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Author: Jonn Lilyea

  • Ruya, birthday girl dies

    Ruya, birthday girl dies

    We talked a bit about Timmy Kinner, the lunatic who attacked a child’s birthday party with a knife, injuring at least nine people including the 3-year-old birthday girl, Ruya, who has since passed because of her injuries. According to the Elko Free Press, Kinner, who has an extensive criminal record, will be representing himself in court.

    Timmy Kinner, 30, has been charged with several felonies including first degree murder, aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon after police say he attacked the children and adults at the girl’s birthday party Saturday night.

    Police say Kinner had been staying as a guest at an apartment in the complex, but had recently been asked to leave because of his behavior.

    All of the victims in the attack were members of refugee families from Iraq, Ethiopia and Syria. Police have said there is no evidence to suggest the attack was committed as a hate crime.

    Of course, because there was no firearm involved, the tragedy has attracted little media attention. Also, the attacker was a person of color, as well as his victims.

    The same day as the stabbing incident, there were 13 people shot in Chicago – including 3 children.

    But a white guy who shot five white journalists in Annapolis had already sucked all of the oxygen out of the room before the weekend.

  • Melissa Bergman; PTSD made her a thief

    Melissa Bergman; PTSD made her a thief

    Frankie sends us a link to the story of Melissa Bergman, an Afghanistan veteran who was living in her $475,000 house in Mason, Ohio when she decided that she needed to spice up her life by stealing folks’ packages from their stoops;

    Bergman said for the first time in awhile, she found excitement in her life.

    “It’s not like I was selling it, not like I needed it,” she said. “Just the excitement of looking to see what was in that box and knowing, ya’ know what, ‘Since he didn’t want this item, this item can be donated to someone that actually really needs it,’ and that was the thought that went through my head.”

    The next day, Bergman hopped in her minivan again.

    “I had my children, and that’s when we went all day and just took boxes,” Bergman said. “I pulled right into the driveway, walked right up to the door, didn’t look for security cameras and just grabbed a box when I saw it.”

    Bergman hit 12 homes in two days.

    She claims that a psychologist gave her a convenient and popular excuse for her thievery;

    Having served in Afghanistan, Bergman said PTSD could have been a trigger. She said one psychologist said her past may have played a role.

    “He’s, like, ‘Melissa, you were doing so much at one time and then it just stopped. So you doing this, gave you that excitement that you once had back in Afghanistan.’ That’s what I’m thinking is the correlation. You got excitement out of this just like you did in Afghanistan, but it was a different type of excitement,” Bergman said.

    She said she doesn’t want to make excuses for her actions and wants to apologize publicly to her victims.

    Thousands of veterans who suffer from PTSD didn’t steal shit yesterday.

  • David Thomason; fake Marine, fake pastor

    David Thomason; fake Marine, fake pastor

    Loki sends us a link to the Clarion-Ledger which tells the story of David Thomason of Canyon Lake, Texas, who claims that he was a Recon Marine who ran covert operations in Central America, and, of course, he was the lone survivor of his platoon.

    Thomason said In that recently taped conversation obtained by the Clarion Ledger that he served in the Marine Force Reconnaissance in Colombia in the 1980s.

    When the operation ended, “Oliver North pulled me out of formation and shook my hand,” he said. “He pulled me out of formation because I had lost six of my squad. We were one of the eight-man Lotus squads in Colombia. Me and my sergeant, Terry Brown, he shook both of our hands. He pulled us out of formation because we were the only two to survive that day.”

    In a June 14 letter, the National Personnel Records Center said it conducted an “extensive search of every records source and alternate records” and found no military records on Thomason.

    His first wife, Vicki, said he never served in the military.

    Thomason also pretends to be a pastor who ministers to veterans suffering from PTSD. He bilked Bryan Todd Sympson out of $336,590 in donations, plus an RV park;

    “I feel like a fool, but I’m an honest guy,” Sympson said. “I always try to find the good in people.”

    After his accountant informed him that he couldn’t deduct his contributions because the charity wasn’t registered, he said he confronted Thomason, who has since registered the charity with the secretary of state’s office.

    Sympson’s lawsuit alleges “Thomason does not run, nor has he run, a genuine Christian ministry. Thomason and (his wife) Sheila Thomason used the funds provided by Sympson for personal gain and personal expenses.”

    After Sympson stopped donating, Thomason put a notice on Sympson’s door: “Hello, Brother in Christ, Brother in blood and a true brother as a friend. I am respectly (sic) asked (sic) that we sit down and break bread together and cast the Demon out that has fiercly (sic) tried to devide (sic) us.”

    When Sympson wouldn’t meet with him, Thomason put up another notice: “You have 72 hours to vacate this property.” A follow-up notice claimed Sympson, who gave Thomason the RV Park, owed him $15,600.

    When the Clarion Ledger called trying to contact Thomason for comment, his wife hung up the phone.

