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Husband Busted For Choking Wife Over Chicken

Argument over leftovers ended with felony counts

SEPTEMBER 15--Meet Desmond Leon Brownlee.

The Floridian, 45, was arrested early this morning for allegedly choking his wife during a dispute over fried chicken, police report.

Brownlee began arguing with his wife “over not having enough fried chicken leftovers,” according to a police report. Shay Alamo, Brownlee’s wife of four years, told investigators that the 3 AM dispute escalated into a physical confrontation.

Alamo, 40, said that Brownlee pushed her into their bedroom, where he then shoved her onto the bed. Brownlee, Alamo said, struck her multiple times in the face and strangled her to the point of “not being able to breathe.”

Alamo, who broke free and dialed 911, told a sheriff’s deputy who responded to the couple’s Deltona home that she did not want to press charges against Brownlee, a stay-at-home parent to the duo’s young daughter (who was sleeping while her parents quarreled).

A deputy reported noticing red marks on Alamo’s neck and a laceration on her lower lip.

When questioned, Brownlee said that the couple was “arguing over the leftover food” when Alamo “went wild and just started to slap at him.” He claimed to have just “raised his hands above his head and let her slap him.”

Since Brownlee was judged to be the “primary aggressor” during the confrontation, he was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation, a felony.  He was also charged with witness tampering.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/man-chokes-wife-over-fried-chicken-687321

A surprising number of domestic assaults arise over chicken.

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Florida man allegedly attacked pregnant sister during fight over chicken nuggets

Kareem Gordon, 28, allegedly pounced his 25-year-old sister, who was four months pregnant, after he saw her eating the fast food treat inside their mother's Orlando home, according to a report.

A Florida man was collared for attacking his pregnant sister after she complained he ate her chicken nuggets, police said.

Kareem Gordon, 28, allegedly pounced his 25-year-old sister, who was four months pregnant, after he spotted her eating the fast food treat  in their mother's Orlando home on Sunday, according to a police report obtained by WKMG-TV.

“I will punch you down,” Gordon barked at the woman before grabbing her neck and tossing her into a nightstand, the report said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-man-allegedly-attacked-pregnant-sister-fight-chicken-nuggets-article-1.1525993

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Brothers Fight Over Fried Chicken, One Taken to Hospital

Where to even begin except saying this is the best tale of fried-chicken-inspired violence you'll read all day.

According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Tony, 37, and Thomas, 41, Morris were at their mother's house for a nice visit recently. Tony was in one room watching TV, Thomas was in another room doing the same.

Suddenly, Thomas claims, a piece of fried chicken was thrown "in his direction."

Tony admitted throwing the chicken, upset because "he believed his brother took a bite of the chicken and placed it back in the frying pan."

Hell yeah that's a good reason for throwing chicken! You don't go taking a bite of chicken and putting it back in the pan. That's grounds for a beating. The brother had it coming.

Anyway, back to the story.

Thomas then challenged his brother to step outside and handle their dispute "like men who argue over fried chicken handle disputes." (Just kidding. We added that last part. He just said, "like men.")

Tony then grabbed a crowbar and charged Thomas, apparently willing to take him up on his offer to settle the dispute like men. Thomas ran, apparently realizing the offer to settle the dispute like men included a crowbar, something he wanted no part of. Unfortunately, Thomas slipped on some ice, allowing Tony to catch up and crack him in the head several times, enough to open a deep cut and cause some serious damage.

Eventually, Thomas escaped to a neighbor's house.

Their mother called 911 to get police involved.

End of story? Not so fast, my friend.

You don't even know the best part yet: The mother admitted that she was the one who took the bite of the chicken and put it back.

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2010/12/14/brothers-fight-over-fried-chicken-one-taken-to-hospital

Sometimes the food doesn't even make it home before the fists start flying.  The most intense stuff happens after the 44 second mark (warning: it gets bloody):


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Cops: Teenager Rubbed His Junk On Patron's Pizza

Texan, 18, in felony rap for testicle topping tampering

Angered that a customer called in a pizza order right before closing time, a Texas teenager allegedly rubbed his genitals on the patron’s pie as he prepared the takeout order, police allege.

Brent Bradley told cops that when he arrived at Papa Murphy’s pizza in Georgetown, a city 25 miles north of Austin, he spotted worker Austin Michael Symonds “rubbing his testicles on the pizza he had ordered,” according to a criminal complaint detailing the September 2 incident.

