Last of Logan Abusers Sentenced:
The last of the infamous West Virginia torturers who kept Megan Williams hostage and physically and sexually abused her has entered a plea.
The last suspect, Danny Combs, entered a guilty plea yesterday.
He’s looking at 20 years behind bars.
Another Plea Deal in Megan Williams Case:
It’s been a while since there’s been any news about the Megan Williams torture case out of West Virginia. There are so many suspects I’ve lost track of who has been sentenced and who hasn’t.
Bobby Brewster has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree sexual assault, malicious assault, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping or holding hostage. Under the plea, he’ll go to prison for at least 13 years and possibly up to 40.
In case you needed a reminder on why this case was so bad here it is…
When Brewster was indicted in February, Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said Brewster stabbed Megan Williams in the leg two or three times, and “by threat of force, coercion or compulsion he required her to perform oral sex [on] his mother, Frankie Brewster.”
And that was only the tip of the scumberg.
Maximum Sentences In W. Va. Torture Case:
Frankie Brewster and Karen Burton of the Megan Williams torture case have both received maximum sentences for their roles in the crime. Both had pleaded guilty in February.
Brewster received one 10-25 year sentence while Burton was sentenced to three consecutive 2-10 year sentences on assault
charges and a 10-year sentence for a civil rights charge. So, in essence, Burton is looking at a possible 40 years.
As long as they serve the maximum of those sentences I have no problem with this. Burton would be in her 80’s and Brewster would be in her 70’s.
Fourth pleads guilty in Megan Williams case:
Frankie Brewster has pleaded guilty to the charge of second-degree sexual assault. Brewster is just one of many that were indicted in the kidnap and torture case of Megan Williams.
Brewster forced Williams to perform oral sex on her.
Charges of assault during the commission of a felony, kidnapping/holding hostage and conspiracy were dropped in exchange for the plea, Abraham said.
Brewster is looking at 10 to 25 behind bars.
2 plead guilty, 5 others indicted in torture case:
A lot of news coming out of West Virginia lately in the kidnap and torture case of Megan Williams. If you’re not familiar with the case, you can see my first post about it here or this search which shows the bulk of the posts related to the case.
Anyway…
A Logan County grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday charging Bobby Brewster, 24; his mother, Frankie Brewster, 49, of Big Creek; Danny Combs, 20, of Harts; Karen Burton, 46, of Chapmanville; and her son, Linnie Burton Jr., in the case.
Two other defendants — Karen Burton’s daughter, 23-year-old Alisha Burton, and 27-year-old George A. Messer — each pleaded guilty Friday to one count of kidnapping and one count of assault during the commission of a felony. Messer and Alisha Burton, both of Chapmanville, were each sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 10 years on the kidnapping charge and 2 to 10 years on the assault charge, Logan County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Abraham said.
Karen Burton is the only defendant charged with a hate crime. She also was indicted on kidnapping and malicious wounding charges.
Burton allegedly used the N-word as she stabbed Williams in the ankle, Abraham said.
Personally, I couldn’t care less about the color of the victim or the perpetrators. The only thing I care about is justice being served for the sick, depraved things these scumbags did to Megan Williams that you only normally see in over the top horror movies.
Prosecutor requests guardian for Megan Williams:
Prosecutors in the West Virginia torture case have requested that a legal guardian be appointed to the victim, Megan Williams.
Citing records of special education classes, Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham requested a guardian ad litem for 20-year-old Megan Williams on Wednesday.
“She may not be competent and realize what is going on,” Abraham told The Logan Banner.
Carmen Williams, Megan’s adoptive mother, has said that her daughter is “slow.”
Abraham also is wary of further media attention, voicing objection to Carmen Williams’ decision to speak to the media from the hospital soon after her daughter’s Sept. 8 rescue. The family also went against his advice and participated in a hate crimes awareness march in Charleston on Nov. 3.
I haven’t been concerning myself over issues of race in this case because to me, I just see six criminals who tortured a victim.
