Defendant Jamerson do Nascimento Paula, accused of the death of the member of Rio Branco Football Club, Antônio Francisco do Nascimento, 69, better known as Cartolinha, was acquitted of the crime of robbery after a robbery. The decision of judge Maha Kouzi and Manasfi of the Court of Crimes of Robbery and Extortion.
The elderly man was found dead inside his house in Ramal do Braz, in the Belo Jardim II district, in Rio Branco, after a team from the Military Police of Acre found his car abandoned during patrolling in the Santa Helena district, also in the Second District of capital.
For the acquittal, the magistrate considered that the evidence was not enough to convict the man. The decision was given after an investigation and judgment hearing that took place on October 25th.
“I understand that the evidence attached to the records is fragile to substantiate the condemnatory edict, and acquittal, due to insufficient evidence, is the measure that is imposed as it is more appropriate to the case. In view of the foregoing, I dismiss the request contained in the complaint and acquit Jamerson do Nascimento Paula, for the practice of the crime of robbery”, pointed out Maha in the decision.
Jamerson Paula was arrested in February this year by the Civil Police Captures Nucleus (Necapc) in compliance with a court order, after being denounced by the Public Ministry.
Antônio Francisco do Nascimento was found dead inside his home in Rio Branco — Photo: Archive
According to an investigation by the Civil Police, the accused, who is from a criminal faction, had already invaded Cartolinha’s property to steal some objects and a chicken and that the victim had even been warned about the risk of the suspect returning.
But, in a threatening tone, he said that if the suspect returned he would regret it. A second suspect, Weverton da Costa Parada, was also indicted because he was found with the victim’s cell phone and the car that had been taken was found near where he lives. Weverton was never denounced for the crime.
The victim’s car was found abandoned in Rio Branco — Photo: Archive
Cartolinha became the director and advisor of the Acre club. In the robbery, the suspects took several objects from the house, the victim’s cell phone and a value of R$4,000.
At the time, the PM-AC informed that the victim’s car was open and with the key in the ignition and some papers burned. The room where the body was found was overturned, with several objects thrown on the floor. Also, a bullet shell was lying beside the bed and a machete.
The room where the victim was found was overturned and an abandoned vehicle on a street in Rio Branco — Photo: Archive/PM-AC
