Month: August 2008

Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts

Latest Tampering Fatality: Dead on Skunk Hollow Road

In Onway, Arkansas, Lonnie Montgomery created a tragic example of assumption of the risk in tort. Montgomery was found dead on Skunk Hollow Road after he tried to re-establish electrical service with a pair of jumper cables. It appears to be an urban legend gone bad that all you need is a pair of jumper cables and a meter box. Sheriff’s Major Andy Shock (I kid you not) says Montgomery was attempting to adjust or remove when he was shocked to death.

Continue reading “Latest Tampering Fatality: Dead on Skunk Hollow Road” →

Politics, Society

CIA Intercepts Tie Pakistani Intelligence Service to July 7th bombing of India’s Embassy in Kabul

The CIA has disclosed that surveillance intercepts show Pakistani Intelligence officials planning the attack on India’s embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan — an attack that killed 54 people. The evidence also implicates the service in working with militants in Afghanistan and leaking American efforts to track down terrorists. It is a rare disclosure that is clearly designed to force action against the spy service.

Continue reading “CIA Intercepts Tie Pakistani Intelligence Service to July 7th bombing of India’s Embassy in Kabul” →

Uncategorized

Stick a Fork in Yourself Because You’re Dunn: Man Arrested in Baby Food Poisoning Hoax

New York has an interesting hoax case involving another YouTube-related crime video. In this case, Anton Dunn has been arrested for videos of himself proclaiming that he had poisoned millions of bottles of baby food –causing a panic. He said that he wanted to kill hispanic and black children. There was no evidence of poisoning, but they did have Dunn on videotape and he has now been charged with sending threats in interstate commerce and falsely claiming to have tampered with a consumer product.
Continue reading “Stick a Fork in Yourself Because You’re Dunn: Man Arrested in Baby Food Poisoning Hoax” →

Bizarre, Criminal law, Society

Anthrax Suspect Commits Suicide as FBI Closes In

Only recently, the FBI and Justice Department agreed to a huge settlement with Steven Hatfill for $5.82 million after ruining his life and his career through harassment and baseless charges as the suspect in the 2001 anthrax mailings. At the time, many of us stated that such a settlement was likely an indicator that they were about to make an arrest. It appears that they were. Scientist, Bruce E. Ivins, 62, was about to be indicted for the attacks when he committed suicide.
Continue reading “Anthrax Suspect Commits Suicide as FBI Closes In” →

Bizarre, Criminal law, Society

The Wicker Murder: Execution Interrupted by a Prisoner’s Last Minute Confession

With only a couple days to execution, Thomas Arthur, 66, was given a postponement by the Alabama Supreme Court after another prisoner signed a sworn statement that he committed the murder. Bobby Ray Gilbert now claims that he killed Troy Wicker Jr. of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. What is astonishing is that, even with a confession from another man, the vote was still 5-4 on the Alabama Supreme Court to simply postpone the execution to investigated. Four state justices still wanted him to be killed without further questions asked — a position vigorously urged by the prosecutors.
Continue reading “The Wicker Murder: Execution Interrupted by a Prisoner’s Last Minute Confession” →