A Fayette County man is in jail awaiting a hearing on rape and assault charges while his alleged victim remained hospitalized with serious injuries from the beating, state police said.
Anthony Cramer, 23, of McClellandtown, is being held on $100,000 bail, pending a preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. next Thursday before District Judge Ronald Haggerty on charges of rape, kidnapping, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and simple assault.
The woman, interviewed by police at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., said the assault occurred Monday night, shortly after she met the suspect and he offered to drive her home to Uniontown, according to a police affidavit.
Instead, he pretended to head toward a gasoline station and drove her to a secluded location off Middle Run Road in German Township.
There, the suspect ordered the woman out of the vehicle and sexually assaulted her, the affidavit said.
When the woman asked her attacker to take her home, he punched her, knocking her to the ground, where he began kicking her in the head, face, chest, abdomen and back.
She suffered broken ribs and nose, a fractured skull, facial fractures and a torn spleen, police said in the affidavit.
He also took $30 from her and destroyed her cell phone, the affidavit said.
The suspect walked to the front of his van, and the woman said she then fled into the nearby brush to hide from him.
While cowering, she said she heard him try and fail to start his van. Then she heard him on a cell phone, saying, "Mom, I need some gas."
Within minutes, another vehicle arrived with a man and a woman who brought a can a gasoline, and the three then left the scene.
When it appeared safe for the victim to move, she said she walked to Route 166, where a motorist drove her to a convenience store in Carmichaels.
Based on the victim's description of the suspect and his vehicle, a white van, state police tracked him down Wednesday when they saw the van parked in his driveway on Lambert Road, less than two miles from where the woman was assaulted.
Investigators later returned to the scene, where they found blood and the victim's broken eyeglasses on the ground.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10259/1088035-455.stm#ixzz0zoVZrhKk
Friday, September 17, 2010
'Star Trek' Cremation Urns Take Trekkies on a Heavenly Journey
This certainly gives new meaning to the phrase "the final frontier."
"Star Trek" fans worldwide -- and there are millions of passionate "trekkers" out there -- now have a chance to boldly go into the afterlife by purchasing a new line of "Star Trek" cremation urns for themselves or their loved ones.
Eternal Image, a manufacturer of brand-name memorial products, has created two cube-shaped, "Trek"-themed urns with separate themes: "To Boldly Go" and "The Voyage Continues."
Not that your remains will end up in outer space, like the ashes of the late "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and "Trek" actor James "Scotty" Doohan, which were launched into space.
Eternal Image CEO and President Clint Mytych told AOL News why his company came up with a "Star Trek" design. "We hope that it makes the process of picking out funeral products a little bit easier -- it's already a painful process to go through," he said. "Nothing seems to come close to 'Star Trek' in terms of staying power and worldwide appeal."
The urns are made of a composite of minerals and metals, and, according to Mytych, "the box itself actually has white speckles in it, and it kind of resembles a star field."
Each urn displays an image of the Starship Enterprise, visible inside a delta-shaped Starfleet logo.
"That image of the Enterprise was created just for this urn. The exact rendering of the Enterprise and the way it's flying through space has never been produced on any other product. It's a new piece of art, just for these urns," said Mytych
"Star Trek" fans worldwide -- and there are millions of passionate "trekkers" out there -- now have a chance to boldly go into the afterlife by purchasing a new line of "Star Trek" cremation urns for themselves or their loved ones.
Eternal Image, a manufacturer of brand-name memorial products, has created two cube-shaped, "Trek"-themed urns with separate themes: "To Boldly Go" and "The Voyage Continues."
Not that your remains will end up in outer space, like the ashes of the late "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and "Trek" actor James "Scotty" Doohan, which were launched into space.
Eternal Image CEO and President Clint Mytych told AOL News why his company came up with a "Star Trek" design. "We hope that it makes the process of picking out funeral products a little bit easier -- it's already a painful process to go through," he said. "Nothing seems to come close to 'Star Trek' in terms of staying power and worldwide appeal."
The urns are made of a composite of minerals and metals, and, according to Mytych, "the box itself actually has white speckles in it, and it kind of resembles a star field."
Each urn displays an image of the Starship Enterprise, visible inside a delta-shaped Starfleet logo.
