Kids Covered in Trash, Roaches, Urine & Feces

(Jacksonville Beach, Florida) A 44-year-old single mother-of-two, Tammie Nava, was stopped by police officers this week and arrested on a DUI charge.

Officers subsequently noticed that Nava was driving with her two children, ages one and three, in the back seat and they were covered in trash, feces and roaches.

"They were soaked and covered in urine and their own feces, and there were cockroaches all over the car. The officer says when he reached in to unbuckle the child, three roaches ran across his hand -- they were just everywhere," said Jacksonville Beach police Sgt. Thomas Bingham.

Investigators said the situation was unhealthy and wouldn't have been discovered if Nava had not been visibly drunk and swerving behind the wheel.

The children were placed in the custody of their grandfather. It's not clear what charges Nava may face, if any, besides DUI. Presumably, child neglect or abuse charges will be considered.

It's hard to believe but a neighbor described Nava as "pretty responsible" and "a nurse" by profession. I don't see those attributes from my perch.

Women Arrested for Using Men's Room

(Cleveland, Ohio) A female fan at the Kenny Chesney concert at Browns Stadium last Saturday was arrested by a Cleveland Police officer for using the men's room. Stacy Hofacker was cited for causing annoyance and alarm to male patrons in the men's room.

Hofacker has a court appearance scheduled for July 27th when she intends to plead not guilty. She said she has no plans to pay the $175 citation.

I don't believe for a second that any men were annoyed or alarmed. Nevertheless, $175 seems awful steep for the alleged infraction.

KY Teacher Gets 10 Years for Sex Crime

(Tompkinsville, Kentucky) In January 2006, a former eighth-grade teacher at Monroe County Middle School, Angela Renee Comer (aka Angela Combs), was arrested at a hotel in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, after running away with a missing 14-year-old Kentucky student.

In May 2007, 28-year-old Comer pleaded guilty before Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Eddie Lovelace to one count of sodomy and one count of custodial interference.

Yesterday, Comer was sentenced by Judge Lovelace to five years in prison on each charge. Judge Lovelace indicated he was troubled by Comer's failure to accept responsibility.

Heh. Comer sees herself as the victim. Strangely, that isn't an uncommon attitude among female child molesters.

Officer Huckleberry and the Pistol-Packing Paperboys

(Orlando, Florida) Jeez, times sure have changed since I was a paperboy.

"Two Orlando Sentinel deliverymen were delivering papers (Wednesday) morning, and they got into a confrontation," Orlando police Sgt. Rhonda Huckleberry said. "One rammed the other one's vehicle, and the person who had his vehicle rammed got out and started shooting at the other driver."

The only thing I ever carried was a penknife.

Tip: slwlion

CA Woman Jailed for Rape of NY Boy

(Potsdam, New York) A 22-year-old Huntington Beach, California, woman, Kathryn Brauch, has been arrested for rape of a 13-year-old boy she met on the Internet.

Brauch also is alleged to have sent the boy porn. It appears there is a paucity of 13-year-old boys in California so Brauch traveled 3,000 miles to meet up with the Potsdam youth.

Brauch faces charges of rape, criminal sexual conduct and disseminating indecent material to a minor. She was booked into custody with bail set at $50,000.


[Update 07/20/07]

The boy's 40-year-old mother, Maria Conklin, has been charged with misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child for allowing the relationship between her son and Brauch.


[Update 11/02/07]

Brauch indicted.

Head al-Qaeda Mucky-Muck in Iraq Caught

This is important. Go visit and celebrate.

Naked Sisters of Sheboygan Convicted

(Sheboygan, Wisconsin) In March 2007, twin sisters Pam and Penny Crane were arrested for snapping naked pictures in front of Pam Crane's five-year-old son. They were charged with disorderly conduct. The pictures were taken for a boyfriend in Las Vegas.

Police were alerted by a Walgreens employee who developed the pictures. Reportedly, the hubba-hubba sisters were wearing thong underwear and pantyhose and exposing their breasts and buttocks to the child.

Prosecutors said the pictures were clearly sexual. But on the stand, Pam Crane claimed the nudity was an accident.

"My sister is popping a pimple on my back," Crane said, describing the photo.

She said in another photo, she meant to take a picture of the 5-year-old, and accidentally included her sister, who was getting dressed.

The judge didn't buy that argument, saying the pictures were "close" to pornography.

Yesterday, Sheboygan County Circuit Court Judge Terence T. Bourke ruled that the 30-year-old sisters were guilty of disorderly conduct and fined them $300 plus court costs.

This story just cracks me up. I almost titled it "Pam and Penny Popping Pimples."

Companion post at TDPB.

AZ Teacher Accused of Sex with Boy

(Show Low, Arizona) A 30-year-old local teacher, Tommi Mariscal, is under investigation for allegedly engaging in sex with a 16-year-old male student. The student told police that he and Mariscal had sex on several occasions.

The teen told police the relationship began last year after he and other friends baby-sat for the teacher's four children.

Mariscal denies the accusations.

Mariscal faces four counts of sexual contact with a minor.

Four children, heh.

