11-30-2007 Virginia:
A former Fairfax County sheriff's deputy who was being investigated for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old boy shot and killed himself in Herndon on Tuesday, one day after police searched his home.
David L. Ruel, 42, had been a Fairfax deputy for 19 years and was assigned to the county's code enforcement task force, Fairfax Sheriff's Lt. Basilio Cachuela said. Ruel retired in October, in a move apparently unrelated to the sex investigation, and had been working as a security specialist at Herndon High School for a month, a schools spokesman said.
On Nov. 15, an 18-year-old man told Fairfax police that he had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by Ruel beginning sometime in 2001 and continuing for about 18 months, according to a search warrant affidavit filed yesterday. The man reported that when he was 12 years old, Ruel sexually abused him on numerous occasions, supplied him with alcohol and photographed him while naked, the affidavit by Detective Richard L. Mullins states.
Police obtained a search warrant for Ruel's apartment and storage unit on Astoria Circle in Herndon on Monday afternoon and searched them for two hours, court records show. Computers and many other items were seized.
On Tuesday, police obtained more search warrants. When officers went back to Astoria Circle, Ruel was found dead on a nearby athletic field, Mullins wrote. Ruel died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fairfax police officer Don Gotthardt said.
Ruel was the second Fairfax deputy to be investigated for sex crimes this month. On Nov. 8, Deputy Robert A. Romero Jr. was arrested after federal agents discovered more than 1,000 images of child pornography on his home computer.
Romero resigned the day of his arrest.
Fairfax Sheriff Stan G. Barry said the two cases were unrelated. "It's unfortunate that they came so close together," Barry said. "It's unfortunate they happened at all."
Barry said that the allegations against Ruel are "obviously very serious charges" and that he hoped the police would continue to investigate the case to determine whether the allegations are factual. Gotthardt said the investigation will proceed despite Ruel's suicide. ..more.. by Tom Jackman, Washington Post Staff Writer
Pennellville man is missing
Article Tags
.New York,
2007,
Age 49-59,
by Unknown Cause,
Suicide/s US - of RSOs
11-26-2007 New York:
A 52-year-old man who left his Pennellville home early Sunday has not returned.
State police in Fulton are investigating the disappearance of John J. Jennings, of 631 county Route 54. He left home around 5 a.m. yesterday to go for a walk, troopers said.
Jennings' family called the Oswego County E-911 center shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday when he still had not returned home, and state police in Fulton were then notified, Trooper Alex Kurilovitch said.
Troopers said Jennings told family members over the Thanksgiving weekend that he was depressed because of "personal issues" he was having.
"As far as we know, he was in good health," Kurilovitch said.
Jennings is 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs approximately 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, Kurilovitch said, and a "normal build."
He was wearing a blue baseball cap, brown Carhartt jacket, blue jeans and Nautica sneakers. Anyone with information on Jennings' whereabouts should call troopers in the Fulton barracks at 593-6194. ..more.. by Suzanne M. Ellis
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Missing Man's Past
11-27-2007 New York:
When New York State Police officials alerted the public to be on the lookout for a missing Pennellville man, they did not mention that he is a registered level three sex offender, CBS 5 News has learned.
John Jennings, 52, has been missing since early Sunday morning. In 1998, he was convicted of third-degree rape, stemming from allegations that he had had sex with one or more teenage girls. He was sentenced to prison and later requied to enroll in the sex offender registry.
The State Police barracks that issued the press release announcing Jennings' disappearance was aware of his sex offender status, but -- by law -- was not required to mention it.
"Even though the public has the right to know, criminal history records are confidential," said Sgt. Edwin Croucher, of the Fulton barracks.
Sgt. Croucher added that Jennings' disappearance is not believed to be related to any criminal activity.
Regardless of the circumstances, many people who spoke to CBS 5 News said they would prefer that an individual's sex offender status be included in missing person alerts.
"I don't really care about their privacy," said Gretchen Mulvihill, of Syracuse. "Honestly, if they're out there and they're a registered sex offender, then I think they've blown their opportunity to have their privacy."
Others argued the opposite point.
"If somebody found out that he was a registered sex offender, they could have gone out and...killed him," said Tamica Lockwood, of Syracuse.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of John Jennings should call the State Police at 593-6194. ..more.. by WTVH
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Missing Pennellville man found dead
11-28-2007 New York:
John J. Jennings, a level 3 sex offender from Pennellville who had been missing since early Sunday, was found dead today in a heavily wooded area along county Route 54 in Schroeppel, state police said.
Troopers said they believe Jennings, who would have turned 52 next month, committed suicide.
