Canton
Aggravated Murder and Felonious Assault
Paul A. Tarver II's girlfriend, Keisha Lewis, was three months pregnant with his preborn child, which he did not want.
Tarver and Lewis were on their way to dinner at a northeast Canton restaurant on March 7, 2002. Tarver told police that a masked gunman burst into his Ford Ranger in the restaurant parking lot and ordered Tarver to drive to a nearby hatchery. The gunman then grabbed the keys from the ignition and began rifling through Tarver's and Lewis' belongings for money, police said. The robber argued with Tarver and Lewis about the amount of money they had and began shooting.
It turned out that Tarver had hired the gunman.
On July 10, 2002, Tarver was indicted by a Stark grand jury and was charged with complicity to commit aggravated murder and complicity to commit felonious assault. The murder charge stems from the death of the preborn child. Ohio law equates causing the unlawful termination of a pregnancy with causing another person's death, but it is not a death penalty offense. The assault charge stemmed from the injuries inflicted on Lewis, who recovered from several gunshot wounds to the abdomen.
On October 24, 2003, a jury took less than four hours to convict Tarver of complicity to aggravated murder and complicity to felonious assault. On November 1, 2002, Stark County Common Pleas Judge Sara Lioi imposed a 20-year to life sentence for complicity in the death of Keisha Lewis' 3-month-old preborn baby, eight years for complicity to felonious assault on Lewis and three more years because a gun was involved. Lioi said "For committing the ultimate selfish act, you arranged for the unthinkable ... to have the baby killed in its mother's womb."
The shooter remains at large.
References: Andale Gross. "Canton Man Accused in Shooting is Indicted: He's Charged With Planning Attack That Killed Fetus." Canton Beacon Journal, July 12, 2002; "Man Accused of Setting Up Shooting of Pregnant Girlfriend." WKYC [Akron, Ohio Channel 3 News], July 12, 2002; "Trial Begins for Man Charged in Fetus Death." WKYC News, October 22, 2002; "Trial Starts on Conspiracy to Kill Pregnant Woman." Akron, Ohio Channel 23 news WKYC-TV, October 23, 2002; "Jury Convicts in Conspiracy to Kill Fetus." Akron, Ohio Channel 23 news WKYC-TV, October 25, 2002; Dave Sereno. "Boyfriend in Shooting Case Sentenced." Canton Reporter, October 25, 2002; "Man Convicted of Having Ex-Girlfriend Shot to Kill Their Unborn Baby." Associated Press; October 26, 2002; Steve Ertelt's Pro-Life Infonet at http://www.prolifeinfo.org, October 27, 2002; "Man Guilty in Killing of Girlfriend's Fetus: Woman was Shot During Carjacking." Cincinnati Enquirer, October 30, 2002; Robert Wang. Judge Says Canton Man 'Arranged for Unthinkable'." Canton Reporter, November 2, 2002.
Murder
40-year old LaMarr Parr of Massillon, Ohio, was charged with the September 16, 2000 fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, 28-year old Jean K. Toles, and the killing of her 2½-month old preborn child.
Parr is accused of fatally stabbing Toles as they fought inside a car less than 100 feet from the home of Parr's father, with whom the defendant had been living. He dumped her body in a ditch, and two bicyclists found her the next day. Police arrested Parr in Detroit nine days after Toles' body was found.
In 1996, Ohio amended its involuntary manslaughter statute to include "the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit a felony." Parr's court-appointed attorney, April Bible, argued that the charge was unconstitutional because a nonviable unborn child is not a person and does not have rights independent of the mother, but was overruled by the judge.
References: "Man on Trial for Killing an Unborn Child." Akron Beacon Journal, December 2, 2000; Steve Ertelt's Pro-Life Infonet at http://www.prolifeinfo.org/infonet.html, December 5, 2000.
Cincinnati
Aggravated Murder (2 counts)
Sean Steele had impregnated his 15-year old girl friend, Barbara J. "Bobbie" Watkins, and she was 26 to 32 weeks pregnant. Numerous people told investigators that Steele had been pressuring Watkins to have an abortion. Steele told Watkins that they were going to buy baby clothes. He lured her to a wooded area near the Easton Town Center, then strangled her and left her body in the woods. County Assistant Prosecutor Greg Peterson said that "If Bobbie Watkins wasn't going to voluntarily terminate this pregnancy, he was. It doesn't matter if he created that life, because there was no question he ended it. There can be no question what Sean Steele's purpose was when he entered the woods. The purpose was to end the life of Bobbie Watkins."
During two days of testimony, a Columbus homicide detective and a minister testified that Steele confessed to choking Watkins, dropping a rock on her body and stabbing her with a broken beer bottle. Construction workers found Watkins' decomposed body on September 22, 1998 in a wooded ravine near Easton. Family and friends testified that Watkins had told them she was pregnant and Steele was the father. Witnesses testified Steele gave Watkins $200 for an abortion, but she wanted to have the child. Witnesses also testified that Steele threatened to kill her and the preborn child if she didn't end the pregnancy. A deputy coroner testified Watkins was about 26 to 32 weeks pregnant.
