Thursday, August 28, 2014
Murder charge after inmate overdosed from eating pieces of cell mate's underpants
A jail inmate is dead and police say he died by swallowing drug-soaked underpants.
Corey McQueary, 33, died at Jessamine County Jail on August 21.
According to Kentucky State Police, another inmate, 55-year-old Michael Jones, soaked a pair of his underpants in liquid methadone while he was out on temporary leave.
He allegedly wore them back to the jail where he's accused of tearing them up and sharing the pieces with his cell mates, including McQueary. After ingesting the piece of drug-laced underwear, McQueary complained to the jail staff that he felt ill, but did not tell them he'd eaten the underpants.
He was checked out by a doctor, and was found dead early the next morning. Jailers said the methadone-soaked underwear is something that would be nearly impossible to catch. "Contraband is a constant problem at any facility across the state.
"You can do everything that you can do, you know strip searches, not allowed to bring anything such as books or any other paraphernalia into the facility," said Jon Sallee, Jessamine County Jailer. Jones has now been charged with McQueary's murder.
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He allegedly wore them back to the jail where he's accused of tearing them up and sharing the pieces with his cell mates, including McQueary. After ingesting the piece of drug-laced underwear, McQueary complained to the jail staff that he felt ill, but did not tell them he'd eaten the underpants.
He was checked out by a doctor, and was found dead early the next morning. Jailers said the methadone-soaked underwear is something that would be nearly impossible to catch. "Contraband is a constant problem at any facility across the state.
"You can do everything that you can do, you know strip searches, not allowed to bring anything such as books or any other paraphernalia into the facility," said Jon Sallee, Jessamine County Jailer. Jones has now been charged with McQueary's murder.
There's a news video here.
Neighbourhood cat has been terrorising people and pets
A Houston man says a neighbourhood cat attacked him on Monday morning as he was walking his dogs at about 8:30am.
“The cat jumped off the fence and ran towards the dogs and myself,” said David, a resident of Houston Heights who did not want to give his last name.
“I tried to get in the way to try and protect the dogs and the cat latched on to my leg and scratched.” David was left with several inches-long scratch marks and two small dots. “It looks like a bite mark to me,” he said. David said he did not provoke the cat which came from a house in the Heights.
Keri Smith said she and her dog had a run in with a cat from that very same house last summer. “We were walking across the street and we saw this cat and it just launched off the porch and came running at us,” Smith said. “He probably chased us about a half a block,” she said. The cat’s owner said the cat has been known to run after dogs but had never harmed a person.
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The owner said the cat has a current rabies vaccine, but could not provide proof. David’s wife said she sent an email to the City of Houston’s animal control department. She said she hadn't receive any reply . The city says gives animal attack calls high priority and will investigate all reports as soon as possible, usually within the same day It is unclear if the city received the email or where the city may be in investigating this incident.
“I tried to get in the way to try and protect the dogs and the cat latched on to my leg and scratched.” David was left with several inches-long scratch marks and two small dots. “It looks like a bite mark to me,” he said. David said he did not provoke the cat which came from a house in the Heights.
Keri Smith said she and her dog had a run in with a cat from that very same house last summer. “We were walking across the street and we saw this cat and it just launched off the porch and came running at us,” Smith said. “He probably chased us about a half a block,” she said. The cat’s owner said the cat has been known to run after dogs but had never harmed a person.
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The owner said the cat has a current rabies vaccine, but could not provide proof. David’s wife said she sent an email to the City of Houston’s animal control department. She said she hadn't receive any reply . The city says gives animal attack calls high priority and will investigate all reports as soon as possible, usually within the same day It is unclear if the city received the email or where the city may be in investigating this incident.
Firefighters rescued puppy with head stuck in wheel
Firefighters in Houston, Texas, came to the aid of a young puppy with it's head stuck in a wheel, which a a frantic good Samaritan who'd dropped it off had found next to the dumpster at her apartment complex.
It would take firefighters more than an hour to free the frightened dog. The rescue operation was no easy feat. "We tried to put soap on the side of its head, wet its head slide it out. It wouldn't come out.", said Senior Capt. Gregory Leonard.
So they dug into their arsenal of rescue tools instead. Firefighters tried to keep the puppy, a black lab mix which they named Lugnut, calm while they carefully went to work. "We really cut very carefully because any kind of pressure on the dog's neck could have snapped its neck or killed it," Leonard said.
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They tried using a saw but the sound the vibrations frightened her. In the end, it was the Jaws of Life that did the trick. "We all love pets and we didn't want the dog to get hurt at all," Leonard said.
It would take firefighters more than an hour to free the frightened dog. The rescue operation was no easy feat. "We tried to put soap on the side of its head, wet its head slide it out. It wouldn't come out.", said Senior Capt. Gregory Leonard.