State police and Department of Environmental Conservation officers helped in the search. Members of the Pennellville Volunteer Fire Department assisted after the officers found Jennings' body. ..Source.. by Catie O'Toole / The Post-Standard
A 52-year-old man who left his Pennellville home early Sunday has not returned.
State police in Fulton are investigating the disappearance of John J. Jennings, of 631 county Route 54. He left home around 5 a.m. yesterday to go for a walk, troopers said.
Jennings' family called the Oswego County E-911 center shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday when he still had not returned home, and state police in Fulton were then notified, Trooper Alex Kurilovitch said.
Troopers said Jennings told family members over the Thanksgiving weekend that he was depressed because of "personal issues" he was having.
"As far as we know, he was in good health," Kurilovitch said.
Jennings is 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs approximately 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, Kurilovitch said, and a "normal build."
He was wearing a blue baseball cap, brown Carhartt jacket, blue jeans and Nautica sneakers. Anyone with information on Jennings' whereabouts should call troopers in the Fulton barracks at 593-6194. ..more.. by Suzanne M. Ellis
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Missing Man's Past
11-27-2007 New York:
When New York State Police officials alerted the public to be on the lookout for a missing Pennellville man, they did not mention that he is a registered level three sex offender, CBS 5 News has learned.
John Jennings, 52, has been missing since early Sunday morning. In 1998, he was convicted of third-degree rape, stemming from allegations that he had had sex with one or more teenage girls. He was sentenced to prison and later requied to enroll in the sex offender registry.
The State Police barracks that issued the press release announcing Jennings' disappearance was aware of his sex offender status, but -- by law -- was not required to mention it.
"Even though the public has the right to know, criminal history records are confidential," said Sgt. Edwin Croucher, of the Fulton barracks.
Sgt. Croucher added that Jennings' disappearance is not believed to be related to any criminal activity.
Regardless of the circumstances, many people who spoke to CBS 5 News said they would prefer that an individual's sex offender status be included in missing person alerts.
"I don't really care about their privacy," said Gretchen Mulvihill, of Syracuse. "Honestly, if they're out there and they're a registered sex offender, then I think they've blown their opportunity to have their privacy."
Others argued the opposite point.
"If somebody found out that he was a registered sex offender, they could have gone out and...killed him," said Tamica Lockwood, of Syracuse.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of John Jennings should call the State Police at 593-6194. ..more.. by WTVH
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Missing Pennellville man found dead
11-28-2007 New York:
John J. Jennings, a level 3 sex offender from Pennellville who had been missing since early Sunday, was found dead today in a heavily wooded area along county Route 54 in Schroeppel, state police said.
Troopers said they believe Jennings, who would have turned 52 next month, committed suicide.
State police and Department of Environmental Conservation officers helped in the search. Members of the Pennellville Volunteer Fire Department assisted after the officers found Jennings' body. ..Source.. by Catie O'Toole / The Post-Standard
Kernersville man dies in Guilford Jail
Article Tags
.North Carolina,
2007,
Age-P 24-36,
by Unknown Cause,
in Jail - US,
Suicide/s US - of SOs Accused
11-28-2007 North Carolina:
A Kernersville man being held at the Guilford County Jail in High Point died Monday from injuries the sheriff’s office said appeared consistent with a suicide attempt.
Timothy Allen Maynard, 30, was found in his cell just before 4 p.m. The sheriff’s office did say how he was injured and a spokesman could not immediately elaborate on the injuries.
Maynard was found during the normal rounds at the jail. An ambulance took him to High Point Regional Hospital, where he died just after 5 p.m.
Maynard was being held on two counts of first-degree sex offense, three counts of assault on a child under 12, first-degree kidnapping and indecent liberties with a child. He was arrested Aug. 23 and was scheduled to be in court Tuesday. An autopsy is pending. ..more.. by Dan Galindo, JOURNAL REPORTER
A Kernersville man being held at the Guilford County Jail in High Point died Monday from injuries the sheriff’s office said appeared consistent with a suicide attempt.
Timothy Allen Maynard, 30, was found in his cell just before 4 p.m. The sheriff’s office did say how he was injured and a spokesman could not immediately elaborate on the injuries.
Maynard was found during the normal rounds at the jail. An ambulance took him to High Point Regional Hospital, where he died just after 5 p.m.
