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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Missing Salisbury Woman Found

Teresa Lynn King has been found and is reuniting with her Family at this given moment. Thanks for all the tips and help Folks. It paid off.


URGENT UPDATE

At approximately 2200 hrs, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office located Teresa Lynn King in Fruitland MD. At this time, no foul play involving her disappearance is suspected.

At this time the Sheriff's Office is investigating the cirumstances around Ms. King's disappearance. We are also cancelling the lookout for her. We appreciate your assistance and the public's help.

First Sergeant Tim Robinson

Breaking News: Double Shooting In Salisbury

There was just a double shooting in Salisbury. One person shot in the foot and the other in very serious condition, priority 1. The shooting took place on Newton Street and Smith. More to come.....

The suspect/alleged shooters are, Brandon Smart and Jordan Purnell.

Both suspects have had warrants served to their addresses, 611 Booth Street and 611 Delaware Ave. Yes, both 611 addresses. There was also one served on Sassafras Drive.

They are saying there is now a third suspect. They are driving a silver Explorer or Mercury Mountaineer, (both the same kind of vehicles). They believe they are headed to the Charles Street neighborhood. Please keep your eyes open as these men are armed and dangerous.
There was CDS involved.
UPDATE: The third suspect is Joseph Terry Wilson. Detectives are at 614 Smith Street. All Police Agencies are looking out for the silver vehicle involved in the shooting.

Home Invasion

DATE & TIME: March 4th 2010 @ 1843 hours
LOCATION: Purnell Street, Salisbury Wicomico County, Maryland
CASE NUMBER: 10-54-002211

INCIDENT: Home invasion/Robbery
Victims: Name withheld
Suspects: Black male late 20’s, 5’11 average build.

BRIEF RESUME: On the above date and time the Salisbury Barrack was contacted for a Home Invasion/Robbery with a firearm. Responding Troopers assisted by deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office found a female victim of the above address bleeding profusely from the head. The victim stated that a black male suspect kicked in the front door to her residence and demanded cash. The suspect then pistol whipped the victim and stole property from the residence. The suspect fled the area on foot. The victim was transported to P.R.M.C. for non life threatening injuries. The investigation is being continued by members of the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation.

Special Edition SBYNews Show


Like many of you, I watched the Dr. Phil Show today to see what they had to say about the Dr. Bradley case. Tonight I bring to you information the MSM nor the Dr. Phil Show presented. Information that I feel is extremely important to this situation and this case.

Let us know your thoughts after the Show.

Price Applauds Blue Dog Goal Of Balanced Budget

Washington, March 3, 2010 - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after Blue Dog Democrats introduced a balanced budget amendment.

“It’s wonderful to hear my colleagues in the Blue Dog coalition talk about fiscal responsibility,” said Chairman Price. “But talk is cheap. Last year, the Republican Study Committee offered a balanced budget on the House floor. Not a single Blue Dog voted for it. Neither did any other Democrat. Luckily, Democrats will get another chance to actually vote for fiscal responsibility when the RSC once again offers a balanced budget proposal later this year. With their newfound commitment to a balanced budget, I am eager to see all 54 of the Blue Dog Democrats vote for the RSC balanced budget.”

LOCAL MISSING PERSON


Incident: Missing Person

Date of Incident: 4 March 2010

Location: Wicomico County, MD

Re: Teresa Lynn King, 52, Salisbury, MD



Narrative: On 4 March 2010 at 2:00 PM, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office initiated a Missing Persons Investigation involving Teresa Lynn King of Salisbury. Members of the Sheriff’s Office met with family members of Ms. King who stated that she was last seen at about 07:00 AM on 4 March 2010 when she left for work. Ms. King has not shown for work nor has she been seen since. According to family, this is highly unusual for Ms. King.

Ms. King is a white female, 52 YOA and resides in Salisbury. She was last seen operating a Burgundy 2008 Kia Sorento with MD registration 27387M8.

Anyone who may have information on Ms. King’s whereabouts or has seen her since 7:00 AM this morning, is asked to contact the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office at 410-548-4890.

Dr. Phil Show To Feature The Dr. Bradley Case TODAY

For those of you who watch Dr. Phil and perhaps those of you who don't, he'll be discussing the sick Doctor from Delaware who abused hundreds of children on his show today. I believe it airs at 4:00.

Another House Dem A “No” On Senate Bill; A Previous “Yes” Now Undecided


Okay, a bit more bad news for the prospects of passing the Senate bill out of the House.


Rep Frank Kratovil of Maryland, a previous No vote who was now said to be undecided, will vote No on the Senate health reform proposal, his spokesman confirms.


“He would vote against it,” the spokesman, Kevin Lawlor, says. Crucially, Kratovil would vote against the Senate bill even if there’s some kind of verbal guarantee that it would be fixed via reconciliation later, Lawlor says.


The only way Kratovil — one of the targets of a barrage of NRCC robocalls hammering the reform proposals as “dangerous” — could support the Senate bill is if it’s fixed first via reconciliation, before the House votes on it. But no one expects this to happen.


Kratovil is one of a group of lawmaekrs who voted No last time that Dem leaders had hoped to flip to Yes.


Separately, Dem Rep Kurt Schrader, a freshman in Oregon who voted Yes last time, is now unwilling to commit to supporting the Senate bill, reports The Oregonian. Schrader, too, is getting bludgeoned by the NRCC robocalls.


So where does that leave us? The math is too in flux to make any pronouncements. Bottom line: Every Dem who flips from Yes to No (as Schrader may do) must be made up for by flipping a No to Yes (as Kratovil almost certainly won’t do). Long road ahead.


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Update: Kratovil is not retiring; I was thinking of someone else when I wrote that. My apologies.


