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NFL Great Deion Sanders Cited in Domestic Dispute with Estranged Wife Pilar Sanders, Misdemeanor Charge Carries $500 Fine

April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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NFL Great Deion Sanders Cited in Domestic Dispute with Estranged Wife Pilar Sanders, Misdemeanor Charge Carries $500 Fine (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

NFL great and born-again Christian Deion Sanders was cited for misdemeanor simple assault in the domestic dispute with his estranged wife Pilar Sanders Monday, that led to her arrest at their mansion in Prosper, TX. Deion Sanders took to Twitter to air his dirty laundry, including posting photos of his kids as they filled out the police report against their mother. That was in poor taste because the children should not have been dragged in this mess. The photo has since been removed.

Police said further investigation led to a charge also being filed against the football star, though it didn’t warrant his arrest. Prosper police spokesman Celso Martinez wouldn’t detail the allegations, but said the charge covers any act considered aggressive and could be as simple as touching or defensively jerking away from someone’s grip. It carries a fine of up to $500.

Deion and Pilar Sanders have been living in the same home in Prosper, months after Deion filed for divorce in December. Deion’s attorney, Rick Robertson, has said both had separate living areas within the large home. Source

It was a very bad idea for the couple to live in the same house, especially in light of the fact that they cannot get along and the divorce is acrimonious. The Sanders’ divorce file is under seal and a judge has placed a gag order on both parties. So, why Deion Sanders’ daughter is still allowed to run her mouth on Twitter is beyond me. Some people will take Deion Sanders side, while others will take Pilar Sanders’ side. The reality is that if you aren’t in the home with them or are a close friend or family member, then this isn’t your dogfight and you are only speculating on who is right or wrong. My concern is for the children, who don’t deserve to be party to this hot mess. Both Deion Sanders and his estranged wife are reckless in that regard. A divorce proceeding isn’t settled by social media or public opinion. It is settled by both parties, their lawyers and a judge.

NFL Great Deion Sanders Cited in Domestic Dispute with Estranged Wife Pilar Sanders, Misdemeanor Charge Carries $500 Fine
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Kevin Allen Kills Wife Katherine Allen and Daughter, Wounds Second Daughter at Brooklyn OH Restaurant

April 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Kevin Allen Kills Wife Katherine Allen and Daughter, Wounds Second Daughter at Brooklyn OH Restaurant

Kevin Allen kills wife Katherine Allen and his daughter at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Brooklyn, OH, after becoming enraged that his wife had decided to leave him.  A second daughter, Kayla Allen, was wounded and is in critical condition at a local hospital. The daughters were ages nine and 10.

Kevin Allen, who was killed by a police officer after refusing to put down his gun, has has a history of domestic violence. He has previous arrests for domestic violence in Kirtland in 1995 as well as burglary and theft in North Royalton in 2008.

Police say Kate Allen made a 911 call at 8:40 p.m. on April 12 from the restaurant. She told police she had just informed her husband that she was leaving him and he was not taking it well. Kate Allen told dispatchers she was afraid her husband may become violent and that he was circling the restaurant parking lot.

Witnesses say Allen entered the restaurant carrying a long gun and began selectively firing at close range. Source

Domestic violence is often swept under a rug. It can often escalate to worst-case scenarios such as this. We need to have a more open dialogue about domestic violence. In my opinion, it is a silent killer. Our deepest sympathies to the family of Katherine Allen. No-one deserves to be terrorized and gunned down by a spouse or significant other. Love doesn’t hurt. Neither Katherine Allen nor her daughters deserved the hand they were dealt.

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Cleveland-Area Cracker Barrel Shooting Leaves Three Dead, One Injured in Domestic Dispute

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

CLEVELAND-AREA CRACKER BARREL SHOOTING: Three people dead, one injured after domestic dispute leads to shooting at a Cracker Barrel restuarant in Brooklyn, Oh, Thursday night. 19 Action News reports a woman, a man and a teen are dead, while a female juvenile was transported to a local hospital, but her condition is not known at this time. The names of the victims and gunman have not been released.

Brooklyn’s Chief of Police says the incident stemmed from a domestic dispute. The department received a 911 phone call from a female at the restaurant. She stated that she had just informed her husband that she was leaving him and he wasn’t taking it well. She stated that he was in his car and kept circling the lot.

When cops arrived, they heard gun shots in the restaurant and saw the suspect exiting the restaurant through the front door holding a long gun. Officers ordered him to surrender he did not comply and was shot. Police reportedly exchanged fire with the gunman before killing him. Source

The gunman is reportedly the husband of the adult female, who called the police. This is another senseless crime. Domestic violence cuts across socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, religion and sexual orientation. Divorce doesn’t mean you get a gun and shoot your entire family. Developing story. Stay tuned for updates.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Says Blacks are Under Attack, But Domestic Violence Against Women Continues to Rise in U.S.

