminary hearing.
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