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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Detectives with the St. Marys County Bureau of Criminal Investigations have arrested a man they allege is responsible for shooting a woman in the back using a bow and arrow in the early morning Jan. 19. Detectives are unsure what the motive for the assault was, but money could be a factor. He alleged the victims sister owed him money, said Lt. Rick Burris, commander of BCI. We know hes familiar with the victim. He admitted to knowing the victim but its unclear what the motive was. Police have charged Luis R. FuentesDiaz with first-degree assault, which carries a possible 25 year prison sentence if he is convicted of the crime. Photo by Guy Leonard Fuentes-Diaz was arrested that morning and remains incarcerated, according to Adam Butler, of the St. Marys College Gospel Choir, breaks into song in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day at a prayer breakfast Jan. 21. Burris. The victim, Natasha A. Kelly, was By Guy Leonard flown by state police helicopter to Prince But just remembering his legacy was Staff Writer not enough, Fauntroy, a minister and for- Georges Hospital Center for treatment but mer congressman told a celebratory gath- was later released, Burris said. Walter Fauntroy, one of Dr. Martin ering at St. Marys College of Maryland. Kelly was wearing a coat that helped Luther King Jr.s chief lieutenants in the protect her from a more serious wound. civil rights struggle of the 1960s, said That was obviously a good thing to asSee Breakfast page A-12 Kings mantra of having a dream of equalsist in slowing down the arrow, Burris ity for all still carries great weight nearly said. It reduced the penetration. 40 years after his legendary speech in the nations capitol. See Bow Shooter page A-5
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Two dilapidated gas stations at the corner of Great Mills and Chancellors Run roads have become a symbol of blight and slow economic revitalization in the corridor. But officials still support enterprise zones there that offer tax incentives for businesses.
Early Immigrants
Many of us learned in school that the only way African Americans came to North America was because of the African Slave Trade by the Spanish. However, their presence in the United States began almost a century prior. Most of the earliest black immigrants to the Americas were natives of Spain and Portugal. All were slaves, but many held decent jobs: They were navigators for Columbus and then colonists in the new land. Names of black Spanish slaves are in records when colossal things occurred like the sighting of the Pacific Ocean and the conquering of Mexico in 1513. Juan Valiente, a black Spaniard, led a large group of Spaniards in a series of battles against the Araucanian Indians of Chile between 1540 and 1546. Although Valiente was a slave, he was rewarded with an estate near Santiago and control of sev-
eral Indian villages. Between 1502 and 1518, Spain shipped out hundreds of Spanish-born Africans, called Ladinos, to work as laborers, especially in the mines. Opponents of their enslavement cited their weak Christian faith and their penchant for escaping to the mountains or joining the Indians in revolt. Proponents declared that the rapid diminution of the Indian population required a consistent supply of reliable workhands. Free Spaniards were reluctant to do manual labor or to remain settled (especially after the discovery of gold on the mainland), and only slave labor could assure the economic viability of the colonies.
which sold the right to import slaves to entrepreneurs. By the 1530s, the Portuguese were also using African slaves in Brazil. From then until the abolition of the slave trade in 1870, at least 10 million Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas: about 47 percent of them to the Caribbean islands and the Guianas; 38 percent to Brazil; and only six percent to mainland Spanish America. Just under five percent went to North America, roughly the same proportion that went to Europe. The greatest proportion of these slaves worked on plantations producing sugar, coffee, cotton, tobacco, and rice in the tropical lowlands of northeastern Brazil and in the Caribbean islands. Most of them came from the subSaharan states of West and Central Africa, but by the late 18th century the supply zone extended to southern and East Africa as well. The extensive use of black African labor during the 16th and 17th centuries on profitable Brazilian and Caribbean sugar plantations provided a model for Eu-
ropean colonists in North America, where Indians and white indentured servants were insufficient to meet the demands for agricultural labor. Although Africans served as guides and soldiers in the initial Spanish conquest of Mexico, most blacks brought to North America were used to produce the export cropstobacco, rice, indigo, and cottonthat became the major source of the wealth extracted by European nations from their colonies. The English settlers of North America only gradually turned to black slavery to solve their labor shortage. Spain brought at least 100,000 Africans to Mexico during the 16th century, but England did not extensively engage in the slave trade until the Royal African Co. was established in 1663. Although a trickle of Africans began arriving in English North America in 1619, their status was initially similar to that of the white indentured servants, who remained the backbone of the agricultural labor force until the end of the century. As white workers
improved their status during this period, however, both free and bonded blacks were subjected to new laws punishing slave disobedience, prohibiting racial intermarriage, restricting manumission, and otherwise ensuring that the political rights and economic opportunities granted to whites would not be extended to Africans or their descendants.