March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

If you think blacks are “under attack” as Rev. Jesse Jackson said of the Trayvon Martin murder by George Zimmerman, then how do you explain the numerous instances of women being injured or killed in acts of domestic violence? I have read about at least three instances, in the last two days, of women either being killed, raped or beaten by their significant others.

First,  Robert Ashley, 55, was charged with the sexual assault of 82 year old Louella Mosley in her Philadelphia home. The victim and her family came forward one day after he was charged to tell the world about the ordeal she went through at the hands of a monster. Police say, last September, Robert Ashley entered Louella Mosley’s home on South 51st Street, stole money and then raped her. Ashley is charged with rape, robbery and other related offenses. Investigators say he was arrested four times prior to September’s incident, including once for another sexual assault, NBC Philadelphia reports.

Next, Shaima Alawadi, a 32 year old mother of five who migrated from Iraq, was found severely beaten in her El Cajon, Calif., home, with a threatening note saying “go back to your country, you terrorist,” lying next to her. She died yesterday at a local hospital, three days after being attacked with a tire iron by an intruder. The family, who had recently moved to California from Michigan, had previously found another racist note.

Third, Edgar Alfonso Vasquez, 25, of San Leandro, allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Annellie Marie Moreno, to death because she refused to get back with him after the two broke up. Her body was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of her family’s vehicle, parked outside her home Friday evening.

We have covered numerous cases of murder-suicide in the last few months and the trend is very alarming. So, before Rev. Jesse Jackson gets on his high horse and say that blacks are under attack in America, take a look at the statistics for violence against women in this country. There are many cases that go unreported.

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San Francisco Mayor Gives Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge, Until 4 PM to Resign or Face Conduct Charges

March 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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San Francisco Mayor Gives Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge, Until 4 PM to Resign or Face Charges (Photo credit: Steve Rhodes)

San Francisco mayor Ed Leegave has issued an ultimatum to embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi — resign by 4 p.m. or face an official misconduct charge and the possible forced removal from office. Ross Mirkarimi was sentenced Monday to three years probation, a year of domestic violence intervention classes and other penalties for pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment of his wife, Eliana Lopez.

San Francisco Mayor Gives Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge, Until 4 PM to Resign or Face Conduct Charges
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New San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Charged with Domestic Violence, Child Endangerment

January 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

DISGRACE:  San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who was sworn in early January, is vowing to fight domestic violence and other misdemeanor charges stemming from a New Year’s Eve incident with his wife, Eliana Lopez. A neighbor recorded the two in a heated argument at their home, that led to his wife being bruised on the arm. This all reportedly occurred in front of the couple’s son.

Sheriff Mirkarimi faces one count each of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness, San Francisco Attorney General George Gascón said Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was booked at San Francisco County Jail and was released on $35,000 bail. Mirkarimi doesn’t have a lot of options to deal with this disaster. He could step aside, but that would mean he’s admitting to domestic violence and would leave his reputation in tatters and mark an end to his law enforcement career. He could ride it out, but the only outcome that would be favorable in this case would be a complete exoneration.

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EX-Husband Michael Anthony Brittain “Person of Interest” in Bombing That Injured Allyson Stone & Current Husband

January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Michael Anthony Brittain, the ex-husband of Allyson Stone, 44, who was badly injured along with her current husband Christopher Stone when a bomb exploded in their car, is now considered a “person of interest” in the case. The Colorado couple picked up a package at the end of their driveway in Lafayette, Colo., that had their names written on it, put it in their car and then it detonated, when Allyson Stone went to open it.

Court records show Brittain was charged in a domestic violence case involving his wife and children in August 2003. However, the Boulder County district attorney dismissed three of the charges in February 2004, and Brittain was found not guilty on a remaining assault charge in January 2004, according to a state court summary.

Allyson filed for divorce three days after Brittain’s arrest in the case. In February 2011, the judge in the divorce case issued a judgment saying Allyson Stone owed $121,520 to Brittain, court records said.

Court documents also show that in March 2007, a 63-year-old Boulder County woman was granted a permanent restraining order against Brittain. It’s unclear why she obtained the order. Source

It is important to note Michael Anthony Brittain has not been arrested nor has he been charged, but something has led the police to consider him a person of interest. The moral of this story is, don’t open packages you find at the end of your driveway if aren’t expecting a delivery.

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Sean Brown, Nephew of O.J. Simpson’s Murdered Ex-Wife, Arrested for Beating Up Girlfriend

December 27, 2011 By 2 Comments

Sean Brown, nephew of O.J. Simpson’s murdered ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, arrested for beating up his girlfriend in domestic violence incident in California.