Maynard was being held on two counts of first-degree sex offense, three counts of assault on a child under 12, first-degree kidnapping and indecent liberties with a child. He was arrested Aug. 23 and was scheduled to be in court Tuesday. An autopsy is pending. ..more.. by Dan Galindo, JOURNAL REPORTER
Deceased GFAFB airman headed for trial in possession child pornography
Article Tags
.North Dakota,
(.Child Porn US,
2007,
Age 37-48,
by Unknown Cause,
Suicide/s US - of SOs Accused
11-21-2007 North Dakota:
The Air Force airman found dead in his Grand Forks apartment Monday was facing a federal trial next month on child pornography charges.
A Grand Forks police report identifies the man who was found unresponsive, at 6:20 p.m. Monday at 506 N. Fourth St. as 38-year-old Mark Massucco. Federal investigators said his death apparently was self-inflicted, a federal prosecutor told the Herald.
After police responded to a medical assist call and determined Massucco was dead, the Air Force quickly took over the investigation, police said. Air Force officials have not identified Massucco, citing notification of relatives.
But according to court documents, Massucco was indicted June 6 in federal court on two counts of receiving of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and one count of possessing materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
Wednesday, federal officials filed a motion to dismiss all charges. Massucco was scheduled to go to trial on the charges in Fargo on Dec. 11.
The Air Force airman found dead in his Grand Forks apartment Monday was facing a federal trial next month on child pornography charges.
A Grand Forks police report identifies the man who was found unresponsive, at 6:20 p.m. Monday at 506 N. Fourth St. as 38-year-old Mark Massucco. Federal investigators said his death apparently was self-inflicted, a federal prosecutor told the Herald.
After police responded to a medical assist call and determined Massucco was dead, the Air Force quickly took over the investigation, police said. Air Force officials have not identified Massucco, citing notification of relatives.
But according to court documents, Massucco was indicted June 6 in federal court on two counts of receiving of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and one count of possessing materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
Wednesday, federal officials filed a motion to dismiss all charges. Massucco was scheduled to go to trial on the charges in Fargo on Dec. 11.
Convicted sex offender found dead in vehicle
Article Tags
.Iowa,
(.Child Porn US,
2007,
Age 37-48,
by Carbon Monoxide,
Suicide/s US - of RSOs Accused
3-13-2007 Iowa:
When Urbandale police seized a computer from his mother's home earlier this year, Robert Putney Jr. told an officer he had no intention of returning to prison, where he'd spent years as a convicted sex abuser. On Monday - the same day he was to have been questioned further by Urbandale police in connection with an investigation into alleged child pornography - Putney's body was found in a car near downtown Des Moines. The 40-year-old registered sex offender apparently gassed himself with chemicals in a car at 18th and High streets.
Police said he apparently combined some chemicals in a container in the car and rolled up the windows. He was found dead about 7:40 a.m. Putney lived at a downtown Des Moines motel but sometimes visited his mother's home in Urbandale. He is listed on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry as living at the Randolph Hotel in downtown Des Moines. Police earlier this year confiscated a computer from his mother's house in an investigation into alleged child pornography.
Passers-by on Monday found him unresponsive in the car and called for help. Rescue workers determined he was dead. A bucket of clear liquid was found on a folded-down back seat, officials said. Putney worked as a night janitor in a building near where his vehicle was discovered. Putney was sentenced to a 15-year prison term in August 1992 for sex-related charges involving teenage boys. He pleaded guilty to two counts of lascivious acts with a child, enticing away a child, lascivious conduct with a minor and third-degree sexual abuse.
This year's investigation in Urbandale did not include accusations of physical contact, officials said In the 1992 investigation, officials received help from one of the victims. Then-Assistant Polk County Attorney Melodee Hanes praised a 12-year-old boy who tape-recorded a conversation he had with Putney. In the conversation, Putney allegedly discussed sexual acts and indicated money could be obtained for the acts. "Because of this child who was smart enough to report to police investigators when approached by Mr. Putney, we were able to obtain a search warrant to Putney's house that led to discovery of a list with a dozen names of children," Hanes said in 1992. "This led us to other children Mr. Putney had attempted to solicit for sexual conduct."
Police said Putney used a child friend to meet young boys in the early 1990s, primarily at the Skate East roller rink at 2220 E. Ovid Ave. An autopsy will be conducted today to determine Putney's cause of death. "I've heard that chemicals were involved," Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. Gregory Schmunk said Monday afternoon. "But we are in the very early stages of the investigation. We will know a lot more tomorrow." ..more.. by Tom Alex can be reached at (515) 284-8088 or talex@dmreg.com
When Urbandale police seized a computer from his mother's home earlier this year, Robert Putney Jr. told an officer he had no intention of returning to prison, where he'd spent years as a convicted sex abuser. On Monday - the same day he was to have been questioned further by Urbandale police in connection with an investigation into alleged child pornography - Putney's body was found in a car near downtown Des Moines. The 40-year-old registered sex offender apparently gassed himself with chemicals in a car at 18th and High streets.