tivation. More often, white slaveholders attempted to suppress African culture, believing it was easier to control slaves who spoke English and depended on the skills and knowledge instilled in them by whites. These efforts were not completely successful, however. Slaves Africanized English, Christianity, and other aspects of Western civilization, thereby creating their own unique culture that combined African with European elements. Efforts to return to Africa or to establish slave colonies in North America became less common as the proportion of Africanborn slaves declined, but resistance continued under the leadership of slaves and some free blacks, who used their knowledge of white society to improve the status of blacks. Despite the restrictions white masters placed on the education and religious activity of slaves, literacy and Christianity often became vehicles for individual and collective resistance, both to brutal treatment and to enslavement itself. Next week we will pick up on our History of Black History Month with the 18th Century and the American Revolution.
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him. Montague, who fired the two shots, received 18 months incarceration suspended down from eight years for her part in the shooting. She had been free since the shooting took place and had since moved to Nevada. Stamm authorized her to serve her time in Nevada if that was acceptable to law enforcement there. Thompson received a 15-year sentence that was suspended down to seven years. Montague had mitigating circumstances in her case, notably dependence on prescription drugs and numerous medical problems that warranted a lighter sentence, Stamm said. I dont think Ive seen such a sad case for mitigation, Stamm said to Montague, reiterating though how reckless her actions were that day. I find that atrocious that youd go to someones home not knowing who is in there and fire a weapon. Stamm explained to Thompson why his sentence was more severe, despite his never firing a shot. She went to the trailer, but you went
back knowing that there was a problem there, Stamm said to Thompson. You had left and you had a cooling off period but you still elected to go back and to take weapons back to that trailer. I dont see you in the same light as your sister. Stamm did recommend Thompson for the Patuxent Institute, a facility of the Division of Corrections that treats inmates for addictions, and set the condition of five years of supervision upon his release from prison. Both defendants expressed remorse for their actions that day. Im really sorry for what I did, Thompson said. Im ready to pay for it. Montague apologized to the innocent people who were around and those people whose lives were at risk. Both defendants had originally been charged with many other counts, including reckless endangerment, use of a handgun in the commission of a felony, but prosecutors agreed not to prosecute in lieu of a plea deal.
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Continued from page A- But it penetrated enough to be considered a serious injury. Burris said Kelly was struck at about 5 a.m. this past Saturday while she was walking on Great Mills Road in the area of Great Mills Lane. Detectives allege that Fuentes-Diaz fired the arrow from a compound bow from the area of his residence, which is also located on Great Mills Lane. Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said the case was a very disturbing incident. Its almost unbelievable wed have someone shot with a bow and arrow, Cameron said. But the intent was clear. Fuentes-Diaz, 43, has been before the court before on weapons charges, court documents reveal. In December, Fuentes-Diaz pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed deadly weapon in county District Court and received a ruling of unsupervised probation before judgment in lieu of six months incarceration. Another charge against him of having a handgun in his vehicle was not prosecuted by the state. Both of those prior incidents occurred Sept. 14 of last year. Kelly, 22, also has had contact with the
judicial system. According to court documents, Kelly has been charged with, but never convicted of, several prostitution charges. She has also pleaded guilty to drug charges as well as theft and trespassing. She is currently facing charges of seconddegree assault from an incident back in August of last year. Another case from more than a decade ago involved a similar weapon. In 1996 Dana Russell Collins, then an ensign in the U.S. Navy posted to Patuxent River Naval Air Station, was convicted of firing a crossbow bolt at a Petty Officer Jerry Culbreath and fatally wounding him with a hit in the neck. Collins then dismembered the body using a saw and planned to dump the body, apparently all because of Culbreaths relationship with Collins estranged wife. Collins is attempting to get a new trial, after he was convicted in a second trial again in 2003, by claiming that evidence was tampered with and that he never shot Culbreath with a crossbow. Rather he killed him using the bolt as a defensive weapon, Collins claims, when he and Culbreath began to fight over their relationship with Collins wife. Collins is currently serving a sentence of life without parole.
