Republic of the Philippine

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEOFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR

City of IloiloPS!" In#p" MARCO A" JARODA$I"S"
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Co'pl(in(nt$FOR% RO))ERY *ITHHOMICIDE
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2 TITO CRU4 (n3 5IC CRU4
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R E S O 7 U T I O N
The Re#pon3ent#$ TITO CRU4
(n3 5IC CRU4
8e!e ch(!9e3 of the c!i'eof RO))ERY *ITH HOMICIDE in ( co'pl(int file3 by Police
Senio! In#pecto!MARCO A" JARODA"In #uppo!t of hi# co'pl(int$ the he!ein co'pl(in(nt
(tt(che3 thefollo8in9 3ocu'ent#%1" Joint Affi3(,it# of )e( S" Roble# (n3 F!(nce#c( S"
C('po#:." Affi3(,it of ;e!(l3ine )" De'et!i:<" Affi3(,it of P(!i# J" Mich(el#:0" Affi3(,it of
Police Office! Ro'eo 5" )en('(!c(:=" De(th Ce!tific(te of Joey C!u>:?" Autop#y Repo!t of
Joey C!u>:@" An(to'ic(l SAetch of Joey C!u>:B" Police Reco!3 of E,ent# (n3 othe!#"
St(te'ent of F(ct#
)(#e3 on the in,e#ti9(tion con3ucte3 by the Police In,e#ti9(to!$ PO. JAN5IC CHAN$ the
f(ct# of the c(#e (!e #t(te3 he!eun3e!% Th(t on o! (bout the .0
th
3(y of M(y .CCB$ (t (!oun3
1.%0=in the (fte!noon in T(buc Sub($ J(!o$ Iloilo City$ Philippine#$ the!e#pon3ent# to9ethe!
8ith the 3ece(#e3 JOEY CRU4 con#pi!in9(n3 confe3e!(tin9 to9ethe! (n3 'utu(lly helpin9
one (nothe!$8hile (!'e3 8ith ( h(n39un #t(9e3 ( Dhol3+upE (t IloiloSupe!'(!t$ T(buc Sub($
J(!o )!(nch o8ne3 (n3 ope!(te3 by JHONNY )" FUE" Th(t 8hile in#i3e$ the !e#pon3ent#
tooA o! #te(l(8(y (n ('ount of fo!ty ei9ht thou#(n3 -Php 0B$ CCC2 pe#o# (n3foo3 #tuff# f!o'
the 9!oce!y" The!e(fte!$ they p!ocee3e3 toPotot(n$ Iloilo to 3i,i3e the loot ('on9 the'#el,e#"
*hile they8e!e 3i,i3in9 the loot$ (n (!9u'ent en#ue3 bet8een TITO CRU4(n3 JOEY
CRU4 8hich p!o'pte3 TITO CRU4 to 3!(8 hi# 9un (n3#hot JOEY CRU4 in the fo!ehe(3$
Aillin9 the l(tte! in#t(ntly"In the Goint (ffi3(,it of 8itne##e# )e( S" Roble# (n3 F!(nce#c(
R"C('po#$ they #t(te3 th(t on M(y .0$ .CCB (t (bout 1.%0= in the (fte!noon$they 8e!e in#i3e
Iloilo Supe!'(!t 8hen the !obbe!y h(ppene3" *hile#t(n3in9 in Counte! 1 to p(y fo! thei!
9!oce!ie#$ they #(8 ( '(n pointin9 (