Police said he apparently combined some chemicals in a container in the car and rolled up the windows. He was found dead about 7:40 a.m. Putney lived at a downtown Des Moines motel but sometimes visited his mother's home in Urbandale. He is listed on the Iowa Sex Offender Registry as living at the Randolph Hotel in downtown Des Moines. Police earlier this year confiscated a computer from his mother's house in an investigation into alleged child pornography.
Passers-by on Monday found him unresponsive in the car and called for help. Rescue workers determined he was dead. A bucket of clear liquid was found on a folded-down back seat, officials said. Putney worked as a night janitor in a building near where his vehicle was discovered. Putney was sentenced to a 15-year prison term in August 1992 for sex-related charges involving teenage boys. He pleaded guilty to two counts of lascivious acts with a child, enticing away a child, lascivious conduct with a minor and third-degree sexual abuse.
This year's investigation in Urbandale did not include accusations of physical contact, officials said In the 1992 investigation, officials received help from one of the victims. Then-Assistant Polk County Attorney Melodee Hanes praised a 12-year-old boy who tape-recorded a conversation he had with Putney. In the conversation, Putney allegedly discussed sexual acts and indicated money could be obtained for the acts. "Because of this child who was smart enough to report to police investigators when approached by Mr. Putney, we were able to obtain a search warrant to Putney's house that led to discovery of a list with a dozen names of children," Hanes said in 1992. "This led us to other children Mr. Putney had attempted to solicit for sexual conduct."
Police said Putney used a child friend to meet young boys in the early 1990s, primarily at the Skate East roller rink at 2220 E. Ovid Ave. An autopsy will be conducted today to determine Putney's cause of death. "I've heard that chemicals were involved," Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. Gregory Schmunk said Monday afternoon. "But we are in the very early stages of the investigation. We will know a lot more tomorrow." ..more.. by Tom Alex can be reached at (515) 284-8088 or talex@dmreg.com
Suicide Ends Sex Abuse Case
Article Tags
.Virginia,
2007,
Age 37-48,
by Gunshot,
Suicide/s US - of SOs Accused
11-6-2007 Virginia:
HARRISONBURG — An Elkton man facing an allegation of child abuse in Rockingham County Circuit Court killed himself in Norfolk last month, authorities say.
William Martin Johnson’s suicide came less than one month after Virginia State Police arrested him on an allegation that he sexually abused a child nine years ago, according to court records.
Johnson, 43, was found dead on Oct. 7, shot with a handgun at a home on Ocean View Ave. in Norfolk, according to a police report from the Norfolk Police Department.
Chris Amos, public information officer with Norfolk police, said Johnson is suspected to have killed himself sometime between Oct. 4 when acquaintances last saw him and Oct. 7.
No one else was involved in the incident and police say there’s nothing suspicious about Johnson’s death.
The Case
On Sept. 10, troopers with the Virginia State Police’s Harrisonburg office searched Johnson’s home in Elkton and arrested him on one felony charge.
According to a search warrant filed in the Rockingham County Circuit Court clerk’s office, an acquaintance of Johnson’s told police a day before the search that Johnson had abused one or two children in the past.
Police called one of the alleged victims the day of the search and that person repeated the allegation.
During the search of Johnson’s home in Elkton, troopers seized computer equipment and a Web cam, according to the search warrant.
Police arrested Johnson and charged him with one count of aggravated sexual battery, a felony, according to records in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
The arrest warrant alleges that between January and December of 1998, Johnson sexually abused a child under 13.
Johnson was released on a $20,000 bond, pending trial, which had been scheduled for Dec. 27, according to court records.
Charge Dismissed
Late last month, Judge Marvin Hillsman dismissed the charge, according to the arrest warrant.
First Sgt. Bryan Hutcheson of the Virginia State Police said troopers are analyzing evidence seized in the search.
“We need to follow up before we consider the investigation closed,” Hutcheson said. But the case as it pertains to Johnson is over, he said.
Johnson’ attorney, Sherwin Jacobs called his client’s death tragic, adding that the suicide precluded anyone from learning what the outcome of the case against him would have been.
“What he did to himself is far worse than anything that ever would have happened to him if he had just worked with the system,” Jacobs said. ..more.. by David Reynolds at 574-6278 or reynolds@dnronline.com
HARRISONBURG — An Elkton man facing an allegation of child abuse in Rockingham County Circuit Court killed himself in Norfolk last month, authorities say.