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Every year, millions of people make New Years resolutions. And every year, millions of people abandon those resolutions in a small period of time. Whether its the hectic pace of life or the general difficulty of making a lifestyle change, resolutions have a history of falling by the wayside. In fact, research indicates that roughly 30 percent of people who make New Years resolutions have already abandoned them just a month into the new year. While its common for resolutions to be abandoned, there are tricks to making resolutions a reality. Dont be too vague. One of the more common New Years resolutions is to lose weight. While the idea of losing weight is a great idea for those who are overweight or obese, simply saying Im going to lose weight is not a good resolution. Thats because its too vague. After all, if you go 12 months and lose 1 pound, theoretically your resolution might have become a reality, but was the spirit of the resolution truly met? Of course not. To make a resolution stick, be specific. If your goal is to lose weight, weight yourself on New Years Day and set a realistic goal for weight loss (consult with a medical professional if need be). By doing so, you can establish measurable goals along the way, such as losing X amount of pounds by a certain date. Such measuring
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Stopping Superbugs
For years experts have been warning that doctors need to determine if bacteria is at play with regard to illness before prescribing antibiotics. Its now recommended that they go even further to determine the strain so that the proper antibiotic can be used. Antibiotics should not be prescribed for illnesses such as colds or the flu for comfort sake, because these are viruses and are unaffected by antibiotics. Task force agencies chaired by the CDC and the FDA continue to educate and find ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria. The success of the plan - known as the Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance - depends on the cooperation of many entities, such as state and local health agencies, universities, professional societies, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare professionals, agricultural producers, and the public.
Recently, researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria resistant to all approved drugs used to fight ear infections in children, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Two pediatricians discovered the drug-resistant ear infection strain after performing tympanocentesis (ear tap) on children whose ear infections did not clear up with the general course of antibiotics. The ear tap process involves puncturing the ear drum and draining fluid. Subsequent testing of the fluid can determine the bacterial strain causing the infection. The children who were not benefitting from antibiotics were found to have a superbug named 19A. The bacterial strain could Vary your diet: Do not eat the same foods excessively every day,which only be killed by the antibiotic levofloxacin, a medication not can cause enzyme deficiency. approved for use in children. Improving digestive health can be as simple and replenishing natural enzymes through supplements. Eat less food in general: Overeat- Desperation mandated the docing can cause weight gain and contrib- tors treat the children with the for between 2.4 and 3.5 million doctor also be compromised as a result. In or- ute to bloating and acid reflux. powerful antibiotic rather than visits each year, or up to 12 percent of der to make up for the ineffectiveness have them face further illness or all primary care visits per year. IBS is a of the enzymes, the pancreas secretes Eat more raw foods: Raw vegeta- permanent hearing loss. particular cause of concern for women, a greater amount of enzymes than nor- bles and fruits are full of nutrients and who are responsible for 60 percent of mal to overcompensate, resulting in an the natural enzymes your body needs. Resistant Staph all cases in the U.S. exhausted pancreas. To reduce the load Many times, these and other diges- on this organ, the immune system lends Drug-resistant staph infec Remember that fat (in moderative disorders are the result of an im- its white blood cells, which have stores tion) is needed: Fat is a vital nutrient tions have been in the news as balance of enzymes in the body in con- of enzymes, to assist in the digestive essential to providing energy, building of late, again drawing attention junction to what is eaten. Enzymes are process. The consequence of this is cell membranes and protecting vital to superbugs. Staph infections, necessary to break down fats, proteins, white blood cells are pulled away from organs and nerve cells. Reduce foods which range from urinary tract sugars, carbohydrates, fibers, starches, their primary role in protecting the high in saturated fats, but still consume infections to bacterial pneumoand lactose into small particles that body against invaders. healthy fats such as canola oil, olive oil nia are caused by the bacterium can be digested and absorbed. When Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureand fatty fish. enzymes do not work effectively or us). In the 1940s, staph became resistant to penicillin. Today S. aureus is resistant to all but some of the most lethal antibiotics. There are even reports that the most powerful treatment is
