contest to charges regarding the theft of a roof panel from the Porsche Carrera GT that Paul Walker tragically died in. (Thinkstock)
Two men are awaiting sentencing after pleading no contest to charges stemming from the theft of a roof panel from the wrecked Porsche Carrera GT in which actor Paul Walker and his friend died in a fiery crash, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.
Anthony Edward Janow, 26, pleaded no contest late Tuesday to one felony count of grand theft of personal property and one misdemeanor count each of destroying evidence and resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Jameson Brooks Witty, 18, pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count each of grand theft of personal property, destroying evidence and resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer.
Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nash indicated the two men would likely receive 180-day jail sentences, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Janow is set to be sentenced Oct. 23, while Witty is due back in court Aug. 14.
The charges involved the theft of a roof panel from a tow truck that was stopped at a red light while carrying the demolished vehicle away from the Valencia crash site Nov. 30.
The theft occurred after Witty and Janow were told by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy that they could not take any part of the vehicle, according to prosecutors.
The stolen panel was recovered by detectives who served a search warrant at a home in Canyon Country, and the two were charged last Dec. 9.
Authorities announced in March that high speed caused the fiery crash that killed Walker, 40, who was best known for his role in “The Fast and the Furious” film series, along with the car’s driver, Roger Rodas, 38.
Electronic information retrieved from the burned-out car’s computer systems determined that Rodas was driving the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT at speeds between 80 and 93 mph when the car smashed into a pole and a tree last Nov. 30, according to an investigation done by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol.