When confronted by the customer--who was there to pick up a large stuffed pie with Canadian bacon, pineapple, and extra cheese--the 18-year-old Symonds immediately apologized. “Man, I am really sorry, that was stupid,” Symonds said, according to the complaint.

Bradley then asked Symonds how old he was. After the teenager answered that he was 18, Bradley said, “So you are old enough to know better than to put your balls on someone’s pizza.” “Yes,” said Symonds.

In a recorded call with a store manager the following day, Symonds reportedly copped to adding the unwanted topping. Symonds again apologized, adding that he “did what he did because the customer had called in the order right before closing time.”

During a police interview, Symonds “admitted to rubbing his testicles on Mr. Bradley’s pizza,” according to the complaint sworn by Detective Chris Brown. Symonds acknowledged that he “probably” would have given Bradley his order had the patron not seen his scrotum on the pizza. “That’s the terrible part,” Symonds told cops.

Symonds has been charged with tampering with a consumer product, a second-degree felony. Brown noted that “substances such as fecal matter can be transferred by sweat to the scrotum and could have transferred to the pizza when Symonds rubbed his scrotum on the pizza.”

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/teen-worker-rubbed-his-testicles-on-takeout-pizza-576432

The next one isn't from Florida; it's from South Carolina:

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Man, 22, Ended Up In Handcuffs After He "Pulled A Pocket P*ssy Out Of His Pants"

After being confronted yesterday by an employee who suspected him of shoplifting at an adult novelty store, a 22-year-old man removed a stolen “pocket p*ssy out of his pants,” police report.

Cops summoned to the Priscilla McCall’s store in Spartanburg were told by a female employee that Shane Gregory was in the shop “asking her questions about the different products,” adding that she “showed him a few items.”

The worker, Mary Jane McGraw, told police that she was familiar with Gregory (pictured at right) since he had previously filled out an application to work at Priscilla McCall’s, a 27-store chain catering to “customers wishing to enhance their relationship or to those just wanting to have fun.”

McGraw told cops that Gregory was “acting strangely,” and set off the business’s “security device” as he exited the store. McGraw confronted Gregory and asked him to empty his pockets.

Gregory initially fished out a condom from his pocket, which prompted McGraw to ask what else he had. The employee told police that, “he then pulled a pocket p*ssy out of his pants.” The item, as its name indicates, is a portable artificial vagina, some models of which are designed to resemble the vaginas of porn stars.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/man-arrested-stealing-pocket-sex-toy-784532

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2014, 03:47:21 PM »
What the last article fails to tell you is that many Floridians moved up to the Carolina's right around the height of the real estate boom to escape the rising prices. I think we may still be able to call that one of our own.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2014, 11:22:17 PM »
More weird stuff from Florida. A man in a giant plastic bubble tried to walk from Florida to Bermuda. I'm not kidding the giant plastic bubble is called a hydro pod bubble. He was trying to use it to cross from Florida to Bermuda, a distance of about 800 miles, walking on water.

Officers with the Coast Guard 7th District command center received reports Wednesday that the man, Reza Baluchi, was disoriented and asking for directions. When officers arrived Wednesday, they told him the trip was dangerous and he did not have enough supplies on the floating bubble to sustain him. He only had protein bars, bottled water, a GPS and a satellite phone, according to a Coast Guard news release.

Baluchi refused to leave his raft, which looks like a giant plastic hampster ball. Since then, Coast Guard members have been monitoring his movements and responded when Baluchi activated his Personal Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon.

He activated the signal Saturday morning after growing fatigued, according to the release. He was rescued by a search-and-rescue crew about 70 miles east of St. Augustine. Baluchi was retrieved from the inflatable raft by an MH-60 aircrew and taken to Air Station Clearwater for evaluation. No injuries were reported.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/04/man-in-floating-bubble-rescued-in-atlantic-ocean/16739149/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-hydro-bubble-rescue-20141004-story.html

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2014, 12:41:45 AM »
This one is walkable from where I live:

https://foursquare.com/v/churchs-chicken/4d1e82abb69c6dcbe1735e95
 
I was there ordering a nice bucket one night, they make it fresh and the manager, she was in a fine mood. She said a customer came in one Tuesday evening, and they were out of chicken. It had been that good of a sales day. She said this man pulled out a firearm and demanded his 2 piece Tuesday special. He said I'm not leaving until I get my chicken.
 