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Bacteria reside all around us. Many are helpful and not at all a danger. Some are capable of causing serious infections. To treat bacteria-caused infections, antibiotics must halt or kill the growth of bacteria. Some bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics naturally over time. Others have become resistant to drugs other ways. Many develoop resistance to certain drugs spontaneously through mutation. Mutations are changes that occur in the genetic material, or DNA, of the bacteria. These changes allow the bacteria to fight or inactivate the antibiotic. Bacteria can also become resistant through exchanging genes with other bacteria. Rapid growth of bacteria and a sort of mating creates combinations of bacteria that are not affected by drugs. If an antibiotic is prescribed and absolutely necessary, a person should not skip doses or stop taking it as soon as they feel better; they should complete the full course of the medication. Otherwise, the drug may not kill all the infectious bacteria, allowing the remaining bacteria to possibly become resistant.
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Water is the most common irritant. Many occupations require frequent hand washing. A whole range of chemicals (including water) can cause the skin to break down even under gloves and other personal protection equipment. This breakdown results in moisture loss, and can ultimately lead to skin disease, especially dermatitis. Skin breakdown, even when its very mild, can increase your susceptibility to antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria like MRSA and Staph as well. The bacteria, contamination and chemicals dont respect the boundaries of your workspace. You can also affect your customers and even bring the danger home to your family. How do you defend your skin from the barrage of irritants that you may come into contact with? The first, and simplest way is to avoid contact with chemicals or substances you know to be irritants. Thats not always possible, though. Its also important to wash your hands regularly. But even that can contribute to dermatitis if done too often. Be sure to wear the right protective
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Disappearing Ink
While Tattoo Trends Are on the Rise, So Is Tattoo Removal
Do you have a tattoo? Many people today do. Studies show that one in seven adults now sport one or more tattoos. Television shows like TLCs Miami Ink, LA Ink, and A&Es Inked have taken tattoing out of the realm of bikers, rock stars and rebellious teenagers and have illustrated that its a mainstream form of self expression. Tattoos were once considered deviant behavior, says Myrna Armstrong, EdD, a professor at the School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Many older people may still think thats the case. But younger people, however, view body art as a form of decoration and self-expression. Through the years tattooing has remained a way of expressing identity so that individuals may feel unique. But as more and more people go under the needle, tattoos lose some of their mystique and appeal; tattooed people are no longer standing out in society, so to speak. Other people feel theyve simply outgrown their tattoos, and they dont mean as much to them as they once did. As a result, tattoo removal has grown in popularity. welcome relief. Dermatologists throughout the U.S. say that anywhere from 15 to 50 percent of people who get tattoos later regret them. The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) reported that laser tattoo removal procedures were up 17 percent between 2001 and 2005. In 2005 alone, approximately 55,000 procedures were performed. Removing a tattoo is far more expensive and involved than getting one in the first place; its not simply, zap and the tattoo is history. The end result of tattoo removal can also be scarring and some residual ink coloring. That is why if anyone is on the fence as to whether to tattoo, they should seriously take these factors into consideration. Still, new innovations in laser tattoo removal continue to streamline the process for those who simply have outgrown the tattoo novelty or find that a tattoo is negatively interfering with relationships or career opportunities. In the past, the only options for removing tattoos were dermabrasion and excision, neither particularly effective, and both often painful. Today, pigmentspecific lasers can erase more colors than before. Keep in mind that some colors, such as black, blue, red, and purple are easier than other colors to remove. Yellows and greens are some of the more difficult. The process also takes time. Many patients have to have a laser procedure roughly five to seven times to see an obvious lightening of the tattoo. Some require up to 15 sessions. In the end, a tattoo will be considerably removed, but there will be some faint reminders of the artwork that once resided on the skin. New ink technology is also being developed for those who want a tattoo but may want to remove it later. The ink is made to basically disintegrate and be instantly absorbed by the body through the lymphatic system.
