Dad is identified as CARRON WASHINGTON.
http://www.wtxl.com/news/florida_news/father-sentenced-to-years-for-feeding-baby-bleach/article_f239c7b4-c3f8-11e4-92d8-6feedcc3b585.html
Father Sentenced to 2 Years for Feeding Baby Bleach
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2015 7:04 am
Associated Press
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 22-year-old man who poured bleach into his daughter's formula has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Carron Washington pleaded no contest to a charge of cruelty to a child for the February 2013 incident. He accepted a plea deal from the State Attorney's Office with a credit for 134 days served.
The Ocala Star-Banner (http://bit.ly/1Ba8BCk ) reports Washington said he was trying a home remedy to help her breath better. He says he poured less than a capful into two ounces of formula.
Officials say Therese Roberts awoke to 2-month-old Cadlynn's cries and found Washington feeding her a bottle. She took the girl and patted her back. When the baby vomited, she smelled bleach. Police became involved when hospital officials contacted them about the suspicious condition of the baby.
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Sunday, March 8, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Dad indicted for murder in death of 8-month-old son (Pamlico County, North Carolina)
Dad is identified as SAMUEL POTTER. No mention of the mother.
http://www.wcti12.com/news/update-father-indicted-in-death-of-8monthold-son/30973656
UPDATE: Father indicted in death of 8-month-old son
Amber Roberts
POSTED: 6:47 PM Jan 28 2015 UPDATED: 6:52 PM Jan 28 2015
BAYBORO, PAMLICO COUNTY - We spoke with the District Attorney about charges a Pamlico County father is facing. Samuel Potter, 24, is charged in the death of his child on December 29, 2013.
District Attorney Scott Thomas and Pamlico County Sheriff Chris Davis said a they have handed out an indictment for the murder of the 8-month-old infant. The indictments come 13 months after the child's death. Investigators say they had to wait for autopsy and toxicology reports to come back, and then follow up with interviews.
Potter is charged with one count of murder and one count of felony child abuse. #Investigators said the child was willfully overdosed with diphenhydramine. Medical experts say that is a generic form of Benadryl. Thomas says the medication the father gave the child is meant for children ages 4 and older.
Officials said Potter is facing separate charges including assaulting a bail bondsman with a machete. He was charged with attempted murder. That case is pending.
http://www.wcti12.com/news/update-father-indicted-in-death-of-8monthold-son/30973656
UPDATE: Father indicted in death of 8-month-old son
Amber Roberts
POSTED: 6:47 PM Jan 28 2015 UPDATED: 6:52 PM Jan 28 2015
BAYBORO, PAMLICO COUNTY - We spoke with the District Attorney about charges a Pamlico County father is facing. Samuel Potter, 24, is charged in the death of his child on December 29, 2013.
District Attorney Scott Thomas and Pamlico County Sheriff Chris Davis said a they have handed out an indictment for the murder of the 8-month-old infant. The indictments come 13 months after the child's death. Investigators say they had to wait for autopsy and toxicology reports to come back, and then follow up with interviews.
Potter is charged with one count of murder and one count of felony child abuse. #Investigators said the child was willfully overdosed with diphenhydramine. Medical experts say that is a generic form of Benadryl. Thomas says the medication the father gave the child is meant for children ages 4 and older.
Officials said Potter is facing separate charges including assaulting a bail bondsman with a machete. He was charged with attempted murder. That case is pending.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Custodial dad found guilty of capital murder for torture killings of 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son; mom had been denied all contact (Mobile, Alabama)
JOHN DEBLASE has been on our killer dads and custody list since 2010--though DeBlase's custody status is not mentioned in this particular article. In fact, he had FULL CUSTODY, and the mother had been barred by the father from having any contact with these kids. As is sickeningly evident, especially if you read our earlier posts, Daddy and his girlfriend/common law wife slowly and viciously tortured these children to death.
Once again, we see how violent fathers utilize child custody to punish mothers and secure total access to their victims.
And as usual, the media at the conviction stage utterly failed to report the custodial status of the killer father, so the public is left unaware of how these crimes are essentially set up and made possible.
