Other articles further clarify that the girlfriend is not the mother, but refuse to clarify what happened to the mother or why the father had unspecified custody/visitation rights. Dad is identified as CLINT VANCE HOGAN.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Montana.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/father-pleads-no-contest-to-obstruction-in--year-old/article_4e962afa-c532-53cf-9657-bac4ad883cfd.html
Father pleads no contest to obstruction in 6-year-old's death
By CLAIR JOHNSON
Updated Mar 1, 2016
A man pleaded no contest to obstructing justice in the death of his 6-year-old daughter, Kiomora “Kiki” Hogan, during a hearing last week.
Clint Vance Hogan, 27, entered the plea on Friday during a hearing before state District Judge Blair Jones in Hardin. A no contest plea is treated as a guilty plea for sentencing purposes.
A plea agreement calls for Big Horn County Attorney Jay Harris to recommend a five-year deferred sentence. The maximum sentence is 10 years in prison.
Jones set sentencing for April 26.
Hogan initially was charged with negligent homicide and obstructing justice after his daughter died in a Denver hospital of a skull fracture. Medical staff told investigators that the child died from a single forceful blow to the head or from someone smashing her head into a stationary object, like a wall or floor. The girl was found unresponsive in her home on March 3, 2015.
The judge dismissed the homicide charge earlier after Hogan reached an immunity deal with the county attorney. Hogan agreed to testify against his girlfriend, Kerstyn Old Bull, 27, of Hardin, who faced deliberate homicide charges in the girl’s death.
But Old Bull pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment and obstructing justice in another plea agreement in which the prosecutor agreed to drop the deliberate homicide charge. Jones sentenced Old Bull in early February to 20 years in prison.
Court records accused Old Bull of beating the child on the evening of March 2 while Hogan was away from the residence. When Hogan returned he found his daughter unresponsive. The couple then spent nearly two hours cleaning up the crime scene before seeking medical attention for the girl, records said.
Investigators found blood residue throughout the basement of the residence.
The couple told Big Horn County hospital staff that the child had been injured when she fell in the shower, records said.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Drunk, abusive formerly custodial dad assaults daycare worker for not handing over kids (Ronan, Montana)
It appears that this drunken lunatic of a father had custody before he lost it to CPS. Notice that there is NO MENTION of the mother. The unnamed girlfriend does not appear to be the mom, and I think daycare would have recognized the mother of these kids had she been caring for them.
So what happened to Mom? Who gave the idiot custody to begin with?
http://thenewsreports.com/day-care-worker-assaulted-for-not-handing-over-children-to-drunken-father/25451/kevin-sawyer
Day Care Worker Assaulted for Not Handing Over Children to Drunken Father
October 14, 2015
By Kevin Sawyer
A Montana day care worker was severely beaten and injured when she tried to protect three young children form a drunken father. A day care worker in Ronan, Montana was violently attacked when she refused to hand over three of her charges to the father of the children because he had no legal custody and because he was drunk. Martha McClure has been hospitalized for her injuries and remains afflicted with double vision due to the attack.
Francis Jackson, 31, father of three children who attend Martha’s Mini Day Care Center, showed up there last week accompanied by a woman who has not been identified. He demanded that his three children, all of whom are younger than 4 years old, be handed over to him, according to The Huffington Post.
When Jackson showed up at the day care center, he demanded that McClure release his children into his custody. McClure told police that she could smell alcohol on Jackson and refused to let the children go. McClure was aware that the Salish and Kootenai Tribal Child Protective Services had recently revoked Jackson’s custody rights and that he was not allowed to be anywhere near his children. The Child Protective Services agency currently has the legal custody of Jackson’s children.
When Jackson became agitated, McClure managed to push Jackson out of the room they were in and secured the door behind him. Jackson, then, became enraged and began hurling children’s toys, which included a small tricycle, at the dividing windows in an effort to get in. McClure, then, went out into the other room to confront Jackson and the woman that was with him.
McClure and Jackson were having angry words when the other woman smashed McClure in the face with a snow shovel. Jackson, right after, punched McClure in the face and then both Jackson and the woman hurried from the building without taking the children.
Jackson was arrested by police on the Kalispel Indian Reservation and was immediately charged with aggravated burglary. The woman who was with Jackson has yet to be arrested or identified. Police say charges and decisions are pending regarding the woman who hit McClure in the face with a snow shovel.
McClure had surgery done to her eyes and face and a social media photo shows her with two black eyes and some severe facial bruises and injuries. Her stepdaughter stated that McClure is “still in high spirits” and is anxious to return to work.
So what happened to Mom? Who gave the idiot custody to begin with?
http://thenewsreports.com/day-care-worker-assaulted-for-not-handing-over-children-to-drunken-father/25451/kevin-sawyer
Day Care Worker Assaulted for Not Handing Over Children to Drunken Father
October 14, 2015
By Kevin Sawyer
A Montana day care worker was severely beaten and injured when she tried to protect three young children form a drunken father. A day care worker in Ronan, Montana was violently attacked when she refused to hand over three of her charges to the father of the children because he had no legal custody and because he was drunk. Martha McClure has been hospitalized for her injuries and remains afflicted with double vision due to the attack.
Francis Jackson, 31, father of three children who attend Martha’s Mini Day Care Center, showed up there last week accompanied by a woman who has not been identified. He demanded that his three children, all of whom are younger than 4 years old, be handed over to him, according to The Huffington Post.
When Jackson showed up at the day care center, he demanded that McClure release his children into his custody. McClure told police that she could smell alcohol on Jackson and refused to let the children go. McClure was aware that the Salish and Kootenai Tribal Child Protective Services had recently revoked Jackson’s custody rights and that he was not allowed to be anywhere near his children. The Child Protective Services agency currently has the legal custody of Jackson’s children.
When Jackson became agitated, McClure managed to push Jackson out of the room they were in and secured the door behind him. Jackson, then, became enraged and began hurling children’s toys, which included a small tricycle, at the dividing windows in an effort to get in. McClure, then, went out into the other room to confront Jackson and the woman that was with him.
McClure and Jackson were having angry words when the other woman smashed McClure in the face with a snow shovel. Jackson, right after, punched McClure in the face and then both Jackson and the woman hurried from the building without taking the children.
Jackson was arrested by police on the Kalispel Indian Reservation and was immediately charged with aggravated burglary. The woman who was with Jackson has yet to be arrested or identified. Police say charges and decisions are pending regarding the woman who hit McClure in the face with a snow shovel.
McClure had surgery done to her eyes and face and a social media photo shows her with two black eyes and some severe facial bruises and injuries. Her stepdaughter stated that McClure is “still in high spirits” and is anxious to return to work.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Dad slaughters three kids, their mother in murder-suicide (Anaconda, Montana)
Typical narcissistic control freak abuser. Considered women and children little more than objects to be kept or destroyed as the mood strikes. Notice the subtle attempts to blame Mom--she was supposedly "mocking" him. I'm sure in his mind that meant any attempt to assert any personality at all. No surprise that other articles have reported that Daddy abused his previous wife. I'm sure had a history of violence with this family too. But really, how was the mother going to get away or seek help from this location? For all we know, she may have been trying to get away with the kids when he decided to slaughter them like rabid dogs
The killer daddy is identified as MICHAEL AUGUSTINE BOURNES.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-identify-montana-family-killed-in-murder-suicide/
By/Crimesider Staff/AP /June 9, 2015, 5:43 PM
Police identify Mont. family killed in murder-suicide
ANACONDA, Mont. -- A southwestern Montana man told an acquaintance that he shot his family and planned to kill himself because his wife had been "mocking him and riding him all day," law enforcement officers said.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge Police Chief Tim Barkell on Tuesday released the names of all five people killed in a quadruple murder-suicide Sunday morning in a log cabin miles from any neighbors in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
The shooter, he said, was Michael Augustine Bournes. Bournes, 59, previously lived in Taos, New Mexico. His wife was Arie Arlynn Lee, 37. The children were identified as two boys -- 5-year-old Augustine and 4-year-old Woodrow -- and a 1-year-old girl, also named Arie.
Police believe Bournes first shot his wife in the kitchen and his infant daughter in her crib before he walked outside and shot the two other children about 20 feet from the cabin, Barkell said.
All five died of single gunshot wounds to the head.
Bournes carried the bodies inside and laid them on a bed, placing their young sister's body in between the brothers, Barkell said.
Bournes called an acquaintance to tell him he shot his family and was going to kill himself. He set fire to a chair or a sofa, then laid down next to the children's bodies and shot himself in the head with the .45 caliber handgun.
The acquaintance called 911 and told officers that Bournes "said his wife had been mocking and riding him all day. That's all he said," Barkell said.
Officers didn't find any evidence in the cabin that revealed why Bournes shot his entire family, and Barkell said he planned to close the case after tying up "a few loose ends."
Police and firefighters had difficulty finding the remote cabin, and had to put out the fire before entering and finding the bodies.
Barkell said Bournes was a handyman who had constitutionalist and anti-government literature in his pickup truck. He said the family moved to the area about three years ago and was virtually unknown to any county officials or law enforcement.
Neither of the adults had full-time jobs, and Bournes performed odd jobs for people such as plumbing and logging, Barkell said.
Bournes bought the 20 acres of land between five and seven years ago, said Steve Kamps, who sold the remote mountain property. Anaconda-Deer Lodge officials said Bournes never filed the deed from the sale and did not apply for the permits required for the cabin he built in 2013.
County officials didn't realize anybody was living there until officials performing assessments in the area came across the cabin last year. County planning director Doug Clark said that happens more often in the off-the-grid location than county officials would like.
"There are people out there who would just prefer their solitude," he said.
County officials sent Bournes a letter saying he needed certification for the home, but Bournes did not respond, Clark said.
Officials only realized children were living there when somebody called and asked whether the county would plow the road so the kids could be transported into town for school and daycare, said Clark and Heather Edwards, the county CEO's executive assistant.
Barkell released the family's names Tuesday after notifying Bournes' relatives in New Mexico along with Lee's mother and her brother, who lives in Spokane, Washington. The brother was headed to Montana on Tuesday, Barkell said.
Blood stains and spent 45-caliber shells were found outside the cabin, indicating the two boys were shot outside, Barkell said.
The cabin sits in the middle of a sprawling property with semitrailers, tents and tools scattered across several acres. Fire officials circled the cabin with police tape, though gawkers were scarce. The shootings are the first homicides in the county in two years.
"This is the biggest body count I've had since I've been here," said Barkell, who has been in law enforcement for 27 years.
The killer daddy is identified as MICHAEL AUGUSTINE BOURNES.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-identify-montana-family-killed-in-murder-suicide/
By/Crimesider Staff/AP /June 9, 2015, 5:43 PM
Police identify Mont. family killed in murder-suicide
ANACONDA, Mont. -- A southwestern Montana man told an acquaintance that he shot his family and planned to kill himself because his wife had been "mocking him and riding him all day," law enforcement officers said.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge Police Chief Tim Barkell on Tuesday released the names of all five people killed in a quadruple murder-suicide Sunday morning in a log cabin miles from any neighbors in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
The shooter, he said, was Michael Augustine Bournes. Bournes, 59, previously lived in Taos, New Mexico. His wife was Arie Arlynn Lee, 37. The children were identified as two boys -- 5-year-old Augustine and 4-year-old Woodrow -- and a 1-year-old girl, also named Arie.