O’Connor Testifies Against Election of Judges

Sandra Day O'Connor Retired US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor testified yesterday before the Maryland Senate yesterday in support of AG Doug Gansler’s proposal to end the election of judges in Maryland.  O’Connor argues that ending the election of judges would help to reinforce confidence in our nation’s courts and end the appearance of corruption innate in judges being forced to seek campaign contributions.

Sounds great.  Appointed judges are so much better.  Right?  Not really.  Appointing judges just moves the politics from out front into the back room.  Maryland Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-Howard) hits the nail right on the head:

If this passes, no longer will any citizen of Maryland have the right to run for judge. If you're not a favored son of a governor or lawmaker, forget about it. You will have to play the political game.

An excellent, and recent, case in point – Does anyone really believe that Senate Majority Leader Mike Miller’s son would have been appointed a judge IF NOT for his father’s political clout?

from Delmarva Dealings

New Lungs For Chuck

Joe,

We are on a rampage on the net trying to get more nationwide exposure for Chuck Campbell. We are asking everyone to become fans of talk shows on Facebook and leave comments containing http://www.newlungsforchuck.com/ . We are less than 4 weeks from the drawing and really need EVERYONE’s help to get this thing done. Could you please ask your readers who have Facebook accounts to visit the fan pages for The Ellen Degeneres Show, Regis & Kelly, Jay Leno, Bonnie Hunt and whoever else and PLEASE become a fan of those pages and post a comment pleading for exposure for Chuck?

Any help you can provide will go a very long way.

Thanks again for all you do for the community,

Eric Morris
NewLungsforChuck.com

Don't Miss Our 6 PM News Broadcast Tonight

We will deliver a big story tonight on this broadcast, not seen here on SBYNews.com.

Text Message Pet Peeve


I don't know about you but I get a lot of text messages. While this newer technology is cool, I can't stand certain things about it and let me explain.

Someone sends me a message asking, Will you be here at 6:00?

I reply, Yes.

They reply, OK

WHY!!!!!!

Why do you people reply with OK! You asked a question, I answered it, then you reply with something completely stupid, in my opinion. Not everyone has unlimited text messages.

I get some of the same things with e-mail too. Someone will send me an e-mail and then 5 minutes later my phone rings, did you get my e-mail? Well, did it bouce back to you telling you it was undeliverable!

No, I'm not at all having a bad day, I really feel this way. That being said, do you get the HINT!

Baltimore Mayor Hospitalized

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, 39, has been hospitalized at the University of Maryland Medical Center because of chest pains and numbness.  Rawlings-Blake, the former city council president, became Baltimore’s mayor after the resignation of former mayor Sheila Dixon.

Tea Party Patriots Big Factor In Texas Race

Debra Medina was hardly the ideal candidate in Tuesday's Republican primary: She didn't raise much money and came under fire for suggesting the U.S. might have been involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. Still, she won nearly one out of every five votes, harnessing some support in the nascent tea party movement.

The growing influence of the movement could be seen in the GOP primary, but Medina, who got 18.5 percent of the overall vote, wasn't the biggest winner. That was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who avoided a runoff with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, winning 51 percent of the vote, in part because of his own push for tea party sympathizers.

"There's a growing movement afoot, but it's really more of an attitude at this point than it is an organized effort," Perry pollster Mike Baselice said Wednesday of tea party voters.

Baselice, who tracked GOP voters in the four weeks leading up to the primary, found that 61 percent of those who said they share all the views of the tea party movement voted for Perry, not Medina. Medina took 24 percent of those votes, and Hutchison had 15 percent.

That analysis was backed up Wednesday by tea party activists who weighed in on the race, which now shifts to the fall general election. Perry will run against the Democratic nominee, ex-Houston Mayor Bill White, who handily disposed of six opponents in his primary.

"A lot of people wanted to attribute Debra Medina's campaign to the tea party. On balance, I think most of them were leaning toward Perry. I think it's significant that he avoided the runoff," said Greg Holloway, a board member with Austin Tea Party Patriots.

He acknowledged that Medina — a gun-toting, libertarian-leaning businesswoman from Wharton — appealed to discontented Texans. Medina fought her way into the two televised debates with the better-known Perry and Hutchison and held her own, boosting her statewide following.

"People really liked her view that government in general had become too big and wasn't responsive to the people," Holloway said.

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Team Guerrero Press Conferance


Hello Everyone,

I am very happy to finally be able to answer that big question. Everyday I am asked by friends and neighbors in the community, “When is Fernando’s next fight?” From my media friends, the question is more like, “Anything going on”? Well there is always something going on, but it’s not always the exciting news that we love to give you. Fernando is always training hard, and we are always working on something that will move him further in his career. However, only after all the i’s have been dotted and the t’s crossed can we take the pleasure of giving you the answer to that big question.

After lots of negotiations, those i’s have been dotted, and the t’s crossed, and we now have the good fortune of releasing some very exciting information to our media friends, supporters and the community. As you have all seen, no matter where Fernando fights, it is your support and the support of his community that motivates him to give everything he has in the ring, so please come out and show your support.

I also ask that you run this announcement of the press conference, prior to Sunday and remind everyone that it is open to the public.

On Sunday March 7th at 2:00pm, there will be a press conference at the new Main St Gym, located on 310 Bowl Drive, off Northwood Dr. Salisbury, MD

If you have never been to the new Main St Gym, here are the directions,

Take route 13 to Pepboys and turn on Alexander Dr., then turn right on Northwood Dr., and take next left on Bowl Dr. Go to the end of the street, to the Main St Gym, the beige building with the green strip around the bottom.


Thank You All
Hal Chernoff , Main St Gym
Team Guerrero

A Comment Worthy Of A Post

"The event that took place yesterday was certainly unfortunate for the Salisbury Fire Department. An accident happened that could have happened to anyone driving a large vehicle. That was an accident, but the childish and ignorant statements regarding Career vs. Volunteers was no accident. Members of this department chose to use this topic and this format to have a free for all against each other. Off base and straying from the topic is an understatement.