References: "Life Notes: Unborn Babies Murdered." Life in Oregon [Oregon Right to Life], December 1999-January 2000, page 7; Tim Doulin. "Aggravated Murder Charge Too Severe, Defense Attorney Says: Sean Steele Intended to Harm Barbara Watkins Because She Refused to Have an Abortion, Prosecutors Say." Columbus Dispatch, March 31, 2000.
Voluntary Manslaughter (2 incidents)
Tony Ringer's girlfriend, Cassandra Betts, was pregnant by him, and he did not want the baby because he wanted to marry another woman. So, in early December 2000, he demanded that Betts abort his child. When she refused, they argued, and then he shot her in the head as she sat in her car, killing her and her 6-week old preborn child. After murdering her, Ringer ran away, leaving Betts' seven-year-old daughter in the back seat. Prosecutors said that DNA tests determined that Ringer was the father of Betts' child.
On February 28, 2002, Ringer pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. Judge Richard Niehaus sentenced Ringer to consecutive nine-year terms on the two charges, to be followed by a three-year term for using a gun during the crime. Ringer was originally charged with two countes of aggravated murder.
Betts' mother, Barbaranne Irving, called Ringer a "coward" in court. "You have never looked at me to see the damage you have done. You're a coward for never looking me in my face."
References: Dayton Daily News, March 1, 2002; "Boyfriend Gets Prison in Slaying." Associated Press, March 4, 2002; Lifetalk Video News (Life Dynamics, Inc.), April 2002.
Attempted Murder
Pro-life author George Grant found the bodies of several preborn babies in a dumpster behind a Cincinnati abortion mill in the Spring of 1987. A security guard for the abortuary told him to drop the bodies, but Grant ran instead. The guard fired his gun at Grant, striking a post beside him in the alley. Unsuccessful in its attempt to impose the death penalty on Grant for stealing trash, the abortion mill subsequently sued him for $1 million.
Reference: Anti-Life Report. "Shot at and Sued for Finding Body." ALL About Issues, February-March 1988, page 10.
Botched Abortions, Sexual Predation, Harassment, and Prostitution
Former Nazi and SS officer Vilis Kruze put his wartime skills to work performing abortions for Kaiser Permanente in Ohio and Hawaii. He was convicted in connection with botching an abortion on a 19-year old "exotic dancer" who committed suicide a few days later. Kruze had some very strange habits, even for an abortionist. He locked his female secretaries in closets and made them urinate into bottles while at their desks. Ohio authorities eventually sent Kruze to prison then committed him to a hospital for the criminally insane. Kruze also gave drugs to young girls in exchange for sex, and, after he was released from the mental hospital, the brother of one of these girls tracked him down and killed him in revenge.
References: 60 Minutes broadcast of November 4, 1990; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey. Akron, Ohio: Brennyman Books, 1997. Page 6.
Cleveland
Aggravated Murder, Arson and Aggravated Robbery
In an unusual turn of events, abortion was, in this case, the cause of a woman murdering a man.
According to sworn affidavits and police and witness statements, the following events occurred in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jonelle Crockett, who was pregnant, was dating businessman Paul Nardone. The baby she was carrying was not Nardone's but she wanted him to pay to abort the child anyway.
Nardone refused to pay for the abortion. So, on August 28, 2004, Crockett shot him, stuffed him into the trunk of his car with the help of her baby's real father, then set the car on fire. She then stole Nardone's credit cards and went on a shopping spree.
Crockett then told witnesses that she had killed Nardone because he refused to give her money for an abortion.
On September 15, 2004, a grand jury indicted Crockett on capital murder charges.
Crockett already had a nine-year record of violent crime.
References: "Police Name Suspect In Local Businessman's Death." NewsNet5.com, September 8, 2004; "Woman Charged in Fiery Slaying." The Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio], September 16, 2004; "Warrant Indicates Possible Motive In Businessman's Murder: Witness Says Suspect May Have Asked Victim For Money For Abortion." Television 5 News [Cleveland and Akron, Ohio], September 22, 2004. Downloaded from NewsNet5.com.
Fatal Botched Abortion, Sexual Molestation (88 incidents), Impersonating a Doctor, Child Molestation (12 incidents), Malpractice (15 incidents) and Fraud (6 counts)
Abortionist Nabil Ghali was sentenced to six months in prison for 47 counts of felonious sexual penetration and 29 counts of gross sexual imposition involving 25 of his female patients. He performed abortions despite having his license revoked for lying on his application for a medical license and for concealing an earlier conviction for molesting his 14-year old goddaughter. Ghali lost his license to practice medicine in Kentucky after numerous lawsuits were filed against him for medical malpractice (including killing a woman) and sexual abuse of patients, including children, and moved on to do abortions in Florida, and then Ohio, where he racked up similar records. Among the numerous lawsuits against Ghali for botched abortions was one by a woman who had her bladder removed without her permission.
As usual, the abortionist offered excuses for his horrible negligence and abuse for women, and whined that he was a victim.
