TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Dillard Teacher May Have Known About Gun:

A teacher at Dillard high school may have had prior knowledge of Teah Wimberly having a gun has been placed on administrative leave.

There are several theories on whether or not the teacher knew before the fatal shooting of Amanda Collette. One says that a student received a text message about shooting from Wimberly and told the teacher. Another says the teacher wasn’t told until after the incident. And the last one says that the student and the teacher don’t speak the same language. There is also a fourth theory that says the student is full of it.

Personally I can’t think of any shooting that’s taken place in a school where a teacher had prior knowledge of a gun and didn’t do something about it.

According to the article it’s looking more like the teacher will be cleared according to sources.

Man accused of dousing neighbor for a ‘confession’:

If you suspected someone that lives on your property of stealing from you what would you do? I’d probably kick him off my property and call the police. I’m sure you would do the same. Then again we don’t live in ‘The Dumpster’.

John Black of Rochester, PA does. (That’s not a crack against Rochester. Dumpster is a state of mind.) When he thought a man living in a camper on his property was stealing from him he did things the Dumpster way. He bound the man with duct tape and poured gasoline on him then threatened to set him on fire if he didn’t confess.

It seems that someone has watched Reservoir Dogs one too many times.

Thanks to Anon for the tip.

AG offers video game rating tips for parents:

Imagine that. A state Attorney General and a Democrat to boot that isn’t overreacting about video games.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has actually reminded parents to check the ESRB ratings of games before buying them for children.

A politician with common sense? *gasp* Our hats off to AG Hood.

Thanks to Game Politics for the tip.

Study: Many Teens Overconfident, Have ‘Wildly’ Unrealistic Expectations:

Teens today are overconfident and harbor more unrealistic expectations than teens in the 1970s, a study published in the November issue of Psychological Science finds.

And researchers say the culprits behind the arrogance that many teens possess are their parents and teachers.

And this is why we have school shootings in my opinion. These kids think that they’re so special and that everything should be handed to them that they don’t know how to react when reality kicks them in the ass. Then when it does they lash out with extreme violence.

It isn’t bullying, it’s coddling.

2nd man accused of plotting to kill Obama also argues bias:

18-year-old Paul Schlesselman, of Helena-West Helena (Hasenpfeffer Incorporated), Arkansas, has joined his co-defendant, Daniel Cowart, in requesting that the indictment against them be dismissed since all the jurors on the grand jury, except two, were black.

Would it have mattered if the jury was all white? Do hate filled assclowns like this think that all white people feel like they do?

YouTube pulls Columbine videos:

This is an article from the BBC touting how YouTube has pulled a great deal of videos that glorify Columbine from their site. I thought to myself this is great, in theory. So I went to YouTube to check things out for myself. Nope, there is still a metric assload of Columbine videos on YouTube. Then I realized the person that the BBC interviewed was from Google UK. So I then thought that they must have pulled all the Columbine videos from the UK. No such luck there either. The very first video I clicked on was from Great Britain.

And again YouTube gives the same excuse that they depend on their users to flag inappropriate content. And again I say that’s flawed reasoning because the people who go to YouTube to see some funny cat video aren’t looking for Columbine videos and those that are aren’t going to flag the content.

Google can censor the entire country of China but can’t screen YouTube. Makes you wonder doesn’t it?

Police in Montrose, Colorado have arrested another 14-year-old boy in connection with the knife attack of Mallory Haulman. This boy actually does attend Montrose High School where the slashing took place. He’s being held on conspiracy charges.

The parents of the 2nd suspect are saying that their child is being ‘railroaded’…

The second suspect’s mother said her son was friends with the boy who allegedly attacked 17-year-old Mallory Haulman as she entered school with her sister Tuesday. However, her son had not seen the suspect for months. She said her son encountered the suspect, who invited him to “ditch” with him.

But then, the woman said, the suspect boasted of having “stabbed a girl.” Her son said he didn’t believe him, but then was shown a knife and became alarmed.

“It’s like guilt by association,” the second suspect’s father said. “That’s how it feels.”

