Joe was asked to remove the post it has been removed by request of officials on the scene. We don't know why they asked it be removed all I know is they have asked and we complied.
Please, keep praying. We'll have more info as soon as we get it.
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thank you sbynews for staying on top of this story. sad sad day in the salisbury area. havin went to school with this guy and having kids of my own this hit close to home. please people keep this family in your thought and prayers
ReplyDeleteI am sure that the officials wanted to inform the family in person rather than have them find it out from a news outlet....seems like a legitimate request and good job complying from this blog
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great job that you do and it's vital that the family has to have notification first. For all of us who are praying for this child and her family, we need to be patient.
ReplyDeleteIs there any news yet? Have you heard anything from Joe? Even when they are going to have the news conference?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for keeping this a top priority...I have gotten more accurate info from you than from any new outlet..Thanks
ReplyDeletethis guy is going to get what he deserves trust me. inmates, even thought they are criminals too, look down on peices of crap like this and will hurt or kill people that hurt defenseless kids. what a ass hat this guy is! i will be praying for the family and i hope they are able to make it through this tough time.
ReplyDeleteI will say this to all of you...we all need to get in touch with our legislatures. We need tougher laws in place so that the punishment is worse. We all want and need to protect our kids. This guy should have never been allowed to see the light of day again. Actually I think if you sexually assault a child, you should be castrated.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for the family at this time. There is not one person in this town that is not angry. Everywhere I went today this is what they were talking about. It's sad. To all of the police agencies and volunteers, thank you for what you did yesterday and today. Thanks to the local restaurants who donated food. It's such a tragedy.
Joe, To you we thank you too. I know that this cannot be easy for you. You are at the scene and you know and feel the emotions of all of it. So thank you for keeping up to date. You are the ONLY news media outlet who kept us up to date with the most information.
Damn they let this guy out because he wasnt a threat now they wont let him post bond what a damn shame
ReplyDeletea comment on another post said something about "body found" I didn't see this original post, but I hope that wasn't it, and I hope that comment was wrong
ReplyDeleteso so sad
I would put up some money for this a--holes bond if we could get everyone to donate to the cause. We could save the court system (we the tax payer)a whole bunch of money that way. A piece of rope and a nice tree when the set him free is the answer to his problem and ours! He has no right to be on the street to begin with.
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ReplyDeleteYou are so right. I like to see him get bond now....oh the possiblities
I just saw on facebook some said they found her on Rum Ridge! :-( i hope this is not true Joe?
ReplyDeleteIf I can get a Public Intoxication charge, can I have one night in the same cell as him? I just need a few minutes with him but I'll take the full night so long as they turn the cameras off.
ReplyDeletethis guy should have never had the chance to do something to this poor little one but with the way our legal system works it happened shame on them ! And when i say legal system i meen lawyers and courts NOT the troopers,sheriffs,or police they do there job ! when are we going to wake up AMERICA !!!
ReplyDeletedid they find something and just waiting to notify the family before releasing to the public? So sad.
ReplyDeletedoes anyone know what information they had (other than him being the aunt or mom's bf) that has them so convinced they got the right idiot here? Was it that the younger sister saw this guy in the house or something else? I want to know that this guy is going to fry hard for this.
Leatherbury has made a statement that a body has not been found.
ReplyDeletewho's facebook?
ReplyDeleteSALISBURY — Despite rumors the body of a missing Wicomico County girl was found in a pond near The Centre at Salisbury, officials said nothing has been recovered.
ReplyDeleteMaryland State Police Salisbury barrack commander Ernie Leatherbury said the body has not been found.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20091224/NEWS01/91224032
Now everyone make sure you take your child to see Santa tonight! No wonder why kids trust strangers so much.
ReplyDeleteWe have been listening to the search on the scanner all day. She has NOT been found as of 4:00 p.m. Rescuers are still reporting their locations and saying "nothing found". Keep on praying!! Divers are preparing to dive in Williams Mill Pond.
ReplyDeleteNever thought I'd be so glad for a wrong report. Let's keep praying that it doesn't turn into the truth!
ReplyDeleteAt the 2:30 Press Conference Mike Lewis said there would be another PC at 5:00.
ReplyDeleteI am listening to a scanner and it sounds to me as though they are still searching.
ReplyDelete3:56 What the hell???
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ReplyDeleteWhat is that supposed to mean? This man and Sarah were not strangers.