Police believe Bournes first shot his wife in the kitchen and his infant daughter in her crib before he walked outside and shot the two other children about 20 feet from the cabin, Barkell said.
All five died of single gunshot wounds to the head.
Bournes carried the bodies inside and laid them on a bed, placing their young sister's body in between the brothers, Barkell said.
Bournes called an acquaintance to tell him he shot his family and was going to kill himself. He set fire to a chair or a sofa, then laid down next to the children's bodies and shot himself in the head with the .45 caliber handgun.
The acquaintance called 911 and told officers that Bournes "said his wife had been mocking and riding him all day. That's all he said," Barkell said.
Officers didn't find any evidence in the cabin that revealed why Bournes shot his entire family, and Barkell said he planned to close the case after tying up "a few loose ends."
Police and firefighters had difficulty finding the remote cabin, and had to put out the fire before entering and finding the bodies.
Barkell said Bournes was a handyman who had constitutionalist and anti-government literature in his pickup truck. He said the family moved to the area about three years ago and was virtually unknown to any county officials or law enforcement.
Neither of the adults had full-time jobs, and Bournes performed odd jobs for people such as plumbing and logging, Barkell said.
Bournes bought the 20 acres of land between five and seven years ago, said Steve Kamps, who sold the remote mountain property. Anaconda-Deer Lodge officials said Bournes never filed the deed from the sale and did not apply for the permits required for the cabin he built in 2013.
County officials didn't realize anybody was living there until officials performing assessments in the area came across the cabin last year. County planning director Doug Clark said that happens more often in the off-the-grid location than county officials would like.
"There are people out there who would just prefer their solitude," he said.
County officials sent Bournes a letter saying he needed certification for the home, but Bournes did not respond, Clark said.
Officials only realized children were living there when somebody called and asked whether the county would plow the road so the kids could be transported into town for school and daycare, said Clark and Heather Edwards, the county CEO's executive assistant.
Barkell released the family's names Tuesday after notifying Bournes' relatives in New Mexico along with Lee's mother and her brother, who lives in Spokane, Washington. The brother was headed to Montana on Tuesday, Barkell said.
Blood stains and spent 45-caliber shells were found outside the cabin, indicating the two boys were shot outside, Barkell said.
The cabin sits in the middle of a sprawling property with semitrailers, tents and tools scattered across several acres. Fire officials circled the cabin with police tape, though gawkers were scarce. The shootings are the first homicides in the county in two years.
"This is the biggest body count I've had since I've been here," said Barkell, who has been in law enforcement for 27 years.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Dad arrested for abusing 2-month-old daughter; baby has life-threatening injuries (Great Falls, Montana)
Dad is identified as DUSTY ANDERSON.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2014/10/09/great-falls-father-arrested-child-abuse-charge/16979611/
Great Falls father arrested on child abuse charge
Eric Dietrich, 12:52 p.m. MDT October 9, 2014
A Great Falls man was arrested Wednesday on a felony child abuse charge for allegedly causing injuries that saw his 2-month-old daughter flown to Seattle for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Dusty Anderson, 29, is charged in Cascade County District Court with a single count of assault on a minor. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison under a statute amended by the 2013 Montana Legislature to toughen penalties for abuse inflicted on children under 3 years of age.
According to charging documents, the infant was brought to the Benefis Health System emergency room at about 2:45 a.m. Aug. 28 by Anderson and the baby’s mother, Tristan McClure. At that time, the child reportedly had bruises on her neck and arms, significant internal injuries to her abdomen and would not lower her arms.
Anderson, who had been caring for the child the previous afternoon while McClure went to an appointment, claimed that he had dropped and caught the baby while giving her a bath, documents say. Medical staff, suspecting abuse, called police.
After the infant was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment, she was diagnosed with a life-threatening liver laceration and both new and healing rib fractures, according to court documents. The existence of multiple bone fractures in various stages of healing is often considered evidence of repeated abuse over time in child abuse cases.
McClure reported that the infant had been “acting funny” after she returned from her appointment, breathing differently while she slept, being disinterested in food and crying more than normal, especially when she was picked up or moved. Court documents say that McClure also told police that she noticed the baby had new bruises.
Anderson allegedly told McClure not to worry about the injuries and discouraged her from seeking medical attention for the child. McClure reportedly took the child to the hospital at the encouragement of a friend, with Anderson joining her.
Police say that Anderson and McClure had moved in together about three months before the child’s hospitalization, had broken up, and since moved back in with each other.
A search warrant executed on their residence at 1715 10th Ave. N. in Great Falls allegedly found drug paraphernalia in the home, some within feet of the infant’s crib. Both parents admitted to smoking marijuana on the day the injuries occurred, court documents say, and a urine test from McClure reportedly tested positive for methamphetamine and THC.
Anderson refused to provide a urine test, documents say, and the results of a court-ordered blood and hair sample are pending. Anderson was arrested Wednesday on a $30,000 warrant. He was set to make an initial court appearance Thursday.
Cascade County court records do not indicate that any felony charges have been filed against McClure in the matter.
The condition of the child wasn’t immediately available.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2014/10/09/great-falls-father-arrested-child-abuse-charge/16979611/
Great Falls father arrested on child abuse charge
Eric Dietrich, 12:52 p.m. MDT October 9, 2014
A Great Falls man was arrested Wednesday on a felony child abuse charge for allegedly causing injuries that saw his 2-month-old daughter flown to Seattle for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
Dusty Anderson, 29, is charged in Cascade County District Court with a single count of assault on a minor. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison under a statute amended by the 2013 Montana Legislature to toughen penalties for abuse inflicted on children under 3 years of age.
According to charging documents, the infant was brought to the Benefis Health System emergency room at about 2:45 a.m. Aug. 28 by Anderson and the baby’s mother, Tristan McClure. At that time, the child reportedly had bruises on her neck and arms, significant internal injuries to her abdomen and would not lower her arms.
Anderson, who had been caring for the child the previous afternoon while McClure went to an appointment, claimed that he had dropped and caught the baby while giving her a bath, documents say. Medical staff, suspecting abuse, called police.
After the infant was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment, she was diagnosed with a life-threatening liver laceration and both new and healing rib fractures, according to court documents. The existence of multiple bone fractures in various stages of healing is often considered evidence of repeated abuse over time in child abuse cases.
McClure reported that the infant had been “acting funny” after she returned from her appointment, breathing differently while she slept, being disinterested in food and crying more than normal, especially when she was picked up or moved. Court documents say that McClure also told police that she noticed the baby had new bruises.
Anderson allegedly told McClure not to worry about the injuries and discouraged her from seeking medical attention for the child. McClure reportedly took the child to the hospital at the encouragement of a friend, with Anderson joining her.
Police say that Anderson and McClure had moved in together about three months before the child’s hospitalization, had broken up, and since moved back in with each other.
A search warrant executed on their residence at 1715 10th Ave. N. in Great Falls allegedly found drug paraphernalia in the home, some within feet of the infant’s crib. Both parents admitted to smoking marijuana on the day the injuries occurred, court documents say, and a urine test from McClure reportedly tested positive for methamphetamine and THC.
Anderson refused to provide a urine test, documents say, and the results of a court-ordered blood and hair sample are pending. Anderson was arrested Wednesday on a $30,000 warrant. He was set to make an initial court appearance Thursday.
Cascade County court records do not indicate that any felony charges have been filed against McClure in the matter.
The condition of the child wasn’t immediately available.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Dad, girlfriend both get 13 years in death of 11-month-old son; mom wanted life sentence (Havre, Montana)
Somehow we missed notice of Dad's sentencing back in April. Another case that obviously involved custody/visitation rights involving a baby. And once again, Daddy and his clueless gal pal couldn't handle the responsibility. Wonder what judge gave Daddy his "rights" and whether Daddy had a past history of violence.
Dad is identified as GARRETT "KIRBY" LAFROMBOISE.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/montana-woman-gets-13-years-in-prison-for-childs-death/27670538
Montana woman gets 13 years in prison for child's death
HILL COUNTY
POSTED: 4:08 PM Aug 21 2014
UPDATED: 6:07 PM Aug 21 2014
HAVRE, Mont. - A Box Elder woman has been sentenced to just over 13 years in prison for her role in the death of her boyfriend's 11-month-old son.
U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Great Falls sentenced Cecilia Rose Gardipee on Thursday for the Oct. 21 death of Kaidynce Small.
The boy's father, Garrett "Kirby" Lafromboise, received the same sentence in April.
The Havre Daily News reports Jasmine Small asked Morris to impose a life sentence in her son's death.
Gardipee and Lafromboise both pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and second-degree murder charges were dismissed.
Lafromboise admitted sticking his finger down his son's throat and hitting him in the stomach. Gardipee said she shook the toddler for 90 seconds after covering his mouth and nose to try to get him to stop crying.
Here's an earlier article about Daddy. Once of the comments reports that Daddy got visitation after establishing paternity. Sad. We need to stop catering to men who merely sleep with a woman. If you aren't married, not a committed partner, then no rights as far as I'm concerned.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/rocky-boy-man-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-child/article_2a441432-bec9-5278-9e02-945beaae724e.html#ixzz3B9nix4vB
Dad is identified as GARRETT "KIRBY" LAFROMBOISE.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/montana-woman-gets-13-years-in-prison-for-childs-death/27670538
Montana woman gets 13 years in prison for child's death
HILL COUNTY
POSTED: 4:08 PM Aug 21 2014
UPDATED: 6:07 PM Aug 21 2014
HAVRE, Mont. - A Box Elder woman has been sentenced to just over 13 years in prison for her role in the death of her boyfriend's 11-month-old son.
U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Great Falls sentenced Cecilia Rose Gardipee on Thursday for the Oct. 21 death of Kaidynce Small.
The boy's father, Garrett "Kirby" Lafromboise, received the same sentence in April.
The Havre Daily News reports Jasmine Small asked Morris to impose a life sentence in her son's death.
Gardipee and Lafromboise both pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and second-degree murder charges were dismissed.
Lafromboise admitted sticking his finger down his son's throat and hitting him in the stomach. Gardipee said she shook the toddler for 90 seconds after covering his mouth and nose to try to get him to stop crying.
Here's an earlier article about Daddy. Once of the comments reports that Daddy got visitation after establishing paternity. Sad. We need to stop catering to men who merely sleep with a woman. If you aren't married, not a committed partner, then no rights as far as I'm concerned.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/rocky-boy-man-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-child/article_2a441432-bec9-5278-9e02-945beaae724e.html#ixzz3B9nix4vB
Rocky Boy man pleads guilty to assaulting child
The Associated Press
GREAT FALLS — A Rocky Boy man has pleaded guilty to assaulting an 11-month-old boy as part of a plea agreement that would dismiss a second-degree murder charge stemming from the child’s Oct. 21 death on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.
Garrett “Kirby” LaFromboise, 21, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Tuesday during a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Keith Strong in in Great Falls.
Prosecutors said they would have proved in court that on Oct. 21, LaFromboise became frustrated because the child would not stop crying. Court records say he told investigators he put his fingers in the boy’s mouth and gagged him to try to make him stop crying before punching him in the stomach.
