UPDATE: 06/11/2015 Dawud denied bail reduction. Prelim hearing set
Dawud Abdulwali was moved to Glendale for a court appearance. This may be about the squatter case or other cases. This alert came from VINE. He was sentenced to 60 days in that case. While he's in custody I'm sure other jurisdictions will have him appear.
"This e-mail is to inform you that DAWUD ABDULWALI is approaching the end of the court's sentence and is scheduled to be released on 6/16/2015. This date may change, depending upon a number of factors. You may want to call the VINE service as the date gets near to find out if it has been changed."
DA press release is here.
Case is BA436838 Prelim set for June 11, 2015. Knowing how the criminal judicial system works there will be many continuances. To get status, hearing dates, go here and type in the above case number.
Dawud rented an illegal room behind a house for $450/month. He owned a 2005 Crown Victoria taxi which he sold in February for apx $1,500. It may have been the taxi he drove to the arson. City does not show him having a taxi license. Maybe he just owned the car and leased it to someone with a license? He had many vehicle infractions so maybe he did drive the taxi. Some infractions were for not having a license. Maybe it was a taxi license and not a regular driver's license.
UPDATE: Still no mug shot or case number. He pled not guilty at his arraignment yesterday. Glad they kept the bail high. Abdulwali's attorney tried to argue he wouldn't be a flight risk without his passport. Obviously it's his job to argue for the benefit of his client. I'm sure it's a public defender as this guy appears to be broke. Below is first drawing from court appearance yesterday.
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
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| Dawud Abdulwali, Dawud Abdul-wali, Timothy Joseph Roston, April 23, 1959, los angeles, arson, arsonist, da vinci, apartments, geoffrey palmer, geoff palmer, environment, animal, poor, activist, islam, terrorist, fire, criminal, arrested, mug shot |
UPDATE: DA stated in court today Dawud served two stints in prison. He was also on probation stemming from his 2013 assault case. He's being held on $1,000,000 bail. He was living in a back room at 200 block of East 73rd Street which is 110 fwy near Florence Blvd which is a shitty part of town. His landlord is Poleth Chavez so address is most likely 246 E 73rd, 90003. Below are pics. It's off an alley. I'd bet it's that illegal room they made between garage and house. That could be his car.
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| 246 E 73rd st, Los angeles, california 90003 duward adulwali, timothy joseph roston |
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| 246 E 73rd st, Los angeles, california 90003 duward adulwali, timothy joseph roston |
UPDATE: Arsonist caught. 56 year old Dawud Abdulwali birth name Timothy Joseph Roston. Born April 23, 1959. 6'5" 215 lbs black male. He has a criminal history here in LA from 1990 to the present, see below. Based on what I see he is a confused, misdirected, drifter with no real job who identifies as an animal, environment, poor people activist who converted to Islam or at least changed his name to an Islamic sounding name. He desires money,women, nice cars and sometimes seems to force sex based on his rap sheet. He was married to Japanese woman who divorced after what appears to be a kidnapping, forced oral copulation charge which was dropped, see below. Here is LA Times article.
His birth name most likely Timothy Joseph Roston. He has criminal rap sheet in both names from 1990 to today. Below are two links to two profiles which might be but I have no idea if they are him. Age, height, name, location....seem to match. He is an animal, environment, poverty activist. He grew up in Inglewood. He worked with Japanese artists here in LA, married a japanese person then got divorced. He worked with a DJ friend of his here in LA who then went to Japan. They seem to hang out in Japan together. The other guy had an American name then changed it to something similar to Dawud's name. I think "Abdul" is generic. I think they are Americans who got involved in religion based on their facebook pages. One friend whom Dawud seems to copy and idolize is Muhammad Abdul Salaam real name Curtis Harmon. "May 20, 2014 Curtis Harmon —> Muhammad Abdul Salaam May 20, 2015. One year ago today I entered Islam. Allaahu Akbar!!!" They are both into skid row rights, black rights, music, dj, travel, Japan. I think Dawud's thinking may have gotten a little radical. I bet he had an American name. Can't find the name change yet. He supposedly worked for DTOURZ which is tourism. Went to Penn state which I doubt. He has a few profiles with odd info. His own description of himself in his Google+ page
I'M JUST A SIMPLE MAN WHO ENJOYS FOOD, FUN, FISH, FASHION, FRIENDS, FOX, FISHER, FAMAR, FANTASYS FETISH, FOREIGN FILMS, FUBU, PHAT PHARM, & FRISKY FINE FREAKS...
