Dad is identified as BARRY C. JERNIGAN.
http://wtvr.com/2014/06/16/jernigan-family-shooting/
Police: Man kills wife, children on Father’s Day
Posted 10:26 am, June 16, 2014, by Scott Wise and Jake Burns, Updated at 06:25pm, June 16, 2014
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – A Chesterfield father shot and killed his wife, son and step-daughter before killing himself, Chesterfield Police said. Investigators identified the victims in Sunday’s triple-murder suicide as:
•Renotta I. Jernigan, age 30
•Seth Jernigan, age two
•Alexis F. Kellas, age nine
Barry C. Jernigan, 35, was also found dead inside the family’s Fox Maple Terrace home, in the McCormick Woods subdivision.
“At this point, the investigation indicates that Barry Jernigan shot his son, step-daughter and wife before turning the gun on himself,” police said.
Police responded to the family’s home just after 10 p.m. on Sunday to check the welfare of a subject, police said.
“Upon arrival, police heard multiple gunshots. Police soon found bystanders attempting to aid Renotta I. Jernigan, 30, and her 2-year-old son, Seth Jernigan, who had both been shot.”
Jernigan died on scene. The child later died at the hospital.
Police found Kellas, Renotta Jernigan’s daughter, and Barry Jernigan inside the house. Both had been shot and were pronounced dead.
A “Renotta Jernigan and Children Benefit Fund” was set-up to assist the family with burial costs. Donations can be made at any Bank of McKinney branch.
The investigation into the shooting remains on-going, police said. Anyone with any information should contact the Chesterfield County Police 804-748-1251.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Update on dad convicted of killing 7-year-old son during court-ordered summer visitation (Worcester, Massachusetts)
No tears of grief for dad LESLIE G. SCHULER, who just HAD to have "his rights"....
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/05/23/worcester-man-who-beat-his-son-death-father-day-found-hanged-walpole-state-prison-cell-death-not-suspicious-officials-say/q3twN1N8628m1d6rLylhrK/story.html
Worcester man who beat son to death found hanged in prison
By John R. Ellement | Globe staff
May 23, 2014
Leslie G. Schuler had pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his son in Worcester Superior Court this month.
Rick Cinclair/Telegram & Gazette/AP
A man who admitted to murdering his 7-year-old son on Father’s Day in 2009 was found hanged in his cell early Friday at the state prison in Walpole, the state Department of Correction said.
Leslie G. Schuler was serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 15 years following his guilty plea to second-degree murder in Worcester Superior Court this month, said the Correction Department and the Worcester district attorney’s office.
Schuler was in a cell by himself in the maximum-security prison when he was discovered at about 4:30 a.m., Correction Department spokesman Darren Duarte said in an e-mail.
The prison, formally known as MCI-Cedar Junction, is a facility where men who are newly committed to state prison spend their first few months behind bars before being transferred to other prisons across the state, according to the Correction Department website.
A spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office is investigating Schuler’s death, said the Worcester man was discovered in his cell by a correction officer making routine rounds.
“His death does not appear to be suspicious at this time,’’ spokesman David Traub said.
The state medical examiner’s office will determine a cause of death and decide whether Schuler, 41, committed suicide, officials said.
According to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, a Worcester prosecutor said in court May 6 that the child, Nathaniel Turner, was taken off attention deficit medication in 2009 by his father, who began physically disciplining him, including spanking him.
The boy had been raised by his grandmother in Alabama until Schuler obtained a court order allowing him to spend the summer with him in Worcester, the Telegram reported.
The physical violence against the child escalated, and on Father’s Day in 2009, Schuler became enraged when his son vomited on a Father’s Day card. Schuler grabbed the child by the neck, struck him in the face, pushed him into a wall, and poked him in the stomach, the Telegram said.
When the child vomited a second time, Schuler knocked him off a chair, causing the child to hit his head on the floor, according to court records.
The boy was unresponsive the next day and was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, where he died two days later, the Telegram reported. Schuler was arrested in 2009 and had been in custody since then, the newspaper said.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/05/23/worcester-man-who-beat-his-son-death-father-day-found-hanged-walpole-state-prison-cell-death-not-suspicious-officials-say/q3twN1N8628m1d6rLylhrK/story.html
Worcester man who beat son to death found hanged in prison
By John R. Ellement | Globe staff
May 23, 2014
Leslie G. Schuler had pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his son in Worcester Superior Court this month.
Rick Cinclair/Telegram & Gazette/AP
A man who admitted to murdering his 7-year-old son on Father’s Day in 2009 was found hanged in his cell early Friday at the state prison in Walpole, the state Department of Correction said.
Leslie G. Schuler was serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 15 years following his guilty plea to second-degree murder in Worcester Superior Court this month, said the Correction Department and the Worcester district attorney’s office.
Schuler was in a cell by himself in the maximum-security prison when he was discovered at about 4:30 a.m., Correction Department spokesman Darren Duarte said in an e-mail.
The prison, formally known as MCI-Cedar Junction, is a facility where men who are newly committed to state prison spend their first few months behind bars before being transferred to other prisons across the state, according to the Correction Department website.
A spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office is investigating Schuler’s death, said the Worcester man was discovered in his cell by a correction officer making routine rounds.
“His death does not appear to be suspicious at this time,’’ spokesman David Traub said.
The state medical examiner’s office will determine a cause of death and decide whether Schuler, 41, committed suicide, officials said.
According to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, a Worcester prosecutor said in court May 6 that the child, Nathaniel Turner, was taken off attention deficit medication in 2009 by his father, who began physically disciplining him, including spanking him.
The boy had been raised by his grandmother in Alabama until Schuler obtained a court order allowing him to spend the summer with him in Worcester, the Telegram reported.
The physical violence against the child escalated, and on Father’s Day in 2009, Schuler became enraged when his son vomited on a Father’s Day card. Schuler grabbed the child by the neck, struck him in the face, pushed him into a wall, and poked him in the stomach, the Telegram said.
When the child vomited a second time, Schuler knocked him off a chair, causing the child to hit his head on the floor, according to court records.
The boy was unresponsive the next day and was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, where he died two days later, the Telegram reported. Schuler was arrested in 2009 and had been in custody since then, the newspaper said.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Dad finally goes on trial for murder in 2009 beating death of 7-year-old son; had started beating him as soon as awarded summer visitation (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Unbelievable. This is one of the first cases we started tracking here at Dastardly Dads back in 2009, and LESLIE G. SCHULER STILL hasn't been brought to trial. Dad had just been awarded summer visitation after ignoring the boy his whole life. He then started to "allegedly" beat him almost immediately, before the boy finally died on...Father's Day.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140504/NEWS/305049654/1246
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Cause of 7-year-old's death could be point of contention in Worcester father's murder trial
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER — The cause of Nathaniel Turner's death is expected to be at issue in the trial of Leslie G. Schuler, the boy's father, who stands accused of murdering the 7-year-old on Father's Day 2009.
Testimony is tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday in the Worcester Superior Court case, but the prosecution could start calling witnesses to the stand sooner if jury selection proceeds more quickly than anticipated.
Nine jurors were chosen Thursday and jury selection is to resume Monday morning. A total of 16 jurors, including four alternates, is to be seated. Jury impanelment was suspended Friday because Judge Daniel M. Wrenn, who is presiding over the trial, had a prior commitment.
Mr. Schuler, 41, formerly of 13 Arline St., is alleged to have fatally beaten his son on June 21, 2009, after the child came to Worcester from Alabama to spend the summer with him. He has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder.
"It's a cause-of-death issue," his lawyer, Alan J. Black, told Judge Wrenn during a hearing last week on pretrial motions in the case. Mr. Black also said he expected conflicting testimony during the trial about the age of certain injuries suffered by Nathaniel.
An autopsy determined the 7-year-old was the victim of blunt force trauma to the head, torso and extremities.
Dr. Jan E. Leestma, a neuropathologist from Chicago, is scheduled to testify as an expert witness for the defense in the case. The trial was postponed twice in the past because of Dr. Leestma's unavailability.
Tiffany N. Hyman, Mr. Schuler's fiancée at the time of the child's death, is awaiting trial on charges of permitting an assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury, reckless endangerment of a child and being an accessory, after the fact, to assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury. She also has pleaded not guilty.
Assistant District Attorney Courtney L. Sans told Judge Wrenn last week it had not been determined whether Ms. Hyman would testify as a prosecution witness in the case.
The trial is expected to continue into next week.
http://www.telegram.com/article/20140504/NEWS/305049654/1246
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Cause of 7-year-old's death could be point of contention in Worcester father's murder trial
By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER — The cause of Nathaniel Turner's death is expected to be at issue in the trial of Leslie G. Schuler, the boy's father, who stands accused of murdering the 7-year-old on Father's Day 2009.
Testimony is tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday in the Worcester Superior Court case, but the prosecution could start calling witnesses to the stand sooner if jury selection proceeds more quickly than anticipated.
Nine jurors were chosen Thursday and jury selection is to resume Monday morning. A total of 16 jurors, including four alternates, is to be seated. Jury impanelment was suspended Friday because Judge Daniel M. Wrenn, who is presiding over the trial, had a prior commitment.
Mr. Schuler, 41, formerly of 13 Arline St., is alleged to have fatally beaten his son on June 21, 2009, after the child came to Worcester from Alabama to spend the summer with him. He has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder.
"It's a cause-of-death issue," his lawyer, Alan J. Black, told Judge Wrenn during a hearing last week on pretrial motions in the case. Mr. Black also said he expected conflicting testimony during the trial about the age of certain injuries suffered by Nathaniel.
An autopsy determined the 7-year-old was the victim of blunt force trauma to the head, torso and extremities.
