Man Killed Trying to Hold Up Marijuana Dispensary Truck

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A Santa Ana man was shot dead while trying to rob a marijuana dispensary truck along with three friends in Brea on Wednesday night.

20-year-old Minh Kinh Dang was killed and three other men were jailed on suspicion of robbery and felony murder according to Brea police. while trying to steal marijuana from a medical marijuana deliveryman, and three other men were jailed on suspicion of robbery and felony murder.

The men approached the truck around 8:15 p.m. in the Birchwood Village apartment complex in Brea. When Dang whipped out a gun, the marijuana delivery man's security guard shot him, according to the OC Weekly. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

KPCC reports:

The security guard fired three shots at Dang, who was holding a handgun, he said. Arriving officers found Dang dead at the scene.

Earl Augustus Austin, 19, of Santa Ana and James Yi, 18, of Irvine were arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder. A third suspect whom police have not yet identified also was arrested.

Austin and Yi were being held on $1 million in bail each, according to jail records.

The name of the dispensary has not been released and the incident remains under investigation. The OC Weekly lists numerous classified ads for marijuana dispensaries that offer delivery services in the area.

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By Andy Sternberg in News on June 23, 2011 2:20 PM

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How To

This is terrible, they might want to reconsider there delivery service. I wrote a book to help people get in the marijuana dispensary business. Check it out,

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ElisaBeth

Good God... really? Just pay the 200 bucks, get your license and save yourself the trouble if you want some smoke.

Ryan

Didn't know that had dispensary trucks. Brings new meaning to the term "roach coach"...I'll be here all week.

miguel2299

They deserve it

Sean Parker

fuck you miguel you deserve it asshole

sygyzy

Why were the accomplices charged with murder when the security guard shot and killed Dang?

srha

Felony murder rule: "it makes any participant in such a felony criminally liable for any deaths that occur during or in furtherance of that felony."
The accomplices committed a felony. The security guard shot in self defense. Basically, the accomplices are responsible for the death of their friend because he was killed during a felony they were committing.
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