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Prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh announced this morning he will try a second time to send convicted killer Michael Alan Lamb, 33, to San Quentin State Prison's notorious Death Row.
An Orange County jury convicted the Public Enemy Number One (PENI) Death Squad hit man in July for the execution-style murder of a fellow gang member and the attempted murder of an undercover Anaheim police officer. After the penalty phase of the trial, the panel heard testimony about Lamb's vicious adult personality (from the prosecution witnesses) and how sweet and abused Michael had been as a child (from defense witnesses), ultimately splitting 6-5-1 on punishment. Six jurors voted for death, five for life in prison, and one couldn't decide.
According to Baytieh, Lamb is a "heartless, cold-blooded killer" who will likely murder a guard or another inmate if given life in prison.
Superior Court Judge WIlliam R. Froeberg accepted Baytieh's request and will call a new jury next February. Until then, Lamb (pictured) will remain locked in the Orange County Jail.
As long as there is a deadlock on the penalty, the DA's office has the option of retrying the issue. In one case several years ago, it took prosecutors three tries to win the death penalty.
Lamb's 31-year-old PENI cohort in the killing, Jacob Anthony Rump, is scheduled to be sentenced by Froeberg on Aug. 31. Rump faces a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Both Rump and Lamb are covered with pro-Hilter tattoos, espouse white supremacy and claim someone else—fellow PENI gangster Billy Joe Johnson—is the real killer.
August 22, 2007 04:06
Always tryin' to keep the White Man down.........
August 22, 2007 08:07
this is more political than justice attempting to serve bunch of self serving prosectors looking to climb the ladder to please the main man da tony. death penalty should be wiped off the books its bad enough this moron will be in prison and never taste freedom ever again . thats beyond punishment . i hope for da budget cuts instead of tax payer's footing the bill for those arrogant da buttkissing jerks trying to move up.
August 22, 2007 15:57
I wonder if you guys would feel the same way about the death penalty if this guy had murdered someone you actually knew!?! He is nothing more than a vicious scumbag who deserves to be punished to the fullest extent.
August 23, 2007 12:28
Awe c'mon guys, he's WHITE...stop picking on minorities!!!
August 25, 2007 04:55
Michael is by far not a cold-blooded killer! I supported the death penelty until I met Michael, and it made me think twice about it. I think there are cases that it is nessessary but I disagree that this case is one of them.Michael & I arent together anymore but I support Michael Lamb as the person he is...HE IS HUMAN, and all humans feel...He has a family...He has a Mother & Father,Sibilings,Family & Friends...This effects us all as people!And especially as people that LOVE thier Family-Michael Allan Lamb!
August 25, 2007 13:26
let me guess the ex mrs lamb is white also and thank you for clarifying the fact that you guys aren't together anymore, no shit, hopefully he is somebodys bitch and taking it in the ass
August 26, 2007 08:27
To Jamie in L.A.: Although I agree with the death penalty especially in cases like this, I think that you can't use your specific argument. Most people would not think rationally if someone killed a family member.
Our justice system is supposed to rationally and methodically operate. Wanting to execute a murderer based on emotion is not what we should hope for. Rather, we should execute murderers based on their crime and the current law.
Just my two cents from an American living in Greece who sees the liberal system (no death penalty) in operation over here. Again, I support the death penalty.
December 14, 2007 15:59
to :The ex mrs.michael lamb says:
does he have a brother named Danny?
February 9, 2008 00:41
mike,pokey,suicidal,,,,whatever your name is nowadays..............may you rot with the rest of your kind............ex mike lamb or ex mrs "pokey".you too can join him.............."feeelings"....human............save that..........have you ever listned to transplants we trusted you............we dedicate it to you.................
February 18, 2008 10:00
Michael Lamb murdered my father, Scott Miller. It's taken me years to even stop crying and pick my head up. Fuck the life him and all his comrades have dedicated themselves too. To his ex-woman, I had a family and a father and some fucking dreams that your man took away with a pull of the trigger. Imagine coming home at 12 yrs old to find out the news. I've been hearing my mom cry for years and it will never leave my head or stop soaking my shirt when I visit the cemetary. No matter what you say I support the Death Penalty in this case. Michael Allen Lamb needs to be held accountable for what he did. If my family has to suffer for the rest of our lives due to this loss I think it is only fair that you feel this pain, too. Scott Miller Rest in Peace, I know the cops are never on our team but I hope justice is served.
February 25, 2008 10:46
I CONCUR...I KNEW SCOTTISH FOR 20 YEARS KNOW JAKE KNOW ALL OF THOSE CLOWNS....NOT A COLD BLOODED KILLER..........TRY COWARD....LOOK AT ALL HIS ASSAULTS..IN THE BACK...IN THE BACK..IN THE BACK....WHAT A GANGSTER4 HE SHOOTS AND STABS PEOPLE IN THE BACK THE CRYS LIKE A GIRL.I DIDNT DO IT BJ DID.PLEEEEZE SPARE ME..I COME FROM A BROKEN HOME..........WELL YOUVE HAD A LOT MORE OPPURTUNITIES THEN MOST .....YOUR MOM WHO NEVER CARED.SEEMS TO ME SHE CARED ENOUGH TO BE IN COURT...LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYER WHAT THE F...KS THAT GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING........BOTTOM LINE FRY HIM TILL HE SPARKS THAN REST IN PISS
February 27, 2008 23:26
F that little punk! He had to cap Scottish in the back of the head like the bit@h he is. He's not a man, he's a candya$$. He rants and raves about how his right butt cheek and he are the only ones who can be counted on, and his skanky lil tina ho Becky is practically sacrificing her little boy just to be with this loser who will never see the light of day. I hope this damn death penalty crap is cleared up fast so that he doesn't waste anymore of our oxygen. Hey ex, Pokey may be human, but he's a waste and needs to be wiped off the face of the earth.
