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Radio Jock Rivalry Leads to Threats of Child Molestation
His real name is Troi Torain but on the radio he is known as the Star of Power. His radio rival's real name is Rashawn Casey, known on the radio as DJ Envy.
Such shock jocks with their silly names aren't at all unusual. What is unusual is for one DJ to threaten deviant sexual acts on the child of another DJ.
Yet this is exactly what happened over the hallowed air waves of New York. Torain continuously over a several day period threatened to sexually attack rival Casey's young daughter, going so far as to offer $500 prize to listeners who would provide details of where Casey's child attended school. Torain also said he had a gun and hinted that he would use it.
Torain was arrested, having been lured to police headquarters on a ruse.
When does it get bad enough, folks? What the hell was the management of Torain's radio station (Power 105.1 (WWPR-FM) thinking when they let this creature continue his obscene rants on the air?
We'll check back and see what, if anything, happens to that radio station. Howard Stern got beat up for far less than this heinous bit of radio.
From the NY Dailynews:
Hip-hop shock jock Star was lured to Police Headquarters and then busted yesterday for his sick on-air rant about molesting the 4-year-old daughter of a rival.
Charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated harassment, a smirking and defiant Star declared, "You're looking at the new Lenny Bruce."
"Crippled" Woman Fraudster Suddenly Can Run Like the Dickens
Seriously, folks, what's wrong with a little ingenuity? Capitalism, ladies and gems, good old-fashioned capitalism.
For Laura Medley has made herself a nice living while wheel-chair bound by an alleged drunk driving accident. Then, all wheel-chair bound, she begins a studied process of suing various cities and townships over either the lack of handicap access in the municipalities or injuries she sustained while trying to navigate in her wheel chair.
When she finally gets arrested, she complains to the police that she is in some sort of pain. They take her to the hospital and the miracle happens. Ms. Medley suddenly can not only WALK, but the lady can RUN!
Medly is wanted in four California cities as well as by the states of Oregon and Washington.
HEH.
From Reuters:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wheelchair-bound Los Angeles woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud, authorities said on Thursday.
Laura Lee Medley, 35, had sued in at least four California cities over injuries she claimed she sustained while trying to navigate her wheelchair before she was suspected of fraud.
Six Arrested in Boston's "Big Dig"
The "Big Dig" is the euphemism used for the never-ending Boston project to connect Interstate 93 through Boston via a series of tunnels. Another tunnel would connect Logan airport with the Massachusetts Turnpike. The original cost of the project was 2.6 billion and by now has soared to 14.6 billion.
Ladies and gems, that's a whole lot of miscalculation as this humble blogger calculates, not being used to numbers in the billions. And please, yon readers, do not even entertain any notion that YOU are not paying for this Taxachusetts boondoggle. Most of this money is coming from the federal government.
And when you think federal government and incoming money, we must consider former presidential candidate John F. Kerry (who served in Vietnam) and, of course, that most corrupt of corrupt murderers, Ted Kennedy.
Because if you don't think a lot of this federal money came pouring into Massachusetts without a little help from Ted Kennedy- who left Mary Jo Kopechne to drown at the bottom of a pond but still gets re-elected over and over by the wise voters of Massachusetts-then I've got a bridge to sell you real cheap, and it ain't Chappaquidick.
Thus, I present to yon readers of ALL states in this mighty union, Ted Kennedy and his cohort Kerry are reaching into YOUR pockets for their kingdom in mighty Massachusetts. Whose voters continue to elect a murderer for Senator by the way.
Also, I suggest softly, for now there's only six arrests and this for building that Massachusetts mess with sub-standard concrete. Let us all sit back and await future arrests. Because no way does a project balloon from 2.6 billion to 14.6 billion without a whole lot of corruption going on. Just no way, Jose, do not pee on my foot and tell me it's raining.
I've no doubt that Kennedy steered constant federal funds to this mess and I've no doubt that somehow, someway, he will be involved in this mess.
For if Ted Kennedy's mouth is moving, than Ted Kennedy is lying.
From MSNBC.com:
BOSTON - Six men who worked for the Big Dig's largest concrete supplier were arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging they falsified records to hide the poor quality of concrete delivered to the massive highway project.