William Martin Johnson’s suicide came less than one month after Virginia State Police arrested him on an allegation that he sexually abused a child nine years ago, according to court records.
Johnson, 43, was found dead on Oct. 7, shot with a handgun at a home on Ocean View Ave. in Norfolk, according to a police report from the Norfolk Police Department.
Chris Amos, public information officer with Norfolk police, said Johnson is suspected to have killed himself sometime between Oct. 4 when acquaintances last saw him and Oct. 7.
No one else was involved in the incident and police say there’s nothing suspicious about Johnson’s death.
The Case
On Sept. 10, troopers with the Virginia State Police’s Harrisonburg office searched Johnson’s home in Elkton and arrested him on one felony charge.
According to a search warrant filed in the Rockingham County Circuit Court clerk’s office, an acquaintance of Johnson’s told police a day before the search that Johnson had abused one or two children in the past.
Police called one of the alleged victims the day of the search and that person repeated the allegation.
During the search of Johnson’s home in Elkton, troopers seized computer equipment and a Web cam, according to the search warrant.
Police arrested Johnson and charged him with one count of aggravated sexual battery, a felony, according to records in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
The arrest warrant alleges that between January and December of 1998, Johnson sexually abused a child under 13.
Johnson was released on a $20,000 bond, pending trial, which had been scheduled for Dec. 27, according to court records.
Charge Dismissed
Late last month, Judge Marvin Hillsman dismissed the charge, according to the arrest warrant.
First Sgt. Bryan Hutcheson of the Virginia State Police said troopers are analyzing evidence seized in the search.
“We need to follow up before we consider the investigation closed,” Hutcheson said. But the case as it pertains to Johnson is over, he said.
Johnson’ attorney, Sherwin Jacobs called his client’s death tragic, adding that the suicide precluded anyone from learning what the outcome of the case against him would have been.
“What he did to himself is far worse than anything that ever would have happened to him if he had just worked with the system,” Jacobs said. ..more.. by David Reynolds at 574-6278 or reynolds@dnronline.com
Sex offender found dead of hanging in jail cell
Article Tags
.Louisiana,
2006,
Age-P 37-48,
by Hanging,
in Jail - US,
Suicide/s US - of RSOs Accused
5-22-2006 Louisiana:
A convicted sex offender - who sheriff's deputies said threatened to kill himself when they dragged him from his Arabi trailer two months ago to face a new charge - was found hanged Sunday in his jail cell, an apparent victim of suicide, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said.
On March 14 a SWAT team arrested David Kirsch, 44, at his federally subsidized travel trailer at 1906 Alexander St. and booked him on a charge of oral sexual battery involving a 5-year-old girl.
After a two-hour standoff, the SWAT team stormed the trailer when Kirsch slashed his wrists and arms, inflicting superficial wounds on himself, officials said. The Sheriff's Office quoted Kirsch as saying he was going to kill himself.
When arrested, Kirsch had been out of jail for only four months after being released in November from a St. Tammany Parish jail where he had served four years for indecent behavior with a juvenile.
On Sunday, Kirsch was alive when a deputy checked on him about 6 p.m., Baumy said. He said Kirsch was in a cell by himself so he would not be harassed by other inmates.
But when a deputy returned to the cell at 7:12 p.m. during a count of inmates, Kirsch was hanging from a sheet, Baumy said. He said Kirsch had not threatened to kill himself after his incarceration.
The death was under investigation by the detective bureau but is an apparent suicide, Baumy said. ..more.. by
A convicted sex offender - who sheriff's deputies said threatened to kill himself when they dragged him from his Arabi trailer two months ago to face a new charge - was found hanged Sunday in his jail cell, an apparent victim of suicide, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said.
On March 14 a SWAT team arrested David Kirsch, 44, at his federally subsidized travel trailer at 1906 Alexander St. and booked him on a charge of oral sexual battery involving a 5-year-old girl.
After a two-hour standoff, the SWAT team stormed the trailer when Kirsch slashed his wrists and arms, inflicting superficial wounds on himself, officials said. The Sheriff's Office quoted Kirsch as saying he was going to kill himself.
When arrested, Kirsch had been out of jail for only four months after being released in November from a St. Tammany Parish jail where he had served four years for indecent behavior with a juvenile.
On Sunday, Kirsch was alive when a deputy checked on him about 6 p.m., Baumy said. He said Kirsch was in a cell by himself so he would not be harassed by other inmates.
