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Police say they have killed SC serial killer www.privateofficer.com
July 6, 2009
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GAFFNEY, S.C. July 6 2009 AP– Law enforcement officials have identified the man they think is the serial killer who shot five people to death in South Carolina in recent days.
Authorities identified the suspect Monday night as 41-year-old Patrick Tracy Burris. They say bullets in the gun found on Burris after he was killed by police in Gastonia, N.C., matched those used to kill residents in and around Gaffney some 30 miles away.
Authorities did not immediately say where Burris was from.
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — A man suspected of killing five people and terrorizing a South Carolina community was shot to death Monday by police investigating a burglary complaint at a home 30 miles away.
Ballistics tests on a gun and bullets found with the man in Gastonia, N.C., match those used in a weeklong killing spree in and around Gaffney, said State Law Enforcement Deputy Director Neil Dolan.
“We have him. He’s our serial killer,” Dolan said Monday night.
Authorities did not release the man’s name, but said he has had several encounters with law enforcement over the years.
Dolan said the physical evidence leaves no doubt the slain suspect was the person who shot five people to death over six days. But investigators still have no idea why he started the killing spree June 27.
“He was unpredictable. He was scary. He was weird,” Dolan said.
The case came to an end in Gastonia early Monday after a couple called police to report a suspicious sport utility vehicle in their neighborhood.
Mike and Terri Valentine were on edge because the Gaffney serial killer was just a short drive away.
They watched two people who sometimes visit the neighboring home get out of the vehicle, followed by a third man who matched the description of the killer: tall, heavyset, unshaven and wearing a baseball cap. The man appeared to be very drunk, Mike Valentine said.
When officers went inside, Terri Valentine said she heard someone yell “put it down” and heard a gunshot.
Then “bam, bam, bam, bam. Next thing I know, all of Gaston County was here,” she said.
Gaston County police said the other two people were in custody, but did not indicate whether they were facing charges.
The Gaffney killings happened in a 10-mile area over six days. A peach farmer was killed June 27, an 83-year-old woman and her daughter were found bound and shot four days later, and the next day a father and his teen daughter were shot in their family’s furniture store.
SLED Chief Reggie Lloyd said the investigation isn’t over, and Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said investigators will trace the suspect’s recent activities and trying to figure out if he has killed other people in other places.
Blanton said he hopes the arrest calms the fears of 54,000 people in the county 50 miles west of Charlotte, N.C., known for its peach orchards and mills.
“We feel the victims’ pain,” Blanton said. “This isn’t over. We’re just changing gears.”
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Security officer nabs triple murder suspect www.privateofficer.com
July 6, 2009
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San Antonio TX July 6 2009
A 30-year-old man wielding an assault rifle was arrested on a murder charge after three people, including his 2-year-old daughter, were found shot to death in his North Side apartment early Sunday.
Chris Allgood was charged with one count of murder and one count of discharging a firearm after authorities found the bodies of his 26-year-old girlfriend, Courtney Gass, the couple’s toddler Anika and a male in the apartment in the 8500 block of Wakefield Drive.
When being led away from the Police Department to be charged, Allgood mumbled that “the girl” did it, but he did not elaborate. If the investigation leads police to believe that Allgood shot all three people, he could face a capital murder charge, which is punishable by the death penalty.
He is currently in Bexar County Jail in lieu of $205,000 bond.
Though authorities have not identified the victims, Gass’ family in Texas City confirmed their names. The male is believed to be an acquaintance of the couple and was visiting from Texas City, said San Antonio Police Department spokesman Joe Rios.
“We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the investigation,” said Gass’ father, Dale Gass.
Allgood was detained by a security guard at the Coral Ridge Apartments who heard shots fired in the area around 3 a.m., said police spokesman Sgt. Chris Benavides. After searching the property, the guard found Allgood in a parking lot holding the rifle in the air, Benavides said.
The guard called police, who arrested Allgood and took him downtown to appear before a magistrate to be charged with discharging his weapon in a public place, Benavides said. But while he was being questioned, police received another call from the complex.
Billy Watson, who lives with his mother above Allgood’s apartment, said he returned home around 4 a.m. to find his mother frantic. She had heard noises from the apartment below and went outside when Allgood was outside with the rifle, Watson said.