The Salisbury Fire Department is a combination system made up of Career and Volunteer members. It is not going to change and it is a good system. There is a place and time for the services of each branch and we need each other. This organization cannot survive without each other, I can assure you. There have always been some sort of issues between the two sides which generally work themselves out. I have always felt they were more issues between individuals that just happened to be either Career or Volunteers.

This is a brotherhood that each of you chose to enter into. Like any family there will be disagreements, but they can be worked out. The method that you chose yesterday will never accomplish anything. Slinging mud and name calling here only fuels the fire. If either side were as Professional as they claimed to be these statements would not be seen or heard. Check your egos at the door and work toward a common goal. Be the best you can be and do your Job. Everyone of you know that if a member from either side got in trouble at a fire you would be right there to help each other."

Bryan Records

Editors Note: First of all, I want to thank Mr. Records for not only his service to the SFD, I also want to thank him for reminding those within that Department to stand together.

While these kinds of comments certainly spark tons of hits and comments to Salisbury News, (and yesterday was a biggie) we too made several mistakes in our report on this matter. Allow me to explain.

We received seven phone calls yesterday morning about Fire Trucks racing down the road at a high rate of speed. Some told us it was the Fire Truck that had wrecked. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Now, that being said, it is understandable as to why some may have thought this but the reality is, this was not the vehicle speeding. Of course this vehicle didn't have its siren on, it was filling up with water and it wasn't necessary. This vehicle does in fact hold 2,000 gallons of water.

As far as the road condition and the accident itself. This road is in fact very narrow. The idea, (especially after seeing photos from the scene) that the County/State have allowed these trees to be so close to the road and or actually going over top of the road is beyond me as well and they need to be removed. In fact, I came to learn an elderly couple crashed into one of those trees and died. It puzzles me today wondering why they weren't removed then.

Nevertheless, while we had several witnesses contact us about this story, even though their information seemed to coincide with the others, how the accident happened was wrong and we certainly apologize for that, please forgive me?

I chose to place this article at the top today so it gains the attention it deserves. I will not bury such an article in the hopes many will not read it, like some others choose to do.

Welcome To Maryland. We’re Closed!

By Doug Donovan

The state has closed six tourist welcome centers over the past year and is scheduled to shutter two more in July as part of the O’Malley administration’s continuing effort to cut costs from Maryland’s budget.

Closing eight of the state’s 12 highway welcome centers has upset some state lawmakers and advocates for the guideposts, who say the costs of operating them are covered by tourist dollars generated when the centers’ staff direct travelers to local attractions.

With Interstate 70’s two centers closed for construction until later this year, that leaves only the two visitors facilities off of Interstate 95 near Laurel open to the public. None of those remaining four will be permanently closed and a thirteenth center, located in the Maryland State House, was transferred to the state archives budget, according to a spokeswoman with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.

Closing the eight centers will save about $750,000 and eliminate seven full time employees and 20 part time staffers at the centers, said Karen Glenn Hood, the spokeswoman.

GO HERE to read more.

DOES SALISBURY (OR FRUITLAND) WANT TO ANNEX YOUR HOME OR LAND?



The City of Salisbury has submitted the planned grown part of its draft “comprehensive plan” for review by the County Council, which happened this week. It envisions expanding the city by annexations to include a much larger area that would extend out to the Route 13/Route 50 “Bypass” on the north and east and even further along Old Ocean City Road and Mt. Hermon Road (to Walston Switch Road) and Zion Road and Dagsboro Road (to Brown Road and Rum Ridge Road). Included in that area are the homes in existing subdivisions located on or accessed from those roads and from West Road, Lake Street-Jersey Road, Parker Road, Johnson Road, Dykes Road and Morris Mill Road, among others.

On the west side of Salisbury the potential annexations include the 500 acre plus “Homestead Farm” on Nanticoke Road, that could be developed with 2,000 or so residential units. To the south, the Pine Bluff and Hunting Park areas could be annexed into the City. The Tony Tank and Shad Point areas are included in Fruitland’s proposed annexation growth areas.

If annexed into Salisbury (or Fruitland) homeowners could be made to use and pay for water and sewer services if mains are installed along the street frontage, and the city property taxes would apply if not waived in the annexation process. And if you want to build a home on a vacant lot in Salisbury, the City’s special impact fee for water and sewer ($8,500, at present, for a standard home) would apply as well as the County’s school impact fee (about $5,200).

The suggested reason for annexing the existing subdivisions is that they may have failed septic systems or wells and the lot owners may want (or be forced) to use the City’s systems in the future. And then there’s the bit about straightening out the City line so that it is not jagged. Not surprisingly, there is no backlog of folks who want their home or lot to be annexed, because most County residents are happy to be on the outside or wish that they were.

At present, under Maryland law annexation cannot be done by a city or town without the consent of the property owner or the majority vote of a group of owners, and other rules apply that limit the City’s power to annex property. But there’s no guaranty that the law and rules won’t be changed to allow annexation to occur more extensively, and possibly without the need for the property owner’s consent. Take with a grain (or several) of salt the refrain that “it will never happen to you.”

A map of Salisbury’s proposed growth area (and part of Fruitland’s) is attached. The County Council has expressed concern that the growth area is too large, but apparently does not object to it being annexed.

To provide your comments to the County Council, get the e-mail address and telephone for Council members posted on the County’s website and also for the County Exec, Rick Pollitt, who has also reviewed and apparently approved the growth plan for both Salisbury and Fruitland. And you can contact the Planning Commission at 410-548-4860 or its new Chairman, Charles (“Chip”) Dashiell, who is an attorney in Salisbury.

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Note on Maps:

1. The “Future Land Use” shows both the present City of Salisbury and the “growth area” that it proposes to annex if possible.