But when a deputy returned to the cell at 7:12 p.m. during a count of inmates, Kirsch was hanging from a sheet, Baumy said. He said Kirsch had not threatened to kill himself after his incarceration.
The death was under investigation by the detective bureau but is an apparent suicide, Baumy said. ..more.. by
Suspect in sexual attack dies after hanging himself: He was arrested in the Tuesday night assault and kidnapping of a woman outside a Tulsa store.
Article Tags
.Oklahoma,
2006,
Age-P 37-48,
by Hanging,
in Jail - US,
Suicide/s US - of RSOs Accused
1-21-2006 Oklahoma:
Jan. 21--A registered sex offender who was arrested in connection with a kidnapping and sexual assault died Friday, one day after he hanged himself with a sheet at the Tulsa Jail. Timothy Lee Walker, 42, was pronounced dead at 1:07 p.m., Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Tim Albin said. Kidnapping, attempted rape and forcible sodomy charges were filed against Walker about 12:30 p.m. Friday, but they were dismissed later in the day after he died. Walker was booked into the Tulsa Jail on Wednesday on allegations that he kidnapped a woman from the Walgreens parking lot at 6415 E. Pine St. and sexually assaulted... ..more.. by Nicole Marshall
Jan. 21--A registered sex offender who was arrested in connection with a kidnapping and sexual assault died Friday, one day after he hanged himself with a sheet at the Tulsa Jail. Timothy Lee Walker, 42, was pronounced dead at 1:07 p.m., Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Tim Albin said. Kidnapping, attempted rape and forcible sodomy charges were filed against Walker about 12:30 p.m. Friday, but they were dismissed later in the day after he died. Walker was booked into the Tulsa Jail on Wednesday on allegations that he kidnapped a woman from the Walgreens parking lot at 6415 E. Pine St. and sexually assaulted... ..more.. by Nicole Marshall
Man suspected of killing kin is found hanged in jail
12-26-1997 Illinois
Two days after being accused of murdering four of his family members with an ax, Kenneth White was found hanged to death in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center early Christmas Day.
White, 42, imprisoned for the last 13 months on a parole violation for failing to register as a sex offender, had tied a bed sheet to sprinkler pipes, police said.
White was pronounced dead at 5:56 a.m. at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. His death was consistent with a hanging and was ruled a suicide, the Cook County medical examiner's office said. Prison representatives could not be reached for ... ..more.. by High Beam
Two days after being accused of murdering four of his family members with an ax, Kenneth White was found hanged to death in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center early Christmas Day.
White, 42, imprisoned for the last 13 months on a parole violation for failing to register as a sex offender, had tied a bed sheet to sprinkler pipes, police said.
White was pronounced dead at 5:56 a.m. at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. His death was consistent with a hanging and was ruled a suicide, the Cook County medical examiner's office said. Prison representatives could not be reached for ... ..more.. by High Beam
Sex offender commits suicide after chase
Article Tags
.New York,
2007,
Age 37-48,
by Gunshot,
Suicide/s US - of RSOs
Deflation devices stop car after police, sheriff deputies pursue rape suspect.
10-11-2007 New York
A convicted sex offender shot himself in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun near a busy Canastota intersection as two sheriff's deputies and a police officer approached his car Tuesday night after a high-speed chase along Route 5.
Madison County Sheriff Ronald I. Cary said Earl Hartle, 47, of 8830 Eddy Road, Sullivan, was being sought for questioning in connection with a reported rape.
Cary said deputies responded to the rape call at around 7:31 p.m. A 60-year-old woman on Eddy Road told deputies that her hands were tied by a man and she was raped. The woman told police she knew the rapist and was able to describe the vehicle he was driving.
The county's emergency 911 dispatchers broadcast a description of the vehicle, a red 1989 Chrysler LeBaron convertible. Cary said a Chittenango police officer saw the car and attempted to pull it over. The driver refused to stop and the officer pursued the suspect's vehicle east on Route 5. The driver entered the town of Lenox, and at that point Madison County sheriff's deputies joined the chase.
Cameras inside the patrol cars recorded the chase. Cary said the video showed Hartle extending what appeared to be the barrel of a shotgun out the driver's side window while he was being pursued. Hartle's vehicle reached speeds of 77 mph during the chase.
Canastota village police set up tire-deflation devices across Route 5 as it enters the business section in Canastota. Both front tires on the car were deflated and the vehicle stopped about 200 feet from the intersection of Main Street, Cary said.
A second sheriff's patrol car arrived on the scene and deputies and the Chittenango officer approached the car from the rear.
