Arnold T. Ross, 17, Arrested and Charged with Rape and Murder of 8-Month Baby Da-Von Lonzo

HORROR: Arnold T. Ross, 17, was arrested on charges of aggravated rape and first-degree murder of an eight-month old baby, Da-Von Lonzo, yesterday afternoon. The dirtbag was arrested after officers responded to a call of an unresponsive infant at the home. The baby was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The baby reportedly suffered multiple fractures consistent with a beating and tears in the anus. How could anyone be so cruel as to do this to a baby? The latest news is that the baby's mother is 34 years old. Now could someone tell me what in the world is a grown woman doing with a 17-year old and one with such an extensive criminal record at that? She needs to be looked at closely by law enforcement for endangering the welfare of her baby. Where are the parents of this monster?

Ross, who said he was the boyfriend of the infant's mother, initially told detectives that the baby fell down the stairs while he was babysitting. But a neighbor reported hearing loud noises coming from the apartment, and investigators noted inconsistencies in Ross's account. Ross later admitted that he beat the infant repeatedly when he would not stop crying, Col. John Fortunato said. When the child began to defecate on himself, Ross said he tried to clean it up, causing the tears, according to the release.

Ross has a record of previous arrests for possession of crack cocaine and marijuana, obscenity, battery on a correctional officer, three counts of battery on a teacher, three counts of theft, illegal carrying of a weapon and assault. Source: NOLA.com

This should not have happened to this baby and I hope this dirtbag will get the death penalty, if it's available in Louisiana. If he had bisexual tendencies, then he should have been man enough to find a suitable partner and not a baby. The fact that he has an extensive criminal record at 17 years old speaks volumes and is tragic at the same time. This young man is a vile beast who does not deserve to be among decent people but in a prison cell in solitary confinement or with hardened criminals.

Joseph Frugoli, Off-Duty Cop's Bond Set at $500,000, Accused of DUI in Double-Fatal Crash in Chicago

Joseph Frugoli, Chicago Police Detective (Chicago Sun Times Photo)

The last thing anyone expects to happen is a cop being accused of driving under the influence. Joseph Frugoli, 41, a Chicago police detective, was charged on Friday with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, two counts of reckless homicide and one count of leaving the scene of an accident. His bond was set at $500,000 as he stands accused of killing two men, Fausto Manzera, 21 and Andrew Cazares, 23, when he allegedly plowed into a disabled car in a drunken-driving crash early Friday on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Shameful. He was ordered held on $500,000 bond at a Sunday hearing at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse at 3100 S. California Ave. They shouldn't have set bond for him. He should have been allowed to sit in jail until his case goes to trial. Had that been you or I, that's the fate we would have been dealt.

This bond is a travesty and it is a shame the law enforcement had to take one of their own into custody for such an reprehensible crime. According to the Chicago Sun Times, Frugoli was taken into custody after he drove his black Lexus into a red Dodge Intrepid that broke down in the southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) near the 18th Street ramp. Sources have said that the 18-year-department veteran was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where tests indicated his blood-alcohol level was about triple the legal limit of .08, sources. He was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. To add insult to injury, the police said that he was walking away from the crash scene when he was apprehended. Shameful and it shows the depth of his character.

What's ironic is that this same police officer, just last week, was ordered to pay Joseph Cairo $7,100 after a jury trial involving a 2005 accident. He obviously did not learn his lesson from that incident. He has been involved in other serious accidents. Why wasn't this man's license suspended or why wasn't he dismissed from the police force back then. The Chicago Police Department said that Frugoli has been relieved of his police powers. In addition to the traffic investigation being conducted by the State Police, the Chicago Police Department launched a probe by its Internal Affairs Division. The bottom line is that this man's license should have been yanked a long time ago. He did not belong behind the wheel of a car on any street.

Lovelle Mixon, 26, Kills Three Cops Mark Dunakin, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai, Fourth Cop John Hege Braindead

Lovelle Mixon, Contributed photo/Oakland Police Department

It is a tragedy of untold proportions that another scumbag has managed to wreak such havoc on our streets. Lovelle Mixon, 26, was fatally shot in a gun battle with SWAT officers in an apartment complex in Oakland, California, yesterday. Mixon's actions come as no surprise. You see, he had an extensive criminal history and was in violation of parole for assault with a deadly weapon. He had prior convictions in Alameda County for grand theft and possession of marijuana, the Oakland Tribune stated. The question I have is why this scumbag was allowed out of prison in the first place.

His family is speaking out.