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ReplyDeleteThis wasn't a stranger!! This was someone her family brought into her home.
Please stop speculating on here. What if the family is reading? If you say you're hearing she hasn't been found and she really has - what false hope for the family, and everyone else. What if the discussion about this is not FULLY on the scanners due to the public listening. On the flip side, what if she really hasn't been found and some of you are saying she has.
ReplyDeleteLet's just wait and see until an "official" source speaks. All of us posting anonymously are not official since we're posting without a name, even if we really know what we're talking about.
Trusting strangers has nothing to do with taking your kids to see Santa Claus. Lets keep the negative less than childish comments going because that will help this family so much. Unfortunately in the society we live in today you just have to try and do everything in your power to protect your children and pray that it works. Our judicial system lets us down everyday by letting these evil sadistic people back on the streets with a slap on the wrist. I pray that all turns out well for this family however grim that prospect may be at this point and I pray that everyone else keeps the little bit of innocence left for their children intact.
ReplyDeletethis guy is the reason we should keep the death penalty in MD!!!!
ReplyDeleteNo need for Bond the b-dogs will handle his ass in the county if they get a chance or eci/jessups when he makes it there. This little girl was my daughter's friend, through Haley's cousin Miranda.
ReplyDeleteSay a prayer they find the girl alive on behalf of this ghost because a broomstick and his ass-end have a date, otherwise.
Why won't he just tell them where she is???? I have just been sick to my stomach since I heard about this. I work at the school she attended and this is going to he very difficult for the community. My heart goes out to her family. I pray for her little life and I am hoping that the angels have her wrapped in their warm comfortable wings until she is returned home.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 3:13, what makes you think a person needs genitalia to molest a child?It wouldn't stop a child molester for one minute. People who sexually molest children need their heads cut off, not their genitalia.
ReplyDeleteI pray its not the truth but think about it he had to of told them he harmed her in some way.they arent questioning others.they are looking in bodies of water,and the woods.they arent looking at the malls in peoples homes. again i pray for the best . i grew up around tj ,i always knew he wasnt playing with a full deck but never would i think he was capable of doing this type of crime.i hope he gets what he deserves from the other inmates in wcdc. i dont think he was afraid of getting caught if im not mistaking law enforcement lives very close to him.
ReplyDeleteI just looked his name up on the judiciary system and he had a warrant out for him in Ocean City for burglery and malicious destruction of property. You should look his history up. It's crazy. Go to maryland judiciary system.
ReplyDeletewhy did joe report that a body had been found and now they are reporting that a body has not been found "thank god" i dont wana hear that be reported i want to hear we have found little Sarah and she is very well alive!!! but why did joe state that and where did he receive that information
ReplyDeleteI have a daughter just a year older than Sarah, so I would be in line to take a swipe at this guy's genitals with a rusty razor for THIS offense. But let us not put too much on his prior - he was 21 or 22 and had charges against him regarding a 16 or 17 year old girl in Delaware. Bad guy then - maybe. Castrate for THAT - no. Would not even be a crime in some states.
ReplyDelete3:13 also incorrectly assumes that all child molesters are male. Wrong. Women do it too. How are you going to castrate a woman?
ReplyDeleteI say, "Off with their heads!" or have a public stoning.
This is so awful. The last Salisbury "Not In My Back Yard" has been breached. My heart bleeds for this child and her family.
While listening to scanners you must realize anything found will not be broadcast over radio for the simple reason they know people are listening. They will send text or call directly on cell phones to Lewis, Leatherbury or Ruark.
ReplyDeleteI want 10 minutes with mr. leggs. I will get answers, just no cameras or witness's please.
ReplyDeleteI just hope she is found,period.
ReplyDeleteChild predators do not do well in prison and he still has God to answer to.
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ReplyDeleteYes 4:22, just why did this site post that in a most irresponsible fashion ? And Albero complained about WBOC getting it right. Opps, dissenting opinion. This won't see the light of day will it?
So sad, this. Prayers for Sarah and her family - and for the law enforcement officers who are spending time away from their families to find her and bring her home. Your sheriff looks like a good man from what I've seen in videos.
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ReplyDeleteYou need to do more research. There is more cases out there. The in Maryland happened when he was 18 and it says "Subject when he was 18 met a 12 yr old and befriended her and placed his finger insider her vagina. Subject has also been convicted in DE for a sex crime in 2001."
