PEKIN — Brandy Gerard squealed with delight Friday when she saw her sister's alleged killer dressed in blue prison garb and wearing shackles on his hands and feet.
"I was just excited," said Gerard. "It's nice to see him all cuffed up and not able to go anywhere."
The man, who legally still is her brother-in-law, is Daniel K. Cleary, 35, of Normal. The body of her sister MeLisa D. Cleary, 30, a mother of three, was found June 9, 2008, just outside Lincoln under a bridge, next to railroad tracks.
She was reported missing by family two days earlier. She died from crushing impact injuries to her head and neck.
On Friday, Daniel Cleary stood quiet during most of the five-minute hearing as Tazewell County Associate Circuit Judge Jerelyn Maher-Schulz read him the charges, five counts of first-degree murder for the bludgeoning death of his wife.
Cleary spoke several times during the hearing, telling Maher-Schulz he didn't need a public defender assigned to his case, as he could afford his own. One was appointed anyway. Cleary then asked repeatedly if he could be released from custody, which the judge denied.
Other times he spoke were inaudible to the audience of reporters and friends and family members of MeLisa Cleary watching him as he appeared on a closed circuit television in the corner of a small lobby area inside the Tazewell County Justice Center.
The judge set Cleary's bond at $3 million, based not only on the murder charges but a prior arson conviction from Washington state. A preliminary hearing is set for 2 p.m. May 6. If convicted, he faces between 20 and 60 years in prison.
Tazewell County authorities arrested Cleary without incident on Wednesday at his Normal apartment. The couple's three children remain in the care of a foster family in Macomb.
"It's a relief. God's in control," said MeLisa Cleary's mother, Jean Cohoon. "We knew it was him."
After the hearing Friday, Gerard said the nearly two year wait for justice took a toll on the family's patience.
"Its been real hard. We've been very angry," she said. "Tak(ing) it day by day is the only way to do it, pray everyday that today is going to be the day."---http://www.pjstar.com/
Sunday, April 18, 2010
53 YEAR OLD MAN JAILED FOR GROPING YOUNG GIRL...
LAS CRUCES - A 53-year-old Las Cruces man is behind bars after police say he groped a young girl and offered cash for her and a second young girl to keep quiet about the contact.
Fernando Ibarra, of the 1100 block of east Newberry Lane, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and three counts of enticement of a child. Ibarra, who is related to both girls, was arrested by Las Cruces police officers Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the 13-year-old girl's parents contacted them April 12 and told officers that Ibarra made sexual advances toward their daughter sometime over the weekend.
Detectives conducted several interviews and learned that, on at least two occasions dating back to November 2009, Ibarra had sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl and offered both girls money if they exposed themselves and kept quite about it. Both girls ultimately refused to honor Ibarra's requests.
Ibarra was transported to the Dona Ana County Detention Center with a cash-only bond set at $50,000.
Fernando Ibarra, of the 1100 block of east Newberry Lane, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and three counts of enticement of a child. Ibarra, who is related to both girls, was arrested by Las Cruces police officers Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the 13-year-old girl's parents contacted them April 12 and told officers that Ibarra made sexual advances toward their daughter sometime over the weekend.
Detectives conducted several interviews and learned that, on at least two occasions dating back to November 2009, Ibarra had sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl and offered both girls money if they exposed themselves and kept quite about it. Both girls ultimately refused to honor Ibarra's requests.
Ibarra was transported to the Dona Ana County Detention Center with a cash-only bond set at $50,000.
CRIMESTOPPERS IS OFFERING A CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN PEORIA CONVENIENCE STORE OWNER'S MURDER..
PEORIA — Police are asking for help from the public in solving the slaying of a convenience store owner last month.
Abdallah H. Kattoum was shot and killed about 8:15 p.m. March 30 at the Food Stop Market, 728 E. Frye Ave. His body was discovered by officers responding to a silent alarm.
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing a gunshot and then seeing two men flee north across Frye and up Wisconsin Avenue. The suspects then turned into an alley between Frye and East Republic Street.
CrimeStoppers is offering a cash reward of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the gunmen.