LaFromboise’s public defender Evangelo Arvanetes told the magistrate that he and his client reviewed the plea agreement and found it “more appropriate for his offense than what his co-defendant has done.”
Cecilia Rose Gardipee, 22, pleaded not guilty in December to second-degree murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury and aiding and abetting on each charge in the boy’s death. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danna Jackson said the boy also suffered skull fractures, bleeding and bruising of the brain, bleeding on the spinal cord and may have been suffocated.
Federal prosecutors identified the victim only by the initials K.S.
Garrett “Kirby” LaFromboise, 21, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Tuesday during a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Keith Strong in in Great Falls.
Prosecutors said they would have proved in court that on Oct. 21, LaFromboise became frustrated because the child would not stop crying. Court records say he told investigators he put his fingers in the boy’s mouth and gagged him to try to make him stop crying before punching him in the stomach.
LaFromboise’s public defender Evangelo Arvanetes told the magistrate that he and his client reviewed the plea agreement and found it “more appropriate for his offense than what his co-defendant has done.”
Cecilia Rose Gardipee, 22, pleaded not guilty in December to second-degree murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury and aiding and abetting on each charge in the boy’s death. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danna Jackson said the boy also suffered skull fractures, bleeding and bruising of the brain, bleeding on the spinal cord and may have been suffocated.
Federal prosecutors identified the victim only by the initials K.S.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Dad charged with homicide in death of 3-month-old son (Thompson Falls, Montana)
Lately I've been noticing a lot of babies getting murdered around two months of age. Just about the time the Mom is forced to go back to work (if she got what passes for minimal maternity leave in this country), while the apparently unemployed violent dad takes over the infant care. The results are often tragic--just as they are here.
Dad is identified as GUNNERY MCKENLEY DYE.
Education is not the answer. These guys "know" what shaken baby is. They've seen the movies. But they're impulsive, volatile, easily frustrated, and inclined towards rage, so this is what happens.
We need paid maternity leaves in this country. And enough jobs for dudes like this to support the family and get out of the nursery.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/father-charged-in-plains-baby-shaking-death/article_3fbc8dc0-2028-11e4-a4be-0019bb2963f4.html
Father charged in Plains baby shaking death
Posted: Saturday, August 9, 2014 9:00 pm
By JUSTYNA TOMTAS/Clark Fork Valley Press
THOMPSON FALLS — A charge has been filed against a father for the deliberate homicide of his 3-month old child, after it was determined the child was a victim of shaken baby syndrome.
Gunnery McKenley Dye, 21, faces the charge for the death of his son, Shane Gabriel-Leon Dye.
According to a court affidavit, on April 16 at approximately 9:30 p.m. a Plains police officer responded to an emergency medical service call at a residence in Plains. When the officer arrived on scene, he saw grandmother Karla Ibarra performing maneuvers consistent with first aid and CPR on the child. Dye stated he was feeding the baby, when the baby “acted like he choked on the food.”
The baby was taken to Clark Fork Valley Hospital and was later transported to the Community Medical Center in Missoula.
At approximately 3 a.m. the dispatcher in Sanders County received a call from the care management from Community Medical Center. They advised they were filing a report with Child Protection Services under the belief that the baby was a victim of shaken baby syndrome.
Two Missoula County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the medical center to interview the parents.
Dye stated that after a bath, he began feeding the baby.
“He said about half way through the bottle the baby stated coughing and gagging and then its body got tight and then went limp,” stated the affidavit. “He said the baby was gasping for air.”
From there, Dye stated he ran over to Karla Ibarra’s residence where 911 later was called. The mother, Rachel Ibarra, had been at work during the time of the call.
The deputies asked whether Dye had shaken the baby and he denied doing so. He stated he had watched a video about the dangers shortly after the baby was born.
Dye did say the baby hit his head on the side of a bathtub and may have been injured, although he mentioned it was “a little tap on the back of the head.”
Rachel reported another possible injury that occurred earlier when the baby had been riding in a car. After driving over some potholes, the baby’s head moved “side to side rapidly.”
The baby was pronounced brain dead at 10:47 a.m. on April 18. His body was taken to the State Crime Lab where an autopsy was performed. The results determined the manner of death was homicide and the cause of death was craniocerebral and cervical trauma.
None of the episodes of trauma reported by Dye explained the autopsy findings, stated the affidavit, which goes on to state that the medical examiner believed the death was a result of an assault.
Dye is scheduled to appear in Sanders County District Court on Tuesday at 10 a.m. before Judge Deborah K. Christopher.
The charge of deliberate homicide, a felony, is punishable by death, by life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 years or more than 100 years.
Dad is identified as GUNNERY MCKENLEY DYE.
Education is not the answer. These guys "know" what shaken baby is. They've seen the movies. But they're impulsive, volatile, easily frustrated, and inclined towards rage, so this is what happens.
We need paid maternity leaves in this country. And enough jobs for dudes like this to support the family and get out of the nursery.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/father-charged-in-plains-baby-shaking-death/article_3fbc8dc0-2028-11e4-a4be-0019bb2963f4.html
Father charged in Plains baby shaking death
Posted: Saturday, August 9, 2014 9:00 pm
By JUSTYNA TOMTAS/Clark Fork Valley Press
THOMPSON FALLS — A charge has been filed against a father for the deliberate homicide of his 3-month old child, after it was determined the child was a victim of shaken baby syndrome.
Gunnery McKenley Dye, 21, faces the charge for the death of his son, Shane Gabriel-Leon Dye.
According to a court affidavit, on April 16 at approximately 9:30 p.m. a Plains police officer responded to an emergency medical service call at a residence in Plains. When the officer arrived on scene, he saw grandmother Karla Ibarra performing maneuvers consistent with first aid and CPR on the child. Dye stated he was feeding the baby, when the baby “acted like he choked on the food.”
The baby was taken to Clark Fork Valley Hospital and was later transported to the Community Medical Center in Missoula.
At approximately 3 a.m. the dispatcher in Sanders County received a call from the care management from Community Medical Center. They advised they were filing a report with Child Protection Services under the belief that the baby was a victim of shaken baby syndrome.
Two Missoula County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the medical center to interview the parents.
Dye stated that after a bath, he began feeding the baby.
“He said about half way through the bottle the baby stated coughing and gagging and then its body got tight and then went limp,” stated the affidavit. “He said the baby was gasping for air.”
From there, Dye stated he ran over to Karla Ibarra’s residence where 911 later was called. The mother, Rachel Ibarra, had been at work during the time of the call.
The deputies asked whether Dye had shaken the baby and he denied doing so. He stated he had watched a video about the dangers shortly after the baby was born.
Dye did say the baby hit his head on the side of a bathtub and may have been injured, although he mentioned it was “a little tap on the back of the head.”
Rachel reported another possible injury that occurred earlier when the baby had been riding in a car. After driving over some potholes, the baby’s head moved “side to side rapidly.”
The baby was pronounced brain dead at 10:47 a.m. on April 18. His body was taken to the State Crime Lab where an autopsy was performed. The results determined the manner of death was homicide and the cause of death was craniocerebral and cervical trauma.
None of the episodes of trauma reported by Dye explained the autopsy findings, stated the affidavit, which goes on to state that the medical examiner believed the death was a result of an assault.
Dye is scheduled to appear in Sanders County District Court on Tuesday at 10 a.m. before Judge Deborah K. Christopher.
The charge of deliberate homicide, a felony, is punishable by death, by life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 years or more than 100 years.
Monday, August 4, 2014
DASTARDLY DADS FROM THE ARCHIVES (Missoula, Montana - 2010)
This is a selection from a longer article. The gist of it is that dad ROBERT J. WILKES won custody of a 3-month-old baby, then promptly killed him in what was probably some frustration-fueled moment of rage. That's usually the scenario behind a baby that is violently shaken to death.
It's not mentioned in this selection, but one problem the jury had is that a father would go to all the trouble to gain custody, and then kill the child. Actually, it's not that hard to understand at all. A significant number of these men are motivated by the need for control, and anger at the mother. They don't have any nurturing skills or any desire to actually care for a baby. So their aims are accomplished just as well through killing the baby as by stripping Mom of her infant. Both moves are designed to hurt the mother. In addition, research consistently shows that FATHERS dominate the perpetrator numbers for abusive head syndrome, even though they make up a minority of infant caregivers.
Of course, there is not a word about how or why Mom lost custody, or what judge was responsible for this travesty. I can just imagine all the bad accusations that were slung at Mom, only to have the out-of-control father promptly kill the baby almost as soon as he had possession.
http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_f6bc6cf4-5659-52e3-bb0b-d945ed782ec8.html
Missoula shaken baby conviction relied on science, expert
June 12, 2010 6:30 am • By JAYME FRASER for the Missoulian
Two years ago, Robert J. Wilkes of Missoula was a single father who had just won custody of his 3-month-old son, Gabriel.
Today he stands convicted, despite his denials, of knowingly killing his own child.
"The extent of the damage and the custody of the child - there was no other possibility," juror Allan Oines said after the trial.
Wilkes cried at trial when authorities played a 9-1-1 recording of the desperate call to report Gabriel's grievous injuries. An earlier Missoulian report quoted his insistent denials. "It makes me angry that my son is dead," he testified.
"It makes me angry that I'm the one accused of his death. I don't know who did it. But I had no reason to get mad at my son. He was 3 months old."
Multiple doctors pointed to bleeding in the brain and eyes visible by medical imaging. Their diagnosis: abusive head trauma, more commonly known as shaken baby syndrome. This conclusion and his own testimony led authorities to charge Wilkes - and not another suspect - as the child's killer.
Wilkes' story of what happened Oct. 4, 2008, never changed.
He spent the day moving between apartments in the same complex, leaving Gabriel with a neighbor. He chatted with her when he returned and fed his son a bottle of formula. At home, he laid Gabriel on the floor to rest, grabbed a drink from the kitchen and turned on the television.
Wilkes said when he checked back a few minutes later, he found Gabriel vomiting from his nose and mouth. Unable to find his cell phone, he rushed next door and cried for the sitter to call 9-1-1.
She saw him holding an unresponsive, limp baby who was struggling to breathe. She followed the dispatcher's directions and performed CPR as they waited for an ambulance.
ER physicians at Missoula's Community Medical Center treated the child initially, but soon evacuated him to a Spokane hospital specializing in pediatric medicine and better equipped to care for Gabriel's severe neurological injuries.
But nothing worked. Doctors feared the child would remain forever in a vegetative state, so Gabriel was eventually removed from life support.
Wilkes was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in state prison for deliberate homicide, with 10 years conditionally deferred.
***
At first, Deputy Missoula County Attorney Suzy Boylan wasn't sure she could build a case against Wilkes. With no witness, no motive, no history of abuse and no discernable guilty behavior, the case would hinge on a jury's ability to deduce guilt or innocence from indirect evidence.
"Child abuse cases are by nature circumstantial," Boylan said. "In 11 years, we've only had two, maybe three, shaken baby cases that could be charged."
The Spokane physicians who treated Gabriel and the medical examiner who conducted his autopsy found bleeding in his brain and all four quadrants of his eyes, Boylan said. The sudden signs of brain damage were the result of "non-accidental trauma," court records said.