See our earlier posts on this case here.
http://www.wkrg.com/story/27287284/breaking-deblase-found-guilty-of-capital-murder
DeBlase Found Guilty of Capital Murder
Posted: Nov 05, 2014 1:27 PM EST Updated: Nov 05, 2014 6:30 PM EST
By WKRG Staff
John DeBlase. on trial for the brutal murder of his two young children, has been found guilty of three counts of capital murder.
The judge will determine whether the sentence warrants the death penalty or life in prison without the chance of parole either Thursday or Friday.
There is no indication whether DeBlase, 31, plans to appeal the verdict at this time.
DeBlase is accused of poisoning his two children in 2010 and burying their bodies in two different states.
News 5's Ashley Knight was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. The judge instructed the court for there to be no reaction upon hearing the verdict. As such, DeBlase showed no visible emotion when the guilty counts were read aloud.
Here's Ashley Knight's full report:
As the jury came into the courtroom, John Deblase looked up for the first time, as if trying to read the faces of the jurors. Then, you see him look back down and shake his head as if he sensed what was coming.
For the past three weeks, jurors have sat patiently, and listened to everything the defense and prosecution threw at them. It all boiled down to whether you believe Deblase's actions were intentional, or if he was just a negligent parent.
The defense, focusing on making Deblase's girlfriend, Heather Keaton, out to be the monster, portraying Deblase as a quiet, loving father who was manipulated by an evil woman. They said Keaton was jealous of Natalie's relationship with her father. And when she couldn't control the children, she killed them. They agreed their client was guilty, but not of capital murder—and instead asked for a lesser charge of manslaughter which would imply Deblase did not realize the situation would lead to the children's deaths.
The prosecution focused on the brutality of the murder. That 4-year-old Natalie's hands, feet and mouth were duct taped before she was put in a suitcase for hours until, they say, Deblase came and choked her to death, her body dumped in the woods in Citronelle. Months later, 3-year-old Chase was said to have been duct taped to a broom before meeting the same fate as his sister. His body was dumped outside Vancleave, Mississippi. They say Deblase stood by and watched Keaton abuse the children in the days leading up to their deaths and did nothing—stressing the point that all parents have a legal obligation to protect their children.
Rich made it clear the jury could send back a capital murder charge if they believe Deblase simply helped Keaton in the deaths.
After the verdict, Deblase's parents were too distraught to give a comment.
“Is there anything you'd like to say about John?"
“Not today," says mother Ann Deblase.
After the verdict, the jury was dismissed and will come back in the morning to start the sentencing phase. They will listen to testimonies given by character witnesses and the jury will then decide if Deblase will see life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
Once again, we see how violent fathers utilize child custody to punish mothers and secure total access to their victims.
And as usual, the media at the conviction stage utterly failed to report the custodial status of the killer father, so the public is left unaware of how these crimes are essentially set up and made possible.
See our earlier posts on this case here.
http://www.wkrg.com/story/27287284/breaking-deblase-found-guilty-of-capital-murder
DeBlase Found Guilty of Capital Murder
Posted: Nov 05, 2014 1:27 PM EST Updated: Nov 05, 2014 6:30 PM EST
By WKRG Staff
John DeBlase. on trial for the brutal murder of his two young children, has been found guilty of three counts of capital murder.
The judge will determine whether the sentence warrants the death penalty or life in prison without the chance of parole either Thursday or Friday.
There is no indication whether DeBlase, 31, plans to appeal the verdict at this time.
DeBlase is accused of poisoning his two children in 2010 and burying their bodies in two different states.
News 5's Ashley Knight was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. The judge instructed the court for there to be no reaction upon hearing the verdict. As such, DeBlase showed no visible emotion when the guilty counts were read aloud.
Here's Ashley Knight's full report:
As the jury came into the courtroom, John Deblase looked up for the first time, as if trying to read the faces of the jurors. Then, you see him look back down and shake his head as if he sensed what was coming.
For the past three weeks, jurors have sat patiently, and listened to everything the defense and prosecution threw at them. It all boiled down to whether you believe Deblase's actions were intentional, or if he was just a negligent parent.
The defense, focusing on making Deblase's girlfriend, Heather Keaton, out to be the monster, portraying Deblase as a quiet, loving father who was manipulated by an evil woman. They said Keaton was jealous of Natalie's relationship with her father. And when she couldn't control the children, she killed them. They agreed their client was guilty, but not of capital murder—and instead asked for a lesser charge of manslaughter which would imply Deblase did not realize the situation would lead to the children's deaths.
