A new trial date has been set for the Juneau man accused of a string of home invasions in 2011.
Joseph A.S. Allen, 30, is now scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 9 with a new attorney, Christopher Cyphers with the Office of Public Advocacy.
Allen’s previous attorney, Assistant Public Defender Timothy Ayer, withdrew from the case last week when he realized he had an undisclosed professional conflict of interest. OPA handles the cases the Public Defender Agency cannot, and was appointed to represent Allen.
Allen is charged with breaking into six homes in November and December of 2011.
Police say in one of the instances, he encountered a woman at home with her two children, threatened her with a gun and used physical force to rob her.
He is facing a total of 15 felony charges for robbery, burglary, theft, vehicle theft and assault.
The jury trial, which has been postponed twice since he was indicted by a grand jury in September 2012, is slated to last 10 days. He remains in custody at Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (16)
Add commentUsed a gun?
Throw away the key.
Any crime using a gun should merit the strongest possible sentence. Second Amendment rights have been forfeited when the decision to commit a crime was made.
Goin' back to the 80's
I thought that hairstyle went out with Kid-n-Play?
Wow!!!!!
Eraserhead!!
Gun? Children? Out this Summer?
WHAT?!! Joseph Allen “encountered a woman at home with her two CHILDREN, threatened her with a GUN and used physical force to rob her?”
Does it concern any other citizens that this guy could make bail in June/July, before the September 9th trial? This man has a long rap sheet - and a suspect for much more. Still, he could be out walking around my neighborhood this summer, busting though my door while my wife and kids are at home....I'm NOT ok with this.
I understand it is a defense lawyer (or in this case lawyers) to get the guy off by any means possible, and delay the inevitable. As a local, law-abiding citizen, I think a trial almost two years after the crimes in 2011 is absurd.
what a piece of crap
Pointing a gun at a lady with her children?? If anybody even slightly threatens my wife in any possible way, this person will not be standing for long.
Oh, but he's been through so
Oh, but he's been through so much. He is a drug addict and had such a hard life. This boy is lost and needs help. He's going to turn his life around!
#sarcasm
Sad thing is that he's got three little kids.
LCC
They must feed criminals at LCC like kings!
He's a thug
I was one of his many victims..... I will give a lot of people the benefit of the doubt but it would take a miracle for Joe to be rehabilitated enough to not be a threat to society.
This guy has kids?!?? And
This guy has kids?!?? And more than one?!?!
Who in their right mind would sleep with a guy like this.... He looks like a fat/methhead version of kidnplay.
I guarantee if this guy ever gets out of prison he'll go back to a life of crime. No hope for this one.
"feed them like a king"
I know of an all you can eat "sea food buffet" near here that won't cost tax payers a dime!
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Send the man to jail for a
Send the man to jail for a long time. Having him out of circulation will be no loss to society.
The revelation that this guy has kids shows why the generosity of women never ceases to amaze me.
His kids will be much better off with him out of their lives as much as possible.
We can't say it.
C'mon, we all know what should be done with this guy. But we don't dare say it.
His time started when he was arrested.
Dec. 27, 2011.
http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-12-27/police-seek-man-3-break-ins-and...
He has since been convicted of two other break-ins and sentenced to 27 months. Should he maintain good time, one third of that time (9 months) will be knocked off and he will be eligible for release on bail. His trial is in September. You do the math. He could walk among you for at least two and a half months. It's time to put this to bed. His system wrangling puts him in the position to be able to strike again or split. If this disturbs you, I suggest you voice your outrage to Judge Menendez. Bail makes this dangerous criminal a flight risk and a risk to our community.
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The correct responce,
The utilization of a firearm in the commission of a crime is a FEDERAL offence, just why the HeII is the guy not up on charges IN a federal court? That omission should illicit a public outcry. Some say we need more firearms laws? Why would that be necessary when we have perfectly good ones on the books that go unused? NO new laws until we have exhausted the old ones, period!
alaskabobc...
You make a very valid point. Law enforcement is very busy. It may be worth taking the time to share you thoughts with Jack Schmidt, the Assistant United States Attorney here in Juneau. His conviction rate is absolutly stellar!