Father ANGEL DUPREY's ex-girlfriend had an Order of Protection prohibiting Duprey from contacting her or their three children. But that didn't stop him from breaking into the ex-girlfriend's house, grabbing the five-year-old son, and taking a swing at the grandmother, who was trying to protect the child. Father's Rights apologists will tell you these are the acts of a "loving father." WRONG. These are the acts of an abusive father who doesn't care who gets hurt or traumatized, just so long as Dad has control of his child possession.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090628/NEWS01/906280345/Police++Father+kidnapped+boy++5++from+mom+s+home
Police: Father kidnapped boy, 5, from mom's home
By CRIS BARRISH • The News Journal • June 28, 2009
A man who was ordered by the courts to stay away from his ex-girlfriend kidnapped his 5-year-old son from her Lincoln home Saturday, and later abandoned his car when it got a flat tire about 40 miles away near Odessa, state police said.
The abduction of Zion Duprey by his father, Angel Duprey, about 12:30 p.m. triggered an amber alert for much of the day, but that was called off about 8 p.m. because the abandoned 1995 Buick LeSabre was found on the Del. 1 highway.
The suspect's mode of transportation must be known for an alert to be in effect, state police Lt. Melissa Zebley said.
A napkin with the words, "Be Right Back'' scrawled in a blue marker was attached to the car's driver side window. A woman is believed to have picked up Duprey and his son and driven them to Peoples Plaza off U.S. 40 in Bear, Zebley said.
The missing boy has black hair and brown eyes, weighs about 25 pounds and is 2-feet, 3-inches tall. He was last seen wearing bluejean shorts to his knees and a blue shirt with white designs.
The 30-year-old suspect lives in Philadelphia, and state police have notified Pennsylvania authorities about the child's abduction. Angel Duprey is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He was last seen wearing bluejeans and no shirt. He has tattoos around his neck.
Zebley gave this account: Angel Duprey drove to the 8300 block of Collet Lane in Lincoln, where his three children live with their mother and grandmother. Duprey's protection from abuse order, issued in Pennsylvania, prohibits him from having contact with his former girlfriend or their three children.
He entered the unlocked front door without notice and walked to the rear of the home, where the grandmother was with his children and another child. He grabbed Zion and the grandmother tried to take him back. He swung at her with the back of his hand but missed, and left the home with Zion, with the grandmother pursuing behind them, trying to get the boy back. He then took off in the LeSabre.
Zebley said troopers received a 911 call from a man who said a woman he knows reported picking up a man and child whose car had broken down on Del. 1 and driving them to Peoples Plaza. Police canvassed the shopping area without success and are attempting to contact that woman, Zebley said.
Anyone with information may call investigators at Troop 4 at 856-5850 or Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Father of 2 admits looking at child porn (Swindon, United Kingdom)
Father DAVID DAWSON finally admitted that he had almost 100 pornographic images of children on his computer--but only after his teen-aged sons gave statements to the police.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4463199.Dad_admits_looking_at_child_porn/
Dad admits looking at child porn
10:00am Monday 29th June 2009
A FATHER-of-two has been put on a sex offenders’ programme after he was found with indecent images of children on his computer.
David Dawson had also entered terms like ‘pre-teen nude’ and ‘young girl nude’ into search engines on his computer.
The 39-year-old told police that could have been done by someone else in the house, but admitted it was him after officers had taken statements from his sons aged 17 and 15.
Roxy Cole, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court that police went to Dawson’s home in May 2007 following a complaint and took away his computer.
He was spoken to by officers and at first denied ever viewing porn but eventually accepted he had seen adult web sites but never anything to do with children.
The computer was examined and found to have just under 100 indecent images of children, almost all at the lower level of seriousness.
She said the search inquiries were also uncovered and it was found they had been typed in between 6.20am and 6.50am.
He was spoken to again and initially denied typing the phrases saying someone else may have done it.
But he admitted he was the only one up at that time after his teenage sons gave statements to the police.
In a final interview he admitted seeing the images and that he had done so for sexual gratification.
Miss Cole said none of the images had been stored on the machine by the operator but had been recovered from an area where the computer keeps data.