2. Map 11-3 focuses on the “growth area” (the existing City area is colored gray) – this map is available on the City’s website and can be enlarged for a specific area for which individual street names appear – http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/SalisburyComprehensivePlan/tabid/621/Default.aspx
go to this menu item: City Comprehensive Plan Map Suite (Draft) then go to page 21 of the .pdf file for Map 11-3 and put the cursor on a location and “right-click” once or more to get more detail.

SPRING FREE BULK PICKUP WEEK

Set for march 15th thru march 19th

Call the city service center

BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY THE 12TH to schedule your pickup

410-548-3177

Housing: Hope On The Horizon

Cash-rich builders are buying land again, betting on a turn in the market for new homes

While the MSM is producing articles everywhere on how the housing market is on the rise, one only has to look at our own surroundings and a slight look into the economy to realize that this is just as much hype as the Toyota cars are going to kill you.

Have YOU received a pay increase? Are you in the market for a brand new home? If you were to sell your home today, do you think you'll get what it's worth?

The MSM loves to play these daily games with everyone and perhaps they do have enough influence to change markets. However, this time around I doubt they'll succeed.

By the way. If you were to ask the biggest and most successful Builders here on the Eastern Shore if they are and or ever were "Cash Rich" after the housing market dropped. I know several and I can assure you, there aren't any! The only "Cash Rich" businesses out there are the Banks and even they're taking a serious beating.

I wonder where they get all this BS from? Hint, (Obama)?

Today's Survey Question

Condiering Our Failed Economy,
Should We, (U.S.) Be Policing The World?

Dems Ready To Oppose Health Bill Over Abortion


Rep. Stupak says he and others oppose direct federal funding for procedure

WASHINGTON
- A congressman who has played a key role in the long-running health care bill debate says he and 11 other Democrats will vote against the overhaul bill unless a provision subsidizing abortion is removed.

Rep. Bart Stupak argued Thursday that the provision in the Senate-passed version has language that would permit the federal government to "directly subsidize abortions."

The Michigan Democrat said he supports health care change, but he said several Democrats who voted for it in the House would oppose it next time around in the absence of change.

GO HERE to read more.

HEBRON COMMISSIONERS = BUFFOONS

At their meeting last night, this gang managed to exceed even the “Dream Team” Council in Salisbury that rezoned the old Salisbury Mall only to have it thrown out on appeal by the Wicomico County Circuit Court. The Commissioners decided to both appeal the recent opinion by that Court that the “Waller Landing” rezoning was unlawful and to immediately try again to rezone the land to allow the mega-development that has been proposed at the intersection of Route 50 and Porter Mill Road by a developer from Wilmington.

The town does not have sewage treatment capacity for anything like what the developer wants to build, which would completely destroy the small town nature of Hebron. And the new state regulations for storm water management will probably require substantial redesign of the proposed development.

The State of Maryland and Wicomico County have been opposed to the “Waller Landing” development. Let’s hope that continues until it is finally abandoned.

New Healthcare Proposal

Joe,

Obama has claimed that his new healthcare proposal is out there for review, but the only thing posted on the www.Whitehouse.gov website is a few “interpretations” of what the bill “does”. There is no link to the actual TEXT of the Bill that he wants us all to agree with. Do you think he’s hiding it until the vote?

Orsonwells

No Wonder There Are No Jobs!

No wonder there are no jobs her in the U.S. The Obama Administration is sending YOUR stimulus package money over to China to create 3,000 jobs over there! I wish I were kidding.

Read the link below and then pray Obama begins to love Americans rather than transform us.

GO HERE

OBAMA'S SECRET MEMO TO SEIZE 10 MILLION ACRES


DEMINT: White House land grab


Sen. Jim DeMint

You'd think the Obama administration is busy enough controlling the banks, insurance companies and automakers, but thanks to whistleblowers at the Department of the Interior, we now learn they're planning to increase their control over energy-rich land in the West.

A secret administration memo has surfaced revealing plans for the federal government to seize more than 10 million acres from Montana to New Mexico, halting job- creating activities like ranching, forestry, mining and energy development. Worse, this land grab would dry up tax revenue that's essential for funding schools, firehouses and community centers.

President Obama could enact the plans in this memo with just the stroke of a pen, without any input from the communities affected by it.

At a time when our national unemployment rate is 9.7 percent, it is unbelievable anyone would be looking to stop job-creating energy enterprises, yet that's exactly what's happening.

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The document lists 14 properties that, according to the document, "might be good candidates" for Mr. Obama to nab through presidential proclamation. Apparently, Washington bureaucrats believe it's more important to preserve grass and rocks for birdwatchers and backpackers than to keep these local economies thriving.

Administration officials claim the document is merely the product of a brainstorming session, but anyone who reads this memo can see that it is a wish list for the environmentalist left. It discusses, in detail, what kinds of animal populations would benefit from limiting human activity in those areas.

The 21-page document, marked "Internal Draft-NOT FOR RELEASE," names 14 different lands Mr. Obama could completely close for development by unilaterally designating them as "monuments" under the 1906 Antiquities Act.

It says all kinds of animals would be better off by doing so, like the coyotes, badgers, grouse, chickens and lizards. But giving the chickens more room to roost is no reason for the government to override states' rights.

Rep. Robert Bishop, Utah Republican, made the memo public because he didn't want another unilateral land grab by the White House, like what happened under former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

Using the Antiquities Act, President Carter locked up more land than any other president had before him, taking more than 50 million acres in Alaska despite strong opposition from the state.

President Clinton used the authority 22 times to prohibit hunting, recreational vehicles, mining, forestry and even grazing in 5.9 million acres scattered around the country. The law allowed him to single-handedly create 19 new national monuments and expand three others without consulting anyone.

One of the monuments President Clinton created was the Grande Staircase-Escalante in Utah, where 135,000 acres of land were leased for oil and gas and about 65,000 barrels of oil were produced each year from five active wells. But, President Clinton put an end to developing those resources.