The prosecution focused on the brutality of the murder. That 4-year-old Natalie's hands, feet and mouth were duct taped before she was put in a suitcase for hours until, they say, Deblase came and choked her to death, her body dumped in the woods in Citronelle. Months later, 3-year-old Chase was said to have been duct taped to a broom before meeting the same fate as his sister. His body was dumped outside Vancleave, Mississippi. They say Deblase stood by and watched Keaton abuse the children in the days leading up to their deaths and did nothing—stressing the point that all parents have a legal obligation to protect their children.
Rich made it clear the jury could send back a capital murder charge if they believe Deblase simply helped Keaton in the deaths.
After the verdict, Deblase's parents were too distraught to give a comment.
“Is there anything you'd like to say about John?"
“Not today," says mother Ann Deblase.
After the verdict, the jury was dismissed and will come back in the morning to start the sentencing phase. They will listen to testimonies given by character witnesses and the jury will then decide if Deblase will see life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Dad charged in carbon monoxide death of 6-year-old daughter had court-ordered visitation despite history of child neglect, drug abuse, prison record (Syracuse, New York)
Doing some follow up on recent cases. Remember the case of the Syracuse, New York father charged in the carbon monoxide death of his 6-year-old daughter? The one he left home alone while he was out at the casino? We figured this was a custody/visitation case...and sure enough, subsequent research has shown that it was. COURT-ORDERED visitation no less, in upstate New York, which has been dominated by fathers rights groups for years. We increasingly see the "fruit" of their labors, namely dead kids that were left with unfit fathers.
There was no rational reason for an idiot like GLENN COLLINS to have access. Why don't guys like this get supervised visitation instead of protective mothers? And this sh** has the nerve to intimidate/harass the surviving child into not testifying?
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/mother_of_6-year-old_girl_killed_in_carbon_monoxide_poisoning_had_fought_with_fa.html
Mother of 6-year-old killed in carbon monoxide poisoning feared for girl's safety
By Julie McMahon on October 09, 2014 at 8:13 PM, updated October 09, 2014 at 9:46 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In the four years since Glenn Collins was released from prison, his daughter's mother feared hearing that her 6-year-old Gabriella was hurt in his care.
After the girl's stays with her father, she complained of being bored, unwashed and of his long absences, said Julianne Steinbrecher, the mother.
On Aug. 29, she received the dreaded phone call.
During that visit with his daughter, Collins arrived home to 106 Carlton Drive in Salina from a trip with a woman to Turning Stone casino. He found Gabriella and his 14-year-old son Jaidon Collins unresponsive, authorities said. Gabriella was pronounced dead at Upstate University Hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator.
Steinbrecher was required by court order to allow her daughter to visit Glenn Collins.
"She would kick and scream and cry, 'Mommy, I don't want to go.' Being a mother it obviously broke my heart but I had to follow what a court order said."
The July court order included specific conditions, many of which were broken the day of Gabriella's death.
The court order requires a parent or adult over the age of 18 to watch the girl at all times. Specifically, the parents agreed that either the father or one of his parents would supervise. But police say Gabriella was left with her half-brother Jaidon, which is explicitly prohibited by the court order.
The court order also requires that Gabriella make regular phone calls to check in with her mother. Steinbrecher expected a call that night, but never received one, typical of visits with Collins, she said.
Under the court order, Collins was required to notify Steinbrecher of any event that would affect the child's health. Power had been cut to the house on Aug. 13. Collins had since placed a generator inside the house, authorities have said. Gabriella had told her mother about a power outage at the house when she returned from her last visit. She told Steinbrecher that she had stayed with Collins' parents. Steinbrecher had no knowledge of a generator being used at the house.
Finally, the court order required each parent to send each other copies of a driving record within a specified time period. When Steinbrecher did not receive Collins', she filed a petition with the court asking to take away Collins' visitation rights until he could prove he had a valid drivers' license. The petition was not processed by the court by the time Gabriella had died.