Dawson, of Poplar Avenue, Pinehurst, admitted making and possessing indecent images of children.
He had initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea on the morning of his trial after a judge indicated he would not pass a custodial sentence.
Lucia Whittle-Martin, defending, said there were fewer than 100 images of children over the age of 13, none were stored and the viewing had taken place over seven months.
Passing sentence Judge Douglas Field said: “The number of images was relatively small and the vast majority were at the lowest possible level.
“This activity was over a very short time and the images weren’t saved to disc nor were they distributed in any way.”
He imposed a two-year supervision order with an accredited sex offender treatment programme. The judge told him he must register as a sex offender for five years and ordered the confiscation of the material.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4463199.Dad_admits_looking_at_child_porn/
Dad admits looking at child porn
10:00am Monday 29th June 2009
A FATHER-of-two has been put on a sex offenders’ programme after he was found with indecent images of children on his computer.
David Dawson had also entered terms like ‘pre-teen nude’ and ‘young girl nude’ into search engines on his computer.
The 39-year-old told police that could have been done by someone else in the house, but admitted it was him after officers had taken statements from his sons aged 17 and 15.
Roxy Cole, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court that police went to Dawson’s home in May 2007 following a complaint and took away his computer.
He was spoken to by officers and at first denied ever viewing porn but eventually accepted he had seen adult web sites but never anything to do with children.
The computer was examined and found to have just under 100 indecent images of children, almost all at the lower level of seriousness.
She said the search inquiries were also uncovered and it was found they had been typed in between 6.20am and 6.50am.
He was spoken to again and initially denied typing the phrases saying someone else may have done it.
But he admitted he was the only one up at that time after his teenage sons gave statements to the police.
In a final interview he admitted seeing the images and that he had done so for sexual gratification.
Miss Cole said none of the images had been stored on the machine by the operator but had been recovered from an area where the computer keeps data.
Dawson, of Poplar Avenue, Pinehurst, admitted making and possessing indecent images of children.
He had initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea on the morning of his trial after a judge indicated he would not pass a custodial sentence.
Lucia Whittle-Martin, defending, said there were fewer than 100 images of children over the age of 13, none were stored and the viewing had taken place over seven months.
Passing sentence Judge Douglas Field said: “The number of images was relatively small and the vast majority were at the lowest possible level.
“This activity was over a very short time and the images weren’t saved to disc nor were they distributed in any way.”
He imposed a two-year supervision order with an accredited sex offender treatment programme. The judge told him he must register as a sex offender for five years and ordered the confiscation of the material.
Custodial dad who abandoned 9 kids to be father again (Omaha, Nebraska)
Remember GARY STATON, that poor dad we were all supposed to feel sorry for after he dumped his nine kids on the State of Nebraska? Couldn't cope and all that after his wife died. Now his girlfriend is pregnant. Up until now, he and the kids had received almost $1 million in state aid. Now gee, weren't we told that if there's a father in the home that families are self-reliant? That only single moms suck at the public dole? Guess that assumption was way wrong.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20090628/NEWS01/706289890/-1/FRONTPAGE
June 29, 2009
Published Sunday June 28, 2009
Man who dropped off 9 kids now dad-to-be
By Lynn Safranek
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Gary Staton said he had lost the will to be a parent after his wife died.
Now, the man who dropped off his nine kids under Nebraska's safe haven law is going to be a father again.
Staton, 37, and his girlfriend are expecting a baby.
The couple declined last week to discuss the pregnancy, calling it a private matter.
But Staton addressed the matter briefly in an e-mail to The World-Herald.
“Do you think I'm going to raise this one alone?” he asked.
Since the Staton children were young, the family has received $995,468 in different forms of government aid, including more than $600,000 in food stamps and $109,774 in Medicaid, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services records.
The children were placed in foster care after their father left them. Under the latest figures available, the state paid an average $725 a month per child to foster parents in similar situations.
Staton has given up custody of his seven youngest children. They remain in foster care with their mother's aunt, who hopes to adopt them. The two oldest boys were in foster care until last month, when a 75-year-old Omaha woman was approved to be their guardian.