Ghali filed suit against the medical board and alleged anti-Arab bias in the revocation of his Florida medical license. The Miami Herald quoted his attorney as saying, "We believe the proceedings were unfair and violated his rights to due process. We will pursue those issues as long and as far as we can." Ghali's complaint for an injunction against revocation of license states "DPR and the Board are causing Dr. Ghali irreparable harm. They are preventing him from practicing medicine and from earning a livelihood. They are preventing him from caring for his patients and from honoring other commitments and obligations related to his practice. They are causing irreparable damage to his reputation among his patients, in the community and in his profession."
Ghali's license was revoked in Kentucky (1987), Florida (1987), New York (1987), and California (1988) following convictions in Kentucky on four counts of unlawful sexual transaction with a minor in 1982. The 14-year-old daughter of friends testified Ghali offered her a massage, then took off her bathing suit, rubbed his penis between her legs, and penetrated her vagina with his penis and his fingers. The girl testified that on another occasion Ghali tripped her and rubbed his penis between her legs, penetrating her vagina with his penis and fingers, asking her if she had had enough. Medical board documents indicate that he also engaged in cunnilingus with the girl. She is quoted as saying, "I knew it wasn't right ... I guess I trusted him and cared for him. We were really good friends." She told her stepsister about the encounters when she thought she had become pregnant. At the trial an 8-year-old girl testified indicated she'd seen Ghali touch other children's chests and genital areas and that he had touched her chest; her 12-year-old sister testified that she saw Ghali put his hand up a 5-year-old girl's shirt while she was sitting on his lap. Both girls also described an "airplane game" Ghali allegedly played with children he invited to his home for parties, which involved picking the children up and spinning them, touching their chests or groins.
Ghali's Ohio license was also suspended in 1984 and his Utah license was revoked in 1985 for making false statements in renewal applications; he denied the disciplinary actions that had been taken against him by Kentucky. The Florida medical board also stated that he filed for license under false application, stating he had only one malpractice suit against him when the board was aware of four. In his 1986 application for renewal of his Ohio license he failed to disclose suspension of his Utah license. In his 1988 application for renewal of his Ohio license he indicated that he had not been disciplined since his last application when in fact his license had been revoked in New York, California, and Florida. He also gave similar false information in application for privileges at three hospitals in 1989 and 1990. The Ohio Medical Board said, "the evidence shows a long-term pattern of repeated fraud. Such behavior on Dr. Ghali's part provides no foundation for a continued relationship between him and the Board, which is charged with regulating licensees and protecting the public."
Ghali also owned the Blue Coral Medical Center abortion mill, which was temporarily shut down under an emergency order describing "deplorable conditions," including a suction device with "green mold" growing in it; improperly discarded bloodstained sponges; generally poor infection control; about 70 different kinds of medication with expired dates; unsafely administered general anesthesia; stirrups covered with blood; and untrained workers monitoring women in recovery. An inspector was quoted as saying, "When we got there, there wasn't any soap in the place, so our inspectors had to go next door to wash their hands." Eager to continue making money, the abortionist opened Blue Coral under stipulations as soon as he possibly could.
Ghali also worked at Miami's notorious Dadeland abortion mill, where his quackery contributed to the death of abortion patient Ellen Williams.
References: Kentucky Medical Licensing Board case #190, State Medical Board of Ohio vs. Ghali, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services inspection reports (1989), The Miami Herald Tropic Magazine, September 17, 1989; Dade County Case #88-19636; Department of Professional Regulation Case #0057913; The Cleveland Free Times, January 20-26, 1993; Kentucky Post, October 21 and November 9 and 11, 1982; Kentucky Enquirer, November 9 and 11, 1982 and January 13, 1983; Cincinnati Enquirer, November 2, 1982; Miami Herald, May 7 and 8, 1988, September 28, 1989, and January 4, 1990; "Abortionist Ghali Gets Jail in Sex Abuse Case." Life Advocate, March 1997, page 10; and Paul Likoudis. "Investigators Cast a Wide Net To Find Abortionist's Murderer." The Wanderer, December 10, 1998, pages 1 and 10; Christina Dunigan. "Back Alley Butchers vs Main Street Maimers." Dateline, September 1, 2000.
Columbus
Reckless Endangerment, Criminal Mischief (2 incidents), and Vandalism (3 incidents)
For five days during the summer of 1998, the pro-life group Center for Bio-Ethical Reform sponsored its Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) at the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. The GAP consists of setting up several very large posters depicting late-term aborted babies, with pro-life activists present at all times to answer questions. At first, pro-aborts tried to disrupt dialogue between the pro-lifers and students by shouting and chanting. Next, they tried to cover the display panels until driven away by police. Finally, two female pro-aborts "expressed their rage" by attacking the posters with knives, and were arrested. Police filed criminal charges against them. When the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform displayed its GAP at the University of Kansas the previous summer, a pro-abortionist tried to destroy the pictures by ramming them with his car. He received a six-month suspended sentence.