However, if you have been following the race issues in this case, like Belch has, you’ll know that Megan Williams’ mother has not been acting in Megan’s best interest, at least in my opinion.
When you go against the wishes of the prosecutor like she has, you have a great chance of tainting the jury pool in either direction.
And should it matter?
Torture suspect’s sister says victim given chance to leave:
Christie Messer, the sister of torture suspect George Messer, says that Megan Williams was given the chance to leave but didn’t take it.
Christie Messer said she let Williams out of the bedroom. She gave her the keys to her car and told her to go to the car, but Williams refused to leave, she said.
“She said, ‘I don’t want to go. I love Bobby [Brewster].’
I’ve read reports that said that Megan Williams had a learning disability which may have clouded her judgment, but not only that, how many times have people done stupid things in the name of love.
Anyway, none of that means that she was responsible for her own torture. The Clampetts on crack were still the ones who cut her up, beat her, and molested her and still deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Police Say Williams Abused for More Than a Month:
Police are now stating that Megan Williams was held captive for a month, not a week, by the Deliverance Reject Family from West Virginia.
Megan Williams went into the trailer home in Logan County where police say she was raped, beaten and tortured on Aug. 2, according to court testimony heard on Tuesday. Bobby Ray Brewster, 24, one of the six suspects in the case, got out of jail on Aug. 2 on charges he hit and threatened Williams, according to testimony from a Logan County sheriff’s deputy.
So the first thing Cletus does is when he gets out of lock-up is to kidnap somebody.
New charges have been filed as well…
Besides Brewster, the others charged include his mother, 49-year-old Frankie Lee Brewster. Also on Tuesday, the original charges against suspect Frankie Brewster were amended to include first degree sexual assault, giving false information during the commission of a felony, kidnapping and three counts of misdemeanor battery.
More details of the abuse…
During the hearing, prosecuting attorneys presented a fly swatter, a knife and a wooden stick. Lawyers told the court the suspects used the implements to beat Williams. Each impliment had red and brown stains, but they will all be tested to determined what the material is. Deputies also testified that Williams went willingly to the home, but the suspects would later refuse to let her leave.
And more of the family’s stellar record…
The suspects had lengthy criminal records In 1994, Frankie Brewster was indicted on first degree murder charges, but pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an 84-year old woman. In March of this year, her son Bobby Brewster, was charged with brandishing a deadly weapon. Last year he was charged with battery on a police officer. Combs’ criminal history includes a malicious wounding charge in 2006. Messer has several domestic violence charges, including second offense domestic assault and burglary. Karen Burton and her daughter Alisha have also been arrested on numerous occasions. Karen Burton has been charged with assault on a police officer. Her daughter was charged with domestic assault in May.
It’s amazing that this family of scumbags were even out on the streets.
Groups press for hate-crime charges in woman’s alleged torture:
First, let me tell you my stance on hate crime legislation. Personally, I think all violent crimes are hate crimes, but I’m not opposed to any legislation that keeps criminal scumbags behind bars longer.
Now let’s get to the story.
Representatives of several black churches appealed to prosecutors Thursday to pursue hate-crime or civil-rights charges against six white people accused of torturing a black woman over several days.
Normally, I would agree with them, but this is a special case. Like I’ve mentioned before, the kidnapping and sexual assault charges carry more weight than the hate crime charges. The church leaders should be more concerned about justice being done than having prosecutors file charges that at this point would be nothing more than symbolic in nature.
While black church leaders are calling for marches and protests, the NAACP is taking a wait and see approach…
The NAACP said it was monitoring the case. “We expect the authorities to do the right thing in bringing the responsible parties involved in these despicable and heinous events to justice with the full weight of the law,” Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, said in a statement.
Remember, the kidnapping charges carry a max life sentence and the sexual assault charge carries a max of 35 years. The hate crime charges only carry 10 years. Let them secure the kidnapping conviction first, then file hate crime charges.