But the medical testimony alone wasn't quite enough. It would be difficult to prove - beyond a reasonable doubt - that the injuries occurred while in the father's custody and not the baby sitter's care, since she supervised Gabriel just an hour earlier.
Under questioning by Missoula Police Detective Dean Chrestenson, Wilkes continued to assert his innocence. Gabriel's attending physicians would testify, but Boylan needed a pediatric specialist to fit the pieces together in a way jurors could understand.
Montana's only pediatric neurologist had recently retired, so Boylan turned to Dr. Rich Kaplan, a certified child abuse pediatrician from Minnesota. Kaplan was a familiar name, having trained Montana lawyers, investigators and child protection workers at workshops and conferences.
Kaplan's analysis of the medical records, combined with one crucial detail from Chrestenson's investigation, gave Boylan the key to her case.
"They said it's all about the bottle," she said.
Both Wilkes and the baby sitter confirmed that Gabriel fed from a bottle just before his father took him home.
It was "almost inconceivable," Kaplan eventually testified, that the child could have fed effectively after sustaining such severe injuries. He said the nerves that tell the body when to eat, breathe and sleep had been violently sheared and it had happened under the father's care.
With that, Boylan had her case.
"Brains just don't go kablooey without a cause," she said.
Wilkes was charged in late March 2009, nearly six months after the chilling 9-1-1 phone call.
It's not mentioned in this selection, but one problem the jury had is that a father would go to all the trouble to gain custody, and then kill the child. Actually, it's not that hard to understand at all. A significant number of these men are motivated by the need for control, and anger at the mother. They don't have any nurturing skills or any desire to actually care for a baby. So their aims are accomplished just as well through killing the baby as by stripping Mom of her infant. Both moves are designed to hurt the mother. In addition, research consistently shows that FATHERS dominate the perpetrator numbers for abusive head syndrome, even though they make up a minority of infant caregivers.
Of course, there is not a word about how or why Mom lost custody, or what judge was responsible for this travesty. I can just imagine all the bad accusations that were slung at Mom, only to have the out-of-control father promptly kill the baby almost as soon as he had possession.
http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_f6bc6cf4-5659-52e3-bb0b-d945ed782ec8.html
Missoula shaken baby conviction relied on science, expert
June 12, 2010 6:30 am • By JAYME FRASER for the Missoulian
Two years ago, Robert J. Wilkes of Missoula was a single father who had just won custody of his 3-month-old son, Gabriel.
Today he stands convicted, despite his denials, of knowingly killing his own child.
"The extent of the damage and the custody of the child - there was no other possibility," juror Allan Oines said after the trial.
Wilkes cried at trial when authorities played a 9-1-1 recording of the desperate call to report Gabriel's grievous injuries. An earlier Missoulian report quoted his insistent denials. "It makes me angry that my son is dead," he testified.
"It makes me angry that I'm the one accused of his death. I don't know who did it. But I had no reason to get mad at my son. He was 3 months old."
Multiple doctors pointed to bleeding in the brain and eyes visible by medical imaging. Their diagnosis: abusive head trauma, more commonly known as shaken baby syndrome. This conclusion and his own testimony led authorities to charge Wilkes - and not another suspect - as the child's killer.
Wilkes' story of what happened Oct. 4, 2008, never changed.
He spent the day moving between apartments in the same complex, leaving Gabriel with a neighbor. He chatted with her when he returned and fed his son a bottle of formula. At home, he laid Gabriel on the floor to rest, grabbed a drink from the kitchen and turned on the television.
Wilkes said when he checked back a few minutes later, he found Gabriel vomiting from his nose and mouth. Unable to find his cell phone, he rushed next door and cried for the sitter to call 9-1-1.
She saw him holding an unresponsive, limp baby who was struggling to breathe. She followed the dispatcher's directions and performed CPR as they waited for an ambulance.
ER physicians at Missoula's Community Medical Center treated the child initially, but soon evacuated him to a Spokane hospital specializing in pediatric medicine and better equipped to care for Gabriel's severe neurological injuries.
But nothing worked. Doctors feared the child would remain forever in a vegetative state, so Gabriel was eventually removed from life support.
Wilkes was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in state prison for deliberate homicide, with 10 years conditionally deferred.
***
At first, Deputy Missoula County Attorney Suzy Boylan wasn't sure she could build a case against Wilkes. With no witness, no motive, no history of abuse and no discernable guilty behavior, the case would hinge on a jury's ability to deduce guilt or innocence from indirect evidence.
"Child abuse cases are by nature circumstantial," Boylan said. "In 11 years, we've only had two, maybe three, shaken baby cases that could be charged."
The Spokane physicians who treated Gabriel and the medical examiner who conducted his autopsy found bleeding in his brain and all four quadrants of his eyes, Boylan said. The sudden signs of brain damage were the result of "non-accidental trauma," court records said.
But the medical testimony alone wasn't quite enough. It would be difficult to prove - beyond a reasonable doubt - that the injuries occurred while in the father's custody and not the baby sitter's care, since she supervised Gabriel just an hour earlier.
Under questioning by Missoula Police Detective Dean Chrestenson, Wilkes continued to assert his innocence. Gabriel's attending physicians would testify, but Boylan needed a pediatric specialist to fit the pieces together in a way jurors could understand.
Montana's only pediatric neurologist had recently retired, so Boylan turned to Dr. Rich Kaplan, a certified child abuse pediatrician from Minnesota. Kaplan was a familiar name, having trained Montana lawyers, investigators and child protection workers at workshops and conferences.
Kaplan's analysis of the medical records, combined with one crucial detail from Chrestenson's investigation, gave Boylan the key to her case.
"They said it's all about the bottle," she said.
Both Wilkes and the baby sitter confirmed that Gabriel fed from a bottle just before his father took him home.
It was "almost inconceivable," Kaplan eventually testified, that the child could have fed effectively after sustaining such severe injuries. He said the nerves that tell the body when to eat, breathe and sleep had been violently sheared and it had happened under the father's care.
With that, Boylan had her case.
"Brains just don't go kablooey without a cause," she said.
Wilkes was charged in late March 2009, nearly six months after the chilling 9-1-1 phone call.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Dad on trial for homicide in beating death of 8-week-old daughter (Butte, Montana)
Dad is identified as MATTHEW JOHN BLAZ. If this was an accident caused by a neighborhood child, then why did Daddy delay treatment for six hours?
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/butte-father-beat-baby-daughter-to-death-prosecutors-say/article_58c724f7-cae7-5b0c-8d63-6bd31b6486f9.html
Butte father beat baby daughter to death, prosecutors say
Matthew John Blaz, 32, is charged with felony deliberate homicide in the death of his 8-week-old daughter, Mattisyn Jolene Blaz.
May 19, 2014 11:26 am • By ANGELA BRANDT Montana Standard
BUTTE — Prosecutors say a Butte man brutally beat his 58-day-old baby to death. The infant suffered for six hours before receiving any care.
“She could no longer coo. She could no longer smile,” said Butte-Silver Bow deputy county attorney Samm Cox said in opening statements.
Matthew John Blaz, 32, faces a charge of deliberate homicide for his daughter’s killing. Blaz is accused of violent attacking his baby, Mattisyn Jolene Blaz, causing brain trauma and ultimately her death on Aug. 16, 2013.
Attorneys representing Blaz contend that a neighborhood boy dropped the baby and caused the fatal injuries. He has insisted his innocence since day one, they argue.
Prosecutors say an investigation launched after the baby’s death, which was originally reported as an accidental fall, found the infant died of abusive head trauma.
Prosecutors called the dispatcher who received the 911 call that day as their first witness at 2:20 p.m.
Charging documents say Blaz was in sole custody of his daughter at the time of her death. Authorities believe the assault took place about 4 p.m. at Blaz’s home, 2017 S. Arizona St.
Later that day, Blaz was with the baby and her mother in a car at a local business parking lot when they called 911 to report the child wasn’t breathing. The couple was apparently trying to take the child to the hospital, authorities said.
Blaz spent 110 days in jail prior to posting $50,000 bond in January.
If convicted of deliberate homicide, Blaz could spend the rest of his life in prison.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/butte-father-beat-baby-daughter-to-death-prosecutors-say/article_58c724f7-cae7-5b0c-8d63-6bd31b6486f9.html
Butte father beat baby daughter to death, prosecutors say
Matthew John Blaz, 32, is charged with felony deliberate homicide in the death of his 8-week-old daughter, Mattisyn Jolene Blaz.
May 19, 2014 11:26 am • By ANGELA BRANDT Montana Standard
BUTTE — Prosecutors say a Butte man brutally beat his 58-day-old baby to death. The infant suffered for six hours before receiving any care.
“She could no longer coo. She could no longer smile,” said Butte-Silver Bow deputy county attorney Samm Cox said in opening statements.
Matthew John Blaz, 32, faces a charge of deliberate homicide for his daughter’s killing. Blaz is accused of violent attacking his baby, Mattisyn Jolene Blaz, causing brain trauma and ultimately her death on Aug. 16, 2013.
Attorneys representing Blaz contend that a neighborhood boy dropped the baby and caused the fatal injuries. He has insisted his innocence since day one, they argue.
Prosecutors say an investigation launched after the baby’s death, which was originally reported as an accidental fall, found the infant died of abusive head trauma.
Prosecutors called the dispatcher who received the 911 call that day as their first witness at 2:20 p.m.
Charging documents say Blaz was in sole custody of his daughter at the time of her death. Authorities believe the assault took place about 4 p.m. at Blaz’s home, 2017 S. Arizona St.
Later that day, Blaz was with the baby and her mother in a car at a local business parking lot when they called 911 to report the child wasn’t breathing. The couple was apparently trying to take the child to the hospital, authorities said.
Blaz spent 110 days in jail prior to posting $50,000 bond in January.
If convicted of deliberate homicide, Blaz could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Dad accused of breaking arms, fracturing skull of 3-month-old daughter (Billings, Montana)
Evidence of healing injuries suggest tht this wasn't the first time Daddy abused the baby.
Sounds like yet another "frustrated" idiot of a "caretaker" daddy who can't manage to take care of small children without bashing them.
Dad is identified as NICHOLAS LEIGH ULMER.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_731464d3-b1a7-513b-a296-75788e6012fb.html
Prosecutors: Billings father broke 3-month-old daughter’s arms, fractured her skull
December 10, 2013 8:00 am
• Billings Gazette staff
Prosecutors accused a Billings man on Monday of breaking his 3-month-old daughter’s arms and fracturing her skull.
Nicholas Leigh Ulmer, 23, is charged with three counts of felony assault on a minor.
Each count comes with a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $50,000 or both.
Judge Pro Tem Lance Lundvall set Ulmer’s bond at $50,000 and ordered him to appear for arraignment on Dec. 17. If he posts bond, Ulmer is not permitted to have contact with his daughter or the child's mother.
Charging documents say that a Yellowstone County sheriff’s deputy went to St. Vincent Healthcare on Thursday after learning that medical personnel were caring for a baby girl whose right arm had been broken in two places. The baby also had an older break to her left arm and an older skull fracture.
