Tattooed Man Arrested After 4-Hour Standoff
Remember people, meth is a hell of a drug and this story proves just that. 32-year-old Matthew Joseph Medlin was arrested Saturday after a four-hour standoff with Portland. Medlin was also reportedly high on meth and had been awake for 26 hours before police arrived.
The stand off began after police received a report of a man seen climbing on top of train cars at a rail yard. Police say they tried to talk to him, and he allegedly jumped inside of an open rail car, refusing to come out and grabbing objects around him to use as weapons.
During the confrontation with officers, he injected himself with more meth and began acting even more crazy. They withstood the debris and eventually used a taser to subdue him. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on numerous charges. Those charges include two counts of first-degree criminal mischief, two counts of resisting arrest, two counts of second-degree criminal trespass, interfering with a peace officer, and disorderly conduct. He is also being held on an unrelated parole violation.
Scholastic Pulls Children’s Book About George Washington And His Slaves After Outcry
White folks are so insensitive; REALLY don’t understand that Slavery WAS NOT cakes, pies; roses. Slaves were NOT HAPPY, singing and dancing. I know one thing the slaves was NOT smiling when massa came to RAPE the slave woman, beat the slave men if they ran. WHITE FOLKS ALWAYS WANT TO SUGARCOAT THE TRUTH! But #itdontmatter case #blacklivesdontmatter
NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history.
“A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was released Jan. 5 and had been strongly criticized for its upbeat images and story of Washington’s cook, the slave Hercules and his daughter, Delia. Its withdrawal was announced Sunday.
“While we have great respect for the integrity and scholarship of the author, illustrator and editor, we believe that, without more historical background on the evils of slavery than this book for younger children can provide, the book may give a false impression of the reality of the lives of slaves and therefore should be withdrawn,” the children’s publisher said in a statement released to the AP.
The book, which depicts Hercules and Delia preparing a cake for Washington, has received more than 100 one-star reviews on Amazon.com. As of…
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-washington-book-pulled_us_569cb0d5e4b0778f46f9eda9
Alan Rickman Dead At 69
As of January 14th, famous English actor Alan Rickman best known for his roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, passed away after a short battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
Soon after his death was reported fans of the late actor created a memorial in honor of him at the 9 3/4 platform at the King’s Cross station in London. J.K. Rowling and several of the Harry Potter actors and other actors spoke out about Rickman such as Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Emma Thompson, and Ian Mckellen.
While I haven’t really seen any other roles he’s played outside of Harry Potter, Mr. Rickman’s character Professor Snape definitely stood out to me. While I’ve only been a fan of the Harry Potter franchise for a few years, just like everybody else he went from a character who I loved to hate to someone who I really respected and admired. I can tell by they way the people have written about him that he was a wonderful man with great talent.
R.I.P. Alan Rickman, and as your character Snape said, “Please turn to page 394”
Human remains found on Tacoma Community College campus
This happened literally in my city; a half hour away from where I live! I’m speechless.
TACOMA, Wash. – Police are investigating Wednesday after human skeletal remains were discovered along a trail on the campus of Tacoma Community College.
A Tacoma police spokesman said someone was out walking their dog when they made the startling discovery on Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, the dog walker was on a trail in a heavily wooded area that connects the north and south ends of the campus. The parking lot closest to the trail is also adjacent to the offices for the Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities Programs.
Investigators said Wednesday that the remains were found by the dog in a wetlands area about 50 feet off a side trail….
Source: http://komonews.com/news/local/human-remains-found-on-tacoma-community-college-campus
WATCH: Kentucky man shouts ‘punk a** n****r’ at black judge — and gets slapped with 60 days in jail
Let me get this straight you believe that this racist white man has the right and freedom of speech to call this black Judge PUNK ASS NIGGER; suffer no consequences for his FREEDOM of SPEECH?
I think a lot of you in the court room of public opinion have it twisted for every action there is REACTION there’s always going to be consequences for what you say; or write either it be good, bad; ugly. It is a FACT you are to treat a Judge with the upmost RESPECT no matter his/her gender;ethnicity. This RACIST skinhead was soooooooo stupid he didn’t even get out the courtroom door good before calling Judge Olu Stevens PUNK ASS NIGGER!
Well what did this Black Judge of high RESPECT do held this RACIST skinhead in contempt of court and now he spending 60 days in jail for his diarrhea of the mouth. Here’s some more food for thought WTH (WHY THE HELL) would you even think to call a Judge out their name? This Black Judge is the very person who can decide your fait! This RACIST got 60 days in jail to think about why he just bit the nose of the very person that decides his freedom!
