Teacher accused of choking 12-year-old student in dispute over school dance
PLAINS TOWNSHIP — A Pennsylvania teacher faces charges of strangulation and harassment for allegedly choking a 12-year-old student, according to WNEP.
The incident reportedly happened earlier this month, and charges were filed Monday against Brian Fischer, a teacher at Solomon-Plains Educational Complex, part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
Standing with his mother Crystal, Keyon Mutua told WNEP he had an argument with Fischer on Feb. 9 inside the cafeteria at Solomon-Plains Educational Complex, shortly before he turned 13.
Court papers show Mutua had been suspended from school for using foul language and wasn’t allowed to attend a dance later that night. He wanted to get back the $30 he paid for the dance, but Fischer wouldn’t return the money.
“The first time I was like calmly asking him for my money and the second time, not the third time I asked him,” said Mutua. “I yelled at him, so he decided to lean forward and put his hands around my neck.”
Mutua says Fischer grabbed him by the neck with both hands, choking him for a few seconds.
“I was surprised he leaped at me like that for, like, just yelling at him,” said Mutua.
According to court papers, the principal and school resource officer had to separate Mutua and Fischer, who later said the middle schooler had “entered his space” and made the 57-year-old feel threatened, according to the Times Leader. Fischer claimed he only put his hands on the boys shoulders.
“They did call me the day of the incident, and what was explained to me was he had to use force for my son,” said Crystal Mutua. “So I found myself apologizing to him.”
But the school resource officer told the court the choking was caught on the school’s security cameras.
He said the video showed that Mutua was not aggressive toward Fischer and that the teacher acted out, seemingly unprovoked.
“When I saw this video my stomach hurt, really, really bad, like really bad because that’s a child. This is your role model. This is somebody they look up to. This is the person who is supposed to assist him going forward,” said Crystal.
Fischer is now charged with harassment and a misdemeanor charge of strangulation.
WNEP tried to reach him, but no one answered the door at his home in Mountain Top.
“You just took my son back five steps with trust of the system, with trust of the school system. I was hurt. I was really, really hurt,” said Crystal.
Brian Fischer is now suspended from his $86,000 teaching job without pay, according to the paper.
He has a court appearance set for April 3.
Nevada police say woman went to school playground with ax, threatened to kill everyone
A woman in Nevada who reportedly carried a pickaxe as she shouted threats at a playground where hundreds of children were playing has been arrested.
Kisstal Killough, 33, was allegedly carrying the hand tool and screaming threats as she climbed a chain link fence around noon on Tuesday to enter the Tom Williams Elementary School playground in North Las Vegas, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported.
A public information officer with the North Las Vegas Police Department said there were 200 children on the playground during the incident, in which Killough was shouting she was going to murder everyone, according to KSNV.
When officers reportedly arrived one minute later, Killough jumped off the fence, dropped the pickaxe and surrendered peacefully.
Killough, according to police, was mentally impaired during the incident — possibly under the influence of drugs.
In a letter sent home to parents, school Principal Kristie Cole said that Killough “did not harm anyone or cause any damage to the school,” and was reported to police after staff and students noticed her.
Arrest records show Killough was taken into custody on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, trespass, nuisance and loitering on school property.
Black History Month Part 12: “Chasing Shadows” By Etta Moten Barnett
On this day of Black History Month we have a song from Etta Moten Barnett entitled, Chasing Shadows. Enjoy!
Black History Month Part 11: Voting Rights Act of 1965
As we push forward with Black History Month, I’d would like to discuss an important event in our history. That important event is the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Around the time of 1965 the fight for equal voting rights had been going strong. On March 7, 1965, an event known as “Bloody Sunday occured. State troopers went to peaceful protestors and caused an unprovoked attack on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
In response to the event, President Johnson called for a voting rights legislation. Hearings began on the bill that would later become the Voting Rights Act. The hearings showed that the Justice Department’s efforts to eliminate discriminatory election practices by litigation on a case-by-case basis had been unsuccessful in opening up the registration process. The Act was enacted on August 6, 1965.
However while this is a great achievement, it still needs to be voted on every few years or so which is why it is important to know your voting laws, especially in the African American community.