The GAP returned to OSU in 2002, and had a violence-free two-day exhibit. Revealingly, a student walked up to Susan Dammann and said "I'm a feminist, a Women's Study Major. I'm glad there is no one around because I'd be persecuted if they saw me talking to you. We were told you were coming and to check out your Web site, that it was terrible you were bringing these pictures to campus. I looked at your website and I have to tell you, it completely changed my mind. This is a big issue with them (feminists) and there is no way I can defend this [abortion]. So, I will have to drop out of my group."
This is another good example of how so-called "inclusive" women's studies groups simply do not allow pro-life women to speak or even to remain in the program.
References: Gregg Cunningham. "Pro-Life Exhibit Bigger than Ohio State Football." In-Perspective [The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform], Summer 1999; "GAP, Not Football, Creates Debate at Ohio State." Downloaded from the Web site of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (Midwest Region) at http://www.abortionNO.org on November 27, 2002.
Assault
Excerpts from the testimony of Hugh Morgan of Ohio Right to Life follow.
On October 16, 1998, a group of about 50 pro-lifers went to protest the opening of Columbus' newest abortion clinic, the Cleveland Avenue Professional Center, at 5910 Cleveland Avenue.
Clinic escorts, men with green and purple hair, and women with numerous tattoos, and piercings in their noses and lips, were already on the scene to "greet" us. This familiar group of homosexuals, lesbians and self-proclaimed vampires are from Antioch College. I have yet to find out what they teach there, but a police officer said they receive credit for coming out to events such as this.
Without warning, they turned on strategically located sprinklers. The desired effect was to soak pro-lifers, including small children and mothers, on a chilly, 40 degree October morning. The strategy failed, however, as even one seven year old girl said, "They don't really think we'd run away, just because of a sprinkler, do they?"
Unfortunately, while some clinic escorts played cruel tricks on small children, other escorts adopted an even more aggressive tactic.
Marjorie Rankin is 5 feet 1 inch tall and 77 years old. She parked her car at the dentist's office next door to the clinic. She proceeded to walk across the clinic parking lot, on her way to the sidewalk where pro-lifers were holding signs. She had barely set foot in their lot — perhaps less than a car length — when she was violently body-slammed in the chest 3 times, by an escort's chest. This was done in a karate-like style, where the attacker bent backwards, then performed a quick chest thrust forwards. Marjorie was pushed back towards the curb with each thrust. She had to grab her attacker's jacket once to avoid falling backwards. Marjorie almost tripped backwards over the curb. The escort was 31 year old Veronica Speedwell of Chicago (according to testimony that one of the other escorts gave the police).
Speedwell told Marjorie she was trespassing, and that they were going to call the police and have her arrested. Marjorie said, "Jesus loves you, and I love you, and He wants you to accept Him as your Lord and Savior." Then Veronica assaulted Marjorie twice more with her chest.
References: Speedwell fled the area before police arrived. Medics came and checked Marjorie at the scene, who had began having chest pains after the assault. A very kind Columbus police officer, Steven Kirby, took the report for "Simple Assault." Assault charges were filed that day against the clinic escort.
Operating an Unlicensed Abortion Mill
On October 28 and November 5, 1999, the Ohio Department of Health inspected the Capitol Care Womens Center abortion mill in Columbus, Ohio. Inspectors found that the abortion mill was unlicensed. The director of the mill excused herself by claiming that all the other abortuaries in Columbus were unlicensed by the State as well.
The inspectors found many deficiences at the abortion mill, all seeming to be cost-cutting measures, including;
- The abortion mill does not have a nurse trained in Advanced Cardial Life Support as required.
- There was no emergency generator as required in case of power outages, and instead of having illuminated exit signs, they were just plastic signs taped to the walls.
- Medical gases were not secured or stored in a safe manner.
- Controlled medications were not stored securely.
- There was no emergency transfer agreement in case of botched abortions.
- A qualified physician was not present at all times patients were present in the abortuary.
- There was no emergency call equipment available.
- There was no infection control tracking or monitoring.
- There was no quality assurance program.
- Dust was on equipment in the surgery room.
Reference: Ohio Department of Health inspection form dated November 5, 2004, signed by Beverly Logan, RN and April Stine, RN. Images of the report are available from http://eaglesnesthome.com/clinicd.htm to http://eaglesnesthome.com/clinich.htm.
Dayton
Attempted Murder, Arson and Death Threats (4 incidents)
Janet Folger, a spokesperson for Ohio Right to Life, is an effective lobbyist and has her own radio program. On April 27, 1993, while backing out of the driveway of her home, she noticed smoke billowing from under the hood of her car. As she glanced back toward the house, she saw a line of fire following her from the garage down the drive and into the street. While dialing 911, she looked out to see the front of her car explode into flames. By the time the firemen arrived, the entire width of the street was engulfed in fire and smoke. Fire inspectors and police have combed every possible clue and have found that this was an act of arson, designed to put an effective, pro-life spokeswoman out of action. Since that time, she has experienced repeated telephone death threats, and three smoke bombs have been thrown onto her backyard patio.
