On March 31, 2014, the United States Marshals Service’s South West Investigative Fugitive Team (SWIFT) fugitive task force arrested Maria Cathy Tercero on a warrant charging her with Attempted Homicide. Tercero was charged on August 1, 2012, in Victorville Superior Court in California. The attempted homicide occurred during an incident between rival gangs. Allegedly, Tercero and three additional gang members held down several victims from a rival gang and stabbed them multiple times. Tercero’s three accomplices were apprehended but Tercero fled California.
United States Marshals in central California developed leads that Tercero relocated to Albuquerque, NM. Deputy Marshals in Albuquerque were able to track Tercero to the 4000 block of Glen Canyon Court in northeast Albuquerque, NM. A team of law enforcement officers from the Marshal’s SWIFT task force located and arrested Tercero without incident. Tercero was transported and booked into the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center.
Monday, April 07, 2014
Aman Ziadeh Arrested on Sexual Assault of Minors Charges
United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced that the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force arrested Aman Ziadeh, a 53-year old man, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
United States Marshal Pane stated, “The U.S. Marshals Service takes a very active, aggressive approach in locating and arresting fugitives charged with serious felony offenses such as sex crimes against children. Although the District Justice released Ziadeh on unsecured bail, it is my sincere hope that the victims will find some measure of comfort knowing the alleged attacker has been brought to justice.”
In July of 2013, the Lower Paxton Township Police Department began investigating allegations of sexual misconduct on two minors. It is alleged that Ziadeh had inappropriate contact with the minors on multiple occasions. On March 24, 2014, Lower Paxton Township Police obtained an arrest warrant from Magisterial Judge William Wenner, charging Ziadeh with the following offenses:
After the issuance of the arrest warrant, the Lower Paxton Township Police Department requested assistance of the USMS Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania to locate and apprehend Ziadeh.
On April 1, Ziadeh was arrested by Task Force members without incident in the 1600 block of Colonial Road in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was taken before Magisterial Judge Wenner. Ziadeh was released on $50,000 unsecured bail, and his travel was restricted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ziadeh was also required to surrender his Egyptian passport and to be under pre-trial supervision pending the final disposition of this case.
The USMS worked jointly in this investigation with officers from Lower Paxton Township Police Department.
United States Marshal Pane stated, “The U.S. Marshals Service takes a very active, aggressive approach in locating and arresting fugitives charged with serious felony offenses such as sex crimes against children. Although the District Justice released Ziadeh on unsecured bail, it is my sincere hope that the victims will find some measure of comfort knowing the alleged attacker has been brought to justice.”
In July of 2013, the Lower Paxton Township Police Department began investigating allegations of sexual misconduct on two minors. It is alleged that Ziadeh had inappropriate contact with the minors on multiple occasions. On March 24, 2014, Lower Paxton Township Police obtained an arrest warrant from Magisterial Judge William Wenner, charging Ziadeh with the following offenses:
- 2 counts of Corruption Of Minors – Defendant Age 18 or Above
- 2 counts of Unlawful Contact With Minor – Sexual Offenses
- 2 counts of Indecent Assault - Person Less than 13 Years of Age
After the issuance of the arrest warrant, the Lower Paxton Township Police Department requested assistance of the USMS Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania to locate and apprehend Ziadeh.
On April 1, Ziadeh was arrested by Task Force members without incident in the 1600 block of Colonial Road in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was taken before Magisterial Judge Wenner. Ziadeh was released on $50,000 unsecured bail, and his travel was restricted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ziadeh was also required to surrender his Egyptian passport and to be under pre-trial supervision pending the final disposition of this case.
The USMS worked jointly in this investigation with officers from Lower Paxton Township Police Department.
12 Indicted in Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy, 2 Charged with Distribution Resulting in Death
TERENCE TAYLOR, a/k/a “Peezy,” a/k/a “Sonny,” 35; ARTHUR MCKINNIS, a/k/a “Notchy,” 23; NOEL JONES, a/k/a “Skinny,” a/k/a “Noe,” 26; TERRELL DYER, a/k/a “T,” 29; PERCY DEPRON, a/k/a “Doo,” 27; ERNEST DIAZ, a/k/a “E.O.,” 24; MALCOLM BOLDEN, a/k/a “Little Mac,” 19; TERRELL DAVIS, a/k/a “Fest,” 22; MELVIN SMITH, a/k/a “Mel,” 29; THEODORE GRIFFIN, a/k/a “Old Timer,” a/k/a “Nokie,” 59; NARCISSE TROTTER, a/k/a “Nerk,” 43; and AARONISHA LEWIS, a/k/a “Molly,” 24, all residents of New Orleans, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday, March 27, 2014, for conspiring to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin in the New Orleans area from January 2011 to the present, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr.
