Tropical Palms Banquet Hall involved in another Shooting incident, leaves seven wounded

Another shooting incident at an unsecured or not adequately secured event venue.  Read the Kansas City Star article below, my comments follow.

Solutions sought after seven wounded in shooting early Sunday
by: Alan Bavley, Karen Dillion, and Lynn Horsley

In the aftermath of two shootings that wounded seven people, including one juvenile, city officials are asking what they can do.

“We live in a time that is more violent,” said Danny Rotert, communications director for Kansas City Mayor Sly James. “We don’t want to tell kids they can’t hang out with each other. But there continues to be this issue.”  Arguments erupted into gunfire in southeast Kansas City and Grandview early Sunday morning. Two of the seven victims had critical injuries.  Five people, including at least one juvenile, were shot at an all-ages “Twerk Fest” dance concert at the Tropical Palms Banquet Hall, 87th Street and Hillcrest Road.  The shooting occurred about 11:45 p.m., and about 1

50 juveniles were still at the scene when police arrived. Officers found three shooting victims, and two others arrived at the hospital in private vehicles.

On Sunday afternoon, police said three of the victims were in serious but stable condition, and two were critical but stable.  Police said the shooting apparently started with an argument in the banquet hall, which had been rented for the occasion. Witnesses told investigators that someone fired inside, striking one person. The shooting continued in the parking lot, where the other victims were struck. Police said they had limited information about who fired the shots.  Councilman John Sharp said Sunday night that city officials would investigate.  “It’s safe to say city officials will be talking to (the owners) about how they operate and will be investigating this,” Sharp said.  In Grandview, another shooting shortly after 3 a.m. started with an argument between two men in a gas station parking lot and left two people wounded.

Grandview police said patrons of a south Kansas City nightclub gathered in the gas station parking lot in the 11900 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard after the club closed. The two victims were taken to hospitals with wounds that were not life-threatening. One of the victims was released from the hospital.  Grandview and Kansas City patrol officers located two vehicles and several people who were thought to be involved. Grandview detectives were conducting an investigation. The Twerk Fest promoters could not be reached Sunday for comment. The hall owners also were unavailable, but they have said the facility is used for numerous events, including weddings and anniversary parties.
It’s not the first time the banquet hall has had problems. In 2008, with more than 500 kids attending a similar music event, six people were shot.

Dion Wiley, 20, died when he was shot in the head. Kevin D. Roberts, 17, was accused of killing Wiley and wounding two others. He said he was firing at someone who started shooting first. Roberts was convicted of second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of armed criminal action.  For Saturday night’s show, “All Gold Everything/March Madness Twerk Fest” — which refers to dancing that emphasizes shaking the rear — promotion appears to have been done largely online.  That’s where young people were reacting to the shooting later Sunday, some tweeting that they had seen it, others expressing anger.  Dealing with rowdy teens has been a chronic problem in Kansas City. “We continue to have an issue of finding safe things for kids to do,” Rotert said.

The Kansas City problem reached a tipping point on Aug. 13, 2011, when three teens — ages 13, 15 and 16 — were injured in shootings on the Country Club Plaza during a melee in which Mayor James was shoved to the ground by his bodyguards.  That chaotic evening prompted the city to adopt a summertime curfew of 9 p.m. for minors without adults at the Plaza and in four other entertainment districts. From October through Memorial Day, the curfew is 11 p.m. weeknights and midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. The city also started providing weekend night activities at several of its community centers for about six weeks at the end of summer 2011. The program expanded in summer 2012 with “Club KC,” which drew more than 1,000 high school students on some weekends to the Brush Creek Community Center, to dance, swim and hang out.

The need to provide more youth programming was one selling point when voters last August approved a half-cent sales tax increase for the parks department and community centers. Part of that money is designed to keep community centers open longer and provide more youth activities.  The city manager’s latest budget proposal calls for spending $400,000 for weekend summer youth programming from that half-cent sales tax. But the mayor also has called for adding $5 to the city’s existing parking violation fines, which would raise about $250,000 more to sustain weekend summer clubs in six community centers. The City Council will vote on that budget proposal March 28.