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Sean Brown, Nephew of O.J. Simpson's Murdered Ex-Wife, Arrested for Beating Up Girlfriend (Facebook)

O.J. Simpson’s ex-sister-in-law Denise Brown, who is anti-domestic violence advocate, is dealing with yet another case of domestic violence in her immediate family. Her son, Sean Brown, has been accused of beating up his girlfriend. Sean Brown and his girlfriend Amy were arrested at their home in Orange County, Calif., TMZ reports.

They were arrested for felony corporal injury on a spouse and investigators told TMZ there were visible marks on both of them.

Both have been taken into custody after police responded to the scene of their home following a call at 2:30am on Tuesday morning. Source

Wow, you live by the sword, you die by the sword is so appropriate in this case. Domestic violence knows no socio-economic status or race. It is obvious Sean Brown and his girlfriend need to go their separate ways before something truly horrific occurs.

Sean Brown, Nephew of O.J. Simpsons Murdered Ex Wife, Arrested for Beating Up Girlfriend
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Prospect Heights Resident Delores Gillespie Burned to Death in Apartment Elevator by Jerome Isaac

December 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Prospect Heights resident Delores Gillespie sprayed with flammable liquid and burned to death in apartment elevator by demonic Jerome Isaac, who had earlier glued shut the locks on her apartment doors.

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Prospect Heights Resident Delores Gillespie Burned to Death in Apartment Elevator by Jerome Isaac (NYPD)

SHOCK: Delores Gillespie, 64, was burned alive Saturday when her former handyman, Jerome Isaac, ambushed her inside an elevator in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, sprayed her with a flammable liquid, set her afire and threw a Molotov cocktail inside, the NY Daily News reports. Police have launched a manhunt for this monster and I hope he is caught sooner rather than later. There are reports that Delores Gillespie lived in constant fear of the 47 year old suspect after she fired him earlier this year.

Delores Gillespie, 64, was on her way home from buying groceries when she stepped out of the elevator at 203 Underhill Ave. in Prospect Heights and into a carefully laid trap.

Minutes earlier, Gillespie’s attacker had glued shut the locks on the elderly woman’s fifth-floor apartment and doused the elevator door with accelerant, sources said. When the elevator reached her floor about 4:15 p.m., she was met by the psycho clad in black and clutching a barbecue lighter, a wine bottle and a canister of combustible fluid resembling an exterminator’s kit.

He barged into the elevator and sprayed her with a mist of accelerant from point-blank range. Gillespie turned from her attacker, crouched down and threw her hands up to her face, grocery bags dangling from her arms. The assailant cornered her and started spraying her methodically over her face and torso, police said. Source

Words can’t adequately express my sympathies for Delores Gillespie and her family. This maniac deserves the same fate as he meted out to this woman. Violence continues to climb across the U.S. with no end in sight. Sara McMeen reportedly killed four, including her three kids and live-in boyfriend in Emington, Ill., last week, in an apparent murder-suicide.  Andre Turner killed two at Southern California Edison last week before committing suicide. The world has gone mad. When will this all end? Delores Gillespie’s untimely death is such a tragedy. If you have any information or have seen this man, please call the NYPD immediately.

UPDATE#1 (12/18/11): Police officers are reportedly questioning a man who reeks of gasoline. Stay tuned for more updates in this horrific story.

UPDATE #2 (12/18/11): The suspect in police custody in the horrific burning death of Delores Gillespie. Stay tuned for more updates.

UPDATE#3 (12/18/11 3:03 PM EST): According to the NY Post, the unidentified psychopath who killed Delores Gillespie, held a grudge because she fired him after she caught him stealing, her nephew Rickey Causey said. He reportedly left a note at her door with a list of chores he was demanding payment for.

UPDATE#4: The suspect has been identified as Jerome Isaac.

 

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Elizabeth “Bettie” Jacobson Killed by Son, Phillip Hayden, in an Apparent Murder-Suicide

November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Elizabeth “Bettie” Jacobson Killed by Son, Phillip Hayden, in an Apparent-Murder Suicide in her Brooksville, Fla., home.

Phillip Hayden & his 80 year-old mother Elizabeth “Bettie” Jacobson were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. According to the St. Petersburg Times, the police visited Jacobson’s home after an employee at a Winn-Dixie supermarket where she works called the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Saturday evening after she failed to show up for work.

Deputies responded to Jacobson’s home at 26305 Alamo Road and found Jacobson dead, along with her son, Phillip Hayden.

The Sheriff’s Office said the evidence suggests Hayden shot his mother with a handgun, then shot her two dogs, then turned the gun on himself.

The door was locked when the deputies arrived, and there were no signs another person was involved with the deaths, the Sheriff’s Office said. Source

We have covered several apparent murder-suicide cases in the last two weeks and it is alarming. Not only are husbands killing wives, but some are elderly too and a brother killed his sister before taking his life in the parking lot of a Gwinnett County, Ga., church. What is going on? It is also a very sad commentary that an 80 year old woman is still working.

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