I side with the sicko

Man detained for making Super Bowl threats

Erin Kozak
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 7, 2008 12:00 AM
A Tempe man surrendered to police on Super Bowl Sunday after plotting to shoot and kill people at the big game because of a liquor-license dispute, according to federal-court documents.

Kurt Havelock, who had recently purchased an AR-15 assault rifle from the Scottsdale Gun Club, mailed to media outlets eight copies of a manifesto.

In it he explained why he was planning to kill people at the Super Bowl, according to court documents.

In the eight-page manifesto, he said the original site of the planned massacre was Phoenix's Desert Ridge Marketplace, that abuts Scottsdale, but that "scum and villainy" are in Scottsdale and that instead he "will shed the blood of the innocent."

Havelock, who is in his mid-30s, is being detained by federal authorities and is suspected of mailing threatening communications.

Havelock told authorities he was distraught because Tempe had recently denied his application for a liquor license.

In October, Havelock applied for a liquor license with the Tempe City Council.

But his application was recommended for denial when an Internet blog by Havelock stated that the restaurant would be named "Drunkenstein's" and not "The Haunted Castle," which was stated in the application.

"How many dollars will you lose? And all because you took my right . . . to own a business from me," the manifesto said.

Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman said in response to Havelock's case, "My understanding is there is an ongoing federal investigation and I'm not at liberty to comment any further."

Staff reporter Diana Nanez contributed to this article.

Judge: being short = life sentence.

God stating the obvious

Dear this guy,

I think even you can figure this one out. Sorry 'bout the irony.

http://kutv.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_190140139.html

Love,

God

I would have said "Jurors in Black trial"...

From NBC5.com...

Black Jurors Unimpressed By Star Witness

Government Witness No Shining Star

CHICAGO -- Jurors in the trial of media mogul Conrad Black said the government’s star witness didn’t impress them.
Former Chicago Sun-Times Publisher David Radler was Black's partner in building the Hollinger International empire over three decades. He pleaded guilty to mail fraud and agreed to testify in exchange for a lenient 29-month sentence and a 250-thousand dollar fine.
Black and three former Hollinger executives were found guilty Friday of illegally pocketing money that should have gone to stockholders.
After the verdict, jurors told Chicago newspapers Radler's testimony left many issues unclear. Juror Monica Prince told the Sun-Times she felt Radler was trying to confuse the jury and "was covering up" for Black.
Juror Tina Kadisak told the Tribune that Radler's testimony wasn't the "smoking gun" the jury had expected.

Find the funny!

Rescue drill proves a success
New vessel, copter to aid marine unit on Hudson, Sound

Bill Hughes
The Journal News

NEW ROCHELLE - Westchester County officials welcomed the latest addition to its Police Department marine unit by drowning a dummy in the harbor off Glen Island Park.
County Executive Andrew Spano was on hand late last month to publicly unveil a specially equipped 27-foot Boston Whaler the county recently purchased. The boat, dubbed Marine 4, is the county's first all-weather search-and-rescue vessel and will be used to patrol the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, Spano said. Officials intended to show off the boat's capabilities by staging a mock rescue, using a helicopter the county bought last year in conjunction with the boat. The plan was to drop a dummy wearing a life jacket into the harbor, have the helicopter pilot spot the dummy, and transmit the GPS location of the "distressed swimmer" to the boat crew and have them "rescue" the dummy.
But while a boat filled with media camera crews bobbed nearby, the chopper came in a little too low and the propeller wash caused the dummy to slip out of the life jacket and sink. The boat crew did, however, manage to spot and retrieve the life jacket.
All levity aside, Spano stressed that the thrust of the event was to promote boater safety. "Accidents happen. People are careless." he said. "This new patrol boat will enable the marine unit to better respond to calls for help and protect people on the water." Spano also urged boat owners and their passengers to always wear life jackets and to take boater-safety classes.
"What we find most often with mishaps on the water is that people who don't take these classes are the ones who wind up getting into trouble," Sgt. James Luciano said.
The boat and its added equipment cost about $200,000, part of which was bought with a grant, said Demostenes Long, the deputy public safety commissioner. Among the boat's added features are thermal imaging and infrared cameras, advanced navigation systems, including GPS; floodlights and remote-control spotlights; a dive-rescue door to make it safer and easier to remove victims from the water; and rescue and first-aid equipment, including throw ropes, throw rings, a defibrillator and floating blackboards and rescue baskets.
In addition to rescue and safety operations, the new boat will be used to increase the police presence in the waters around Westchester, Long said. Officers will especially vigilant for intoxicated boaters and any suspicious activity around sensitive areas like the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Indian Point Nuclear plants.