    Thomason is also connected to a convicted serial killer, Felix Vail, who is serving a life sentence in Louisiana for killing three women. One of Thomason’s ex-wives is believed by the Clarion-Ledger to be a victim because she drowned under suspicious conditions.

  • Wednesday morning feel good stories

    Wednesday morning feel good stories

    John sends us a story from St. George, Utah;

    “I saw a deputy was in trouble, and I just acted,” said 70-year-old Sherry King, the woman who courageously intervened in a potentially life-threatening struggle between an officer and a suspect in Beaver Dam, Arizona, earlier this year.

    King was presented with a “Lifesaving Award” by Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster in Kingman, Arizona, Monday for her role in helping stop a man who was allegedly trying to pull a gun from a deputy.

    The incident triggered a multiagency manhunt after the suspect, 34-year-old Darren Bruce Boone, fled the scene when King fired a warning shot into the air.

    “If he had got the deputy’s gun, there would be somebody dead,” King told St. George News.

    Mohave County Sheriff’s Office is crediting King with saving the life of deputy Jeff Davis.

    King recalled the morning of the incident, April 27, in an interview with St. George News. She was watering the plants outside her business, Little Dam Car Lot, when Boone pulled in to ask her when a nearby body shop would open.

    Moments later, Davis pulled into the lot and asked to see Boone’s driver’s license. When Boone became uncooperative, King said the deputy told him he was under arrest.

    After the deputy partially cuffed him, King said Boone pushed the deputy away and walked back toward his car. At that point, Davis attempted to deploy his Taser, but Boone allegedly grabbed it from him.

    King said Boone’s next move triggered her involvement in the struggle.

    “He reached around toward the deputy’s gun, and I just jumped him,” she said.
    L-R: Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster, Sherry King and deputy Jeff Davis attend an award ceremony in which King was honored with a “Lifesaving Award” in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, St. George News

    Boone then shoved her to the ground, King said, at which point she fired a warning shot into the air, which sent the suspect running toward a nearby wash.

    King said she wasn’t hurt in the struggle, but she was miffed about one thing. “It got my new shoes dirty, and I was really mad about that,” she said. “Don’t mess with my shoes.”

    Boone later turned himself in after a manhunt ensued for his capture. He was charged with aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest with physical force, both felonies.

    From Jim Wells County, Texas;

    Sheriff’s officials said the four men forced themselves into a home on County Road 465 near Ben Bolt area while a family was asleep.

    The homeowner was awaken and noticed the men putting on black masks and pulling out weapons. That’s when he put his family members in a closet for safety. The owner shot at the suspects and a shooting ensued.

    One of the bullets hit a headboard in one of the bedrooms where a child was sleeping.

    The suspects took off in their vehicle and within moments crashed the vehicle they were in near a cement company off South Highway 281. The individuals walked to the cement company and attempted to steal a truck as the watch person at the company was awaken. In the process, the men removed cameras and DVRs from the building.

    “The investigators, within 12 hours, had the suspects in custody,” said Sheriff Daniel Bueno. “This type of criminal activity will not be tolerated.”

    Officials with US Marshals assistance are looking for Chapa. Sheriff’s officials said anyone harboring a fugitive could be charged and arrested.

    “We will come after you,” Bueno said.

    From Wichita, Kansas;

    Wichita police released more information regarding a deadly officer-involved shooting which ended with a suspect dead and an off-duty officer injured.

    Police say around 3:17 a.m., near 21st and Maize Road, a masked intruder came into the officer’s home through an unlocked door. He was armed with a handgun.

    The suspect shot the officer in the leg, and the officer returned fire with his service weapon. The suspect was hit several times.

    Both men were transported to the hospital. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old, Christian T. Webb, died from his injuries. The officer has since been treated and released.

    The officer’s wife and two children were inside the home during the incident. They were not hurt.

    Police say the firearm [Christian T. Webb] used during the incident was stolen.

    From Douglas County, Colorado;

    According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, authorities there were notified of a carjacking that happened in El Paso County around 2 p.m. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, drove the stolen vehicle into the Pike National Forest while shooting at passing vehicles.

    He ultimately stopped the vehicle and approached a camper. Deputies say that began a confrontation, and the suspect pointed a rifle at the camper, who returned fire, hitting the suspect multiple times.

    When deputies arrived on scene, medical help was requested to treat the suspect and take him to an area hospital. He’s considered stable.

    No other citizens were injured.

  • Cori LeCinda Pierce; phony veteran

    Cori LeCinda Pierce; phony veteran

    Someone sent us their work on this Cori LeCinda Pierce person, now going by Cori Byrd, who claims that she is a veteran, and of course, for proof, she has a service dog;

    She spent a whole 41 days in the Army before they kicked her to the curb;

    Last time I checked, it takes more than 41 days at Relaxin’ Jackson for someone to be considered a veteran. She must’ve caught the PTSD that day that the PX ran out of Skittles and LCDs (little chocolate donuts).