Dr. Jan E. Leestma, a neuropathologist from Chicago, is scheduled to testify as an expert witness for the defense in the case. The trial was postponed twice in the past because of Dr. Leestma's unavailability.
Tiffany N. Hyman, Mr. Schuler's fiancée at the time of the child's death, is awaiting trial on charges of permitting an assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury, reckless endangerment of a child and being an accessory, after the fact, to assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury. She also has pleaded not guilty.
Assistant District Attorney Courtney L. Sans told Judge Wrenn last week it had not been determined whether Ms. Hyman would testify as a prosecution witness in the case.
The trial is expected to continue into next week.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Dad gets 6 years for scalding 2-year-old son (Trenton, New Jersey)
Dad is identified as BEAU HOLDER.
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/08/trenton_man_gets_six_years_for_causing_his_son_to_receive_third-degree_burns.html
Trenton man gets six years for burning toddler son in scalding bath
By Brendan McGrath/The Times of Trenton on August 02, 2013 at 2:43 PM, updated August 02, 2013 at 2:44 PM
TRENTON — A Trenton man who put his 2-year-old son in a scolding hot tub of bathwater was sentenced to six years in prison today.
Beau Holder, 29, was watching his son Selah Brown on Father’s Day 2011 when he placed the boy in the bath, causing second- and third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body.
Holder’s attorney Antonio Martinez called the injuries that Brown received “utterly horrible,” but said his client did not mean to hurt his son.
“This was not an intentional act by any means,” Martinez said in court today.
Martinez said that since the incident Holder has wanted to reach out to his son’s mother Dedra Brown and her family, but Martinez has cautioned him not to approach them.
Dedra Brown wants Holder to have nothing to do with their son’s life going forward, Martinez said.
Before Superior Court Judge Thomas Sumners issued the sentence, he gave Holder an opportunity to speak.
“To Miss Brown, to the Brown family, to my son: I am sorry,” Holder said.
Sumners followed the terms of a plea deal and sentenced Holder to six years for charges of endangering the welfare of a child.
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/08/trenton_man_gets_six_years_for_causing_his_son_to_receive_third-degree_burns.html
Trenton man gets six years for burning toddler son in scalding bath
By Brendan McGrath/The Times of Trenton on August 02, 2013 at 2:43 PM, updated August 02, 2013 at 2:44 PM
TRENTON — A Trenton man who put his 2-year-old son in a scolding hot tub of bathwater was sentenced to six years in prison today.
Beau Holder, 29, was watching his son Selah Brown on Father’s Day 2011 when he placed the boy in the bath, causing second- and third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body.
Holder’s attorney Antonio Martinez called the injuries that Brown received “utterly horrible,” but said his client did not mean to hurt his son.
“This was not an intentional act by any means,” Martinez said in court today.
Martinez said that since the incident Holder has wanted to reach out to his son’s mother Dedra Brown and her family, but Martinez has cautioned him not to approach them.
Dedra Brown wants Holder to have nothing to do with their son’s life going forward, Martinez said.
Before Superior Court Judge Thomas Sumners issued the sentence, he gave Holder an opportunity to speak.
“To Miss Brown, to the Brown family, to my son: I am sorry,” Holder said.
Sumners followed the terms of a plea deal and sentenced Holder to six years for charges of endangering the welfare of a child.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Dad arrested on father's day for alleged child endangerment (Wichita, Kansas)
Despite all the kissy-poo rhetoric you hear around father's day, child abuse actually jumps that day. Probably because so many fathers are pressured into spending time with the kids, or have visitation.
UNNAMED DAD
http://www.ksn.com/2013/06/17/dad-arrested-on-fathers-day-for-alleged-child-endangerment/
Dad arrested on Father’s Day for alleged child endangerment
By KSN TV
Published: Monday, June 17, 2013, 12:37 pm
WICHITA, Kansas — A Wichita man was arrested on Father’s Day for an alleged case of child endangerment.
The 31-year-old man took three children into a fast food restaurant near Pawnee and West Street, but police say he left a 3-year-old boy in the car.
Police say two people noticed the little boy alone in the car and kept watching to see if someone would return for him. After 30 minutes, they reported it to authorities.
It was 5:40 Sunday evening and police say the heat index was 95 degrees. They say the temperature inside the car was even hotter.
“The problem is leaving a child in the vehicle, regardless of weather conditions, is not acceptable,” said Lt. Doug Nolte, Wichita Police Department.
Police arrested the father. The 3 year old and the three other children, ages 4, 5 and 6, were released to the care of other family members.
Police don’t know why the father left the youngest child in the car.
“Leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, whether you are running into a store or not, whether you’re leaving the vehicle on, is dangerous,” said Nolte.
UNNAMED DAD
http://www.ksn.com/2013/06/17/dad-arrested-on-fathers-day-for-alleged-child-endangerment/
Dad arrested on Father’s Day for alleged child endangerment
By KSN TV
Published: Monday, June 17, 2013, 12:37 pm
WICHITA, Kansas — A Wichita man was arrested on Father’s Day for an alleged case of child endangerment.
The 31-year-old man took three children into a fast food restaurant near Pawnee and West Street, but police say he left a 3-year-old boy in the car.
Police say two people noticed the little boy alone in the car and kept watching to see if someone would return for him. After 30 minutes, they reported it to authorities.
It was 5:40 Sunday evening and police say the heat index was 95 degrees. They say the temperature inside the car was even hotter.
“The problem is leaving a child in the vehicle, regardless of weather conditions, is not acceptable,” said Lt. Doug Nolte, Wichita Police Department.
Police arrested the father. The 3 year old and the three other children, ages 4, 5 and 6, were released to the care of other family members.
Police don’t know why the father left the youngest child in the car.
“Leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, whether you are running into a store or not, whether you’re leaving the vehicle on, is dangerous,” said Nolte.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Trial STILL delayed for father charged with beating death of 7-year-old son during summer visitation (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Unbelievable. We first reported on this case four years ago, and dad LESLIE SCHULER still hasn't gone to trial for the beating death of his 7-month-old son, the one he fought to get summer visitation with.
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2013/06/worcester_trial_of_dad_charged.html
Worcester trial of dad charged in death of son delayed
By The Associated Press on June 06, 2013 at 8:02 AM, updated June 06, 2013 at 2:31
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The trial of a Massachusetts man charged with fatally beating his 7-year-old son on Father's Day four years ago has been postponed because an expert defense witness is unavailable.
The murder trial of Leslie Schuler was scheduled to start next month in Worcester Superior Court, but a judge Wednesday changed it to Nov. 14.
The Telegram & Gazette reports that defense attorney Alan Black told the judge a neuropathologist "crucial to the case" was unavailable from mid-July until Aug. 15 because of unchangeable vacation plans.
Authorities say the 40-year-old Schuler beat Nathaniel Turner on June 21, 2009, Father's Day. He died two days later.
Schuler has pleaded not guilty.
Authorities say the boy lived with his grandmother in Eufaula, Ala., but came to Massachusetts to spend the summer with his father.
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2013/06/worcester_trial_of_dad_charged.html
Worcester trial of dad charged in death of son delayed
By The Associated Press on June 06, 2013 at 8:02 AM, updated June 06, 2013 at 2:31
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The trial of a Massachusetts man charged with fatally beating his 7-year-old son on Father's Day four years ago has been postponed because an expert defense witness is unavailable.
The murder trial of Leslie Schuler was scheduled to start next month in Worcester Superior Court, but a judge Wednesday changed it to Nov. 14.
The Telegram & Gazette reports that defense attorney Alan Black told the judge a neuropathologist "crucial to the case" was unavailable from mid-July until Aug. 15 because of unchangeable vacation plans.
Authorities say the 40-year-old Schuler beat Nathaniel Turner on June 21, 2009, Father's Day. He died two days later.
Schuler has pleaded not guilty.
Authorities say the boy lived with his grandmother in Eufaula, Ala., but came to Massachusetts to spend the summer with his father.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Dad pleads "no contest" to hitting 10-month-old daughter till her face was bloody (Billings, Montana)
Dad ROBERT KENNETH DECOTEAU was drunk and apparently "frustrated" because the baby was crying. So he hit her in the face hard enough to draw blood. Niiiice.
Notice that there is mention of other kids in the home on this Father's Day--but no mother. Makes me wonder if this was a custody/visitation situation....
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/18bb994defae46f48b2b39fedad1f3cc/MT--Infant-Assault
Billings man pleads no contest to hitting baby daughter on Father's Day
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS January 15, 2013 - 4:28 pm EST
BILLINGS, Montana — A 36-year-old Billings man has pleaded "no contest" to hitting his baby daughter on Father's Day 2012 because she was crying.
The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/XBGHKN) Robert Kenneth Decoteau told District Judge G. Todd Baugh on Monday that he would not contest a felony charge of assault on a minor.
The plea means he does not admit or dispute the charge, but the court treats it like a guilty plea.
Decoteau was arrested on June 17 after police responding to a disturbance heard a child crying. Officers found Decoteau holding his 10-month-old daughter, who had blood on her face.
Several other children in the home told officers that Decoteau was intoxicated and hit the girl because she was crying.
Sentencing is set for March 4. ___ Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com
Notice that there is mention of other kids in the home on this Father's Day--but no mother. Makes me wonder if this was a custody/visitation situation....
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/18bb994defae46f48b2b39fedad1f3cc/MT--Infant-Assault
Billings man pleads no contest to hitting baby daughter on Father's Day
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS January 15, 2013 - 4:28 pm EST
BILLINGS, Montana — A 36-year-old Billings man has pleaded "no contest" to hitting his baby daughter on Father's Day 2012 because she was crying.
The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/XBGHKN) Robert Kenneth Decoteau told District Judge G. Todd Baugh on Monday that he would not contest a felony charge of assault on a minor.