Ulmer told the deputy he had fallen while holding the infant, and that his 18-month-old child played rough with the baby and had dropped a rattle on her head, court documents state.
The deputy photographed a bruise on the baby’s left temple, a scratch on the back of her head, scratches on her neck, a possible bruise on her ribs and a splint on her arm.
In a statement to a detective on Friday, Ulmer admitted his baby’s right arm broke when he pulled her out of a swing and her arm got caught, according to charging documents. He also told the detective that he may have broken the baby’s other arm by grabbing it hard, the documents say.
Ulmer also said he yanked the baby out of a swing, hitting her head on a bar that went over the swing, the affidavit said.
Sounds like yet another "frustrated" idiot of a "caretaker" daddy who can't manage to take care of small children without bashing them.
Dad is identified as NICHOLAS LEIGH ULMER.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_731464d3-b1a7-513b-a296-75788e6012fb.html
Prosecutors: Billings father broke 3-month-old daughter’s arms, fractured her skull
December 10, 2013 8:00 am
• Billings Gazette staff
Prosecutors accused a Billings man on Monday of breaking his 3-month-old daughter’s arms and fracturing her skull.
Nicholas Leigh Ulmer, 23, is charged with three counts of felony assault on a minor.
Each count comes with a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $50,000 or both.
Judge Pro Tem Lance Lundvall set Ulmer’s bond at $50,000 and ordered him to appear for arraignment on Dec. 17. If he posts bond, Ulmer is not permitted to have contact with his daughter or the child's mother.
Charging documents say that a Yellowstone County sheriff’s deputy went to St. Vincent Healthcare on Thursday after learning that medical personnel were caring for a baby girl whose right arm had been broken in two places. The baby also had an older break to her left arm and an older skull fracture.
Ulmer told the deputy he had fallen while holding the infant, and that his 18-month-old child played rough with the baby and had dropped a rattle on her head, court documents state.
The deputy photographed a bruise on the baby’s left temple, a scratch on the back of her head, scratches on her neck, a possible bruise on her ribs and a splint on her arm.
In a statement to a detective on Friday, Ulmer admitted his baby’s right arm broke when he pulled her out of a swing and her arm got caught, according to charging documents. He also told the detective that he may have broken the baby’s other arm by grabbing it hard, the documents say.
Ulmer also said he yanked the baby out of a swing, hitting her head on a bar that went over the swing, the affidavit said.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Dad pleads not guilty to killing 8-week-old daughter (Butte, Montana)
Dad is identified as MATTHEW JOHN BLAZ. Wonder why the baby was in Daddy's "sole custody" at the time of her injuries. Was Mom working?
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/butte-father-pleads-not-guilty-to-killing-child-remains-jailed/article_b7b1e3e6-3d2c-11e3-a3fa-0019bb2963f4.html
Butte father pleads not guilty to killing child; remains jailed on $500k bond
9 hours ago • By Angela Brandt of The Montana Standard
A 32-year-old Butte man Thursday morning denied killing his infant daughter.
Matthew John Blaz pleaded not guilty to felony deliberate homicide in Butte district court.
Blaz is accused of causing the death of his 8-week-old daughter on Aug. 16. Blaz remains in jail on $500,000 bond. Although he appeared in court in street clothes, he was shackled.
An investigation launched after the baby’s death, which was originally reported as an accidental fall, found the infant died of abusive head trauma. Charging documents say Blaz was in sole custody of his daughter, Mattisyn Jolene Blaz, at the time of her death. Authorities believe the assault took place about 4 p.m. at Blaz’s home, 2017 S. Arizona St.
Later that day, Blaz was with the baby and her mother in a car at a local business parking lot when they called 911 to report the child wasn’t breathing. The couple was apparently trying to take the child to the hospital, authorities said.
If convicted of deliberate homicide, Blaz faces a sentence of life in prison or 10 to 100 years behind bars.
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/butte-father-pleads-not-guilty-to-killing-child-remains-jailed/article_b7b1e3e6-3d2c-11e3-a3fa-0019bb2963f4.html
Butte father pleads not guilty to killing child; remains jailed on $500k bond
9 hours ago • By Angela Brandt of The Montana Standard
A 32-year-old Butte man Thursday morning denied killing his infant daughter.
Matthew John Blaz pleaded not guilty to felony deliberate homicide in Butte district court.
Blaz is accused of causing the death of his 8-week-old daughter on Aug. 16. Blaz remains in jail on $500,000 bond. Although he appeared in court in street clothes, he was shackled.
An investigation launched after the baby’s death, which was originally reported as an accidental fall, found the infant died of abusive head trauma. Charging documents say Blaz was in sole custody of his daughter, Mattisyn Jolene Blaz, at the time of her death. Authorities believe the assault took place about 4 p.m. at Blaz’s home, 2017 S. Arizona St.
Later that day, Blaz was with the baby and her mother in a car at a local business parking lot when they called 911 to report the child wasn’t breathing. The couple was apparently trying to take the child to the hospital, authorities said.
If convicted of deliberate homicide, Blaz faces a sentence of life in prison or 10 to 100 years behind bars.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Dad charged with deliberate homicide in death of 8-week-old daughter; baby in dad's "sole custody" at time of fatal head injuries (Butte, Montana)
Dad is identified as MATTHEW JOHN BLAZ.
Notice that the baby was in the "sole custody" of the father at the time she received her fatal head injuries, and that there are references to "Blaz's home"--not the couple's home.
Wonder if this once again one of those custody/visitation situations, where the baby was placed in the hands of a father with a criminal record. Big mistake.
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/father-charged-in-baby-s-death-butte-man-arrested-after/article_b8673e14-27ef-11e3-9897-0019bb2963f4.html
Father charged in baby’s death; Butte man arrested after autopsy
September 28, 2013 12:45 am • By Angela Brandt of The Montana Standard
A 32-year-old Butte man has been charged with killing his infant daughter.
Prosecutors say Matthew John Blaz killed the 8-week-old girl Aug. 16.
Authorities launched an investigation after the baby’s death, which was originally reported as an accidental fall, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester said in a press conference Friday. The state Medical Examiner’s Office determined the baby died of abusive head trauma, and Blaz was arrested Thursday afternoon after questioning.
He is charged with deliberate homicide and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Charging documents say Blaz was in sole custody of the baby at the time of death. Authorities believe the assault took place about 4 p.m. at Blaz’s home, 2017 Arizona St.
Later that day, Blaz was with the baby and her mother in a car at a local business parking lot when they called 911 to report the child wasn’t breathing. The couple was apparently trying to take the child to the hospital, the sheriff said.
An obituary published Aug. 21 in The Montana Standard identifies her as Mattisyn Jolene Blaz. It says “she passed away in the arms of her parents.”
Lester declined to say if a weapon was involved or describe the assault, saying only that Blaz “knowingly caused her death.”
“I can’t comment on what statements he’s made,” the sheriff said. “I can only indicate what the charging documents say.”
Neither Blaz nor his family could be reached for comment Friday.
Lester said his officers have previously “had involvement” with Blaz, but he was not immediately sure to what extent. Blaz received a prison sentence for criminal endangerment stemming from a 2002 charge in Missoula County and is on probation, according to the Montana Department of Corrections
The arrest marks the second time this year Butte-area authorities say a father killed his child. Jeremy Brent Cramer, 28, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of mitigated deliberate homicide in the slaying of his 3-year-old son. Cramer is accused of killing his son on July 9. Investigators found the boy’s body off of Mill Creek Highway, about five miles southeast of Anaconda.
Notice that the baby was in the "sole custody" of the father at the time she received her fatal head injuries, and that there are references to "Blaz's home"--not the couple's home.
Wonder if this once again one of those custody/visitation situations, where the baby was placed in the hands of a father with a criminal record. Big mistake.
http://mtstandard.com/news/local/father-charged-in-baby-s-death-butte-man-arrested-after/article_b8673e14-27ef-11e3-9897-0019bb2963f4.html
Father charged in baby’s death; Butte man arrested after autopsy
September 28, 2013 12:45 am • By Angela Brandt of The Montana Standard
A 32-year-old Butte man has been charged with killing his infant daughter.
Prosecutors say Matthew John Blaz killed the 8-week-old girl Aug. 16.
Authorities launched an investigation after the baby’s death, which was originally reported as an accidental fall, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester said in a press conference Friday. The state Medical Examiner’s Office determined the baby died of abusive head trauma, and Blaz was arrested Thursday afternoon after questioning.
He is charged with deliberate homicide and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Charging documents say Blaz was in sole custody of the baby at the time of death. Authorities believe the assault took place about 4 p.m. at Blaz’s home, 2017 Arizona St.
Later that day, Blaz was with the baby and her mother in a car at a local business parking lot when they called 911 to report the child wasn’t breathing. The couple was apparently trying to take the child to the hospital, the sheriff said.
An obituary published Aug. 21 in The Montana Standard identifies her as Mattisyn Jolene Blaz. It says “she passed away in the arms of her parents.”
Lester declined to say if a weapon was involved or describe the assault, saying only that Blaz “knowingly caused her death.”
“I can’t comment on what statements he’s made,” the sheriff said. “I can only indicate what the charging documents say.”
Neither Blaz nor his family could be reached for comment Friday.
Lester said his officers have previously “had involvement” with Blaz, but he was not immediately sure to what extent. Blaz received a prison sentence for criminal endangerment stemming from a 2002 charge in Missoula County and is on probation, according to the Montana Department of Corrections
The arrest marks the second time this year Butte-area authorities say a father killed his child. Jeremy Brent Cramer, 28, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of mitigated deliberate homicide in the slaying of his 3-year-old son. Cramer is accused of killing his son on July 9. Investigators found the boy’s body off of Mill Creek Highway, about five miles southeast of Anaconda.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Dad admits killing 3-year-old son to his own father (Anaconda, Montana)
We've reported on dad JEREMY CRAMER before.
http://www.kxlh.com/news/new-details-in-murder-of-child-near-anaconda-by-his-father/
New details in murder of child near Anaconda by his father
Posted: Jul 20, 2013 11:58 AM
by Dennis Carlson
Updated: Jul 20, 2013 11:58 AM
New details in murder of child near Anaconda by his father
ANACONDA - Jeremy Cramer has been formally charged with deliberate homicide in the death of his three-year-old son.
The court papers, which reveal new details of the alleged crime, were filed in District Court on Friday, including statements from Cramer about the death of his son Broderick.
Brody was reportedly taken from his family's home in Lacey, Washington, on July 8th by his father, reportedly triggered by a domestic dispute with the boy's mother.
The boy's mother, Natalie, then tried calling Jeremy more than 50 times, but he didn't answer and didn't return her text messages. She checked their bank account, and saw he had filled up his truck in Moses Lake.
Lacey police issued a bulletin to law enforcement to look for the vehicle in order to conduct a welfare check on Cramer and his son.
That night, Anaconda-Deer Lodge police officers were called to a convenience store at around 10:30 p.m. after a clerk reportedly saw a man trying to wash blood off his body and clothes in the restroom.
The man, later identified as Jeremy Cramer, was then taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
Police found Cramer's vehicle five miles southeast of town on Montana Secondary Highway 569, but the child was not found at the time.