References: "Leading Anti-Abortion Lobbyist's Car Catches Fire; Arson Suspected." Dayton Daily News, April 29, 1993; Joe Frolik. "Right to Life Leader's Car Sabotaged: Odds Are it is Connected to Abortion Issue, Police Say." Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 13, 1993, pages A1 and A14; Life Issues Connector, August 1994, page 3.
Death Threat
A company called Museum Replicas produces real size models of pre-born babies as an effective educational tool showing that preborns are not just blobs. Museum Replicas has an '800' number, which means that incoming phone numbers are recorded. On May 20, 1993, they received a call from (703) 347-9786 and recorded the phone number and the following: "Hello ... I was wondering why you guys make those 'cuz it's really disgusting. And you guys are really narrow minded little fanatics and I think you are crazy and I'm going to blow up an Operation Rescue Van, and you all are going to die, and I'm going to stick one of those fetus models down your throat."
Reference: Museum Replicas fax to Lynn K. Murphy dated December 22, 1994.
Violation of Civil Rights (3 incidents)
On June 10, 2002, three pro-lifers were concluding their caravan against abortion in Dayton, Ohio. They had been driving two trucks and a car through the city as part of a project for the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (CBR). The vehicles were carrying large depictions of aborted preborn children.
As they were parking the vehicles for the night, about fifteen law enforcement officers from the Clearcreek Township and Springboro Police Departments, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stopped and surrounded the three men. They were detained for three hours while their vehicles and personal items were searched, and photographs were taken of their pro-life signs. After the ordeal was over, the police released the men without any legitimate explanation for the stop. No charges were ever filed.
As a result, the Thomas More Law Center filed a federal civil rights lawsuit United States District Court in Ohio against four state and federal law enforcement agencies and seventeen law enforcement officers. Robert Muise, the Law Center attorney handling the case, stated "We are hopeful that this lawsuit will remind those in authority that the Bill of Rights applies to pro-lifers. What happened in Ohio is not supposed to happen in this country."
According to the lawsuit, the actions of the law enforcement officials, many identified as "John Does," violated CBR's and the three pro-lifer's constitutional right to free speech and the right to be free from unlawful searches and seizures. Moreover, the lawsuit alleges that these law enforcement officials were acting pursuant to an unconstitutional policy or practice of "profiling" pro-life demonstrators as criminals, which is encouraged by pro-abortionists. In addition to compensatory, punitive and nominal damages, the lawsuit asks the court to declare unconstitutional the actions of the defendants and to enjoin any further such acts against the pro-lifers.
References: "State and Federal Law Enforcement Harass Pro-Lifers In Ohio: Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against 21 Defendants." Thomas More Center For Law & Justice, February 25, 2003. Downloaded from www.thomasmore.org on February 26, 2003; Wes Hills. "Anti-Abortion Group Files Suit: Wrongful Detention, Denial of Rights Claimed in Filing." Dayton Daily News, February 26, 2003. Downloaded from DaytonDailyNews.com on February 26, 2003.
Lima
Attempted Aggravated Murder (4 counts), Attempted Felonious Assault (4 counts), Contaminating a Substance for Human Consumption, Illegal Possession of Drug Documents (3 counts), and Deception to Obtain Dangerous Drugs (3 counts)
Dr. Maynard Muntzing and his wife Tammy were indicted on four counts of attempted aggravated murder by a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court grand jury on August 30, 2000.
Tammy Muntzing filled her husband's prescription for the abortifacient Cytotec, which Muntzing slipped into his pregnant girlfriend's drink four times in attempts to cause her to miscarry.
"She was apparently the one who went in and picked up the medication from the pharmacy," said Jim Knight, an assistant county prosecutor.
Dr. Muntzing faced four counts each of attempted aggravated murder, attempted felonious assault, and contaminating a substance for human consumption. He was indicted on two counts each of illegal possession of drug documents and deception to obtain dangerous drugs. If convicted of all the counts, he could be sentenced to 104 years in prison. Mrs. Muntzing was indicted on one count each of illegal possession of drug documents and deception to obtain dangerous drugs.
Dr. Muntzing, who was being held in the Montgomery County jail in lieu of a $1 million bond, was charged with trying to kill the unborn child of Michelle Baker, 33, of Huber Heights, a Dayton suburb. He was arrested August 14 at Baker's home shortly after Huber Heights police, watching through a video camera, said they saw him pour a contraction-causing drug into her soft drink.
Baker, who miscarried her child, told police she became suspicious when she felt ill several times after visiting Muntzing. Police said Baker and Muntzing began dating in April and became engaged in May. At the same time, Muntzing was seeing another woman, whom he married in July. Baker told police she refused Muntzing's request to get an abortion.
St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima revoked Dr. Muntzing's temporary staff privileges two days after his arrest.
On September 30, 2001, Maynard Muntzing pleaded guilty to reduced charges (attempted felonious assault and contaminating a substance for human consumption) in a deal that sent him to prison for five years.
Tammy Muntzing received probation for her crimes. Judge Barbara P. Gorman of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court ordered her to perform 100 hours of community service and to cooperate with the Adult Probation Department. Its report probably will lead to loss of her nursing license.