The six, all current or former employees of Aggregate Industries, face a variety of charges including making false statements, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit highway fraud, said FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz.
Update on Easter Toddler Shooting
David Pacheco Jr was only two years old. He was sitting in his mother's mini-van when he was killed by a stray bullet on Easter Sunday 4/16/06.
The original story on this case was covered HERE on this blog.
Nicholas Morris, 26, got angry as a group of strange men "stared" at him. He and a friend ran into their house, got out a gun, and a shootout occurred. One of the bullets hit little David Pacheco in the chest and killed him.
From CNN.com:
NEW YORK (AP) -- A man was indicted Thursday in the death of a toddler who was struck by a stray bullet during an Easter outing.
Nicholas Morris, 26, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
Robbing Banks Makes Him Hungry
What's the first thing you do after robbing a bank?
a)Jump into the pre-arranged getaway car?
b)Run down the street as far away from the bank as possible?
c)Stop in the diner next door to the bank for some pancakes?
Mario Caracoza chose option C. He was arrested inside the diner. Ostensibly while still eating his pancakes.
From WGAL.com: BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. -- A Bucks County man robbed a bank Monday, and his stomach landed him in jail, according to police.
Police said Mario Caracoza stole $4,000 from a Bank of America branch and then stopped at the diner next door and ordered five stacks of pancakes.
13 Year Old Tries to Murder Classmates
Holley Sweeney is 13 years old. Her friend, Stephanie Quesnoy, is 12. Both girls plotted to kill some friends who put shaving cream in their hair as part of a pajama party prank. Stephanie and Holley retaliated by putting D-Con, a popular rat poison, in their friends' milk. Even more shocking, these girls admitted they definitely wanted their friends DEAD.
It's not like they thought they were doing some harmless prank is what I'm saying here.
Sweeney's attorney says his client has trouble distinguishing right from wrong. Well I'll say. Someone this unclear on right and wrong definitely should not be walking the streets until they maybe get a clue.
From MSNBC.com:
LAKEVIEW, Ore. - A 13-year-old girl convicted of attempting to kill two classmates by slipping rat poison into their milk was sentenced to up to 12 years in a juvenile detention center.
Update on Northern Virginia Cop Murder
First covered on this blog HERE, Michael W. Kennedy, dressed in camouflage and with no less than five guns, opened fire in a police department substation, hitting one police officer at least four times. The wounded police officer was able to phone for help and before Kennedy was finally felled in the hale of bullets, one detective was dead and yet another officer injured.
Turns out that Michael Kennedy was one mixed up kid according to his school mates. Just one month prior to the shooting Kennedy was placed under psychiatric care by his parents but within an hour he broke a window and escaped. Kennedy never returned to the Rockville psychiatric facility.
The weirdest thing about this case is the complete disappearance of Kennedy's family. In fact, the police could not find his family for over 24 hours of the shooting. It appears that the family disappeared as soon as they knew of the shootout involving their son. Note that the family did not wait to speak to police or other investigators. They just, boom, packed up and moved out.
Methinnks they are running from possible charges because where on earth did Michael get all those guns, including and AKA 47, and why didn't they know about it?
As of this writing Kennedy's family has been found.
From Foxnews.com
CHANTILLY, Va. - A troubled teenager who died in a shootout with officers in suburban Washington said repeatedly more than a year ago that he planned to attack a police station, friends of the gunman said.
Third Indicted Duke Player Reveals His Lie Detector Results
With about as an open mind as I could muster, this case has been covered on this blog extensively here, here, and here.
That part of me that believes in truth, justice and the American way simply refused to believe that a prosecutor would knowingly convict three innocent young men based on a bad accusation. Even still I think that Nifong must have an ace up his sleeve. For innocent people are simply not rounded up and charged with bogus crimes by prosecutors running for election. Are they?
Because if this Nifong guy really does have a botched case yet he continues to indict, next it will be you, I or ours.
Let us say, as an aside, right here and now, that if those boys so controlled by their testosterone have learned nothing that they should have at least learned that out-of-control boozefests and parties involving $400 a session strippers are just not good ideas. May college athletes across the country learn the same thing. While the partying and boozing jocks might once have held some allure for their daring and adventure, let this Duke episode illustrate how it all can go astray when least expected. Boorish behavior is boorish behavior even when disguised as simple good-old-boy adolescent fun. Please don't forget that outrageous email written by one of that Duke lacrosse team with text about skinning a stripper alive or some such. The whole thing has left a really bad taste in a lot of peoples' mouths.