My question is did the pair actually have enough time to discuss the attack after it happened since the first suspect was arrested so quickly.

Mallory’s father says that she did not know the 2nd suspect either.

Jonesboro shooter sentenced on drug, theft charges:

Mitchell Johnson, he of the Jonesboro shootings, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars on state drug and theft charges. If you’ll recall Johnson was arrested for using the ATM card of a customer that dropped the card at the mini mart that Johnson worked at.

This sentence will be served after his 4-year federal sentence on weapons and drug charges.

Football hazing trial moving to Santa Fe:

The trial for the Robertson High football players accused of sodomizing their younger teammates is being moved to Santa FE, NM from the small town of Las Vegas, NM.

Both the prosecution and defense agreed to this move since the topic has basically taken over the town.

For once I have no problem with a trial being moved because I think it’s already been shown that the suspects have been given preferential treatment.

Tina Loesch and Skye Hanson: In 1998, Barbara Loesch was electrocuted and drowned in her hot tub. Two years earlier, her husband was gunned down while working his morning paper route. Cops believe their daughter and her gay lover may have been behind both deaths — both for revenge, and for $525,000 in life insurance.

www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=59857

Jacqueline LeBaron: The search for Jacqueline Tarsa LeBaron has continued for years, but agents have not given up the search. In fact, a new picture of the fugitive has surfaced, heating up the hunt for the woman Feds are calling a vicious killer.

www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=26226

Joey Offutt: When Pennsylvania State Police arrived at the scene of a house fire in Sykesville in the early morning hours of July 12, 2007, they weren’t prepared for everything they were about to find. Once the fire was extinguished, some shocking details were revealed, and authorities are still struggling to answer all the questions left over from that day.

www.amw.com/missing_persons/brief.cfm?id=48408

Sarah Pender: Since her expertly-executed prison escape on August 4, 2008, officials have been hot on the trail of Sarah Pender. Now, after a few short months on the lam, U.S. Marshals Service officials have turned up the heat on Pender, and she’s the newest addition to their notorious 15 Most Wanted Fugitives List.

www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=58000

Heather Uboh: She’s called herself Heather Uboh, along with at least 20 other aliases, and cops across the United States say this Nigerian is an accomplished scam artist, committing identity theft, wire fraud, larceny, passport fraud, forgery, and a variety of other deceptions in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Colorado and Michigan.

www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=58408

Lindsay Harris, Jessie Foster, Jodi Brewer, and Misty Saens: On May 23, 2005, police outside of Springfield, Ill., made a shocking discovery when they arrived at a crime scene and found a pair of severed legs. For three years, the Illinois State Police diligently worked the Jane Doe case, and their hard work paid off in May 2008 when an FBI report and a DNA comparison helped to identify the victim as missing person Lindsay Harris.

www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=45603

Paul Starzyk: Sergeant Paul Starzyk was fatally wounded by a gunman holding a group of women and children hostage. The suspect, the husband of a Martinez, Calif. salon owner who was one of the people being held captive, also killed his wife’s cousin before being shot to death by police.

www.amw.com/line-of-duty/?id=406

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Two Robertson Suspects Accused Of Violating Court Order:

The last we heard about the suspects in the Robertson High School hazing scandal they were placed under house arrest and some were also given the special privilege of being able to practice at a community center that the victims also attend.

Apparently that special treatment wasn’t enough since teammates Marcus Gutierrez and Santiago Armijo were picked up after attending a house party that were at neither of their houses.

Small town athletes who think they’re above the law? Who would have guessed?

Student may have told Dillard High officials about gun:

Police on Florida are investigating whether or not Teah Wimberly showed her gun to another student prior to her shooting Amanda Collette and whether or not that student told a school faculty member.

Some students are also saying that Wimberly had romantic feelings for Amanda and that’s what led to the shooting.