President Obama could do the same in other energy-rich places unless Congress takes action. At least 13.5 million acres are already on his Department of Interior's real estate shopping list.

This includes a 58,000-acre area in New Mexico. The memo said this should be done so the lesser prairie chicken and the sand dune lizard will be better protected. Are these animals going extinct? No. The bureaucrats wrote that the land should be locked up to "avoid the necessity of listing either of these species as threatened or endangered."

In Nevada, the Obama administration might make another monument in the Heart of the Great Basin because it, supposedly, is a "center of climate change scientific research."

In Colorado, the government is considering designating the Vermillion Basin as a monument because it is "currently under the threat of oil and gas development."

Americans should be wary of any plans a president has to seize land from the states without their consent. Any new plans to take away states' freedom to use land as they see fit must be stopped.

That's why I sponsored an amendment to block Mr. Obama from declaring any of the 14 lands listed in the memo as "monuments." Unfortunately, the Senate, led by Democrats, rejected it on Thursday evening by a vote of 58-38.

It was particularly disappointing that the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, of Nevada, voted against the amendment. The government owns more than 80 percent of the land in Nevada and the unemployment rate there is 12.8 percent. Surely it would help job prospects if more land were open for business.

This is a nationwide problem. The government currently owns 650 million acres, or 29 percent of the nation's total land.

Federal bureaucrats shouldn't be wasting time thinking up ways to acquire more, especially in the middle of a recession. Taking the nation's resources offline will stifle job creation and dry up tax revenues.

If anything, the government should be selling land off, not locking more up. By voting against my amendment, the Democrats tacitly endorsed Mr. Obama's secret plan to close off millions more acres to commerce.

If enacted, the plan would mean fewer jobs for Americans.

The Democratic Congress refused to stop it, but one sure way Americans could help block it is if they decide some Democrats should lose their jobs on November.

Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, is chairman of the U.S. Senate Steering Committee, a caucus of conservative senators.

Source

BET ON IT:

OBAMA WILL DEFEND RECONCILIATION AS METHOD TO PUSH THROUGH HEALTH CARE BILL

The Hill: "White House Hints Obama Will Offer Defense Of Reconciliation Strategy." (Sam Youngman, "White House Hints Obama Will Offer Defense Of Reconciliation Strategy," The Hill, 3/1/10)

White House Has Been "Focused" On Reconciliation To Pass Government-Run Health Care Ever Since Election Of Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA). "Senior Congressional aides said that lawmakers and the White House were increasingly focused on a plan by which the House would adopt the health care bill approved by the Senate on Dec. 24, with any changes made in a separate bill using the budget reconciliation maneuver. But Democratic leaders are no longer confident that rank-and-file House Democrats would be willing to go along. The victory by the Republican, Scott Brown, in Massachusetts last Tuesday not only denied Democrats their 60th vote, but raised a specter of fear for Democrats over the midterm elections." (David Herszenhorn & Robert Pear, "Decision Looms On Advancing Health Care Bill," The New York Times, 1/25/10)

And Obama's Congressional Dem Lieutenants Confirm Intent "To Press Ahead" With Reconciliation. "Hoyer affirmed that Democratic leaders intend to press ahead with their plan for the House to take up the Senate bill and for both chambers to consider a package based on Obama's proposal via budget reconciliation rules that would allow the smaller bill to pass the Senate on a simple majority vote. Both bills would then go to the White House for Obama's signature." (Jeffrey Young, "Hoyer: There Is No Scaled-Back Health Bill," The Hill, 3/2/10)

BET ON IT:
OBAMA'S BILL WILL STILL HAVE OVER $500 BILLION IN TAX INCREASES

Obama's Bill Used Senate Dems' Legislation As Foundation, With $518.5 Billion In Tax Increases On Health Insurance, Small Businesses, And Medical Innovation. (Senate Finance Committee Minority Staff Review Of JCT And CBO Cost Estimates, 12/19/09)

And Obama's New Plan Will Add Even More Job-Killing Taxes On Investments. "Obama's plan adds a 2.9 percent assessment on 'income from interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and rents, other than such income which is derived in the ordinary course of a trade or business which is not a passive activity (e.g., income from active participation in S corporations) on taxpayers with respect to income above $200,000 for singles and $250,000 for married couples filing jointly,' state the White House summary of the proposal released today. Senate lawmakers declined to add a similar provision to their reform bill... The measure was not added to the bill, in part because of concerns over how the provision would affect investments." (Jay Heflin, "Broadened Medicare Tax Likely To Spur Backlash," The Hill, 2/22/10)

BET ON IT:
OBAMA'S BILL WILL STILL HAVE NEARLY $500 BILLION IN MEDICARE CUTS

Senate Dems' Original Bill Had $470.7 Billion In Total Cuts To Medicare And Medicaid To Pay For Two New Unsustainable Entitlements. (Table 5, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Letter To Senator Harry Reid, 12/19/09)

And Obama's New Proposal Cuts Even More. "To pay for the increased spending, the proposal would make deeper cuts to Medicare Advantage, a program under which some seniors get their Medicare benefit through private insurers." (Laura Meckler, "Obama's Health Plan Adds $75 Billion To Senate Bill," The Wall Street Journal, 2/23/10)

BET ON IT:
OBAMA'S BILL WILL STILL HAVE A $2.5 TRILLION PRICE TAG, OR EVEN MORE

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) Admits Senate Dems' Bill's 10 Year Cost Was $2.5 Trillion. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT): "Just for a second -- health care reform, whether you use a ten-year number or when you start in 2010 or start in 2014, wherever you start at, so it is still either $1 trillion or it's $2.5 trillion, depending on where you start..." (Sen. Max Baucus, Floor Remarks, 12/2/09)

Which Obama's Bill Made Bigger. "President Barack Obama's health plan adds about $75 billion to the 10-year cost of the Senate health-overhaul bill, and includes new taxes to offset revenue lost by slimming down a tax on high-value insurance plans." (Laura Meckler, "Obama's Health Plan Adds $75 Billion To Senate Bill," The Wall Street Journal, 2/23/10)