Definitely more than food for thought, I like Church's myself. They cut the breast pieces uniquely, incorporating the wing portion. Check it out. Be careful on Tuesdays though  ;D
 
NB: I cleaned up her exact words quite a bit, she was hilarious and didn't pull any punches. RUA decorum prohibits me quoting her here))
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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2014, 12:51:01 AM »
Our local news source in the Sunshine State has a section dedicated to the normal stream of unusual events.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/strange/floriduh-blog/

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2014, 03:08:53 AM »
You will notice that pork and beef consumers are much more reasonable.
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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2014, 10:19:58 AM »
Our local news source in the Sunshine State has a section dedicated to the normal stream of unusual events.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/strange/floriduh-blog/

I particularly enjoyed the remark of the demure Miss Rivera:

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A pantless woman, identified as Michele Ann Rivera, 49, was recently charged with her fourth DUI, cops said, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel...

At the police station Rivera allegedly lifted her skirt to bare her butt, telling an officer, "This is the best you'll ever have," the arrest report stated.

You will notice that pork and beef consumers are much more reasonable.

I've noticed that too. The yardbird often seems to accompany all sorts of bad behavior.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2014, 09:53:31 AM »
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Having crawled out of bed just a bit too late, two women were recently caught on tape throwing a super-sized adult hissy-fit because they’d been told that they missed the McDonald’s breakfast time. When a man stepped in to tell the woman to relax, they went berserk.

As reported by My Fox Philadelphia, the incident took place in a Philadelphia McDonald’s, where an onlooker decided to whip out his camera and record the incident from its beginning. After loudly mouthing off to employees on account of the terrible misfortune, one man decided to speak up, telling the women to take a chill pill as the employees were only doing their jobs – after all, those were the rules.

Unfortunately for the man, this opened the door for the women to commence a full on attack as they took their frustration out on him personally. Needless to say, the women completely destroyed the McDonald’s during their assault, even throwing chairs at the man.

Although he was able to stop the chairs before they struck him, one woman was able to deliver quite the blow via a broom handle to the head, resulting in it shattering into several pieces. What do you think could have prompted these women to act in such a way – does breakfast really mean that much to some people?

http://madworldnews.com/women-destroy-mcdonalds/


For those of you living in large cities in the US (or who visit such cities): if such behavior occurs near you it is best to move slowly away and not look the creatures in the eye, and never speak to them. They may take it as a challenge and go after you, as they did to this bystander.  But it is prudent to avoid their habitat entirely.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 10:29:51 AM »
Meanwhile, on the NYC Subway...

The gangling guy got full extension around 1:05, but my favorite part is at 1:36.

 :chuckle:

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2014, 10:37:02 AM »
Meanwhile, on the NYC Subway...

The gangling guy got full extension around 1:05, but my favorite part is at 1:36.

 :chuckle:

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2014, 10:52:54 AM »
Meanwhile, on the NYC Subway...

The gangling guy got full extension around 1:05, but my favorite part is at 1:36.

 :chuckle:

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2014, 11:13:23 AM »
Meanwhile, on the NYC Subway...

The gangling guy got full extension around 1:05, but my favorite part is at 1:36.

 :chuckle:

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Thanks to ubiquitous cellphone videocameras and the miracle of the Internet we can watch their behavior from the safety and comfort of our homes and offices.

20 years ago if someone asked me if I would ever hit a woman I would have said never. Now..Boom Chaka Laka.....:-)

I narrowly avoided having to do that about 20 years ago, when a drunken Andrea Dworkin-style Rage Beast was under the (mistaken) impression that I had somehow stolen money from her boyfriend (upon whom I took great pity).  Despite the boyfriend's protestations that I was not, in fact, the perp, she took a swing at me, but it was one of those situations where I could have laid down, taken a nap, got back up and still stepped out of the way.  So I stepped back and she swung so wildly that her follow-through carried her into some tables an chairs, knocking them over and spilling their contents over some unlucky patrons, and leading to her ejection from the bar.  On the positive side, the bartender pitched me a free drink for not doing what the guy on the video did.  :chuckle:

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2014, 11:24:05 AM »
Meanwhile, on the NYC Subway...

The gangling guy got full extension around 1:05, but my favorite part is at 1:36.

