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Fight Broke Out in SoCal Prison

mariah — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:18:24 +0000

Four inmates were hospitalized with serious injuries after a fight in a Southern California prison broke out Sunday morning. About 10 to 15 men were involved in the brawl. The most seriously injured were transferred to hospitals, some with puncture and stab wounds, while others were treated at the prison for cuts and bruising. It is not known why the fight was caused.

Mother Accused of Killing Twins

mariah — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:13:27 +0000

According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Monica McCarrick was arrested on suspicion of stabbing both her twin 3-year-old daughters to death before attempting to take her own life and setting her apartment on fire. After killing her daughters, witnesses found her inside her apartment on fire with self-inflicted stab wounds. Neighbors trying to get into the burning apartment say all windows and doors were locked. She was taken to the hospital, where she is listed in stable but critical condition.

Man Shooting at Elementary School Faces $10 Million Bail

mariah — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:04:58 +0000

Brendan O’Rourke, a licensed security guard, charged with 14 counts of attempted murder for opening fire at a San Diego elementary school has a bail set at $10 million. He faces 103 years to life in prison. Due to his gun being jammed, only two girls were shot and both escaped with minor injuries. The bullets miraculously went through and through in their arm area, and he continued to shoot at three boys but the bullets hit a post nearby. His next shot at a teacher did not go off because one of the casings was stuck in the revolver.

Early High School Vandalized

jamie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:10:34 +0000

Early, Texas, a town of less than 3000, located about 125 miles southwest of Fort Worth had its high school burglarized and vandalized over the weekend. Fortunately, security video helped lead the police to the three male students, ages 14, 17, and 18, who are now accused of burglary of a building and criminal mischief.

Man pleads guilty to criminal mischief

jamie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:09:57 +0000

Last May, Candelario Ixba was arrested after allegedly wrecking a Dodge Durango parked next to a house on Helen Avenue and leaving the scene. Apparently, a fire began in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and also damaged the house. Originally, Ixba was charged with class-B felony arson, but that was later reduced to criminal mischief. This past Monday, Ixba was released from the Vigo County jail after pleading guilty to criminal mischief and driving while intoxicated. His sentence was 366 days in jail, and a one-year sentence to be served simultaneously. Because he had already served 183 days, Judge Michael Eldred credited Ixba with time served.

Unconventional Target Practice

jamie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:09:18 +0000

Nineteen year old Lucas Rosas wanted to be in the Marine Corps so badly that he decided to practice his marksmanship by busting out car windows with his BB gun this summer. He was accepted for basic training, and while he was going through it, the police got a warrant for his arrest. They found that he was flying into the San Antonio International Airport on leave last Saturday, and they immediately arrested him with charges of felony criminal mischief. Rosas was one of three teens accused of an estimated $50,000 in damage from a vandalism spree last June.

Indiana couple facing 90 criminal charges

jamie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:40:51 +0000

Ebb and Heather Howard, both 29, are accused of 21 separate break-ins of storage units, drug charges, and 21 counts of receiving stolen property, creating a combined total of 90 criminal charges for the Terre Haute couple. On October 22, Terre Haute Police served a search warrant for the Howard residence, finding methamphetamine and a meth lab at the residence. This resulted in the arrest of both Ebb Howard and Heather Howard. More formal charges were read in Vigo Superior Court Division 3 on Wednesday. Bail is set at $75,000 for each, with no 10 percent allowed. Future trial dates for Heather Howard will be set Thursday, while Ebb Howard’s trial dates will be set on Monday.

Was street racing the cause of these two deaths?

jamie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:38:12 +0000

Late Sunday night in Detroit, a red Dodge Charger, traveling at a high rate of speed, hit a Pontiac G6, killing both the female driver and male passenger. It is unknown whether the Pontiac was also speeding. It appears the cars may have been racing. According to reports, the driver of the Charger fled the scene, but a 22 year old man who later came to the scene to remove items from the Charger was detained for questioning. The investigation is ongoing.

Nine year old boy hurt in shooting

jamie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:32:32 +0000

Braden Schroeder, 9, was walking down the street with his grandfather Saturday afternoon in the Monte Vista Mobile Home Park in Roy, Utah, when he was hit with multiple pellets from the 12-gauge shotgun of David Dunlap, 28. According to the Roy Police Chief, Greg Whinham, the police department believes the discharge of the weapon was negligent, and there was evidence that David Dunlap was impaired by alcohol at the time of the incident. Investigators report that Dunlap told them he was cleaning his shotgun inside a mobile home at the time of the shooting. He claimed it was his practice to reload and then dry fire the weapon. This Saturday, the gun was pointing at a nearby window at the time of the “dry fire.” Whinham explains that reloaded a weapon and then dry firing is not standard practice, and they believe alcohol impairment contributed to the action. Schroeder was struck with multiple pellets, stretching from his neck to his legs. He was flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center, and Monday was listed in critical but stable condition.

Police met with the Weber County prosecutors Monday to discuss the possibility of criminal charges against Dunlap, but there has been no arrest and no charges brought forward at this time.

Criminal Charges not thrown out in torture case

jamie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:32:05 +0000

According to authorities, Kyle Ramirez escaped from a couple’s home in Tracy, California last December by unlocking an ankle train. He then found his way half-naked and stumbling, emaciated and bruised into a health club. Michael Schumacher, Kelly Lau, married, and Caren Ramirez, and Anthony Waiters, were indicted by a grand jury in March on aggravated mayhem, torture, and false imprisonment of the 16 year old boy. It is unknown whether Caren Ramirez is of any relation to Kyle Ramirez. To date, a San Joaquin County judge has refused to throw out the criminal charges against the four, although their attorneys argued that prosecutors did not prove the torture charge.