BET ON IT:
INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO AMERICANS AND STARTING OVER, OBAMA WILL ONLY ACCEPT GOP IDEAS IF THEY ARE A PART OF HIS GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

Republicans Are Urging Obama To Pass Bill With Only Bipartisan Points Of Agreement. "Mr. President, what we have been saying for a long time is let's scrap the bill. Let's start with a clean sheet of paper on those things that we can agree on. Let's take a step-by-step approach that will bring down the cost of health insurance in America. If we bring down the cost of health insurance we can expand access ... I have been patient. I have listened to the debate that's gone on here, but why can't we agree on those insurance reforms that we have talked about? Why can't we come to agreement on purchasing across state lines? Why can't we do something about the biggest cost driver which is medical malpractice in the defense of medicine that doctors practice. Let's start with a clean sheet of paper, and get it into law in the next several months." (Rep. John Boehner, White House Bipartisan Health Ca re Summit, 2/25/10)

Because 57 Percent Of Americans Want Obama To Start Over On Health Care, Scrap His Government-Run Health Care Bill Entirely. "In a brutal assessment of the Democratically authored healthcare reform bills pending in Congress and the party's approach to healthcare, more than half of the respondents to a new Zogby International-University of Texas Health Science Center poll said that lawmakers should start from scratch. Of the more than 2,500 people surveyed from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, 57 percent agreed with a statement that Congress should start over -- which is exactly what Republicans are demanding and what President Barack Obama insists he will not do." (Jeffrey Young, "Poll: Most Americans Think Congress Should Start Over On Healthcare," The Hill's "Briefing Room" Blog, 2/16/10)

But Obama Will Only Accept "GOP Ideas" As Long As It's Part Of His Government-Run Health Care Experiment. "In a letter to the Democratic and Republican leaders of Congress delivered to Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, President Obama signaled that his mind is open to several provisions raised by GOP lawmakers during last week's bipartisan health care reform summit, including medical malpractice reform, combating fraud, and killing off the special deal for Florida seniors secured by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida ... In his letter, President Obama criticizes the Republican advice of a more "incremental" approach to health care reform, saying he believes 'piecemeal reform is not the best way to effectively reduce premiums ...'" (Jake Tapper, "President Obama Tells Congressiona l Leaders Of GOP Ideas He's Willing To Add To Health Care Reform Legislation," ABC News' "Political Punch" Blog, 3/2/10)

BIG NEWS POST AT 9:45 AM

Wait til you get a load of what we're going to deliver at 9:45 AM today.
See you then!

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR SHANTSEV OF RUSSIA

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley will meet with Governor Valery Shantsev of the Nizhny Novgorod Region of Russia tomorrow. The two Governors will sign a Protocol of Friendship and Cooperation between the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the State of Maryland.

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO RELEASE RESULTS OF FIRST-EVER STATEWIDE TEACHER SURVEY

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley will join Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, state and local education officials, teachers and principals today to unveil the results of the first ever statewide survey of Maryland educators, an initiative titled “TELL Maryland.” More than 43,000 educators took advantage of the survey last year, providing school-level data on more than 1,000 schools throughout Maryland.

Does Anyone Know Why Dr. John Woods Closed His Doors Suddenly?

Joe -

Would you look into the sudden closure of Dr. John Woods' OB/GYN office? At 6 months pregnant, I was understandibly agitated at the lack of notice (I showed up for my appt., and was told that doctor was not in, and would be closing down the office - no letter, no phone call NOTHING) about needing to find another doctor, but I can only imagine the frustration of women due to deliver at any time. The receptionist told me that his insurance would run out on March 15, so he couldn't see any more patients, let alone deliver any babies. If this was ONLY a high cost of insurance problem, I would think that his patients would have received some kind of advanced notice!

I have since found out that a few years back, Dr. Woods was serving weekends in jail for DUI, and heard yesterday that he received another one, and that has more to do with his office closing than insurance matters.

Thanks!

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On March 3, 2010 at approximately 7:30 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Dollar General Store on Civic Avenue for the report of two (2) shoplifters. Upon arrival the officers met with store management who advised that store employees had observed the below listed two (2) suspects take items from the store without making any attempts at payment. The property was recovered and returned to the store.

ARRESTED #1: Juvenile, 15 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Juvenile, 16 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES (Both): Theft (under $ 100)
DISPOSITION: Both suspects released to parents
CC # 201000008623

On March 3, 2010 at approximately 10:32 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of the Thrift Travel Inn and made contact with below listed suspect # 1. While meeting with suspect # 1, the officers observed below listed suspect # 2 in her room. The officers knew from previous contact that suspect # 2 is prohibited from Thrift Travel Inn property. Suspect # 2 was taken into custody for trespassing, and while in the suspect’s room the officers observed three (3) smoking devices containing suspected "crack"/cocaine.

ARRESTED #1: Lillian May Page, 43 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia (2 counts)

ARRESTED #2: Randolph Joynes, 49 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Trespassing
Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia
DISPOSITION: Both suspects released to Central Booking
CC # 201000008659

On March 3, 2010 at approximately 10:40 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of Philadelphia Avenue and North Salisbury Boulevard and stopped a vehicle operated by the below listed suspect for traffic violations. During the traffic stop the suspect gave the officers consent to check the vehicle for contraband. A check of the front seat area revealed a loaded small caliber handgun. The suspect did not have a permit for the handgun.

ARRESTED: Larry Eugene White, 67 years of age
Stoneville, North Carolina
CHARGES: Wearing, carrying a handgun in a vehicle
Wearing, carrying a handgun on ones person
Wearing, carrying a dangerous weapon
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000008650

Stop The Spending Madness!