 :chuckle:

B/B

Thanks to ubiquitous cellphone videocameras and the miracle of the Internet we can watch their behavior from the safety and comfort of our homes and offices.

20 years ago if someone asked me if I would ever hit a woman I would have said never. Now..Boom Chaka Laka.....:-)

I narrowly avoided having to do that about 20 years ago, when a drunken Andrea Dworkin-style Rage Beast was under the (mistaken) impression that I had somehow stolen money from her boyfriend (upon whom I took great pity).  Despite the boyfriend's protestations that I was not, in fact, the perp, she took a swing at me, but it was one of those situations where I could have laid down, taken a nap, got back up and still stepped out of the way.  So I stepped back and she swung so wildly that her follow-through carried her into some tables an chairs, knocking them over and spilling their contents over some unlucky patrons, and leading to her ejection from the bar.  On the positive side, the bartender pitched me a free drink for not doing what the guy on the video did.  :chuckle:

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The Andrew Dworkin-style rage beast was far less effective a fighter than the victor of the bloody fight in the video in my original post above.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2014, 12:10:25 PM »
This says all you need to know about Dworkin:

Stoltenberg was life partner to Andrea Dworkin for thirty-one years (eventually marrying), although he considers himself gay.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2014, 05:41:04 PM »
This says all you need to know about Dworkin:

Stoltenberg was life partner to Andrea Dworkin for thirty-one years (eventually marrying), although he considers himself gay.

Can you blame him, though?
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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2014, 09:28:39 AM »
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NOVEMBER 14--The Tennessee deadbeat who has fathered 26 children with 20 different women has again been ordered by a judge to make child support payments, this time for a two-year-old Arkansas boy, court records show.

Terry Turnage, a 50-year-old Memphis resident, was ordered this month to pay $60 per week to Miesha Davis, mother of the pair’s son Ja’Voin. The support order came as a result of a paternity complaint filed on Davis’s behalf by Arkansas’s Office of Child Support Enforcement.

A Circuit Court judge also ordered Turnage to “maintain health care insurance” for the child “when reasonably available” through his employer, and pay $365 in court fees.

In addition to Davis, two other Arkansas women have recently secured child support orders against Turnage, who has gained notoriety for impregnating assorted Tennessee women (many of whom also have secured child support orders to which Turnage has failed to adhere).

According to Arkansas court records, state officials have filed income withholding notices with a Memphis company that operates a McDonald’s restaurant where Turnage has supposedly worked (and earned $247.28 weekly).

However, it appears that Turnage has a stake in a Forrest City, Arkansas nightclub that lists its owner as Turnage’s son, Terry Jr.. The elder Turnage is a regular at Club Envy, where he last month hosted a two-day party celebrating his 50th birthday. The club’s address is listed as Turnage’s residence in some court papers.

In addition to his assorted child support cases, Turnage is facing a felony charge of making terroristic threats. Investigators allege that Turnage threatened a Forrest City businessman from whom he had purchased an automobile that did not run.

In a June 2 written statement, the victim told cops that Turnage warned that if he did not have the Chevrolet repaired and delivered to the Club Envy parking lot, “he would shoot me or my wife.” The man added that Turnage “led me to believe that he had a gun and that he was willing and able to carry through” on his repeated threats.

Turnage, who is unwilling to support his offspring, paid the businessman $10,000 in cash for the 2005 Corvette.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/worst-deadbeat-dad-675432

When I read this I remembered another Tennessee man who had fathered over 20 kids.  Here is his story:

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- On paper, he has 20, possibly 21 children.

With a minimum wage job, he can't afford to support them all.

What is the state to do?

Desmond Hatchett, 29, told WVLT he wasn't out to set a record, though he certainly holds it in Knox County Juvenile Child Support Court.

Hatchett's children range in age from newborn to 11-years-old.

There are at least 11 mothers; probably several more.

Constitutionally, there is nothing the state can do to limit him from having more.

"I had four kids in the same year. Twice." Desmond Hatchett told WVLT.

On Friday, his name appeared on the docket 11 times. Representing about 15 of his 21 children.

"Can you keep up with it all?" WVLT asked Hatchett.
"Yeah," he said.
"You know all their names, and ages and birthdays?"
"Yeah."

Hatchett's name is pretty controversial at the old courthouse.

"The children can't be supported all by Desmond, so the state of Tennessee has had to step in," Hatchett's attorney Keith Pope said.