If that is the case Uncle Trench has to remind the kids again. Listen kids, again I’ll tell you, your romantic lives don’t end with whomever you fall in love with in high school. And no person out there is worth ending yours and somebody else’s life over. I know it doesn’t feel like that now but trust me. Once you get out of high school you’ll realize how unimportant it was in the grand scheme of things.

A DOCTOR’S WIFE IS MURDERED, SPELLING TRAGEDY FOR TWO FAMILIES AS A YOUNG MAN’S LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE

“48 HOURS MYSTERY” REVEALS NEW DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS IN A RIVETING LEGAL BATTLE THAT HAS PUT JUSTICE ON TRIAL

In March 1999, Karen Tipton, a mother of two and the wife of psychiatrist Dr. David Tipton, was found stabbed 28 times in her Decatur, Ala. home. And for the last nine years Daniel Wade Moore, who was convicted of the crime, has been at the center of an unprecedented legal battle, one that has his life hanging in the balance.

Moore, a former drug user, was only 24 when he was arrested for Tipton’s murder after he confessed to his uncle that he had been present at the scene of the crime. While being questioned by police, Moore stabbed himself with a penknife, a move that authorities believe stemmed from his feelings of guilt. Moore, however, says that he is not guilty, explaining that he was getting high on drugs at the time he confessed to his uncle and that he had actually made up the story to get away from his relatives. Dr. Tipton and investigators found Moore’s explanation hard to believe. And despite questionable physical evidence, a jury agreed and Moore was sentenced to death for the murder of Karen Tipton. But this case was far from over.

Two years into his death sentence, Moore’s conviction was overturned. While preparing Moore’s appeal, his attorneys discovered an FBI report with stunning information about the Tiptons. The defense accused prosecutors of hiding the file, which speculated that Karen led a secret life that included extra-marital affairs and suggested investigating her husband’s possible involvement in the crime. After years of legal wrangling, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Moore would be tried a second time.

In February 2008, Moore returned to court, again facing the death penalty, his fate in the hands of 12 new jurors. Hoping to see justice served, both sides were dealt a shocking blow when the jury couldn’t reach a decision and a mistrial was declared. But in an ongoing journey of legal limbo, Moore, currently out on bond and relishing time at home with his family, prepares for yet a third death penalty trial.

Karen Tipton’s tragic murder has left many victims in its wake – two children forced to grow up without their mother, a husband who mourns his wife, a mother who stands by her son in his fight for freedom and Daniel Wade Moore who may be a casualty of the justice system.

Erin Moriarty reports on this controversial legal battle on 48 HOURS MYSTERY: ”Truth on Trial,” Saturday, Nov. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This broadcast is produced by Susan Mallie and James Stolz. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer and Al Briganti is the executive editor. Susan Zirinsky is the executive producer.

Editors’ Note: Click here to watch a preview of the broadcast. Click here for Erin Moriarty’s notebook. CBS News 48 HOURS MYSTERY broadcasts are now available on iTunes.

Skinhead charged in Obama plot wants dismissal:

Remember the two racist rednecks who plotted to kill President-elect Barack Obama? One of their lawyers is now trying to have the charge dismissed on racial grounds.

Joe H. Byrd Jr. is the attorney for 20-year-old Daniel Cowart. Byrd Jr. has filed a petition to have the grand jury indictment dismissed since there were only two white jurors on the 23 person grand jury.

I wonder if Joe H. Byrd Jr. is related to Sen. Robert Byrd if you get my drift.

All I have to say to Cowart is that it must suck to be you right now.

Updates in the shooting death of Dillard High Student Amanda Collette.

The suspect has been named and she is 15-year-old Teah Wimberly. She has been charged with first degree murder.

After the shooting Wimberly walked across the street to a restaurant and told police she had just shot her friend. Also a witness stated he saw the pair arguing when Wimberly pulled out a gun and shot Amanda.

Wimberly os being held for 21 days to undergo a psych eval.
Most of the reports say that prosecutors are leaning towards charging Wimberly as an adult.

The motive beghind the attack may have been a falling out between the two. Wimberly allegedly brought the gun to school so Amanda would know what it’s like “to feel pain”.