His relatives told the Oakland Tribune that they could tell his frustration was building inside. After serving the better part of the last decade behind bars, the 26-year-old was free again in November. He planned to do better, family members said, and he wanted to meet the requirements mandated by his second time on parole.

The only problem is he did not know how. "He didn't know really where to start,'' said Mixon's wife Amara Langston, 25. "He was trying to make himself a better person and trying to realize his mistakes and what he was doing was wrong." Mixon tried to abide by the terms of his parole, the family members said, but obstacles continued to block his path. His parole officer stood-him up when they had planned a meeting, family members said. He couldn't find a job. He was depressed.

Just three months after being released from prison, Mixon was on his way back, deciding in February to skip a meeting with his parole officer immediately resulting in a no-bail warrant for his arrest. Mixon was ready to go back to prison, his grandmother Mary Mixon said, if only to get a new parole officer upon his release. Source: Oakland Tribune

According to media reports, the incident started about 1 p.m. Saturday in east Oakland when two motorcycle officers tried to pull over a car for a "fairly routine traffic stop," said Dave Kozicki, the deputy police chief. Emergency call dispatchers then received reports that two officers were shot and needed help, he said. Those officers were John Hege and Sgt. Mark Dunakin, 40, an 18-year veteran of the force, who died Saturday.

Clockwise from top left: John Hege, Sgt. Daniel Sakai,
Sgt. Ervin Romans and Sgt. Mark Dunakin.

On a tip, the SWAT team surrounded an adjacent building where Mixon was reportedly holed up. Those two slain police officers were Sgt. Ervin Romans, 43, and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, 35. Romans had been with the department since 1996; Sakai since 2000. Mixon reportedly committed suicide.

Once again the long arm of justice has failed us. This thug should have been in prison where he belonged. There is no reason why a person with such a long rap sheet should have been released from prison to roam the streets. How was this man able to get his hands on a gun? Seems that the guns laws are too lax. There should be zero-tolerance, especially when dealing with a career criminal as Lovelle Mixon. Yes, society has slammed the door shut on people with criminal records, but where is his sense of personal responsibility in all this? Did he have to knowingly kill three cops, with a fourth brain dead and a fifth injured? That makes absolutely no sense.

Lovelle Mixon, 26, Kills Three Cops Mark Dunakin, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai, Fourth Cop John Hege Braindead

Lovelle Mixon, Contributed photo/Oakland Police Department

It is a tragedy of untold proportions that another scumbag has managed to wreak such havoc on our streets. Lovelle Mixon, 26, was fatally shot in a gun battle with SWAT officers in an apartment complex in Oakland, California, yesterday. Mixon's actions come as no surprise. You see, he had an extensive criminal history and was in violation of parole for assault with a deadly weapon. He had prior convictions in Alameda County for grand theft and possession of marijuana, the Oakland Tribune stated. The question I have is why this scumbag was allowed out of prison in the first place.

His family is speaking out.

His relatives told the Oakland Tribune that they could tell his frustration was building inside. After serving the better part of the last decade behind bars, the 26-year-old was free again in November. He planned to do better, family members said, and he wanted to meet the requirements mandated by his second time on parole.

The only problem is he did not know how. "He didn't know really where to start,'' said Mixon's wife Amara Langston, 25. "He was trying to make himself a better person and trying to realize his mistakes and what he was doing was wrong." Mixon tried to abide by the terms of his parole, the family members said, but obstacles continued to block his path. His parole officer stood-him up when they had planned a meeting, family members said. He couldn't find a job. He was depressed.

Just three months after being released from prison, Mixon was on his way back, deciding in February to skip a meeting with his parole officer immediately resulting in a no-bail warrant for his arrest. Mixon was ready to go back to prison, his grandmother Mary Mixon said, if only to get a new parole officer upon his release. Source: Oakland Tribune

According to media reports, the incident started about 1 p.m. Saturday in east Oakland when two motorcycle officers tried to pull over a car for a "fairly routine traffic stop," said Dave Kozicki, the deputy police chief. Emergency call dispatchers then received reports that two officers were shot and needed help, he said. Those officers were John Hege and Sgt. Mark Dunakin, 40, an 18-year veteran of the force, who died Saturday.

Clockwise from top left: John Hege, Sgt. Daniel Sakai,
Sgt. Ervin Romans and Sgt. Mark Dunakin.

On a tip, the SWAT team surrounded an adjacent building where Mixon was reportedly holed up. Those two slain police officers were Sgt. Ervin Romans, 43, and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, 35. Romans had been with the department since 1996; Sakai since 2000. Mixon reportedly committed suicide.

