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Teen to plead guilty to murder
Maryland suspect fled to Israel to escape, agrees to face charges
ROCKVILLE, Md. (APJ — An Ameri
can teenager who angered U.S. law
makers when he fled to Israel after
Maryland authorities linked him to a dis
memberment murder has agreed to
plead guilty next week in a Tel Aviv
court.
Nearly two years after he left this
Washington D.C. suburb and launched
an international extradition battle,
Samuel Sheinbein will accept a 24-year
jail sentence to be recommended by his
attorneys and Israeli.prosecutors.
He is scheduled to enter his plea on
Sept. 2.
He pleaded innocent in the case last
month.
The 19-year-old Sheinbein, who
claims Israeli citizenship through his fa
ther, will serve his sentence in Israel.
Sheinbein could be paroled after 16
years or after serving two-thirds of his
sentence, under terms of the plea agree
ment announced yesterday by Maryland
State’s Attorney Douglas Gansler. He
also could leave prison on weekend fur
loughs in four years.
Gansler, who said his prosecutors
were not consulted before the agreement
was reached, said he was pleased about
the conviction but “the bottom line re
mains unacceptable.”
“It is our view it is an insult to justice,
and Mr. Sheinbein will be free to walk
the streets of Israel under the most like
ly scenario when he is 33 years of age,”
said Gansler, who learned about the plea
agreement only Monday night in a fax
sent by Israeli authorities.
“It should have been our case,” he
said. “Mr. Sheinbein should have been
returned here, and we would have asked
that they consult us before entering into
this plea agreement.”
The State Department was not told
about the agreement either, department
spokesman James Foley said.
“We stated we would have preferred
to see this trial take place in the United
States.
“But since it was the view of the Is
raeli courts that it should take place
there, we wanted to see justice done,”
Foley said.
Ido Baum, spokesperson for Israel’s
Justice Ministry, confirmed the agree
ment but said he requested the Ameri
cans withhold disclosure until Sheinbein
entered his plea in court.
Eitan Maoz. an attorney for Shein
bein, refused to comment other than to
say any developments in the case would
be heard at the court appearance next
week.
“This was actually
what has been called a
thrill kill/ They killed
[him] for the mere
pleasure of it”
— Douglas Gansler
Maryland State Attorney
Sheinbein fled to Israel after he was
suspected of killing Alfredo Tello Jr., also
19.
Tello’s burned and dismembered
body was found in an empty garage near
Sheinbein’s home in Aspen Hill, Md., on
Sept. 18, 1997. Sheinbein went to Israel
several days later.
The killing, and afterward Shein
bein’s flight to Israel, raised a furor
among Maryland’s Hispanic organiza
tions and Latino community, which ac
cused prosecutors of negligence in al
lowing Sheinbein to escape.
In Congress, several lawmakers
threatened to cut off American aid to Is
rael unless the teenager was returned
here to face charges.
Tello’s parents declined to attend
Gansler’s news conference yesterday
but had him release a statement that
said: “The Tello family feels that justice
has not been achieved in this case, that
Mr. Sheinbein and his family have con
tinually manipulated the judicial sys
tems of both Israel and the United
States.”
Sheinbein’s attorney has challenged
Maryland attorneys to prove that Shein
bein took an active part in the killing
with his friend, Aaron Needle.
Needle committed suicide in a Mary
land prison just before his trial was to
start.
“This was actually what has been
called a ’thrill kill.’” Gansler said. “They
killed Alfredo Tello for the mere pleasure
of it.
“They actually planned on killing an
other friend of Mr. Sheinbein and Mr.
Needle down the road and this was ba
sically a practice murder.”
Gansler said authorities collected
DNA, fingerprints and other evidence,
including a handwritten, notarized con
fession signed by Sheinbein and Needle.
Officials also have a “recipe for mur
der” that Sheinbein wrote which listed
tools needed to kill, such as the saw he
allegedly used to dismember Tello, gog
gles, disinfectant, garbage bags and a
tarpaulin.
“We still feel that we would have had
a very, very strong case against Mr.
Sheinbein,” said Gansler, who added
that the teen could have faced life in
prison if he were tried in the United
States.
Once Sheinbein is freed, he could still
be arrested and charged with first-degree
murder if he tried to enter the United
States or any country that belongs to the
international police organization Inter
pol, Gansler said.
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employees that served alcohol at the bars
knew [Wagenerj was a minor or were aware
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obstacles during the summer break.
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vestigation up as soon as possible,” he said.
Wagener was found unconscious at his
residence by police after a 911 call at 7 a.m.
alerted the authorities.
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tools to succeed in college,” she
said. “That is a benefit no matter
what color or culture you are,” she
said.
Ryan Beard, director of the
team leaders, said one of the
biggest advantages of the program
is the one-on-one interaction be
tween upperclassmen and fresh
men.
“Upperclassmen get to act like
big brothers and big sisters,” he
said. “It lets long-lasting friend
ships form that will help the stu
dents get along better at A&M.”
Hermosura said 100 students
and 30 parents are currently regis
tered to attend the conference, al
though more may register Friday.
She said the number of student
participants was nearly cut in half
because of the Hopwood decision.
The decision as interpreted by
the Attorney General of Texas pro
hibits all race-based scholarships
and financial aid.
“The decision cut the number
of students participating in the EX
CEL program because it no longer
allowed us to focus on minority
students,” she said.
Delaware crowned
Miss Teen USA
Carson Daly hosts pageant as 18-year-old grab
Louisiana, Maryland come in second, third
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — An Boston,
18-year-old from Delaware who
wants to study civil engineering
was crowned Miss Teen USA 1999
last night.
Ashley Coleman, 5-foot-8 with
light brown hair and dark brown
eyes, was chosen by a panel of
judges in competition with other
girls representing 50 states and
the District of Columbia.
Miss Louisiana, Sarah Thorn
hill, 18, was first runner-up and
Miss Maryland, Khosi Roy, 17,
was second runner-up.
Other finalists were Miss Ari
zona, Danielle Demski, 17, and
Miss Michigan, Sara Marie Dusen-
dang, 18.
The other semifinalists were
Miss Nevada, Kristen Walthers,
18; Miss Tennessee, Rachel
17; Miss Texas,
Giles, 18, and Miss Virgin:
Glakas, 18.
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