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Two Arrests Made in Homicide of David Alan Christine
Flagstaff – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested two subjects in connection with the homicide death of David Alan Christine. The body of David Christine was found by a motorist traveling on a dirt road near milepost 440 of Forest Service Road 505, also known as Leupp Rd. Mr. Christine was found lying near the roadway and was the apparent victim of a homicide.
On May 21, the on scene detective noticed a wire ligature around Mr. Christine’s neck indicating foul play. Based on investigation of the area around the body, detectives believed the homicide occurred elsewhere. The victim’s vehicle was not in the area and the victim had no identification on him.
The United States Marshals Flagstaff Field Office assisted the investigation with an expedited finger print analysis which led to the identification of the victim as David Alan Christine. Flagstaff Police Department patrol officers located the victim’s vehicle, a white Plymouth Voyager minivan, abandoned behind a local motel. The help of both of these partnering agencies was instrumental in the investigation of this case.
Leads were developed by Sheriff’s Office detectives, and many individuals were interviewed. Two individuals interviewed were 35-year-old Gabriel Lewis, a former friend of Mr. Christine, and 51-year-old Marvin Curley, uncle of Gabriel Lewis. Mr. Christine and Lewis had been friends but had a falling out approximately a year ago. For the past year, Mr. Christine had been living in Phoenix and had just recently returned to Flagstaff. Marvin Curley and Gabriel Lewis also recently moved to Flagstaff from the Williams Arizona area. The three individuals were acquaintances, and all three frequented the Flagstaff Homeless shelter.
Detectives were able to determine that Marvin Curley was the last person known to be with David Christine before the discovery of his body near Leupp. Detectives learned that on May 20 David Christine and Marvin Curley met up and began drinking together. In the early evening hours Marvin Curley produced a length of wire and placed it around David Christine’s neck and choked him until he was dead.
Curley then drove David Christine out of town toward the reservation. On Leupp Road just shy of the reservation, Curley pulled off of the main road onto a side road and dumped the body of David Christine. Curley then returned to Flagstaff, leaving the van in a motel parking lot.
Detectives learned that Curley and Lewis had previously discussed and planned this attack on David Christine days before this incident. Lewis was apparently not present during the homicide, information was gathered implicating Lewis in the crime. Statements indicated that they were seeking a way to get rid of David Christine because he would not leave them alone. On May 21 Curley informed Lewis that he killed David Christine and they would no longer be bothered by him.
On May 23 detectives booked Marvin Curley into the Coconino County Jail on First Degree Murder of David Christine. Gabriel Lewis also was booked at that time for Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder and Obstructing a Criminal Investigation. Curley has no bond and Lewis currently has a $1,000,000.00 bond.
Feds jumped on Arizona State Hospital after only one death
ABC 15 photo
The Arizona State Hospital corrected security problems that allowed patients to harm themselves.
It took the unfortunate deaths of over 40 veterans in the Phoenix VA hospital alone to prompt an investigation. Recently it was learned that the Colorado VA hospital also falsified wait times although there are no reports of deaths as a result.
Long waits for treatment are not new to veterans who learn that some VA centers are better than others. The alleged “secret lists,” however, are a new twist in the care veterans receive at VA centers.
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Analyzing Raymond Felton’s gun charges, future in NBA
New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton has been charged with three offenses under New York law for unlawful possession of a firearm. The most serious is second-degree criminal possession, a felony charge that carries a minimum sentence of three and a half years behind bars. Felton’s charges stem from his estranged wife, Ariane Raymondo-Felton, reportedly handing over a Belgian pistol (FNH 5.7×28 mm) to New York police and claiming it belonged to Felton. Raymondo-Felton’s decision to turn over the gun appears connected to a heated argument Felton may have had with his girlfriend, whose name has not been released by law enforcement.
The charges
Unfortunately for Felton, New York is probably the worst state to be charged with illegal possession of guns. Prosecutors do not need to establish how Felton obtained the gun or why he possessed the gun, only that he possessed the gun. Felton has thus been charged with a strict liability offense: if he possessed the gun, he’s guilty and a judge would sentence him to at least three and a half years behind bars. Felton could seek a plea deal in hopes of a lesser sentence. Former NFL star Plaxico Burress, who faced similar charges in New York, ultimately pleaded guilty to lesser charges, but it was far from a legal win for Burress. Burress spent nearly two years behind bars. Plus, as discussed below, pleading guilty would carry legal significance for the NBA as it considers suspending Felton, while the Knicks could potentially try to void the remainder of Felton’s deal.
Read More at SI.com
Intersection of White Spar and Copper Basin roads a four-way stop next week
The traffic signals at the intersection of State Route 89 (White Spar Road) and Copper Basin Road will be deactivated between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 19 to allow for work to be safely done in, and around, the intersection.
During work hours, the intersection will be a four-way stop and drivers will be guided through the work zone by flaggers. Minimal delays are expected.
The intersection work next week is part of the SR 89 (White Spar Road) improvement project, which includes sidewalks, curb and gutter, and drainage improvements between Cherry Street and Copper Basin Road. Over the next six weeks there will be shoulder closures and limited access onto side streets as work continues.
The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph through the work zone, please proceed through the work zone with caution, slow down, and be alert for construction equipment and personnel. The work zone will be clearly marked by temporary barricades and signage.