The plea means he does not admit or dispute the charge, but the court treats it like a guilty plea.
Decoteau was arrested on June 17 after police responding to a disturbance heard a child crying. Officers found Decoteau holding his 10-month-old daughter, who had blood on her face.
Several other children in the home told officers that Decoteau was intoxicated and hit the girl because she was crying.
Sentencing is set for March 4. ___ Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com
Monday, June 18, 2012
Dad assault mom, injures 1-year-old daughter; leads deputies on Father's Day car chase (Hesperia, California)
Every Father's Day, there is always a bunch of crazy daddy sh**. Dad ALFRED CURTIS HARVEY has done his best to uphold that tradition. Check out Daddy's criminal record. Quite impressive.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/hesperia-35100-leads-chase.html
Man leads deputies on Father's Day chase
Probationer has long criminal history
June 18, 2012 11:07 AM
Beatriz E. Valenzuela, Staff Writer
HESPERIA • A Hesperia man spent Father's Day behind bars after he allegedly assaulted the mother of his young child and led deputies on a high-speed chase through Hesperia that ended in Victorville, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Hesperia station officials said.
The victim called 911 at about 8 p.m. Sunday to report the father of her child had shown up at her home in the 8800 block of C Avenue belligerent, according to dispatch reports. The woman reported the man — later identified as Alfred Curtis Harvey, 35, of Victorville — pushed her down to the ground as she was holding their 1-year-old daughter, causing the child to strike her head during the altercation. The woman told dispatchers Harvey left her home in a gold, 1980s El Camino and may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Sheriff’s authorities confirmed Harvey may have been intoxicated.
Deputy Antonio Higuera spotted a similar vehicle near Main Street and C Avenue and attempted the perform a traffic stop, according to a release. Harvey refused to stop and instead sped off toward Interstate 15 on Main Street, Susan Rose, spokeswoman for the Hesperia station said.
Harvey drove onto northbound I-15 and exited onto Victorville streets still driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed, officials said. Harvey continued to ignore authorities commands to pull over even as the sheriff’s helicopter joined in the pursuit.
When Harvey turned north onto Mariposa Road, Higuera was able to perform a PIT maneuver which sent Harvey’s vehicle spinning and disabling the El Camino, according to reports.
Deputies were able to take Harvey into custody without further incident.
The mother and her child were taken to the hospital and later released.
Through an investigation, deputies learned Harvey was an AB 109 post-community release probationer on county probation for felony evading, Rose said. A search of court documents also shows Harvey has an extensive arrest record for a variety of offenses including vehicular manslaughter, several arrests for receiving stolen property, battery on a spouse, obstructing a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance, numerous vehicle code violations and grand theft.
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/hesperia-35100-leads-chase.html
Man leads deputies on Father's Day chase
Probationer has long criminal history
June 18, 2012 11:07 AM
Beatriz E. Valenzuela, Staff Writer
HESPERIA • A Hesperia man spent Father's Day behind bars after he allegedly assaulted the mother of his young child and led deputies on a high-speed chase through Hesperia that ended in Victorville, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Hesperia station officials said.
The victim called 911 at about 8 p.m. Sunday to report the father of her child had shown up at her home in the 8800 block of C Avenue belligerent, according to dispatch reports. The woman reported the man — later identified as Alfred Curtis Harvey, 35, of Victorville — pushed her down to the ground as she was holding their 1-year-old daughter, causing the child to strike her head during the altercation. The woman told dispatchers Harvey left her home in a gold, 1980s El Camino and may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Sheriff’s authorities confirmed Harvey may have been intoxicated.
Deputy Antonio Higuera spotted a similar vehicle near Main Street and C Avenue and attempted the perform a traffic stop, according to a release. Harvey refused to stop and instead sped off toward Interstate 15 on Main Street, Susan Rose, spokeswoman for the Hesperia station said.
Harvey drove onto northbound I-15 and exited onto Victorville streets still driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed, officials said. Harvey continued to ignore authorities commands to pull over even as the sheriff’s helicopter joined in the pursuit.
When Harvey turned north onto Mariposa Road, Higuera was able to perform a PIT maneuver which sent Harvey’s vehicle spinning and disabling the El Camino, according to reports.
Deputies were able to take Harvey into custody without further incident.
The mother and her child were taken to the hospital and later released.
Through an investigation, deputies learned Harvey was an AB 109 post-community release probationer on county probation for felony evading, Rose said. A search of court documents also shows Harvey has an extensive arrest record for a variety of offenses including vehicular manslaughter, several arrests for receiving stolen property, battery on a spouse, obstructing a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance, numerous vehicle code violations and grand theft.
Mom threatened, injured during Fathers Day child custody exchange; 5 police injured as well (Springfield, Massachusetts)
What happens when mothers are forced to share custody with drunken idiots. UNNAMED DAD. Kids need this?
http://www.necn.com/06/18/12/6-arrested-5-officers-hurt-in-Springfiel/landing_newengland.html?blockID=726628&feedID=4206
6 arrested, 5 officers hurt in Sprinfield brawl
Jun 18, 2012 3:14pm
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Police say a Father's Day party in Springfield ended with six arrests and a police officer in the hospital.
The trouble started at about 7:45 p.m. Sunday when a woman showed up at a city apartment to pick up her child, who had been at the father's home.
Police say the man threatened the woman with a baseball bat and someone else threw a bottle at her.
When police arrived and tried to arrest the father and the bottle thrower, other people at the party resisted. One officer was bitten and hit over the head with a chair. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. Four other officers sustained minor injuries.
Three men and three women were arrested, mostly on assault and battery charges.
http://www.necn.com/06/18/12/6-arrested-5-officers-hurt-in-Springfiel/landing_newengland.html?blockID=726628&feedID=4206
6 arrested, 5 officers hurt in Sprinfield brawl
Jun 18, 2012 3:14pm
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Police say a Father's Day party in Springfield ended with six arrests and a police officer in the hospital.
The trouble started at about 7:45 p.m. Sunday when a woman showed up at a city apartment to pick up her child, who had been at the father's home.
Police say the man threatened the woman with a baseball bat and someone else threw a bottle at her.
When police arrived and tried to arrest the father and the bottle thrower, other people at the party resisted. One officer was bitten and hit over the head with a chair. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. Four other officers sustained minor injuries.
Three men and three women were arrested, mostly on assault and battery charges.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Dad found guilty in murder of 3-month-old son, baby's mom (Steuben County, New York)
Dad BRYAN ASHLINE: Guilty on all charges.
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/562416/bryan-ashline-found-guilty-on-all-charges/
Updated 11/02/2011 07:05 PM
Bryan Ashline found guilty on all charges
By: Web Staff
The Bryan Ashline trial has come to an end. Jurors found the Watervliet man guilty on all counts for the murders of his ex-girlfriend and three-month-old child. Our Lara Greenberg has been following the case and was in court as the verdict was read.
STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. -- We have a verdict out of Steuben County Court in the trial of Bryan Ashline. The Watervliet man has been found guilty of all counts in the murders of his ex-girlfriend, Trieste Clayton, and their three-month-old son, Xavier, back on Father's Day in 2010.
The trial started a week and a half ago and from the start, lawyers did not try to hide the fact that Ashline was the man responsible for the murders. Instead, his defense pushed the claim that he suffered from extreme emotional disturbance. Even in closing arguments, Ashline's attorney asked the jury to convict Ashline of manslaughter rather than murder.
But in the end, the jury found him guilty on all six counts: Two each for first degree murder and second degree murder and two additional charges of aggravated criminal contempt and criminal possession of a weapon.
The jury only deliberated for about two-and-a-half hours before reaching their decision.
Sentencing is scheduled for December 21st.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Dad on trial for murder of 3-month-old son, baby's mom; didn't want the mom to "have him" if he couldn't (Bath, New York)
Control freak dad exercises his final bloodlust act of control--slaughters 3 month-old son because if Daddy can't "have him," then neither can Mom! All this took place on father's day during his visitation time. Of course, Daddy shows no grief for this bloody rampage either. Frankly, I suspect that his description of what took place the day of the double murders is mostly self-serving lies, given that he has an extensive history of domestic violence.
The dad is identified BRIAN ASHLINE. Y'all really think that "joint custody" would have satisfied this dude?
http://www.the-leader.com/features/x742510001/Testimony-Ashline-emotionless-unable-to-cry-after-killings
Testimony: Ashline emotionless, unable to cry after killings
By John Zick
Corning Leader
Posted Oct 26, 2011 @ 09:34 PM
Bath, N.Y. — Bryan Ashline was admittedly emotionless and unable to cry after he allegedly killed his infant son and ex-girlfriend on Father’s Day 2010 in Bath, but silent tears fell from many Wednesday at the man’s murder trial when graphic crime scene photos were shown to the jury.
Ashline, 25, of Watervliet in the Albany area, is accused of stabbing to death 3-month-old Xavier Ashline and Trieste Clayton, 25, on June 20, 2010.
His attorney, Thomas Stahr, says he is responsible for the killings but is guilty of manslaughter, not murder, because he acted under an extreme emotional disturbance.
Before seeing the crime scene photos Wednesday, the jury heard statements Ashline made to police the day after the killings. Ashline said he felt “emotionless” and “couldn’t understand why (he) couldn’t cry,” Bath Police Department Inv. Heather Wheaton testified. He also seemingly couldn’t find an answer for why he allegedly killed his son.
“I can see me taking me and her out, but I cannot see taking his life,” Ashline’s written statement said. “There was no point in taking Xavier’s life. I should have let him live.”
When pressed as to why he allegedly killed his son, Ashline told Inv. Wheaton he had no real answer, she testified, but he said it was “accurate” that if he couldn’t have Xavier, neither could Clayton.
