Allen Banyacksi Charged With Child Abuse After Slapping Son’s Alleged Bully May 7, 2013

According to a police  report, Allen Banyacksi pulled up in his car alongside three boys who were  walking home from school on Helm Way West in Casselberry on Thursday.

“I feel horrible that I  can’t do more. That I can’t be at school every day to watch over him. To walk  him through the hallways,” Banyacksi told WESH 2.

The boys told police  Banyacksi cursed at them and threatened to kill them.

One of the boys gave  Banyacksi the middle finger, and he got out of the car and confronted him, the  report says.

The boys told police that Banyacksi spit in the victim’s face so the victim spit back at him, and that’s when Banyacksi slapped the victim, knocking him to the ground.

Banyacksi got back into  his car and drove home.

Banyacksi told police he  saw the boys bullying his son and he drove up next to them to figure out “what  their problem was.”

He was charged with  battery and child abuse without great bodily harm.

“I have four kids and he’s  my youngest. He’s my baby. And we’ve watched him get bullied since the 4th  grade. And when does it stop?” Banyacksi said.

Conrad Hilton III, grandson of hotel chain founder, arrested in Florida for domestic battery

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Conrad Hilton III, the grandson of the founder of the  Hilton hotel chain, was arrested Sunday and charged with domestic battery.

According to a police report, a Boca Raton police officer was at Abe and  Louie’s at 2200 Glades Road when he says he saw Hilton stand up from a seated  position at the bar and grab and push his girlfriend. The girlfriend, who was  interviewed by officers, declined to talk to investigators about the  incident.

Hilton, who lists his occupation as philanthropist, sits on the governing  board of the Conrad Hilton Foundation according to its website. The foundation  states that it is dedicated to humanitarian works.

Hilton III was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail overnight.

He was released without bond after making his first appearance before a Palm  Beach County judge.

Naked burglar with fire extinguisher gets hung up May 4, 2013

At first, David Deal thought he heard  gunshots.

But after the Boca Raton man, 52, woke up around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday and called 911, he looked out his front door and saw a naked man trying to break into his house with a fire extinguisher, according to a Boca Raton Police arrest report.

Alex Fanaian, 23, of Boca Raton, stood outside the house in the 300 block of Northeast Eighth Street, banging away at a window near the door with the fire extinguisher. Deal opened the door and asked Fanaian, an FAU student, to stop, according to the report.

Instead, Deal told police in the report that Fanaian sprayed him with the fire extinguisher and hit him in the torso with it.

That’s when a tussle broke out and Deal wrestled Fanaian to the ground. Fanaian weighs about 180 pounds, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement report.

When police got to the house, they found Deal standing outside his front door and the naked man with his wrists and upper arms tied behind his back with a wire shirt hanger from Deal’s closet.

Deal told police he had no idea who Fanaian was or why he was trying to get inside his house, according to the report.

Police say attempts to talk with Fanaian were fruitless, adding that he “was not making sensible statements.”

When police talked with a roommate of Fanaian across the street, he said Fanaian was drinking earlier that night in Delray Beach and Boca Raton but the roommate didn’t know Fanaian was trying to break into the house across the street, according to the report.

Fanaian was taken to Boca Regional Hospital and later booked into Palm Beach County Jail. He was released late Monday on $30,000 bail. He faces charges of armed burglary and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Teen forced to kneel on cheese grater for hours May 3, 2013

A 17-year-old high school student was forced by her aunt to kneel on a metal cheese grater for hours at a time, Boynton Beach police said.

According to an arrest report, Yolanda Jean-Baptiste, 36, imposed brutal punishments on her niece for skipping school.

Police officers learned of the alleged abuse on Tuesday in a meeting with a case worker with the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Jean-Baptiste also beat and used a belt on the girl and threatened to poke her eyes out if she called police, the arrest report said.

Officers met with the girl at her school on Tuesday. She told police that Jean-Baptiste beat her every day because she had missed classes over 10 times during the semester. The girl said she was forced to kneel on the metal cheese grater for six hours after her aunt received a letter from her school about the girl’s attendance.

The girl also said she was made to kneel on the grater for three hours on Saturday and for five hours on Monday.

The girl’s knees were discolored and covered in bruises and she had contusions on her upper legs, police said.

Interviewed by police, Jean-Baptiste said she had been taking care of the girl since June 2012. She denied the cheese grater and belt allegations but said she has been disciplining the girl by making her kneel on the tile floor in the living room for two hours every day.