Both women are eligible for adoption and guardianship subsidies. Parents who adopt state wards may apply to receive Medicaid health insurance and a monthly maximum subsidy of $1,490 per child until the child turns 18.
After Staton's newest child is born, the state cannot remove it from his custody unless there is evidence that the child is in danger, said Brenda Beadle, Douglas County chief deputy county attorney.
Tom Incontro, an Omaha attorney appointed to advocate for the Staton children and who has known the family for years, said he was worried about how the children would react to their father's news and how it would affect them in later years. Despite the extreme adversity they have faced, the kids remain close and supportive of one another, Incontro said.
“They have each other to lean on, and I believe they will continue to do so,” Incontro said. “Hopefully this is one more challenge they will deal with and keep moving forward in their lives.”
Staton became the single father of 10 kids — ages 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 9, 8, 5, 4 and 1 month — in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died after suffering a cerebral aneurysm. The oldest child was his wife's daughter from a previous relationship that he had raised as his own.
Without his wife, Gary Staton said, the amount of work involved and the stress of raising the kids on $10.75 an hour wages were too much to handle.
“I was 100 percent sure that I couldn't last much longer doing this routine over and over, and I wanted to just walk away from it all,” he said in March, when he granted interviews to The World-Herald to share his side of the story with the public.
Aside from his oldest daughter, he said, he did not ask for help from anyone in the family. He did not seek government assistance after losing his job in September.
That month, he told his kids — all but the oldest, who legally was an adult — he was taking them to Creighton University Medical Center for grief counseling. When they arrived, he notified hospital staff that he was invoking Nebraska's safe haven law, which allowed parents to leave their children without facing criminal prosecution.
At the time, the law had no age limit. The Legislature later limited it to newborns after 27 parents and guardians dropped off kids.
State workers who spoke to the Staton kids soon after they were dropped off found them to be polite and well-mannered. Although a few were a little behind in school, most of the others were excelling.
In later interviews, Staton said he was not haunted by his decision.
He said he still loved his children. “I'm just so worried about trying again and failing.”
At the time, Staton said he did not want more children and would be willing to take steps to make sure he couldn't father any more.
“If I had a thousand dollars,” he said, “I'd get fixed.”
http://www.omaha.com/article/20090628/NEWS01/706289890/-1/FRONTPAGE
June 29, 2009
Published Sunday June 28, 2009
Man who dropped off 9 kids now dad-to-be
By Lynn Safranek
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Gary Staton said he had lost the will to be a parent after his wife died.
Now, the man who dropped off his nine kids under Nebraska's safe haven law is going to be a father again.
Staton, 37, and his girlfriend are expecting a baby.
The couple declined last week to discuss the pregnancy, calling it a private matter.
But Staton addressed the matter briefly in an e-mail to The World-Herald.
“Do you think I'm going to raise this one alone?” he asked.
Since the Staton children were young, the family has received $995,468 in different forms of government aid, including more than $600,000 in food stamps and $109,774 in Medicaid, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services records.
The children were placed in foster care after their father left them. Under the latest figures available, the state paid an average $725 a month per child to foster parents in similar situations.
Staton has given up custody of his seven youngest children. They remain in foster care with their mother's aunt, who hopes to adopt them. The two oldest boys were in foster care until last month, when a 75-year-old Omaha woman was approved to be their guardian.
Both women are eligible for adoption and guardianship subsidies. Parents who adopt state wards may apply to receive Medicaid health insurance and a monthly maximum subsidy of $1,490 per child until the child turns 18.
After Staton's newest child is born, the state cannot remove it from his custody unless there is evidence that the child is in danger, said Brenda Beadle, Douglas County chief deputy county attorney.
Tom Incontro, an Omaha attorney appointed to advocate for the Staton children and who has known the family for years, said he was worried about how the children would react to their father's news and how it would affect them in later years. Despite the extreme adversity they have faced, the kids remain close and supportive of one another, Incontro said.