TAYLOR and BOLDEN are also charged with distribution of heroin on or about July 26, 2013, resulting in the death of Kevin Ryan. Several of the defendants are charged with additional counts of distributing heroin and using telephones in furtherance of heroin trafficking. According to the indictment, GRIFFIN faces an additional charge of maintaining a drug-involved premise for allowing a residence located at 4848 Deanne Street in New Orleans to be used for drug-related activities.
“The arrests made today are part of DEA’s response to the addiction, crime, violence, and despair brought on by the growing threat of heroin,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown. “Heroin is a killer that does not discriminate. It destroys lives, families, and hope in every segment of society; and the individuals who sell heroin are spreading potential death in every foil package sold on the streets of this country. DEA, working shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement agencies across the New Orleans area, is fully committed to stopping the spread of this deadly drug and to bringing to justice those who profit from the misery created by heroin.”
“The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has a long-standing and proud partnership with our federal law enforcement partners. The work we do together is helping remove life-threatening drugs from our communities and making sure that those who would supply these drugs to others face the consequences of their actions,” stated St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain.
TAYLOR and BOLDEN are also charged with distribution of heroin on or about July 26, 2013, resulting in the death of Kevin Ryan. Several of the defendants are charged with additional counts of distributing heroin and using telephones in furtherance of heroin trafficking. According to the indictment, GRIFFIN faces an additional charge of maintaining a drug-involved premise for allowing a residence located at 4848 Deanne Street in New Orleans to be used for drug-related activities.
“The arrests made today are part of DEA’s response to the addiction, crime, violence, and despair brought on by the growing threat of heroin,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown. “Heroin is a killer that does not discriminate. It destroys lives, families, and hope in every segment of society; and the individuals who sell heroin are spreading potential death in every foil package sold on the streets of this country. DEA, working shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement agencies across the New Orleans area, is fully committed to stopping the spread of this deadly drug and to bringing to justice those who profit from the misery created by heroin.”
“The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has a long-standing and proud partnership with our federal law enforcement partners. The work we do together is helping remove life-threatening drugs from our communities and making sure that those who would supply these drugs to others face the consequences of their actions,” stated St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain.
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, Calls for Banishment of Pro-gun Opposition
Politicians seeking to diminish Second Amendment rights often couch their views in language that hides their true agenda. But, on January 17, pro-gun advocates were squarely confronted with the contempt in which they are held by some political elites. Speaking on "The Capitol Pressroom" public radio program, Governor Andrew Cuomo labeled gun rights supporters who are "pro-assault weapon" and critical of his so-called safe Act as "extreme conservatives" who "have no place in the state of New York." Ironically, this statement says more about Cuomo himself than those he attacks.
Besides being arrogant and dismissive, these comments ignore reality in the Empire State. The safe Act was passed under cover of night, and bypassed normal legislative procedures. Its own proponents obviously knew it would be controversial. Indeed, opposition to the law has been widespread, including among law enforcement groups such as the New York State Sheriffs' Association.
Further, the constitutionality of the act is still being litigated. As noted elsewhere in this issue, a case supported by NRA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association challenging the law is progressing through the federal courts, and parts of the law have already been blocked by a federal judge.
One likely reason Cuomo considers those who defend the Second Amendment to be extreme is that he does not believe the amendment protects an individual right at all. As attorney general of New York, Cuomo signed onto a brief defending the District of Columbia's handgun ban in the landmark Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller. The brief argued the Second Amendment did not protect an individual right but instead "was intended to protect state sovereignty by restricting the federal government's ability to regulate gun ownership in ways that would interfere with state militias." Following the court's affirmation of the individual right interpretation, a Gallup poll showed that 73 percent of Americans agreed with the decision, leaving Cuomo in a small minority.
In 1998, as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Clinton administration, Cuomo's radical push to have the federal government support frivolous lawsuits against the gun industry faced resistance even from within the decidedly anti-gun White House. One White House insider opined that the scheme "smells like Cuomo" and that the Justice Department wouldn't want to pursue the case. "How can you blame gun manufacturers for illegal weapons brought into public housing by tenants and non-tenants," he asked. "Where is the conspiracy?"
Other gun control supporters agreed. In a Dec. 17, 1999, editorial, the Washington Post described the Cuomo supported lawsuits as "disquieting even for those who, like us, strongly support rigorous controls on handguns." The piece went on to explain it "seems wrong for an agency of the federal government to organize other plaintiffs to put pressure on an industry … to achieve policy results the administration has not been able to achieve through normal legislation or regulation."
Congress itself implicitly condemned Cuomo's tactics by passing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in 2005, which effectively barred these sorts of suits against gun manufacturers.