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What is it going to take to get through to this venue that they need to have adequate security when they have these events?  You would think that they would have learned their lesson the first time this happened and either hire security themselves or not allow the venue to be rented out unless the the promoter/event planner hires adequate security.

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Mizzou's Basketball coach seeks to have NCAA case dismissed.

Came across this article in the Kansas City Star.  It looks like Frank Haith the Missouri Tigers may not have to face the allegations after all depending on what evidence was kicked out by the NCAA.

By Terez Paylor of the KC Star
COLUMBIA – A lawyer for Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith says the coach has asked the NCAA to throw out the charges of NCAA violations made against him.  One of Haith’s attorneys, Wally Bley of Columbia, Mo., said Monday that client his filed a motion to dismiss the NCAA’s case against him in the aftermath of the organization’s admission of misconduct in its own investigation of the University of Miami case.

Bley said Haith will now wait to hear back from the NCAA Committee on Infractions, which will decide whether to hold a preliminary hearing for all parties involved. Two of Haith’s former assistants at Miami — Jorge Fernandez and Jake Morton — and former assistant football coach Aubrey Hill have made similar requests, as has Miami.  “They’ll read the motions filed by the university and coaches and let us know if they’ll set a time in front of a representative of the Committee on Infractions,” Bley said. “The whole committee could consider it, although I think at this point they will let preliminary matters be handled by one representative of the committee.”

Bley declined to provide a copy of the motion but is optimistic he will receive a response from the NCAA fairly soon.  “I think we’ll know something more about the procedure about where it will go from here in the next couple of weeks,” Bley said.

The NCAA’s notice of allegations, presented to Haith in February, says that imprisoned booster Nevin Shapiro threatened to claim he had paid a Miami recruit unless Haith or Morton provided money to Shapiro. According to the NCAA, Haith failed to alert the athletic department, failed to ensure that Shapiro’s claim lacked merit or disclose Morton’s financial dealings with Shapiro. Instead, the notice says, Haith gave money to Morton that he then provided to Shapiro.

Haith has been accused of failure to monitor by the NCAA, which has resulted in recruiting restrictions and short suspensions for other coaches, including Baylor’s Scott Drew and Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun. He and the other former Miami coaches who received such notices are expected to be able to defend themselves in June in front of the committee.

However, an external review of the NCAA’s investigation of the Miami case released in February uncovered a messy trail of missteps and insufficient oversight by college sports’ governing body, and resulted in 20 percent of the gathered evidence being thrown out. This opened a window of opportunity for Miami and the accused to file motions to dismiss.

Bley said there have been instances where the NCAA has thrown out cases before the official hearing, “albeit rarely.” In the meantime, he and another one of Haith’s lawyers, Michael L. Buckner of Pompano Beach, say Missouri’s coach will continue to be patient and abide by the NCAA’s process.
“This is all uncharted territory for everybody, for all parties,” Buckner said. “We’ll be taking direction from the Committee on Infractions and abiding by any deadlines or schedule the set forth.”
The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Horrible accident in Greene County causes two deaths.

A terrible accident claimed the life of two men in Republic Missouri.  Lawrence Coan, age 65, of Kimberling City  and Corey Gresham, age 41, of Macon were both killed in the accident on US 60.  According to the Missouri Highway Patrol and the investigating officers, Trooper Richardson, Mchknight, Bible, and others the accident happened when 3 passenger vehicles were stopped in the right lane of US 60 a semi truck was stopped in the left lane for a traffic signal.

A 2006 Freightliner operated by Lei Sun, a 31 year old male from Alhambra California, struck one of the vehicles (a 2011 Chevy Pickup) in the rear and then pushed it into the other stationary vehicles.(a (2011 Nissan Altima)  This chain reaction injured both men.