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ing separate tallies on paper. Every ten votes, election officials at the machine switch off so that the other is voting while the previous voter watches. When all is said
study, saying there were a number of assumptions made about existing security measures that had fueled debate over the systems vulnerabilities. Among such assumptions was the idea that the machines could be pre-programmed with a certain number of votes already cast, that voters or poll workers could potentially cast multiple ballots, or that individuals could plant malicious code that would spread to other machines. Board of Elections Director Brenda Burch stated this is not the case. There are no curtains to walk behind, and the machines themselves are sealed with serial numbers and kept in locked rooms. Also in the room at any given time are election officials from both political parties, who must confirm every detail of the testing and counting process, startPhoto by Andrea Shiell ing with the confirmation of The AccuVote-TS DRE machines are being stored at in several locked rooms at Old Carver School. They will be a zero vote count for every moved to polling places on February 12th, when Maryland holds its primary elections. machine. I think these are super paper ballot system, Burch the zero total is confirmed, and done, the officials print said those were just rumors. the paper ballots are collect- out a final report and have the tallies confirmed all around. This particular test was done with Democratic ballots, and when it was finished board members heaved sighs of relief as they resealed the machine with a new serial number, packed it back up, and returned it to its locked room. Incidentally, in this mock election, Barack Obama won with 13 votes, and Hillary Clinton came in second with 10. All this testing and preparation is happening in the wake of Maryland moving its primary from March to February in the hopes of making a bigger impact on the election, but election officials seem skeptical over the impact Marylanders might make. Why wouldnt they move it to the 5th instead of the 12th? said Board of Elections member Susan Julian, Photo by Andrea Shiell citing the many other states Board of Elections members Noel Tim Wood and Donald ONeal test the AccuVote-TS DRE voting machines holding their primaries on for accuracy. that day. machines, exclaimed Burch, There is nothing in writing, ed, and two board members When asked what impact ready themselves to vote. she expects the early primary arguing that voters and elec- she said. The testing process is One board member holds to have, Burch said I think tion officials are not given independent access to the ma- simple, but thorough. One the paper ballot and reads people are almost tired of it chines at any time. She also machine is randomly selected off the items selected while by the twelfth. added that there are no cur- from one of several rooms, another watches to confirm She explained that weathtains used, so voters can be each containing hundreds the reading. Across the way, er would be a factor, but she watched by election officials of machines. The Board of one board member marks expects a rather low voter at all times. Where in our Elections president calls for the votes at the machine as turnout for the primary. process do you have an un- either Democratic or Repub- they are called, and then calls Im always apprehensecured machine? she said. lican paper ballots, which are back the votes cast as a sec- sive until everythings done, handed out to five different ond board member watches Burch said. When it is, We dont. Theres absolutely no people, who each use a pencil and confirms. On the other thats when you breathe a truth that Diebold can pre- to mark 10 ballots apiece with side of the room are two more sigh of relief. program these machines, their mock-picks for presi- election officials, each keep-
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Breakfast
Continued from page A- They had to look to the future and keep the dream of equality alive, he said. He beckons us still to make our impossible dreams living realities, Fauntroy said. We can make a difference, if like Martin Luther King, we can put our minds to it. Fauntroy, who was chosen by King to head the District bureau of the Southern Leadership Conference, had a chance to know King as both a religious man and one who understood politics. King was a master of both, Fauntroy said, and used that knowledge to revolutionize equal rights status for minorities and prick the conscience of a nation. Martin Luther King was a spiritual and political genius, Fauntroy said. He
Anger May Have Been Motive For Juvenile Charged With Arson
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Investigators with the State Fire Marshals Office believe they know why a juvenile allegedly set fire to an earth-moving machine at a housing development under construction in Mechanicsville: anger over the construction project itself. He was angry because the new housing development was going in and he was losing his ATV (all terrain vehicle) trails back in the woods, said Deputy State Fire Marshal John Tennyson. Tennyson said the suspect said nothing more about his alleged act of arson. The incident occurred Jan. 11 when a excavating machine owned by the Calvert Lumber Company was set ablaze while it was on-site at the Ben Oaks development, according to information from the fire marshals office. Four days later investigators made their arrest of the juvenile, who is also from Mechanicsville, and charged him with second-degree arson and malicious burning. The juvenile was released to his parents custody, pending action by the Department of Juvenile Service. The fire was set in the interior operators cabin of the vehicle, according to fire marshals information, and caused $100,000 worth of damage. The fire was discovered by someone passing by the site; it took six fire fighters about two minutes to control the blaze once they arrived. A juvenile was seen speeding away from the scene on a red, four-wheel ATV with a black box attached to the back, information from fire marshals said. There were no injuries as a result of the fire.