“They have each other to lean on, and I believe they will continue to do so,” Incontro said. “Hopefully this is one more challenge they will deal with and keep moving forward in their lives.”
Staton became the single father of 10 kids — ages 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 9, 8, 5, 4 and 1 month — in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died after suffering a cerebral aneurysm. The oldest child was his wife's daughter from a previous relationship that he had raised as his own.
Without his wife, Gary Staton said, the amount of work involved and the stress of raising the kids on $10.75 an hour wages were too much to handle.
“I was 100 percent sure that I couldn't last much longer doing this routine over and over, and I wanted to just walk away from it all,” he said in March, when he granted interviews to The World-Herald to share his side of the story with the public.
Aside from his oldest daughter, he said, he did not ask for help from anyone in the family. He did not seek government assistance after losing his job in September.
That month, he told his kids — all but the oldest, who legally was an adult — he was taking them to Creighton University Medical Center for grief counseling. When they arrived, he notified hospital staff that he was invoking Nebraska's safe haven law, which allowed parents to leave their children without facing criminal prosecution.
At the time, the law had no age limit. The Legislature later limited it to newborns after 27 parents and guardians dropped off kids.
State workers who spoke to the Staton kids soon after they were dropped off found them to be polite and well-mannered. Although a few were a little behind in school, most of the others were excelling.
In later interviews, Staton said he was not haunted by his decision.
He said he still loved his children. “I'm just so worried about trying again and failing.”
At the time, Staton said he did not want more children and would be willing to take steps to make sure he couldn't father any more.
“If I had a thousand dollars,” he said, “I'd get fixed.”
Friday, June 26, 2009
Dad 'excessively rocked' crying 7-month-old; now baby has serious head injuries (Miami, Florida)
UNNAMED DAD has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after "excessively rocking" his seven-month old son when "he would not stop crying." (For gawd's sake, folks. Please get over it. Babies cry. That's what they do.) The baby received serious head injuries as a result.
The lawyer of UNNAMED DAD says it's a "complex matter." Complex, my @$$.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/26/2609588.htm
Dad 'excessively rocked' crying baby
By Tom Forbes
Posted Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:20pm AEST Updated Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:19pm AEST
A Gold Coast court has been told a father admitted to police he injured his baby son by "excessively rocking" him when he would not stop crying.
The seven-month-old received serious head injuries at the family's Miami home on Monday night and was taken to a Brisbane hospital.
His 27-year-old father was charged with grievous bodily harm last night and appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court today.
Police prosecutor Damian Summerfield told the court the father admitted "excessively rocking" his son and was regretful.
The baby's mother was in court and broke down while telling the magistrate her husband would never intentionally hurt his child.
Duty lawyer James McNab says it is a complex matter.
"Obviously everybody is distressed - this is quite a tragic set of circumstances," he said.
"It's going to take some time for the prosecution to resolve and it's ultimately at its embryonic stages and it going [be] a matter [for] expert witnesses I'd say."
The man was granted bail on the condition he not contact his family and is due to face court again next month.
The lawyer of UNNAMED DAD says it's a "complex matter." Complex, my @$$.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/26/2609588.htm
Dad 'excessively rocked' crying baby
By Tom Forbes
Posted Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:20pm AEST Updated Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:19pm AEST
A Gold Coast court has been told a father admitted to police he injured his baby son by "excessively rocking" him when he would not stop crying.
The seven-month-old received serious head injuries at the family's Miami home on Monday night and was taken to a Brisbane hospital.
His 27-year-old father was charged with grievous bodily harm last night and appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court today.
Police prosecutor Damian Summerfield told the court the father admitted "excessively rocking" his son and was regretful.
The baby's mother was in court and broke down while telling the magistrate her husband would never intentionally hurt his child.
Duty lawyer James McNab says it is a complex matter.
"Obviously everybody is distressed - this is quite a tragic set of circumstances," he said.
"It's going to take some time for the prosecution to resolve and it's ultimately at its embryonic stages and it going [be] a matter [for] expert witnesses I'd say."
The man was granted bail on the condition he not contact his family and is due to face court again next month.
