The feds put an end to a local drug kingpin. The kingpin and I once attended the same high school.
I've graduated from Meadowdale High School in the late 1990s. During the 1990s, I've seen people through the lens of who's an achiever and whose a failure.
Okay, William Marcus Johnson, Jr. (known as Fruit) is a big pusher of the arm candy. He was once the class clown in high school. I guess them days are over. Now the "clown prince" is the city's biggest dope boy!
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said 33-year-old Johnson, who stands 6 feet and weighs about 185 pounds, last resided in Dayton. "He should be considered armed and dangerous," according to an ATF news release.
He was trafficking the fentanyl. The drug is a powerful relaxer that mixed with heroin could be a six feet deep trip to purgatory.
Johnson is currently sitting in a federal time out in Columbus, Ohio awaiting his trial on trafficking the narco.
Johnson is innocent until proven guilty. If found guilty he could get five years to LIFE in federal time out. He will have to serve out the term. There's no good behavior in federal time out.
I've mentioned a friend in the previous posts. She is a heroin addict who once had a promising future. I had a major fallout with her after the drugs consumed her life. The friends she associated with are another reason. I am guessing that Johnson is one of those friends.
Tuesday morning in Brussels, a series of explosions rocked the city. We can't confirmed the alleged attack was inspired by the Islamic State. Given the junk food media's rush to judgment, it's likely inspired by homegrown extremists who have no care for the lives they've taken. They wanted to send a message to the government that they're out of options.
The "NICE GUY" is the most dangerous person to have a firearm or a bomb.
The "NICE GUY" is the rejected by society.
The "NICE GUY" is the person easily convinced that they have no future. They'll do anything to get attention. They would send a message to the world that they were rejected by life. They would send a message to the world that they were ignored and they were pushed aside. So they want to ruin the lives of others to prove they're noticed for these horrific acts.
We may never know the victims or the names of those involved. But count on the junk food media to make the case that we have to "fear" them. We will expect the junk food media to have ignore other mass tragedies overseas. I mean this is the umpteenth time a terrorist attack this year.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and al Qaeda has stepped up mass casualties events.
Suicide bombers hit the METRO in Brussels.
The coincidence that it happened after they nabbed Salah Abdeslam, the alleged co-inspirer in the Paris attacks.
The junk food media here is covering the tragic attacks in the Belgian capital. Wondering if Facebook activated the "I Am Safe" button?
But if you're not aware of the mass murder tragedies overseas, this one happened in a city that many Americans consider "advanced".
At peak time, a set of explosions went off in the airport. Another set of explosions at the train station.
We can't confirm the total of casualties or victims of this mass murder. It's likely going to be extremely high and the junk food media will break into normal programming to cover this.
I believe it's an act of terrorism.
This week the Belgian authorities were on high alert before this incident occurred.
There were two explosions at Brussels Airport this morning. One was in the international departure hall near the American Airlines and SN Brussels Airlines check-in desks, while according to French media the other was on the runway.
Belgium's federal prosecutor has since confirmed that the explosions were carried out by a suicide bomber.
A group of people entered a the metro subway during the peak hour. They set off a round of explosions around the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station and Schuman metro station near the European Parliament.
We haven't forgotten about the Istanbul bombing last week. And we haven't forgotten the mass shooting in Cote d'Ivoire. These acts were duly ignored by the junk food media.
Facebook probably didn't activate the "I Am Safe" a quarter of the mass murders in the world. It only activated the function for a select few. And it's getting much attention.
Facebook has come under fire previously for its selective use of the tool, noted Quartz. In November 2015 Facebook activated the feature for attacks in Paris in which more than 130 people died — the first time it did so for a terrorist event. But it didn't launch the tool for Lebanon's capital city Beirut, which had been hit by suicide bombings which killed 43 people the previous day.
President Barack Obama, France's President François Hollande and Great Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron were notified. The British intelligence and the FBI are going to send authorities to aid Belgian officials. No confirmation of American deaths.
Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris, London, Moscow, Madrid, Berlin, Delhi, and Amsterdam are increasing counterterrorism measures.
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will shift focus from bullshiting about issues here to focus on terrorism abroad.