A Montgomery County coroner's examination failed to tie Baker's October 28 miscarriage to the Cytotec.
References: "Lima Doctor and Wife Indicted in Fetus Plot." Toledo Blade, August 31, 2000; "Doctor Guilty of Attempted Kill." FindLaw Legal News online, October 1, 2001; Associated Press, October 1, 2001; "Doctor Guilty of Attempting to Cause Girlfriend's Abortion." Steven Ertelt's Pro-Life Infonet at http://www.prolifeinfo.org/infonet.html, October 2, 2001; Rob Modic. "Wife of Convicted Doctor Gets Community Service Instead of Jail Sentence: Judge Puts Tammy Muntzing on Probation." Dayton Daily News, November 29, 2001; Rob Modic. "Woman Sues Ex-Doctor, Wife Over Miscarriage." Downloaded from http://www.DaytonDailyNews.com on January 11, 2003.
Lisbon
Sexual Abuse, Production of Child Pornography and Assault
Many pro-abortionists live totally chaotic, undisciplined and uncontrolled lives. All they seek is the pleasure of the moment. Nothing else — not even the welfare of their own children — matters, just so long as they are happy.
And abortion, as always, is a quick and handy way to cover your most serious mistakes.
One anonymous mother in Lisbon, Ohio, led a life so strange that not even Jerry Springer would believe it. Her identity was shielded by police in order to protect her underaged children.
First, she had a child by one boyfriend.
Then she moved in with another man and had three children with him.
Then her first boyfriend impregnated her 12-year-old daughter. The boyfriend and the mother had the perfect solution — abortion — and, of course, the abortion mill asked no questions. The mother paid for the abortion in order to protect her molesting boyfriend. The mother put the girl back in the custody of the molester, who then used her to make pornography. In 2002, she beat up the girl and moved out, leaving her four children with the molester.
Then she moved in with another boyfriend, a registered and known sex offender, and had a fifth child by him.
Finally, the court system got involved and removed custody of her children permanently, since she did not seem to be able to keep them out of danger. She appealed, but the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals denied her request to regain her children, mostly because she was still living with her current boyfriend, the sex offender.
Reference: Tom Giambroni. "Mother's Choices Filter Down to Kids, Until Law Steps In." The Steubenville Herald-Star, August 21, 2005.
Lodi
Involuntary Manslaughter, Attempted Murder and Disorderly Conduct
On January 30, 2005, Lonnie McKenzie, Jr., attacked his pregnant wife in a fit of jealousy. He stabbed her in the back and the chest with an eight-inch steak knife, nearly killing her. She lost a large amount of blood and a kidney and suffered a collapsed lung. She also lost her 14-week-old preborn child. She had arrived at her father's home with a male friend, Richard Hobbs, whom Lonnie McKenzie had mistakely believed was romantically involved with his wife. They argued, she called the police, who heard the attack happening on the phone before the call was disconnected.
In November 2005, Lonnie McKenzie pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and attempted murder. On December 15, 2005, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh sentenced him to eight years in prison. Michelle McKenzie addressed the court, saying that "I cry a lot and I have flashbacks."
Before the sentencing, assistant prosecutor Becky Doherty said "I'm going to ask for at least 10 years. He stabbed his wife in the back, and he did it knowing she was pregnant."
In July 2002, Lonnie McKenzie was charged with domestic violence and child endangerment for another attack during an argument, but the charges were reduced to disorderly conduct.
References: Karen Farkas. "Man Accused of Stabbing Wife and Killing Fetus." Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 2, 2005; "Man Indicted On Murder Charges For Stabbing Pregnant Wife: Woman's Unborn Child Killed In Attack ." NewsNet5.com [Cleveland, Ohio], February 11, 2005; Carl Chancellor. "Man Gets 8 Years for Attack." Akron Beacon Journal, December 16, 2005.
Middletown
Aggravated Murder (4 counts)
On January 16, 1991, gang member Jose Loza used a .25 caliber pistol to murder his pregnant girlfriend's mother, 46-year-old Georgia Davis, his girlfriend's brother, 25-year-old Gary Mullins, and his girlfriend's sister, 20-year-old Cheryl Senteno, before finally killing 17-year-old Jerri Jackson, who was 6 months pregnant at the time. He silence his pistol with one of the young girls' fuzzy slippers and shot each of the victims in the head at close range. The murders took place in Middletown, midway between Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Roger Knabel, the lead detective in the case, said "The worst part was the young lady who was pregnant. When we were checking the body everybody assumed she was dead. I shined my light in her eyes and she screamed right in my face. ... She lived 15 days, just long enough to deliver her baby."
Georgia Davis had threatened to have Loza arrested if he tried to leave Ohio with her daughter (his girlfriend), who was a minor, and had also threatened him with arrest over his gang activities. Loza confessed to police and told them the order in which he shot the victims. He said "I done it, and I'm taking the whole responsibility for it."
On March 3, 1991, Loza was indicted on four counts of aggravated murder and was sentenced to death on November 12, 1991.