The Issue
We have reached the tipping point. With our nation perilously hanging on the very edge of financial ruin President Obama is endorsing a budget that dramatically increases government spending, adds an additional $2 trillion in tax increases over the next decade, and pushes our national debt to a sobering and almost incomprehensible $18.57 trillion in just the next ten years!

Even more troubling is the grim reality that our nation is being swallowed up by an ever-rising tide of interest -- from $188 billion in interest in 2010, to an unsustainable $840 billion in 2020.

Without swift action, this reckless spending will almost certainly lead to radicalized government policy that includes hyper-inflation, hyper-taxation, and hyper-statism.
The Action
As citizens, we must become the voice of reason. We must do our utmost to stop Washington's insatiable money-spending ways that will lead to our ultimate destruction. That's why Grassfire Nation has launched a national petition demanding an end to the spending madness. Our "Cap, Cut and Grow" petition is a straightforward blueprint to reverse our government's downward spending spiral through:

100 percent cap on all federal spending. No baseline budgeting. No increases.
10 percent cut in all government spending (with the exceptions being Social
Security and Medicare that Americans have paid in to for decades.
Grow our Economy by taking off the government shackles and restraints
empowering our businesses to boldly move forward without fear!
Grassfire Nation is mobilizing at least 200,000 citizens over the next 30 days, who support our "Cap, Cut and Grow" initiative. Once our goal is reached, we will hand-deliver at least 200,000 petitions to the White House, Senate and Finance Committee, the House Budget committee and other key members of Congress demanding an end to the spending madness.

GO HERE to fill out the petition.

American History

Below is a link to a 30-question test to see how well you know US Laws. Not exactly grade-school level. Give it a shot, and see how well you do! Supposedly 96% of all high school seniors FAILED this test ... AND if that's not bad enough, 50+% of all individuals over 50 did too!! Take the test and be surprised at what we DON'T know.


http://games.toast.net/independence/

Lucky Star In Fruitland



Joe,

Went to Lucky Star for lunch today – that place looks fantastic inside! There’s no cheesy tables with the koi fish on it or cheesy “asian” decorations. Everything is classy! I’ve attached a picture of the sushi party platter we ordered as well as their menu. Please post!

Thanks,

Cathy

Chicken Surprise

A couple went for a meal at a Chinese restaurant and ordered the "Chicken Surprise."

The waiter brought the meal, served in a lidded cast-iron pot.

Just as the wife was about to serve herself, the lid of the pot rose slightly and she briefly saw two beady little eyes looking around before the lid slammed back down.

"Good grief, did you see that?" she asked her husband.

He hadn't, so she asked him to look in the pot.

He reached for it and again the lid rose and he saw two little eyes looking around before it slammed down.

Rather perturbed, he called the waiter over, explained what was happening, and demanded an explanation.

"Please sir," said the waiter,"What did you order?" The husband replied, "Chicken Surprise."

"Ah! So sorry," said the waiter. "I bring you Peeking Duck."

Chicken And Dumpling Dinner Offered By The Westside Community Center

(Salisbury, MD) The Westside Community Center is hosting a chicken and dumpling dinner Saturday, March 13th at St. Mary’s Church from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Tickets for the dinner are $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.

For advance tickets, please contact the Westside Community Center directly at 410-873-2993. For those in a hurry, carry-out will be available. St. Mary’s Church is located at 21658 Nanticoke Road Tyaskin, Maryland.

All proceeds directly benefit programs at the Westside Community Center, which is located at 21109 Bivalve Lodge Road in Bivalve, MD. Operated by a local advisory council, the Westside Community Center provides recreational and educational programs to the Nanticoke, Bivalve, Tyaskin, Whitehaven and Quantico communities.

City Council March 8, 2010 Agenda

CITY OF SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Meeting #4 March 8, 2010 6:00 p.m.
City/County Government Office Building Room 301

Times shown for agenda items are estimates only.

6:00 p.m. CONVENE – LORD’S PRAYER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6:04 p.m. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

6:06 p.m. BRIEFING – Mayor James Ireton, Jr. February snow event

6:20 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA – Assistant City Clerk Kim Nichols
February 22, 2010 minutes
March 1, 2010 Special Meeting minutes

Resolution No. 1894 - appointment of Eugenie “Shanie” P. Shields
to the PAC 14 Board of Directors

6:23 p.m. AWARD OF BIDS – Internal Services Director Pam Oland

6:28 p.m. ORDINANCES – City Attorney Paul Wilber

Ordinance No. 2100 - 1st reading – amendment to subdivision regulations regarding bonding and plat recordation – Section 16.48.030, Guarantees in lieu of completed improvements, of the Salisbury Municipal Code

Ordinance No. 2101 - 1st reading – repealing and reenacting Chapter 13.28, Stormwater Management, of the Salisbury Municipal Code in order to comply with the requirements of the Maryland Department of Environment Water Management Administration

7:00 p.m. RESOLUTION – City Administrator John Pick
Resolution No. 1895 – approving a Financial Policy for the City of Salisbury

7:15 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS

7:30 p.m. ADJOURN

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases



On March 2, 2010 at approximately 3:28 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the area of South Division Street and Carrolton Avenue for the report of a fight. Upon arrival the officers met with a juvenile male victim who advised that he had been assaulted by the two (2) below listed suspects. The victim advised that the suspects had stopped a vehicle he was traveling in and when he exited the vehicle to have them move he was assaulted. The officers were able to locate the suspects, who were positively identified by the victim and several witnesses.
ARRESTED #1: Juvenile, 12 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Juvenile, 12 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES (both): Second degree assault
DISPOSITION: Both suspects released to a parent
CC # 201000008476


On March 2, 2010 at approximately 4:04 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant received by Salisbury Police charging the suspect with a prescription fraud that occurred on December 22 of 2009. On that date, the investigation revealed, the suspect forged a stolen prescription for oxycodone and attempted to fill the prescription at a local pharmacy.
ARRESTED: Tyler Allen Bounds, 19 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: CDS obtained by altered prescription
Theft (under $ 100)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000003107