Sure this adolescent behavior won't stop, boom. Young people do tend to jump first and think about it after. But let's all stop winking our eyes and pretending that this kind of behavior is happening and cool. It's not.
All that being said, if those boys didn't rape that stripper than they do not deserve to be prosecuted for the crime. This is not rocket science.
Unless Nifong has some ace up his sleeve I will be forever disillusioned about the justice system in this country should it be ascertained that the man abused his office to damage innocent lives.
For now, the defense attorneys of the lacrosse players have been doing yeoman's duty getting their side of the story out in front of the public. And the release of lie detector tests take voluntarily by the third indicted player, Evans, adds more doubts to Nifong's charges.
I remain in tune with this case as it unfolds and still I hold a hope that this country has not come to such crass use of our criminal justice system. Where are all the people howling about the so-called NSA phone mining? If that action offends folks due to civil liberty concerns, surely a prosecutor who would ruin young lives for political expediency should be of concern.
From WRAL.com:
Series 1 Question: On March 13 or 14 at the lacrosse party, did you physically assault the accuser?
Answer: No.
Question: On March 13 or 14 at the lacrosse party, did you sexually assault the accuser?
Answer: No.
Question: On March 13 or 14 at the lacrosse party, did you actively participate in a sexual assault of the accuser?
Answer: No.
Series 2 Question: Did you see or hear anything on March 13 or 14 that would indicate the accuser was sexually assaulted at the lacrosse party?
Answer: No.
Question: Do you have any firsthand information that the accuser was sexually assaulted at the lacrosse party on March 13 or 14? Answer: No.
In his polygraph report, Drdak said, "it is the opinion of the examiner that this examination strongly supports the truthfulness of Mr. Evans concerning the relevant questions as noted and answered above.
Strange Story
Came across this story in a true crime newsgroup and was immediately intrigued.
A couple goes to an Oriole game and gets lost trying to find I-95 to head home. They end up in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore, a very dangerous crime-ridden area. I know how easily it can be to make that mistake. There is a split in the road after exiting Oriole stadium in Baltimore where if one yields left they are on their way north on 95. If a driver goes straight they end up in Baltimore's Cherry Hill. In fact, I'm betting this happens frequently after Oriole games to drivers unfamiliar with the area.
This story is so darn odd because of the police behavior. Here were two people obviously out of their element, the police knew there had been an Oriole game earlier in the evening, and yet this couple is hauled off to jail for what? For asking directions upon a public street?
This story was reported by local news outlet WBAL. THIS humble blogger is going to do some investigating of her own. I don't trust the Lamestream media to follow up on a story like this.
Stay tuned for any responses from the Baltimore police.
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore City police arrested a Virginia couple over the weekend after they asked an officer for directions.
WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team reporter David Collins said Joshua Kelly and Llara Brook, of Chantilly, Va., got lost leaving an Orioles game on Saturday. Collins reported a city officer arrested them for trespassing on a public street while they were asking for directions .
"In jail for eight hours -- sleeping on a concrete floor next to a toilet," Kelly said.
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1 comment:
I happen to know both Llara Brook and Josh Kelley (correct spelling of his last name) and they are both fine young adults. It's so like Josh to trust that a police vehicle would be GOOD NEWS and for the two of them to think the police were there to help. They were truly shocked to find themselves arrested when they spotted a police car and pulled over to ask for directions. The police officer said they ran a stop sign and although Josh was sure he had come to a complete stop twice at the stop sigh - once behind a van and then when the van pulled out, but was willing to accept a ticket and not make a big deal out of it - they really just wanted to get home. The next day was Mother's Day and they were due at a family get-together. What they got was taken to jail, their car impounded and left unlocked so everything that could be taken from it was taken. Instead of the family picnic they had to call Llara's parents to come and get them (after 8 1/2 hours in jail)and return them to Baltimore on Monday to get their car back. Besides the lost time, they are out the money for the towing,impound and lost property they also lost a day's pay.
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