Jean-Baptiste also said she would sometimes slap the girl hard on her buttocks and arms “because she sometimes gets stressed out from dealing with her.”

Asked about the girl’s injuries, the aunt said she didn’t know how the girl got them.

Jean-Baptiste was arrested on a charge of child abuse Tuesday afternoon. She was held at the Palm Beach County Jail until her release early Wednesday on a $3,000 bond.

The girl was placed in the custody of the aunt’s boyfriend with the approval of the Department of Children and Families, police said.

Man threw ex-wife’s TV over balcony, ran over it with truck … Just get over it man! May 2, 2013

Man arrested for attacking ex-wife, boyfriend

A Key West man is under arrest, charged with breaking into his ex-wife’s residence, damaging her property then attacking her and her current boyfriend at her place of work.

50 year old George Rodriguez is accused of going to his ex-wife’s house and entering it without permission. Once inside, he took a 65 inch flat screen television and threw it over the balcony into the driveway. Witnesses say as he left the residence, he drove over the television with his truck, destroying it.

Rodriguez also confronted his ex-wife at her place of business, grabbing her by the hair and hitting her. He also confronted her current boyfriend. The two got into a fight. During their struggle, Rodriguez attempted to hit the boyfriend’s head on a metal truck bumper. An employee of the business had to pull the two apart.

Deputies responded to both the house, on Sugarloaf Key, and the business on Rockland Key. They found Rodriguez still at the business. He was placed under arrest. He was charged with aggravated assault, battery, criminal mischief and burglary. He was booked into jail.

Disney-loving Wiccan witch’s home is target of attacks

New Port Richey – A Pasco County couple is living in fear after some violent  attacks at their home.

The multi-colored house is impossible to miss.
“We call it the  Glitter Dome,” said Randy Withers.
Inside is just as colorful and  includes a shrine to all things Disney.
“We absolutely adore all the fun  that goes with it, but the diversity that’s embraced is what also draws us in,”  said Kryja Withers.
But the Withers say their New Port Richey home,  designed to make people happy, is now a target, because of their Pagan faith.
“It’s a shame that this perpetuation of fear must continue,” said Kryja  Withers.
Kyrja authors children’s books featuring a bunny named Rupert  who learns about Pagan holidays.
She says along with her Wiccan beliefs,  she is a practicing elemental witch.
“We are perceived to be bad people  and hurting children, and nothing could be further from the truth,” said  Withers.

The harassment started with people yelling expletives as they drove by and  others leaning on their horns.

But last month someone fired a pellet gun at the home.

“I hear pop, pop, and something jumped off the wall at me and it turned out  to be the shards of glass from the window,” said Kyja.

And two weeks ago on the same day as the Boston bombings, two acid bombs were  tossed on their front yard.
“We couldn’t sit down to our dinner table  for one hour, not for one hour without being concerned that someone else was  coming by to do something to us,” she said.

Kyrja and Randy say they are getting help from local authorities, the New  Port Richey police department has this patrol car parked out front. But they are  also getting support from the Lady Liberty League, a national Pagan religious  freedom and civil rights support organization.

“We are assisting law enforcement in helping protect Kyrja, her family, and  home,” said Rev. Selena Fox, Executive Director of Lady Liberty League.   Many of LLL’s recommendations for the Withers have now been put into  effect.  The organization will continue to assist law enforcement and work  with Kyrja and her family to ensure their safety as the situation unfolds.”

Police have questioned some area high schoolers who may be responsible for  some of the harassment, but they are still looking for whoever crossed the line  into violence. They say it could be considered a hate crime.
“They are  really good people and they don’t deserve to be treated like this. We are going  to do whatever we can to prevent anything further from happening,” said  detective Greg Williams.

The Withers are offering a $200 reward to help catch whoever attacked their  home, but they are more interested in turning this into a opportunity to teach.
“We need to be out and say who we are. I am a witch. Come and find out  who I am,” said Kyrja.

The couple is trying raise money to pay for a security system. Here is a link  to their fundraisng site.

http://igg.me/at/kyrja/x/3136210

Here are some other links if you want to find out more about the Withers:

http://theilluminatinetwork.com/friends-of-rupert/ www.friendsofrupert.com www.facebook.com/friendsofrupert www.youtube.com/friendso www.facebook.com/theglitterdome

Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_pasco/pagan-witch-says-her-home-was-targeted#ixzz2SACWHEfD

Man offers kids candy, tells them to reach in his pocket, molests them April 30, 2013

New Port Richey, Florida – He’s dirty, disgusting and deviant, neighbors say.