Cary said it was then that Hartle discharged a 12-gauge shotgun inside his car in the presence of the officers. He died instantly and was pronounced dead at the scene by Madison County District Attorney Donald Cerio Jr., Cary said.
None of the police officers fired their weapons, Cary said.
Hartle's body was transported to the Onondaga County medical examiner's office in Syracuse for an autopsy, Cary said. The medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.
Cary said Hartle had been convicted of first-degree attempted rape, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and driving while intoxicated. He said deputies recovered items from Hartle's car that linked him to the rape investigation. They also recovered unspent shotgun rounds from the suspect's pockets.
Cary said the rape victim was transported to Oneida Healthcare Center by Rural Metro Ambulance to be treated for injuries she sustained in the attack. ..more.. by Kathy Coffta Sims can be reached at kcoffta@syracuse.com or 470-3253.
10-11-2007 New York
A convicted sex offender shot himself in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun near a busy Canastota intersection as two sheriff's deputies and a police officer approached his car Tuesday night after a high-speed chase along Route 5.
Madison County Sheriff Ronald I. Cary said Earl Hartle, 47, of 8830 Eddy Road, Sullivan, was being sought for questioning in connection with a reported rape.
Cary said deputies responded to the rape call at around 7:31 p.m. A 60-year-old woman on Eddy Road told deputies that her hands were tied by a man and she was raped. The woman told police she knew the rapist and was able to describe the vehicle he was driving.
The county's emergency 911 dispatchers broadcast a description of the vehicle, a red 1989 Chrysler LeBaron convertible. Cary said a Chittenango police officer saw the car and attempted to pull it over. The driver refused to stop and the officer pursued the suspect's vehicle east on Route 5. The driver entered the town of Lenox, and at that point Madison County sheriff's deputies joined the chase.
Cameras inside the patrol cars recorded the chase. Cary said the video showed Hartle extending what appeared to be the barrel of a shotgun out the driver's side window while he was being pursued. Hartle's vehicle reached speeds of 77 mph during the chase.
Canastota village police set up tire-deflation devices across Route 5 as it enters the business section in Canastota. Both front tires on the car were deflated and the vehicle stopped about 200 feet from the intersection of Main Street, Cary said.
A second sheriff's patrol car arrived on the scene and deputies and the Chittenango officer approached the car from the rear.
Cary said it was then that Hartle discharged a 12-gauge shotgun inside his car in the presence of the officers. He died instantly and was pronounced dead at the scene by Madison County District Attorney Donald Cerio Jr., Cary said.
None of the police officers fired their weapons, Cary said.
Hartle's body was transported to the Onondaga County medical examiner's office in Syracuse for an autopsy, Cary said. The medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.
Cary said Hartle had been convicted of first-degree attempted rape, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and driving while intoxicated. He said deputies recovered items from Hartle's car that linked him to the rape investigation. They also recovered unspent shotgun rounds from the suspect's pockets.
Cary said the rape victim was transported to Oneida Healthcare Center by Rural Metro Ambulance to be treated for injuries she sustained in the attack. ..more.. by Kathy Coffta Sims can be reached at kcoffta@syracuse.com or 470-3253.
Sex offender facing arrest kills himself
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1-24-2002 Texas
A convicted sex offender shot himself to death Wednesday when Houston police went to his Kingwood home to arrest him on outstanding warrants.
Timothy Huffman, 54, never said anything to the police but pointed his gun at one officer before killing himself, said homicide investigator Brian Harris.
The incident occurred about 2:40 p.m. in the 3100 block of Royal Crescent. No officers fired their guns, police said.
Police had been investigating reports of a man fondling himself in front of children at a Kingwood area apartment complex three weeks ago, Harris said.
Officers combed the files of registered sex offenders in the area and focused on Huffman as a possible suspect. Officers then discovered he had an open arrest warrant for parole violation and another one for failure to register as a sex offender, Harris said.
Huffman was on parole on a 30-year sentence in 1985 for aggravated rape, police said. He registered as a sex offender in January 2001, but failed to renew that registration in October, resulting in the arrest warrant, Harris said.
One officer was stationed at Huffman's front door and another at the back. They knocked, but no one answered.
Huffman then walked out the back door and pointed a pistol at the officer, Harris said. After the officer took cover, Huffman walked onto the back porch and shot himself in the head. He died instantly.
The house was filthy inside and had no running water, police said. Investigators also discovered letters Huffman had written complaining how unfairly sex offenders are treated in Harris County, Harris said. ..more.. by PEGGY O'HARE
A convicted sex offender shot himself to death Wednesday when Houston police went to his Kingwood home to arrest him on outstanding warrants.