At daybreak on Tuesday, authorities began searching again and found the boy's body off of Mill Creek Road about five miles southeast of Anaconda.
At one point Cramer made a phone call from jail to his father which was recorded.
In the call his father questioned him repeatedly about Brody:
Father: Maybe he's still alive.
Jeremy Cramer: Dad, Brody's dead.
Father: Are you sure?
Jeremy Cramer: My son is dead, 100 percent, my son is dead, yes I did it, something did it of me, but I didn't do it.
Cramer also is said to have told law officers after that phone call: "I just want to relay to somebody a 4-year-old kid got carved up..."
On the morning of July 9th, officers recovered Brody's body on the west side of the Mill Creek Highway.
At the scene, investigators found a fixed blade knife and a large rock with blood and hair evidence on it.
The Montana State Crime Lab determined that Brody's cause of death was "homicidal violence with blunt force and sharp force trauma."
Court documents state that Cramer is a previous methamphetamine user.
An empty prescription container for amphetamine salts, a generic substitute for Adderall, was found in Cramer's possession.
Cramer is scheduled to appear in District Court at the end of the month.
http://www.kxlh.com/news/new-details-in-murder-of-child-near-anaconda-by-his-father/
New details in murder of child near Anaconda by his father
Posted: Jul 20, 2013 11:58 AM
by Dennis Carlson
Updated: Jul 20, 2013 11:58 AM
New details in murder of child near Anaconda by his father
ANACONDA - Jeremy Cramer has been formally charged with deliberate homicide in the death of his three-year-old son.
The court papers, which reveal new details of the alleged crime, were filed in District Court on Friday, including statements from Cramer about the death of his son Broderick.
Brody was reportedly taken from his family's home in Lacey, Washington, on July 8th by his father, reportedly triggered by a domestic dispute with the boy's mother.
The boy's mother, Natalie, then tried calling Jeremy more than 50 times, but he didn't answer and didn't return her text messages. She checked their bank account, and saw he had filled up his truck in Moses Lake.
Lacey police issued a bulletin to law enforcement to look for the vehicle in order to conduct a welfare check on Cramer and his son.
That night, Anaconda-Deer Lodge police officers were called to a convenience store at around 10:30 p.m. after a clerk reportedly saw a man trying to wash blood off his body and clothes in the restroom.
The man, later identified as Jeremy Cramer, was then taken into custody on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
Police found Cramer's vehicle five miles southeast of town on Montana Secondary Highway 569, but the child was not found at the time.
At daybreak on Tuesday, authorities began searching again and found the boy's body off of Mill Creek Road about five miles southeast of Anaconda.
At one point Cramer made a phone call from jail to his father which was recorded.
In the call his father questioned him repeatedly about Brody:
Father: Maybe he's still alive.
Jeremy Cramer: Dad, Brody's dead.
Father: Are you sure?
Jeremy Cramer: My son is dead, 100 percent, my son is dead, yes I did it, something did it of me, but I didn't do it.
Cramer also is said to have told law officers after that phone call: "I just want to relay to somebody a 4-year-old kid got carved up..."
On the morning of July 9th, officers recovered Brody's body on the west side of the Mill Creek Highway.
At the scene, investigators found a fixed blade knife and a large rock with blood and hair evidence on it.
The Montana State Crime Lab determined that Brody's cause of death was "homicidal violence with blunt force and sharp force trauma."
Court documents state that Cramer is a previous methamphetamine user.
An empty prescription container for amphetamine salts, a generic substitute for Adderall, was found in Cramer's possession.
Cramer is scheduled to appear in District Court at the end of the month.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Dad charged with homicide in death of 3-year-old son (Dear Lodge County, Montana)
More on dad JEREMY BRENT CRAMER.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/10/2672882/lacey-boy-died-in-montana-of-blunt.html
Lacey boy died in Montana of blunt and sharp force injuries
A 3-year-old boy from Lacey died in Montana of “blunt and sharp force injuries,” according to authorities in Montana. The child’s father, Jeremy Brent Cramer, 38, was charged with deliberate homicide in the child’s death after he was arrested Monday night
BY JEREMY PAWLOSKI; Staff writer
Published: July 11, 2013 at 12:55 a.m. PDT— Updated: July 11, 2013 at 2:00 a.m. PDT
A 3-year-old boy from Lacey died in Montana of “blunt and sharp force injuries,” according to authorities in Montana.
The child’s father, Jeremy Brent Cramer, 38, was charged with deliberate homicide in the child’s death after he was arrested Monday night, when he was found washing blood off his clothes in a southwestern Montana convenience store restroom, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Ben Krakowka has said.
The boy has been identified at Broderick Daniel Cramer, according to the Montana Department of Justice. Broderick would have turned 4 next Tuesday.
Jeremy Cramer made an initial court appearance Tuesday in Montana and is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail. Preliminary autopsy results indicate that the boy likely died from blunt and sharp force injuries, according to the Montana Department of Justice. No further details regarding the specific cause and method of death were available Wednesday.
According to a news release from the Montana Department of Justice, additional pathology examination and criminal investigation are required. Division of Criminal Investigation agents and Anaconda-Deer Lodge law enforcement officers are working closely with the Lacey Police Department to determine the events that led up to the child’s death, according to the release. Krakowka said Wednesday that he expects to file charging documents in connection with the case by the end of the week.
Krakowka would not say whether Cramer has given investigators a statement.
Homicides are extremely rare in Deer Lodge County, Krakowka said.
“Something like this happening here is completely and totally unheard of,” he said.
The boy’s mother had told Lacey police Monday that her husband took the child from their Lacey home that morning and drove off. Lacey police put out a “be-on-the-lookout” alert for Jeremy Cramer’s vehicle for Eastern Washington, Montana and Idaho authorities after the mother notified police that a credit card in the family’s name had been used at a store in Moses Lake.
However, police did not issue an Amber Alert because there was no information from the mother suggesting that the child was in danger, Lacey Police Cmdr. Jim Mack said Tuesday.
A convenience store clerk in the Anaconda, Mont., area called police about 10:30 p.m. Monday after finding Cramer washing blood off himself in the restroom.
Investigators later found Cramer’s vehicle in a rural area near Mill Creek Road, about 5 miles southeast of Anaconda.
An initial search turned up no sign of the boy Monday night, but his body was found after the search resumed at daybreak.
Mack has said Cramer lived in Lacey about a year, and had a Montana driver’s license. Mack said police had never been called out to the home.
Mack added that the couple had been arguing about finances recently.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/10/2672882/lacey-boy-died-in-montana-of-blunt.html
Lacey boy died in Montana of blunt and sharp force injuries
A 3-year-old boy from Lacey died in Montana of “blunt and sharp force injuries,” according to authorities in Montana. The child’s father, Jeremy Brent Cramer, 38, was charged with deliberate homicide in the child’s death after he was arrested Monday night
BY JEREMY PAWLOSKI; Staff writer
Published: July 11, 2013 at 12:55 a.m. PDT— Updated: July 11, 2013 at 2:00 a.m. PDT
A 3-year-old boy from Lacey died in Montana of “blunt and sharp force injuries,” according to authorities in Montana.
The child’s father, Jeremy Brent Cramer, 38, was charged with deliberate homicide in the child’s death after he was arrested Monday night, when he was found washing blood off his clothes in a southwestern Montana convenience store restroom, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Ben Krakowka has said.
The boy has been identified at Broderick Daniel Cramer, according to the Montana Department of Justice. Broderick would have turned 4 next Tuesday.
Jeremy Cramer made an initial court appearance Tuesday in Montana and is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail. Preliminary autopsy results indicate that the boy likely died from blunt and sharp force injuries, according to the Montana Department of Justice. No further details regarding the specific cause and method of death were available Wednesday.
According to a news release from the Montana Department of Justice, additional pathology examination and criminal investigation are required. Division of Criminal Investigation agents and Anaconda-Deer Lodge law enforcement officers are working closely with the Lacey Police Department to determine the events that led up to the child’s death, according to the release. Krakowka said Wednesday that he expects to file charging documents in connection with the case by the end of the week.
Krakowka would not say whether Cramer has given investigators a statement.
Homicides are extremely rare in Deer Lodge County, Krakowka said.
“Something like this happening here is completely and totally unheard of,” he said.
The boy’s mother had told Lacey police Monday that her husband took the child from their Lacey home that morning and drove off. Lacey police put out a “be-on-the-lookout” alert for Jeremy Cramer’s vehicle for Eastern Washington, Montana and Idaho authorities after the mother notified police that a credit card in the family’s name had been used at a store in Moses Lake.
However, police did not issue an Amber Alert because there was no information from the mother suggesting that the child was in danger, Lacey Police Cmdr. Jim Mack said Tuesday.
A convenience store clerk in the Anaconda, Mont., area called police about 10:30 p.m. Monday after finding Cramer washing blood off himself in the restroom.
Investigators later found Cramer’s vehicle in a rural area near Mill Creek Road, about 5 miles southeast of Anaconda.
An initial search turned up no sign of the boy Monday night, but his body was found after the search resumed at daybreak.
Mack has said Cramer lived in Lacey about a year, and had a Montana driver’s license. Mack said police had never been called out to the home.
Mack added that the couple had been arguing about finances recently.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Dad charged after failing to get medical help for teen overdose victim (Great Falls, Montana)
Is WENDELL ABRAHMSON a custodial father? Did he have joint custody? Just visitation on a Thursday night (somewhat unusual to be sure)? The real question: why did this abusive father have access to this child at all?
He has a criminal history with convictions. He was so inattentive that he didn't notice that his 13-year-old daughter had apparently overdosed on drugs till she was "half dead." Then he agreed to take the girl to the mother's home ONLY if Mom paid for all the medical expenses--and she agreed to the same in writing. Then the POS punches Mom in the face, and leaves town because he was "angry." Only Mom took responsibility for getting this girl to the hospital.
Now Daddy's charged with child criminal endangerment. But who is responsible for letting this moron have any authority over this child? I'm sure this isn't the first time he's behaved like this. Daddy coddling at it's finest.
http://www.kxlh.com/news/father-charged-after-failing-to-get-medical-help-for-teen-overdose-victim/
Father charged after failing to get medical help for teen overdose victim
Posted: Jul 12, 2013 2:06 PM by MTN News - Great Falls
GREAT FALLS - Wendell Abrahamson has been charged with child criminal endangerment after his 13-year old daughter was taken to Benefis hospital by her mother for an apparent drug overdose.
Court documents state that the child's behavior was erratic, she could hardly walk, and she had a resting heart rate of more than 160 beats per minute.
Medical staff told police that if left untreated, her condition was likely to cause "serious bodily injury or even death."
Abrahamson reportedly sent a text message to the girl's mother at 6:24 p.m. on Thursday indicating that the teen was lying on the floor at his home "half dead" from pills and that she was unresponsive.
Abrahamson then called the mother and said that he would bring the child home only after the mother wrote a letter stating that she would take all financial responsibility for the child and cover all medical bills.
The mother agreed, and Abrahamson took the girl to her mother's apartment, where he allegedly punched the mother in the face and left.
The mother then took the girl to the emergency department at Benefis hospital.
Abrahamson had indicated that the girl had taken only Nyquil and Tylenol, but testing ruled both out.