“She told me to go check on my goddaughter, Anika,” Watson said. “So I went downstairs and kicked in the door.”
He said that inside the apartment he found Gass lying in a fetal position in a pool of blood in the front living room. He then told his mother to call police.
Benavides said Anika and the male were in a back bedroom, each fatally shot in separate beds.
The incident is likely an instance of domestic violence, Benavides said, and officers believe alcohol may have played a role in the shootings.
Watson said he was with the couple Saturday night and saw Allgood drinking straight vodka, which he said has led to violent outbursts.
“They were drinking Grey Goose,” Watson said, “and he was already kind of drunk when I left. When they would get drunk, they were two totally different people.”
He left the couple’s apartment around 8:30 p.m. to do promotional work at a club. Watson said Allgood moved from Texas City to San Antonio about 10 months ago and that three months later Gass and Anika moved in with him. Watson quickly became friends with Allgood when they discovered their shared musical interests, and he got along well with Gass, too.
Anika’s parents allowed her to spend time with Watson — who calls himself her godfather but is referred to as “Uncle Billy” on Gass’ MySpace page — and he fondly remembers the toddler. He said he would take her to nearby North Star Mall, where he bought her shoes and ice cream.
“I loved her, and I showed her lots of attention,” he said. “She was like my little kid.”
Watson said Allgood had been unemployed for some time but is a musician. Gass was interested in photography, and the man visiting the couple was bringing her some equipment, Watson said.
The triple homicide comes just days after a shooting at a Dollar General on the Northeast Side that left a man and woman dead. That shooting was allegedly caused by domestic strife as well.
“In all of these recent murders, everybody knows each other,” Benavides said. “It’s tragic, but we’re able to find our suspects quickly.”
Benavides said he doesn’t know why it appears domestic violence cases have been on the rise but that it’s something he wants to investigate.
Courtney Gass’ mother, Judy Bradley, said she was in shock and grieving for Allgood’s family, with whom she was close.
“We looked forward to being grandmothers together,” Bradley said of Allgood’s mother. “I am sick for her, too.”
Bradley said her daughter and Allgood had a troubled relationship and showed court records that included at least one domestic violence charge in Galveston County, but there are no records of a conviction that could be confirmed Sunday. Bradley said she had tried to convince her daughter to return home to Texas City after moving to San Antonio to be with Allgood in October.
The latest victims bring the total of homicides in San Antonio this year to 52, which is two fewer than at this time last year, according to San Antonio Express-News and police records.
Even with the triple homicide, this year’s Independence Day was less violent than that of last year, when four people were killed in less than 24 hours. One of those crimes was family-related: A man was shot by his brother during a fight, according to records.
A 30-year-old man wielding an assault rifle was arrested on a murder charge after three people, including his 2-year-old daughter, were found shot to death in his North Side apartment early Sunday.
Chris Allgood was charged with one count of murder and one count of discharging a firearm after authorities found the bodies of his 26-year-old girlfriend, Courtney Gass, the couple’s toddler Anika and a male in the apartment in the 8500 block of Wakefield Drive.
When being led away from the Police Department to be charged, Allgood mumbled that “the girl” did it, but he did not elaborate. If the investigation leads police to believe that Allgood shot all three people, he could face a capital murder charge, which is punishable by the death penalty.
He is currently in Bexar County Jail in lieu of $205,000 bond.
Though authorities have not identified the victims, Gass’ family in Texas City confirmed their names. The male is believed to be an acquaintance of the couple and was visiting from Texas City, said San Antonio Police Department spokesman Joe Rios.
“We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the investigation,” said Gass’ father, Dale Gass.
Allgood was detained by a security guard at the Coral Ridge Apartments who heard shots fired in the area around 3 a.m., said police spokesman Sgt. Chris Benavides. After searching the property, the guard found Allgood in a parking lot holding the rifle in the air, Benavides said.
The guard called police, who arrested Allgood and took him downtown to appear before a magistrate to be charged with discharging his weapon in a public place, Benavides said. But while he was being questioned, police received another call from the complex.
Billy Watson, who lives with his mother above Allgood’s apartment, said he returned home around 4 a.m. to find his mother frantic. She had heard noises from the apartment below and went outside when Allgood was outside with the rifle, Watson said.