This accident occurred at 9:03 a.m. and both men were taken to Springfield Mortuary in Springfield, MO.

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What are the benifits to filing for divorce before my husband/wife?

Found this article on Forbes.  Author is Jeff Landers.  Pretty interesting and useful food for thought.

Over the years, I’ve had several clients who felt blindsided when their husbands announced intentions to divorce. Some thought all was well enough in their marriage; others knew there were problems, but didn’t think the issues were insurmountable. Whatever the circumstances, divorce can sometimes come as a complete shock.  More often, though, wives have at least an inkling divorce could be on the horizon. Typically, both spouses sense the marriage is on borrowed time, and quite frequently each one is privately considering legally ending the relationship.

If that’s where your marriage stands right now, you may be wondering if you are any better off, financially and/or legally, if you file for divorce before your husband does.
Well, that’s a very good question, and the answer is somewhat complex. While it certainly doesn’t make sense to race your husband to the courthouse out of mere spite, or for the thin and fleeting satisfaction of winning at “gotcha,” there are legitimate reasons to consider filing first, if you have a choice. Here are a few of the most important factors you need to consider:

Financial Advantages of Filing First

You can have your divorce team lined up in advance.
Assembling the right team of qualified experts to help you achieve the best possible outcome from your divorce can take some time. You will need an excellent attorney, of course, and in financially complex divorces, it’s also essential to have a qualified divorce financial analyst  on your side. At a minimum, I also recommend a good therapist to help you through, as well as a vocational expert if you plan to re-enter the job market.

You can gather all the documentation you will need before the divorce begins.
It is critically important to have in your secure possession copies of all relevant financial and legal documents. These include not only bank and brokerage statements and tax returns, but also insurance policies, wills and trusts, retirement account statements, real estate records, vehicle registrations, etc. (See my Divorce Financial Checklist for a comprehensive list.) Locating and copying all these documents can take considerable time and effort, particularly if your husband is controlling or secretive where finances are concerned. Filing first means that you’ll have all your documentation organized and in a secure location before divorce papers are served.

You can ensure you have access to funds and credit before you file.

As soon as you think divorce is in your future, you should immediately begin to set aside money for the expenses involved. Make sure you have enough money to hire your divorce team; it is a critical investment in your financial future. Also, if you don’t have a credit card in your own name – and you absolutely should! – obtain one as soon as possible, as it may be hard to do so later.
(More advice for taking the first steps towards divorce are available in my earlier blog post, Five Best Financial Tips For Women Divorcing In 2013.)

Filing first may prevent your husband from hiding assets.
Deplorable as it is, many husbands hide assets during the divorce process. Filing first, particularly if you live in a state which requires an Automatic Temporary Restraining Order (ATRO), may help guard against any underhanded tactics.

Legal Advantages of Filing First

Filing first lets you choose where your divorce will be adjudicated.
Divorces are generally decided in the jurisdiction in which they are filed. If you and your husband have already separated and live in different counties or states, or if you spend equal time at homes in Connecticut and New York, for example, it is worth your while to check into the legal implications of filing in the different venues legitimately available to you. State laws can be widely different regarding such crucial considerations as child custody customs and division of marital assets, including whether or not an ATRO is part of the process. Your experience and expected outcome might vary widely in different jurisdictions. Do your research, and consult with attorneys wherever you might file.  As Laura A. Wasser , Divorce Attorney to stars like Maria Shriver, Heidi Klum, Angelina Jolie, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and many others, told me, filing jurisdiction can have a significant impact on virtually every issue of the divorce process.