"That image of the Enterprise was created just for this urn. The exact rendering of the Enterprise and the way it's flying through space has never been produced on any other product. It's a new piece of art, just for these urns," said Mytych
Are You Reading This During Sex?
Our undying love for the Internet has gone a bit too far, according to a recent study claiming that almost a quarter of US residents think it's acceptable to be online during sex. Are you one of them?
The study, conducted by computer security firm PC Tools, surveyed 1,012 U.S. adults in a random phone poll.
PC Tools' study also highlights some other disturbing trends in Internet connectivity. According to the poll, 29% of Americans think it's ok to be "plugged in" during a honeymoon, 26% stay connected during fancy dinners, 8% surf the web during religious services, and 6% are online during weddings.
We buy that people check their Blackberry's during dinner, but we're not sure what it means to be connected to the Internet during sex. Is PC Tools trying to tell us that nearly a quarter of Americans are simultaneously getting it on and reading work emails? Or are they just watching Internet porn? We're still waiting for an answer from PC Tools
The study, conducted by computer security firm PC Tools, surveyed 1,012 U.S. adults in a random phone poll.
PC Tools' study also highlights some other disturbing trends in Internet connectivity. According to the poll, 29% of Americans think it's ok to be "plugged in" during a honeymoon, 26% stay connected during fancy dinners, 8% surf the web during religious services, and 6% are online during weddings.
We buy that people check their Blackberry's during dinner, but we're not sure what it means to be connected to the Internet during sex. Is PC Tools trying to tell us that nearly a quarter of Americans are simultaneously getting it on and reading work emails? Or are they just watching Internet porn? We're still waiting for an answer from PC Tools
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Canada's prince of pot sentenced to five years in jail
SEATTLE, Wash. — Sentenced to five years behind bars, Canada's Prince of Pot Marc Emery was led off to an American penitentiary Friday repenting his seed-selling sins and professing love for his wife.
"I love you Jodie!" he mouthed silently to her as he was led away.
There may be a place for and time for a debate over the legalization of marijuana the judge told him, but this is not the time or the place — marijuana is illegal.
In a beige prisoner's jumpsuit, Emery sat throughout the 15-minute hearing with his hands folded under his chin.
His wife Jodie Emery sat stoically the public gallery with about 40 supporters, press and undercover law-enforcement officers.
Seeds traced to grow houses in every region of the U.S. were linked to Emery according to the prosecution, and the original DEA press release called Emery one of the "most wanted international drug trafficking organizational targets -- one of only 46 in the world and the only one from Canada."
Judge Ricardo Martinez, of the western Washington district court, told the 52-year-old Vancouver businessman that he had grown up along the Canadian border and was saddened by what illegal drugs have done to both countries.
"I regret the example we set," Emery told him, "and I won't be doing that again.
"I'd like to point out though that it made it sound like I'm a bad guy . . . but I had very good intentions and wanted to be considered a proper participant in our society. I do believe that these prohibition laws create a lot of problems and create organized crime."
It was a sad emotional end to a 30-year public career by the staunch libertarian most Canadians considered a benign and charismatic political prankster.
The U.S. prosecutors said he was the "largest [pot seed] distributor in North America and at least the largest into the United States . . . .no doubt he sold millions of marijuana seeds that produced millions of marijuana plants in the U.S."
Outside the federal courthouse, a small group protested his sentence.
Emery said he now realizes that some of the methods he chose to fund his efforts to repeal the marijuana prohibition were "ill-conceived and ultimately destructive."
In a letter given to the judge prior to sentencing, Emery said he was "over-zealous and reckless" and "acted arrogantly in violation of U.S. federal law.
"I regret not choosing other methods — legal ones — to achieve my goals of peaceful political reform."
It sounded as sincere as Galileo's confession.
Emery has been a political activist for three decades — fighting Sunday business-closing laws in Ontario, Canada's national ban on drug literature and, of course, the marijuana prohibition.
A Canadian citizen and president of the B.C. Marijuana Party, Emery has run for office several times.
In furtherance of his goal of legalizing cannabis, for many years he sold marijuana seeds around the world through catalogue sales.
"This was not a business that operated underground, or even in the shadows," Richard Troberman, Emery's lawyer told the court.