The crime scene photos showed the brutality of the killings. Many of the victims’ family and friends wept softly as the photos were displayed. Ashline sat quietly with his head down, as he has for most of the trial.
Several of the photos – including a horrifying close-up view -- showed Xavier lying on his back with a knife penetrating his torso. Clayton was lying on her stomach nearby. They died in the kitchen.
A large pool of blood was adjacent to Clayton, and other blood spatter was elsewhere in the kitchen.
In speaking about the crime scene photos, a state police investigator testified that four knives were involved in the incident. All appeared to have been from a butcher’s block in Clayton’s apartment.
In his written statements, Ashline told police his version of events:
• He arrived at Clayton’s apartment around 12:05 a.m. June 20, 2010. He was allowed to visit for Father’s Day. He and Clayton talked until about 1:30 a.m., when he went to sleep on the couch.
• Ashline woke up about 7:30 a.m. and got Xavier from his crib. Ashline dressed and fed Xavier. Later, the three acted like a “family” and went for a walk. Also, they had dinner together. Clayton took a nap from 5-7 p.m. while Ashline played with Xavier. Between 9-9:30 p.m., Xavier went to sleep.
• About an hour later, Ashline decided it was time to go home to the Albany area, and he decided he was taking Xavier with him. He wanted to take Xavier home to Watervliet for a family event the following weekend, but Trieste wouldn’t allow it. He learned in May how much Xavier meant to him.
• Ashline went and got the child from his crib, at which time Clayton confronted Ashline. She choked him and tackled him while he was holding Xavier. Shortly thereafter, she stabbed him in the right hand. She also called her mother and 911, which made Ashline “panicky.” The cut to his right hand, though, was the tipping point. Ashline has a “fight mentality” when he is physically attacked.
Ashline, who had a large gash on his hand when he was arrested, declined to talk about stabbing Clayton, but he told investigators there was a knife in Xavier. He said he knew Xavier was dead, but was unsure about Clayton’s fate.
Ashline was gone from the apartment by the time police and Clayton’s mother and stepfather – Cynthia and Scott Watson – arrived minutes after the calls. Both Watsons testified Tuesday about finding Clayton and Xavier dead.
Cynthia Watson also testified about Ashline attacking Clayton in August 2009, when the couple lived together near Albany. Clayton was found with handprints on her neck and other bruises, and police issued an order of protection.
Immediately after the domestic incident, Clayton moved back to Steuben County, and she gave birth to Xavier in March, according to testimony. Cynthia Watson testified that she told Clayton not to allow Ashline back into her life.
In three days of testimony in Steuben County Court, District Attorney John Tunney has called 14 witnesses to testify. He’s expected to call approximately a half dozen more.
The trial will resume at 9:30 a.m. today in Steuben County Court. Judge Joseph Latham is presiding over the trial.
Ashline is charged with two counts each of first- and second-degree murder and two other felonies. If convicted of first-degree murder, Ashline faces life in prison without parole. New York state does not have the death penalty.
The dad is identified BRIAN ASHLINE. Y'all really think that "joint custody" would have satisfied this dude?
http://www.the-leader.com/features/x742510001/Testimony-Ashline-emotionless-unable-to-cry-after-killings
Testimony: Ashline emotionless, unable to cry after killings
By John Zick
Corning Leader
Posted Oct 26, 2011 @ 09:34 PM
Bath, N.Y. — Bryan Ashline was admittedly emotionless and unable to cry after he allegedly killed his infant son and ex-girlfriend on Father’s Day 2010 in Bath, but silent tears fell from many Wednesday at the man’s murder trial when graphic crime scene photos were shown to the jury.
Ashline, 25, of Watervliet in the Albany area, is accused of stabbing to death 3-month-old Xavier Ashline and Trieste Clayton, 25, on June 20, 2010.
His attorney, Thomas Stahr, says he is responsible for the killings but is guilty of manslaughter, not murder, because he acted under an extreme emotional disturbance.
Before seeing the crime scene photos Wednesday, the jury heard statements Ashline made to police the day after the killings. Ashline said he felt “emotionless” and “couldn’t understand why (he) couldn’t cry,” Bath Police Department Inv. Heather Wheaton testified. He also seemingly couldn’t find an answer for why he allegedly killed his son.
“I can see me taking me and her out, but I cannot see taking his life,” Ashline’s written statement said. “There was no point in taking Xavier’s life. I should have let him live.”
When pressed as to why he allegedly killed his son, Ashline told Inv. Wheaton he had no real answer, she testified, but he said it was “accurate” that if he couldn’t have Xavier, neither could Clayton.
The crime scene photos showed the brutality of the killings. Many of the victims’ family and friends wept softly as the photos were displayed. Ashline sat quietly with his head down, as he has for most of the trial.
Several of the photos – including a horrifying close-up view -- showed Xavier lying on his back with a knife penetrating his torso. Clayton was lying on her stomach nearby. They died in the kitchen.
A large pool of blood was adjacent to Clayton, and other blood spatter was elsewhere in the kitchen.
In speaking about the crime scene photos, a state police investigator testified that four knives were involved in the incident. All appeared to have been from a butcher’s block in Clayton’s apartment.
In his written statements, Ashline told police his version of events:
• He arrived at Clayton’s apartment around 12:05 a.m. June 20, 2010. He was allowed to visit for Father’s Day. He and Clayton talked until about 1:30 a.m., when he went to sleep on the couch.
• Ashline woke up about 7:30 a.m. and got Xavier from his crib. Ashline dressed and fed Xavier. Later, the three acted like a “family” and went for a walk. Also, they had dinner together. Clayton took a nap from 5-7 p.m. while Ashline played with Xavier. Between 9-9:30 p.m., Xavier went to sleep.
• About an hour later, Ashline decided it was time to go home to the Albany area, and he decided he was taking Xavier with him. He wanted to take Xavier home to Watervliet for a family event the following weekend, but Trieste wouldn’t allow it. He learned in May how much Xavier meant to him.
• Ashline went and got the child from his crib, at which time Clayton confronted Ashline. She choked him and tackled him while he was holding Xavier. Shortly thereafter, she stabbed him in the right hand. She also called her mother and 911, which made Ashline “panicky.” The cut to his right hand, though, was the tipping point. Ashline has a “fight mentality” when he is physically attacked.
Ashline, who had a large gash on his hand when he was arrested, declined to talk about stabbing Clayton, but he told investigators there was a knife in Xavier. He said he knew Xavier was dead, but was unsure about Clayton’s fate.
Ashline was gone from the apartment by the time police and Clayton’s mother and stepfather – Cynthia and Scott Watson – arrived minutes after the calls. Both Watsons testified Tuesday about finding Clayton and Xavier dead.
Cynthia Watson also testified about Ashline attacking Clayton in August 2009, when the couple lived together near Albany. Clayton was found with handprints on her neck and other bruises, and police issued an order of protection.
Immediately after the domestic incident, Clayton moved back to Steuben County, and she gave birth to Xavier in March, according to testimony. Cynthia Watson testified that she told Clayton not to allow Ashline back into her life.
In three days of testimony in Steuben County Court, District Attorney John Tunney has called 14 witnesses to testify. He’s expected to call approximately a half dozen more.
The trial will resume at 9:30 a.m. today in Steuben County Court. Judge Joseph Latham is presiding over the trial.
Ashline is charged with two counts each of first- and second-degree murder and two other felonies. If convicted of first-degree murder, Ashline faces life in prison without parole. New York state does not have the death penalty.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Dad on trial for stabbing deaths of 3-month-old son, baby's mother (Bath, New York)
So much for sentimentality. Dad BRYAN ASHLINE is currently on trial for the Father's Day murders of his 3-month-old son and the baby's mother. Daddy's attorney isn't even bothering to deny the charges--he's just claiming that Daddy was "emotionally disturbed." Yea, aren't they all.
Notice that Daddy has a history of domestic violence, and that Mom had successfully obtained an Order of Protection. Not that the piece of paper necessarily does much good against @$$holes like this guy....
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20111024/NEWS01/110240363/911-calls-heard-woman-s-slaying?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
911 calls heard in woman's slaying
Watervliet man charged in death of infant son, ex-girlfriend
9:22 PM, Oct. 24, 2011
Written by Staff Report
BATH -- Jurors on Monday heard 911 calls made by Trieste R. Clayton on the night she and her 3-month-old son, Xavier Ashline, were stabbed to death at her Bath apartment on Father's Day in 2010.
The baby's father, Bryan Ashline, is on trial in Steuben County Court in the slayings. He was charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and second-degree murder and one count each of aggravated criminal contempt and third-degree possession of a weapon.
During a 911 call at 10:44 p.m. June 20, Clayton was heard screaming "Give me my baby." Her words, and all 911 calls in Steuben County, begin recording the moment the final "1" is pressed.
During a call at 10:51 p.m., she said "9 Mountain View West right now." Clayton's screams and Xavier's cries were heard until 10:55 p.m. when the call went silent and the sound of tires on gravel was heard.
Police were dispatched and found the bodies of Clayton, 25, and her son in the kitchen of Clayton's home on Mount View Road West in Bath.
Clayton had been stabbed in the back and neck, and her infant son had been stabbed in the chest, according to a felony complaint filed when Ashline was arrested.
Ashline, from Watervliet, was found June 21, 2010, as he slept in his car at an Ostego County rest stop off Interstate 88. Police used OnStar, an on-board tracking system to locate his vehicle. Blood stains were found in his car and on his clothing.
Ashline's attorney, Thomas Stahr, told the court Monday that his client was involved in the killing but he was extremely emotionally disturbed at the time.
Steuben County District Attorney John Tunney is prosecuting the case.
Clayton's mother, Cyndi Watson, who was not in court Monday, is expected to testify about her concerns that Ashline was coming to see her daughter and grandson.