Interestingly, despite his bloody and brutal crimes, the Mexican government began to complain that Loza had not been notified of his right to consult with the Mexican embassy in the United States. Loza said "I was not notified by the police that I had the right to have Mexican counsel present during the interrogation, or that I could receive legal advice from them. As to the journey that brought me to Los Angeles from Guadalajara, that's a very long story, but similar to that of countless Mexicans looking for a better life."
Interestingly, the Mexican government made no mention of the rights of the members of the family that was so cold-bloodedly executed by one of its citizens. Ironically, the Mexican government routinely jails prisoners for years without charging them, and has frequently been criticized for torturing prisoners in order to extract confessions from them. But it takes a superior attitude because it has recently banned the death penalty.
Loza was 10 years old when his mother sneaked her family across the border from Guadalajara into the United States. Loza soon became involved with gangs and was arrested once for burglary, according to court records.
References: Ohio State Attorney General Jim Petro. "Capital Crimes Annual Report," 2003 Update — State and Federal Cases, page 188; Richard A. Serrano. "A Deadly Serious Border Dispute." The Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2003; Kelly Lecker. "Police Ignore Treaty Rights of Foreign Criminal Suspects." Toledo Blade, March 21, 2004.
Toledo
Aggravated Murder (3 counts)
Sonya Hayes was just days away from giving birth to a full-term 7-pound boy when her boyfriend, Terrance Davis, gunned her down in her car as she waited to pick up her 5-year-old son outside the home of Davis' parents on March 31, 1999. Davis was wearing a Halloween mask to impede identification, and shot Sonya six times in the belly and upper torso, emptying his revolver. Prosecutors said it was obvious that the shooter was aiming for Sonya's belly in an attempt to kill their unborn child.
The unborn child, shot at close range, died too. He was named N'Kai Davis by the mother's relatives. He suffered gunshot wounds and died about five hours before Sonya.
Davis went on trial January 31, 2000, charged with three counts of aggravated murder for shooting and killing Hayes and her unborn child and for unlawfully causing the abortion of another person. A 1996 Ohio law lets prosecutors seek homicide charges if a defendant causes the "termination of a viable pregnancy."
During the trial, Sonya's mother Renee testified that Davis wanted her to have an abortion. She said that after her daughter and Davis found out they were going to have a baby, Davis told her he no longer loved Sonya and asked her mother Renee to persuade her daughter to have an abortion.
References: "Ohio Man Might Receive Death Penalty in Feticide Death." Steven Ertelt's Pro-Life Infonet at http://www.prolifeinfo.org/infonet.html, February 2, 2000; "Man Shoots His Girlfriend When She Won't Abort." Pro-Life Infonet, February 2, 2000; "Victim's Mother Testifies Boyfriend Wanted Woman to Have an Abortion." Associated Press, February 7, 1999 and February 8, 2000.
Aggravated Murder, Rape and Assault
21-year-old Shawn C. Williams began dating 17-year-old Catrise Gregory in 1994. In October 1995, Catrise told her mother that she was pregnant by Williams, and told her friend Sabrina Harris that she and Williams had been trying to conceive a child. Williams wanted her to have an abortion, but Catrise refused. She wanted to have her baby.
On December 10, 1995, Catrise told one of her Taco Bell co-workers, Antoine Lewis, that she planned to end her relationship with Williams and keep her baby. Williams picked Catrise up from work. He then raped her, beat her, strangled her to death, and left her body in her car. DNA testing concluded that the semen found in Catrise's body belonged to Williams.
In 1999, Williams went on trial, and a Lucas County jury found him guilty of aggravated murder and rape. Upon hearing the results of the jury deliberation, Williams punched one of his attorneys, Spiros Cocoves, in the face. At the penalty phase of the trial, the jury recommended a death sentence for Williams, and Judge Jensen sentenced him to death.
References: Ohio State Attorney General Jim Petro. "Capital Crimes Annual Report," 2003 Update — State and Federal Cases, page 52; Ohio v. Williams, 99 Ohio St.3d 493, 2003-Ohio-4396.
Murder, Rape, Assault, Aggravated Burglary (2 counts) and Death Threats (3 incidents)
Gregorio Garcia's ex-girlfriend was ten weeks pregnant and lived at the Lake of the Woods apartment complex. She was pregnant, and he was not happy about it at all. In fact, in early April 2005, he sent her a text message on her cellular phone with the message "Have a miscarriage."
One day, Garcia went to visit her, but she did not want to see him because he had assaulted her before. Detective Cathy Stooksbury of the Lucas County Sheriff's Department said that "She thought it was her friend coming over. She opened the door, he barged in and at that point he verbally abused her then punched her in her stomach numerous times with a closed fist." Garcia told her that she did not deserve to have his baby, and repeatedly threatened to kill both her and her one-year-old and five-year old children.
Then the 290-pound Garcia raped her. The trauma of the ordeal caused the woman to miscarry her preborn child.
On April 14, 2005, Garcia was arraigned and charged with murder, rape and two counts of aggravated burglary. He was also sentenced that day on a previous charge of assaulting the same woman.