Once again the long arm of justice has failed us. This thug should have been in prison where he belonged. There is no reason why a person with such a long rap sheet should have been released from prison to roam the streets. How was this man able to get his hands on a gun? Seems that the guns laws are too lax. There should be zero-tolerance, especially when dealing with a career criminal as Lovelle Mixon. Yes, society has slammed the door shut on people with criminal records, but where is his sense of personal responsibility in all this? Did he have to knowingly kill three cops, with a fourth brain dead and a fifth injured? That makes absolutely no sense.

Nearly 10 percent of Georgia State Legislators are Late Filing or Paying Their State Taxes

Sometimes people have legitimate reasons for being late with filing their state and federal taxes, but I think legislators who deliberately skirt the law to avoid paying taxes should be punished to the fullest extent possible. There is a serious disconnect between their failure to file and their positions as legislators who can affect our lives in so many ways. According to the Telegraph, nearly 10 percent of Georgia state legislators are late filing or paying their state taxes, and state Sen. Robert Brown is apparently among them.

Brown, D-Macon, said Wednesday he’s not sure whether he actually owes the state or federal government any money because he hasn’t filed tax returns. He said he’s gotten extensions, but he declined to give more information or say for what years he received filing extensions.

He told Atlanta station WXIA-TV that he had not filed his income taxes at least in the past two years, according to a report on the station’s Web site. He volunteered the information while arguing against a change in Senate rules that would make it easier for the body to take action against, or even expel, members who don’t pay their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service ought to undertake such studies in all states and I am pretty sure they will hit a gold mine. There'll be many more scumbag legislators who deliberately avoid paying their taxes.

That effort came in response to the discovery late last week that 19 legislators had failed to pay income taxes, some for several years. Those legislators have not been identified, due to Georgia Department of Revenue and federal Internal Revenue Service privacy policies. But a list, without names, was prepared and given to the chairmen of the House and Senate ethics committees, at their request, Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham said.

Graham said Wednesday that the list has grown to 22, with three of the legislators actually having liens levied against them or wages garnished so taxes could be collected. That would make their names public record, but Graham said Wednesday evening that he didn’t know them off the top of his head. Source: Macon.com

What is sad is that some of these legislators are repeat offenders. They ought to be expelled from their positions. I can see one time or two times at the most, but to be a repeat offender basically means these people don't care and they should not be in such a position to effect change in Georgia. Another interesting nugget, they are both Democrats and Republicans among the 22 members.

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Nearly 10 percent of Georgia State Legislators are Late Filing or Paying Their State Taxes

Sometimes people have legitimate reasons for being late with filing their state and federal taxes, but I think legislators who deliberately skirt the law to avoid paying taxes should be punished to the fullest extent possible. There is a serious disconnect between their failure to file and their positions as legislators who can affect our lives in so many ways. According to the Telegraph, nearly 10 percent of Georgia state legislators are late filing or paying their state taxes, and state Sen. Robert Brown is apparently among them.

Brown, D-Macon, said Wednesday he’s not sure whether he actually owes the state or federal government any money because he hasn’t filed tax returns. He said he’s gotten extensions, but he declined to give more information or say for what years he received filing extensions.

He told Atlanta station WXIA-TV that he had not filed his income taxes at least in the past two years, according to a report on the station’s Web site. He volunteered the information while arguing against a change in Senate rules that would make it easier for the body to take action against, or even expel, members who don’t pay their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service ought to undertake such studies in all states and I am pretty sure they will hit a gold mine. There'll be many more scumbag legislators who deliberately avoid paying their taxes.

That effort came in response to the discovery late last week that 19 legislators had failed to pay income taxes, some for several years. Those legislators have not been identified, due to Georgia Department of Revenue and federal Internal Revenue Service privacy policies. But a list, without names, was prepared and given to the chairmen of the House and Senate ethics committees, at their request, Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham said.

Graham said Wednesday that the list has grown to 22, with three of the legislators actually having liens levied against them or wages garnished so taxes could be collected. That would make their names public record, but Graham said Wednesday evening that he didn’t know them off the top of his head. Source: Macon.com

What is sad is that some of these legislators are repeat offenders. They ought to be expelled from their positions. I can see one time or two times at the most, but to be a repeat offender basically means these people don't care and they should not be in such a position to effect change in Georgia. Another interesting nugget, they are both Democrats and Republicans among the 22 members.

To read the entire article, CLICK HERE.