“While in ideal circumstances couples divorce where they live, hiring lawyers or mediators whose offices are convenient for both to get to, the fact is that the filing jurisdiction will influence the outcome of every issue that may arise in the divorce proceeding—child custody, child support, spousal support, division of property,” she said. “That’s why it is so important to know your own state’s practices concerning the key issues.”  You may thwart some dirty tricks your husband could try to pull.  In particular, it may save you from falling victim to the trick known as “conflicting out,” by which the husband meets for quick consultations with all the best divorce attorneys in the area, thereby rendering them unable to serve the wife because they now have an attorney-client relationship with the husband.

I asked Laura to expand on this point, as well.  “In a great many law firms—including mine —you will be routed first to a gatekeeper before an actual lawyer gets on the line. In my case, it’s my secretary who runs a brief but fairly substantive screening process. She will take down basic information like your name, your spouse’s name, how long you’ve been married, how many kids you have, where you are filing your case, and the like,” she said. “The screening process runs a quick check of our database to make sure, for example, that your spouse didn’t phone us a year ago and come in for a meeting in which confidential information was relayed; that would mean I couldn’t represent you. Remember the famous episode of The Sopranos in which Tony’s putative new neighbor, a slimy lawyer if ever there was one, advises him to make appointments with all the top divorce lawyers in North Jersey so Carmela won’t be able to find legal representation? It worked, too; in a later episode, she freaked out at this further evidence of Tony’s controlling ways. We watch out for that sort of thing in this initial screening process.”  You’ll be able to learn more insights from Laura in her upcoming book, It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way; How to Divorce Without Destroying Your Family or Bankrupting Yourself, due out this fall from St. Martin’s Press
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The “first to file” may be the first litigant to present his or her case at trial.  But think carefully before you do. Debra DiMaggio a divorce attorney in Illinois, tells her clients there are pros and cons to presenting first.  “On one hand, if you’re the wronged spouse, you may feel the need to be the first to file for emotional reasons. No one wants to be the ‘rejected’ spouse,” she explained to me. “But on the other hand, you may not want to reveal your strategy to the other side, who can then adjust his or her presentation accordingly.”  Debra’s advice is straightforward.

“In my opinion, if a spouse senses trouble in the marriage he or she should immediately meet with an attorney to obtain information about the law and gain practical insight about the process,” she said. “After interviewing a qualified domestic relations practitioner, that spouse will have a keener sense of his or her spouse’s intentions with respect to the marriage going forward.”

I agree wholeheartedly with Debra. While I always encourage my clients to Think Financially, Not Emotionally, there is an emotional component to filing first which can’t be discounted. I don’t need to tell you that ending a marriage can be a wrenching, heartbreaking process. Once the decision is made, though, there can be some real emotional strength to be gained from taking the first tangible steps toward your new life as a single woman. You may find that making the initial legal filing provides the psychological leg-up you sorely need, and that feeling more in control of the process will help you see the divorce through to your best advantage.

Most importantly, however, you need to build a strong, qualified divorce team to guide you through the divorce proceedings and help you secure a solid financial future as an independent woman.

Dog fighting ring uncovered in Kansas and Missouri

This story just came across the KC Star.  It is pretty sad that people out their still fight animals for entertainment.

Two Kansas men charged with training fighting dogs in KCK.
AP

Federal authorities in Kansas said Monday that they broke up a dogfighting operation that included training pit bulls to fight in Kansas, Missouri and Texas by chaining the dogs to treadmills for hours at a time and using live chickens as bait.

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Pete Davis Jr. and Melvin L. Robinson were charged in a federal complaint in the U.S. District Court for Kansas with one count of transporting animals for participation in an animal fighting venture in interstate commerce, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday. The charge carries up to five years in federal prison and a possible fine of up to $250,000.

The criminal complaint and other online court records did not list lawyers or hometowns for either defendant. Attempts to reach Davis and Robinson at phone listings under their names in Kansas were not successful Monday.  Jim Cross, spokesman for Kansas' U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, declined to comment on the case Monday. Grissom has a news conference scheduled for later Monday about a “significant criminal investigation” that involves the FBI and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Cross would not say if the charges against Davis and Robinson were the subject of that news conference.