A man described as being between his late fifties and early seventies is accused of the unthinkable – preying on children and molesting them.

This mystery molester lured two 9-year-olds, a boy and a girl, out of their front lawn and behind a vacant home in New Port Richey on Friday night around 8pm in the 6000 block of 9th Avenue.

He told the kids he wanted to “play a game.”

It all started with the promise of candy. In fact, sources say the molester told the kids to reach into his pocket.

The children live across the street from each other and were playing basketball when the man was stalking them, deputies say.

Neighbors, who are moms, couldn’t believe the news when they heard the news about the molester.

“This hits close to home,” Sylvia Spencer told 10 News.

Julie Roberts said, “Wow, wow. I don’t even have words.”

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has launched a manhunt for the molester who was seen driving a maroon SUV.

Detectives are hoping that someone knows who this molester is and will turn him in soon.

13-year-old Florida boy accused of strangling his teacher in class April 28, 2013

 

New Port Richey, Florida – A 13-year-old boy who stands 5’11 and weighs 240 pounds is accused of strangling his teacher on Thursday.

The incident took place midday at AMI Kids School, a facility contracted by the Pasco County School District to help at risk youth.

According to an affidavit from the New Port Richey Police Department, the teacher tried to split up an argument between the suspect and another student who were fighting over a seat in class.

During the fight the teacher, Jennifer Baldwin, stepped in to break it up when the 13-year-old wrapped his hands around her neck and tried to strangle her.

Two other students in the class stepped in and pulled the suspect off Baldwin.

She is expected to return to work on Monday.

Dennis Smith, the suspect’s uncle, says his nephew is generally a good kid but notices the anger issues surface after staying with his mother at her house.

“Between his mother and his step-brother causing all kinds of problems, whenever he stays over there he does nothing but wrong things.”

Right now, he is hoping to get the boy help with his anger issues after dealing with the court case ahead.

“It was scary enough for him to even think about doing that with a teacher – I would assume he’s got a bad temper,” said Smith.

Couple drank at bar while nervous, hungry boy waited outside

A Seminole County couple were recently charged with child neglect after a deputy found a 7-year-old boy in their care waiting outside a DeBary bar while they were drinking inside, according to a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office report.

Lucien and Emily Brodeur, both of Casselberry, were arrested after deputies were called to Rumors Bar, 83 U.S. Highway 17-92, at about 10:30 p.m. April 19.

The deputy said in a report the boy “appeared to be nervous and scared” and the entrance to the bar was about 20 feet from U.S. 17-92, the busiest road in DeBary.

The boy said he arrived with the couple on their motorcycle. The boy was hungry and couldn’t remember the last time he ate.

Lucien Brodeur, 32, left the bar to talk to the deputy and said: ” I told him to come inside with me and play pool,” according to the report. “He didn’t want to come inside, so he is playing outside”.

Brodeur said he and Emily Brodeur, 35, had only been at the bar for 20 minutes. A bartender said they had been there for about 90 minutes.

The boy was turned over to a friend of the family and the Florida Department of Children and Families was contacted.

Teacher accused of throwing a student April 26, 2013

BRADENTON, FL – Students who attend Horizons Academy in Bradenton are the ones singled out for special attention because of behavior problems. But Manatee County deputies say one of the teachers, Colby Cadwell, had behavior issues of his own.

Deputies said on Tuesday, Cadwell noticed a 13-year-old boy acting like he was going to hit someone. “And that’s when the teacher came up to him and grabbed him, threw him down, and then actually picked him up and physically threw him out of the room out into the grassy area outside the classroom” said Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer David Bristow. He says a security camera caught Cadwell hurling the 90 pound student, at least 10 feet.

Cadwell’s Facebook page shows he is a 5th grade teacher at Horizons.

A Manatee County schools spokesman tells me, he started as a teacher’s aide in 2007, and began at horizons 3 years ago.

A neighbor of Cadwell, Phyllis Cooley told me how she’d react if it were her child. ’Probably can’t say it here but I’d raise hell and put a jack under it. Yeah. I would. Not my kid. But I wouldn’t expect my kid to do that either.

Another neighbor has sympathy for teachers. ”Teachers nowadays are put in a rock and hard spot. They can’t touch the kids. The kids could verbally, physically abuse the teacher and the teachers seem like they don’t have any recourse” said Jordan Prior.

Deputies say Cadwell apologized, saying he should have grabbed the kid by the arm. ”There’s certain protocol you have to follow in a classroom and this goes way beyond that,” said the Sheriff spokesman, David Bristow.

Cadwell is charged with felony child abuse.