Former Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputy, Tim Abrahamson, recently pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after he attacked his wife’s lover in North Dakota. Reportedly, Abrahamson’s wife had an affair with an ex-boyfriend during a trip to North Dakota in 2011. After living with the fact for over a year, the former deputy apparently decided it was finally time to do something about it. Abrahamson and Deputy Steve Carpenter, his apparent accomplice, rented a sedan and drove the approximate 1,600 miles up to West Fargo on September 16, 2012. The two men pulled up to the home of the victim and
Former Maricopa Deputy Charged with Aggravated Assault
7 May 2013 by jacksonwhite | Aggravated Assault | No CommentsArizona Cardinal Daryl Washington Arrested for Domestic Violence
6 May 2013 by jacksonwhite | Domestic Violence | No Comments26-year-old Daryl Washington was recently arrested on felony domestic violence charges after he allegedly got into a violent argument with his child’s mother. Reportedly, Washington went to visit his child at a Phoenix apartment on May 1. He allegedly left with the child, unbeknownst to the mother, and failed to answer his cellphone when she tried calling him. Washington returned with the baby shortly thereafter, and claimed he had just gone to a nearby Dairy Queen. At this point, Washington and the child’s mother started fighting. According to the mother, Washington pushed her away as she tried to reach for
Tempe Frat Boy Charged with Aggravated Assault after Throwing Everclear into Fire
3 May 2013 by jacksonwhite | Aggravated Assault | No CommentsDuring a frat party near Hardy and University avenues in Tempe, partygoer Andrew Kent decided to throw a bottle of Everclear into a bonfire, subsequently lighting two women on fire. Everclear is a potent type of liquor, generally 75-95% alcohol with the ability to power small motors. It is reported that over 100 people were at the party at the time of the incident. Though friends helped put the flames out, the victims were already singed on their legs and back. One of the women was a 17-year-old prospective ASU student who left with second and third-degree burns covering about
5 Charged after Fight Breaks Out at Tempe Frat Party
2 May 2013 by jacksonwhite | Aggravated Assault | No CommentsA party at an apartment complex, just blocks away from Tempe’s ASU campus, turned ugly after guns and baseball bats were added into the equation. Reportedly, 20-year-old Caleb Everett got into an initial argument with partygoers after he was asked to leave the apartment complex. Everett left and returned with a group of friends, in addition to a baseball bat and two 9mm handguns. After approximately 20 people filed out of the complex, two groups began taunting each other, which is when witnesses reported seeing 18-year-old Zack Rezendes hit someone in the head with one of the bats. At some
Notorious Killer, Robert Gleason Jr., Executed on Death Row
1 May 2013 by jacksonwhite | Death Penalty | No CommentsRobert Gleason Jr. pleaded guilty to a shooting death in 2008, and was sentenced to life in prison. His victim was a man cooperating with federal investigators regarding a meth ring that Gleason was involved with. Though he was not originally put on death row, Gleason dedicated his efforts throughout his incarceration to ensure that he would die for his crimes. One year after he was put behind bars, Gleason hogtied, strangled, and beat his 63-year-old mentally disturbed cellmate and remained with his lifeless body for 15 hours before jail officers discovered the murder. A little over a year later,
Juror Goes to Jail for Using Cellphone during Trial
30 April 2013 by jacksonwhite | Contempt of Court | No CommentsMuch can be learned from the case of 26-year-old Benjamin Kohler, with the most poignant message being, listen to the judge. Kohler was serving on a jury during an armed robbery trial in Oregon, and during a round of testimony from a police officer, the lights were dimmed to prepare for a surveillance video related to the case. During the video, Judge Dennis Graves looked over at the jury and easily spotted the glowing light of a cellphone reflecting off of Kohler’s shirt. Before the trial began, Judge Graves specifically prohibited the use of mobile phones during the trial, including
How Many People Are in Jail Simply Because They Can’t Afford Their Bail?
29 April 2013 by jacksonwhite | Jail Sentence | No CommentsSome shocking statistics about the United States criminal justice system reveal that 2/3 of offenders who are jailed continue to stay behind bars for extended periods of time, simply because they cannot afford bail. On any given day in this country, 750,000 people sit in jail cells, and two-thirds of them haven’t even been convicted of a crime. According to Timothy Murray of the Pretrial Justice Institute, 95% of those booked into jail in 2010-2011 were not sent to prison afterwards, and 75% of felony defendants who are sentenced to jail will be given probation, sent to rehabilitation programs, or
“Responsibility is Not Intent”: Manslaughter Charges for NY Man
26 April 2013 by jacksonwhite | Manslaughter | No CommentsOn December 12, 2011, Lamont Pride, Nelson Morales, Ariel Tejada, and Kevin Santos were attempting to carry out the robbery of a drug dealer in a basement apartment in Brooklyn, New York. However, their plans were foiled when police officers arrived at the scene. When police arrived, Morales and Tejada reportedly acted as victims while Pride and Santos attempted to escape. As officers chased the two men down, Pride allegedly fired a shot from a 9mm semiautomatic pistol which hit a New York City police officer in the face. The man died later at a hospital and became the first
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