So they dug into their arsenal of rescue tools instead. Firefighters tried to keep the puppy, a black lab mix which they named Lugnut, calm while they carefully went to work. "We really cut very carefully because any kind of pressure on the dog's neck could have snapped its neck or killed it," Leonard said.
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They tried using a saw but the sound the vibrations frightened her. In the end, it was the Jaws of Life that did the trick. "We all love pets and we didn't want the dog to get hurt at all," Leonard said.
Angry resident dropped off dead koala at council offices
A resident has sent Redland City Council in Queensland, Australia, a gruesome message after dropping off a dead koala to its offices.
Thornlands resident Darren Mewett warned council it was in danger of losing its reputation as a koala safe haven, after scraping up the dead animal from where he had found two other dead koalas in the past year.
Mr Mewett blamed the animal's death on the council for failing to put in place permanent measures to save wildlife on the 80km/h rat run. He said he took the bloodied carcass of the mature male koala in to council on Tuesday to highlight the lack of adequate action, which he said was the result of lobbying from nearby residents wanting to sub-divide land in the area.
"This time, I decided to take the koala in to council because no action was taken the last time I reported a dead koala and my comments were not taken seriously," Mr Mewett said "This council operates under a fallacy, spruiking there are koalas here and they are protected but it is all just talk."
Council said it put two temporary flashing signs for two months from June 2013 warning drivers to slow down to avoid hitting animals and koalas near Eprapah Creek, where the koala was killed. It also put two temporary flashing signs nearby but said all had to be removed after they were all damaged by motorists. A permanent sign advising motorists of wildlife in the area was also erected. Council said it would investigate what could be done to make the road safer for wildlife after Mr Mewett's most recent complaint.
Mr Mewett blamed the animal's death on the council for failing to put in place permanent measures to save wildlife on the 80km/h rat run. He said he took the bloodied carcass of the mature male koala in to council on Tuesday to highlight the lack of adequate action, which he said was the result of lobbying from nearby residents wanting to sub-divide land in the area.
"This time, I decided to take the koala in to council because no action was taken the last time I reported a dead koala and my comments were not taken seriously," Mr Mewett said "This council operates under a fallacy, spruiking there are koalas here and they are protected but it is all just talk."
Council said it put two temporary flashing signs for two months from June 2013 warning drivers to slow down to avoid hitting animals and koalas near Eprapah Creek, where the koala was killed. It also put two temporary flashing signs nearby but said all had to be removed after they were all damaged by motorists. A permanent sign advising motorists of wildlife in the area was also erected. Council said it would investigate what could be done to make the road safer for wildlife after Mr Mewett's most recent complaint.
Loyal dog spent almost two weeks without food lying by his master's grave waiting for his return
A dog in Chennai, India, stayed almost for a fortnight next to the grave of his 18-year-old master, who had adopted him, waiting for his miraculous return after he had been killed in a road accident.
The brown mongrel went without food, braved sun and rain, but refused to move in an extraordinary display of loyalty.
Blue Cross of India volunteers spotted the dog sitting near the grave in the open burial ground near Avadi Bridge, Blue Cross of India general manager Dawn Williams said.
"When we attempted to rescue the dog, it stubbornly resisted and refused to budge," Williams said. "It just scratched the grave and whined." The volunteers then spoke to people who lived nearby. "We met a local resident who said the dog belonged to Bhaskar. He died after being hit by a speeding vehicle on August 2. Bhaskar's mother, Sundhari, 50, is a construction worker who lived in a shed near the building site," Williams said.
When the team went to Sundhari's house she said the dog, Tommy, had been her son's pet for five years. After his death, the animal had disappeared. She accompanied the team to the grave. The emaciated dog staggered towards Sundhari and crouched near her feet. "Sundhari clasped the dog, held its neck to her face and cried," Blue Cross volunteer Mukund J said. Sundhari, a widow, said life had become meaningless after the death of her only son.
But the pet that had remained steadfast to her son, even after his death, could be a reason to live, she said. "She took Tommy with her and returned home," Mukund said. Residents said she had gone back to her native home in Tiruvannamalai and had taken the dog with her. "Dogs, like humans, can love, suffer, and grieve," Peta India CEO Poorva Joshipura said. "We hope everyone who is moved by the story of this faithful companion will care for dogs by adopting a stray or volunteering at an animal shelter."
"When we attempted to rescue the dog, it stubbornly resisted and refused to budge," Williams said. "It just scratched the grave and whined." The volunteers then spoke to people who lived nearby. "We met a local resident who said the dog belonged to Bhaskar. He died after being hit by a speeding vehicle on August 2. Bhaskar's mother, Sundhari, 50, is a construction worker who lived in a shed near the building site," Williams said.
