Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
6th-Grader Brings A Gun To School To Protect Against ‘Connecticut-Style’ Attack
He “continues to assert that he brought the weapon to protect himself and his friends from a ‘Connecticut-style [shooting],’” Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley said.
Two of the 11-year-old’s classmates told their teacher on Monday afternoon that the student had a gun. The teacher immediately “apprehended” the student and contacted the authorities, Horsley said. The boy is being charged with one count of possession of a firearm on school property and three counts of aggravated assault, for allegedly threatening some of his classmates.
He will be charged in the juvenile system and eventually will be transferred to another school.
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Woman Charged With Stashing Drugs In Her Child's Pocket While Being Arrested For Shoplifting
Jennifer Shurtleff, a 27-year-old Hannibal woman was jailed Thursday after she allegedly hid a large amount of drugs in her child's pocket while she was caught shoplifting from Kmart.According to Quincy Police, Shurtleff was attempting to shoplift from a local Kmart when she was stopped by a
The loss prevention officer held the woman and her younh daughter at the store until police arrived on the scene.
Arriving officers searched Shurtleff and her daughter and allegedly recovered stolen merchandise totaling less than $300. Officers also discovered heroin, cocaine and marijuana that Shurtleff had placed inside her daughter's pocket.
The amount of cocaine and heroin found in the child's pocket exceeded one full gram each, so the charges against Shurtleff were upgraded to possession with intent to sell.
Shurtleff was booked into the Adams County Jail and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, two felony counts of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one felony count of retail theft, and unlawful possession of cannabis. She is currently being held in lieu of a $20,000 bond.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Woman’s Oral Sex Act Reveals Workers’ Comp Fraud
A sex romp at a public park helped prosecutors convict a California woman of faking an ankle injury to collect workers' compensation payments, authorities said.Modupe Adunni Martin, 29, was sentenced to nine months in jail on Thursday in San Mateo County after pleading no contest in October to felony workers compensation fraud.
Martin was caught on videotape in August 2009 throwing her crutches into a car and running in high heels to meet her boyfriend at a public park, where she took part in a sex act that doctors concluded she couldn't have done with an injured ankle, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
She was arrested and charged with 10 counts of insurance fraud.
"I guess love just helps one get over injuries," Wagstaffe said in a phone interview on Friday.
Martin reported the injury in February 2009 while working as a janitor for the Sequoia Union High School District.
Claiming the injury left her unable to walk, Martin made 10 visits to doctors over a three-month span. A co-worker suspected she was exaggerating and alerted the district, which advised investigators.
Martin was taken into custody after sentencing. A call to her attorney, Emily Andrews, by The Associated Press was not immediately returned.
Martin was also sentenced to 3 years of supervised
Man Tries To Shoplift A Miley Cyrus Blow Up Doll
Benjamin Greene, a 22-year-old North Carolina man was jailed Tuesday after he allegedly tried to shoplift a Miley Cyrus blow up doll.According Spartanburg police, Greene was inside a Spencer Gifts retail store Dec 11 when a cashier saw Greene remove a 'Finally Mylie Lovedoll' from its packaging and place it inside his coat.
Investigators say Greene passed all points of sale and proceeded to leave the store when the employee stopped him and demanded that he return the doll.
Greene responded by opening his jacket which allowed the doll to drop to the floor.
The doll, which is distributed by Pipedream Products, does not look like Miley Cyrus - but instead resembles a generic blow up doll with a hollowed out mouth. Spencer Gifts sells the item in their stores for $19.99.
Greene was booked into the Spartanburg County Jail and charged with a misdemeanor count of shoplifting. He was released without bond.
Man Kills His Roommate After An Argument About How To Prepare Pork Chops
Thomas Hahn, a 55-year-old Florida man, was jailed Tuesday after he allegedly shot his roommate to death during an argument over how to prepare According to Holly Hill Police, officers were dispatched to a Volusia County residence Tuesday night after another roommate called 911 to report the shooting.
Arriving officers found the victim, identified as 35-year-old Robert Gray, laying dead on the floor after he had been shot twice in the head.
During questioning, Hahn reportedly confessed to shooting his roommate, but insisted that he shot the victim in self defense. He went on to say that he and his roommate argued often and that many of their arguments became physical.
"I didn't want to be attacked anymore," Hahn told officers.
On the night in question, Hahn stated that he was
Hahn was booked into the Volusia County Jail and charged with second-degree murder.
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