It's your tax dollars at work.

WVLT spoke with one mom who has two children with Hatchett.
She is supposed to get $67.50 a month. But many times, she gets a lot less than what she's owed.
They all do.

"It'll make it through half the month," the unidentified mom said.

She told WVLT, Hatchett is the father of her two sons. She says her 4-year-old is expensive enough on his own. "He's a heavy milk drinker. And milk is not cheap," she said.

"It's frustrating, but usually, when I ask he give it to me," she continued.

It's due process, the state is only allowed to take 50 percent of Hatchett's paycheck.

That's 50 percent split multiple times.

"You look at when they filed, how many children they have. He has several mothers that he has two children with. And, it's tough," Pope explained.

Still, Hatchett said the women knew what they were getting into.
They were all aware of his large family.

One said, she doesn't like it but she deals with it. "It's about the kids. Not the parents," she said.

Hatchett agreed he should do what's best for the kids.

"Do you intend to keep having children?" WVLT asked.
"No." Hatchett replied.
"You're done?"
"I'm done. I'll say I'm done."
"What made you say that?"
"I didn't intend to have this many. It just happened," Hatchett said.


http://www.local8now.com/home/headlines/45871127.html

At only 29 years of age Mr. Hatchett is on course to surpass the 29 children fathered by Mr. Turnage.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2014, 12:34:23 PM »
To continue with the theme of domestic violence related to chicken, here we have another case (not in Florida but in Iowa):

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Iowa Man, 21, Arrested For Assaulting Pregnant Wife With McChicken Sandwich

An Iowa man yesterday assaulted his pregnant wife with a McDonald's McChicken sandwich during a dispute in their Des Moines residence, police say.

Marvin Tramaine Hill, 21, allegedly became upset when his spouse arrived home with “a McChicken from McDonald’s for him to eat prior to them going to their ultra sound for their unborn child,” according to a police report.

Hill told cops that he does not like McChicken sandwiches, “so he threw the sandwich” at his 21-year-old wife. He then “picked up the bun and threw it at her again.” Elle Hill told police that her husband smashed the bun in her face. Police noted that Elle Hill “had mayo on her shirt and face” when first contacted by an officer.

Since he was judged the primary aggressor during the incident, Hill (seen at left) was arrested for domestic assault and booked into the Polk County jail, where he remains locked up without bond. A Des Moines Police Department report notes a “mc Chicken” was the “tool or weapon used” during the crime.

In addition to the baby on the way, the Hills are parents to a two-year-old daughter
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http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/wife-assaulted-with-McChicken-sandwich-687432

This incident differs from the chicken-related domestic violence incidents discussed above because in this incident the attacker did not like the chicken.  In all the other incidents the attackers were upset that their victims ate their chicken, thus depriving them of a serving of the delectable yardbird.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2014, 01:43:53 PM »
Here's another incident from Florida:

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Twin Battered Sister Over Sex Toy, Boyfriend

Cops: Floridian, 48, walloped sibling in face

DECEMBER 8--Meet Heidi Creamer.

The 48-year-old Florida woman slugged her twin sister in the face yesterday during an argument over “Heidi’s boyfriend and a sexual toy (vibrator),” police report.

A “verbal altercation” between the siblings turned violent Sunday afternoon when Heidi walloped Holly with a closed fist.

After knocking her sister to the ground, Heidi (pictured at right) allegedly “punched, scratched, and pulled Holly’s hair” during the ensuing struggle in the apartment the sisters share with Heidi’s boyfriend.

When police arrived at the pair’s Ellenton apartment, Heidi was locked outside, pounding on the front door and screaming obscenities at her bloodied sister. Heidi was “screaming and her body was shaking,” noted a cop, who added that Creamer “attempted to break free from my grasp several times.”

After being placed in a squad car, Heidi “began screaming that she was fighting with her sister Holly over a vibrator and her boyfriend.” Sadly, cops did not describe the exact nature of the duo’s dispute over a) Heidi’s boyfriend or b) the vibrator.

Charged with domestic battery, Heidi (seen in the adjacent mug shot) was booked into the Manatee County jail, where bond has yet to be set. Heidi’s rap sheet includes multiple prior arrests for drunk driving and battery.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/twin-sisters-fight-over-vibrator-124356

Heidi Creamer. You would be hard-pressed to invent a better name for a story like this.

