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  • Yet another Creeper solicits a cop

    Yet another Creeper solicits a cop

    Deputy: Solicitation suspect said age didn’t matter:

    This time it’s in Missouri…

    A Bollinger County sheriff’s deputy testified in court Tuesday that a Jackson man arrested in an undercover police sting for soliciting sex with an underage girl had told the minor “age didn’t matter.”

    Following a preliminary hearing before Associate Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp, Irvin E. Holderbaugh Jr., 40, was bound over to circuit court on charges of attempted statutory rape.

    During the hearing, Bollinger County deputy Kevin Otte said the defendant solicited a 14-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover officer, over the Internet.

    “He would like to have her and age didn’t matter,” Otte said of the defendant.

    The Bollinger County Sheriff’s Department set up a profile of a 14-year-old girl on the Web site MySpace.com, with a picture of a 21-year-old Bollinger County sheriff’s dispatcher when she was 18 years old posing as the minor.

    Holderbaugh began chatting with the girl online and sent her 10 pictures of himself, five of which were pornographic, Otte said.

    On March 11, the two arranged to meet at Jackson’s City Park to later have sex, according to Otte.

    And here’s the really sick part…

    As Holderbaugh began walking toward the dispatcher, police arrested him. During a search, officers found seven condoms, 11 Viagra pills, and a boxcutter knife on his person, Otte said.

    It’s scary to think what he might have planned with that box cutter.

    And thanks to the ever reliable Mr. A, we have what, we believe, is Holderbaugh’s MySpace profile. Here we have another case where a predator’s friends list consists mainly of porn stars. I have nothing against porn per se, but if your entire life revolves around porn than you may have a problem.

  • Pine Middle shooter denies charges

    Reno boy denies charges in school shooting:

    Is this the same as pleading not guilty?

    A 14-year-old boy accused of wounding two classmates in a shooting at a Reno middle school has denied four charges against him and will face trial in June.

    James Scott Newman sat quietly in a hearing before a juvenile court master as his lawyer entered the denial pleas for him.

    How can someone who fired a gun in a crowded school hallway in front of dozens of witnesses deny the charges?

    I can’t wait to hear the defense on this one.

  • Mr. A Reports II

    Mr. A Reports II

    Mr. A brings another treasure trove of MySpace profile goodness…or in this case evil.

    First up is one of the first stories I ever posted here. It was about Patrick Phelan who was arrested for propositioning a cop who he thought was a 14-year-old girl. His MySpace is here, according to Mr. A. Now, why would a 42-year-old man have two 17-year-old girls as his MySpace friends?

    Mr. A also brings us this story about the international child porn sting that happened recently and how Paul Roy Peters IV, 19, of Sebring, Florida was busted in that sting. Here is his MySpace profile. That would explain why someone going into the Air Force would have a pink bunny background.

    Two weeks ago, I told you about Matthew Cargill, a 29-year-old from Honolulu who posed as a 16-year-old on MySpace named Nico to lure a 15-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her. Could this be that Nico?

    Mr. A, shining the light of truth into the dark crevices of MySpace.

  • Bartley to be tried as an adult

    Bartley to be tried as an adult

    Bartley to be tried as adult for school shootings:

    Ken Bartley Jr., the gunman in the Campbell County High shooting that killed one and wounded two more, will be tried as an adult…

    Kenny Bartley, Jr. was scheduled for a transfer hearing Wednesday to determine whether he would be tried as an adult.

    However, Bartley’s attorney, Mike Hatmaker, waived the hearing. He told the judge there was no need to re-live the events of the shootings and waiving the hearing was best for Bartley and his family, since it was likely the state would have won.

    The state had no objection so the judge ordered the transfer.

  • The Myth Spreads Like Cancer III

    The Myth Spreads Like Cancer III

    Schools learn bullying can plant seed for tragedy:

    Yet another article that’s designed to garner sympathy for school shooters and would be school shooters because they were allegedly bullied.

    While, of course, I think bullying is a problem, there’s a big difference between bullying and killing. And like I keep saying, all these Columbine wannabes are taking the focus away from bullying and putting it on identifying would be school shooters.

    Anyway, back to my main point. As usual, the article is rife with inaccuracies…

    The massacre at Columbine High School outside Denver on April 20, 1999, was the deadliest school shooting on record. Two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who dressed in Goth attire and felt like misfits, went on a rampage that left 13 dead and 24 wounded before killing themselves.

    Wrong. They were not goths, they had plenty of friends, and most importantly, they were bullies themselves. One only needs to go as far as this to learn the truth.

    And secondly…

    For instance, a 16-year-old who went on a rampage that left eight dead at a high school in Red Lake, Minn., a year ago fit the profile. School personnel described him as a loner who wore black and routinely was teased.

    Wrong again. Weise may have been teased, but when you’re a self-proclaimed Nazi you’re kind of inviting it on yourself. Not only that, but I read more than one report that said Weise used to bully kids who listened to rap.

    But hey, let’s not let facts get in the way of “journalism”.

  • Sierra Vista Hazer Under House Arrest

    Sierra Vista Hazer Under House Arrest

    Accused teen hazer on house arrest:

    The kid who has been charged in the Sierra Vista hazing incident that I told you about yesterday has been placed under house arrest. I assume until his sentencing. The article isn’t that specific. However, I have an issue with the way the article is downplaying the assault…

    Last month, a new player on the Sierra Vista High School varsity basketball team said several players pinned him down in the locker room. He says one of them pulled down his pants and touched him. That teen is the only one charged.

    If by touching him they mean “checked his prostate” then yes he was “touched”.

