Sunday, September 21, 2014
Woman accused of threatening stepson with pellet gun after 9-hour binge drinking his booze
A Florida woman is accused of drinking for nine hours and threatening her stepson with his pellet gun when he tried to prevent her from polishing off his liquor.
Laurie Ann Marlow, 55, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after deputies were called to her home in western Flagler County to investigate a disturbance, a sheriff’s report states.
A deputy reported Marlow appeared to be under the influence. She said she had been arguing with her 21-year-old stepson, Taylor Marlow, and that he and his brother, William, 25, left the house with two rifles, including one that they had fought over. “He advised that Laurie had found liquor that he had hidden in his room and that she had consumed a large amount of it,” the report states. The brothers then “heard a loud banging noise coming from within the house” so Taylor Marlow ran to the backyard and entered through a rear entrance that leads directly to his bedroom.
“As Taylor opened the door he observed that Laurie had broken down the locked door and was grabbing his pellet gun,” the deputy reported. “Laurie proceeded to turn around and point the gun into Taylor’s face.” He told the deputy the barrel of the gun was about a foot away from his face and he believed she would shoot him. Taylor Marlow’s brother, William Marlow told the deputy he did not see what happened from outside the home but heard his brother say, “Are you kidding me right now? Are you seriously pulling a gun on me?”
William Marlow said he then heard the two wrestling over the gun. Taylor Marlow got the gun away from his stepmother and his brother took it from him and hid it in the car. Taylor Marlow told the deputy it’s not the first time a situation like this has occurred. “He advised that Laurie had pulled a real firearm on their father, and she hits their father on a regular basis,” the deputy reported. Laurie Marlow was booked into the Flagler County Detention Facility on $2,000 bail.
A deputy reported Marlow appeared to be under the influence. She said she had been arguing with her 21-year-old stepson, Taylor Marlow, and that he and his brother, William, 25, left the house with two rifles, including one that they had fought over. “He advised that Laurie had found liquor that he had hidden in his room and that she had consumed a large amount of it,” the report states. The brothers then “heard a loud banging noise coming from within the house” so Taylor Marlow ran to the backyard and entered through a rear entrance that leads directly to his bedroom.
“As Taylor opened the door he observed that Laurie had broken down the locked door and was grabbing his pellet gun,” the deputy reported. “Laurie proceeded to turn around and point the gun into Taylor’s face.” He told the deputy the barrel of the gun was about a foot away from his face and he believed she would shoot him. Taylor Marlow’s brother, William Marlow told the deputy he did not see what happened from outside the home but heard his brother say, “Are you kidding me right now? Are you seriously pulling a gun on me?”
William Marlow said he then heard the two wrestling over the gun. Taylor Marlow got the gun away from his stepmother and his brother took it from him and hid it in the car. Taylor Marlow told the deputy it’s not the first time a situation like this has occurred. “He advised that Laurie had pulled a real firearm on their father, and she hits their father on a regular basis,” the deputy reported. Laurie Marlow was booked into the Flagler County Detention Facility on $2,000 bail.
Naked man with bag on head caught getting amorous with bundle of women's underwear
A man was arrested for public indecency after Oklahoma City police said they caught him completely naked with a bundle of women's underwear.
According to police, on Wednesday afternoon officers were respondind to a call in Oklahoma City when a witness told them that he and another woman had seen a naked man on the ground wearing what appeared to be a bag over his head.
When officers arrived, they said they saw the suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Jonathon Leon Warledo, on the other side of a fence. Officers said Warledo was lying face down on the ground completely naked. According to police, Warledo had a bag and women's panties over his head, and he was performing a sex act with a bundle of women's underwear.
Officers said they yelled at Warledo, asking him what he was doing. That's when Warledo jumped up and took off running. Officers were able to catch up with Warledo and take him into custody. He was booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on one count of public indecency.
According to police, on Wednesday afternoon officers were respondind to a call in Oklahoma City when a witness told them that he and another woman had seen a naked man on the ground wearing what appeared to be a bag over his head.
When officers arrived, they said they saw the suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Jonathon Leon Warledo, on the other side of a fence. Officers said Warledo was lying face down on the ground completely naked. According to police, Warledo had a bag and women's panties over his head, and he was performing a sex act with a bundle of women's underwear.
Officers said they yelled at Warledo, asking him what he was doing. That's when Warledo jumped up and took off running. Officers were able to catch up with Warledo and take him into custody. He was booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on one count of public indecency.
10-year-old girl rescued after losing balance and getting stuck in washing machine
A mother had to call 911 after a 10-year-old girl found herself stuck in a washing machine in Elmont, Long Island, New York on Wednesday.
Dejannah Price said she was leaning over as she took rugs out of the washer like her mother asked her to do, when she lost her balance and flipped right into the machine. “(I was) scared at first, and then it started to get funny,” Dejannah said. But her mother was did not think it was so funny at all.