Boat Safety lessons can be found at affordable prices at Johnny Luciano's River Run. At Johnny Luciano's, it's safety first.

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at wjhughes-at-lohud.com
or 914069403511

It's time to play Guess That Race!!!

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_034104219.html

I'll take S-words for $500, Alex

BY TONA KUNZ
Daily Herald Staff Writer
A Sugar Grove man accused of holding a homeless man hostage and slashing his face with a samurai sword, turned down a chance Thursday to avoid a trial.

Raymond M. Wilson, of 895 Merrill New Road, fired his Aurora attorney after the man brought him a plea bargain offered up by prosecutors.

Wilson, 47, faces a potential prison sentence of up to 30 years for charges of armed vio-lence, aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, aggravated unlawful restraint and aggra-vated battery causing great bodily harm.

Prosecutors declined to comment on the plea offer, saying only it was “reasonable” and didn’t require time in a mental institution.

After lengthy meetings be-tween the attorneys on the plea deal, Wilson told a Kane County judge he wanted a public defender because, as he said, “my attorney says this is over his head.”

Wilson is accused of trapping in his home for two days a homeless man that had done chores around his house. Ac-cording to court papers, the man told police that Wilson gave him cocaine and then told him he had to help him rob a bank and write the robbery note.

After the pair scouted banks in Elgin, they got in a dis-agreement in the closet of the master bed room and Wilson sliced his face with the samurai sword, the man said. Two days later, Wilson let the man go, he said, after telling him that his face was infected and would make him too recognizable to be of any use in the robbery.

Wilson is being held in the Kane County jail on $150,000 bond, but he plans to argue Monday to have that amount reduced. He said he has no savings, his home is in foreclo-sure and his 1993 Lexus has been impounded by Aurora police, likely connected to a recent charge of driving under the influence of drugs.

At his bond hearing, prose-cutors are expected to discuss his medical records and his criminal history. He served 28 months in prison for bank rob-bery in San Francisco and was released in 1999.

I think it's supposed to be "Misunderstood"

School to host drug forum:
Former Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Dr. Andrea Barthwell and DEA Special Agent Mark Warpness will be speaking at a special forum at the Geneva High School auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. The public is invited to “Weeding Out the Myths on Marijuana — America’s Most Understood Drug” at 416 McKinley Ave. sponsored by the Geneva Coalition for Youth. Barthwell was principal adviser to ONDCP Director John Walters on policies aimed at reducing the demand for illicit drugs.

Yet I stand here alone

Woman gets court supervision for parking car on top of fiancé

By Charles Keeshan

Daily Herald Staff Writer

On June 11, 2004 an intoxicated Amber Sturman ran over her boyfriend while leaving a party.

On June 11, 2006 the couple plan to be married.

In between, Sturman, 20, of Crystal Lake, will be under court supervision for a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge stemming from the night she parked her car atop fiancé Andy McDermand.

Judge Sharon Prather handed down the court supervision sentence Thursday, saying only Sturman’s age and clean record prevented a more serious punishment.

"Drunk driving is just not tolerable," Prather said. "It destroys lives and it destroys families. I sincerely hope that you have learned a very difficult lesson."

The sentence includes a $1,500 fine and a ban on Sturman drinking alcohol for the next two years.

Prather issued her ruling after a court hearing in which a tearful Sturman apologized to McDermand and her family for her actions last June.

"I’m thankful Andy is alive today," she said.

Authorities say Sturman and McDermand are lucky that is the case.

Police reports indicate both had been drinking at a gathering of friends in Huntley when they began arguing over who was sober enough to drive home. Despite McDermand’s protests, Sturman insisted she should drive and got behind the wheel of her Chevrolet Cavalier, police said.

McDermand then laid down in the path of her car in a final attempt to stop her. But Sturman continued forward, driving the vehicle’s two front tires over McDermand, then stopping and leaving him trapped beneath the wheels.

After friends unsuccessfully tried to pull the vehicle off of McDermand, police had to be called to extricate him. McDermand was later treated for minor injuries.

Authorities say tests showed Sturman had a blood-alcohol level of .146 when she tried to drive away from the party. Anything above .08 is considered intoxicated.

Sturman also is fortunate her punishment was not more severe. At McDermand’s urging prosecutors in December agreed to dismiss a felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence against Sturman and allow her to plead guilty to a misdemeanor.

Don't take this wrong Ahmet, but you smell....delicious

This reads like an Onion article, but it's off drudge.

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/breaking2453405.0868055555.html