Overreaching Food Regulations Could Leave Cupboards Bare
This holiday season, FreeEnterprise.com is wrapping up the year in red tape. The federal government—Anti Claus—imposes $1.8 trillion in regulatory costs each year, making businesses yearn for a lump of coal instead. The government’s size and scope is so vast that, as Mark Levin writes in The Liberty Amendments, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) couldn’t determine the number of criminal penalties attached to all its rules and regulations.
On the fourth day of regulatory Christmas, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave to me … a complete overreaction in the name of food safety.
Locally sourced ingredients are all the rage right now—and for good reason. Local foods are fresh, promote food variety, support the local economy, and usually have less environmental impact. But as the FDA writes a heap of rules stemming from the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act, small farms have reason to be concerned about their future.
One of the most troubling regulations requires that farmers monitor all animals, domestic and wild, that go near their produce. New Morning Farm owner Jim Crawford said that it would be nearly impossible to monitor his 95 acres with just a handful of employees. “Wildlife is everywhere in the farming environment,” Crawford said. “It’s just not a realistic expectation.”
Read more at Free Enterprise
Presidential Proclamation — Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2013
FLAG DAY AND NATIONAL FLAG WEEK, 2013
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Each June, our Nation lifts its sights to the flag that has watched over us since the days of our founding. In those broad stripes and bright stars, we see the arc of the American story — from a handful of colonies to 50 States, united and free.
When proud patriots took up the fight for independence, they came together under a standard that showed their common cause. When the wounds of civil war were still fresh and our country walked the long road to reconstruction, our people found hope in a banner that testified to the strength of our Union. Wherever our American journey has taken us, whether on that unending path to the mountaintop or high above into the reaches of space, Old Glory has followed, reminding us of the rights and responsibilities we share as citizens.
This week, we celebrate that legacy, and we honor the brave men and women who have secured it through centuries of service at home and abroad. Let us raise our flags high, from small-town storefronts to duty stations stretched around the globe, and let us look to them once more as we press on in the march toward a more perfect Union.
To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 of each year as “Flag Day” and requested that the President issue an annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President annually issue a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 occurs as “National Flag Week” and call upon citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2013, as Flag Day and the week beginning June 9, 2013, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during that week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying the flag. I also call upon the people of the United States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and activities, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
BARACK OBAMA
Rolling Thunder say American U.S. Army Soldier still prisoner of war
WBTW-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Florence, SC
By Leah Mishkin, May 13, 2013
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – The first of the two weekends for the 74th annual spring rally is in the books as thousands of bikers hit the Strand for a good time and for a good cause.
The Rolling Thunder set up a booth at the Harley-Davidson dealership hoping to raise money to continue their mission of finding and bringing home American prisoners of war.
“Since World War 2, there are over 84 thousand unaccounted for and our mission is to educate people at the same time we also lobby up with congress to put pressure on them to bring our Americans home,” said chairman of the Rolling Thunder Myrtle Beach chapter Bill DeVaughn.
And while this organization is not only for bikers, Rolling Thunder members said with bikers, many find great interest in finding prisoners of war since many are veterans.
More on Rolling Thunder at WBTW News 13
Photos: Private military operatives hired to ‘work’ the Boston marathon with black backpacks, radiation detectors, tactical gear
(NaturalNews) Natural News has now confirmed that at least five private military contractors were operating on scene at the Boston marathon, and that they all carried black backpacks which look very similar to the backpack carrying the pressure cooker bomb (see pictures below).
The mainstream media is completely censoring any mention of these “Craft” operatives, pretending they don’t even exist. Only the alternative media is conducting real investigative journalism on these bombings. The mainstream media isn’t interested in the truth; they only want to spin the attack into a new way to somehow blame conservative Americans for something they had no part in.
Thanks to the help of researchers posting on 4Chan, plus a bit of our own analysis, we’ve been able to bring new research to light as you’ll see in the photos below.
Learn more at Natural News
Tuscon gun buy-back a limited success to those looking for deals.
TUSCON—The Tuscon Police Department held a gun buy-back on Tuesday at the behest of Tuscon City Councilman Steve Kozachik. After the announcement of the gun buy-back, Former Republican Senator Frank Antenori of Tuscon announced he was going to assist the police in their efforts. In fact, he was going to offer double—$100—over the “crummy” $50 Safeway gift certificates.
Apparently the offer met with limited success as only about 30 weapons were purchased through private sales.
A Washington Post caption of a photo by Matt York erroneously read that the event was “disrupted by buyers who offered cash” to those who came for gift certificates. As NewsBusters’ Ken Shepherd pointed out, however, there were no reports of incident or arrests.
In Arizona it is legal to sell guns between private citizens.
The NRA attempted to stop the destruction of the weapons, but NPR in Tuscon reports that the Tuscon police sent the 205 weapons collected to be destroyed Tuesday Afternoon. This could be a violation of Arizona Revised Statute if the gift cards offered were paid for with taxpayer dollars.
Ted Robbins of NPR News in Tuscon stated, “…but in the current political climate, this controversy seems to show – in Arizona, at least – it’s tough for an owner to get rid of an unwanted gun.”
200 guns were collected by police and about 30 guns were purchased by the supporters of Senator Antenori. If that seems to be a small turn-out it could be that Arizona citizens are not as “dumbed-down” on the Second Amendment as Washington pundits would like them to be.
SEE ALSO: Arizona Daily Star – January 5
Arizona Daily Star – January 8
NPR News, Tuscon
Newsbusters
Photos:
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