Dad arrested for leaving kids alone while he went out to get his car fixed (Conway, South Carolina)
Caretaking father TYRONE GARDNER was arrested for unlawful neglect of a child when he left his three children alone at home. Guess he didn't feel like watching them while he took care of manly things, like getting his car fixed. The four-year-old twins were found wandering around outside, unsupervised and with no shoes. The two-year-old only had a dirty diaper on.
The children were put in the custody of the Department of Social Services. No mention of mom. Is this a custodial dad? Or just an irresponsible one who has no business taking care of children?
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10590840
Father arrested for leaving children home alone
Jun 24, 2009 6:07 PM CDT
Updated:
Jun 25, 2009 6:57 AM CDT
Child neglect in Conway
By Chandi Lowry
CONWAY, SC - Police found two children running on a road in Conway and discovered the kids were left home alone.
Conway police said when the father, Tyrone Gardner, went to the station looking for his children, he told police he left them home alone because he needed to get his vehcile repaired.
Police said without supervision, they were wandering around with no shoes on their feet and one only had on a dirty diaper.
Police said the set of 4-year-old twin boys and 2 year old girl were discovered Monday afternoon running on Blossom street in Conway.
Gardner is charged with unlawful neglect of a child and is in jail on $10,000 bond.
The children are in the custody of the department of social services.
The children were put in the custody of the Department of Social Services. No mention of mom. Is this a custodial dad? Or just an irresponsible one who has no business taking care of children?
http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10590840
Father arrested for leaving children home alone
Jun 24, 2009 6:07 PM CDT
Updated:
Jun 25, 2009 6:57 AM CDT
Child neglect in Conway
By Chandi Lowry
CONWAY, SC - Police found two children running on a road in Conway and discovered the kids were left home alone.
Conway police said when the father, Tyrone Gardner, went to the station looking for his children, he told police he left them home alone because he needed to get his vehcile repaired.
Police said without supervision, they were wandering around with no shoes on their feet and one only had on a dirty diaper.
Police said the set of 4-year-old twin boys and 2 year old girl were discovered Monday afternoon running on Blossom street in Conway.
Gardner is charged with unlawful neglect of a child and is in jail on $10,000 bond.
The children are in the custody of the department of social services.
Dad arrested in connection with 9-month-old's death on Father's Day (Mille Lacs County, Minnesota)
Father LANCE MARSHALL BALLINGER has been arrested in connection with the death of his nine-month-old daughter, who died on Father's Day. Dad was picked up shortly after the baby's death on a probation violation. He had just been released from jail the DAY BEFORE after serving 52 days for a violation of domestic abuse/no contact order, gross misdemeanor DUI, and misdemeanor domestic assault. Ballinger had apparently been in jail "on at least a half dozen occasions over the past three years." Ballinger had previously been convicted of domestic assault against the baby's mother. The mother has also said that Ballinger punched and kicked her in the abdomen when she was pregnant with the now deceased baby and that Ballinger said at that time that he "would rather see it dead" than the mother having the child.
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/062509/new_20090625036.shtml
Tribal police probe baby's death
By KATHI NAGORSKI
City Editor
The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department is investigating the death of an infant who died on Father's Day.
It was learned Wednesday that tribal police were called at 5:45 a.m. Sunday to the 15,000 block of Migizi Drive near Onamia because of an unresponsive infant.
The 9-month-old child, Tila Friend-Ballinger, was transported by ambulance to the Onamia hospital where the girl was pronounced dead.
"We've ruled it a suspicious death," said Dwight Reed, tribal police chief. "It's always a shame when a child that young passes away, especially under these circumstances."
Russ Jude, tribal police investigator, said, "We have leads that we're following up on. No arrests (have been made) at this point related to this case."
An arrest was made of the girl's father later Sunday morning on a probation violation. Lance Marshall Ballinger, 23, is being held in the Mille Lacs County jail without bail.
Capt. Mike Smith, of the Mille County Sheriff's Department's jail division, said jail records reveal Ballinger was checked back into the jail a little more than 24 hours after he was released from the jail.