“We was pissed because we was like, ‘How the hell are we going to get her out of here?’” said Dejannah’s mother, Diana Brown. “We attempted, but we couldn’t.” Nassau County police had to come to the home, along with the local fire department. They arrived just minutes after Brown called 911. “It was embarrassing,” Brown said.
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“They were like, ‘Uh this is a first. How did she get in there?’” Brown said. “And then I told them.” Dejannah spent nearly an hour stuck. She said first responders ultimately removed parts of the washer to get her out. Luckily, Dejannah was not seriously injured. She said she did learn an important lesson. “I’m never helping my mom with laundry ever again,” Dejannah said. Brown said she can at least stick to a front-load dryer.
Dejannah Price said she was leaning over as she took rugs out of the washer like her mother asked her to do, when she lost her balance and flipped right into the machine. “(I was) scared at first, and then it started to get funny,” Dejannah said. But her mother was did not think it was so funny at all.
“We was pissed because we was like, ‘How the hell are we going to get her out of here?’” said Dejannah’s mother, Diana Brown. “We attempted, but we couldn’t.” Nassau County police had to come to the home, along with the local fire department. They arrived just minutes after Brown called 911. “It was embarrassing,” Brown said.
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“They were like, ‘Uh this is a first. How did she get in there?’” Brown said. “And then I told them.” Dejannah spent nearly an hour stuck. She said first responders ultimately removed parts of the washer to get her out. Luckily, Dejannah was not seriously injured. She said she did learn an important lesson. “I’m never helping my mom with laundry ever again,” Dejannah said. Brown said she can at least stick to a front-load dryer.
Man who ate napkins to conceal insider trading pleads guilty
A Brooklyn, New York mortgage broker, who would scribble secret stock tips on napkins and pass them to an accomplice in Grand Central station before eating them, pleaded guilty to insider trading on Friday, federal prosecutors said.
Frank Tamayo, 41, was the middleman in what prosecutors called a three-man scheme that generated $5.6 million in illegal profits over five years, based on tips about a dozen transactions being negotiated by a prestigious New York law firm.
Tamayo pleaded guilty to securities fraud, tender offer fraud, and conspiracy charges in the federal court in Trenton, New Jersey. The defendant also agreed to forfeit more than $1 million, the contents of two brokerage accounts, and a 2008 Audi Q7. He faces up to 20 years in prison on the fraud counts. Authorities had in March accused Steven Metro, a managing clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, of passing tips about the law firm's clients through Tamayo to Morgan Stanley stockbroker Vladimir Eydelman, who would then trade for himself, his family, customers and Tamayo.
Prosecutors said the scheme lacked sophisticated computerized techniques or cover-ups now often associated with insider trading. Rather, they said Tamayo would typically meet Metro, a friend and former law school classmate, at Manhattan bars or coffee shops, and write the ticker symbols of stocks to be bought on napkins or Post-It notes. Tamayo would then meet Eydelman near the main clock in Grand Central, show him a symbol and, once satisfied Eydelman had memorized it, "chew the paper or napkin to destroy it," prosecutors said.
The scheme allegedly began in February 2009 when Metro told Tamayo that Liberty Media Corp might invest in Sirius XM Radio, then on the verge of bankruptcy. Tamayo then allegedly told Eydelman to add to his existing Sirius stake, saying a "source" had alerted him to the bailout. Authorities said Tamayo this year began recording conversations with the other defendants, including on Feb. 20 when Eydelman gave him a cigar box containing $7,000 meant to help Metro buy and renovate a new home. "Take these cigars, put it to good use," Eydelman told Tamayo. Eydelman and Metro have both been fired from their respective employers.
Tamayo pleaded guilty to securities fraud, tender offer fraud, and conspiracy charges in the federal court in Trenton, New Jersey. The defendant also agreed to forfeit more than $1 million, the contents of two brokerage accounts, and a 2008 Audi Q7. He faces up to 20 years in prison on the fraud counts. Authorities had in March accused Steven Metro, a managing clerk at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, of passing tips about the law firm's clients through Tamayo to Morgan Stanley stockbroker Vladimir Eydelman, who would then trade for himself, his family, customers and Tamayo.
Prosecutors said the scheme lacked sophisticated computerized techniques or cover-ups now often associated with insider trading. Rather, they said Tamayo would typically meet Metro, a friend and former law school classmate, at Manhattan bars or coffee shops, and write the ticker symbols of stocks to be bought on napkins or Post-It notes. Tamayo would then meet Eydelman near the main clock in Grand Central, show him a symbol and, once satisfied Eydelman had memorized it, "chew the paper or napkin to destroy it," prosecutors said.
