A Chicago man already in jail in a child molestation case now faces solicitation of murder charges in a scheme targeting his two alleged victims, their parents and two others, a Cook County sheriff's spokesman said.
Edward Floyd, 32, a former baggage handler at O'Hare International Airport, has been in Cook County Jail since his September 2008 arrest on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
He is accused of sexually assaulting two children, including a girl who was 4 at the time of a November 2007 attack Floyd has been linked to through DNA evidence, authorities said.
In a hearing today before Cook County Criminal Court Judge Dennis Porter, Floyd was ordered held without bail on the new charges of solicitation to commit murder, according to a news release from Steve Patterson, a spokesman for the sheriff's office.
Floyd is held in the maximum security division of the jail and is in protective custody, only leaving his cell for one hour a day, Patterson said. Recently, during that hour, he told other inmates he wanted to find someone to carry out a killing for him, Patterson said.
The sheriff's Criminal Intelligence Unit found out about Floyd's conversations and arranged for an undercover officer to pose as a hit man, Patterson said.
Floyd wrote a letter to the officer with the family's address, detailing where the children slept, Patterson said.
The undercover officer met with Floyd at the jail last week in a visiting room and the meeting was recorded, according to the release. Floyd offered $15,000 cash, with $7,000 of it in advance, for the slayings, Patterson said.
Floyd told the officer he did not care if the family found out he arranged their slayings, but asked that the children's deaths be "easy."
At the same time, Floyd told the officer the parents should be "shot in the face," according to the release.
When questioned Friday about trying to arrange the hit, Floyd admitted in a written statement that he had tried to do it, Patterson said. The Chicago family he wanted killed were told about the plot.
Floyd was to appear again before Porter on Monday--http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
CTA BUS DRIVER COMES TO THE AID OF TWO SHOOTING VICTIMS
A man and woman in their 20s were shot tonight on the West Side, with the victims helped by a passing CTA bus.
Fire officials were called about 7:35 p.m. to the area of Rockwell Street and Cermak Road where the two were found with gunshot wounds, according to Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.
Both victims were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, he said. One victim was found on the street and the other was found at a CTA bus.
A CTA driver passing the scene soon after the shooting saw one of the wounded victims and called for help from the bus at Rockwell and Cermak, said CTA spokeswoman Sheila Gregory. The shooting did not involve the bus.
Officer Daniel O'Brien at Police News Affairs confirmed a man and woman were wounded in a shooting near that location, but said information was still being collected from the scene.
He said preliminary police information was using the 2800 block of West Cermak Road as the shooting scene, but the victims did flag down a bus nearby.---http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/
Fire officials were called about 7:35 p.m. to the area of Rockwell Street and Cermak Road where the two were found with gunshot wounds, according to Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.
Both victims were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, he said. One victim was found on the street and the other was found at a CTA bus.
A CTA driver passing the scene soon after the shooting saw one of the wounded victims and called for help from the bus at Rockwell and Cermak, said CTA spokeswoman Sheila Gregory. The shooting did not involve the bus.
Officer Daniel O'Brien at Police News Affairs confirmed a man and woman were wounded in a shooting near that location, but said information was still being collected from the scene.
He said preliminary police information was using the 2800 block of West Cermak Road as the shooting scene, but the victims did flag down a bus nearby.---http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/
DRIVER GETS OUT AND SLAPS OTHER DRIVER,AFTER ACCIDENT
Cambridge —
Two Cambridge drivers got into a fight that ended with one slapping the other and getting arrested on Feb. 28.
Responding to Fair Oaks and Cameron avenues for reports of a fight at 2:07 p.m., Officer Shawn Lynch heard that a red Volvo allegedly sideswiped a red Dodge Caravan. The Volvo then struck the Dodge at a red light. Both drivers got out, and the driver of the Volvo allegedly struck the driver of the Dodge “in the face with an open hand.” The Dodge driver allegedly “bit her finger” in retaliation.
Police spoke with both the involved parties and witnesses. During the interview, police saw the Volvo driver allegedly slap the other in the face. Terry L. Magaresh, 52, of Medford, was arrested on three charges of assault and battery, according to the report---http://www.cambridgechronicle.com/
Two Cambridge drivers got into a fight that ended with one slapping the other and getting arrested on Feb. 28.
Responding to Fair Oaks and Cameron avenues for reports of a fight at 2:07 p.m., Officer Shawn Lynch heard that a red Volvo allegedly sideswiped a red Dodge Caravan. The Volvo then struck the Dodge at a red light. Both drivers got out, and the driver of the Volvo allegedly struck the driver of the Dodge “in the face with an open hand.” The Dodge driver allegedly “bit her finger” in retaliation.