Ballinger re-entered the jail about 8 a.m. Sunday on the probation violation. The Mille Lacs County attorney's office said consumption of alcohol triggered the arrest on the probation violation.
About 7 a.m. Saturday, Ballinger was released from the Mille Lacs jail after serving 52 days in jail on a violation of domestic abuse/no contact order, gross misdemeanor DUI and misdemeanor domestic assault, Smith said.Jude said three tribal police officers responded early Sunday morning to the Migizi Drive residence.
There were three other children in the home at that time as well as Tila's father, Lance Ballinger, tribal police said. The children included Tila's 17-year-old aunt, 5-year-old half-sister and 2-year-old half-brother.
Tribal police said this residence was not the primary residence of Tila or her half-siblings. The home is the primary residence of Lance Ballinger and the 17-year-old.
Smith said Ballinger has been in the Mille Lacs County Jail on at least a half-dozen occasions over the past three years.
An autopsy is being performed by the Midwest Medical Examiner's office, which is led by Dr. Janis Amatuzio.Jan Kolb, Mille Lacs County attorney, declined to comment on the death investigation.
According to court records, Ballinger has been convicted of domestic assault involving Tila's mother.
This year three criminal complaints have been filed against Ballinger - two in January and one in February - accusing him of two counts of domestic abuse/no contact order violation, two counts of gross misdemeanor DUI and domestic assault.
In 2008, Ballinger was accused of domestic assault and third-degree assault of an unborn child.
The victim in all cases, according to the criminal complaints, was Kelly Friend, mother of Tila. On at least two occasions, according to the criminal complaints, Friend was observed by law enforcement officials to have suffered injuries to her face that caused bleeding.
The criminal complaint in the 2008 case states, in part, "Friend said that she was sleeping when she awoke to being punched and kicked. Friend stated that she was three and half months pregnant and that Ballinger hit her in the abdominal area saying that 'he would rather see it dead than her having it.' Friend believed that Ballinger was attempting to harm the child that he is the father of."
In the most recent criminal complaint filed in February, Friend denied being abused.
Jude and Reed said tribal police are conducting interviews and actively pursuing leads in this death investigation.
Ballinger remains in jail.Friend could not be reached for comment.
Funeral services for Tila begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the East Lake Community Center near McGregor.
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/062509/new_20090625036.shtml
Tribal police probe baby's death
By KATHI NAGORSKI
City Editor
The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department is investigating the death of an infant who died on Father's Day.
It was learned Wednesday that tribal police were called at 5:45 a.m. Sunday to the 15,000 block of Migizi Drive near Onamia because of an unresponsive infant.
The 9-month-old child, Tila Friend-Ballinger, was transported by ambulance to the Onamia hospital where the girl was pronounced dead.
"We've ruled it a suspicious death," said Dwight Reed, tribal police chief. "It's always a shame when a child that young passes away, especially under these circumstances."
Russ Jude, tribal police investigator, said, "We have leads that we're following up on. No arrests (have been made) at this point related to this case."
An arrest was made of the girl's father later Sunday morning on a probation violation. Lance Marshall Ballinger, 23, is being held in the Mille Lacs County jail without bail.
Capt. Mike Smith, of the Mille County Sheriff's Department's jail division, said jail records reveal Ballinger was checked back into the jail a little more than 24 hours after he was released from the jail.
Ballinger re-entered the jail about 8 a.m. Sunday on the probation violation. The Mille Lacs County attorney's office said consumption of alcohol triggered the arrest on the probation violation.
About 7 a.m. Saturday, Ballinger was released from the Mille Lacs jail after serving 52 days in jail on a violation of domestic abuse/no contact order, gross misdemeanor DUI and misdemeanor domestic assault, Smith said.Jude said three tribal police officers responded early Sunday morning to the Migizi Drive residence.
There were three other children in the home at that time as well as Tila's father, Lance Ballinger, tribal police said. The children included Tila's 17-year-old aunt, 5-year-old half-sister and 2-year-old half-brother.
Tribal police said this residence was not the primary residence of Tila or her half-siblings. The home is the primary residence of Lance Ballinger and the 17-year-old.
