Arkansas weatherman (KARK 4) Brett Cummins is at the center of a bizarre case after he was discovered in a hot tub with a dead naked man wearing a dog collar around his neck. It is still unclear what killed Dexter Williams, but (even if not charged in a homicide) Cummins could face charges on drug use or possession given a witness’s statement to police.
Cummins reportedly took Williams, 24, to the home of John Barbour around 11 p.m. Barbour said that the two men started to drink and use illegal drugs. Cummins, Williams, and Barbour then went into the Jacuzzi to have a drink. However, Barbour then left and fell asleep on the couch in the living room. When he woke up the next morning, he said that he found Cummins sleeping in the hot tub and Williams dead. He told police “Dexter’s head was lying behind Brett’s left shoulder . . . After Brett awoke they discovered that Dexter was not conscious and his face was a different color.”
The meteorologist was horrified, the report indicated.
Cummins left the scene but later returned to give a statement to the police. Police reported finding blood in the hot tub and the dog collar around Williams’ neck.
This is a case that will come down to forensics, obviously. Such scenes likely raise suspicion of autoerotic asphyxiation, but the combination of alcohol, drugs, and water could make this a simple accident. Well, maybe not simple, but an accident.
Source: NY Daily News
I was going to comment that this seemed exceptionally wild and crazy for Arkansas, but then I checked – KARK 4 is in Little Rock – you know, the “big city”!
Mr. ed.
I think only if he was holding the leash….or tether….or…well something like that…
I’d bet the guy has a morals clause in his employment contract. The dog collar could be grounds for dismissal regardless of the cause of death. Once again, the attorneys feast on the bones in this soup.
Carol,
I understand, but as the weatherman and climatoligst he should know which way the wind will blow….
I hate to be a partypooper but a close relative of mine worked with this man and he was a friend of his. He wrote me about this death and his concerns about all the jokes that people would come up with. This is a sad story all the way around and one that should and would not be a public amusement absent the fact the guy was on TV.
culheath
1, September 8, 2011 at 3:42 am
With all my oddly placed scars who am I to judge?
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Pictures please 🙂
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Bette Noir
1, September 8, 2011 at 12:44 am
I must not be much of a hostess. None of my guests have ever been found dead the morning after
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LOL, You’ll just have to try harder 🙂
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If it was a heated Jacuzzi it could have been heatstroke. You should always be careful about drinking/drugging in a heated pool because it can enhance the effects of the hot water (lower your blood pressure and distribute the surface heat more effectively/deeper) and kill you by raising your temperature. Stims only! Be careful in those hot tubs you hedonist blawgers!
Brings to mind the paralel of a quote by former Arkansas governor Edwin Edwards,except the weatherman dosen’t seem to have been running for office.
“The only way I can lose is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.
Edwin Edwards “
Sounds like a case for the Mentalist to me….Ok this is the funniest sad case Ive read about in some time…
You just know its going to be a bad day….but as said above….if you are the Weatherman….You better know which way the wind blows…..or learn to cover ones behind….
Hen man,
Great video. That dog is hilarious.
With all my oddly placed scars who am I to judge?
By the way, I thought dog collars were passe.
Time for me to go to bed:
nine hours in a hot tub
throw in some veggies and make soup
Lyrics to go with the vid posted by HenMan. In this case, take it from the.. bottom…
I, man, am regal a German am I
Never odd or even
If I had a hi-fi
Madam, I’m Adam
Too hot to hoot
No lemons, no melon
Too bad I hid a boot
Lisa Bonet ate no basil
Warsaw was raw
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Rise to vote, sir
Do geese see God?
“Do nine men interpret?” “Nine men,” I nod
Rats live on no evil star
Won’t lovers revolt now?
Race fast, safe car
Pa’s a sap
Ma is as selfless as I am
May a moody baby doom a yam?
Ah Satan sees Natasha
No devil lived on
Lonely Tylenol
Not a banana baton
No “x” in “Nixon”
O, stone, be not so
O Geronimo, no minor ego
“Naomi”, I moan
“A Toyota’s a Toyota”
A dog, a panic in a pagoda
Oh, no! Don Ho!
Nurse, I spy gypsies — run!
Senile felines
Now I see bees I won
UFO tofu
We panic in a pew
Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo
God! A red nugget! A fat egg under a dog!
Go hang a salami, I’m a lasagna hog
The perfect vid, HenMan. Many thanks.
Oh well, let me try this again.
Drat! XXX*@#%*@XXX YouTube! Oh Bloody Hell!
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”
I must not be much of a hostess. None of my guests have ever been found dead the morning after.
Wow! I guess that is one weatherman who will be looking for a job! These guys know how to party!