    Since the suspect is a juvenile, if he is found guilty of sexual assault, then he can be sentenced up to six months in a “youth center” or be placed on probation.

  • Victims of The Duck

    Victims of The Duck

    Earlier today I told you about John Krieser the 39-year-old Wisconsin man who traveled to Texas to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. And at that time I promised you more MySpace profile goodness. Well, I lied. Oh, I have the MySpace profiles I’m going to talk about, provided to me as usual by Mr. A, but I’m not going to post the links because I only post the links of criminals, not of victims. And even though most of the people I’m going to talk about made bad choices, they are all victims of Krieser one way or another.

    The first profile provided to me by Mr. A was the one that we both believe is the victim involved in Krieser’s arrest. This is what her “About Me” had to say…

    i have been through soo much in my life and now is not a time to back down the ones i love are always the farthest from me so i willl sit here aqnd wait for the day when i can be free.

    Did she ever check Krieser’s friends list? If she did, she would find the profile of a 19-year-old from Wisconsin who had this to say about Krieser…

    My names is Tiffany and there isnt much that I want to say except that John thanks for everything you have done for me in my life. You keep me smiling everytime I think of you! I think of you and then when I see you I want you even more ! Im here for you anytime you need me John for anything and I mean anything !!

    Her profile also contains some risqué pictures that were taken by the rubber duck man himself.

    Then there’s the profile of a 19-year-old girl from North Carolina where Duckman left the comment “kisses all over your body”.

    And the most disturbing thing is that Johnny has a 14-year-old girl from Arkansas on his friends list. Unless that’s his niece or something, why would any 39-year-old man have a 14-year-old girl on his friends list? For that matter, why would a 39-year-old man have a MySpace?

    Well, now HisSpace is a concrete cell.

  • Pine Middle shooter to undergo psych eval

    Suspect in Reno middle school shooting to undergo psych exam:

    James Scott Newman, the Pine Middle School shooter, has been ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation, but he must remain in juvenile detention until the evaluation is completed.

    Newman has been expelled for a year not only from Pine Middle but also from every school in the state of Nevada. If Newman is found guilty, he could be held until he is 21.

  • Charges in Sierra Vista High hazing

    Charges in Sierra Vista High hazing

    Charges filed in alleged Sierra Vista High hazing incident:

    I told you about the Sierra High School hazing incident here.

    Basically, six basketball team members jumped a freshman player and one of them gave him the old UFIA.

    Well, only one of the alleged attackers is facing charges. I’m going to assume it’s Stinkyfinger himself.

    The article is extremely light on details, which is not surprising considering I’ve received comments from a couple of people with connections to the school that said they’re not surprised that the school is trying to keep this under the radar.

  • John Krieser

    John Krieser

    Teenage Victim’s Father Speaks Out about Daughter Being Solicited Online:

    This one is so wrong on so many levels, I don’t even know where to begin…

    An FBI investigation led to the arrest of a Wisconsin man accused of having a relationship with a West Texas teenager, who is a minor. Thirty-nine year-old John Krieser was arrested in his home in Cudahy, Wisconsin, he’s now charged with sexual assault. NewsChannel 11’s Kealey McIntire spoke with the victim’s father and has more.

    Raymond Stapleton says he knew his daughter was talking online with John Krieser for almost a year and a half, however he didn’t know until two months ago that Krieser was 39. Krieser’s MySpace profile doesn’t even give his age, it says he’s 99-years-old.

    Stapleton says he’s heard of teenagers being solicited online in the past, however he never thought it would happen to his daughter.

    It all started in a seemingly innocent way, two people chatting online. However, Raymond Stapleton says what would happen over the next several months are shocking. “I was one of those parents– all my life I said this will never happen to my child,” commented Stapleton.

    His daughter was 15-year’s-old when she started chatting with John Krieser on MySpace. One of Krieser’s profiles says he’s 23.

    Stapleton knew his daughter had chatted online with Krieser and had occasional phone conversations with him, however didn’t learn until January that Krieser’s true age is 39, and that Krieser traveled from his home in Wisconsin to Abernathy to visit his daughter. That’s when Stapleton called police. “When I found out he was here, within feet of my home taking my daughter in his van to who knows where, then I said no, something’s gotta be done about this.”

    The Texas Rangers report states “Krieser stayed with the teen for two nights during the first visit and for three nights during the second visit in August 2005.”

    Both times they stayed at the Motel Six near Interstate-27 in Lubbock. Also according to the report, the teen said “she had sex with Krieser one time at the motel. She stated the sex was consensual. She said she was 15 at the time.”

    The report also documents the precautions Stapleton took. It states “the teen had been cautioned about online contact with older men in the past.” It also says “cordless phones were removed from the Stapleton residence to prevent the teen from talking to Krieser.”

    Stapleton tells us he used many internet safety tools, but nothing worked. He says the best advice he can give to other parents is always know who your kids are chatting with. “You don’t want to be a buddy or pal all the time, but you do need to be a friend when it comes to something like this. You do need to know what they’re doing, you do need to look in there.”

    Stapleton says he began noticing questionable behavior when his daughter wanted to spend more time online than with family or friends. He says another way you can help fight internet predators is to keep your computer in a more used family room, not in your child’s bedroom.

    And of course, we have MySpace profile goodness. Thanks to the ever reliable Mr. A we have one of Krieser’s MySpace profiles here. Why does a 39-year-old man have such an obsession with rubber duckies? Anyway, we’ll have more MySpace profile goodness on Krieser from Mr. A later on tonight.