… [allegedly] during a service, and flashes a gun. Old Wendell Hollingsworth’s alleged cohort, Ms. Smith, walked around the church with a bag, collecting the parishioners money and other valuables. Ms. Smith pleaded guilty, and got 7 years – 6 for the robbery, and 1 more for old Wendell’s gun.…
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If You’re Growing Weed, Best Not Have A Burglar Alarm!
Dr. Alfredo Gonzalez, of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, learned this the hard way. While the doc was out, his burglar alarm went off. The police responded and, while searching for a burglar, instead found a $4,000 “BloomBox,” and seven marijuana plants. Doh! And guess where doctor Gonzales works? He directs a…
Judge Facing Reprimand For Remark To Slumlord
So at long last, the slumlord, anesthesiologist Esmat Zaklama, appeared before Guttenberg, New Jersey Municipal Judge Frank Leanza. Here’s a little history on Dr. Zaklama (from the New Jersey Law Journal): “Dr. Zaklama has a history in North Jersey of being a slumlord,” said Judge Leanza. Summonses issued to him…
The Meth Man Cometh
Did Dr. Rhys Cullen really think he could write prescriptions for 50,000 tablets of Sudomyl (used to make Meth) over a 2-year period without anyone noticing? And, did he really think that, after being told by the High Court in February 2007 not to prescribe Sudomyl, that they wouldn’t be…
Ex-Cop On A Mission
What mission? Apparently to become an irritant to everyone in town. He’s having some success, too. George Gerhold was a policeman in North Jersey for 25 years. Perhaps he shouldn’t have retired. Here’s what he’s been up to since then, per NewJersey.com: Police Chief William Smith confirmed that Gerhold has…
Not Your Average Mugger
“Give me your phone and your keys,” said the mugger, or something like that. Then, he took her shoes off, and LICKED HER TOES! Shazam! Other than the slobber on her toes, and most likely being totally freaked out, the woman was unharmed. The mugger/toe licker was busted a few…
Lawsuit Over A Dead Dog Named “Shithead”
I could not make this shit up! [Sorry.] A priest in Morganfield, Kentucky is suing Shithead’s owner and the city for allowing the dog to be buried near a veteran’s memorial. It’s not the name that upsets Father Gerald Baker: “What are we saluting? A flagpole with a monument to…
English Doctor – Who Repeatedly Failed English Exam – Back Practicing Medicine
Not only did 64-year-old Dr. Suma Mondal repeatedly fail an English exam, as reported in This Is Lancashire. She was under professional review by her peers since October 2001 as senior staff attempted to improve her levels of performance. In January 2003, her colleagues became so concerned about progress that…
Leaving Circuit City – Bag Search?
Some of us, like Michael Righi (and me), have a real problem with groundless intrusions into our lives, even small ones. (If you’re inclined to give up your rights because “you have nothing to hide, so what’s the big deal,” you might want to skip this one.) Mr. Righi was…
Diddle Biddle, Pay The Piper
Former Colorado prosecutor Laurie Hurst knows this firsthand. She has admitted to having sex with Judge Grafton Biddle in his chambers, and to early morning hook-ups in the women’s showers in the courthouse basement! Oh, and this happened when she was trying cases before Judge Biddle. That’s the crime. The…