The scheme allegedly began in February 2009 when Metro told Tamayo that Liberty Media Corp might invest in Sirius XM Radio, then on the verge of bankruptcy. Tamayo then allegedly told Eydelman to add to his existing Sirius stake, saying a "source" had alerted him to the bailout. Authorities said Tamayo this year began recording conversations with the other defendants, including on Feb. 20 when Eydelman gave him a cigar box containing $7,000 meant to help Metro buy and renovate a new home. "Take these cigars, put it to good use," Eydelman told Tamayo. Eydelman and Metro have both been fired from their respective employers.
Goose hunter fought off crocodile with eye-poke before self-medicating with beer
A man in Australia's Northern Territory who was attacked by a crocodile on at about 7.20pm on Friday managed to escape after he wrestled and poked the beast in the eyes “like a true Territorian”.
He then decided to have first aid “in the form of Carlton Dry.”
Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said the 20-year-old man had been hunting geese in wetlands near Wudaduk Outstation, about 20km from the remote community of Peppimenarti. The man was attacked by a crocodile after wading into the water to recover a goose he had shot.
The crocodile is estimated to be about 2m in length. “The crocodile had launched at him, latched onto his right arm and tried to pull him underwater, Superintendent Jorgensen said. “Like a true Territorian he wrestled the crocodile and was able to shake it off finally by poking its eyes.”
After the man returned to shore, he was administered first aid and conveyed to Wudaduk Outstation by quadbike where further first aid “in the form of Carlton Dry was administered”. “When Police and clinic staff arrived he was conveyed in a mildly intoxicated state to the clinic where his wounds were cleaned,” she said. The man was going to be conveyed to Royal Darwin Hospital by Care Flight for numerous puncture wounds, tears and claw marks to his arm and back but opted to drive instead.
Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said the 20-year-old man had been hunting geese in wetlands near Wudaduk Outstation, about 20km from the remote community of Peppimenarti. The man was attacked by a crocodile after wading into the water to recover a goose he had shot.
The crocodile is estimated to be about 2m in length. “The crocodile had launched at him, latched onto his right arm and tried to pull him underwater, Superintendent Jorgensen said. “Like a true Territorian he wrestled the crocodile and was able to shake it off finally by poking its eyes.”
After the man returned to shore, he was administered first aid and conveyed to Wudaduk Outstation by quadbike where further first aid “in the form of Carlton Dry was administered”. “When Police and clinic staff arrived he was conveyed in a mildly intoxicated state to the clinic where his wounds were cleaned,” she said. The man was going to be conveyed to Royal Darwin Hospital by Care Flight for numerous puncture wounds, tears and claw marks to his arm and back but opted to drive instead.
Young echidna rescued after getting stuck in wellington boot
A young echidna was rescued from a prickly situation near Darwin in Australia on Friday morning.
Veterinarian Stephen Cutter, from the Ark Animal Hospital, said the juvenile monotreme decided to take shelter in a big, black wellington boot.
“Going in was easy but because of his spines, he couldn’t get back out,” Dr Cutter said. Luckily the owner of the gumboot was alerted to the plight of the prickly stowaway when his dogs started barking at the welly. “He looked in the boot and just saw spines,” Dr Cutter said.
The good Samaritan took the boot-and-echidna combo into the Ark where the rubber footwear was X-rayed to determine how stuck the echidna was. “He was very thoroughly wedged in the gumboot so we had to cut the boot to get him out,” Dr Cutter said.
“When echidnas get stressed they roll into a ball which wedged this guy further into the boot.” Once released from his rubber cage, the 3kg male was given a check-up and deemed healthy. “We’ll release him near where he was found – away from the dogs,” Dr Cutter said.
“Going in was easy but because of his spines, he couldn’t get back out,” Dr Cutter said. Luckily the owner of the gumboot was alerted to the plight of the prickly stowaway when his dogs started barking at the welly. “He looked in the boot and just saw spines,” Dr Cutter said.
The good Samaritan took the boot-and-echidna combo into the Ark where the rubber footwear was X-rayed to determine how stuck the echidna was. “He was very thoroughly wedged in the gumboot so we had to cut the boot to get him out,” Dr Cutter said.
“When echidnas get stressed they roll into a ball which wedged this guy further into the boot.” Once released from his rubber cage, the 3kg male was given a check-up and deemed healthy. “We’ll release him near where he was found – away from the dogs,” Dr Cutter said.
Police investigation after woman told her hair ‘looks like it has been cut with a knife and fork’
Members of an over-55s club in South Yorkshire have been visited by the police after one of their members received poison pen letters.
Great-grandmother Margaret Kitching, 76, was called a ‘gobby bitch’ and taunted about her appearance.
The retired dinner lady was described as ‘mutton dressed as lamb’ and asked to stay away from the club she has attended for eight years.
