Three odd stories, courtesy of the widespread antagonism that affects our interpersonal relationships (an antagonism that also proves profitable for some vultures in our legal system as lawyers encourage a combative spirit between already tense former partners - it is therefore ironic that one story involves an attorney).
Jeff
Man Sentenced in Steak Killing Case
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A suburban St. Louis man was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for shoving a piece of steak down his girlfriend's throat until she choked to death. James Krebs, 42, pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in March. He was originally charged with second-degree murder before reaching a deal with prosecutors. Krebs admitted that on June 23 he told his girlfriend her steak was too fatty and undercooked. Jeri Troll, 44, replied that she would eat what she wanted. In his anger, Krebs shoved a hunk of meat into Troll's mouth.
When paramedics arrived at the home the couple shared, they found a piece of steak 5 inches long in Troll's throat. An autopsy determined that she asphyxiated.
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2 Dead in Youth Ballpark Shooting
OZARK, Ala. (AP) -- A man walked into the parking lot of a baseball park Tuesday night and shot to death his ex-wife and her boyfriend in front of hundreds of children and their parents, police said. The man then shot and critically wounded himself. Police Chief Tony Spivey said the shooting stemmed from a custody dispute. He said at least 200 people witnessed the shooting at the Fuqua ballpark in Ozark, 75 miles southeast of Montgomery. The suspect used a 12-gauge shotgun to fire 10 shots at the victims, WFSA-TV reported. When the shotgun jammed, witnesses said, he pulled out a .22-caliber pistol and shot at his ex-wife before shooting himself. The shootings happened at about 6:30 p.m. as children and parents were gathering for evening games.
''A large number of them are just in total shock and total disbelief,'' Ozark Police Chief Tony Spivey said. ''And very obviously, we have a lot of traumatized children and parents.''
''We're very fortunate with the direction the shots were fired that a stray bullet did not go up in the stands or on to the field,'' he said. The gunman was listed in critical condition at a Dothan hospital late Tuesday. Several bystanders were treated for shock. ''We bring our kids to the ball field, ball is a big thing in Ozark,'' witness Theresa Moates told the television station. ''It's just scary.'' Authorities were withholding the names of the victims and the gunman. ========================================
May 16, 2000 - 09:28 PM
Attorney Shot to Death; Ex-Wife Survives Suicide Jump The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A prominent attorney was shot to death in his home and his ex-wife survived a 175-foot jump off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Tuesday as detectives searched for her as a suspect. Grover Cleveland Freeman, 54, managed to call 911 but died Monday night from a gunshot, police said. Freeman's wife, Connie, 50, suffered minor injuries after she was beaten with a gun.
Authorities said the attacker was Freeman's ex-wife, Katherine King Freeman, 41. Hours after the attack, she jumped from the bridge and was pulled from Tampa Bay by a fire rescue crew, police said. She was in critical condition later Tuesday.
Authorities said it is rare that someone survives a jump from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Katherine Freeman was charged with first-degree murder, said sheriff's spokesman Rod Reder.
The killing shocked Tampa's legal and medical communities. Grover Freeman had earned a top reputation for defending doctors being disciplined by state medical regulators. He won statewide notoriety in successfully defending the licenses of a Tampa surgeon accused of amputating the wrong foot and a Sebring surgeon accused of hastening the death of a cancer patient. Katherine and Grover Freeman have a 13-year-old daughter, who was being cared for by family members. The couple divorced in 1996 and friends said it was an amicable split, Reder said.
Jeff
Man Sentenced in Steak Killing Case
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A suburban St. Louis man was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for shoving a piece of steak down his girlfriend's throat until she choked to death. James Krebs, 42, pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in March. He was originally charged with second-degree murder before reaching a deal with prosecutors. Krebs admitted that on June 23 he told his girlfriend her steak was too fatty and undercooked. Jeri Troll, 44, replied that she would eat what she wanted. In his anger, Krebs shoved a hunk of meat into Troll's mouth.
When paramedics arrived at the home the couple shared, they found a piece of steak 5 inches long in Troll's throat. An autopsy determined that she asphyxiated.
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2 Dead in Youth Ballpark Shooting
OZARK, Ala. (AP) -- A man walked into the parking lot of a baseball park Tuesday night and shot to death his ex-wife and her boyfriend in front of hundreds of children and their parents, police said. The man then shot and critically wounded himself. Police Chief Tony Spivey said the shooting stemmed from a custody dispute. He said at least 200 people witnessed the shooting at the Fuqua ballpark in Ozark, 75 miles southeast of Montgomery. The suspect used a 12-gauge shotgun to fire 10 shots at the victims, WFSA-TV reported. When the shotgun jammed, witnesses said, he pulled out a .22-caliber pistol and shot at his ex-wife before shooting himself. The shootings happened at about 6:30 p.m. as children and parents were gathering for evening games.
''A large number of them are just in total shock and total disbelief,'' Ozark Police Chief Tony Spivey said. ''And very obviously, we have a lot of traumatized children and parents.''
''We're very fortunate with the direction the shots were fired that a stray bullet did not go up in the stands or on to the field,'' he said. The gunman was listed in critical condition at a Dothan hospital late Tuesday. Several bystanders were treated for shock. ''We bring our kids to the ball field, ball is a big thing in Ozark,'' witness Theresa Moates told the television station. ''It's just scary.'' Authorities were withholding the names of the victims and the gunman. ========================================
May 16, 2000 - 09:28 PM
Attorney Shot to Death; Ex-Wife Survives Suicide Jump The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A prominent attorney was shot to death in his home and his ex-wife survived a 175-foot jump off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Tuesday as detectives searched for her as a suspect. Grover Cleveland Freeman, 54, managed to call 911 but died Monday night from a gunshot, police said. Freeman's wife, Connie, 50, suffered minor injuries after she was beaten with a gun.
Authorities said the attacker was Freeman's ex-wife, Katherine King Freeman, 41. Hours after the attack, she jumped from the bridge and was pulled from Tampa Bay by a fire rescue crew, police said. She was in critical condition later Tuesday.
Authorities said it is rare that someone survives a jump from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
Katherine Freeman was charged with first-degree murder, said sheriff's spokesman Rod Reder.
The killing shocked Tampa's legal and medical communities. Grover Freeman had earned a top reputation for defending doctors being disciplined by state medical regulators. He won statewide notoriety in successfully defending the licenses of a Tampa surgeon accused of amputating the wrong foot and a Sebring surgeon accused of hastening the death of a cancer patient. Katherine and Grover Freeman have a 13-year-old daughter, who was being cared for by family members. The couple divorced in 1996 and friends said it was an amicable split, Reder said.