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  • Another guilty plea in ‘Mortal Kombat’ death

    Teen in Johnstown ”Mortal Kombat’ child death pleads guilty:

    19-year-old Lamar Roberts has pleaded guilty to child abuse and recklessly causing the death of 7-year-old Zoe Garcia.

    This is the so-called ‘Mortal Kombat’ killings because Roberts and his girlfriend and Zoe’s sister Heather Trujillo, beat Zoe to death while allegedly mimic moves from Mortal Kombat.

    Roberts is looking at 16-48 years behind bars. Trujillo had previously pleaded guilty.

    Again this had nothing to do with video games. If it wasn’t Mortal Kombat it would have been pro wrestling or some movie that they would have blamed it on. They were just two violent kids, nothing more.

  • Pleas offered in cheerleader beating

    Plea Deals Offered in Video Beating Case:

    Plea deals have been offered to all suspects remaining in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay. The terms of the deal have not been made public and so far no one has accepted the plea.

    The remaining suspects are Kayla Hassall, Mercades Nichols, Brittini Hardcastle, April Cooper, and Brittany Mayes.

    If the cases go to trial they could be facing life in prison.

    You may want to also view this thread in which Mercades Nichols’ mom is an active participant.

  • Not guilty plea in ‘Mortal Komabt’ murder

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    Man enters plea in Johnstown ‘Mortal Kombat’ death:

    In what has been wrongly called the ‘Mortal Kombat’ killing 18-year-old Lamar Roberts has pleaded not guilty in the beating death of 7-year-old Zoe Garcia.

    If you’ll recall Roberts and his girlfriend Heather Trujillo allegedly practiced moves from Mortal Kombat on Trujillo’s half-sister Garcia.

    Trujillo pleaded guilty in May and as part of her plea will testify against Roberts.

    I need to stress that in my opinion, this had nothing to do with a video game and more to do with lax parenting. Trujillo and Garcia’s mother Dana Trujillo has a long criminal record including drugs, prostitution, and child abandonment.

  • Mercades Nichols arrested again

    Girl In Taped Beating Case Arrested Again:

    Mercades Nichols, she of the Victoria Lindsay beating, has been arrested once again for charges not related to the beating.

    Sometime between Oct. 31 and March 28, Nichols stalked and threatened the victim online and in person, even when Nichols was aware that an injunction had been placed against her, Wood said.

    “She harassed, cyber-stalked and placed the victim in fear,” Wood said, reading from the arrest warrant.

    The victim is said to be Nichols’ ex-boyfriend.

    She’s being held without bond.

  • Mercades Nichols’ mom files lawsuit

    Legal Action Considered Against Polk Sheriff:

    This one is from the “Boy does that woman have brass ones” department.

    Christina Garcia is the mother of Mercades Nichols. Mercades is one of if not the main suspect in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay.

    You would think that Ms. Garcia has more important matters to attend to like making sure her daughter stays out of jail but no. Ms. Garcia has taken it upon herself to file a lawsuit against Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for making ‘defamatory’ remarks and causing ‘severe emotional damages’.

    In her intent to sue notice, Bernard wrote that Judd failed to handle the arrest of the teens “with integrity and a degree of care” that would have protected them “against unfair treatment and exposure.”

    Judd has described the March 30 beating in published news stories as “animalistic” and said that after the teens were arrested, they were laughing together in a holding cell, saying “Am I going to miss cheerleading practice?” and “I guess we’re not going to the beach this week.”

    I didn’t know you could be sued for the truth. Garcia’s face is causing me severe emotional damages. Can I sue for that?

  • Hardcastle has restrictions eased

    Polk Video Beating Case Defendant Has Release Rules Eased:

    Brittni Hardcastle, she of the infamous Victoria Lindsay beating, has had her request to ease her house arrest granted.

    However, she still has to adhere to a curfew and have no contact with the other suspects or the victim.

  • Kayla Hassel: Mad and sad

    ‘I Was Mad And I Felt Bad,’ Videotaped Beating Suspect Says:

    One of the suspects in the Victoria Lindsay has had her statements to an assistant state attorney released to the press. 15-year-old Kayla Hassel seems to be claiming that she’s a victim.

    She talks about how she was mad and felt bad after she saw the video after her release and how she’s had unwanted attention because of it. She also claims that it was never anyone’s intention to post the video to MySpace or YouTube. Right, what else do kids do with videos like this?

    Hassel also turns on Brittani Hardcastle by saying it was Hardcastle that was encouraging others to beat Victoria. She also said that she was afraid of getting between the two because of how little she is.

    I guess she thinks it’s all about her. Just like the rest of them.

  • Cara Murphy felt scared

    “I felt scared for her,” says teen in beating case.:

    Cara Murphy recently had the charges dropped against her in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay. Now she’s speaking out…

    “I guess I’m sorry for all that happened,” Cara Murphy said during a news conference Friday night, apologizing for her involvement in the videotaped beating of a Mulberry cheerleader that incited a media frenzy.

    “I’m glad the charges got dropped though.”

    I believe the second part but not the first.

    Murphy says she never realized that what took place on videotape would turn into a national controversy. After apologizing to the victim, Victoria Lindsay, Murphy admitted she could have done more to stop the beating.

    Murphy commented, “During the time I definitely can say I felt scared for her. Once I saw the video, I realized this was a bad thing that happened.”

    Yet she didn’t realize it as it was going on? What difference should it being on video make?

    I think the only thing she’s really sorry for is that she got caught. she won the lottery by having the charges dropped.

  • Charges dropped against 3 accused in Victoria Lindsay beating

    Charges Dropped Against Three in Teen Beating:

    Charges have been dropped against Cara Murphy, Stephen Schumaker, and Zachary Ashley. Schumaker and Ashley were originally thought to be lookouts.

    A notice for each teenager gave the same explanation: “Further investigation has shown that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with charges against the defendant.”

    The article’s author speculates if they’ll testify as witnesses.

    And remember kids, just because there is insufficient evidence it doesn’t make then angels.

  • Mercades’ request to go public denied

    Judge: Teen beating suspect can’t talk about case:

    Yesterday I posted about how alleged beating ringleader Mercades Nichols requested from a judge to be able to travel to tell the world her story and apologize. That request has been…DENIED!!!

    Her house arrest has been partially lifted allowing her to go to school, work, church, etc.

    Mercades’ mom chimes in…

    After the hearing, Nichols mother said that her daughter wanted to be able to issue an apology, and that’s why she made the request to change her restrictions. She also expressed that she disagrees with the judge’s decision.

    “She wanted to get her side out there, and I just think that it’s unfair that everyone else is having to talk about my daughter,” said Christina Garcia, Nichols’ mother.

    Oh, I think that we’ve already seen your daughter’s side. And if you didn’t want people to talk about her then she shouldn’t have beaten Victoria Lindsay and had one of her dumbass friends record it. See how that works?