The ASPCA, which said it removed nearly 100 dogs involved in the investigation, also helped law enforcement with a major dogfighting investigation in 2009 that led to charges against about two dozen people and the rescue of more than 400 dogs in Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Mississippi.

Tim Rickey, vice president of the ASPCA, said dogfighting remains a major problem.  “The situation has not changed,” he said Monday. “We do not feel like there has been any decline in animal fights. There is better awareness, but there continues to be a lack of enforcement because they're very difficult to investigate.”  Dogfighting, a federal felony, has come under renewed scrutiny since NFL star Michael Vick was convicted and served prison time for running a dogfighting ring. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has been working with the Humane Society of the United States to stop organized animal fighting.

In the complaint unsealed Monday in Kansas, an FBI special agent said two sources approached a Missouri law enforcement officer and the FBI about Davis “and his dog fighting ring.” According to the complaint, Davis and Robinson owned the dogs, most of which were pit bulls, and trained them for weekly dogfights in Harrison County, Mo., and fights in April in the Kansas City area and Dallas.
Robinson used a home in Kansas City, Kan., as a training site for the dogs, who were chained to treadmills for “several hours at a time,” the complaint said one of the sources told the FBI. The dogs also had weights on “to strengthen it,” and “caged live chickens were placed in front of each treadmill as `bait,“’ the complaint said.

The complaint said the bodies of three dead dogs were found on the farm the men used in Harrison County – two by one of the FBI informants and one by a Missouri law enforcement officer.
Davis and Robinson discussed betting $20,000 to $30,000 on the dog they were training for the Dallas fight, the complaint said.

The FBI paid one of the sources $1,900 and the other source $100, according to the complaint. One of the sources had no previous convictions, but the other had prior convictions, including for felony theft and transportation of a woman for prostitution.

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Criminal Defense Lawyer's Mug Shot ends up right next to his own advertisement

Now this is hilarious.  Turns out a criminal defense lawyer in Florida, was arrested over the weekend for his involvement in a drunken hit and run...that's bad but not news.  The funny thing is that guy advertises on one of those mugshot websites, and well hilarity ensues. Here is the article and the picture.

Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Mug Shot Ends Up Next to Own Online Ad After Weekend Arrest

Neetzan Zimmerman

Bad: Criminal defense attorney Thomas Lewis Edwards of Gainesville, Florida, was arrested over the weekend and charges with multiple counts stemming from an alleged drunken hit-and-run.

Worse: His mug shot appeared on a local mug shot website juxtaposed with an online banner ad for his own legal practice, Schackow, Mercadante & Edwards.

Worst: Back in 2007, Edwards was interviewed by The Gainesville Sun about bad-looking mug shots, and had this to say:

"Mug shots, unfortunately, are never good pictures. They've usually got people who are in compromised positions," said Gainesville defense attorney Thomas Edwards.

"They arrest you and you're not looking so good. They're not going to give you a plastic comb. They are not going to concern themselves if you look like crap."

Short of someone turning themselves in at the jail, most people can't prepare for getting their mug shot taken, Edwards said.  Legally, he added, there's nothing a defense lawyer can do about a bad mug shot except make sure it doesn't prejudice a jury that will hear the case.

Oof. If he's looking for a good lawyer, I hear Thomas Lewis Edwards is superb.

People of Colorado...Don't bring your drugs into Kansas

I came across this article from a blogger in Denver.  Pretty interesting.  It is funny how crossing an imaginary line on a map with Marijuana can have such drastic consequences.  Here is the article.