Expect the conservative agitators to bitch about the president's response to the tragedy.
World News Today send our condolences to those killed and injured in these senseless tragedies here and abroad.
Terrorist kills Penna Turnpike workers. The law guts him. Who takes the blame for this senseless act of violence?
A former Penna State Trooper was killed in a hail of gunfire after he went on a murderous rampage.
The terrorist Clarence Briggs was responsible for ambushing a toll plaza worker and security guard.
Authorities identified the victims as turnpike worker Danny Krouse, 55, and security guard Ronald Heist, 71, a retired York City police officer. A female toll worker and the driver of a toll collection van were able to escape without injury, police said.
The investigation into the incident is active and ongoing.
According to documents, this terrorist was struggling after his business fell flat. He filed for bankruptcy. Briggs, 54, and his wife, Donna, list Clarence Briggs as a range officer with Israeli Weapons Industries US Inc. near Linglestown in Lower Paxton Township. IWI US, which publishes a monthly newsletter titled "Close Quarters," states on its website that it develops weapons for the Israeli Defense Force and numerous foreign countries.
Turnpike plaza on the Penna.
Records in U.S. Middle District Bankruptcy Court also show the Newville-area couple filed a voluntary Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in March 2015. They listed $233,375 in assets and $314,615 in debts, including a $179,358 mortgage on their home in the 600 block of North Middle Road in Upper Mifflin Township northwest of Newville.
And court filings show the terrorist was charged with simple assault in 2014, although that case was later dismissed.
In their bankruptcy filing, the terrorist's' listed less than $500 in cash and five firearms among their assets. The terrorist had listed $5,220 a month in pension income. His wife's occupation was listed as an admissions specialist with Hospice of Central PA.
On the debt side, the couple listed more than $18,000 in student loans, a $2,590 federal tax claim, more than $15,000 in outstanding personal loans, and tens of thousands of dollars owed on 34 credit card accounts.
The terrorist armed with a gun, led the workers into a nearby building and tried to tie them up, when a fight ensued, police said. One of the victims, Danny Krouse, ran out of the building as an armored security van arrived to pick up money from the toll booth, according to police. Krouse was shot and killed by the terrorist, who then also shot and killed Ronald Heist, who was a security guard in the van, police said.
The driver of the van fled on foot, police said. He was not harmed. The other toll worker, a woman, was also not injured.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (known as the Penna Turnpike) is a 360 mile controlled access freeway that carries through the southern tier of the state. It passes through Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
Okay, quick poll.
Who Takes The Blame In The Shooting Of Penna Turnpike Workers?
World News Today send our condolences to the families of Danny Krouse and Ronald Heist.
Two Indiana deputies were ambushed by an unrepentant thug. Deputy Carl Koontz (right) was killed by the gunfire.
Governor Mike Pence ordered flags lowered for an Indiana deputy killed in the line of duty. The deputy and his partner were shot serving a warrant to an unrepentant thug.
The deputy slain was 27-year old Carl Koontz. The unrepentant thug was Evan Dorsey. He was killed in a hail of gun smoke. The Howard County Sheriff Steven Rogers said that the thug was wanted for failure to appear on a charge of having an instrument to insert the arm candy.
Cop killer was bucked.
Carl and his partner Jordan Buckley were ambushed by this thug. Jordan a sergeant for the Howard County sheriff was injured but will survive his wounds.
Carl leaves behind a wife, Cassie and their son Noah.
The Indiana State Police will do an investigation into how this tragedy occurred.
WISH-TV reports that the state of Indiana mourns the lost of the three year deputy.
In a press conference on Monday morning, Howard County Sheriff Steve Rodgers identified Dorsey as the suspect. He already had an outstanding warrant in Clinton County when the shooting happened. Dorsey was shot and the circumstances around his death are unclear.
According to jail records, Dorsey had three different arrests for him. The last time police made contact with him was in December for a violation of probation for possession of a controlled substance. A warrant was issued and he was arrested on Dec. 30.
Outside officers will be patrolling Howard County over the next few days, as the Howard County Department Department grieves. Counselors will also be on hand for employees at the Howard County sheriff’s department.
Here's a quick poll. I want to know who really takes the blame now that the suspect is caught!