“She told me to go check on my goddaughter, Anika,” Watson said. “So I went downstairs and kicked in the door.”
He said that inside the apartment he found Gass lying in a fetal position in a pool of blood in the front living room. He then told his mother to call police.
Benavides said Anika and the male were in a back bedroom, each fatally shot in separate beds.
The incident is likely an instance of domestic violence, Benavides said, and officers believe alcohol may have played a role in the shootings.
Watson said he was with the couple Saturday night and saw Allgood drinking straight vodka, which he said has led to violent outbursts.
“They were drinking Grey Goose,” Watson said, “and he was already kind of drunk when I left. When they would get drunk, they were two totally different people.”
He left the couple’s apartment around 8:30 p.m. to do promotional work at a club. Watson said Allgood moved from Texas City to San Antonio about 10 months ago and that three months later Gass and Anika moved in with him. Watson quickly became friends with Allgood when they discovered their shared musical interests, and he got along well with Gass, too.
Anika’s parents allowed her to spend time with Watson — who calls himself her godfather but is referred to as “Uncle Billy” on Gass’ MySpace page — and he fondly remembers the toddler. He said he would take her to nearby North Star Mall, where he bought her shoes and ice cream.
“I loved her, and I showed her lots of attention,” he said. “She was like my little kid.”
Watson said Allgood had been unemployed for some time but is a musician. Gass was interested in photography, and the man visiting the couple was bringing her some equipment, Watson said.
The triple homicide comes just days after a shooting at a Dollar General on the Northeast Side that left a man and woman dead. That shooting was allegedly caused by domestic strife as well.
“In all of these recent murders, everybody knows each other,” Benavides said. “It’s tragic, but we’re able to find our suspects quickly.”
Benavides said he doesn’t know why it appears domestic violence cases have been on the rise but that it’s something he wants to investigate.
Courtney Gass’ mother, Judy Bradley, said she was in shock and grieving for Allgood’s family, with whom she was close.
“We looked forward to being grandmothers together,” Bradley said of Allgood’s mother. “I am sick for her, too.”
Bradley said her daughter and Allgood had a troubled relationship and showed court records that included at least one domestic violence charge in Galveston County, but there are no records of a conviction that could be confirmed Sunday. Bradley said she had tried to convince her daughter to return home to Texas City after moving to San Antonio to be with Allgood in October.
The latest victims bring the total of homicides in San Antonio this year to 52, which is two fewer than at this time last year, according to San Antonio Express-News and police records.
Even with the triple homicide, this year’s Independence Day was less violent than that of last year, when four people were killed in less than 24 hours. One of those crimes was family-related: A man was shot by his brother during a fight, according to records.
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Providence considers licensing bouncers www.privateofficer.com
July 6, 2009
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Providence RI July 6 2009
A person convicted of a violent crime generally would be ineligible to work as a bouncer at a bar or nightclub in the city under potential licensing rules suggested by the administration of Mayor David N. Cicilline.
And someone with a criminal record for drug peddling or weapons possession or a generally less violent offense that is not a felony would be subject to review and exclusion from work under a proposed bouncer-licensing law.
The city is moving to tighten its oversight of bouncers, by requiring them to be screened, trained and licensed. Currently, they are required to merely register with the police and the city Board of Licenses.
The move is a proposal of the Hospitality Resource Partnership, a coalition of city government, Downtown Neighborhood Alliance, Providence Downtown Improvement District and other stakeholders in the area.
It arises from a conclusion of the coalition that the city must do more to rein in bouncers who are bullies and to upgrade and professionalize that occupation for the sake of polishing the city’s reputation with residents and visitors. Bouncers would be called “floor hosts” under the proposed licensing law, to reflect their new respectability.
The council Thursday gave the required second vote of approval of the licensing law, which would be enacted as soon as the mayor signs it or allows it to become law without his signature.
Rulemaking on the eligibility of ex-convicts and other licensing issues would be delegated to the license board. There is an understanding, however, between Andrew J. Annaldo, board chairman, and a couple of council members that he will consult with the council on the draft rules prior to adoption.