On June 20, Watson called her daughter to find out when Ashline was leaving. Her next and last contact from her daughter were the words "Mom, hurry."
Watson and her husband arrived at Clayton's home just as police did.
Clayton had an order of protection against Ashline. It was issued after Ashline's arrest on third-degree assault charges in a domestic violence incident in August 2009 in Watervliet.
The trial resumes at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Notice that Daddy has a history of domestic violence, and that Mom had successfully obtained an Order of Protection. Not that the piece of paper necessarily does much good against @$$holes like this guy....
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20111024/NEWS01/110240363/911-calls-heard-woman-s-slaying?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
911 calls heard in woman's slaying
Watervliet man charged in death of infant son, ex-girlfriend
9:22 PM, Oct. 24, 2011
Written by Staff Report
BATH -- Jurors on Monday heard 911 calls made by Trieste R. Clayton on the night she and her 3-month-old son, Xavier Ashline, were stabbed to death at her Bath apartment on Father's Day in 2010.
The baby's father, Bryan Ashline, is on trial in Steuben County Court in the slayings. He was charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and second-degree murder and one count each of aggravated criminal contempt and third-degree possession of a weapon.
During a 911 call at 10:44 p.m. June 20, Clayton was heard screaming "Give me my baby." Her words, and all 911 calls in Steuben County, begin recording the moment the final "1" is pressed.
During a call at 10:51 p.m., she said "9 Mountain View West right now." Clayton's screams and Xavier's cries were heard until 10:55 p.m. when the call went silent and the sound of tires on gravel was heard.
Police were dispatched and found the bodies of Clayton, 25, and her son in the kitchen of Clayton's home on Mount View Road West in Bath.
Clayton had been stabbed in the back and neck, and her infant son had been stabbed in the chest, according to a felony complaint filed when Ashline was arrested.
Ashline, from Watervliet, was found June 21, 2010, as he slept in his car at an Ostego County rest stop off Interstate 88. Police used OnStar, an on-board tracking system to locate his vehicle. Blood stains were found in his car and on his clothing.
Ashline's attorney, Thomas Stahr, told the court Monday that his client was involved in the killing but he was extremely emotionally disturbed at the time.
Steuben County District Attorney John Tunney is prosecuting the case.
Clayton's mother, Cyndi Watson, who was not in court Monday, is expected to testify about her concerns that Ashline was coming to see her daughter and grandson.
On June 20, Watson called her daughter to find out when Ashline was leaving. Her next and last contact from her daughter were the words "Mom, hurry."
Watson and her husband arrived at Clayton's home just as police did.
Clayton had an order of protection against Ashline. It was issued after Ashline's arrest on third-degree assault charges in a domestic violence incident in August 2009 in Watervliet.
The trial resumes at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Dad charged with DUI, child neglect during Father's Day visitation (West Palm Beach, Florida)
Over the past couple of years, I've noticed that these kinds of articles come out every Monday after Father's Day. The non-custodial dad with visitation who just gets into the spirit of the day with a bit too many, well, spirits. In this case, dad MARCOS ANTONIO DUARTE was arrested for DUI with his 4-year-old son in the back seat. He had just recently picked up the boy from his mother's house, and the parents were going through a divorce.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/west-palm-beach-dad-charged-with-dui-child-1550589.html
West Palm Beach dad charged with DUI, child neglect on Father's Day
Marcos Antonio Duarte spent his Father's Day night at the Palm Beach County Jail after he was charged with driving under the influence and child neglect.
By Cynthia Roldan
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Updated: 1:16 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2011
Posted: 1:09 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2011
A West Palm Beach man spent his Father's Day night at the Palm Beach County Jail after he was charged with driving under the influence and child neglect.
This morning, 43-year-old Marcos Antonio Duarte was being held at the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $3,000 bond.
According to the arrest report, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy was on patrol around 7:41 p.m. Sunday when he noticed a four-door green Honda swerving in the middle lane of eastbound Okeechobee Boulevard. The deputy ran the car's tag, which came back registered to a white Ford pickup.
Also, the deputy documented in the report that the Honda was making "abrupt accelerations and stops."
When the deputy pulled over the car, he noticed the smell of alcohol coming from the driver, later identified as Duarte, the report stated.
A second deputy who responded to the scene, reported that a 4-year-old child was in the back seat.
When the mother arrived to pick up the boy, she told the deputies that she and Duarte were going through a divorce and that she had allowed Duarte to take their son so they could spend time together on Father's Day.
The boy, who showed no apparent injuries, was turned over to his mother.
Duarte was arrested for child neglect and driving under the influence.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/west-palm-beach-dad-charged-with-dui-child-1550589.html
West Palm Beach dad charged with DUI, child neglect on Father's Day
Marcos Antonio Duarte spent his Father's Day night at the Palm Beach County Jail after he was charged with driving under the influence and child neglect.
By Cynthia Roldan
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Updated: 1:16 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2011
Posted: 1:09 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2011
A West Palm Beach man spent his Father's Day night at the Palm Beach County Jail after he was charged with driving under the influence and child neglect.
This morning, 43-year-old Marcos Antonio Duarte was being held at the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $3,000 bond.
According to the arrest report, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy was on patrol around 7:41 p.m. Sunday when he noticed a four-door green Honda swerving in the middle lane of eastbound Okeechobee Boulevard. The deputy ran the car's tag, which came back registered to a white Ford pickup.
Also, the deputy documented in the report that the Honda was making "abrupt accelerations and stops."
When the deputy pulled over the car, he noticed the smell of alcohol coming from the driver, later identified as Duarte, the report stated.
A second deputy who responded to the scene, reported that a 4-year-old child was in the back seat.
When the mother arrived to pick up the boy, she told the deputies that she and Duarte were going through a divorce and that she had allowed Duarte to take their son so they could spend time together on Father's Day.
The boy, who showed no apparent injuries, was turned over to his mother.
Duarte was arrested for child neglect and driving under the influence.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Dad arraigned for Father's Day stabbing death of mom, 3-month-old son (Bath, New York)
We've posted on dad BRIAN ASHLINE before. He has now been arraigned for the double homicide of his 3-month-old son and the baby's mother.
http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/A-Man-Accused-of-Double-Murder-Pleads-Not-Guilty/n-GETegSX0yG1x3LPMXlgw.cspx
Reported by: Brittni Smallwood
Last Update: 2:48 am
BATH, N.Y. - A man accused of double homicide in Bath was arraigned Monday morning in Steuben County Court.
Twenty-three year old Brian Ashline is accused of stabbing his son and child's mother to death. Today Ashline pleaded not guilty to all six felonies he's charged with.
Ashline is charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second degree, aggravated criminal contempt and criminal possession of a weapon.
Authorities are accusing Ashline of stabbing his three month old son, Xavier Ashline and the boy's mother, 25-year-old Trieste Clayton on Father's day.
They said it happened at the victim's home at Moutview Road in Bath.
Ashline's attorney said he client is dealing with the incident as best as he can.
"He's facing very serious indictments. He's handling that well. As far as emotions, I don't know him personally" said Thomas Stahr, Ashline's attorney.
Steuben County District Attorney's office was not available for comment on Monday.
District Attorney John Tunney is out of the office for the week and has instructed that no one comment but him.
When the case goes to trial, Stahr said he's concerned about finding a fair jury.
"Judging on what's been on blogs and Facebook, I believe that its going to be extremely difficult to find a fair, impartial and unbiased jury." said Stahr.
Ashline is in Steuben County Jail without bail.
http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/A-Man-Accused-of-Double-Murder-Pleads-Not-Guilty/n-GETegSX0yG1x3LPMXlgw.cspx
Reported by: Brittni Smallwood
Last Update: 2:48 am
BATH, N.Y. - A man accused of double homicide in Bath was arraigned Monday morning in Steuben County Court.
Twenty-three year old Brian Ashline is accused of stabbing his son and child's mother to death. Today Ashline pleaded not guilty to all six felonies he's charged with.
Ashline is charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second degree, aggravated criminal contempt and criminal possession of a weapon.
Authorities are accusing Ashline of stabbing his three month old son, Xavier Ashline and the boy's mother, 25-year-old Trieste Clayton on Father's day.
They said it happened at the victim's home at Moutview Road in Bath.
Ashline's attorney said he client is dealing with the incident as best as he can.
"He's facing very serious indictments. He's handling that well. As far as emotions, I don't know him personally" said Thomas Stahr, Ashline's attorney.
Steuben County District Attorney's office was not available for comment on Monday.
District Attorney John Tunney is out of the office for the week and has instructed that no one comment but him.
When the case goes to trial, Stahr said he's concerned about finding a fair jury.
"Judging on what's been on blogs and Facebook, I believe that its going to be extremely difficult to find a fair, impartial and unbiased jury." said Stahr.
Ashline is in Steuben County Jail without bail.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Dad indicted for father's day murder of mom, infant son (Watervliet, New York)
Dad BRIAN ASHLINE has been indicted on 1st-degree murder charges in the stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and their infant son.
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100729/NEWS01/7290380/1113/Man-accused-of-stabbing-son--ex-girlfriend-indicted-on-murder-charges
Man accused of stabbing son, ex-girlfriend indicted on murder charges
By Jason Whong •jwhong@gannett.com • July 29, 2010, 7:10 pm
A man accused of stabbing to death his son and ex-girlfriend, the child's mother, was indicted on murder charges by a Steuben County grand jury.
The grand jury on Wednesday handed up a six-count indictment against Brian Ashline, 23, of Watervliet, N.Y.
The indictment charges two counts each of first-degree murder and second-degree murder, which are class A-1 felonies, and one count each of aggravated criminal contempt and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which are class D felonies.
Ashline is scheduled to appear for arraignment on the charges at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 in Steuben County Court.