March 2, 2008 14:29
ONCE AGAIN........I CONCUR....I ONLY HOPE ITS A VERRRRY SLOWWWWW PAINFUL EXECUTION.....
March 2, 2008 14:33
Its got me fucked up, I just cant let it go
Will we ever be the same? well my answer is no
Think about your death every goddamn day
Wanna know what I think? this is what I must say
I say we line em all up, then we gun em all down
Then we all celebrate when they all hit the ground
Dont wake up now, its gonna be too late
Dont give me that shit about cleaning the slate
Youve been at it too long, all your life that Ive checked
Now your times almost up with a noose on your neck
Smile in my face, better watch your back
Two-faced motherfucker gets both jaws cracked
March 13, 2008 04:29
Well its been awhile since I wrote that comment and I must say.." Yes I agree that its sad as to what happened in this case", Nobody wins thats forsure! But my main concern is that most of you have forgotten that Scottish and anybody else that gets involved with this lifestlye KNOWS the rules before they make thier choice to live that way! Right, wrong, or indifferent thats how these things happen, by breaking the rules. Bet you wouldnt feel this way had it been scottish who murdered michael because he talked to the news, etc...
And to scottish's child..I am so sorry you lost your dad! I truely wish I could change that for you. I dont know how you feel but I can only imagine, and I see how my 13 yr old was effected by Michaels involvement. I am very sincere with what I am saying, Im not the bad guy, I just happened to get close to him(way after the fact).
I can relate to losing the very people(my kids)& things I love due to my choices in life & and when I lost my children it was connected in a way through my involvement with Michael but by no means do I blame him, it was MY behavior that called the attention to me and my home. It is something I have to live with everyday, and my children still suffer thru every minute of everyday because I made the choice to gang bang instead of be a "Mother" to my children. Thats pathetic, if you ask me! I WILL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF, NEVER!!!
So in conclusion...I wish I could go back and change alot of things, but I cant...The only thing I can do at this point is move forward with the hopes to continue to better myself, my beliefs, and my behavior, So that no more of the people I love be effected by my B.S..I pray that my story will help at least one mother make a better choice than I did.Please understand that I am not saying I dont practice the skinhead way of life, I will never shun the very things I believe in, I just bring more love & understanding & maturity to the idealogy that I used to let my anger/misunderstanding get the best of me. I hope that my post will help someone....
March 14, 2008 13:37
MAYBE YOU SHOULD RESEARCH YOUR HISTORY......PENI STARTED AS A PUNK CLIQUE,LIKE CIRCLE ONE FAMILY,LEAGUE,PCT,BPO,ECT,ECT,,,,,SOMEHOW IT GOT TURNED INTO A "PRISON SKINHEAD" GANG FULL OF INLAND HIPPIES WHO KNOW NOTHING OF PUNK ROCK.....SCOTTISH WAS WHAT PENI WAS AND I SAY WAS........
March 14, 2008 14:00
please just stop wasting tax payers time and money,execute him,and lock the rest up and throw away the key like maybe ricoh........
March 14, 2008 14:03
by the way which skinhead way of life is that?.......shoot speed and hurt innocent people?....it couldent really be about race because i knew a couple peni and well more than a few had non aryan girlfreinds.....and children.....so what exactly is your cause aside from random violence
March 16, 2008 15:39
didnt they take them all off the prison line and place them in ad seg because the eme has a green light on them and theyre becoming victimized?
March 16, 2008 16:36
i remember a personals ad in la times with his name on it like 3 years ago asking for freinds to write.......guess all his "comrades" dont write much huh.....why la also why not oc register...maybe looking for a nice black girl to write?hmmmmmmmm.....
March 25, 2008 23:25
Sorry, but what is mariburjeka?
Jane.
July 30, 2008 12:11
Well just so its clear...Regardless of what anybody thinks about the people involved in this case, the facts stand alone...
#1 The "rules" of playing the gangbang game are always the same...
You dont tell!!!
August 22, 2008 17:39
Most of you have lost your minds. How did you get to this weird mindset in the first place? Killing is killing is killing. More death does not fix the past. I feel sad for the lot of you and thank God that I can just work, and clean my house, and raise my children, and play when I can. A normal non-bullshit life is not boring or meaningless. Why would you throw your lives to the gutter for such nonsense? How does race become such a club that people take it so far as to end someone's life, including their own?
It would be like if I decided: "I have white hair on my arms. I think I'll start the White Arm Hair Crew and hate and kill the ones that have black arm hair."
Ridiculous.
Raquel, I know you love your father. My father is dead as well. Honor him in what you think he would want for you in this life if he didn't have to worry about his involvement in his gang. I would bet a paycheck that he could give a rat's ass about a decision he made long ago. He would want you to grow up beautiful, strong, independant, get married, have babies, or whatever makes you truly happy and be free of ANY oppression. (I am also a parent, so I know the love we have for our kids.)
Your posting is what led me to this article in the first place, so just know that this life is whatever you make of it. A person can live many different existences in the span of their lifetime, and things are always changing. You are not your father, but your life is his legacy.
Have hope. Love and honor him like a proper daughter and live better than he did. Stop crying and start living. Tell your Ma you love her. We never get enough of that.
May the rest of you find peace within yourselves.