Advocates, including Councilman Luis Aponte, of the needs of ex-convicts are especially sensitive to the licensing because the job of bouncer is one of the relative few that someone right out of prison can do for gainful employment. Aponte, one of the authors of the current bouncer registration requirement, said he is concerned about the fairness of a standard to be applied to those with convictions as well as the possible ambiguity of rules for any would-be bouncer.
Over the last five years, at least 35 bouncers have been implicated in on-the-job assaults citywide, according to the police. Bouncers suffer, too, in altercations with intoxicated customers. In the last three months, for example, two bouncers were stabbed in downtown nightspots.
Councilman John J. Lombardi recalled that one bar proprietor informed him that one of his better employees is a convicted felon.
“We all know people who have turned their lives around,” the councilman said.
As a lawyer, however, Lombardi said that he would have cautioned that owner that hiring such a person would create for the owner potential exposure to civil liability.
The Cicilline administration, in a policy paper listing possible procedures for reviewing the background of a would-be bouncer, said “all applicants will be given due consideration and due process” and all applications will be reviewed one by one even if an applicant has been convicted of murder.
A list of criminal convictions that would call for automatic disqualification might include, the administration said, homicide; robbery; rape; assault with a dangerous weapon; arson; any crime that was pleaded down from those alleged crimes; crimes related to pedophilia, child abuse or child pornography; crimes related to prostitution, pimping or pandering; or convictions for multiple alcohol or violent incidents within three years.
The policy paper goes on to state that even those offenses would be reviewable and that an applicant should be given an opportunity to explain the circumstances of the crime, and to cite his or her experience since conviction, the completion of any court-ordered programs, compliance with any conditions of release from incarceration, and post-conviction work history. Affidavits in support of or in opposition to an applicant also should be weighed, the administration suggested.
A potential list of non-felony convictions that might trigger an automatic review prior to a license’s being issued might include: narcotics sales, spousal abuse, a weapons charge, sexual assault, use of false identification, assault of a law enforcement authority, and having worked in security at a liquor-licensed establishment without the required licensing as a floor host.
In order to detect situations in which a licensed floor host is charged with or convicted of a crime, the administration suggested periodically redoing the criminal background check of each licensed individual.
A person convicted of a violent crime generally would be ineligible to work as a bouncer at a bar or nightclub in the city under potential licensing rules suggested by the administration of Mayor David N. Cicilline.
And someone with a criminal record for drug peddling or weapons possession or a generally less violent offense that is not a felony would be subject to review and exclusion from work under a proposed bouncer-licensing law.
The city is moving to tighten its oversight of bouncers, by requiring them to be screened, trained and licensed. Currently, they are required to merely register with the police and the city Board of Licenses.
The move is a proposal of the Hospitality Resource Partnership, a coalition of city government, Downtown Neighborhood Alliance, Providence Downtown Improvement District and other stakeholders in the area.
It arises from a conclusion of the coalition that the city must do more to rein in bouncers who are bullies and to upgrade and professionalize that occupation for the sake of polishing the city’s reputation with residents and visitors. Bouncers would be called “floor hosts” under the proposed licensing law, to reflect their new respectability.
The council Thursday gave the required second vote of approval of the licensing law, which would be enacted as soon as the mayor signs it or allows it to become law without his signature.
Rulemaking on the eligibility of ex-convicts and other licensing issues would be delegated to the license board. There is an understanding, however, between Andrew J. Annaldo, board chairman, and a couple of council members that he will consult with the council on the draft rules prior to adoption.
Advocates, including Councilman Luis Aponte, of the needs of ex-convicts are especially sensitive to the licensing because the job of bouncer is one of the relative few that someone right out of prison can do for gainful employment. Aponte, one of the authors of the current bouncer registration requirement, said he is concerned about the fairness of a standard to be applied to those with convictions as well as the possible ambiguity of rules for any would-be bouncer.
Over the last five years, at least 35 bouncers have been implicated in on-the-job assaults citywide, according to the police. Bouncers suffer, too, in altercations with intoxicated customers. In the last three months, for example, two bouncers were stabbed in downtown nightspots.
Councilman John J. Lombardi recalled that one bar proprietor informed him that one of his better employees is a convicted felon.
“We all know people who have turned their lives around,” the councilman said.
As a lawyer, however, Lombardi said that he would have cautioned that owner that hiring such a person would create for the owner potential exposure to civil liability.