As of Friday morning, hospital staff still do not know what drug(s) the child ingested, and therefore is having difficulty treating her.
Abrahamson told police officers that the situation had made him angry, so he left town. When he returned to Great Falls, he contacted the police and allowed them to look inside his home.
The court document states: "At no time did the Defendant seek reasonable medical care for the child who was suffering from an apparent acute life threatening condition."
Abrahamson is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday afternoon.
Abrahamson criminal history includes convictions for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct, and that he was charged with being a fugitive from justice in 2008.
He has a criminal history with convictions. He was so inattentive that he didn't notice that his 13-year-old daughter had apparently overdosed on drugs till she was "half dead." Then he agreed to take the girl to the mother's home ONLY if Mom paid for all the medical expenses--and she agreed to the same in writing. Then the POS punches Mom in the face, and leaves town because he was "angry." Only Mom took responsibility for getting this girl to the hospital.
Now Daddy's charged with child criminal endangerment. But who is responsible for letting this moron have any authority over this child? I'm sure this isn't the first time he's behaved like this. Daddy coddling at it's finest.
http://www.kxlh.com/news/father-charged-after-failing-to-get-medical-help-for-teen-overdose-victim/
Father charged after failing to get medical help for teen overdose victim
Posted: Jul 12, 2013 2:06 PM by MTN News - Great Falls
GREAT FALLS - Wendell Abrahamson has been charged with child criminal endangerment after his 13-year old daughter was taken to Benefis hospital by her mother for an apparent drug overdose.
Court documents state that the child's behavior was erratic, she could hardly walk, and she had a resting heart rate of more than 160 beats per minute.
Medical staff told police that if left untreated, her condition was likely to cause "serious bodily injury or even death."
Abrahamson reportedly sent a text message to the girl's mother at 6:24 p.m. on Thursday indicating that the teen was lying on the floor at his home "half dead" from pills and that she was unresponsive.
Abrahamson then called the mother and said that he would bring the child home only after the mother wrote a letter stating that she would take all financial responsibility for the child and cover all medical bills.
The mother agreed, and Abrahamson took the girl to her mother's apartment, where he allegedly punched the mother in the face and left.
The mother then took the girl to the emergency department at Benefis hospital.
Abrahamson had indicated that the girl had taken only Nyquil and Tylenol, but testing ruled both out.
As of Friday morning, hospital staff still do not know what drug(s) the child ingested, and therefore is having difficulty treating her.
Abrahamson told police officers that the situation had made him angry, so he left town. When he returned to Great Falls, he contacted the police and allowed them to look inside his home.
The court document states: "At no time did the Defendant seek reasonable medical care for the child who was suffering from an apparent acute life threatening condition."
Abrahamson is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday afternoon.
Abrahamson criminal history includes convictions for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct, and that he was charged with being a fugitive from justice in 2008.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Dad abducts 3-year-old son from mom's home and kills him (Helena, Montana)
Yet another killer dad who was out to punish Mom in the worst possible way--by abducting then murdering her child.
Killer dad is identified as JEREMY BRENT CRAMER.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20130709/NEWS01/307090011/3-year-old-boy-s-body-found-southwestern-Montana
3-year-old boy's body found in southwestern Montana
Jul. 9, 2013 4:21 PM
Written by The Associated Press
HELENA — Police discovered a 3-year-old boy’s body off a roadway in southwestern Montana on Tuesday, a day after arresting his father as he was washing blood off his clothes and body in a convenience store restroom, authorities said.
The boy’s mother told police on Monday that her husband had taken their child from their home in Lacey, Wash., and was not returning cellphone calls or messages, the Lacey Police Department said in a statement.
Police requested help from law enforcement in eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana in a search for the boy after the 31-year-old woman reported her husband’s fuel card was used in Moses Lake, Wash.
A convenience store clerk in the Anaconda area called police at about 10:30 p.m. Monday after finding Jeremy Brent Cramer, 38, washing blood off himself in the restroom.
Investigators later found Cramer’s vehicle in a rural area near Mill Creek Road, about 5 miles southeast of Anaconda.
An initial search turned up no sign of the boy Monday night, but his body was found after the search resumed at daybreak.
Cramer was being held on a disorderly conduct charge for having his pants off in a restroom, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Ben Krakowka said.
Additional charges may be filed as the investigation progresses, authorities said.
The cause of death has not yet been determined and the boy’s name has not been released, Krakowka said.
Krakowka declined to provide more details about where the boy was found or how he may have died.
“We don’t want to compromise our investigation until we feel that we’ve found out everything we can,” Krakowka said.
Lacey Police Cmdr. Jim Mack said that an Amber Alert wasn’t issued because the mother, whose name is not yet being released, never indicated that the child was in danger.
“My officers had no reason to believe that the father was going to harm the child,” Mack said. “It’s a tragedy for the community.”
He said that Cramer had only lived in Lacey about a year, and had a Montana driver’s license. He said that police had never been called out to the home previously.
Mack said that the couple had been arguing about finances recently.
“He had asked her earlier within the last couple of weeks if they could do a road trip to the East Coast, and she said, ‘No, we don’t have the money,’” Mack said. “It sounded like he wanted to go to the East Coast.”
Agents with the state Division of Criminal Investigation are assisting Anaconda-Deer Lodge Law Enforcement in the investigation.
Killer dad is identified as JEREMY BRENT CRAMER.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20130709/NEWS01/307090011/3-year-old-boy-s-body-found-southwestern-Montana
3-year-old boy's body found in southwestern Montana
Jul. 9, 2013 4:21 PM
Written by The Associated Press
HELENA — Police discovered a 3-year-old boy’s body off a roadway in southwestern Montana on Tuesday, a day after arresting his father as he was washing blood off his clothes and body in a convenience store restroom, authorities said.
The boy’s mother told police on Monday that her husband had taken their child from their home in Lacey, Wash., and was not returning cellphone calls or messages, the Lacey Police Department said in a statement.
Police requested help from law enforcement in eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana in a search for the boy after the 31-year-old woman reported her husband’s fuel card was used in Moses Lake, Wash.
A convenience store clerk in the Anaconda area called police at about 10:30 p.m. Monday after finding Jeremy Brent Cramer, 38, washing blood off himself in the restroom.
Investigators later found Cramer’s vehicle in a rural area near Mill Creek Road, about 5 miles southeast of Anaconda.
An initial search turned up no sign of the boy Monday night, but his body was found after the search resumed at daybreak.
Cramer was being held on a disorderly conduct charge for having his pants off in a restroom, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Ben Krakowka said.
Additional charges may be filed as the investigation progresses, authorities said.
The cause of death has not yet been determined and the boy’s name has not been released, Krakowka said.
Krakowka declined to provide more details about where the boy was found or how he may have died.
“We don’t want to compromise our investigation until we feel that we’ve found out everything we can,” Krakowka said.
Lacey Police Cmdr. Jim Mack said that an Amber Alert wasn’t issued because the mother, whose name is not yet being released, never indicated that the child was in danger.
“My officers had no reason to believe that the father was going to harm the child,” Mack said. “It’s a tragedy for the community.”
He said that Cramer had only lived in Lacey about a year, and had a Montana driver’s license. He said that police had never been called out to the home previously.
Mack said that the couple had been arguing about finances recently.
“He had asked her earlier within the last couple of weeks if they could do a road trip to the East Coast, and she said, ‘No, we don’t have the money,’” Mack said. “It sounded like he wanted to go to the East Coast.”
Agents with the state Division of Criminal Investigation are assisting Anaconda-Deer Lodge Law Enforcement in the investigation.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Dad gets probation for waterboarding four children; is this a custodial father? (Jefferson County, Montana)
Dad WILLIAM PROVINCE sounds like a very dangerous man, but he's gonna be coddled anyway.
Did this creepy psycho have custody??? We first posted on this case back in December, and there was no mention of a mother at that time either. Just the "girlfriend."
So what happened to Mom? When you have gun nut who is into domestic violence and inflicting torture on children, you got to wonder about the mother's whereabouts, whether she is alive and safe, and how Daddy managed to secure access to these kids.
Funny how all he gets is probation for all this, when a mother doing the same would be denounced as an unfeeling monster.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2292537/Father-waterboarded-sons-children-learning-experience-given-probation.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Father who waterboarded his sons and two other children as a 'learning experience for them' is given probation
William Province admitted using the technique on four boys as young as 9
Was given two years' probation after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors
Province was arrested after his then girlfriend contacted police
She said he broke her wrist and some fingers as she tried to stop him
Waterboarding simulates drowning and can cause brain damage
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED:04:13 EST, 13 March 2013| UPDATED: 04:13 EST, 13 March 2013
A father has admitted waterboarding four children - including his two sons - after claiming it was a learning experience for them.
William Province, 42, pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child and was given two years' probation.
Province from Jefferson County, Montana, carried out the torture, which simulates drowning, on his nine and 12-year-old sons and two other children aged 13 and 15, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.
His girlfriend at the time said he broke her wrist and some fingers on December 5 when she tried to stop him from punishing the children, court records said.
She said Province straddled each boy with his hands over the child's face and mouth and dumped water on their faces to simulate drowning.
The woman told investigators that the man described it as a learning experience for the boys.
Waterboarding is an extreme form of torture which can result in oxygen deprivation to the brain and lungs.
Prosecutors dropped felony charges that included making threats against public officials and others.
In keeping with the plea agreement, District Judge James B. Wheelis sentenced the man to 180 days in jail for each charge, all suspended.
That amounts to two years of probation, minus the 80 days he has already spent in custody, the Independent Record reported.
Prosecutors said in court records that a witness had reported that the man had body armor, assault rifles and armor-piercing ammunition.
Investigators found some ammunition and three rifles that may have belonged to Province.
Authorities did not elaborate on what kinds of weapons specifically were found or suspected.
Jefferson County Attorney Mathew Johnson said the plea deal was reached after a thorough review of the evidence.
The agreement calls for deferring prosecution of the man on a charge of partner or family member assault.
Police launched a hunt for Province after his girlfriend told them about the punishment.
He was arrested when he exited a plane at Helena Airport on his return from travelling in Alaska.
Did this creepy psycho have custody??? We first posted on this case back in December, and there was no mention of a mother at that time either. Just the "girlfriend."
So what happened to Mom? When you have gun nut who is into domestic violence and inflicting torture on children, you got to wonder about the mother's whereabouts, whether she is alive and safe, and how Daddy managed to secure access to these kids.
Funny how all he gets is probation for all this, when a mother doing the same would be denounced as an unfeeling monster.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2292537/Father-waterboarded-sons-children-learning-experience-given-probation.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Father who waterboarded his sons and two other children as a 'learning experience for them' is given probation
William Province admitted using the technique on four boys as young as 9
Was given two years' probation after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors
Province was arrested after his then girlfriend contacted police
She said he broke her wrist and some fingers as she tried to stop him
Waterboarding simulates drowning and can cause brain damage
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED:04:13 EST, 13 March 2013| UPDATED: 04:13 EST, 13 March 2013
A father has admitted waterboarding four children - including his two sons - after claiming it was a learning experience for them.
William Province, 42, pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child and was given two years' probation.