She was told her hair ‘looks like it has been cut with a knife and fork’ and that she looks as ‘cheap as chips’. Mrs Kitching called in the police after receiving four letters and fingerprints have been taken from them. Members of the over-55s club, which meets fortnightly at the Oaks Workingmen’s Club in Ardsley, Barnsley, have been asked by the police to give handwriting samples.
Mrs Kitchen, who has two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren said: “Some of the things in the letters are unbelievable. They are absolutely horrible and really upsetting. I think a jealous person is behind all this. It’s caused me real heartache and sleepless nights as well as stress. When I go out of my home I am always looking over my shoulder wondering if the perpetrator is following me like a stalker.”
One of the letters was signed with a devil symbol. The club currently has about 23 members, all women in their 60s and 70s, who meet for social activities including bingo, quizzes, guest speakers and day trips to the seaside. A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “We have received reports of a 76-year-old woman receiving distressing letters from an unknown person. Officers are continuing their inquiries.”
She was told her hair ‘looks like it has been cut with a knife and fork’ and that she looks as ‘cheap as chips’. Mrs Kitching called in the police after receiving four letters and fingerprints have been taken from them. Members of the over-55s club, which meets fortnightly at the Oaks Workingmen’s Club in Ardsley, Barnsley, have been asked by the police to give handwriting samples.
Mrs Kitchen, who has two sons, a daughter, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren said: “Some of the things in the letters are unbelievable. They are absolutely horrible and really upsetting. I think a jealous person is behind all this. It’s caused me real heartache and sleepless nights as well as stress. When I go out of my home I am always looking over my shoulder wondering if the perpetrator is following me like a stalker.”
One of the letters was signed with a devil symbol. The club currently has about 23 members, all women in their 60s and 70s, who meet for social activities including bingo, quizzes, guest speakers and day trips to the seaside. A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “We have received reports of a 76-year-old woman receiving distressing letters from an unknown person. Officers are continuing their inquiries.”
Council investigate whether one chicken nugget is sufficient for school pupils' lunch
Reception pupils in some Birmingham schools are being given just one chicken nugget for their lunch, angry councillors have revealed.
An investigation is being launched into the food being dished up for pupils by contractors.
Birmingham’s education chief has described the current situation as “unacceptable.”
An extra 163,208 children in the West Midlands have been receiving free meals as part of a new government drive since term started in September.
But at the city council’s education and vulnerable children overview and scrutiny committee it was revealed that four-year-olds at some Birmingham schools were receiving pitiful portions. Coun Valerie Seabright said schools served by council-owned food provider Cityserve – which is responsible for meals at 92 per cent of the city’s schools, was leaving youngsters short changed. “I welcome free school meals, but I’m seriously concerned having been to see a school that was not the best quality,” said the Labour councillor.
“The rations and portions are not brilliant. In reception class children get just one nugget, Year 1 get two and Year 2 get three or four. Why are reception only getting one chicken nugget? Is it subsidising the children getting more chicken nuggets in Year 1 or 2? That shouldn’t be the case when all children get the same funding per head. The whole point is to make sure that children get adequate meals with good nutrition. In one class I went to the children didn’t get any fresh vegetables or fruit.
“This is serious, it is not working. I think we should insist that there is more training of staff, they need to know about sizes of rations.” Coun Barry Bowles (Lab, Hall Green) also questioned why children were being served “junk food” since the quality of food was alleged to haves improved enormously in the last nine years. He said: “These are processed foods, why are we not giving them fresh food?” The council’s cabinet member for children and family services Brigid Jones said the situation was unacceptable. “We are currently looking at the future of Cityserve and how we can redesign (free food provision) for the future.”
But at the city council’s education and vulnerable children overview and scrutiny committee it was revealed that four-year-olds at some Birmingham schools were receiving pitiful portions. Coun Valerie Seabright said schools served by council-owned food provider Cityserve – which is responsible for meals at 92 per cent of the city’s schools, was leaving youngsters short changed. “I welcome free school meals, but I’m seriously concerned having been to see a school that was not the best quality,” said the Labour councillor.
“The rations and portions are not brilliant. In reception class children get just one nugget, Year 1 get two and Year 2 get three or four. Why are reception only getting one chicken nugget? Is it subsidising the children getting more chicken nuggets in Year 1 or 2? That shouldn’t be the case when all children get the same funding per head. The whole point is to make sure that children get adequate meals with good nutrition. In one class I went to the children didn’t get any fresh vegetables or fruit.
“This is serious, it is not working. I think we should insist that there is more training of staff, they need to know about sizes of rations.” Coun Barry Bowles (Lab, Hall Green) also questioned why children were being served “junk food” since the quality of food was alleged to haves improved enormously in the last nine years. He said: “These are processed foods, why are we not giving them fresh food?” The council’s cabinet member for children and family services Brigid Jones said the situation was unacceptable. “We are currently looking at the future of Cityserve and how we can redesign (free food provision) for the future.”
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