The Cicilline administration, in a policy paper listing possible procedures for reviewing the background of a would-be bouncer, said “all applicants will be given due consideration and due process” and all applications will be reviewed one by one even if an applicant has been convicted of murder.
A list of criminal convictions that would call for automatic disqualification might include, the administration said, homicide; robbery; rape; assault with a dangerous weapon; arson; any crime that was pleaded down from those alleged crimes; crimes related to pedophilia, child abuse or child pornography; crimes related to prostitution, pimping or pandering; or convictions for multiple alcohol or violent incidents within three years.
The policy paper goes on to state that even those offenses would be reviewable and that an applicant should be given an opportunity to explain the circumstances of the crime, and to cite his or her experience since conviction, the completion of any court-ordered programs, compliance with any conditions of release from incarceration, and post-conviction work history. Affidavits in support of or in opposition to an applicant also should be weighed, the administration suggested.
A potential list of non-felony convictions that might trigger an automatic review prior to a license’s being issued might include: narcotics sales, spousal abuse, a weapons charge, sexual assault, use of false identification, assault of a law enforcement authority, and having worked in security at a liquor-licensed establishment without the required licensing as a floor host.
In order to detect situations in which a licensed floor host is charged with or convicted of a crime, the administration suggested periodically redoing the criminal background check of each licensed individual.
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San Francisco patrol specials face discipline www.privateofficer.com
July 6, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO CA July 6 2009
sfexaminer.com — The majority of San Francisco’s 161-year-old private patrol unit will face discipline after refusing to hand over their client lists to The City’s police department.
Fed up with resistance from many of the approximately 35 patrol specials, police commissioners laid down the law last month and said the officers must follow the interim governing rules that went into effect Jan. 31, or face consequences that could include losing their jobs.
Patrol specials, armed officers sanctioned by the city charter and hired by merchants and neighborhood associations, were ordered to wear their light blue-accented uniform, which differentiate them from sworn police officers, and to hand over to police a list of clients on their beats, as well as how much the clients pay for service.
While all but a handful of patrol specials are now complying with the uniform requirements, there have been only a few who have turned over their client lists, said Police Commission President Theresa Sparks. The non-compliant officers will be sent letters this week telling them they’re out of compliance and that disciplinary action may follow. Meanwhile, the patrol specials have retained an attorney.
“I still believe the fundamental problem is the patrol specials still have not acknowledged the commission is the legal body regulating them,” Sparks said. “There is a set of rules in place and we expect full compliance immediately.”
The power struggle is the latest in a feud between the patrol specials and the San Francisco Police Department that has simmered for years. Some police officers have criticized patrol specials for donning similar uniforms without the same training, while some patrol specials have claimed they’ve faced resentment by police officers for eating up potential police overtime hours or infringing on or competing with cop-owned security firms.
Officer Jane Warner, president of the San Francisco Patrol Special Police Officers Association, said she and her colleagues aren’t being contrary — they’re just protecting the confidentiality of their clients.
“We feel we have certain obligations to our clients that are not being respected,” Warner said, adding that she has offered to have a sit-down with Sparks and disclose her client information if there was assurance that others could not access the sensitive financial
information.
Patrol specials have received no training on the new rules and had little say in their implementation, Warner said.
“The input we submitted was ignored. We feel like we’ve had no voice in this process,” she said.
Commissioners met with patrol specials dozens of times, according to Sparks.
“I don’t think it’s reasonable for Jane Warner or any patrol specials to require the regulating agency do anything. These rules are being legally enforced, they’re in place, and we expect them to comply,” Sparks said.
Patrol specials history
1847: Formed by merchants to combat the insurgence of Barbary Coast outlaws
sfexaminer.com — The majority of San Francisco’s 161-year-old private patrol unit will face discipline after refusing to hand over their client lists to The City’s police department.
Fed up with resistance from many of the approximately 35 patrol specials, police commissioners laid down the law last month and said the officers must follow the interim governing rules that went into effect Jan. 31, or face consequences that could include losing their jobs.
Patrol specials, armed officers sanctioned by the city charter and hired by merchants and neighborhood associations, were ordered to wear their light blue-accented uniform, which differentiate them from sworn police officers, and to hand over to police a list of clients on their beats, as well as how much the clients pay for service.