"On the contrary, Marc openly operated his seed distribution business ("Marc Emery Direct") from a storefront in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as well as over the internet; through telephone sales; direct mail sales; and though other media outlets. Revenue Canada gladly accepted taxes on all of his sales, which were duly reported to the appropriate taxing authorities. Virtually all of the profits from the business went to funding lawful efforts to legalize marijuana in Canada and the United States through the political process."
Crown counsel in Canada refused to prosecute Emery but under the former Republican presidency the U.S. ramped up its war on drugs and targeted Emery because of his political profile.
"The Attorney General's true motive — which was to silence Mr. Emery's political activity — could not be more clear," Troberman said.
Emery was indicted in Seattle on May 26, 2005 for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana and arrested in Halifax on an extradition warrant a few days later.
He was held in custody from Aug. 2 through Aug. 5, 2005. Emery remained free until Sept. 2009 when a tentative plea bargain was reached and he surrendered himself into custody Sept. 28.
He remained imprisoned in Canada until Nov. 18, when he was released to await the Justice Minister's final determination of his extradition.
On May 10, Emery was told the minister had refused his last-ditch appeal and went back into jail.
He was transported to the U.S. May 20 and has remained imprisoned since.
Emery admitted selling more then 4 million seeds, 75 per cent to U.S. customers.
He asked to be housed in the federal correctional institution at Lompoc, Calif., so he can continue to be visited by his wife. The judge recommended that.
After his sentencing, Emery's lawyers delivered a request to the Canadian consul for a prison transfer to Canada.
His B.C. lawyer Kirk Tousaw said that if all went well, Emery could be serving his time in a Canadian institution within a year.
"I received hundreds of letters and emails, most of them favourable to you," Judge Martinez said.
"One in crayon," he quipped, "others quite well written, very thoughtful, making some very interesting points. I know five years is a long time. I wish you the best."
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canada+prince+sentenced+five+years+jail/3508028/story.html#ixzz0zFns1gKS
"I love you Jodie!" he mouthed silently to her as he was led away.
There may be a place for and time for a debate over the legalization of marijuana the judge told him, but this is not the time or the place — marijuana is illegal.
In a beige prisoner's jumpsuit, Emery sat throughout the 15-minute hearing with his hands folded under his chin.
His wife Jodie Emery sat stoically the public gallery with about 40 supporters, press and undercover law-enforcement officers.
Seeds traced to grow houses in every region of the U.S. were linked to Emery according to the prosecution, and the original DEA press release called Emery one of the "most wanted international drug trafficking organizational targets -- one of only 46 in the world and the only one from Canada."
Judge Ricardo Martinez, of the western Washington district court, told the 52-year-old Vancouver businessman that he had grown up along the Canadian border and was saddened by what illegal drugs have done to both countries.
"I regret the example we set," Emery told him, "and I won't be doing that again.
"I'd like to point out though that it made it sound like I'm a bad guy . . . but I had very good intentions and wanted to be considered a proper participant in our society. I do believe that these prohibition laws create a lot of problems and create organized crime."
It was a sad emotional end to a 30-year public career by the staunch libertarian most Canadians considered a benign and charismatic political prankster.
The U.S. prosecutors said he was the "largest [pot seed] distributor in North America and at least the largest into the United States . . . .no doubt he sold millions of marijuana seeds that produced millions of marijuana plants in the U.S."
Outside the federal courthouse, a small group protested his sentence.
Emery said he now realizes that some of the methods he chose to fund his efforts to repeal the marijuana prohibition were "ill-conceived and ultimately destructive."
In a letter given to the judge prior to sentencing, Emery said he was "over-zealous and reckless" and "acted arrogantly in violation of U.S. federal law.
"I regret not choosing other methods — legal ones — to achieve my goals of peaceful political reform."
It sounded as sincere as Galileo's confession.
Emery has been a political activist for three decades — fighting Sunday business-closing laws in Ontario, Canada's national ban on drug literature and, of course, the marijuana prohibition.
A Canadian citizen and president of the B.C. Marijuana Party, Emery has run for office several times.
In furtherance of his goal of legalizing cannabis, for many years he sold marijuana seeds around the world through catalogue sales.
"This was not a business that operated underground, or even in the shadows," Richard Troberman, Emery's lawyer told the court.