The court awarded Steinbrecher $8.04 a month, she said. Steinbrecher said she hasn't received a payment since November 2013. Collins has missed several hearings on child support, she said.
The relationship between Steinbrecher and Collins has been difficult since the night of Feb. 10, 2010, when police raided the couple's home for drugs, court papers show. Gabriella was two years old at the time. Police found 800 doses of drugs in a safe, according to the court papers issued by Onondaga County Family Court. Steinbrecher said she did not have access to the safe or know they were there.
A month later, out on bail, Collins was again charged with a drug offense when he was stopped with heroin in New York City, the court papers say. According to the records, Collins pleaded guilty to both charges.
He was admitted to prison in July 2010, and was released in April 2011 on parole.
Surrounded by their parents and other family members, Steinbrecher and her boyfriend Seamus Quinn spoke to Syracuse.com about the loss of the 6-year-old girl. They waited until Thursday, when charges were announced, to avoid interfering with an investigation into the incident.
Steinbrecher said she didn't blame the court, 14-year-old Jaidon or herself. She placed the blame solely on Glenn Collins.
His whereabouts in the hours before the girl's death infuriate her, she said.
"It disgusts me. You have money to go to the casino but you can't pay your NiMo bill, your child support? It doesn't surprise me. Nothing surprises me anymore with his actions."
Days after Gabriella died, the couple published an obituary which left Glenn Collins completely out. The girl's name was listed as Gabriella Antoinette Steinbrecher-Quinn. Collins, they said, didn't have a right to her name or condolences.
"I am her father," Quinn said. "If you asked him what her favorite color was, he wouldn't be able to tell you. If you asked him who her kindergarten teacher was, he wouldn't be able to tell you. I was there on the first day of school. I helped her tie her shoes for the first time. We did so much family stuff together, the three of us."
Quinn, Steinbrecher and the 6-year-old girl lived happily in their Syracuse home for four years, the couple said. They said the girl called Quinn "Dad" and Collins "Glenn."
Before the funeral, Collins texted Steinbrecher, the only communication the two have had since the girl's death. This text message is the only communication Julianne Steinbrecher has received from her 6-year-old daughter's father Glenn Collins since the girl died at his house.
Collins was not invited to the funeral or calling hours.
"I want that memory in his head of what he found that morning - you have to live with that memory," Steinbrecher said. "You're not going to see her at peace in that casket. You live with that memory of you finding her dead. I want that etched in his brain."
Steinbrecher said the charges against Collins (second-degree manslaughter, theft of services and criminal impersonation and harassment) give her some comfort.
"I feel some sort of comfort, I'm angry, and my grieving process starts now after all of this," she said. "This is what I've been waiting for, some kind of justice for her in all this."
Steinbrecher and Quinn said life hasn't been anywhere near the same since their daughter with the great big smile and even bigger personality died.
They described her as loving to sing and dance, as well as spending time outdoors at the family's camp. She learned to love school and had tons of friends who she loved to share her toys with. SpongeBob SquarePants was her favorite cartoon character.
Steinbrecher vowed to be at every one of Collins' court appearances until the day she would be given the opportunity to speak.
"It won't be nice," she said. "He took the best part of me. He took my whole life. It's changed. It's like the day before I was a mother."
There was no rational reason for an idiot like GLENN COLLINS to have access. Why don't guys like this get supervised visitation instead of protective mothers? And this sh** has the nerve to intimidate/harass the surviving child into not testifying?
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/mother_of_6-year-old_girl_killed_in_carbon_monoxide_poisoning_had_fought_with_fa.html
Mother of 6-year-old killed in carbon monoxide poisoning feared for girl's safety
By Julie McMahon on October 09, 2014 at 8:13 PM, updated October 09, 2014 at 9:46 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In the four years since Glenn Collins was released from prison, his daughter's mother feared hearing that her 6-year-old Gabriella was hurt in his care.
After the girl's stays with her father, she complained of being bored, unwashed and of his long absences, said Julianne Steinbrecher, the mother.
On Aug. 29, she received the dreaded phone call.
During that visit with his daughter, Collins arrived home to 106 Carlton Drive in Salina from a trip with a woman to Turning Stone casino. He found Gabriella and his 14-year-old son Jaidon Collins unresponsive, authorities said. Gabriella was pronounced dead at Upstate University Hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator.