He is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Trieste R. Clayton, 25, and their son, Xavier Michael Ashline, on Father's Day.
The bodies of Clayton and Xavier Michael were found the night of June 20 in the kitchen of Clayton's home on Mount View Road West in Bath.
Clayton had been stabbed in the back and neck, and her infant son had been stabbed in the chest, according to a felony complaint filed when Ashline was arrested.
Ashline is being held in Steuben County Jail without bail.
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100729/NEWS01/7290380/1113/Man-accused-of-stabbing-son--ex-girlfriend-indicted-on-murder-charges
Man accused of stabbing son, ex-girlfriend indicted on murder charges
By Jason Whong •jwhong@gannett.com • July 29, 2010, 7:10 pm
A man accused of stabbing to death his son and ex-girlfriend, the child's mother, was indicted on murder charges by a Steuben County grand jury.
The grand jury on Wednesday handed up a six-count indictment against Brian Ashline, 23, of Watervliet, N.Y.
The indictment charges two counts each of first-degree murder and second-degree murder, which are class A-1 felonies, and one count each of aggravated criminal contempt and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which are class D felonies.
Ashline is scheduled to appear for arraignment on the charges at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 in Steuben County Court.
He is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Trieste R. Clayton, 25, and their son, Xavier Michael Ashline, on Father's Day.
The bodies of Clayton and Xavier Michael were found the night of June 20 in the kitchen of Clayton's home on Mount View Road West in Bath.
Clayton had been stabbed in the back and neck, and her infant son had been stabbed in the chest, according to a felony complaint filed when Ashline was arrested.
Ashline is being held in Steuben County Jail without bail.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Dad jailed on Father's Day for endangering life of 9-month-old son (Island Lake, Illinois)
Dad JACOB WEINFURTER has been charged with child endangerment after he and his unnamed drinking buddy left a bar--after some heavy Father's Day tippling--with Daddy's 9-month-old son. When the police pulled them over, the found the baby ON THE FLOOR OF THE VAN BETWEEN DADDY'S LEGS. Did Daddy not have a car seat? He had one but "forgot" to use it (these things happen when you're sloshed, you know)? Or is it that he just didn't give a rat's @$$ about that sort of thing?
Somehow this sounds like a visitation incident. Otherwise, why wouldn't the mother have been along on this little outing?
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=389992&src=4
Island Lake father jailed for endangering son's life
By Russell Lissau Daily Herald Staff'
Published: 6/24/2010 2:08 PM
An Island Lake man who took his 9-month-old son out on Father's Day spent part of the holiday in jail for endangering the tot's life, police said.
Jacob Weinfurter, 34, of the 27000 block of Walnut Drive, was arrested Sunday after police found him in a van with the infant on the floor between his legs, authorities said.
Weinfurter was a front-seat passenger in the van, but both he and the driver had been drinking, police reports indicate.
The incident occurred about 10:20 p.m. outside a bar on the 4000 block of Roberts Road in Island Lake. A bartender called police and said two men were trying to drive away with a baby while intoxicated.
Upon arrival, police spotted the van and pulled in behind it to prevent it from leaving, reports said. Officers then found the driver, Weinfurter and the baby inside, reports said. The van's engine was running, but the vehicle was parked, according to reports.
Weinfurter was charged with endangering the life of a child and failure to properly secure a child in an appropriate child restraint.
The driver was not charged.
The baby was released to his mother, police said.
Weinfurter was released after posting $100 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Lake County circuit court on July 19.
Somehow this sounds like a visitation incident. Otherwise, why wouldn't the mother have been along on this little outing?
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=389992&src=4
Island Lake father jailed for endangering son's life
By Russell Lissau Daily Herald Staff'
Published: 6/24/2010 2:08 PM
An Island Lake man who took his 9-month-old son out on Father's Day spent part of the holiday in jail for endangering the tot's life, police said.
Jacob Weinfurter, 34, of the 27000 block of Walnut Drive, was arrested Sunday after police found him in a van with the infant on the floor between his legs, authorities said.
Weinfurter was a front-seat passenger in the van, but both he and the driver had been drinking, police reports indicate.
The incident occurred about 10:20 p.m. outside a bar on the 4000 block of Roberts Road in Island Lake. A bartender called police and said two men were trying to drive away with a baby while intoxicated.
Upon arrival, police spotted the van and pulled in behind it to prevent it from leaving, reports said. Officers then found the driver, Weinfurter and the baby inside, reports said. The van's engine was running, but the vehicle was parked, according to reports.
Weinfurter was charged with endangering the life of a child and failure to properly secure a child in an appropriate child restraint.
The driver was not charged.
The baby was released to his mother, police said.
Weinfurter was released after posting $100 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Lake County circuit court on July 19.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Dad charged with DWI, child abuse; spends Father's Day in jail (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Dad MATTHEW MONTOYA has been arrested for driving drunk with his 3-year-old son. What a treat: Father's Day in jail!
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT. Wonder where the boy's mom is?
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/father-charged-with-dwi-child-abuse
Father charged with DWI, child abuse
Updated: Sunday, 20 Jun 2010, 5:46 PM MDT
Published : Sunday, 20 Jun 2010, 5:46 PM MDT
Web Producer: Devon Armijo
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A young father had to spend Father's Day in jail for allegedly driving drunk with his 3-year-old son in the car.
Matthew Montoya, 18, was spotted driving recklessly on Paseo del Norte Friday night, according to police.
He was arrested in grocery store parking lot at Paseo del Norte and Golf Course. Police said he preformed poorly during field sobriety tests.
Montoya also failed a breath alcohol test, according to police.
He is charged with felony child abuse.
According to the criminal complaint, Montoya didn't have a car seat for his 3-year-old son or any usable seatbelt.
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT. Wonder where the boy's mom is?
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/father-charged-with-dwi-child-abuse
Father charged with DWI, child abuse
Updated: Sunday, 20 Jun 2010, 5:46 PM MDT
Published : Sunday, 20 Jun 2010, 5:46 PM MDT
Web Producer: Devon Armijo
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A young father had to spend Father's Day in jail for allegedly driving drunk with his 3-year-old son in the car.
Matthew Montoya, 18, was spotted driving recklessly on Paseo del Norte Friday night, according to police.
He was arrested in grocery store parking lot at Paseo del Norte and Golf Course. Police said he preformed poorly during field sobriety tests.
Montoya also failed a breath alcohol test, according to police.
He is charged with felony child abuse.
According to the criminal complaint, Montoya didn't have a car seat for his 3-year-old son or any usable seatbelt.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Stay-At-Home Dads on the Rise? Not So Fast...-- By Elizabeth Black
Another great post from Elizabeth Black at the Ms. Magazine Blog.
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/06/20/stay-at-home-dads-on-the-rise-not-so-fast/
Stay-At-Home-Dads On The Rise? Not So Fast…
June 20, 2010 by Elizabeth Black
Stay-at-home dads are all the rage in the media since this rotten economy has forced many unemployed men back in the ranks of the homestead. Judging from the plethora of Father’s Day articles celebrating stay-at-home-dads, you would think that dads across the United States are turning into Mr. Mom at an unprecedented rate.
From a profile in Michigan’s Lansing State Journal:
[For Chris Singer], raising Tessa–who has huge, Gerber-baby blue eyes, adorably chubby legs and a smile that could melt the hardest of hearts–is mission one. That means nights without sleep, trips to the library and zoo, loads of diapers, bottles, burp cloths and the conviction that he’s doing the right thing right now.
From columnist Jeff Gillenkirk in the San Francisco Chronicle:
The number of stay-at-home dads rose nearly 60 percent between 2003 and 2008 and is expected to keep rising as the economy and family roles continue to change.
Don’t be fooled. These feel-good stories are trotted out for Father’s Day, but the reality is not so rosy. It’s true enough that the tide of layoffs has hit men harder than women. But bona fide primary caregiving fathers are still rare, and a man doesn’t automatically become a primary caregiver of the children simply because he’s unemployed or underemployed. The horrid worldwide economy has simply created a larger number of unemployed/underemployed men who aren’t picking up the slack at home.
In The New York Times, author Catherine Rampell describes the more complex reality:
On average, employed women devote much more time to child care and housework than employed men do, according to recent data from the government’s American Time Use Survey analyzed by two economists, Alan B. Krueger and Andreas Mueller.
When women are unemployed and looking for a job, the time they spend daily taking care of children nearly doubles. Unemployed men’s child care duties, by contrast, are virtually identical to those of their working counterparts, and they instead spend more time sleeping, watching TV and looking for a job, along with other domestic activities.
So despite media fantasies, men getting laid off means that many moms are now acting as both the primary caregiver and primary wage earner. Slacker dads, get up off your duffs and do the right thing by supporting the mothers of your children both financially and in the homestead.
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/06/20/stay-at-home-dads-on-the-rise-not-so-fast/
Stay-At-Home-Dads On The Rise? Not So Fast…
June 20, 2010 by Elizabeth Black
Stay-at-home dads are all the rage in the media since this rotten economy has forced many unemployed men back in the ranks of the homestead. Judging from the plethora of Father’s Day articles celebrating stay-at-home-dads, you would think that dads across the United States are turning into Mr. Mom at an unprecedented rate.
From a profile in Michigan’s Lansing State Journal:
[For Chris Singer], raising Tessa–who has huge, Gerber-baby blue eyes, adorably chubby legs and a smile that could melt the hardest of hearts–is mission one. That means nights without sleep, trips to the library and zoo, loads of diapers, bottles, burp cloths and the conviction that he’s doing the right thing right now.
From columnist Jeff Gillenkirk in the San Francisco Chronicle:
The number of stay-at-home dads rose nearly 60 percent between 2003 and 2008 and is expected to keep rising as the economy and family roles continue to change.