Who Is Responsible For The Death Of The Indiana Deputy?
World News Today send our condolences to the family of Carl Koontz.
Rapist skirted in-house will face time in the iron college. He will learn that being a privileged jackass isn't excuse for ignoring a court order!
UNDERSTAND THIS. RAPE IS RAPE! THERE NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT IT! THAT IS NOT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT OR SUCCESS!
So there's this privileged man who attended a elite preparatory school in New Hampshire. For years, many of the students attending that school would have a game in which they would get the young freshmen drunk and have a little romp around the back. This man would end up raped a 15-year old girl and he claimed it as a rite of passage.
Turns out the girl didn't feel comfortable with his privilege and asked him to stop. He refused and put in the work. When the girl went to higher ups, they brushed it off. When she told the law, the man was arrested. When the story broke, the junk food media came with cameras in tow.
He managed to skirt a lengthy bid in the iron college after being found guilty of rape. He was sentenced to in-house (probation).
Owen Labrie, 20 years old will now see his pampered lifestyle turned upside down. He will now face time in the iron college for saying "Fuck the judge and the jury too!"
Labrie was sentenced last year for felony luring as well as misdemeanor charges related to having a sexual encounter with a minor in a trial that shone a harsh light on the school and its student tradition of a “senior salute,” in which students in their final year seek underclassmen for sexual encounters.
Labrie had been out on bail while appealing his conviction to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. But Judge Larry Smukler ruled on Friday that he had violated a curfew that required him to be in his mother’s home in Tunbridge, Vermont from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Prosecutors contended that Labrie had violated these conditions repeatedly by traveling to Boston, in part to visit a girlfriend.
Labrie’s attorney insisted that his trips to the Boston area were to meet with lawyers or for educational purposes.
Smukler rejected that argument.
“I don’t know if you went down to Boston to consult with somebody, to meet with a girlfriend, or to pursue educational opportunities,” Smukler said Friday. “There have been credibility issues throughout this trial.”
Labrie was taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs.
Rapist will face court date from ignoring court ordered inhouse.
Prosecutors had submitted documents indicating that Labrie repeatedly purchased bus tickets to and from Boston that necessitated violating his curfew.
Labrie’s attorney, Jaye Rancourt, admitted that he traveled outside the curfew three times, but she said he was concerned about threats to his safety if his activities were publicized through a formal court motion seeking permission for the trips.
“Telling the public, telling the media, where your client is at all times is not safe,” Rancourt said. “He chose, wrongly admittedly, to fly under the radar ... He’s sorry for that.”
St. Paul’s is one of the nation’s top prep schools, and its alumni include well-known figures in business and politics, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
President Barack Obama, his family. a few lawmakers and business leaders are heading to the island nation of Cuba. The first in a long time a U.S. president ever visited the island.
The president will be down there for a few days on a historic trip to the communist nation.
Of course, conservatives and outrage pimps will throw up the "red scare" and the evils of communism.
The United States and Cuba had tension during the 1960s and it led to an embargo of products.
"This is a historic visit and a historic opportunity," Obama said as he greeted staff of the new U.S. Embassy in Havana.
Air Force One touched down on a rainy, overcast day in the Cuban capital. The president was joined by wife Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha.
Obama was greeted by top Cuban officials — but not President Raul Castro. The Cuban leader frequently greets major world figures upon their arrival at Jose Marti International Airport, but was absent on the tarmac. Instead, he planned to greet Obama on Monday at the Palace of the Revolution.
Obama's whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Castro's ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic and political relationship has changed rapidly in the 15 months since the leaders vowed a new beginning.
After greeting embassy staff, Obama and his family toured Old Havana by foot, despite a heavy downpour. They walked gingerly on the slippery wet stones in the square in front of the Havana Cathedral. A few hundred people gathered in the square erupted in applause and shouted Obama's name as the first family stepped forward.
The Obamas then dined at a privately-owned restaurant in a bustling, working class neighborhood. Jubilant crowds surged toward the president's heavily fortified motorcade as it inched through the San Cristobal restaurant.