Steinbrecher was required by court order to allow her daughter to visit Glenn Collins.
"She would kick and scream and cry, 'Mommy, I don't want to go.' Being a mother it obviously broke my heart but I had to follow what a court order said."
The July court order included specific conditions, many of which were broken the day of Gabriella's death.
The court order requires a parent or adult over the age of 18 to watch the girl at all times. Specifically, the parents agreed that either the father or one of his parents would supervise. But police say Gabriella was left with her half-brother Jaidon, which is explicitly prohibited by the court order.
The court order also requires that Gabriella make regular phone calls to check in with her mother. Steinbrecher expected a call that night, but never received one, typical of visits with Collins, she said.
Under the court order, Collins was required to notify Steinbrecher of any event that would affect the child's health. Power had been cut to the house on Aug. 13. Collins had since placed a generator inside the house, authorities have said. Gabriella had told her mother about a power outage at the house when she returned from her last visit. She told Steinbrecher that she had stayed with Collins' parents. Steinbrecher had no knowledge of a generator being used at the house.
Finally, the court order required each parent to send each other copies of a driving record within a specified time period. When Steinbrecher did not receive Collins', she filed a petition with the court asking to take away Collins' visitation rights until he could prove he had a valid drivers' license. The petition was not processed by the court by the time Gabriella had died.
The court awarded Steinbrecher $8.04 a month, she said. Steinbrecher said she hasn't received a payment since November 2013. Collins has missed several hearings on child support, she said.
The relationship between Steinbrecher and Collins has been difficult since the night of Feb. 10, 2010, when police raided the couple's home for drugs, court papers show. Gabriella was two years old at the time. Police found 800 doses of drugs in a safe, according to the court papers issued by Onondaga County Family Court. Steinbrecher said she did not have access to the safe or know they were there.
A month later, out on bail, Collins was again charged with a drug offense when he was stopped with heroin in New York City, the court papers say. According to the records, Collins pleaded guilty to both charges.
He was admitted to prison in July 2010, and was released in April 2011 on parole.
Surrounded by their parents and other family members, Steinbrecher and her boyfriend Seamus Quinn spoke to Syracuse.com about the loss of the 6-year-old girl. They waited until Thursday, when charges were announced, to avoid interfering with an investigation into the incident.
Steinbrecher said she didn't blame the court, 14-year-old Jaidon or herself. She placed the blame solely on Glenn Collins.
His whereabouts in the hours before the girl's death infuriate her, she said.
"It disgusts me. You have money to go to the casino but you can't pay your NiMo bill, your child support? It doesn't surprise me. Nothing surprises me anymore with his actions."
Days after Gabriella died, the couple published an obituary which left Glenn Collins completely out. The girl's name was listed as Gabriella Antoinette Steinbrecher-Quinn. Collins, they said, didn't have a right to her name or condolences.
"I am her father," Quinn said. "If you asked him what her favorite color was, he wouldn't be able to tell you. If you asked him who her kindergarten teacher was, he wouldn't be able to tell you. I was there on the first day of school. I helped her tie her shoes for the first time. We did so much family stuff together, the three of us."
Quinn, Steinbrecher and the 6-year-old girl lived happily in their Syracuse home for four years, the couple said. They said the girl called Quinn "Dad" and Collins "Glenn."
Before the funeral, Collins texted Steinbrecher, the only communication the two have had since the girl's death. This text message is the only communication Julianne Steinbrecher has received from her 6-year-old daughter's father Glenn Collins since the girl died at his house.
Collins was not invited to the funeral or calling hours.
"I want that memory in his head of what he found that morning - you have to live with that memory," Steinbrecher said. "You're not going to see her at peace in that casket. You live with that memory of you finding her dead. I want that etched in his brain."
Steinbrecher said the charges against Collins (second-degree manslaughter, theft of services and criminal impersonation and harassment) give her some comfort.
"I feel some sort of comfort, I'm angry, and my grieving process starts now after all of this," she said. "This is what I've been waiting for, some kind of justice for her in all this."
Steinbrecher and Quinn said life hasn't been anywhere near the same since their daughter with the great big smile and even bigger personality died.