Black History Month Part 9: Guion Bluford
As we continue into Black History Month, I’d like to show an interview from Guion Bluford, the first African American in space.
Trump Re-Election Campaign Emails Photo of Florida Shooting Survivor, Asks for Money
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign used a photo of a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, shooting in an email Saturday that asks its recipients to donate money to the campaign.
The email contains a photo of 17-year-old Madeleine Wilford in a hospital bed surrounded by her family, Trump and the first lady. The President visited Wilford on February 16, two days after the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which left 17 dead.
“The nation has turned its attention to the senseless school shooting in Parkland, Florida,” the email reads.
“Trump is taking steps toward banning gun bump stocks and strengthening background checks for gun purchasers,” it says. “The President has made his intent very clear: ‘making our schools and our children safer will be our top priority.’”
Near the end of the message, there’s a link to the campaign’s donations page.
The campaign did not immediately return CNN’s request for comment.
Trump previously used the photo in an Instagram post uploaded on the same day as the hospital visit.
Scared Elementary School Student Brought Gun and Knife to School
A student at Stewart Elementary brought a gun and knife to school in response to a fake Facebook post the student believed to be true, according to a statement from Salina USD 305.
“The student brought the gun and knife not with the intention of harming anyone,” the statement said.
The school district learned of a threatening message that was spreading through social media on Wednesday. School officials immediately contacted the Salina Police Department, who determined the hoax was similar to one being circulated across the nation. It was not specific to Salina. A notification was sent to parents at 9:24 that evening, said Jennifer Bradford-Vernon, public information director
“The gun and knife were immediately secured and police contacted,” the district said. “The student has been removed from the school property. The investigation continues as Salina USD 305 is working closely with Salina PD. We hold safety and security of our students and staff as the highest priority.”The student reportedly brought the gun and knife to school Friday morning.
via: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article201772389.html
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Georgia Woman Burns Down 20 Homes After Losing Her House In A Divorce
A woman living alone in a home awarded to her husband in a divorce started a fire in the living room that quickly spread to 19 other houses, causing more than $1 million in damage, according to reports on Tuesday.
The woman, whom officials identified as Adrienne Satterly, 41, started a blaze in a stack of mattresses early Sunday in her home in Hiram, then drove off with her two cats, WSB-TV reported.
Her home and three others in the subdivision were destroyed and 16 others suffered damage, fire officials said.
“Despite the massive property damage, only one minor injury was reported,” the Paulding Fire Department said.
Satterly has been charged with 14 counts of first-degree arson and three counts of aggravated animal cruelty, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Two dogs and a cat died in the blaze, fire officials said.
Jailhouse records show she was also charged with public intoxication.
Yolanda Woodland owned the dogs that perished when the flames spread to her home. She was asleep when the fire started about 3:25 a.m.
She told Fox 5 she and Auzalea Godfrey, her daughter, lost everything.
“The house next door, the whole thing was already engulfed in flames, our living room and kitchen was already on fire,” she said. “Within two minutes, the house was engulfed in flames. I mean it went really quick.”
Godfrey said they were barely able to get out and knock on neighbor doors ahead of the fast-moving flames.
Georgia Insurance Department spokesman Glenn Allen told the West Georgia Neighbor, a local newspaper, Satterly’s husband was awarded the house in a divorce settlement. She was living in the house by herself, and her husband lived somewhere else.
“She was scheduled to leave the home,” Allen told the paper.
Couple accused of molesting 5-year-old son and may have sexually abused their dogs
VICTORVILLE, Calif. – A California couple accused of sexually abusing their then 5-year-old son may also have committed sexual acts on their dogs, officials officials announced Wednesday.
An investigation began in August 2013 when the victim disclosed that he was sexually abused by his parents, Roy Ling, 35, and Sara Wilson, 32. At the time, however, the victim and his parents were transients.
Details about the alleged abuse were not provided Wednesday.
The investigation continued in March 2014, but the suspects were not found.
Finally, in December, officials found Ling and Wilson in the riverbed area of Victorville. Investigators also had information that the suspects may have committed sexual acts on their dogs, but no further information about that accusation was provided.
Detectives provided additional information to the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office and arrest warrants were issued for Ling and Wilson on Feb. 14. They were arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of lascivious acts with a child. Their bail was set at $200,000 each.