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by linkup
on Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:29 pm |
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http://www.examiner.com/printa-801164~Charges_against_Examiner_editor_dropped.html?cid=tool-print-top
Charges against Examiner editor dropped
Luke Broadwater, The Examiner
2007-06-27 07:00:00.0
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BALTIMORE -
Baltimore City prosecutors dropped assault and gun-related charges against Baltimore Examiner Editor Frank Keegan on Tuesday.
“I found out you don’t have to commit a crime to be thrown in jail in Baltimore,” Keegan said after leaving the John R. Hargrove Sr. District Court in Baltimore.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Margaret Burns said prosecutors met with the alleged victim and his lawyer and assessed the viability of the case before deciding not to proceed.
She said the charges were dropped “in the interest of justice.”
Keegan’s lawyer, Charles Curlett, said prosecutors “did the right thing.”
“Mr. Keegan did not commit a crime,” Curlett said. “It’s the right result.”
City police arrested Keegan in May after the alleged victim said Keegan’s cigarette smoke seeped into his house. The neighbor accused Keegan of pointing a shotgun at him.
Keegan, 58, of Baltimore, was charged with second-degree assault and gun violations — misdemeanors — against neighbors David and Christine Ayers and their 3-year-old daughter, who, according to the police report, was in her father’s arms as he confronted Keegan.
Police were called at 11:29 p.m. to Keegan’s Federal Hill residence. Ayers, an Under Armour employee, told police he was involved in an “ongoing dispute” with Keegan regarding cigarette smoke causing respiratory problems for his daughter, Sophie, according to the police report.
Ayers attempted to confront his neighbor about the smoke, “pounding” on Keegan’s door, according to police. From inside the house, Ayers told police he heard Keegan yell, “You [expletive] lunatics, get away from my door.”
Ayers claimed Keegan “racked” a shotgun while inside his house — a charge Keegan disputes — whereupon Ayers told police he said, “Whoa, whoa” and backed away from the house.
Police confiscated a shotgun and pistol from Keegan’s residence. The police report indicated that there was no round in the chamber of the shotgun.
Ayers, who did not attend the court hearing, did not respond to telephone calls.
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by BWilliams
on Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:52 pm |
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FU CK YOU TO DAVID AND CHRISTINE AYERS - YOU ARE REAL C0CKSUCKING AS$RAMMERS!!!!
Let's start an internet campaign against these a-holes and their "daughter" who can't handle second-hand smoke in another room, in another apartment!!!! I hope one day they do a search for their names on google and it brings them right here, so they know what we all think of them!!
DAVID AYERS
CHRISTINE AYERS
DAVID AYERS
CHRISTINE AYERS
Anti-liberty, anti-freedom AS$HOLES!!!!
(of course, that could be some of the beer talking ...) |
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by JEEP_GOD
on Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:33 pm |
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"Ayers claimed Keegan “racked” a shotgun while inside his house — a charge Keegan disputes "
Keegan had every right to do so.(-IF,-he even had the shotgun at this time-I think the nazi is trying to get him in hot water, myself)
Regardless of what the rat-media squeals about, you have a right to defend yourself in your own home. One thing I can guarantee everyone here is the fact that the rat-media is as anti-gun every bit as much as they are anti-smoker. And, after some of the attacks perpetrated by the rabid-smoker haters I've read about lately, I would fault Keegan if he DIDN'T worry, and prepare to defend himself. The gun side of this story shows the TRUE BIAS of the media. I'll bet they loved it though--an EVIL smoker and gunowner getting the shaft.
The point is- YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SMOKE IN YOUR OWN HOME, AND YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
The JBT should have NOT confiscated ANY firearms from Keegan.
This whole thing is bullshit. I'm surprised the charges were dropped.
F ucking bastards. |
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by Lynda F
on Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:45 pm |
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Quote: Ayers, an Under Armour employee, told police he was involved in an “ongoing dispute” with Keegan regarding cigarette smoke causing respiratory problems for his daughter, Sophie, according to the police report.
This is bullshit. The smoke was NOT getting into their apartment. They MAYBE could smell it, but smelling it isn't the smoke itself either. AND if odors alone can be cause for distress, then I have a list a mile long, starting with bad breath, that I want banned because I can't stomach the odors. And yes, people with bad breath always seem to be the ones who are in your face when they talk.  |
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by smallbird
on Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:12 pm |
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Bad odors....cook lutefisk. No one can charge you with SHS. You will be surrounded by Scandinavians. 
And a BIG plus! If you cook lutefisk, NO ONE can smell smoke of any kind. |
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by BWilliams
on Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:38 pm |
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| I have no idea what a lutefisk is but I have a sudden urge to both smoke and cook one at the same time ... maybe even snort it ... i long to be surrounded by large, gym-coach-sized scantily-clad scandanvian women ... |
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by smallbird
on Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:01 am |
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LOL Bill! Lutefisk is usually cod (or some other whitefish) preserved in lye (eewww). It has to be pre-soaked before cooking and it stinks like a son of a gun.
Check out this site: http://www.davethefox.com/words/0112lutefisk.htm
However, you COULD be surrounded by the whole Swedish Downhill Skiing Bikini team.  |
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by linkup
on Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:06 am |
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These are Row Houses in Federal Hill,they are not apartments.
I myself,can stand sauerkraut cooking 24 hrs/day,but Lutefisk,no thanks,I hate Puke! |
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by BWilliams
on Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:27 am |
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smallbird wrote: However, you COULD be surrounded by the whole Swedish Downhill Skiing Bikini team.
LOL, I'll take it!
Let's mail these people some month-old lutefisk. |
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by linkup
on Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:55 am |
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How about emailing the editor, Keegan of examiner.com (Baltimore) with the outdoor grilling sensation,lutefisk,surely to please his neighbors (the Ayers Family) nasal enjoyment.
P.S. Be sure to tell Keegan to wait until the wind direction is just right for max effect.
Mr Keegans email:
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