Raleigh Butler, Todd Klarkowski & Richard Lewin ID’d as Victims in Forestville Triple Homicide

SONOMA COUNTY TRIPLE HOMICIDE:  The three men killed in a marijuana deal gone wrong have been identified as Colorado resident Todd Klarkowski, 42, and Richard Lewin, 46, of Huntington, N.Y., and Raleigh Butler, 26, who lived in Truckee. Richard Lewin had apparently come to Sonoma County to purchase marijuana when he and the other two men were fatally shot. The men were at Raleigh Butler’s mother rental when the shooting occurred.

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Lt. Dennis O’Leary said detectives have learned the men arranged to buy a large quantity of processed marijuana. Investigators are working to determine how the three men knew each other and who arranged the drug deal. They also believe another party was involved. The men’s bodies were found in a bedroom inside a cabin in the back of the wooded property. No cash or weapons were left behind. Police found a small amount of marijuana on the property, O’Leary said.

 

Myra Perez and Two Kids, Ages 2 and 6, Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Denver

DENVER DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE:  The identities of the three people, including two kids, killed at 4920 Pearl Street in Denver, CO, have been confirmed as Myra Perez and her two kids, Eric, 2 and Nivek, 6.  Isabel, 3, is clinging to life at Denver Health.

Police said no arrests are imminent and do not believe there to be a threat to anyone in the area near the crime scene, KDVR reports.

 

Raleigh Butler ID’d as One of the Victims in the Forestville Triple Homicide

FORESTVILLE SHOOTING: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s office issued a press release identifying one of the victims in the triple homicide at 9707 Ross Station Road as being Raleigh Butler, 26.

When deputies arrived on scene they searched the property and located the three deceased males in a bedroom and that all three of them had in fact been shot. The residence and the property were secured and detectives from the Sheriff’s Office began their investigation.

During the course of the investigation we have determined that one of the deceased was Raleigh Butler age 26. Butler was originally from Petaluma but had been living out of the area for the past several years. The property where the three victims were located was being rented by Butler’s mother, who was out of the state when this crime occurred. The other two deceased subjects were also from out of the area. We will not be releasing their names pending notification of next of kin.

At this point in our investigation based on interviews and evidence collected at the scene we believe this is a marijuana drug deal that resulted in the death of the three victims. There will be a press conference at the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office at 2 p.m. this afternoon. Source

The third victim has now been identified as Todd Klarkowski, age 42. Klarkowski resided in Boulder, Colorado.

49ers Delanie Walker Tweets Aunt, Uncle Killed by Drunk Driver After Superbowl

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San Francisco 49ers player Delanie Walker tweeted that his aunt and uncle, Bryan and Alice Young, were killed by a drunk driver 5 a.m. Monday after the Superbowl. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Delanie Walker. This is such a tragedy.

AC Milan VP Paolo Berlusconi Under Fire for Racist Comment about Mario Balotelli

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AC Milan VP Paolo Berlusconi Under Fire for Racist Comment about Mario Balotelli (Photo credit: massimo ankor)

Paolo Berlusconi, the brother of former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi and vice president of AC Milan, is under fire for a “racist” comment about the team’s latest acquisition, Mario Balotelli.

Paolo Berlusconi, who also runs the family newspaper, Il Giornale, made a derogatory reference about Mario Balotelli, a campaign rally in Milan: “Now, let’s go see the family’s little black boy, the hot head,” a pejorative term for black people.

 AC Milan VP Paolo Berlusconi Under Fire for Racist Comment about Mario Balotelli

Michael Johnson Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder in Death of Phylicia Barnes

#breaking:  Michael Johnson, the suspect in killing of Monroe teen Phylicia Barnes is found guilty of second-degree murder, the Charlotte Observer reports.

Barnes, an honor student at Union Academy, was visiting family in Maryland when she disappeared two years ago. Her body was found naked and floating in the Susquehanna River four months later. Her half-sister’s former boyfriend, Michael Johnson, was charged with her murder.

The jury began deliberating Monday after a seven-day trial, and continued deliberations all day Tuesday. The judge sent jurors home for the night Tuesday after they requested a second viewing of two videos, including an explicit 16-minute video that showed Johnson and Barnes naked. Jurors returned their verdict at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

I wonder why the prosecutor went for second degree murder and not first degree murder? Maybe he didn’t plan it but he went through elaborate means to dispose of her body. Our thoughts and prayers to the family of Phylicia Barnes.