Positive News: North Carolina Pastor Prays For A Man With Gun In His Church
It’s always heart warming to hear stories about things like this. In North Carolina a pastor definitely put his faith to the test after a man carrying an assault rifle, walked into his church. The incident occurred at about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, New Year’s Eve, at Heal the Land Outreach Ministries in Fayetteville.
The man told the crowd that the Lord had told him he needed to go to the church before he did something bad. The armed man and Pastor Larry Wright met near the front of the church.”Can I help you?” the pastor asked.”His next words were, ‘can you pray for me?'” Wright told the TV station. The man remained calm as Wright took the gun away and had deacons embrace him. Wright prayed, and the man fell to his knees and cried.
The man was invited to sit on the front row, and he asked to get saved before police arrived to take him to a mental health facility. He later returned to the church to thank Wright for helping him, stating that he was facing financial struggles and his wife was sick. He plans to get baptized this Sunday at the same church.
It’s very touching to hear stories like this. As a firm believer in God it felt good to hear that this man not only didn’t hurt anybody but also chose to get saved and baptized in that same church. I hope to hear similar stories like this in the future.
Link to article here
Woman And Her Father Charged With Murdering Her Husband
A woman in North Carolina and her ex-FBI agent father have been charged with the murder of her husband. Molly Martens Corbett, 31, and Thomas Michael Martens, 65, were both charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in death of Jason Corbett.
Police found Corbett unresponsive, and suffering from head injuries, on Aug. 2. His wife and father-in-law were home at the time, and they gave statements to police linking the death to a “domestic disturbance”. Thomas Michael Martens, the retired FBI agent who reported the incident, stated that he hit his son-in-law with a baseball bat.
Molly Martens Corbett’s uncle, Mike Earnest, says that he expects the father and daughter to claim self-defense, stating that their actions were necessary and justified.
Since her arrest she has been asserting her innocence stating, “I cannot believe the level of slander, harassment, lies and absolute utter corruption. The truth does not matter. Shouldn’t the truth matter? Shouldn’t the truth prevail? Doesn’t anyone care about the truth?”.
Suspect Arrested In The Shooting Death Of College Student
It’s sad to hear about people dying when they’re barely getting into the new year. As of Tuesday a suspect was arrested in the shooting death of a college student after an apparent road rage incident.
Eric Jamal Johnson, who was an active U.S. Marine, was taken in to custody in Yuma, Arizona after a warrant was put out for his arrest for shooting 20 year old Sarah Mutschlechner, a junior at the University of North Texas. Mutschlechner was driving home from a New Years Eve party at around 2:00 a.m. with her sorority sisters when a black SUV pulled up beside them.
The SUV was carrying abut five or six men and words were exchanged between the two vehicles. Someone in the SUV then fired at the car and Mutschlechner was struck before crashing her car. She remained on life support for most of the day Friday before she died, her friends also suffered minor injuries.
Barely into the new year and people are killing one another. Seriously what makes someone so mad to the point where he felt the need to pull out a gun and shoot at someone who just celebrated the new year? Him and rest of his homeboys need to be thrown under the jail for this.
‘Where White People Meet’ dating site billboard turning heads in Utah
Here’s what I think about this controversy I DON’T GIVE A RATS ASS MORE DARK;BROWN CHOCOLATE FOR ME! THE END
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – A billboard for a dating website along SR 201 in West Valley City is getting a bit of attention, with many Utahns saying the website it advertises represents outdated thinking.
Source: http://fox13now.com/2015/12/31/white-people-meet-dating-site-billboard-turning-heads-in-utah/
OK man shoots teen in the back after he’s caught playing ‘ding-dong ditch’ — and cops don’t arrest the shooter
Okay why was these boys out at 1am in the first place? Their asses should have been in they homes in bed ASLEEP! I do think the shooter overreacted though. I hope these boys have LEARNED that it’s NOT the age of playful pranks where folks will laugh it off; let it go. When games like this was played back in the day it was done during the day EARLY evenings. I pray these boys get well soon!
An Oklahoma man who who shot a 14-year-old boy in the back while he was playing “ding-dong ditch” on New Year’s Eve has not been arrested for the shooting, reports NewsOne 6.
According to police, Cole Peyton said he and two friends were ringing doorbells and running away well after after midnight on New Year’s Eve. After ringing the bell at one house, one homeowner stepped out of his door and shot the teen once in the back and again in the arm as the honor student told his friends to run.
Police were called to the scene for what was initially called a home invasion, but what they discovered was something entirely different.
“We saw three kids walking down by the newer houses. It was kind of odd, but didn’t….