Anyone with information on the crime is urged to call 673-9000 or 347-9000 or text tips to 274637 and enter "tips731" before typing the message.--http://www.pjstar.com/
Abdallah H. Kattoum was shot and killed about 8:15 p.m. March 30 at the Food Stop Market, 728 E. Frye Ave. His body was discovered by officers responding to a silent alarm.
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing a gunshot and then seeing two men flee north across Frye and up Wisconsin Avenue. The suspects then turned into an alley between Frye and East Republic Street.
CrimeStoppers is offering a cash reward of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the gunmen.
Anyone with information on the crime is urged to call 673-9000 or 347-9000 or text tips to 274637 and enter "tips731" before typing the message.--http://www.pjstar.com/
NYPD COMMANDER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARRASSMENT ....
An NYPD commander who apparently digs the "Twilight" saga is accused of sexually harassing a detective with unwanted massages and texts, the Daily News has learned.
Detective Dawn DelValle-Sanchez said Deputy Chief Michael Gabriel, the head of Bronx detectives, made the squad room a hostile workplace with obsessive behavior.
"I ask for ur forgiveness and another chance (Think Bella forgiving Jacob)," Gabriel wrote in a text DelValle-Sanchez showed to the Daily News.
The comment seems to refer to the lusty Bella and her suitor Jacob, who transforms himself into a werewolf in the vampire series popular with teenagers.
In another text message from an NYPD-issued BlackBerry, the chief asked for forgiveness: "I will accept any penalty; hard labor, probation, a time out. ... Do werewolves kill humans just like vampires?"
Gabriel, 51, also invited DelValle-Sanchez, 34, to throw an object at him or call him names as a sort of penance for his come-ons, she said.
"I believe there's something wrong with him," said DelValle-Sanchez, who is married and the mother of two children ages 10 and 7. "I just want to come to work and be left alone."
DelValle-Sanchez, 34, said she has hired a lawyer because she fears retaliation from Gabriel, who supervises all detectives in the Bronx.
The lawyer plans to file a notice of claim to sue the city next week.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/
Detective Dawn DelValle-Sanchez said Deputy Chief Michael Gabriel, the head of Bronx detectives, made the squad room a hostile workplace with obsessive behavior.
"I ask for ur forgiveness and another chance (Think Bella forgiving Jacob)," Gabriel wrote in a text DelValle-Sanchez showed to the Daily News.
The comment seems to refer to the lusty Bella and her suitor Jacob, who transforms himself into a werewolf in the vampire series popular with teenagers.
In another text message from an NYPD-issued BlackBerry, the chief asked for forgiveness: "I will accept any penalty; hard labor, probation, a time out. ... Do werewolves kill humans just like vampires?"
Gabriel, 51, also invited DelValle-Sanchez, 34, to throw an object at him or call him names as a sort of penance for his come-ons, she said.
"I believe there's something wrong with him," said DelValle-Sanchez, who is married and the mother of two children ages 10 and 7. "I just want to come to work and be left alone."
DelValle-Sanchez, 34, said she has hired a lawyer because she fears retaliation from Gabriel, who supervises all detectives in the Bronx.
The lawyer plans to file a notice of claim to sue the city next week.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/
CAT TRAVELS 1,300 MILES FROM HIS NEW MEXICO HOME
Robin Alex,of Albuquerque,New Mexico was away volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans,when her cat Charles first dissappeared.She had left Charles in the care of a friend.Charles had been missing for 8 months when she recieved a call telling her that Chicago Animal Care and Control had picked up her beloved Charles wandering as a stray.Chicago Animal Control Worker's contacted Alex after discovering that Charles had a tracking microchip embedded between his shoulder blades,according to the agency's director,Cherie Travis.But Alex could not afford thr round trip airfare to Chicago to pick up her beloved Charles.But a fellow Albuquerque resident,Lucien Sims was moved by the story after a family member fowarded it to him.He happened to be on his way to Chicago to a wedding,so he said he could pick pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico.Sims has a tabby cat himself that strongly resembles Charles.Sims made all the arrangements for Charles return to New Mexico,including getting a company to donate a carrier and American Airlines to waive the cats travel fee.Charles traveled 1,300 miles from Albuquerque to Chicago.
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