Deontae Smith and Darius Parks Fatally Stabbed in Two Triple Stabbing Incidents in Baltimore

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Deontae Smith and Darius Parks Fatally Stabbed in Two Triple Stabbing Incidents in Baltimore (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

BALTIMORE TRIPLE STABBING:  Deontae Smith, 15, was fatally stabbed after the Baltimore Ravens parade Tuesday. He was among three teens — two 15 year olds and a 16 year old — stabbed in downtown Baltimore. Deontae Smith was pronounced dead at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Another triple stabbing occurred on Monday in which Darius Parks, 22, was pronounced dead at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he was transported. This stabbing occurred in the 200 block of E. Fayette Street.

Deontae Smith:  An investigation revealed a large group of juveniles were engaged in a fight outside a McDonald’s, and police are reviewing CitiWatch surveillance cameras in the area.

“They have good leads,” Davis said.

Police described the other two teens injured as being in serious condition on Wednesday, Davis said.

A Ravens fan told The Sun he had seen a group fight in the same vicinity on his way back from the team’s victory parade, which began at City Hall and wound its way to M&T Bank Stadium drawing about 200,000 spectators including many children who had skipped school. Source

 

 Deontae Smith and Darius Parks Fatally Stabbed in Two Triple Stabbing Incidents in Baltimore

DENVER DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE: Woman, 2 Kids Found Dead at N. Pearl Street Home

DENVER DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE:  Three people were found dead, including two children, at a home at 4920 N. Pearl Street in Denver, Colo., the Denver Post reports. The names and the ages of the children have not been released. Police responded to the home after a 911 call.

UPDATE# 1:   The Denver Post reports, “Rosalinda Bustillos, 21, said her father-in-law heard a couple of gunshots around 5 a.m. ”Right after that a truck took off really fast,” Bustillos said. Tires were squealing as the vehicle sped away, she added. Her father-in-law does not speak English and stayed inside because he was scared, Bustillos said. Their two German shepherd dogs started barking loud.”

UPDATE#2:  KDVR reports the shooting was a double murder-suicide. A mother killed her two kids, attempted to kill a third, before taking her life in an apparent double murder-suicide.

A third child is listed in critical condition at an area hospital. The child reportedly underwent surgery. According to the Tax Assessors’ office records, the duplex at 4920 Pearl Street is owned by Irving Financial Trust.

UPDATE#3 (02/06/13):  The victims have been identified as Myra Perez and her children, her two kids, Eric, 2 and Nivek, 6.  Isabel, 3, is clinging to life at Denver Health.

Read more:  http://hinterlandgazette.com/2013/02/myra-perez-kids-ages-2-6-dead-apparent-murdersuicide-denver.html

 

Todd Kincannon, Former SC GOP Leader, Under Fire for Tweets Mocking Trayvon Martin

DISGRACE:  Todd Kincannon, a former executive director and general counsel for the South Carolina Republican Party, is under fire for his tweets mocking Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teen who was killed by George Zimmerman, an overzealous neighborhood watch captain, in Sanford, FL.

Todd Kincannon, who calls himself “The Honey Badger of American Politics,” posted on his Twitter account, a series of incendiary tweets on Super Bowl Sunday, commenting on the blackout inside the New Orleans Superdome. He tweeted: “It hasn’t been this dark in the Superdome since all those poors occupied it after Hurricane Katrina.” His attacks on Travyon Martin drew outrage, including the Superbowl “sucks more d— than adult Trayvon Martin would have for drug money.” Despite the outrage, he continued to tweet about Martin.:

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Todd Kincannon, Former SC GOP Leader, Under Fire for Tweets Mocking Trayvon Martin

FL Gov. Rick Scott Plans to Spend $100 Million on Reelection, Voters Should Run From Him in Droves

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FL Gov. Rick Scott Plans to Spend $100 Million on Reelection, Voters Should Run From Him in Droves (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The people of Florida should remember the mess that ensued during the presidential elections last November before voting to reelect Gov. Scott Brown. Voter suppression was alive and well in certain parts of Florida leading up to President Obama’s reelection. Politico reports, the Republican governor  ”is preparing to defend his Florida governorship with the most expensive reelection campaign in state history, drawing up plans for a battleship-sized political operation aimed at overcoming the Republican’s deep personal unpopularity. ”The anticipated price tag, according to sources familiar with Scott’s plans: $100 million.”

 FL Gov. Rick Scott Plans to Spend $100 Million on Reelection, Voters Should Run From Him in Droves
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