"Sadly, cops did not describe the exact nature of the duo’s dispute over
a) Heidi’s boyfriend or b) the vibrator."  And that's the part that many readers are likely to be most interested in.

You can see a photo of Heidi at the link.  She's reasonably attractive for an AW of her age.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2014, 01:46:23 PM »
Here's another incident from Florida:

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Twin Battered Sister Over Sex Toy, Boyfriend

Cops: Floridian, 48, walloped sibling in face

DECEMBER 8--Meet Heidi Creamer.

The 48-year-old Florida woman slugged her twin sister in the face yesterday during an argument over “Heidi’s boyfriend and a sexual toy (vibrator),” police report.

A “verbal altercation” between the siblings turned violent Sunday afternoon when Heidi walloped Holly with a closed fist.

After knocking her sister to the ground, Heidi (pictured at right) allegedly “punched, scratched, and pulled Holly’s hair” during the ensuing struggle in the apartment the sisters share with Heidi’s boyfriend.

When police arrived at the pair’s Ellenton apartment, Heidi was locked outside, pounding on the front door and screaming obscenities at her bloodied sister. Heidi was “screaming and her body was shaking,” noted a cop, who added that Creamer “attempted to break free from my grasp several times.”

After being placed in a squad car, Heidi “began screaming that she was fighting with her sister Holly over a vibrator and her boyfriend.” Sadly, cops did not describe the exact nature of the duo’s dispute over a) Heidi’s boyfriend or b) the vibrator.

Charged with domestic battery, Heidi (seen in the adjacent mug shot) was booked into the Manatee County jail, where bond has yet to be set. Heidi’s rap sheet includes multiple prior arrests for drunk driving and battery.
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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/twin-sisters-fight-over-vibrator-124356

Heidi Creamer. You would be hard-pressed to invent a better name for a story like this.

"Sadly, cops did not describe the exact nature of the duo’s dispute over
a) Heidi’s boyfriend or b) the vibrator."  And that's the part that many readers are likely to be most interested in.

You can see a photo of Heidi at the link.  She's reasonably attractive for an AW of her age.

Was she charged with 'domestic battery' or 'discharging the domestic battery'?
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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2014, 04:17:38 PM »
OMG ~ just saw this thread - what papers do you read to find this stuff?
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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2014, 04:25:38 PM »
OMG ~ just saw this thread - what papers do you read to find this stuff?

Most of these stories are collected from "The Smoking Gun" website. As I went back through the thread I noticed that one story came from the New York Daily News.  And Sasha posted in reply #4 a link to a Sun-sentinel (Orlando?) blog on weird stuff that has happened in Florida.

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
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This young lady very strongly objects to being charged 20 cents for a glass of water in a convenience store and further expresses her vociferous opinions on various topics to the immigrant convenience store owners:



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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2015, 10:25:47 PM »
OMG ~ just saw this thread - what papers do you read to find this stuff?

  And Sasha posted in reply #4 a link to a Sun-sentinel (Orlando?) blog on weird stuff that has happened in Florida.

The Sun-Sentinel is our local paper (Miami/Ft Lauderdale). Most of the stories are daily events here.

Here's a few more weird Florida for you.

Man gets naked in CVS, lays on dog beds
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/12/31/deputies_man_gets_na.html

Florida woman arrested for hitting boyfriend in eye with box of condoms
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/feed/news/florida-woman-arrested-for-hitting-boyfriend-in/fw66b/?ecmp=pbp_social_facebook_weirdflorida_sfp

Man Started Fires With Gas-Filled Bottles
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/jeffrey-mark-jalinski_n_6396490.html

Florida Couple Spent Days In Unlocked Closet, Thought They Were Trapped
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/02/florida-couple-trapped-closet-john-arwood-amber-campbell_n_6406464.html

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2015, 08:41:40 AM »
Florida Couple Spent Days In Unlocked Closet, Thought They Were Trapped

I'm dying.... :chuckle: Dollar sign tattoo on the larynx is always a sign of class...:-))))

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Re: A roundup of bizarre news stories, some of which are not from Florida
« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2015, 09:01:06 AM »
Florida Couple Spent Days In Unlocked Closet, Thought They Were Trapped

I'm dying.... :chuckle: Dollar sign tattoo on the larynx is always a sign of class...:-))))

Why i am clicking on such links ... :'(

She is ill... G-d forbid  :( 

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