For more than 50 years, Cuba was an unimaginable destination for a U.S. president, as well as most American citizens. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 after Fidel Castro's revolution sparked fears of communism spreading to the Western Hemisphere. Domestic politics in both countries contributed to the continued estrangement well after the Cold War ended.
"He wanted to come to Cuba with all his heart," 79-year-old Odilia Collazo said in Spanish as she watched Obama's arrival live on state television. "Let God will that this is good for all Cubans. It seems to me that Obama wants to do something good before he leaves."
Ahead of Obama's arrival, counter-protesters and police broke up an anti-government demonstration by the Ladies in White group, whose members were taken into custody by female police officers in a scene that plays out in Havana each Sunday. They're typically detained briefly and then released.
The people of Cuba were excited to see an American president on their island.
Obama's visit was highly anticipated in Cuba, where workers furiously cleaned up the streets in Old Havana and gave buildings a fresh coat of paint ahead of his arrival. American flags were raised alongside the Cuban colors in parts of the capital, an improbable image for those who have lived through a half-century of bitterness between the two countries.
Many Cubans stayed home in order to avoid extensive closures of main boulevards. The city's seaside Malecon promenade was largely deserted Sunday morning except for a few cars, joggers, fishermen and pelicans.
The president's schedule in Cuba is jam-packed, including an event with U.S. and Cuban entrepreneurs. But much of Obama's visit was about appealing directly to the Cuban people and celebrating the island's vibrant culture.
"I don't think that the Cuban people are going to be bewitched by North American culture," Gustavo Machin, Cuba's deputy director of U.S. affairs, told The Associated Press. "We don't fear ties with the United States."
A highlight of Obama's visit comes Tuesday when he joins Castro and a crowd of baseball-crazed Cubans for a game between the beloved national team and Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays. The president also planned a speech at the Grand Theater of Havana laying out his vision for greater freedoms and more economic opportunity in Cuba.
Two years after taking power in 2008, Castro launched economic and social reforms that appear slow-moving to many Cubans and foreigners, but are lasting and widespread within Cuban society. The changes have allowed hundreds of thousands of people to work in the private sector and have relaxed limits on cellphones, Internet and Cubans' comfort with discussing their country's problems in public, for example.
The president and First Lady Michelle Obama greet children at a local school.
The Cuban government has been unyielding, however, on making changes to its single-party political system and to the strict limits on media, public speech, assembly and dissent.
Obama will spend some time talking with Cuban dissidents. The White House said such a meeting was a prerequisite for the visit. But there were no expectations that he would leave Cuba with significant pledges from the government to address Washington's human rights concerns.
A major focus for Obama was pushing his Cuba policy to the point it will be all but impossible for the next president to reverse it. That includes highlighting new business deals by American companies, including hotel chains Starwood and Marriott and online lodging service Airbnb.
Castro and Obama are working out an agreement to get things done. Republicans on stateside are working on creating the turmoils.
As you know, the Republicans are so freaking tough. Their tongues are the only muscle being flexed when handling a foreign threat.
Special thanks to the Associated Press for reporting this historical event.
Sen. John McCain, the longtime Republican senator from Arizona is facing an insurgent challenge from a political nobody named Kelli Ward. The shrill Sarah Palin-like insurgent is gaining national attention. She wants to be the lawmaker who can take the Maverick down.
Ward is a former state senator who resigned half-term into her state term to run a full on challenge against McCain.
McCain one of the few political moderates in the Republican Party is facing possible defeat in the Republican primary on Tuesday. Some people was the 2008 Republican nominee. He lost in a landslide against Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
He's been a longtime fixture in the Senate. The conservatives had enough of him and they're backing his challenger.
The Trump insurgent wants to take out longtime annoyance John McCain.
McCain has kind of pissed off his Republican base. He said Ted Cruz is a Wacko Bird. He said that Donald Trump's were crazy. That netted a response from Trump. Trump said that McCain is a war hero but he doesn't like the ones who were captured intentionally.
McCain hasn't endorsed a candidate since his best buddy Sen. Lindsey Graham decided to bail out early in the presidential race. He's trying to avoid being on GOP Sundays too much.
The Republicans and their stubbornness on Merrick Garland is also hurting the once bipartisan lawmaker.
People are hoping that McCain could actually do something other than be a senile old fool.