Smith said Ballinger has been in the Mille Lacs County Jail on at least a half-dozen occasions over the past three years.
An autopsy is being performed by the Midwest Medical Examiner's office, which is led by Dr. Janis Amatuzio.Jan Kolb, Mille Lacs County attorney, declined to comment on the death investigation.
According to court records, Ballinger has been convicted of domestic assault involving Tila's mother.
This year three criminal complaints have been filed against Ballinger - two in January and one in February - accusing him of two counts of domestic abuse/no contact order violation, two counts of gross misdemeanor DUI and domestic assault.
In 2008, Ballinger was accused of domestic assault and third-degree assault of an unborn child.
The victim in all cases, according to the criminal complaints, was Kelly Friend, mother of Tila. On at least two occasions, according to the criminal complaints, Friend was observed by law enforcement officials to have suffered injuries to her face that caused bleeding.
The criminal complaint in the 2008 case states, in part, "Friend said that she was sleeping when she awoke to being punched and kicked. Friend stated that she was three and half months pregnant and that Ballinger hit her in the abdominal area saying that 'he would rather see it dead than her having it.' Friend believed that Ballinger was attempting to harm the child that he is the father of."
In the most recent criminal complaint filed in February, Friend denied being abused.
Jude and Reed said tribal police are conducting interviews and actively pursuing leads in this death investigation.
Ballinger remains in jail.Friend could not be reached for comment.
Funeral services for Tila begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the East Lake Community Center near McGregor.
Dad stabs mom to death while daughters watch in horror from closet (Brownsburg, Indiana)
Father JOSEPH WARNOCK had a temporary protection order filed against him by his wife, which he had fought. The wife had just filed for divorce when Warnock stabbed her to death. Their two daughters watched the stabbing from a closet, where they had hidden while their father was in the home. After Dad left the premises, the 12-year-old had the horrifying job of calling 911 and telling them "Daddy stabbed Mommy."
Note that this father had the intention of fighting for custody of these kids. Now their mother is dead, and he is restricted from having any contact with them (wonder how long that will last). Just goes to show how murderous, violent fathers can loudly profess their love for their kids and how they want custody, but have no compunction about murdering them or their mothers.
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090625_former_miss_kauai_killed_in_stabbing_at_indiana_home.html
Former Miss Kauai killed in stabbing at Indiana home
By Kaylee Noborikawa
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 25, 2009
Eleven days before she planned to move back home, former Miss Kauai Angela Warnock was stabbed to death in front of her 8- and 12-year-old daughters in Indiana, her brother said yesterday.
On Sunday her estranged husband, Joseph Warnock, entered his former home in Brownsburg, Ind., through a patio door about midnight and allegedly stabbed his wife to death with a steak knife.
She was in bed with her two daughters at the time. Police said the girls ran into a closet and hid there for at least 15 minutes while their father was in the home.
"Daddy stabbed Mommy," the 12-year-old said in a 911 call once her father left the house, the Associated Press reported.
Joseph Warnock, 41, was arrested Monday following a manhunt in the neighborhood and was being held without bail in Hendricks County Jail. He was charged yesterday with murder and invasion of privacy, and for violating a temporary protective order issued to his wife.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges but is restricted from having any contact with his children, according to WISH Channel 8.
The couple was married for 13 years and both attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Angela Warnock, Miss Kauai 1990, received a temporary protective order on May 27 against her husband for herself and her children, according to records filed in Hendricks County Superior Court.
Last Thursday, she was granted a two-year extension of the order and a day later filed for divorce, according to records. Her husband opposed the order and fought for possession of their home and custody of their children, but the court denied his appeal, records said.
Angela Warnock's brother, Benjamin Miller, said in a telephone interview from Indiana yesterday that his sister planned to move back to Kauai with her two daughters on July 2.
"Her stuff is already arriving at my parents' house on Kauai," he said.
Angela Warnock's family flew to Indiana yesterday and is staying with friends and relatives to watch over the two girls.
"Angie was stunningly beautiful on the outside, but she was the most radiant, beautiful person on the inside and anyone that ever met her just loved her," said Miller. "She cared about everybody so much and everyone who knew her here is heartbroken."