Philadelphia Rally for Ramos and Compean

Be apprised that a rally for imprisoned Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean is scheduled for this Saturday, July 21st, in Philadelphia. Here are the details from Digger.

I know most of you out there have never attended a rally. I urge you to do so this weekend. Come join us and stand up for something you know has truly been a travesty! Remember that these law enforcement officers, who were out there defending our country and you, will never receive the justice due them unless we move en mass and demand it! They will rot in a cell in solitary confinement for 10 or more years.

So please just take a few hours out of your schedule this weekend and come on down to welcome me to Philadelphia, my new home . That's right, I'll have been there a whole 2 days and already taking to the streets to demand an end to illegal immigration and freedom for these agents!

Here's the details.

Time: Noon to 2PM

Place:
Mexican Consulate
111 S. Independence Mall E, Suite 310
Bourse Building, Philadelphia, PA 19106

It's a little too far for Interested-Participant to attend but I'll be there in spirit. Day in and day out, I read of child sex offenders being sentenced to probation. It's a skewed justice system that places law enforcers in prison for a decade when they were simply doing their jobs by chasing down an illegal alien drug smuggler. Even if they erred in the performance of their jobs, it's unconscionable that they deserve ten or more years in prison.

By the way, I've been to Independence Mall and it's a nice place to visit even without a special reason. Going there with a purpose is a bonus.

Texas Teacher Improper with Student

(Lumberton, Texas) In February 2005, a former teacher at Lumberton High School, Kathy Denise White, was indicted by a Hardin County grand jury for felony improper relationship with a student.

It's alleged that White engaged in sex with the young man at her home and at Lumberton High School. She was also accused of threatening the student about his grades.

After more than two years without any action, there's finally a development in the case. Forty-one-year-old White has a court appearance scheduled for August 29th when a plea is expected to be entered and a trial date set.

White faces two counts of engaging in an improper relationship between a teacher and a student. If convicted, she could face several decades in prison.

Ha, ha! Kidding aside, she's a woman and the student was 17 or 18 at the time of the improper relations. Therefore, I boldly predict that she will plea bargain down to a misdemeanor of some sort and get probation.


[Update 03/15/08]

White accepts plea deal, gets probation.

Christine Marie Johanson Sex Case

(Longview, Washington) In November 2006, 35-year-old former teacher's aide at Hudson Park Elementary School in Rainier, Christine Marie Johanson, was indicted by a grand jury on counts of rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and furnishing liquor to a minor. All charges resulted from an alleged months-long sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy.

Ultimately, Johanson faced charges in both Washington and Oregon and was under investigation by the FBI. For history of this complicated case, see here and here.

In the latest development, Johanson pleaded guilty to one count of rape in Cowlitz County, Washington, in accordance with an Alford plea on July 11th. Her plea was entered just before the scheduled start date for her trial. A sentencing date of August 29th has been scheduled.

Regarding the charges she faces in Columbia County, Oregon, Johanson has a court appearance scheduled for August 31st at which time she is expected to plead guilty to reduced charges in accordance with an agreement.


[Update 08/30/07]

Johanson sentenced in Cowlitz County.

Woman Accused of Rape and Exposing Others to HIV

(Mason, Tennessee) A 19-year-old HIV-positive woman, Kayla Wilkerson, was arrested Monday for knowingly exposing three men and a 15-year-old boy to deadly HIV. All four males are awaiting test results.

Police learned about this case through the leasing agent at the apartments. She called them and complained that people were having sex in the laundry room after hours.

Police say after finding out who was involved, the men admitted taking turns having sex with Wilkerson.

Wilkerson was indicted by a Tipton County grand jury on six counts of criminal exposure to HIV and one count of statutory rape for having sex with the 15-year-old.

Wilkerson was booked and released on bond. A September court appearance has been scheduled.

Brit Badgers in Basra?

(Basra, Iraq) The story of ferocious, man-eating badgers being released by British forces into the city of Basra is being denied.

UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer said: "We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area."

So, there.

Tip: The Marmot (known for his badger-avoidance lifestyle)

Planned Parenthood Consolidates in NE Ohio

Absolutely dismayed by Ohio's 48th out of 50 states' ranking in providing abortions, satellite Planned Parenthood groups have consolidated to create Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio, headed by CEO Tara Broderick.

A goal of the consolidation is to eliminate duplication of efforts and reduce administrative costs, Broderick said. Instead of five separate boards, there will be one 24-member board.

The President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Cecile Richards, formally announced the consolidation which became effective on July 1st.

Richards gave a speech at the City Club of Cleveland on Friday in which she praised the efforts of Gov. Ted Strickland and Sen. Sherrod Brown, both Democrats.

She also said it was important to elect a pro-choice president in 2008.

"It's just great news," Richards said. "I think it means Planned Parenthood is going to be stronger.

"It's a new day in Ohio."

Obviously, the consolidation is a thrilling event to some people. Excuse me for not sharing in the excitement. It's beyond my capabilities to understand how anyone could get pumped up about the abortion business.

The Impossible Interview

Grandfather Charles Hill has started the 2007 World Tour and today he is in Knoxville, Tennessee. Interestingly, Chas has taken time to outline the possibilities of getting an audience with Glenn Reynolds, the esteemed Instapundit.