While all but a handful of patrol specials are now complying with the uniform requirements, there have been only a few who have turned over their client lists, said Police Commission President Theresa Sparks. The non-compliant officers will be sent letters this week telling them they’re out of compliance and that disciplinary action may follow. Meanwhile, the patrol specials have retained an attorney.
“I still believe the fundamental problem is the patrol specials still have not acknowledged the commission is the legal body regulating them,” Sparks said. “There is a set of rules in place and we expect full compliance immediately.”
The power struggle is the latest in a feud between the patrol specials and the San Francisco Police Department that has simmered for years. Some police officers have criticized patrol specials for donning similar uniforms without the same training, while some patrol specials have claimed they’ve faced resentment by police officers for eating up potential police overtime hours or infringing on or competing with cop-owned security firms.
Officer Jane Warner, president of the San Francisco Patrol Special Police Officers Association, said she and her colleagues aren’t being contrary — they’re just protecting the confidentiality of their clients.
“We feel we have certain obligations to our clients that are not being respected,” Warner said, adding that she has offered to have a sit-down with Sparks and disclose her client information if there was assurance that others could not access the sensitive financial
information.
Patrol specials have received no training on the new rules and had little say in their implementation, Warner said.
“The input we submitted was ignored. We feel like we’ve had no voice in this process,” she said.
Commissioners met with patrol specials dozens of times, according to Sparks.
“I don’t think it’s reasonable for Jane Warner or any patrol specials to require the regulating agency do anything. These rules are being legally enforced, they’re in place, and we expect them to comply,” Sparks said.
Patrol specials history
1847: Formed by merchants to combat the insurgence of Barbary Coast outlaws
1935: Incorporated into The City’s charter
2008: Police commission approves interim rules to govern patrol specials, including uniforms that differentiate them from sworn SFPD officers
2009: New rules implemented; patrol specials ordered to comply
Source: SFPD, San Francisco Patrol Specials
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Bond increased to $2 million for teacher who had sex with 10yr old
July 6, 2009
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DURHAM, NC July 6 2009 (WTVD) — In an investigation that’s starting to draw comparisons to the Mary Kay Letourneau case, a Durham, North Carolina teacher has once again been arrested for allegedly making contact with a 10-year-old boy she’s accused of having sex with.
A judge on Monday increased her bond to $2 million.
Gina Marie Watring, 40, was first charged back in April with the rape of a child, first-degree kidnapping, and felony child abduction.
Watring worked at Creekside Elementary School in Durham as a teacher’s aide. The victim is a student at the school.
According to an affidavit for a search warrant, the boy told Durham County Sheriff’s Office investigators that he and Watring had intercourse twice at her home.
In the original case, investigators said Watring gave the boy a cell phone so they could exchange text messages. Now, she’s accused of doing the same thing again.
Assistant District Attorney Jan Paul said Monday that the boy’s parents discovered Watring left handwritten notes and a new cell phone at a stop sign in the boy’s neighborhood so he could find them and they could communicate.
When the boy’s mother discovered the new phone in his backpack, she confronted her son.
Paul said the boy’s reaction was very violent. He hit his mother, threatened her with a knife and hammer, then kicked out the bedroom window and attempted to run away. His reaction was so extreme, the parents considered voluntary commitment.
The parents searched the boy’s room and found two handwritten notes. There are also voicemail messages on the cell phone that the mother listened to.
The parents contacted police, and Watring was rearrested on obstruction of justice charges over the weekend.
Detectives have obtained a search warrant for the cell phone.
Prosecutors say the boy’s parents believe the former teacher has been in contact with their son since she was released in late April. She allegedly told the boy that her husband was mad at her and she missed him.
According to the child’s therapist, Watring has caused emotional damage. Paul said the therapist has told the DA’s Office that every step should be taken to prevent the former teacher from contacting the boy.
In court Monday
In court Monday, the judge was given copies of the alleged handwritten “love messages” between Watring and the boy that the parents found in his room.
Watring’s attorney asked the judge to keep her bond at $100,000 – allowing her to bond out and go to California to live with her stepfather and other relatives.
Prosecutors asked that her bond be revoked – citing the emotional harm she’s allegedly done to the boy.
The judge instead set her bond at $2 million.