    Skidmark’s conversation with her;

  • Marietta officers in action

    Marietta officers in action

    Someone sent us the story of two Marietta, Georgia police officers, Maria Funes, a thirteen-year Army Reserve Staff Sergeant and Rocky Ellenson, a Marine Sergeant with five years active duty experience;

    On Saturday morning, June 30th at approximately 6:41 AM Cobb County 911 dispatched Marietta Police Officers to a report of suspicious activity at 248 Aviation Road. The homeowner reported an unfamiliar vehicle had just parked in their yard and the driver was now stumbling around the area acting suspiciously.

    When Officers arrived a few minutes later, the vehicle was parked in the lawn, unoccupied. Witnesses in the area directed the Officers to the back-parking lot of a nearby school. When Officer Maria Funes confronted the suspect, he quickly turned to run away with Officer Funes in pursuit. Officer Rocky Ellenson was approaching from the side and was also running to intercept the fleeing suspect when they both observed the suspect stop abruptly, square off toward Funes and attempt to draw a black handgun from his waist. Before he could actually point the gun, Officer Ellenson tackled him, wrapped his arms around him and knocked the gun out of his hand. Both officers restrained the suspect on the ground where he fought with them for more than two minutes before placing him in handcuffs.

    The officers had eleven seconds from the time the suspect ran, stopped, drew his weapon and was taken to the ground. The split-second decisions they both made are a testament to their years of training and service to our country as well as the residents of Marietta.

    It was later discovered the vehicle is registered to the suspect, Josiah Benjamin Moorhous. Moorhous has an extensive violent history including fighting with law enforcement. He was booked into Cobb Adult Detention Center on warrant 18-W-6132 and is facing the following charges:

    Aggravated Assault Officer (F)
    Obstruction / Hindering Law Enforcement (M)
    VGCSA Possession Cocaine (F)
    Possession of a Firearm by a Felon (F)
    Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony – Controlled Substance (F)
    DUI Drugs (M)
    Driving, Expired Tag (M)
    Driving, No Insurance (M)

    After reviewing the film of this incident, it is clear that the use of deadly force by the officers would have been justified, yet the officers used their experience, skills and good judgement to prevent the situation from becoming deadly.

  • Thai soccer team found

    Thai soccer team found

    For some reason, 11 days ago, a soccer coach took his 12 boys into a cave. Their ages range from 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach. Torrential rains flooded the cave. Rescue crews from the US and the UK as well as Thai SEALs have penetrated the dark, dank depths of the cave in hopes of saving the boys.

    Yesterday, their efforts were rewarded when the crews located the team three miles beneath the surface of the Earth. However, search efforts have switched to rescue efforts as crews try to determine the safest way to extract the boys from the flooded portions of their escape route, according to Stars & Stripes;

    When the group will be able to leave the cave isn’t known due to flooding and other factors that could make their extraction dangerous. Experts have said it could be safer to simply supply them where they are for now. Thailand’s rainy season typically lasts through October.

    Family members of the missing hugged each other and cheered as they heard they had been found.

    Rescue crews took enough food to last the the boys for four months in the event that it takes that long to safely extract them from the cave.

    Experts in cave rescues from around the world had gathered at the site. An official Australian group has followed a U.S. military team, British cave experts, Chinese lifesaving responders and several other volunteer groups from various countries.

    “These are challenging conditions and there’s a lot of consideration for safety as well as, the environment outside is contributing to the environment inside,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Tait, part of a 30-member U.S. military team assisting in the search, referring to the rain that has been flooding the cave. “So I’d say, yeah, it’s an accurate statement that it’s challenging.”

    They only have to rescue the boys. Let that dumbass coach find his own way out.

  • Lonnie Crim saving the world

    Lonnie Crim saving the world

    One of our ninjas send us a link to the story of Lonnie Crim, an Army Reservist combat engineer who happened to be on a family outing when he witnessed an SUV drive into a lake at Pigeon Creek Park in Arkansas. A mother had fallen asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle endangering herself and her infant daughter. Lonnie leapt into action;

    The woman, who declined to give her name, unrolled her window as the SUV began sinking. She then put a lifejacket on her daughter. Crim swam to them, grabbed the little girl and swam her to shore.

    The veteran then went back and got the woman. Next, Crim gently picked up the girl.

    “The toughest part of the whole thing was getting back up to the road,” said the Vet. “The soil was just so loose it was crumbling and rolling down the hill. The loose rocks didn’t help either.”

    As her husband raced to help mother and daughter, Pamela called 911 to report the accident that occurred shortly after 9 a.m. Monday morning.

    Crim’s wife Pamela spoke with the woman while they watched emergency crews recover the Honda SUV from the depths of the lake;

    “God put everyone where they were today,” Pamela said to the woman. “Perhaps this is an opportunity for you to start fresh.”

    The mother thought for a while and later replied.

    “I didn’t believe in God before today,” the mother said. “But maybe someone’s trying to tell me something. Maybe I need to believe.”