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Reverend Walter E. Fauntroy, a close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement, talks about Kings legacy.
said that we have to learn to live together as men and women on this planet or we will perish as fools. King, who started out as a Baptist minister, became perhaps the key figure in the struggle for African Americans and other minorities for equal civil rights. King advocated non-violent protests and aggressive political action to achieve the ends of the Civil Rights Movement. King and his followers suffered beatings, threats, intimidation and imprisonment for their activities, but ultimately won through.
the current generation does not seek the same equality in the five categories for everyone. Martin Luther King understood that [through violence] the world is in danger of becoming an insane asylum with the inmates in charge, Fauntroy said. The opportunity to make greater changes in keeping with Kings ideals was also at hand according to other speakers at the celebration of Kings legacy. Barbara Hendricks, of the St. Marys County Human Relations Commission, said with Illinois Senator Barrack Obama
could excel beyond just what was expected of a black man. He made me more than just an angry black man, Jordan said. He made me have a dream that Im an American and I can do whatever I want. Fauntroy encouraged those listening to look at their own personal dreams and make them a reality, as well. Dont rest, until on your watch, you make your impossible dreams a living reality, Fauntroy said.
Fritz Still Seeking Life Sentence For Dual Bank Robbery Suspect
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer States Attorney Richard Fritz told The County Times last week that he will still seek the stiffest sentence possible for a man accused of robbing the same bank twice last year life in prison without the possibility of parole. If hes convicted that will be the fourth time hes been found guilty of armed robbery, said Fritz of defendant Antonio Warren Gantt. Im looking forward to ending his career. Fritz said that Gantts history of violent crime warranted his seeking the life sentence. Gantt, of St. Leonard in neighboring Calvert County, is currently awaiting trial for two separate incidents of bank robbery at the Maryland Bank and Trust located on South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park. In the first incident, Gantt is alleged to have entered the bank back in September and demand money from the tellers after claiming to have a gun. The tellers complied and Gantt is alleged to have fled on foot back behind the bank across Great Mills Road. Investigators with the St. Marys County Bureau of Criminal Investigations began a search for Gantt but he was able to disappear for about a month. In the second incident, which occurred the last day in October, Gantt is charged with entering the bank once again, jumping into the tellers area and spraying gasoline on tellers from a Gatorade bottle and threatening to start a fire if they did not comply with his demands for money. Gantt allegedly fled the bank and used a taxicab to make good his escape but he was apprehended shortly after by BCI investigators on Route 4 headed towards the Solomons Island Bridge. Gantt faces several counts of armed robbery as well as numerous assault and theft charges. He is currently incarcerated at the county detention center. Gantt, 40, is set to go to trial in April in Circuit Court. He was indicted in November for both incidents. Public Defender John Getz, Gantts attorney, declined to comment for this article.