On March 2, 2010 at approximately 9:29 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to Jen and Ken’s Florist located on East Main Street for the report of a burglary in progress.
Upon arrival the officers heard movement in an outbuilding and found the below listed suspects exiting the outbuilding. The two (2) suspects were taken into custody and a records check revealed that suspect # 2 was also wanted on an outstanding Wicomico County District Court Bench Warrant. There was no property taken from the business.
ARRESTED #1: Craig Allen Ortiz, 20 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Fourth degree burglary
ARRESTED #2: Ricky Howard Jones, 43 years of age
Mardela Springs, Maryland
CHARGES: Fourth degree burglary
District Ct. Bench Warrant – Failure to appear
in court – Theft charges
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 20100008518/8519

On March 2, 2010 at approximately 10:02 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant received by Salisbury Police charging the suspect with second degree assault. On February 4, 2010, Officers met with an adult male victim who advised that he had been assaulted by the below listed suspect during a domestic argument. The assault occurred in a residence on the seven hundred (700) block of Delaware Avenue and the victim did not require medical attention.
ARRESTED: Ashley Denise Williams, 21 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Second degree assault
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000008524

On March 3, 2010 at approximately 12:11 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the WaWa Store on South Salisbury Boulevard for the report of a disorderly subject refusing to leave the store. Upon arrival the officers met with store employees who advised the officers that the below listed suspect was refusing to leave the store after being asked to do so. The officers attempted several times to have the suspect leave without success.

ARRESTED: Taron Lee Roberts, 25 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Trespassing
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000008540

Olympic Gold Part II


The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.

Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.

Help?


Hi Joe,

Since you have so many loyal readers that visit SBYNEWS on a daily basis I was thinking you might be able to help me out here and post this question on your Blog. I have a waterfowl print signed in pencil by Lemuel Ward dated 1972. The signature is in the normal spot at the lower right. The thing that has me stymied is the fact that in the lower left the intitals A.P. (also in pencil) appear and I don't know the significance of these initials. I am also trying to determine an estimated value of the piece for insurance purposes. I tried contacting the curator of the Ward Museum but have not heard anything. It's not the best but I have attached an image to this email. Thanks for all you do, Joe.

ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT IN CUSTODY

(New Windsor, MD) -- Maryland State Police have canceled the lookout for a Carroll County man wanted for assaulting his wife with a hammer last night, after he was stopped and arrested this afternoon by deputies in Georgia.

Anthony T. Soligny, 33, of the unit-block of Grapes View Drive, New Windsor, Md., was arrested in Georgia shortly before 3:00 p.m. today. He is facing charges in Maryland that include attempted murder, first and second degree assault, and reckless endangerment. The charges were obtained after a State Police investigation revealed Soligny used a hammer to assault his wife, Dr. Michelle Nanda, 35, at their home late last night.

Maryland State Police had issued a lookout for Soligny and the vehicle he was thought to be driving. Just before 3:00 p.m. today, a deputy from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office spotted Soligny in his truck headed south on Interstate 85 in Georgia. While the deputy was following Soligny, the accused pulled to the side of the road, called 9-1-1 and told dispatchers he was going to surrender. He was taken into custody without incident.

Soligny will be held as a fugitive, while Maryland State Police investigators initiate extradition proceedings to return him to Maryland. Soligny’s truck was transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, where investigators there will work in coordination with Maryland State Police to process it for evidence.

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases



Incident: Obstruct and Hinder / Resist Arrest
Date of Incident: 2 March 2010
Location: 800 block of East Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Ellen A. Harris, 44, Salisbury, MD


Narrative: On 2 March 2010 at 9:30 AM, a deputy travelling in the 800 block of East road in Salisbury, MD observed Ellen Harris standing next to her vehicle in the roadway. The deputy was interested in speaking with Harris in connection with the investigation into the location of a wanted subject that Harris is associated with. Upon initiating contact with Harris, she became profane and verbally abusive to the deputy, actually telling the deputy to do something that was physically impossible. The deputy watched as Harris entered her residence and left her vehicle in the roadway, unattended with the keys in the ignition, the engine running and the driver’s side window down.



After waiting patiently for a few minutes, Harris exited her residence and attempted to enter her vehicle. The deputy pointed out the violation committed by Harris with the unattended vehicle and requested her driver’s license. Harris refused to provide it and began again to yell and curse at the deputy. Harris attempted to walk away from the deputy who prevented her from doing so and informed her that she was under arrest. Harris attempted to pull away from the deputy and resisted efforts to be placed into handcuffs.



With the assistance of a second deputy Harris was taken into custody. Harris was transported to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Harris on Personal Recognizance.



Charges: 1. Obstruct and Hinder, 2. Resist Arrest, 3. Leaving Unattended Vehicle in Roadway with Engine Running, 4. Failure to Display License to Uniformed Police on demand.



Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 2 March 2010
Location: 23000 block of Ocean Gateway, Mardela Springs, MD
Suspect: Male Juvenile, 15, Mardela Springs, MD


Narrative: On 2 March 2010 at 7:01 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Maple Shade Youth and Family Center in Mardela Springs for a reported altercation between two of the juvenile residents. Upon arrival, the deputy learned that one of the resident juveniles became upset over the laughter of another juvenile. The upset juvenile retrieved a plastic tube that had a hard object fastened to the end and wrapped with masking tape. The juvenile then used this object to strike the laughing juvenile.



The offending juvenile, a 15 year old male, was placed under arrest and transported to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. At the Sheriff’s Office, the juvenile was processed and the arresting deputy completed a juvenile referral that will be sent to the Department of Juvenile Services. The juvenile was released to Maple Shade staff at the Sheriff’s Office pending formal court action.


Charges: Assault 2nd degree