References: "Man Rapes and Causes Miscarriage to Ex-Girlfriend." WTVG Television 13 News [ABC, Toledo, Ohio], April 14, 2005; Christina Hall. "Ex-Boyfriend Accused of Causing Miscarriage." The Toledo Blade, April 14, 2005.
Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor (2 incidents)
46-year old Jerry Steven Gonzales was a volunteer for the Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio's HIV outreach center since 1997. His job included talking to people at gay bars. Gonzales was himself HIV-positive, but this did not stop him from having sex with numerous boys.
On October 12, 2004, Gonzales was arrested and charged with felonly unlawful sexual conduct with a minor after police found videotapes of him allegedly having sex with boys. Police searched his home and found about fifty videotapes of Gonzales having sex with boys. Two of the boys were identified; they were 15 and 16 years old.
At a news conference, Toledo police chief Mike Chief Navarre called the charges "horrific" and said he was "stunned that a person would use children in such a manner that would put them in harm's way."
Gonzales pleaded guilty to a similar misdemeanor charge in Michigan in 1989 but was not required to register as a sex offender
References: Clyde Hughes. "HIV Outreach Volunteer is Arrested on Sex Charge." The Toledo Blade, October 13, 2004; "Planned Parenthood Volunteer Arrested On Sex Charge." Toledo Blade, October 13, 2004.
West Alexandria
Aggravated Murder, Rape, Kidnapping (2 counts) and Forcible Sodomy
On February 11, 1989, Dennis McGuire kidnapped, raped, sodomized and murdered pregnant 22-year-old Joy Stewart in a wooded area in West Alexandria, Ohio, just a few miles West of Dayton. McGuire was cleaning gutters on her house and she just met him that day. McGuire and Joy left the area to look for some marijuana, but instead he took her to a wooded area, choked her, slashed her throat, and killed her.
The next day, hikers found her blood-saturated body near a creek.
While in jail for an unrelated kidnapping charge, McGuire tried to blame his own brother-in-law, Jerry Richardson, for the crime, but McGuire knew significant facts that were not disclosed to the public.
DNA testing conducted in 1992 and 2002 identified McGuire as the source of the semen.
McGuire was sentenced to death for the murder. In December 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the sentence.
References: State v. McGuire, 80 Ohio St.3d 390, 686 N.E.2d 1112 (Ohio, 1997); Ohio State Attorney General Jim Petro. "Capital Crimes Annual Report," 2003 Update — State and Federal Cases, pages 11, 12 and 193.
Youngstown
Attempted Murder (2 incidents), Felonious Vehicular Assault (8 incidents), and Assault (3 incidents)
July 31, 1990. Quoting from written testimony by attorney Brian Scarnecchia of the same date: "No one was killed when a van with signs reading 'Pro-Choice and Proud' rammed into a circled gathering of praying pro-lifers. The gathering was across the street from Youngstown's Abortion mill ... I flipped on my video camera and shot the last seconds of him plowing through the crowd. After stopping he waited a second or two and then he lurched into the crowd knocking down four of five older people. The he continued to advance as our people desperately helped the fallen get out from under his wheels. ... Then he hit the accelerator and sped down the sidewalk while our people jumped out of his way. ... In all, 10 of our people had been knocked to the ground, some barely escaping death. This occurred in full view of at least three parked police cruisers. Two priests were knocked down. One woman received a broken wrist. Another black woman, whose daughter is a police officer for the city, was pulled from under the wheels. She suffered severe back injury as a result. The driver of the van was charged with 8 counts of felonious assault."
In another series of attacks on pro-lifers in Youngstown in 1990, a man calling himself "Lucifer" aimed a handgun at a 17-year old girl who was videotaping a rescue. Another man maced and clubbed passive pro-lifers as he laughed wildly. In October, a large 4-wheel drive truck with a client and her boyfriend approached a clinic. At the urging of clinic escorts chanting "Run them down!," the truck literally drove over four rescuers, including Joan Andrews. In these incidents, the only people arrested were the rescuers.
Reference: "Another Rescue Held at Youngstown Abortion Mill." The Wanderer, December 6, 1990, page 9.
Attempted Murder and Felonious Vehicular Assault (4 incidents)
In October 1990, a large 4-wheel drive truck with a client and her boyfriend approached a local abortion mill. At the urging of clinic escorts chanting "Run them down!," the truck literally drove over four rescuers, including Joan Andrews.
Reference: "Another Rescue Held at Youngstown Abortion Mill." The Wanderer, December 6, 1990, page 9.
Attempted Murder, Felonious Vehicular Assault (2 incidents), and Assault
In November 1990, a man and a woman laying in front of a local abortuary were run over by a pickup truck and a retired Catholic priest was sprayed with Mace.
Reference: "Protesters Return to Abortion Clinic." Associated Press, November 21, 1990.
Vandalism
On April 21, 1990, at a pro-life prayer service, a pro-abortionist deliberately stomped on a hand-held cross used by a pro-lifer.
Reference: Tom Matthews. "Sparks Fly Over Trampled Cross." The Vindicator, April 22, 1990.
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