9un (t the c(#hie! (n3 3ecl(!e3 ( DHol3 upHE 8hile hi# t8o co'p(nion#e'ptie3 the c(#h
!e9i#te!# (n3 tooA #o'e 9!oce!y #tuff#"In the (ffi3(,it of ;e!(l3ine )" De'et!i$ one of the
c(#hie!# on 3uty3u!in9 the ti'e of the !obbe!y$ #t(te3 th(t 8hile #he 8(# (t Counte! 1$
(pe!#on pointe3 hi# 9un to he! (n3 i''e3i(tely 3ecl(!e3 ( Dhol3 upHE(n3 t8oothe! cu#to'e!#
8ho 8e!e f(llin9 in line to p(y 8e!e o!3e!e3 to 3!op on thei!Anee#" One of the !obbe!#
e'ptie3 the c(#h !e9i#te!# 8hile the othe! tooA#o'e 9!oce!y #tuff#"In the (ffi3(,it of P(!i# J"
Mich(el#$ one of the cu#to'e!# 3u!in9 theti'e of the !obbe!y$ #t(te3 th(t 8hile #he 8(#
#t(n3in9 ne(! the co#'etic##ection$ #he he(!3 ( pe!#on 3ecl(!in9 ( Dhol3 upHE" The othe!
!obbe! fo!ce3he! to Goin the othe! cu#to'e!# to Aneel 3o8n ne(! counte! 1" Th(t
(fte!e'ptyin9 the c(#h !e9i#te!# (n3 t(Ain9 #o'e 9!oce!ie#$ one of the !obbe!##houte3 Dl(A(t
n( Ait(HE" They i''e3i(tely 3!o,e (8(y u#in9 ( !e3 o8ne!type Geep"An3 in the (ffi3(,it of
Police Senio! In#pecto! Ro'eo 5" )en('(!c($#t(te3 th(t he 8(# p(t!ollin9 (t )!9y" M(b(lu3$
Potot(n 8hen he he(!3 (9un#hot f!o' (n (b(n3one3 !ice 'ill" *hen he p!ocee3e3 to the
(!e($ he#(8 TITO CRU4 hol3in9 ( "0= c(libe! pi#tol (n3 the lifele## bo3y of JOEYCRU4
lyin9 on the 9!oun3 8ith hi# o8n bloo3$ 8hile 5IC CRU4 8(# Gu#t#t(n3in9 ( 'ete! (8(y
f!o' TITO CRU4" He !eco,e!e3 (n ('ount of fo!tyei9ht thou#(n3 -Php 0B$ CCC2 pe#o# in#i3e
( cle(! pl(#tic b(9 8ith p!inte3lo9o of Iloilo Supe!'(!t" Th(t he i''e3i(tely (!!e#te3 TITO
(n3 5IC CRU4(n3 b!ou9ht the' to the Potot(n Police St(tion$ 8hile JOEY CRU4
8(#b!ou9ht to the ne(!e#t ho#pit(l" Th(t upon fu!the! #e(!ch in the c!i'e #cene$(n e'pty
bullet #hell (n3 th!ee -<2 li,e (''unition# 8e!e liAe8i#e !eco,e!e3(n3 tu!ne3 o,e! to the
e6hibit cu#to3i(n SPO. Ro9e! M" C(!'(n"A# fo! the !e#pon3ent#$ in thei! counte!+(ffi3(,it#$
they ,ehe'ently3enie3 the (ccu#(tion# (9(in#t the' puttin9 up #elf+3efen#e (n3 (libi (#thei!
3efen#e#" TITO CRU4 (lle9e3 th(t on M(y .0$ .CCB$ he (n3 hi# cou#in#5IC (n3 JOEY 8e!e
on ( 3!inAin9 #p!ee$ 8hich #t(!te3 f!o' ei9ht oIclocA inthe 'o!nin9 (n3 en3e3 (t (!oun3 .
oIclocA in the (fte!noon" Th(t he 8(#(8(Aene3 by the #houtin9 of hi# Dli,e+inE p(!tne! TITA
(n3 the co''otionout#i3e of hi# hou#e" He then tooA hi# 9un (n3 8ent out" The!e$ he #(8
JOEYhol3in9 ( b(9 8ith TITOI# 'oney" Upon #eein9 hi'$ 8hile c(!!yin9 ( bolo$ JOEY !(n
to8(!3# TITO" So the l(tte! #hot the fo!'e! in o!3e! to 3efen3hi'#elf"5IC CRU4 liAe8i#e
3enie3 the (lle9(tion# (9(in#t hi'$ #t(tin9 th(t (fte!thei! 3!inAin9 #p!ee on M(y .0$ .CCB$ he
8ent ho'e" An3 (t (bout fou!oIclocA in the (fte!noon of the #(i3 3(y$ he 8(# (8(Aene3 by hi#
'othe!tellin9 hi' th(t the!e 8e!e police office!# looAin9 fo! hi'" He then ,olunt(!ily8ent to
the police #t(tion to (n#8e! the ch(!9e# (9(in#t hi'"
An(ly#e# Fin3in9# (n3 Reco''en3(tion#
A!ticle ./0 of the Re,i#e3 Pen(l Co3e #pecific(lly #t(te#%DA!t" ./0"
Robbe!y 8ith ,iolence (9(in#t o! inti'i3(tion of pe!#on#+ Pen(ltie#
JAny pe!#on 9uilty of !obbe!y 8ith the u#e of ,iolence o! inti'i3(tion of (nype!#on #h(ll
#uffe!%

1" The pen(lty of Reclu#ion Pe!petu( to 3e(th$ 8hen by !e(#on o! onocc(#ion of the !obbe!y
$ the c!i'e of ho'ici3e #h(ll h(,e been co''itte3$ 66 6"E -It(lic# Supplie32Robbe!y 8ith
ho'ici3e (!i#e# only 8hen the!e i# ( 3i!ect !el(tion$ (ninti'(te connection$ bet8een the
!obbe!y (n3 the Aillin9$ e,en if the Aillin9 i#p!io! to$ concu!!ent 8ith$ o! #ub#eKuent to the
!obbe!y" -People ,#"S(l(>(!$.@@ SCRA ?@ L1//@M2"
The f(ct# of the c(#e befo!e u# #Ku(!ely f(ll un3e! the c!i'e of Robbe!y 8ith Ho'ici3e" The
ti'e ele'ent bet8een the con#u''(tion of !obbe!y in Iloilo City (n3 the Aillin9 of JOEY in
Potot(n$ Iloilo i# of no 'o'ent #ince the Aillin9 '(y be p!io! to$ concu!!ent