They described her as loving to sing and dance, as well as spending time outdoors at the family's camp. She learned to love school and had tons of friends who she loved to share her toys with. SpongeBob SquarePants was her favorite cartoon character.
Steinbrecher vowed to be at every one of Collins' court appearances until the day she would be given the opportunity to speak.
"It won't be nice," she said. "He took the best part of me. He took my whole life. It's changed. It's like the day before I was a mother."
Friday, October 24, 2014
Dad charged with killing 6-year-old daughter tried to "intimidate" surviving child and keep him from taking; is this a custodial father? (Syracuse, New York)
We've posted on this case before. At that time we speculated that GLENN COLLINS was a custodial father since he was out at casino with his girlfriend while the kids were home alone under unsafe conditions. We finally see mention of a mother, but no other information. How did a guy with a prior drug felony conviction and guns get any custodial rights at all? Oh right, this is upstate New York, which has a very strong fathers rights lobby.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/father_charged_in_carbon_monoxide_poisoning_death_intimidated_tried_to_silence_s.html
Father 'intimidated,' tried to silence surviving child of carbon monoxide poisoning, indictment says
By Julie McMahon on October 23, 2014 at 5:48 PM, updated October 23, 2014 at 6:19 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Glenn Collins, the Salina father charged with manslaughter in the carbon monoxide poisoning death of his 6-year-old daughter, intimidated and attempted to silence his surviving son, court papers say.
In an indictment filed earlier this month, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said that Collins repeatedly attempted to intimate Jaidon Collins, now 15, while he was being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
Collins also tried to stop Jaidon from talking about the events of Aug. 29, the day Collins left Jaidon and his sister Gabriella alone at his house with a generator running in the basement, the papers said.
In a news conference earlier this month, Fitzpatrick said that Jaidon contacted his father as Collins traveled to Turning Stone casino with a woman. Jaidon told him he felt sick and Gabriella was crying, but Collins did not return until around 6:30 a.m., Fitzpatrick said.
Onondaga County district attorney William Fitzpatrick makes announcement at a press conference that Glenn Collins, the father of a 6-year-old girl who was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in late August, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a felony.
Reached by a Syracuse.com reporter, Jaidon's mother Elizabeth Stafford declined to comment on what happened while her son was in the hospital. Stafford has said that Jaidon is making a slow recovery and the two of them are not yet ready to talk publicly about the incident.
Collins was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, in addition to the other charges previously discussed by Fitzpatrick.
Collins, 37, was released on bond Monday. His bail was set at $100,000 despite objections from the district attorney's office that he be allowed to leave the Onondaga County Justice Center.
Collins could not be reached at his parents' house for comment. He did not respond to requests for an interview left at the house.
Court papers also revealed that Collins was $2,000 behind on his National Grid bill before the utility company shut off his power, apparently leading him to place a generator in the basement of the house, the indictment said.
Second-degree manslaughter, a felony: Collins is accused of recklessly ignoring the warning label on a gas-powered generator, causing his house to fill with gas and kill 6-year-old Gabriella.
Theft of services, a felony, and second-degree criminal impersonation, a misdemeanor: Collins allegedly owed $2,000 to National Grid, which led the company, after 16 notices over several months and repeated payment plan offers, to cut power at the home.
Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor: Collins' conduct toward his son, in addition to his actions regarding the generator, led to two endangerment charges, the indictment states. According to the papers, Collins ignored a warning label which stated the generator was not electrically equipped to be used indoors, in addition to its fumes being a hazard. Investigators found that Collins also endangered his children because he did not have functioning smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in the home, the papers said.
Fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, misdemeanor: Collins was found to have a rifle the day police responded to the carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the indictment. Because of a prior drug felony conviction, Collins was not permitted to have a gun.
Second-degree aggravated harassment, violation: Finally, Collins is accused of threatening on Sept. 9 a friend of Gabriella's mother through a Facebook message, according to the indictment and statements from DA Fitzpatrick.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/father_charged_in_carbon_monoxide_poisoning_death_intimidated_tried_to_silence_s.html
Father 'intimidated,' tried to silence surviving child of carbon monoxide poisoning, indictment says
By Julie McMahon on October 23, 2014 at 5:48 PM, updated October 23, 2014 at 6:19 PM
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Glenn Collins, the Salina father charged with manslaughter in the carbon monoxide poisoning death of his 6-year-old daughter, intimidated and attempted to silence his surviving son, court papers say.