Timothy Huffman, 54, never said anything to the police but pointed his gun at one officer before killing himself, said homicide investigator Brian Harris.
The incident occurred about 2:40 p.m. in the 3100 block of Royal Crescent. No officers fired their guns, police said.
Police had been investigating reports of a man fondling himself in front of children at a Kingwood area apartment complex three weeks ago, Harris said.
Officers combed the files of registered sex offenders in the area and focused on Huffman as a possible suspect. Officers then discovered he had an open arrest warrant for parole violation and another one for failure to register as a sex offender, Harris said.
Huffman was on parole on a 30-year sentence in 1985 for aggravated rape, police said. He registered as a sex offender in January 2001, but failed to renew that registration in October, resulting in the arrest warrant, Harris said.
One officer was stationed at Huffman's front door and another at the back. They knocked, but no one answered.
Huffman then walked out the back door and pointed a pistol at the officer, Harris said. After the officer took cover, Huffman walked onto the back porch and shot himself in the head. He died instantly.
The house was filthy inside and had no running water, police said. Investigators also discovered letters Huffman had written complaining how unfairly sex offenders are treated in Harris County, Harris said. ..more.. by PEGGY O'HARE
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Japanese official commits suicide following molestation allegation
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11-1-2007 Japan
TOKYO: The body of a city worker in southern Japan was found hanging from a tree Thursday in an apparent suicide amid an investigation into allegations he molested a female news reporter earlier this year.
Police found Nagasaki city employee Shizuo Deguchi, 59, in hills near the city early Thursday after his family reported him missing, said local police official Koji Minami.
Deguchi had been working as head of the city's division for atomic bomb victims when he was accused in late July of molestation.
Mayor Tomihisa Taue told reporters Thursday that Deguchi, at a meeting earlier this week, acknowledged some form of molestation, but said he did not use force and was not abusing his official position. Taue's remarks were confirmed by a city official who spoke to the AP by telephone from Nagasaki on condition of anonymity, citing policy.
Taue did not provide details of the molestation, the official said. But the national Yomiuri newspaper reported Thursday that Deguchi had taken the woman to a hotel and tried to force her to have sex with him.
Japanese news reports about sex crimes are often vague, and the Yomiuri did not explain whether Deguchi allegedly raped the woman or not.
Taue said he told Deguchi that officials would investigate the allegations, though Minami said earlier in the day that police had not been contacted about the case by city hall.
"If the reports are true, his act was inappropriate for a public servant, and we were to launch an investigation," Taue was quoted as saying by city hall. "So I wish that he could have explained fully about what happened."
Japan's suicide rate is among the highest in the industrialized world, and the number of people taking their own lives topped 30,000 for a ninth straight year in 2006. A total 32,155 Japanese committed suicides last year.
Japan is the only nation to have suffered a nuclear attack when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of World War II.
Nagasaki is approximately 982 kilometers (615 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ..more.. by AP
TOKYO: The body of a city worker in southern Japan was found hanging from a tree Thursday in an apparent suicide amid an investigation into allegations he molested a female news reporter earlier this year.
Police found Nagasaki city employee Shizuo Deguchi, 59, in hills near the city early Thursday after his family reported him missing, said local police official Koji Minami.
Deguchi had been working as head of the city's division for atomic bomb victims when he was accused in late July of molestation.
Mayor Tomihisa Taue told reporters Thursday that Deguchi, at a meeting earlier this week, acknowledged some form of molestation, but said he did not use force and was not abusing his official position. Taue's remarks were confirmed by a city official who spoke to the AP by telephone from Nagasaki on condition of anonymity, citing policy.
Taue did not provide details of the molestation, the official said. But the national Yomiuri newspaper reported Thursday that Deguchi had taken the woman to a hotel and tried to force her to have sex with him.
Japanese news reports about sex crimes are often vague, and the Yomiuri did not explain whether Deguchi allegedly raped the woman or not.
Taue said he told Deguchi that officials would investigate the allegations, though Minami said earlier in the day that police had not been contacted about the case by city hall.
"If the reports are true, his act was inappropriate for a public servant, and we were to launch an investigation," Taue was quoted as saying by city hall. "So I wish that he could have explained fully about what happened."
Japan's suicide rate is among the highest in the industrialized world, and the number of people taking their own lives topped 30,000 for a ninth straight year in 2006. A total 32,155 Japanese committed suicides last year.
Japan is the only nation to have suffered a nuclear attack when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of World War II.
Nagasaki is approximately 982 kilometers (615 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ..more.. by AP
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