December 19th, 2006
Ames woman charged with MySpace harassment:
An Ames woman faces several charges after police say she sent sexually explicit e-mails using an Iowa State University student�s identity to create a fake MySpace account.
Courtney Victorian Savoy, 20, was charged with transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail, exhibiting persons and harassment.
Savoy is accused of creating a false online […]
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December 19th, 2006
MySpace impersonator pleads guilty to criminal libel:
The saga of Billy Johnson, the Colorado teacher who was improperly impersonated on MySpace, continues as the impersonator, Todd Gugat, pleads guilty to criminal libel�
A former Fruita Monument High School student admitted Thursday to a Mesa County magistrate that he feloniously impersonated one of his former teachers on the […]
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December 18th, 2006
MySpace pics get students in trouble:
Like schools don’t have anything better to worry about�
MADISON - - The Madison Local School District is facing tough questions over a student’s MySpace account and some Halloween pictures.
A student snapped controversial pictures of friends dressed as gangsters and posing with a fake gun while riding the school bus. The […]
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December 18th, 2006
Local Family Seeking Law Suit Over Reprinted MySpace Journal Entry:
Apparently some people still don’t get it that if youj post something anywhere on the internet that it might come back to bite you in the ass�
12/13/2006 - A local family claims the Coalinga High School principal went too far when he shared with others what […]
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December 18th, 2006
Actor Joe Don Baker Sues Over MySpace Posting:
Joe Dan Baker, who starred in the 1973 classic Walking Tall, is suing an unnamed defendant over a fake MySpace�
Baker filed his lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming infringement of right of publicity and misappropriation of likeness. It asks for unspecified general, special and punitive damages.
The […]
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December 18th, 2006
Over at TCN I posted a story about two women who were killed over an argument about a Pit Bull puppy. Thanks to M we have the killer’s MySpace. Gaze with wonderment upon the abomination that is Josh Juarez’s MySpace.
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December 18th, 2006
Teen allegedly offered pot to cops on MySpace:
Today’s Red Forman Dumbass Award winner is one 17-year-old David Carroll�
A Charlotte County teen is accused of using the internet to sell marijuana to police. Seventeen year old David Carroll boldly posted on his MySpace page that he smokes pot and sells it. He even posted a picture […]
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December 18th, 2006
False promises on MySpace safety:
I’m kind of relieved that I’m not the only person that thinks Virginia’s proposed MySpace legislation is pointless�
Flummoxed by bad press, the folks at MySpace.com are scrambling to derail the perception that they’ve become the preferred dating service of pedophiles.
The first arrow in their anti-Cupid’s quiver is to enact state and […]
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December 17th, 2006
Just firing out these posts to get caught up after my vacation�
Andrew Thompson. Killed his father, stuffed the body in a freezer and then hid in the attic. Link.
Thanks to Stephen S. for the link.
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December 14th, 2006
I’m on vacation until Monday probably without internet access. So have a good weekend and I’ll see you when I get back.
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December 12th, 2006
Over at my latest blog I posted about the story of the couple in Louisiana whose pit bull puppy chewed off their baby’s toes. Thanks to Angie we have the MySpace of the mother Mary Shannon Hansche. It’s bare bones and hasn’t been logged into over a year.
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December 12th, 2006
Virginia Attorney General Proposes MySpace Bill:
Another State Attorney General who doesn’t get it jumps on the MySpace scarewagon. This time from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced plans today for legislation to require convicted sex offenders to register their online identities with the state.
That would allow social networking Web sites like MySpace […]
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December 12th, 2006
Police officer’s hearing in MySpace scandal postponed:
Just when you thought it was safe to go to Lexington.
This was one of the first stories involving police and MySpace that I’ve blogged about. You can catch up on it here.
Long story short is they got busted for posting a bunch of inappropriate stuff publicly on their MySpaces […]
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December 12th, 2006
San Jose man victim of PlayStation scam:
Another day and another crime from the hive of scum and villainy that is craigslist�
He wanted a PlayStation 3, but he wound up with a $700 box of junk.
The 27-year-old San Jose man was the victim of a popular scam Saturday when he opened his PlayStation 3 box and […]
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December 12th, 2006
Sheriff’s Son Arrested, Charged With Drug Possession:
HOUSTON — Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas’ son was arrested and charged with drug possession on Saturday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Court officials said Brent Thomas, 26, posted a $2,000 bail after being jailed for a short period of time.
Arrest records show Brent Thomas was charged with theft in 1999. […]
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