Check out the top ten things likely to occur before a sit-down, according to Charles.

10) The chance to rummage through Marg Helgenberger's lingerie drawer
9) The keys to an S-Class Benz
8) A winning Powerball ticket
7) Video of Al Gore buying a Hummer
6) The RIAA reconstitutes itself as a time-share operator in Florida
5) Hillary admits she's had nothing lifted or resculpted -- but Bill has
4) Immediate and permanent cessation of all comment spam
3) Burge/Goldstein ticket unstoppable in the primaries
2) CBS replaces Katie Couric with Megan McArdle
1) Actually getting blogrolled by Glenn Reynolds

Good luck, Charles. I personally believe that Reynolds wants cash.

Catch the daily updates on the exciting '07 World Tour at Dustbury.

Mom Guilty of Incest with Son

(Toledo, Ohio) A 54-year-old local woman, Terry Walker, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of sexual battery for engaging in a three-year sexual relationship with her son, 28-year-old Kevin Ware. Ohio's incest laws prohibit sex between parent and child.

Walker faces a possible five years in prison when sentenced on August 23rd. Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge Ruth Ann Franks will determine the type and level of sex offender classification Walker will receive at sentencing. She's currently locked up in the Lucas County Jail.

According to authorities, Walker lost custody of her son, along with his four siblings, at the age of four and he was raised in a foster home. At the age of 21, Ware sought out his mother, found her and ultimately engaged in sex. Ever since, Ware has had problems. According to Assistant County Prosecutor Robert Clark, Ware is facing charges of rape of a seven-year-old girl.

"When you make a family member a victim, they feel others … are fair game," Mr. Clark said. "It spreads."

Mr. Ware was arrested May 3 at the apartment after Toledo police investigated a statement by a young girl who said that Mr. Ware had sex with her. The girl gave Lucas County Children Services and police investigators a detailed description of the assaults, saying that Mr. Ware had shown her explicit photographs. She also told them he had sex with his mother while she was present.

Mr. Ware is charged with three counts of rape, two counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, and pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.

If the court determines he's competent to stand trial, Ware will likely be looking at life in prison.

Source


[Update 08/24/07]

Walker sentenced to prison.

Local Media Are Just Followers of the MSM

Here are some honest words describing the typical hometown news rag.

That there is indeed a striking uniformity of opinion in chain-owned newsrooms over at least the first and third items is almost beyond dispute. Stories about crimes committed by illegals almost never get around to telling us that the criminals involved are indeed illegals, or how they managed to stay here for months or years. The "sympathy salsa" gets taken off the shelf just about any time an illegal faces deportation. Reports on environmental issues lean heavily towards the assumption that global warming is occurring (Really? Note that the report is in an English newspaper), is a big problem, and that anyone who doesn't buy in can't be taken seriously.

It doesn't help that in certain areas, most notably business coverage, even at the state level, the chain locals, and most other locals, are at the mercy of relentlessly biased outlets like the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and Reuters.

The tragedy is that while the top-tier blogs and talk radio are filling in many of the cavernous gaps in national coverage, local and state news, which is often at least as biased, both in what is reported and in the choice of what isn't, is subject to less overall and certainly less influential scrutiny. Perhaps this will change as more downsized/early-retired Old Media refugees join the blogosphere (Daily Bellwether blogmeister Bill Sloat is one such person) and other forms of alternative media, they will see how bad it is from the outside looking in, and fill in the gaps. Someone surely needs to.

From my area perch, local newspapers devote an inordinate amount of column-inches to save-the-planet, recycling, clean water, clean air, blah, blah, blah, environmental stories, all with the premise that Earth is on the path to destruction.

Much of the remaining space is then hogged by pet reports -- cuddly pets, life-saving pets, stray pets, pets at the pound, blah, blah, blah .... and pleas for money for the fire department, the rescue squads, the schools, blah, blah, blah. All the while, I live in an area that is becoming crowded with illegal aliens but you wouldn't know it by reading the local newspaper. No, everyone is busy saving the planet and the pets.

Frankly, the hometown rag long ago ceased being a regular read.

Lesbian Muslim Terrorists

Sounds contradictory, however, this is serious, folks. Two Muslim domestic partners in Dallas appear to be testing the American emergency and terror response systems. I'd suggest there is a high likelihood that virtually every bomb scare and suspicious package event may have been preplanned to do just that -- test response actions by fire, police and medical teams.

To be prudent, if one sees an off-normal incident with terrorist overtones, such as a suspicious package or disruption on an airplane, look around to see if anyone is taking notes.

Russia and Malaysia

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Authorities doth be protesting too much the assertion that Malaysia is a proxy for Russia. Not at all. They're just friends -- nothing serious -- according to Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

Heh.

Grave TV

The German Funeral Association has teamed with television producer Wolf Tilmann Schneider to launch a 24-hour, seven days a week channel devoted exclusively to ageing, dying and death.

Called Eos TV, the new channel will feature shows on graveyards, obituaries and retirement home tips.

Heh. Somehow I'm thinking that only the Germans could come up with this idea.