"On the contrary, Marc openly operated his seed distribution business ("Marc Emery Direct") from a storefront in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as well as over the internet; through telephone sales; direct mail sales; and though other media outlets. Revenue Canada gladly accepted taxes on all of his sales, which were duly reported to the appropriate taxing authorities. Virtually all of the profits from the business went to funding lawful efforts to legalize marijuana in Canada and the United States through the political process."
Crown counsel in Canada refused to prosecute Emery but under the former Republican presidency the U.S. ramped up its war on drugs and targeted Emery because of his political profile.
"The Attorney General's true motive — which was to silence Mr. Emery's political activity — could not be more clear," Troberman said.
Emery was indicted in Seattle on May 26, 2005 for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana and arrested in Halifax on an extradition warrant a few days later.
He was held in custody from Aug. 2 through Aug. 5, 2005. Emery remained free until Sept. 2009 when a tentative plea bargain was reached and he surrendered himself into custody Sept. 28.
He remained imprisoned in Canada until Nov. 18, when he was released to await the Justice Minister's final determination of his extradition.
On May 10, Emery was told the minister had refused his last-ditch appeal and went back into jail.
He was transported to the U.S. May 20 and has remained imprisoned since.
Emery admitted selling more then 4 million seeds, 75 per cent to U.S. customers.
He asked to be housed in the federal correctional institution at Lompoc, Calif., so he can continue to be visited by his wife. The judge recommended that.
After his sentencing, Emery's lawyers delivered a request to the Canadian consul for a prison transfer to Canada.
His B.C. lawyer Kirk Tousaw said that if all went well, Emery could be serving his time in a Canadian institution within a year.
"I received hundreds of letters and emails, most of them favourable to you," Judge Martinez said.
"One in crayon," he quipped, "others quite well written, very thoughtful, making some very interesting points. I know five years is a long time. I wish you the best."
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canada+prince+sentenced+five+years+jail/3508028/story.html#ixzz0zFns1gKS
Woman, 21, owes $32,000 in parking fines
GEELONG woman racked up a whopping $32,105 in warrants after ignoring 152 parking fines from the City of Greater Geelong, a court heard.
Melissa Jaworski, 21, has agreed to pay the fines at $150 each fortnight, meaning she will be in debt to the court for almost 12 years, the Geelong Advertiser reports.
Mary Foley, for Jaworski, told Geelong Magistrates' Court that the sheriff had also agreed to let Jaworski convert some of the warrants to community work orders, allowing her to do unpaid work on weekends in blocks of 81 hours.
"There is some $30,000 owing, the price of a car and she has not got the money to pay," Ms Foley said.
Documents lodged with the court show Jaworski received the fines, often twice in the one day, when parking her car in and around Moorabool St from late 2008 through until earlier this year.Magistrate Michael Coghlan said Jaworski had shown "callous disregard" for parking rules.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/woman-21-owes-32000-in-parking-fines/story-e6frfkvr-1225918768250#ixzz0zFgE6xgV
Melissa Jaworski, 21, has agreed to pay the fines at $150 each fortnight, meaning she will be in debt to the court for almost 12 years, the Geelong Advertiser reports.
Mary Foley, for Jaworski, told Geelong Magistrates' Court that the sheriff had also agreed to let Jaworski convert some of the warrants to community work orders, allowing her to do unpaid work on weekends in blocks of 81 hours.
"There is some $30,000 owing, the price of a car and she has not got the money to pay," Ms Foley said.
Documents lodged with the court show Jaworski received the fines, often twice in the one day, when parking her car in and around Moorabool St from late 2008 through until earlier this year.Magistrate Michael Coghlan said Jaworski had shown "callous disregard" for parking rules.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/woman-21-owes-32000-in-parking-fines/story-e6frfkvr-1225918768250#ixzz0zFgE6xgV
Friday, September 3, 2010
Cops: Drunken caller demands ride
When Ibis Rene Cabrera allegedly called 911 last Saturday in Stuart, FL he had a rather strange request. According to police, Cabrera told the operator that he did not have a job, and wanted a ride back to Honduras. A police officer responded, advised Cabrera that they did not give rides to other countries and suggested he stop calling 911. Instead, Cabrera, who cops say was intoxicated, called the emergency line seven more times in the next hour.
He was arrested for misusing the emergency line, and taken to Martin County jail.
He was arrested for misusing the emergency line, and taken to Martin County jail.
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