Province from Jefferson County, Montana, carried out the torture, which simulates drowning, on his nine and 12-year-old sons and two other children aged 13 and 15, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.
His girlfriend at the time said he broke her wrist and some fingers on December 5 when she tried to stop him from punishing the children, court records said.
She said Province straddled each boy with his hands over the child's face and mouth and dumped water on their faces to simulate drowning.
The woman told investigators that the man described it as a learning experience for the boys.
Waterboarding is an extreme form of torture which can result in oxygen deprivation to the brain and lungs.
Prosecutors dropped felony charges that included making threats against public officials and others.
In keeping with the plea agreement, District Judge James B. Wheelis sentenced the man to 180 days in jail for each charge, all suspended.
That amounts to two years of probation, minus the 80 days he has already spent in custody, the Independent Record reported.
Prosecutors said in court records that a witness had reported that the man had body armor, assault rifles and armor-piercing ammunition.
Investigators found some ammunition and three rifles that may have belonged to Province.
Authorities did not elaborate on what kinds of weapons specifically were found or suspected.
Jefferson County Attorney Mathew Johnson said the plea deal was reached after a thorough review of the evidence.
The agreement calls for deferring prosecution of the man on a charge of partner or family member assault.
Police launched a hunt for Province after his girlfriend told them about the punishment.
He was arrested when he exited a plane at Helena Airport on his return from travelling in Alaska.
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
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Dad charged with waterboarding kids claims it was a "learning experience" for them (Jefferson County, Montana)
Dad WILLIAM ALBERT PROVINCE sounds like one sicko puppy--a very dangerous man.
Notice that there is mention of "a woman" who tried to stop this psycho from torturing the kids. But Daddy apparently broke her wrist and fingers for all her trouble. There is no identification of who this "woman" is, but if this had been the mother I think the article would have identified her as such.
So if this isn't Mom, what happened to Mom? Whenever you see of a father abusing/killing the kids, and the mother is "missing", you have to wonder if she was harmed or threatened as well. Hence, her "disappearance."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251887/Father-charged-waterboarding-children-claims-learning-experience.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Father charged with waterboarding children claims it was a 'learning experience'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 17:11 EST, 21 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:11 EST, 21 December 2012
A father has been charged with waterboarding children after saying it would be 'a learning experience' for them.
William Albert Province, 42, reportedly carried out the torture which simulates drowning on at least two boys and broke the wrist and fingers of a woman who tried to stop him.
Province, of Jefferson County, Montana, is also suspected of making threats to a school, Child Protective Service officials and foster parents caring for his own children, according to Foxnews.com.
Authorities have not identified his victims.
Waterboarding is an extreme form of torture which can result in oxygen deprivation to the brain and lungs.
It also causes deep and lasting psychological distress and can even cause broken bones as the victim struggles so hard to escape.
Police launched a hunt for Province after a woman reported the broken wrist and fingers on December 5 and told officers about the waterboarding punishment.
According to court records seen by the website the woman described how Province would straddle a boy with his hands over the child’s face and mouth and dump water on the face.
Province was arrested when he arrived back at Helena Airport. He had been travelling in Alaska, Helena police Chief Troy McGee said.
According to the report a witness said Province had several assault rifles and ammunition and said he would fight law enforcement.
Province made an initial court appearance on Thursday morning on charges of partner or family member assault, and felony intimidation, along with three felony counts and one misdemeanor count of assault on a minor.
He remains jailed in Boulder on $200,000 bail.
Notice that there is mention of "a woman" who tried to stop this psycho from torturing the kids. But Daddy apparently broke her wrist and fingers for all her trouble. There is no identification of who this "woman" is, but if this had been the mother I think the article would have identified her as such.
So if this isn't Mom, what happened to Mom? Whenever you see of a father abusing/killing the kids, and the mother is "missing", you have to wonder if she was harmed or threatened as well. Hence, her "disappearance."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251887/Father-charged-waterboarding-children-claims-learning-experience.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Father charged with waterboarding children claims it was a 'learning experience'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 17:11 EST, 21 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:11 EST, 21 December 2012
A father has been charged with waterboarding children after saying it would be 'a learning experience' for them.
William Albert Province, 42, reportedly carried out the torture which simulates drowning on at least two boys and broke the wrist and fingers of a woman who tried to stop him.
Province, of Jefferson County, Montana, is also suspected of making threats to a school, Child Protective Service officials and foster parents caring for his own children, according to Foxnews.com.
Authorities have not identified his victims.
Waterboarding is an extreme form of torture which can result in oxygen deprivation to the brain and lungs.
It also causes deep and lasting psychological distress and can even cause broken bones as the victim struggles so hard to escape.
Police launched a hunt for Province after a woman reported the broken wrist and fingers on December 5 and told officers about the waterboarding punishment.
According to court records seen by the website the woman described how Province would straddle a boy with his hands over the child’s face and mouth and dump water on the face.
Province was arrested when he arrived back at Helena Airport. He had been travelling in Alaska, Helena police Chief Troy McGee said.
According to the report a witness said Province had several assault rifles and ammunition and said he would fight law enforcement.
Province made an initial court appearance on Thursday morning on charges of partner or family member assault, and felony intimidation, along with three felony counts and one misdemeanor count of assault on a minor.
He remains jailed in Boulder on $200,000 bail.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Dad charged with DUI, erratic driving with 4-year-old son in car (Missoula, Montana)
Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER ALLEN KOHLMAN. No mention as to whether these children have a mother in the home.
http://www.krtv.com/news/missoula-father-charged-with-dui-erratic-driving-with-child-in-car/
Missoula father charged with DUI, erratic driving with child in car
Posted: Oct 4, 2012 9:46 AM by Irina Cates (Missoula) Updated: Oct 4, 2012 9:46 AM
Christopher Allen Kohhman is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly driving erratically while high on drugs with his 4-year-old son in the car.
Kohlman's charges include DUI and three counts of criminal endangerment.
Prosecutors say that on Tuesday afternoon, an officer saw Kohlman driving west on I-90 and suddenly veer into the median to take the Reserve Street Exit on the other side of the freeway.
Witnesses told investigators that Kohlman drove the wrong way on Broadway to pass vehicles stopped at a light and he was reported running a red light at Mullan and Reserve.
Police learned Kohlman's neighbor was riding with him, but jumped out of the moving car as it headed for the interstate.
The neighbor said she was afraid of Kohlman's driving behavior and jumped out on the Van Buren on-ramp, but was not seriously injured.
An officer was able to cut off Kohlman at Mullan and Broadway and then arrest him.
Kohlman is now in jail on a $25,000 bail.
http://www.krtv.com/news/missoula-father-charged-with-dui-erratic-driving-with-child-in-car/
Missoula father charged with DUI, erratic driving with child in car
Posted: Oct 4, 2012 9:46 AM by Irina Cates (Missoula) Updated: Oct 4, 2012 9:46 AM
Christopher Allen Kohhman is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly driving erratically while high on drugs with his 4-year-old son in the car.
Kohlman's charges include DUI and three counts of criminal endangerment.
Prosecutors say that on Tuesday afternoon, an officer saw Kohlman driving west on I-90 and suddenly veer into the median to take the Reserve Street Exit on the other side of the freeway.
Witnesses told investigators that Kohlman drove the wrong way on Broadway to pass vehicles stopped at a light and he was reported running a red light at Mullan and Reserve.
Police learned Kohlman's neighbor was riding with him, but jumped out of the moving car as it headed for the interstate.
The neighbor said she was afraid of Kohlman's driving behavior and jumped out on the Van Buren on-ramp, but was not seriously injured.
An officer was able to cut off Kohlman at Mullan and Broadway and then arrest him.
Kohlman is now in jail on a $25,000 bail.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Dad who took 2-week-old baby told ex-wife he wouldn't return her (Missoula, Montana)
Notice that this couple was already divorced with a 2-week-old (newborn) baby. This suggests two likely scenarios: either he dumped her while she was pregnant (i.e. he's a scumbag) or she left him while she was pregnant. The vast majority of pregnant women want nothing more than stable nest, so not many leave their partners at this time unless under real duress.
The fact that he would "allegedly" force his way into the mother's house, shove her out of the way, and take the baby, especially an infant this young, AND tell her he wasn't going to return said infant, suggests a vengeful, abusive sicko. Yet another reason why single mothers need full custody from conception. It's ridiculous that they have to file for custody for the babies they just gave birth to--just to prevent control freak jerks from exploiting the baby to hurt them.
Dad is identified as VINCENT SEGUVIO.
http://www.kpax.com/news/father-who-allegedly-took-baby-told-ex-wife-he-won-t-return-child/
Father who allegedly took baby told ex-wife he won't return child
Posted: Jun 18, 2012 5:23 PM by Irina Cates - KPAX News
Updated: Jun 18, 2012 5:38 PM
MISSOULA - In court Monday afternoon, prosecutors said the father who took the two-week old baby from his ex-wife told her he wasn't going to bring the little girl back.
Prosecutors said Vincent Seguvio, 23, texted his ex-wife that he wouldn't return the baby, and told her that involving law enforcement was a mistake.
Seguvio is charged with burglary and parenting interference, while his mother, Nancy Butcher, is facing an accountability for parenting interference charge.
Last Wednesday, Seguvio allegedly forced his way into his ex-wife's home on Sherwood Street, pushed her out of the way and took the child.
Seguvio's mother waited outside in the car for Seguvio to come out and the two of them drove away with the baby.
The mother told police she and Seguvio didn't have a parenting plan, but she filed for full custody after the baby was born.
Seguvio and his mother were picked up in Kalispell as they were going in to file for custody of the child.
The judge set bail for Segovia and Butcher at $100,000 each.
The fact that he would "allegedly" force his way into the mother's house, shove her out of the way, and take the baby, especially an infant this young, AND tell her he wasn't going to return said infant, suggests a vengeful, abusive sicko. Yet another reason why single mothers need full custody from conception. It's ridiculous that they have to file for custody for the babies they just gave birth to--just to prevent control freak jerks from exploiting the baby to hurt them.
Dad is identified as VINCENT SEGUVIO.
http://www.kpax.com/news/father-who-allegedly-took-baby-told-ex-wife-he-won-t-return-child/
Father who allegedly took baby told ex-wife he won't return child
Posted: Jun 18, 2012 5:23 PM by Irina Cates - KPAX News
Updated: Jun 18, 2012 5:38 PM
MISSOULA - In court Monday afternoon, prosecutors said the father who took the two-week old baby from his ex-wife told her he wasn't going to bring the little girl back.
Prosecutors said Vincent Seguvio, 23, texted his ex-wife that he wouldn't return the baby, and told her that involving law enforcement was a mistake.
Seguvio is charged with burglary and parenting interference, while his mother, Nancy Butcher, is facing an accountability for parenting interference charge.
Last Wednesday, Seguvio allegedly forced his way into his ex-wife's home on Sherwood Street, pushed her out of the way and took the child.
Seguvio's mother waited outside in the car for Seguvio to come out and the two of them drove away with the baby.
The mother told police she and Seguvio didn't have a parenting plan, but she filed for full custody after the baby was born.
Seguvio and his mother were picked up in Kalispell as they were going in to file for custody of the child.
The judge set bail for Segovia and Butcher at $100,000 each.
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