Her attorney said it’s unlikely Watring’s family can raise that amount at this time.
Watring was not in court for Monday’s hearing. The next hearing in her case is set for July 15.
Investigators look into Watring’s record
Investigators are now pouring through all the information they can find on Watring’s history and background. They’re checking previous places of employment to find out if she’s had similar issues in other states or jobs.
Original arrest
According to search warrants in the case, school administrators first became suspicious of Watring – who taught drama and dance at the school – after intercepting a note written by the boy.
“Gina, I love you so much babe. I’m so lucky to have you. I’m glad you feel the same way. I want to be with you forever. I’d never do anything to hurt u,” it read.
Also according to the warrants, school officials contacted the boy’s mother about the note who said Watring and the child had been communicating with each other via text message, and she had asked that the relationship stop because she thought it was inappropriate.
Investigating further, officials said they found a cell phone in the child’s possession, and text messages between him and Watring.
During questioning by detectives, the boy told them that he was in love with Watring and that they had had sex on two separate occasions in her home.
After her first arrest, an attorney temporarily representing Watring told Eyewitness News that she is innocent and that the case stems from “the infatuation of a ten year old boy.
A judge on Monday increased her bond to $2 million.
Gina Marie Watring, 40, was first charged back in April with the rape of a child, first-degree kidnapping, and felony child abduction.
Watring worked at Creekside Elementary School in Durham as a teacher’s aide. The victim is a student at the school.
According to an affidavit for a search warrant, the boy told Durham County Sheriff’s Office investigators that he and Watring had intercourse twice at her home.
In the original case, investigators said Watring gave the boy a cell phone so they could exchange text messages. Now, she’s accused of doing the same thing again.
Assistant District Attorney Jan Paul said Monday that the boy’s parents discovered Watring left handwritten notes and a new cell phone at a stop sign in the boy’s neighborhood so he could find them and they could communicate.
When the boy’s mother discovered the new phone in his backpack, she confronted her son.
Paul said the boy’s reaction was very violent. He hit his mother, threatened her with a knife and hammer, then kicked out the bedroom window and attempted to run away. His reaction was so extreme, the parents considered voluntary commitment.
The parents searched the boy’s room and found two handwritten notes. There are also voicemail messages on the cell phone that the mother listened to.
The parents contacted police, and Watring was rearrested on obstruction of justice charges over the weekend.
Detectives have obtained a search warrant for the cell phone.
Prosecutors say the boy’s parents believe the former teacher has been in contact with their son since she was released in late April. She allegedly told the boy that her husband was mad at her and she missed him.
According to the child’s therapist, Watring has caused emotional damage. Paul said the therapist has told the DA’s Office that every step should be taken to prevent the former teacher from contacting the boy.
In court Monday
In court Monday, the judge was given copies of the alleged handwritten “love messages” between Watring and the boy that the parents found in his room.
Watring’s attorney asked the judge to keep her bond at $100,000 – allowing her to bond out and go to California to live with her stepfather and other relatives.
Prosecutors asked that her bond be revoked – citing the emotional harm she’s allegedly done to the boy.
The judge instead set her bond at $2 million.
Her attorney said it’s unlikely Watring’s family can raise that amount at this time.
Watring was not in court for Monday’s hearing. The next hearing in her case is set for July 15.
Investigators look into Watring’s record
Investigators are now pouring through all the information they can find on Watring’s history and background. They’re checking previous places of employment to find out if she’s had similar issues in other states or jobs.
Original arrest
According to search warrants in the case, school administrators first became suspicious of Watring – who taught drama and dance at the school – after intercepting a note written by the boy.
“Gina, I love you so much babe. I’m so lucky to have you. I’m glad you feel the same way. I want to be with you forever. I’d never do anything to hurt u,” it read.
Also according to the warrants, school officials contacted the boy’s mother about the note who said Watring and the child had been communicating with each other via text message, and she had asked that the relationship stop because she thought it was inappropriate.
Investigating further, officials said they found a cell phone in the child’s possession, and text messages between him and Watring.
During questioning by detectives, the boy told them that he was in love with Watring and that they had had sex on two separate occasions in her home.
After her first arrest, an attorney temporarily representing Watring told Eyewitness News that she is innocent and that the case stems from “the infatuation of a ten year old boy.
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