When the team went to Sundhari's house she said the dog, Tommy, had been her son's pet for five years. After his death, the animal had disappeared. She accompanied the team to the grave. The emaciated dog staggered towards Sundhari and crouched near her feet. "Sundhari clasped the dog, held its neck to her face and cried," Blue Cross volunteer Mukund J said. Sundhari, a widow, said life had become meaningless after the death of her only son.
But the pet that had remained steadfast to her son, even after his death, could be a reason to live, she said. "She took Tommy with her and returned home," Mukund said. Residents said she had gone back to her native home in Tiruvannamalai and had taken the dog with her. "Dogs, like humans, can love, suffer, and grieve," Peta India CEO Poorva Joshipura said. "We hope everyone who is moved by the story of this faithful companion will care for dogs by adopting a stray or volunteering at an animal shelter."
Eccentric bus shelter closed for health and safety reasons
An eccentric bus stop created by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto in Krumbach, Austria, has been closed to the public because it doesn't "follow the Austrian regulations for building safety".
Bränden bus stop, one of seven architect-designed shelters in the tiny Vorarlberg village, is made of a cluster of slender steel rods that support a winding wooden staircase and balcony. But a small chain barrier now blocks access to the stairs, with a sign that reads "This is a work of art. Do not enter."
Sou Fujimoto designed the structure as part of the Kultur Krumbach initiative. Curated by Dietmar Steiner, director of Vienna architecture museum Architekturzentrum Wien, the project was developed to promote tourism in the picturesque Bregenzerwald district. According to Steiner, the new safety warning is just a precaution and can be ignored. "It's about the liability for possible accidents.
"The village cannot take over the responsibility for this because the construction - the stairs and the railings - do not follow the Austrian regulations for building safety," he said. He added that people have continued to climb up the stairs, ignoring the sign, and that the construction is stable enough that this is safe. "That's also a typical Austrian tradition - we have rules and regulations, but we don’t always follow them," he added.
Bränden bus stop, one of seven architect-designed shelters in the tiny Vorarlberg village, is made of a cluster of slender steel rods that support a winding wooden staircase and balcony. But a small chain barrier now blocks access to the stairs, with a sign that reads "This is a work of art. Do not enter."
Sou Fujimoto designed the structure as part of the Kultur Krumbach initiative. Curated by Dietmar Steiner, director of Vienna architecture museum Architekturzentrum Wien, the project was developed to promote tourism in the picturesque Bregenzerwald district. According to Steiner, the new safety warning is just a precaution and can be ignored. "It's about the liability for possible accidents.
"The village cannot take over the responsibility for this because the construction - the stairs and the railings - do not follow the Austrian regulations for building safety," he said. He added that people have continued to climb up the stairs, ignoring the sign, and that the construction is stable enough that this is safe. "That's also a typical Austrian tradition - we have rules and regulations, but we don’t always follow them," he added.
Crocheted blanket saved after removal of wasps' nest from bed
A giant wasps' nest took over the bed of a spare bedroom at a house in Winchester, Hampshire.
Mr Birkett, of Owslebury-based Longwood Services, who was called to deal with it said: “In 45 years I have never seen anything like it. There must have been 5,000 wasps.”
The client lives alone in the five-bedroom house in St Cross and had not been in the spare room for several months before her son opened the door and saw the huge nest. The window had been left open. The wasps were enlarging their home by chewing through the pillows and into the mattress.
The nest measured about three feet wide by a foot and a half deep. Mr Birkett said: “It was a job to deal with it. I had protective gear on. At one stage there must have been 2,000 wasps buzzing around me. If someone had gone in to the room and not known what it was it would have been pretty serious.”
Mr Birkett used a spray to kill the insects on Sunday. It gives him mixed feelings. “It is amazing how they build it, by chewing the wood off gates and things. Although they are a pest in homes they are a friend of the gardener by killing aphids. I thought 'what a shame', but I had a job to do and the client was terrified.” Mr Birkett was able to save the crocheted blanket under the nest.
The client lives alone in the five-bedroom house in St Cross and had not been in the spare room for several months before her son opened the door and saw the huge nest. The window had been left open. The wasps were enlarging their home by chewing through the pillows and into the mattress.
The nest measured about three feet wide by a foot and a half deep. Mr Birkett said: “It was a job to deal with it. I had protective gear on. At one stage there must have been 2,000 wasps buzzing around me. If someone had gone in to the room and not known what it was it would have been pretty serious.”
Mr Birkett used a spray to kill the insects on Sunday. It gives him mixed feelings. “It is amazing how they build it, by chewing the wood off gates and things. Although they are a pest in homes they are a friend of the gardener by killing aphids. I thought 'what a shame', but I had a job to do and the client was terrified.” Mr Birkett was able to save the crocheted blanket under the nest.
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