Some civil cases I found. He won a small claims for about $3,500 against a rent a car, was divorced from Japanese person, was evicted. All other media reporting this is the guy. I see him in Japan, Australia. He's supposedly in entertainment.
| ABDUL-WALI DAWUD | Small Claims | 05/11/2011 | Inglewood Courthouse | |
| ABDUL-WALI DAWUD | Summary Dissolution | 09/17/2004 | Stanley Mosk Courthouse | |
| ABDUL-WALI DAWUD | Small Claims | 12/09/2010 | Inglewood Courthouse | |
| ABDUL-WALI DAWUD | U.D. RESIDENTIAL (Limited) | 01/25/2012 | Stanley Mosk Courthouse |
He has three items on his criminal record. I'll just post what he was convicted of as Dawud AbdulWali.
05/2013
14601. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at any time when
that person's driving privilege is suspended or revoked for reckless
driving in violation of Section 23103, 23104, or 23105, any reason
listed in subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 12806 authorizing the
department to refuse to issue a license, negligent or incompetent
operation of a motor vehicle as prescribed in subdivision (e) of
Section 12809, or negligent operation as prescribed in Section
12810.5, if the person so driving has knowledge of the suspension or
revocation. Knowledge shall be conclusively presumed if mailed notice
has been given by the department to the person pursuant to Section
13106. The presumption established by this subdivision is a
presumption affecting the burden of proof.
He was charged with driving without a driver's license but it was dismissed.
2012 he was charged with oral copulation against someone's will multiple counts but they were dismissed. 288ac2a.
288a. (a) Oral copulation is the act of copulating the mouth of one
person with the sexual organ or anus of another person.
(b) (1) Except as provided in Section 288, any person who
participates in an act of oral copulation with another person who is
under 18 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison, or in a county jail for a period of not more than one year.
(2) Except as provided in Section 288, any person over 21 years of
age who participates in an act of oral copulation with another
person who is under 16 years of age is guilty of a felony.
(c) (1) Any person who participates in an act of oral copulation
with another person who is under 14 years of age and more than 10
years younger than he or she shall be punished by imprisonment in the
state prison for three, six, or eight years.
(2) (A) Any person who commits an act of oral copulation when the
act is accomplished against the victim's will by means of force,
violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily
injury on the victim or another person shall be punished by
imprisonment in the state prison for three, six, or eight years.
236 false imprisonment also dismissed,
261a2 rape for force dismissed
273 5 a spousal abuse, dismissed.
All of these were 2012 and 2013.
Here are criminal charges, convictions as Timothy Joseph Roston.
Charged but dismissed
273.5. (a) Any person who willfully inflicts corporal injury
resulting in a traumatic condition upon a victim described in
subdivision (b) is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three,
or four years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by
a fine of up to six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by both that fine
and imprisonment.
Guilty, driving without license, proper registration and insurance
Guilty of 31. All persons concerned in the commission of a crime, whether it
be felony or misdemeanor, and whether they directly commit the act
constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission, or, not
being present, have advised and encouraged its commission, and all
persons counseling, advising, or encouraging children under the age
of fourteen years, or persons who are mentally incapacitated, to
commit any crime, or who, by fraud, contrivance, or force, occasion
the drunkenness of another for the purpose of causing him to commit
any crime, or who, by threats, menaces, command, or coercion, compel
another to commit any crime, are principals in any crime so
committed.
Guilty of 148.9. (a) Any person who falsely represents or identifies himself
or herself as another person or as a fictitious person to any peace
officer listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, or subdivision (a) of
Section 830.33, upon a lawful detention or arrest of the person,
either to evade the process of the court, or to evade the proper
identification of the person by the investigating officer is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
charged and acquited of domestic battery 242-243e
held to answer to (a) (1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, the State of California, or any other state, government, or country or of an offense
enumerated in subdivision (a), (b), or (d) of Section 12001.6, or who is addicted to the
use of any narcotic drug, and who owns, purchases, receives, or has in his or her
possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm is guilty of a felony.
held to answer to Fish & Game violation 2118 b illegal possession or release of wildlife. I see pics of him with wildlife. I doubt he was trying to harm it.
Guilty of theft, receipt of stolen property, perjury, driving a stolen car...and much more. The media said he just did a few petty crimes. I don't think so. I have no rap sheet at all, not even a jay walking ticket.
As Timothy Roston he has a few evictions, small claims... He was evicted from
1155 NORTH LA
CIENEGA BOULEVARD,UNIT1206, LOS ANGELES, CA 90069
He was sued in small claims by VIERTEL'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC VS. ROSTON, TIMOTHY J. He seems to have lost every case except one which he won by default as a car rental company went out of business. I think he sued for lost wages but can't tell.
Original story about this arson is here.
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