Don’t be fooled. These feel-good stories are trotted out for Father’s Day, but the reality is not so rosy. It’s true enough that the tide of layoffs has hit men harder than women. But bona fide primary caregiving fathers are still rare, and a man doesn’t automatically become a primary caregiver of the children simply because he’s unemployed or underemployed. The horrid worldwide economy has simply created a larger number of unemployed/underemployed men who aren’t picking up the slack at home.
In The New York Times, author Catherine Rampell describes the more complex reality:
On average, employed women devote much more time to child care and housework than employed men do, according to recent data from the government’s American Time Use Survey analyzed by two economists, Alan B. Krueger and Andreas Mueller.
When women are unemployed and looking for a job, the time they spend daily taking care of children nearly doubles. Unemployed men’s child care duties, by contrast, are virtually identical to those of their working counterparts, and they instead spend more time sleeping, watching TV and looking for a job, along with other domestic activities.
So despite media fantasies, men getting laid off means that many moms are now acting as both the primary caregiver and primary wage earner. Slacker dads, get up off your duffs and do the right thing by supporting the mothers of your children both financially and in the homestead.
Want to Be a Good Dad? Support Mom and Avoid Father's Rights Groups - By Trish Wilson
Great post by Trish Wilson over at the Parenting News Network.
http://parentingnewsnetwork.com/?p=1173
Want To Be A Good Dad? Support Mom And Avoid Father’s Rights Groups
By Trish Wilson
Over the past decade, fatherhood has been all the rage and dads are naturally the talk of pundits on Father’s Day. So let’s say you’re a divorcing dad and you’re having trouble coping. You look for help on the internet and discover the father’s rights movement.
Be warned – avoid father’s rights groups like the plague. According to the pro-feminist men’s group The National Organization For Men Against Sexism (NOMAS), “male supremacist groups (“Father’s Rights”) have caused unspeakable harm to our country and to our children by encouraging abusive fathers, often with little past involvement with their children, to seek custody as a tactic to pressure a mother to return or to punish her for leaving. “Shared parenting”, “friendly parent”, involvement of both parents and other concepts that seem fair and benevolent have instead been used to manipulate courts and legislatures to help abusive fathers. For instance, women are routinely denied custody of their children after being classified as “unfriendly” for asserting that the husband has abused them or their children.” Father’s rights groups prey on confused men angry and sad over the break-up of their relationships by stoking their rage and insecurities. In addition, father’s rights groups encourage men to fight for custody of their children by using harmful tactics that further erode their relationships with their ex’s – and by extension their children.
How can a dad – unemployed or working outside the home – be a good father? Not by fighting for custody or demanding “shared parenting” after divorce or breakup. The best way a dad can be a good father is by providing support to the mother of his children, including both financial and emotional support. According to Florida attorney Elizabeth Kates, “a father’s most important role, and the one common “father factor” in all research that indicates any correlation between father involvement or presence and positive effect on child well-being is: a father who emotionally cares for, financially supports, respects, is involved with, takes some of the work load off of, and generally makes life easier, happier and less stressful for. . . his children’s mother.”
If dad wants to make sure his children thrive he must do whatever he can to ensure that their mother is thriving. Stop fighting for “shared parenting” or sole custody if you are in court. Don’t badmouth their mother. Stop hiring paid mouthpieces that tout the latest psychological theory to show that the children are best off with a dad who had never acted as their primary caregiver. I know this will piss off lots of men but it is the truth.
Don’t believe me? How about the research?
A seven-year study by Dallas’s Timberlawn Psychiatric Institute found the one factor that was the most important in helping children become healthy, happy adults, was the quality of the relationship between their parents. This one factor was more important than giving kids hugs, providing good discipline, building their self esteem, or any other aspect of what is traditionally considered ‘good parenting’.” Other studies found that “the strongest single factor associated with resiliency in early years is social attachment to a primary caregiver. There is considerable evidence linking secure attachment to social and academic competence and positive developmental outcomes, such as improved communication, problem-solving, social relationships and grades” and “the single most important determinant of child well-being after divorce is living in a household with adequate income.”
Even the National Fatherhood Initiative agreed with the mother-needs-support assessment when it found that “the best thing a dad can do for his children is love their mother.” Researcher Michael Lamb, known for his studies of fatherhood, noted that “…the warmer, the richer, the more supportive the relationship he has with the mother, the better he is able to be a supportive and loving father for the child.”
So dads, the message is clear. If you want your children to grow up to be happy and healthy adults, the best thing you can do for them is to make sure that their mother is comfortable, healthy, and happy. When primary caregiving moms thrive, children thrive. And happy children enjoy their fathers more.
Happy Father’s Day.
http://parentingnewsnetwork.com/?p=1173
Want To Be A Good Dad? Support Mom And Avoid Father’s Rights Groups
By Trish Wilson
Over the past decade, fatherhood has been all the rage and dads are naturally the talk of pundits on Father’s Day. So let’s say you’re a divorcing dad and you’re having trouble coping. You look for help on the internet and discover the father’s rights movement.
Be warned – avoid father’s rights groups like the plague. According to the pro-feminist men’s group The National Organization For Men Against Sexism (NOMAS), “male supremacist groups (“Father’s Rights”) have caused unspeakable harm to our country and to our children by encouraging abusive fathers, often with little past involvement with their children, to seek custody as a tactic to pressure a mother to return or to punish her for leaving. “Shared parenting”, “friendly parent”, involvement of both parents and other concepts that seem fair and benevolent have instead been used to manipulate courts and legislatures to help abusive fathers. For instance, women are routinely denied custody of their children after being classified as “unfriendly” for asserting that the husband has abused them or their children.” Father’s rights groups prey on confused men angry and sad over the break-up of their relationships by stoking their rage and insecurities. In addition, father’s rights groups encourage men to fight for custody of their children by using harmful tactics that further erode their relationships with their ex’s – and by extension their children.
How can a dad – unemployed or working outside the home – be a good father? Not by fighting for custody or demanding “shared parenting” after divorce or breakup. The best way a dad can be a good father is by providing support to the mother of his children, including both financial and emotional support. According to Florida attorney Elizabeth Kates, “a father’s most important role, and the one common “father factor” in all research that indicates any correlation between father involvement or presence and positive effect on child well-being is: a father who emotionally cares for, financially supports, respects, is involved with, takes some of the work load off of, and generally makes life easier, happier and less stressful for. . . his children’s mother.”
If dad wants to make sure his children thrive he must do whatever he can to ensure that their mother is thriving. Stop fighting for “shared parenting” or sole custody if you are in court. Don’t badmouth their mother. Stop hiring paid mouthpieces that tout the latest psychological theory to show that the children are best off with a dad who had never acted as their primary caregiver. I know this will piss off lots of men but it is the truth.
Don’t believe me? How about the research?
A seven-year study by Dallas’s Timberlawn Psychiatric Institute found the one factor that was the most important in helping children become healthy, happy adults, was the quality of the relationship between their parents. This one factor was more important than giving kids hugs, providing good discipline, building their self esteem, or any other aspect of what is traditionally considered ‘good parenting’.” Other studies found that “the strongest single factor associated with resiliency in early years is social attachment to a primary caregiver. There is considerable evidence linking secure attachment to social and academic competence and positive developmental outcomes, such as improved communication, problem-solving, social relationships and grades” and “the single most important determinant of child well-being after divorce is living in a household with adequate income.”
Even the National Fatherhood Initiative agreed with the mother-needs-support assessment when it found that “the best thing a dad can do for his children is love their mother.” Researcher Michael Lamb, known for his studies of fatherhood, noted that “…the warmer, the richer, the more supportive the relationship he has with the mother, the better he is able to be a supportive and loving father for the child.”
So dads, the message is clear. If you want your children to grow up to be happy and healthy adults, the best thing you can do for them is to make sure that their mother is comfortable, healthy, and happy. When primary caregiving moms thrive, children thrive. And happy children enjoy their fathers more.
Happy Father’s Day.
Cops: Dad killed wife, stabbed son and grandson (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
This wasn't exactly new behavior for dad HARUN NGOLO. The mother had taken out at least one order of protection before, and this guy had an EXTENSIVE history of violence against his family. Now the mother is dead and the son and grandson are injured. This guy should have been put away in prison years ago.
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Cops__Man_killed_wife_06-20-2010.html
June 21
Cops: Man killed wife
W-B police say woman was stabbed with a spear
By Sherry Long slong@timesleader.com
Staff Writer
WILKES-BARRE – A grandfather with a history of domestic violence spent Father’s Day in jail Sunday after police charged him with killing his wife with a spear in their city home late Saturday night during an argument over holiday plans.
An immigrant from Africa, Harun Ngolo, 65, was charged with homicide, simple assault and two counts of aggravated assault by Wilkes-Barre police and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office. He allegedly killed his wife, 62-year-old Maria Jeringa Ngolo, stabbed his adult son, Moses Ngolo and cut his 3-year-old grandson, Noah Cobin, shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday at their Simpson Street home in South Wilkes-Barre.
Maria Ngolo had at least one protection-from-abuse order against her husband in the past. Moses Ngolo, believed to be 28, told police he wanted to move out of his parents’ home, yet stayed at his mother’s request because she feared her husband’s past history of domestic violence.
District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll said there were no current PFAs against Harun Ngolo.
“Again, this is another case of domestic violence which turned deadly. There was a history of domestic violence between the parties, and unfortunately this was the result. We have said before in these cases this does not have to happen,” she said.
“This is a tragedy for the family because not only did they lose their mother, the father has now been accused of killing the mother. It is going to be difficult for them to get through this,” she said.
District Judge Daniel O’Donnell ordered Harun Ngolo held without bail in the county prison during the 15-minute arraignment Sunday in the judge’s Sugarloaf Township office. Harun Ngolo is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday in Central Court.