25 year-old Derreck Kosch was robbing a convenience store in Kokomo, Indiana with a semiautomatic handgun, demanding money and cigarettes from the female clerk, when he accidentally shot himself. As he placed the gun in the waistband of his pants while the clerk was retrieving money and cigarettes from behind the counter, the gun went off, shooting him through his right testicle and lodging into the bottom part of his leg. He fled the scene but was recovered when his grandmother called in to report that he had been shot. She said that he had told her that someone else had tried to rob him. 41 year-old Ronald Stach climbed the roof of the Canton Station bar in Baltimore to protest the poor showing of the Baltimore Ravens football team, staying there from December 11th until Christmas. While protesting, he inadvertently alerted his former wife to his whereabouts, and she renewed her years-long quest to recover over $40,000 from him in back child support. She said that she had seen him on television publicly lamenting how much money he had spent on Ravens merchandise. Shortly after the incident, another woman came forward, claiming that Stach owed her $12,000 in back child support. A 53 year-old robber in Okanagan Lake country held up a bank in the same building as an RCMP detachment. Officers arrived on the scene within seconds after the robbery was reported. They found the man with a large quantity of cash in a nearby bakery. He had originally gone to his truck to flee the scene, but was unable to start the vehicle because another man had drained the battery listening to the radio. He was apprehended at the bakery where he and his alleged accomplice had gone to call a taxi. Three young men in Spokane, Washington were streaking in -19 degree (F) temperatures, walking into a local restaurant wearing only shoes and hats, when a man who had been eating in the restaurant stole their getaway car. They had left the car running so they could make a quick escape. No charges have been filed against the streakers. Police spokesman Dick Cottam said I think it was just three kids who decided to fool aroundWe always tell people not to leave the car running.
Interesting Defense:
The American Civil Liberties Union is now arguing that people who have sex in public bathrooms have a reasonable expectation of privacy, citing a 38 year-old Minnesota Supreme Court ruling in an effort to support Republican Senator Larry Craig. Craig is asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct, which has stemmed from his June 11th arrest for allegedly soliciting sex in a public restroom. The ACLU is arguing that the state cannot prove that he was inviting the undercover officer to have sex with him, and even if he was, his actions would not have been illegal.
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Obituaries
Mary Patricia Pat Waters Cammack, 81
ciating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Pallbearers were Forest Wose, Ray Cameron, Joe Michael Hall, Vincent Langley, Ryan Greenwell and Jack Behr. Honorary pallbearers were Sonny Greenwell, Luis Lopes, Denny MacRae, James Elmer Greenwell, Bill Jenkins and Clarence Adams. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Marys, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. in St. Marys Nursing Center. Born Feb. 3, 1924 in Lynn, W.V. she was the daughter of the late James Walter and Mary Angeline Street Abshire. She was the loving wife of the late Ignatius Valley Greenwell whom she married Sep. 9, 1944 in Elkton, Md. and who preceded her in death Aug. 31, 1992. She is survived by her children; Janet Jenkins and her husband Bill of Cape Coral, Fla., Gerry Greenwell and his wife Margo of Gray, Tenn., Danny Greenwell and his wife Sandy of Hollywood, Md., Sharon Ferris and her late husband Danny of Waldorf, Md. and Lisa Driver of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; siblings; Juanita Hutchison of Huntington, W.V. and Glendine Stewart of Hawthorne, Fla., as well as six grandchildren; Denny MacRae, Dawn (MacRae) Lopes, Gerry Greenwell Jr., Ryan Greenwell, Margo Ann Greenwell and Kaitlyn Greenwell and four greatgrandchildren; Kristin, Jamie, Jesse and Mason. She was preceded in death by her brothers Vernon, Dewey and James Abshire and her sisters Retha Smith and Margie King. Laura moved to St. Marys County in 1947 from McAndrews, Ky. and spent her career as a homemaker for 63 years with a Ph.D in motherhood. She enjoyed listening to country music, playing bingo, growing flowers, cooking for her family and watching The Price is Right and soaps. The family received friends Tuesday, Jan. 22 from 5 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A funeral service was held Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. in Hollywood Church of the Nazarene, Hollywood, Md. with Rev. Verne Haskell offigreat grandchildren, Dominic Pahel and Chandler Finch. The family