Angela Warnock was born in Indiana but attended St. Catherine's School in Kapaa as a child. According to Miller, she was a "typical Kauai girl" who enjoyed going to the beach and horseback riding.
In 1990 she entered her first beauty pageant and won the title of Miss Kauai, which inspired her to model in Milan, Italy, for a short while. Two years later, Hurricane Iniki devastated the island and Angela moved to Indiana, where she met her husband.
Angela became a hands-on mom and was passionate about coaching her daughter's basketball team, said Miller.
"She treated those girls like princesses. She would do anything for her little girls, which is why she was going to come back to Hawaii to get a better life for them," said Miller. "We're going to do everything we can to make sure the girls have the life that Angie wanted them to have."
Eleven days before she planned to move back home, former Miss Kauai Angela Warnock was stabbed to death in front of her 8- and 12-year-old daughters in Indiana, her brother said yesterday.
Note that this father had the intention of fighting for custody of these kids. Now their mother is dead, and he is restricted from having any contact with them (wonder how long that will last). Just goes to show how murderous, violent fathers can loudly profess their love for their kids and how they want custody, but have no compunction about murdering them or their mothers.
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090625_former_miss_kauai_killed_in_stabbing_at_indiana_home.html
Former Miss Kauai killed in stabbing at Indiana home
By Kaylee Noborikawa
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 25, 2009
Eleven days before she planned to move back home, former Miss Kauai Angela Warnock was stabbed to death in front of her 8- and 12-year-old daughters in Indiana, her brother said yesterday.
On Sunday her estranged husband, Joseph Warnock, entered his former home in Brownsburg, Ind., through a patio door about midnight and allegedly stabbed his wife to death with a steak knife.
She was in bed with her two daughters at the time. Police said the girls ran into a closet and hid there for at least 15 minutes while their father was in the home.
"Daddy stabbed Mommy," the 12-year-old said in a 911 call once her father left the house, the Associated Press reported.
Joseph Warnock, 41, was arrested Monday following a manhunt in the neighborhood and was being held without bail in Hendricks County Jail. He was charged yesterday with murder and invasion of privacy, and for violating a temporary protective order issued to his wife.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges but is restricted from having any contact with his children, according to WISH Channel 8.
The couple was married for 13 years and both attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Angela Warnock, Miss Kauai 1990, received a temporary protective order on May 27 against her husband for herself and her children, according to records filed in Hendricks County Superior Court.
Last Thursday, she was granted a two-year extension of the order and a day later filed for divorce, according to records. Her husband opposed the order and fought for possession of their home and custody of their children, but the court denied his appeal, records said.
Angela Warnock's brother, Benjamin Miller, said in a telephone interview from Indiana yesterday that his sister planned to move back to Kauai with her two daughters on July 2.
"Her stuff is already arriving at my parents' house on Kauai," he said.
Angela Warnock's family flew to Indiana yesterday and is staying with friends and relatives to watch over the two girls.
"Angie was stunningly beautiful on the outside, but she was the most radiant, beautiful person on the inside and anyone that ever met her just loved her," said Miller. "She cared about everybody so much and everyone who knew her here is heartbroken."
Angela Warnock was born in Indiana but attended St. Catherine's School in Kapaa as a child. According to Miller, she was a "typical Kauai girl" who enjoyed going to the beach and horseback riding.
In 1990 she entered her first beauty pageant and won the title of Miss Kauai, which inspired her to model in Milan, Italy, for a short while. Two years later, Hurricane Iniki devastated the island and Angela moved to Indiana, where she met her husband.
Angela became a hands-on mom and was passionate about coaching her daughter's basketball team, said Miller.
"She treated those girls like princesses. She would do anything for her little girls, which is why she was going to come back to Hawaii to get a better life for them," said Miller. "We're going to do everything we can to make sure the girls have the life that Angie wanted them to have."
Eleven days before she planned to move back home, former Miss Kauai Angela Warnock was stabbed to death in front of her 8- and 12-year-old daughters in Indiana, her brother said yesterday.
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