“Because of the nature of the charge, it is not bailable,” O’Donnell told the 5-foot-tall man, a native of Zaire, now known as the Republic of Congo, in Central Africa.
In response to O’Donnell’s questions, Ngolo said that other than his children he has no other family in the United States. O’Donnell had to speak up as Ngolo motioned with his hand to his ear indicating he had trouble hearing the questions.
According to the arrest affidavit:
Officers were dispatched to the home for a fight between a father and son at 11:38 p.m. Saturday. Once they arrived they found Moses Ngolo with stab wounds to his chest and stomach on the first floor.
Police went to the second floor, where they had to kick in the parents’ bloody bedroom door because it appeared blocked or locked.
Police said a bloody Harun Ngolo was found standing over his wife, who was also covered in blood after being stabbed many times.
The Ngolos’ 3-year-old grandson was on the bed bloodied with cuts to his legs. The alleged murder weapon, a long wooden pole with a knife attached, was found at the base of the bed on the floor.
The 3-year-old and Maria and Moses Ngolo were taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township.
Emergency room Dr. Frederick Toy pronounced Maria Ngolo dead at the hospital at 12:43 a.m. Sunday.
Moses Ngolo and his nephew were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Moses Ngolo remains in fair condition and the toddler was been treated and released.
Police said Harun Ngolo later told them that at about 10 p.m. Saturday he went into his basement to retrieve what he called a long-handled garden tool because he said he was fearful of someone.
“(Harun) Ngolo said that he took the garden tool and put it upstairs in his bedroom for protection,” the affidavit states. Roughly an hour later, he and his wife started fighting over whether they should go to the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs casino in Plains Township for a Father’s Day outing. Maria wanted to go.
Moses Ngolo told police he heard his mother scream, “Moses, help. He’s killing the baby, he’s killing me” as he was upstairs on the third floor with his child, who was not injured in the attack, watching television.
Moses grabbed a black metal bar from a music stand and ventured to his parents bedroom. He kicked in the door, pushing his way through the dark room to retrieve his nephew when he was stabbed by his father with the spear as his mother still screaming about the baby.
Moses fled downstairs to call 911 before running back to his parents’ room, where he saw his mother on her knees as his father swinging the pole at her. Moses headed downstairs again telling his younger brother, Felix Ngolo, what happened before collapsing in the doorway.
During the police interview, Harun Ngolo said “he struck both his wife, Maria, and his son, Moses with the garden tool,” according to the arrest affidavit. Harun Ngolo said he was unsure how his grandson became injured, the affidavit said.
Court documents show Harun Ngolo had a history of family violence.
An arrest affidavit dated Dec. 22, 2007, stated Harun Ngolo was arrested after chasing Maria and Moses Ngolo around the home with a weapon similar to the one he allegedly used Saturday. During the 2007 incident, Harun Ngolo fastened a steak knife to the end of a 3-foot metal poll and chased the family through their Simpson Street home.
The affidavit said the family members locked themselves in a bedroom until police arrived. Police said that Harun Ngolo was screaming, “You’re going to send me to jail? I’m going to kill you,” according to the affidavit. At the time of the incident, Maria Ngolo had an active PFA against her husband.
Harun Ngolo was charged with prohibited offensive weapons, simple assault and harassment.
He served some time in Luzerne County Correctional Facility when he could not make bail of $25,000.
His lawyer later got the bail reduced to personal recognizance. His case was closed in June 2008 when he pleaded guilty to possessing prohibitive weapons and the other charges were dropped.
He was sentenced to six months probation, required to comply with community counseling on an outpatient basis, receive mental health treatment with medication being recommended and not to possess any weapons.
In late February 2007, Harun Ngolo was arrested on charges he assaulted his wife and Moses with a hammer and garden tool. The disposition of that case could not be determined Sunday.
He also pleaded guilty in June 2004 to a summary count of harassment in Wilkes-Barre. No further information regarding that incident or possible victims was available.
The Ngolos came to the United States in 1993 as political refugees, according to a Times Leader feature story done on them 17 years ago.
The story said the United Nations assisted them after their oldest son, Enoch Ngolo, was killed during a student demonstration against then Zaire dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Cops__Man_killed_wife_06-20-2010.html
June 21
Cops: Man killed wife
W-B police say woman was stabbed with a spear
By Sherry Long slong@timesleader.com
Staff Writer
WILKES-BARRE – A grandfather with a history of domestic violence spent Father’s Day in jail Sunday after police charged him with killing his wife with a spear in their city home late Saturday night during an argument over holiday plans.
An immigrant from Africa, Harun Ngolo, 65, was charged with homicide, simple assault and two counts of aggravated assault by Wilkes-Barre police and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office. He allegedly killed his wife, 62-year-old Maria Jeringa Ngolo, stabbed his adult son, Moses Ngolo and cut his 3-year-old grandson, Noah Cobin, shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday at their Simpson Street home in South Wilkes-Barre.
Maria Ngolo had at least one protection-from-abuse order against her husband in the past. Moses Ngolo, believed to be 28, told police he wanted to move out of his parents’ home, yet stayed at his mother’s request because she feared her husband’s past history of domestic violence.
District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll said there were no current PFAs against Harun Ngolo.
“Again, this is another case of domestic violence which turned deadly. There was a history of domestic violence between the parties, and unfortunately this was the result. We have said before in these cases this does not have to happen,” she said.
“This is a tragedy for the family because not only did they lose their mother, the father has now been accused of killing the mother. It is going to be difficult for them to get through this,” she said.
District Judge Daniel O’Donnell ordered Harun Ngolo held without bail in the county prison during the 15-minute arraignment Sunday in the judge’s Sugarloaf Township office. Harun Ngolo is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday in Central Court.
“Because of the nature of the charge, it is not bailable,” O’Donnell told the 5-foot-tall man, a native of Zaire, now known as the Republic of Congo, in Central Africa.
In response to O’Donnell’s questions, Ngolo said that other than his children he has no other family in the United States. O’Donnell had to speak up as Ngolo motioned with his hand to his ear indicating he had trouble hearing the questions.
According to the arrest affidavit:
Officers were dispatched to the home for a fight between a father and son at 11:38 p.m. Saturday. Once they arrived they found Moses Ngolo with stab wounds to his chest and stomach on the first floor.
Police went to the second floor, where they had to kick in the parents’ bloody bedroom door because it appeared blocked or locked.
Police said a bloody Harun Ngolo was found standing over his wife, who was also covered in blood after being stabbed many times.
The Ngolos’ 3-year-old grandson was on the bed bloodied with cuts to his legs. The alleged murder weapon, a long wooden pole with a knife attached, was found at the base of the bed on the floor.
The 3-year-old and Maria and Moses Ngolo were taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township.
Emergency room Dr. Frederick Toy pronounced Maria Ngolo dead at the hospital at 12:43 a.m. Sunday.
Moses Ngolo and his nephew were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Moses Ngolo remains in fair condition and the toddler was been treated and released.
Police said Harun Ngolo later told them that at about 10 p.m. Saturday he went into his basement to retrieve what he called a long-handled garden tool because he said he was fearful of someone.
“(Harun) Ngolo said that he took the garden tool and put it upstairs in his bedroom for protection,” the affidavit states. Roughly an hour later, he and his wife started fighting over whether they should go to the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs casino in Plains Township for a Father’s Day outing. Maria wanted to go.
Moses Ngolo told police he heard his mother scream, “Moses, help. He’s killing the baby, he’s killing me” as he was upstairs on the third floor with his child, who was not injured in the attack, watching television.
Moses grabbed a black metal bar from a music stand and ventured to his parents bedroom. He kicked in the door, pushing his way through the dark room to retrieve his nephew when he was stabbed by his father with the spear as his mother still screaming about the baby.
Moses fled downstairs to call 911 before running back to his parents’ room, where he saw his mother on her knees as his father swinging the pole at her. Moses headed downstairs again telling his younger brother, Felix Ngolo, what happened before collapsing in the doorway.
During the police interview, Harun Ngolo said “he struck both his wife, Maria, and his son, Moses with the garden tool,” according to the arrest affidavit. Harun Ngolo said he was unsure how his grandson became injured, the affidavit said.
Court documents show Harun Ngolo had a history of family violence.
An arrest affidavit dated Dec. 22, 2007, stated Harun Ngolo was arrested after chasing Maria and Moses Ngolo around the home with a weapon similar to the one he allegedly used Saturday. During the 2007 incident, Harun Ngolo fastened a steak knife to the end of a 3-foot metal poll and chased the family through their Simpson Street home.
The affidavit said the family members locked themselves in a bedroom until police arrived. Police said that Harun Ngolo was screaming, “You’re going to send me to jail? I’m going to kill you,” according to the affidavit. At the time of the incident, Maria Ngolo had an active PFA against her husband.
Harun Ngolo was charged with prohibited offensive weapons, simple assault and harassment.
He served some time in Luzerne County Correctional Facility when he could not make bail of $25,000.
His lawyer later got the bail reduced to personal recognizance. His case was closed in June 2008 when he pleaded guilty to possessing prohibitive weapons and the other charges were dropped.
He was sentenced to six months probation, required to comply with community counseling on an outpatient basis, receive mental health treatment with medication being recommended and not to possess any weapons.
In late February 2007, Harun Ngolo was arrested on charges he assaulted his wife and Moses with a hammer and garden tool. The disposition of that case could not be determined Sunday.
He also pleaded guilty in June 2004 to a summary count of harassment in Wilkes-Barre. No further information regarding that incident or possible victims was available.
The Ngolos came to the United States in 1993 as political refugees, according to a Times Leader feature story done on them 17 years ago.
The story said the United Nations assisted them after their oldest son, Enoch Ngolo, was killed during a student demonstration against then Zaire dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
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