received friends Tuesday, Jan. 22 from 8:30 10 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown. A Funeral Service was conducted at 10 a.m. by Father Joe Dobson. Interment followed in the First Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609. residence. Born July 12, 1935 in Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of the late Walter F. Kerr and Rita M. Kenny Kerr. Mr. Kerr served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a Past President of the Boys and Girls Club in Clinton, Md. and a member of the American Legion Post in Clinton. He had worked with family at the Morris Point Restaurant in Abell. He is survived by his wife, Tanya M. Kerr of Leonardtown, three sons, Walter Frederick Kerr of Bethesda, Md., David Anthony Kerr of San Antonio, Texas, John Patrick Kerr of Raleigh, N.C., nine grandchildren and two sisters, Irene Kerr of Galveston, Texas and Kathleen Kenny of Scottsdale, Ariz. Relatives and friends are invited to Mr. Kerrs Life Celebration at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown Thursday, Jan. 24 from 5 8 p.m. Interment will be Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 or the Hospice House, c/o HOSPICE of St. Marys, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Mary Patricia Pat Waters Cammack, 81, of Leonardtown, MD and formerly of Prince Frederick, MD died January 14, 2008 at her home Hampton in Leonardtown MD. Born March 26, 1926 in St. Augustine, FL she was the oldest daughter of the late Joseph Borrows and Rosalind Torreyson Bailey Waters, Jr. The family lived in University Park (Prince Georges County), MD. She graduated from Hyattsville High School and graduated from Dunbarton College of Holy Cross Class of 1947 with a B.A. in French. She also attended Washington School for Secretaries and worked at the Department of State, I.A.D. Division, for ten years. In 1958 she started to work for her father in Prince Frederick at his real estate office, J.B. Waters and Associates. Pat married Robert Edmund Cammack of Washington, D.C. at the historic St. Francis Xavier Church in Newtowne Neck, MD in 1963. She resided for the rest of her life in St. Marys County at Hampton, Medleys Neck, MD. She is survived by her husband, five children, thirteen grandchildren, sister Rosalind Jeanne Waters Zseleczky of Temple Hills, MD and brother Joseph Borrows Waters III of Port Republic, MD. The family received friends on Friday, January 18, 2008 in their home on Hampton Farm in Medleys Neck, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Our Ladys Catholic Church, Medleys Neck, MD with Fr. Thomas LaHood officiating and Deacon Thomas Spalding co-officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were William D. Cammack, Thomas J. Cammack, William H. Marley, Jr., Matthew B. Girod, Iric J. Krissoff and James P. Rice. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Barbara Ives Judd, 90, of St. Inigoes, died Jan. 18 at Taylor Farm Assisted Living in Bushwood. Born Nov. 16, 1917 in Brattleboro, Vt., she was the daughter of the late Murray and Elizabeth Kreiner Ives. She came to St. Marys County in 1950 when her husband took a job with the Navy at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Mrs. Judd had been active with Homemakers and Goodsam Club as she and her husband were avid campers. She retired from the St. Marys County Board of Education where she was school secretary of Great Mills Elementary for many years. She was predeceased by her husband Frederick Webster Web Judd who died in 1995. She is survived by one son, Craig Ives Judd and his wife Winifred Angel Judd of Hollywood, Md., two granddaughters, Debbie Finch , Angie Wathen and her husband Shawn; four great grandchildren, Donald Finch and his wife Karen, Lisa Finch, Kimberly Beechy and her husband Shane and Christine Finch; and two great-
Robert James Kerr, MSgt. U.S.A.F. (Ret.), 72, of Leonardtown, died Jan. 19 in his
Geraldine E. Glasper, 67
Geraldine E. Glasper, 67, of Great Mills, died Jan. 20 in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. She is survived by her children, Patricia Davis of Great Mills, Cynthia Glasper of Houston, Texas, Ronald Glasper, of Stockton, Calif., Joseph Allen Glasper of Shreveport, La., Wanda Glasper of Waldorf, Md., Brian Glasper of Great Mills, 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The family will receive friends Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 11 a.m. in St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, Hollywood, Md. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. The Reverend Ray Schmidt will be the celebrant. Interment will be Feb. 7 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. For information please call the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. at 301-475-5588 or condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.
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