Look at all his other court records in Maryland. Hes a piece of crap and should NOT have been walking the streets.
4:25 First, the majority of the child molesters are men. Secondly, There is a procedure that is performed that can remove a woman's "pleasure spot" (I could get more in detail, but I think you get the drift). Third, ship this a$$hole to Texas and try him there. They have an express lane for the death penalty. Fourth, get on the phone and start demanding from our worthless legislatures to make the form of punishment more severe and allow us to use the death penalty.
ReplyDeletePlease stop passing judgment on the family, particularly the Aunt who was caring for the children. They obviously have had some very difficult times even before this happened. He was her "EX". The truth will come out. It's not up to us to place blame on her. If the police felt that she was somehow involved, she would be in custody as well. Pray for them. They are devastated. The Aunt is destroyed. Yes she made a bad judgment; however, you can't hold this woman responsible for the actions of others. People lie about who they are all the time. Particularly pray for the other little girl in this. She will never get over it either. Hug your kids too. Tell you love them as much as possible and protect them.
A BIG Heart wormth THANK YOU needs to be made to all the Brave men and women with the Police agencies, Emergency Management, Search and Rescue Teams, K-9 teams, Aviation division, Salisbury Fire Dept, West Side Fire Dept and there divers Parsonsburg Fire Dept, Pittsville Fire Dept, Station 7 Resturant, Cloverland Dairy, for tuffing this Cold Bitter Weather day and night and away from there families to find this little girl and try to bring her home to be with her family on this Holiday. A Big Thank you to you not that you want it or ask for it But Thank You!!!
ReplyDeleteI just watched to press release. I just have to say that DEBRAH..whoeover you are...dumbest questions I have ever heard. Is she a runaway!???? WHAT? COME ONE NOW!!
ReplyDeleteUncoropertive??? Set him on fire...then tell him you will put it out when he talks!! How about that
ReplyDeleteI wish Mike Lewis would give me just 20 minutes to interrogate the sex offender..
ReplyDeleteWith my waterboarding experience -I feel I could gain valuable headway with the investigation into the disappearance of this innocent little girl.
I saw activity at Rum Ridge at around 4:00 PM, didn't see anything at Williams Mill Pond.
ReplyDeleteDeborah - probably Deborah Gates - reporter for Daily Times. She has been covering the story.
ReplyDeletei would like to know what his attitude is like when he is being asked questions how they are sayn hes being uncooperative is it because hes claiming that he didnt do it and thats why hes not helping or is his attitude just piss-poor and hes really that sick and wont say anything i mean just how positive are they that they have the right guy even given his past im just a little currious of that
ReplyDeletewell....wonder if that co-operation level would change if he were to be left outside in a t-shirt and sleep pants. no food, no water, just like he may have left a child !! right now he is warm & fed, that makes me very angry!
ReplyDeleteMy prayers go out to Sarah and her family! I pray she is found ALIVE! My prayers also go out to the people who have been searching and the people who go out to search tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteWho is the lawyer advising the subject not to talk to the police ??
ReplyDeleteAs sick as it sounds he is being uncooperative because (more than likely) he hears the stories of states attorney's offering to eliminate the death penalty if the suspect reveals the location of the abducted person. In a demented persons mind he can escape the prosecution by using the system. He has obviously mastered the manipulation because he has gotten off several times in the past.
ReplyDeleteHe should be tortured, plain and simple they should beat that SOB until he can barely move. He deserves nothing less than the very worst. The judge that let his tail walk Stet deserve nothing less also. Just like many others I am sick and tired of the children suffering because of these liberal idiots.
Water board him!!
ReplyDeleteHis ex wife tried to stop the beast. How many times does this have to happen?
ReplyDeleteJeffrey Dow????????
C'mon Wicomico......wake the F Up!
I wish everyone would stop complaining and speculating about how media is covering this story. I doubt you will find anyone at WBOC, WMDT, The Daily Times, SBY News, etc. whose heart is not breaking everytime this story is reported. Some of those people are parents too. In fact, one of the news people stated on the air that she IS the mother of an 11 year old child. It's not always about ratings, readership, etc. Let's concentrate our energy on what's important here.
ReplyDeleteThey should release him.
ReplyDeletePrior to the release they should make a public announcement as to where they will release him at and what time.....