In an indictment filed earlier this month, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said that Collins repeatedly attempted to intimate Jaidon Collins, now 15, while he was being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.
Collins also tried to stop Jaidon from talking about the events of Aug. 29, the day Collins left Jaidon and his sister Gabriella alone at his house with a generator running in the basement, the papers said.
In a news conference earlier this month, Fitzpatrick said that Jaidon contacted his father as Collins traveled to Turning Stone casino with a woman. Jaidon told him he felt sick and Gabriella was crying, but Collins did not return until around 6:30 a.m., Fitzpatrick said.
Onondaga County district attorney William Fitzpatrick makes announcement at a press conference that Glenn Collins, the father of a 6-year-old girl who was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in late August, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, a felony.
Reached by a Syracuse.com reporter, Jaidon's mother Elizabeth Stafford declined to comment on what happened while her son was in the hospital. Stafford has said that Jaidon is making a slow recovery and the two of them are not yet ready to talk publicly about the incident.
Collins was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, in addition to the other charges previously discussed by Fitzpatrick.
Collins, 37, was released on bond Monday. His bail was set at $100,000 despite objections from the district attorney's office that he be allowed to leave the Onondaga County Justice Center.
Collins could not be reached at his parents' house for comment. He did not respond to requests for an interview left at the house.
Court papers also revealed that Collins was $2,000 behind on his National Grid bill before the utility company shut off his power, apparently leading him to place a generator in the basement of the house, the indictment said.
Second-degree manslaughter, a felony: Collins is accused of recklessly ignoring the warning label on a gas-powered generator, causing his house to fill with gas and kill 6-year-old Gabriella.
Theft of services, a felony, and second-degree criminal impersonation, a misdemeanor: Collins allegedly owed $2,000 to National Grid, which led the company, after 16 notices over several months and repeated payment plan offers, to cut power at the home.
Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor: Collins' conduct toward his son, in addition to his actions regarding the generator, led to two endangerment charges, the indictment states. According to the papers, Collins ignored a warning label which stated the generator was not electrically equipped to be used indoors, in addition to its fumes being a hazard. Investigators found that Collins also endangered his children because he did not have functioning smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in the home, the papers said.
Fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, misdemeanor: Collins was found to have a rifle the day police responded to the carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the indictment. Because of a prior drug felony conviction, Collins was not permitted to have a gun.
Second-degree aggravated harassment, violation: Finally, Collins is accused of threatening on Sept. 9 a friend of Gabriella's mother through a Facebook message, according to the indictment and statements from DA Fitzpatrick.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Custodial dad to go on trial for antifreeze poisoning-torture murders of 5-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son (Mobile, Alabama)
We have reported on torture killer daddy JOHN DEBLASE since this case first broke four years ago. What is not reported here is that this CUSTODIAL FATHER viciously kept these children he considered a "personal liability" away from their mother. Daddy, like many abusive fathers, denied all contact while the authorities did nothing. According to the mother, she had not seen the kids in at least a year. See previous posts here.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/trial-dad-accused-poisoning-kids-antifreeze-article-1.1971912
Trial to begin for Alabama father accused of poisoning children with antifreeze
John DeBlase has been behind bars while awaiting trial in the murder of his two children, Natalie, 5, and Chase, 3, since December 2010. The 30-year-old is accused of torturing the children with their stepmother for months before killing them separately and hiding their bodies in Alabama and Mississippi.
BY Nina Golgowski / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Sunday, October 12, 2014, 7:36 PM
An Alabama father accused of torturing and poisoning his two children with antifreeze before dumping their bodies in trash bags four years ago is finally going to trial.
The capital murder trial for John DeBlase, 30, is set to begin in Mobile Tuesday in the sickening deaths of his two children, Natalie, 5, and Chase, 3, in 2010.
DeBlase and his common-law wife, Heather Leavell-Keaton, have both pleaded not guilty after the children's skeletal remains were recovered in Alabama and Mississippi, one month after they were reported missing, though they had not been seen for months, Mobile's Press-Register reported.