Marijuana profiling: Coloradans should ditch weed before state line, says Kansas attorney

By Michael Roberts

In our continued coverage of alleged profiling of cars with Colorado license plates in other states due to our marijuana laws, we shared the experiences of Westword writer Britt Chester, who was pulled over not once, but twice last week during a cross-country trip.  One of the places he was rousted was Kansas, and an attorney there says such profiling appears to be happening routinely -- so much so that he's considered buying a billboard at the state line warning people coming from Colorado to dump their pot.  According to Cal Williams, an attorney based in Colby, Kansas, the billboard would say, "'Stop and get rid of this. Don't come into Kansas with it. You can go to prison on less than an ounce.'"

Another variation on this theme is mentioned by Leonard Frieling, a Denver-based lawyer with whom Williams has brainstormed on the idea. "I imagine an electronic billboard like those speedometer signs that tell you how fast you're going -- 36 miles per hour, or whatever," he notes. "But this one would say, 'You are crossing the state line in eight minutes. Would you like to stay with us for the next five years?'"

This isn't much of an exaggeration. "As little as 25 grams can be a felony in Kansas," Williams points out. "There's a range from 25 grams to 450 grams, and even for someone with no record, a conviction could carry 46 to 51 months in a penitentiary."

Moreover, wrist slaps aren't common in these cases, whether an individual had previously steered clear of wrongdoing. "It is presumptive prison," Williams says, "with 49 months being the middle range; that's likely what it would be. And based on the fact that an ounce is 28.35 grams, less than an ounce is enough to send you to prison."

As for whether profiling is taking place in Kansas, Chester's tale suggests that it is. He told us that he and a friend were halfway through Kansas in a truck with Colorado plates when they were pulled over by a state trooper for the high crime of driving in the left lane; a law there says cars should use that lane only when passing and then return to the right. But the trooper made it clear he had other possible crimes on his mind.

"He said, 'Hey, listen, a lot of people are trafficking marijuana out of Colorado. Some of it's for medical purposes, some of it's for profit. Do you mind if I look in your truck?'" Chester revealed.  The trooper's search turned up nothing more suspicious than rolling papers, so he eventually sent Chester and pal on their way without a citation. But that didn't mean he'd given up on his tactic. "He said they were keeping their eye out for Colorado plates," Chester recalled. How often does this kind of thing happen? And how frequently does it result in troopers finding marijuana?

"I do a lot of warrantless car searches and car stops on I-70," says Williams, "and I have seen it increase a little bit since the law changed in Colorado. But I would say not enough more that I would definitely point a finger at profiling."

One reason for that, he continues, is "because the tags on cars coming from Colorado are from everywhere. If somebody from, say, Kentucky goes to Colorado and gets a couple of pounds, they're usually in a rental car, because they've probably heard that if they're in their own vehicle and they're caught, it's forfeited.  "They're using Colorado as a source," he adds, "where they might previously have gone to Washington or Oregon or California."  Moreover, Williams stresses that stopping every car with a Colorado plate would be impossible. "I live in the second county from the Colorado line, and if I went out to the interstate, every fourth or fifth car might have a Colorado tag on it."  As a result, other factors often come into play when a Colorado ride is stopped, including the type of vehicle and the look of the driver. In Chester's case, for example, he not only was riding in a truck with a covered bed, but he's young, bearded, and wears his hair long.

Nonetheless, Williams has definitely represented more Colorado clients over the past several years, beginning around the time the medical marijuana industry began booming back in 2009 and 2010. And the numbers have ratcheted up again since voters approved Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over to use and possess small amounts of marijuana for recreational purposes.  "I've seen slight increases since both laws went into effect," Williams points out, "but it's not a flood."

Will such stops escalate if Colorado's retail system becomes fully implemented? Perhaps, Williams acknowledges, but eventually, "I think it's going to level off. As long as there's a market, there's going to be a supply. That's free enterprise. But unfortunately, it's illegal free enterprise here."  With that in mind, Williams reminds folks here that "Colorado laws don't apply once you step over that border.... And I don't think that if I was a Colorado college student coming from Boulder or Fort Collins, I'd have something in my car. Because what's perfectly legal in Colorado is a felony in Kansas."