Even before Cuomo's latest outburst, on May 21, 2013, the Albany Times Union reported that a source told them Cuomo "threatened to remove sheriffs from office" if the law enforcement officials did not keep quiet about their opposition to the safe Act. This is consistent with Cuomo's attempt in 2000 to bully gun makers into signing an agreement supporting several gun control proposals by threatening to exert his influence as HUD secretary to sway municipal law enforcement contracts.
Most tellingly, the so-called "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines banned by Cuomo's "SAFE" Act are among the most popular, fastest-selling arms in the United States. Law-abiding Americans are expressing their disagreement with him with their hard-earned dollars.
Based on Cuomo's long history of thuggish tactics to advance a radical anti-gun agenda, his recent comments striking at the core of New York's pluralism are merely the latest example that he is the true extremist. This November, we encourage all NRA members and Second Amendment supporters in the Empire State to deliver just as strong a message that he is not welcome as their governor.
Courtesy of Chris Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director
Besides being arrogant and dismissive, these comments ignore reality in the Empire State. The safe Act was passed under cover of night, and bypassed normal legislative procedures. Its own proponents obviously knew it would be controversial. Indeed, opposition to the law has been widespread, including among law enforcement groups such as the New York State Sheriffs' Association.
Further, the constitutionality of the act is still being litigated. As noted elsewhere in this issue, a case supported by NRA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association challenging the law is progressing through the federal courts, and parts of the law have already been blocked by a federal judge.One likely reason Cuomo considers those who defend the Second Amendment to be extreme is that he does not believe the amendment protects an individual right at all. As attorney general of New York, Cuomo signed onto a brief defending the District of Columbia's handgun ban in the landmark Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller. The brief argued the Second Amendment did not protect an individual right but instead "was intended to protect state sovereignty by restricting the federal government's ability to regulate gun ownership in ways that would interfere with state militias." Following the court's affirmation of the individual right interpretation, a Gallup poll showed that 73 percent of Americans agreed with the decision, leaving Cuomo in a small minority.
In 1998, as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Clinton administration, Cuomo's radical push to have the federal government support frivolous lawsuits against the gun industry faced resistance even from within the decidedly anti-gun White House. One White House insider opined that the scheme "smells like Cuomo" and that the Justice Department wouldn't want to pursue the case. "How can you blame gun manufacturers for illegal weapons brought into public housing by tenants and non-tenants," he asked. "Where is the conspiracy?"
Other gun control supporters agreed. In a Dec. 17, 1999, editorial, the Washington Post described the Cuomo supported lawsuits as "disquieting even for those who, like us, strongly support rigorous controls on handguns." The piece went on to explain it "seems wrong for an agency of the federal government to organize other plaintiffs to put pressure on an industry … to achieve policy results the administration has not been able to achieve through normal legislation or regulation."
Congress itself implicitly condemned Cuomo's tactics by passing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in 2005, which effectively barred these sorts of suits against gun manufacturers.
Even before Cuomo's latest outburst, on May 21, 2013, the Albany Times Union reported that a source told them Cuomo "threatened to remove sheriffs from office" if the law enforcement officials did not keep quiet about their opposition to the safe Act. This is consistent with Cuomo's attempt in 2000 to bully gun makers into signing an agreement supporting several gun control proposals by threatening to exert his influence as HUD secretary to sway municipal law enforcement contracts.
Most tellingly, the so-called "assault weapons" and "large capacity" magazines banned by Cuomo's "SAFE" Act are among the most popular, fastest-selling arms in the United States. Law-abiding Americans are expressing their disagreement with him with their hard-earned dollars.
Based on Cuomo's long history of thuggish tactics to advance a radical anti-gun agenda, his recent comments striking at the core of New York's pluralism are merely the latest example that he is the true extremist. This November, we encourage all NRA members and Second Amendment supporters in the Empire State to deliver just as strong a message that he is not welcome as their governor.
Courtesy of Chris Cox, NRA-ILA Executive Director
Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography Hosted by @ChicagoMuseum
In 1942, the Office of War Information issued photographer Jack Delano a new assignment: document “railroads and their place in American life.” During the next several months, Delano captured three thousand images, two-thirds of them in the nation’s rail hub—Chicago.
The opening of Railroaders is finally here! Railroaders features the photography of Jack Delano, whose portraits of Chicago railroad workers rallied support for the war effort during World War II. Enjoy boxcar music from the Sanctified Grumblers acoustic trio and family activities in celebration of the opening. NPR’s StoryCorps will be on hand to record your transportation stories (space is limited).
Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography
Exhibition Opening Celebration
Saturday, April 5, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
The opening of Railroaders is finally here! Railroaders features the photography of Jack Delano, whose portraits of Chicago railroad workers rallied support for the war effort during World War II. Enjoy boxcar music from the Sanctified Grumblers acoustic trio and family activities in celebration of the opening. NPR’s StoryCorps will be on hand to record your transportation stories (space is limited).
Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography
Exhibition Opening Celebration
Saturday, April 5, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
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