Police spoke with both the involved parties and witnesses. During the interview, police saw the Volvo driver allegedly slap the other in the face. Terry L. Magaresh, 52, of Medford, was arrested on three charges of assault and battery, according to the report---http://www.cambridgechronicle.com/
ELDERLY CAMBRIDGE WOMAN ABUSED BY MAN AND REFUSES TO PRESS CHARGES OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION...
Cambridge —
A Cambridge resident was arrested Feb. 26 after he allegedly assaulted an elderly woman.
Police responded to a May Street residence for reports of an assault at 8:09 a.m. The 60-year-old victim told police that the suspect allegedly punched her in the chest and kicked her in the stomach while she was in the living room. Witnesses corroborated the incident.
Jean Macenat, 30, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery.
The victim was advised of her 209A rights, but refused to file one. She also refused medical aid and did not want to officers to arrest the suspect, according to the report.---http://www.cambridgechronicle.com/
A Cambridge resident was arrested Feb. 26 after he allegedly assaulted an elderly woman.
Police responded to a May Street residence for reports of an assault at 8:09 a.m. The 60-year-old victim told police that the suspect allegedly punched her in the chest and kicked her in the stomach while she was in the living room. Witnesses corroborated the incident.
Jean Macenat, 30, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery.
The victim was advised of her 209A rights, but refused to file one. She also refused medical aid and did not want to officers to arrest the suspect, according to the report.---http://www.cambridgechronicle.com/
MODEL KILLS BOYFRIEND AND THEN HERSELF....
A blond beauty who bravely fought off a rapist in Central Park six years ago fatally shot her boyfriend before torching their New Jersey home and then killing herself.
Carina Schlesinger, a 36-year-old former model shot 29-year-old Daniel Cresci and then set the Holmdel home ablaze before turning the gun on herself Wednesday, First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter Warshaw Jr. said Friday.
The Red Hill Road blaze was reported at about 6:55 p.m., and the bodies were found by firefighters soon after the flames were extinguished, Warshaw said.
Investigators identified the pair's remains Friday, but it was still unclear what led to the shootings, he said.
A close friend of Cresci's said the couple's 18-month relationship had become rocky.
"They had their up and down moments," Scott Broschart told the Asbury Park Press. "It was largely due to Carina, because she was emotionally unstable."
Warshaw said he did not know how much time had lapsed between Cresci's killing and the fire. Broschart said Cresci, a lawyer, hadn't been heard from since Sunday.
"It was weird because he was always in touch with his family - his mother, his father, his brother," Broschart told the newspaper. "I spoke to him daily."
In May 2004, Schlesinger, who was from Copenhagen, was walking her dog in Central Park when she was viciously attacked by Tito Rodriguez.
The 33-year-old thug grabbed Schlesinger's hair, tore off her shirt and ordered her to perform a sex act, but she fought back, clawing at the would-be rapist's face.
Her 4-year-old, 48-pound pooch, Cookie, then bit Rodriguez twice, causing him to run away crying, Schlesinger had testified in court.
Bloodstains left on Schlesinger's clothes from the dog's attack were tested for DNA and linked to Rodriguez, who was in custody on charges that he had assaulted another woman just four days later.
The jury took less than a day to convict Rodriguez, and he was later convicted of assault, attempted rape and sexual abuse in 2005 and sentenced to 125 years to life in prison.
Schlesinger ran the New Jersey State Dog School, a dog-training facility, from a barn next to the scorched home. According to her Web site, the business has operated for more than 12 years.
Although traces of at least one accelerant were found at the scene, the cause of the fire is still being determined, Warshaw said.
A weapon was recovered, but it was not immediately clear if it was the one used in the crime.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/
Carina Schlesinger, a 36-year-old former model shot 29-year-old Daniel Cresci and then set the Holmdel home ablaze before turning the gun on herself Wednesday, First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter Warshaw Jr. said Friday.
The Red Hill Road blaze was reported at about 6:55 p.m., and the bodies were found by firefighters soon after the flames were extinguished, Warshaw said.
Investigators identified the pair's remains Friday, but it was still unclear what led to the shootings, he said.
A close friend of Cresci's said the couple's 18-month relationship had become rocky.
"They had their up and down moments," Scott Broschart told the Asbury Park Press. "It was largely due to Carina, because she was emotionally unstable."
Warshaw said he did not know how much time had lapsed between Cresci's killing and the fire. Broschart said Cresci, a lawyer, hadn't been heard from since Sunday.