Chase, who was described as only wearing diapers when he was found in woods north of Vancleave, Miss., on Dec. 8, 2010, is believed to have died on June 20 after enduring months of abuse and poisoned meals that left him violently ill.
His older sister, whose body was found two days later in woods near Citronelle, Ala., is believed to have died earlier on March 4 after facing similar, if not worse, abuse.
The little girl had been burned with cigarettes and hot candle wax, had her hair pulled and was beaten with a fly swatter by Leavell-Keaton, who was her stepmother, before she was heartlessly locked in a suitcase on the day she died, Mobile police Detective Angela Prine testified in September 2011.
Leavell-Keaton — whose trial is scheduled to begin on March 25 — has been accused of being jealous of the little girl and of torturing both children before teaming up with DeBlase to kill them for a life free of responsibilities.
Authorities have said that Chase survived a bit longer than his sister when the couple considered keeping him alive despite previous poisonings.
He was ultimately considered a "liability," however, when he was seen crying and asking for his sister in public after her death, according to the detective's testimony.
Among the horrific allegations of abuse, Prine said Leavell-Keaton confessed to killing the children to a fellow inmate and that DeBlase first poisoned their dog with antifreeze "to see how long it would take to kill a living thing," the Press Register reported. Authorities search woods near Citronelle, Ala. where the body of 5-year-old Natalie DeBlase was found in December 2010. Her recovery came two days after her brother's in Mississippi. Authorities said they bought gallons of antifreeze at a Walmart to prepare. In addition to three counts of capital murder with DeBlase, Leavell-Keaton also faces two counts of aggravated child abuse.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/trial-dad-accused-poisoning-kids-antifreeze-article-1.1971912
Trial to begin for Alabama father accused of poisoning children with antifreeze
John DeBlase has been behind bars while awaiting trial in the murder of his two children, Natalie, 5, and Chase, 3, since December 2010. The 30-year-old is accused of torturing the children with their stepmother for months before killing them separately and hiding their bodies in Alabama and Mississippi.
BY Nina Golgowski / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Sunday, October 12, 2014, 7:36 PM
An Alabama father accused of torturing and poisoning his two children with antifreeze before dumping their bodies in trash bags four years ago is finally going to trial.
The capital murder trial for John DeBlase, 30, is set to begin in Mobile Tuesday in the sickening deaths of his two children, Natalie, 5, and Chase, 3, in 2010.
DeBlase and his common-law wife, Heather Leavell-Keaton, have both pleaded not guilty after the children's skeletal remains were recovered in Alabama and Mississippi, one month after they were reported missing, though they had not been seen for months, Mobile's Press-Register reported.
Chase, who was described as only wearing diapers when he was found in woods north of Vancleave, Miss., on Dec. 8, 2010, is believed to have died on June 20 after enduring months of abuse and poisoned meals that left him violently ill.
His older sister, whose body was found two days later in woods near Citronelle, Ala., is believed to have died earlier on March 4 after facing similar, if not worse, abuse.
The little girl had been burned with cigarettes and hot candle wax, had her hair pulled and was beaten with a fly swatter by Leavell-Keaton, who was her stepmother, before she was heartlessly locked in a suitcase on the day she died, Mobile police Detective Angela Prine testified in September 2011.
Leavell-Keaton — whose trial is scheduled to begin on March 25 — has been accused of being jealous of the little girl and of torturing both children before teaming up with DeBlase to kill them for a life free of responsibilities.
Authorities have said that Chase survived a bit longer than his sister when the couple considered keeping him alive despite previous poisonings.
He was ultimately considered a "liability," however, when he was seen crying and asking for his sister in public after her death, according to the detective's testimony.
Among the horrific allegations of abuse, Prine said Leavell-Keaton confessed to killing the children to a fellow inmate and that DeBlase first poisoned their dog with antifreeze "to see how long it would take to kill a living thing," the Press Register reported. Authorities search woods near Citronelle, Ala. where the body of 5-year-old Natalie DeBlase was found in December 2010. Her recovery came two days after her brother's in Mississippi. Authorities said they bought gallons of antifreeze at a Walmart to prepare. In addition to three counts of capital murder with DeBlase, Leavell-Keaton also faces two counts of aggravated child abuse.
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