"It was weird because he was always in touch with his family - his mother, his father, his brother," Broschart told the newspaper. "I spoke to him daily."
In May 2004, Schlesinger, who was from Copenhagen, was walking her dog in Central Park when she was viciously attacked by Tito Rodriguez.
The 33-year-old thug grabbed Schlesinger's hair, tore off her shirt and ordered her to perform a sex act, but she fought back, clawing at the would-be rapist's face.
Her 4-year-old, 48-pound pooch, Cookie, then bit Rodriguez twice, causing him to run away crying, Schlesinger had testified in court.
Bloodstains left on Schlesinger's clothes from the dog's attack were tested for DNA and linked to Rodriguez, who was in custody on charges that he had assaulted another woman just four days later.
The jury took less than a day to convict Rodriguez, and he was later convicted of assault, attempted rape and sexual abuse in 2005 and sentenced to 125 years to life in prison.
Schlesinger ran the New Jersey State Dog School, a dog-training facility, from a barn next to the scorched home. According to her Web site, the business has operated for more than 12 years.
Although traces of at least one accelerant were found at the scene, the cause of the fire is still being determined, Warshaw said.
A weapon was recovered, but it was not immediately clear if it was the one used in the crime.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/
CALIFORNIA FLASHER FINALLY CAUGHT.....
El Segundo police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for regularly pulling down his pants in front of teenage girls near alleys over the past 14 months.
The suspect in the so-called El Segundo Flasher case was identified Friday as Jeffrey William Freeman, 39, of Westchester, officials said.
An off-duty El Segundo police officer spotted Freeman driving his silver 2008 Infiniti slowly around Richmond Street Elementary School at 7:50 a.m. Thursday.
Based on numerous descriptions of the suspect as a 6-foot-tall man with blond hair in a silver sedan, the officer became suspicious.
"His physical appearance and vehicle prompted the officer to take note and follow him," Lt. Brian Evanski said. "(Freeman) was looking around, almost rubbernecking. (The officer) said it raised the hairs on the back of his neck."
Police officers were called to the scene and stopped Freeman - who has no criminal history - for a minor traffic violation. Then they searched his car and found personal lubricant---http://www.dailybreeze.com/
The suspect in the so-called El Segundo Flasher case was identified Friday as Jeffrey William Freeman, 39, of Westchester, officials said.
An off-duty El Segundo police officer spotted Freeman driving his silver 2008 Infiniti slowly around Richmond Street Elementary School at 7:50 a.m. Thursday.
Based on numerous descriptions of the suspect as a 6-foot-tall man with blond hair in a silver sedan, the officer became suspicious.
"His physical appearance and vehicle prompted the officer to take note and follow him," Lt. Brian Evanski said. "(Freeman) was looking around, almost rubbernecking. (The officer) said it raised the hairs on the back of his neck."
Police officers were called to the scene and stopped Freeman - who has no criminal history - for a minor traffic violation. Then they searched his car and found personal lubricant---http://www.dailybreeze.com/
Man Charged with using a 14 year old girl for prostitution
SUN-TIMES MEDIA
A Lake in the Hills man is facing charges of bringing a 14-year-old girl to the northern suburb from Kansas and using her as a prostitute.
Donald R. Jones, 52, was arrested last week on a warrant from Sedgwick County, Kan., alleging aggravated trafficking, a police report said. He was being held in the McHenry County Jail on $500,000 bail.
The warrant alleges that Jones intentionally recruited, harbored, transported and/or provided a 14-year-old and had the teen -- with or without force, threat or coercion -- engage in forced labor, involuntary servitude or sexual gratification of himself or another person.
Jones will be extradited to Kansas as soon as the sheriff's department in Sedgwick County can arrange his transportation, a Sedgwick County district attorney's office spokeswoman said.
If convicted, Jones could face up to 30 years in prison.---http://www.suntimes.com/
A Lake in the Hills man is facing charges of bringing a 14-year-old girl to the northern suburb from Kansas and using her as a prostitute.
Donald R. Jones, 52, was arrested last week on a warrant from Sedgwick County, Kan., alleging aggravated trafficking, a police report said. He was being held in the McHenry County Jail on $500,000 bail.
The warrant alleges that Jones intentionally recruited, harbored, transported and/or provided a 14-year-old and had the teen -- with or without force, threat or coercion -- engage in forced labor, involuntary servitude or sexual gratification of himself or another person.
Jones will be extradited to Kansas as soon as the sheriff's department in Sedgwick County can arrange his transportation, a Sedgwick County district attorney's office spokeswoman said.
If convicted, Jones could face up to 30 years in prison.---http://www.suntimes.com/
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