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Former Elgin Officer Found Guilty In BeatingFormer Elgin police Officer Christopher Darr is convicted of beating a handcuffed man after a New Year's Eve hotel brawl on Elgin's west side.Get the latest Chicago-area news when and where you want it! Go to www.NBC5.com for more headlines.
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Cage fighter facing charges
A Mobile cage fighter accused of inciting a brawl in front of an Auburn University fraternity house by yelling "Roll Tide" - and stabbing several people in the subsequent melee - is now charged with bribing a mentally retarded man to take the rap. Joey Barrett Jr., 25, of Irivington is being held without bail in the Lee County jail on assault, bribery and witness tampering charges, according to the sheriff's office there. In a Thursday interview, Joey Barrett Sr. denied the allegations against his son, who he said was being "railroaded" by prosecutors. He declined further comment. The fight broke out in front of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house on the eve of the 2005 Alabama-Auburn football game. Three fraternity brothers - one stabbed in the chest, collapsing his lungs - were sent to the hospital. According to prosecution testimony at the subsequent 2006 trial, Barrett incited the altercation when he and two other men walked down the street in front of the fraternity shouting, among other things, "Roll Tide." When a member of the fraternity asked them to leave, Barrett started the fight, the witnesses testified. Barrett's attorney in that trial, John Williams, told the jury the fight was started by the fraternity members, who he said were drunk. Most importantly, Williams argued during his opening statement, it wasn't Barrett who did the stabbing at all, it was another man, the now 40-year-old Louie Lotz. Lotz, Williams promised, would swear under oath that he stabbed the fraternity members in self-defense after getting caught up in the fracas. The next day, however, Lotz's attorneys said he would not take the stand. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker, presiding over the trial, said Lotz, a Mobile man, had been classified as mentally retarded and was barely able to read or write. Prosecutors, arguing that Barrett's lawyer had tainted the jury by saying another man would admit to the stabbings, asked for and received a mistrial. Barrett was released and the case remained open. Six months later, in January of this year, a grand jury indicted Barrett Jr., charging him with bribing Lotz and conspiring with other defense witnesses to lie under oath. His bond was revoked, and he was booked into the Lee County jail in June. During the months Barrett was out of jail, the Press-Register ran several announcements publicizing a May 10 cage match promoted by Barrett Sr. He and his son were to fight it out in a 12-person "last man standing" contest. Barrett's bribery case is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 20. Williams, Barrett's attorney, did not return calls for comment on the case. Lotz has not been charged, and Margaret Young Brown, an attorney assigned to him, declined comment on the case. (The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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A Mobile cage fighter accused of inciting a brawl in front of an Auburn University fraternity house by yelling "Roll Tide" - and stabbing several people in the subsequent melee - is now charged with bribing a mentally retarded man to take the rap. Joey Barrett Jr., 25, of Irivington is being held without bail in the Lee County jail on assault, bribery and witness tampering charges, according to the sheriff's office there. In a Thursday interview, Joey Barrett Sr. denied the allegations against his son, who he said was being "railroaded" by prosecutors. He declined further comment. The fight broke out in front of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house on the eve of the 2005 Alabama-Auburn football game. Three fraternity brothers - one stabbed in the chest, collapsing his lungs - were sent to the hospital. According to prosecution testimony at the subsequent 2006 trial, Barrett incited the altercation when he and two other men walked down the street in front of the fraternity shouting, among other things, "Roll Tide." When a member of the fraternity asked them to leave, Barrett started the fight, the witnesses testified. Barrett's attorney in that trial, John Williams, told the jury the fight was started by the fraternity members, who he said were drunk. Most importantly, Williams argued during his opening statement, it wasn't Barrett who did the stabbing at all, it was another man, the now 40-year-old Louie Lotz. Lotz, Williams promised, would swear under oath that he stabbed the fraternity members in self-defense after getting caught up in the fracas. The next day, however, Lotz's attorneys said he would not take the stand. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker, presiding over the trial, said Lotz, a Mobile man, had been classified as mentally retarded and was barely able to read or write. Prosecutors, arguing that Barrett's lawyer had tainted the jury by saying another man would admit to the stabbings, asked for and received a mistrial. Barrett was released and the case remained open. Six months later, in January of this year, a grand jury indicted Barrett Jr., charging him with bribing Lotz and conspiring with other defense witnesses to lie under oath. His bond was revoked, and he was booked into the Lee County jail in June. During the months Barrett was out of jail, the Press-Register ran several announcements publicizing a May 10 cage match promoted by Barrett Sr. He and his son were to fight it out in a 12-person "last man standing" contest. Barrett's bribery case is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 20. Williams, Barrett's attorney, did not return calls for comment on the case. Lotz has not been charged, and Margaret Young Brown, an attorney assigned to him, declined comment on the case. (The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Boyfriend testifies in murder trial
JOLIET -- On the night of Dec. 31, Brenda Greenwood had a low-key New Year's Eve celebration.
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JOLIET -- On the night of Dec. 31, Brenda Greenwood had a low-key New Year's Eve celebration.
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Dowdy acquitted of murder
Thomas Dowdy Jr. was acquitted of second-degree murder in the Christmas Eve shooting death of David Steed on Thursday, but the court declared a mistrial on the lesser manslaughter charge due to a hung jury.
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Thomas Dowdy Jr. was acquitted of second-degree murder in the Christmas Eve shooting death of David Steed on Thursday, but the court declared a mistrial on the lesser manslaughter charge due to a hung jury.
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Please, Robbie, give us something
After a week of trying to goad Robbie Deans into an anti-Graham Henry rant, it got desperate here today on the eve of the Bledisloe Cup rugby test.
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After a week of trying to goad Robbie Deans into an anti-Graham Henry rant, it got desperate here today on the eve of the Bledisloe Cup rugby test.
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'Dingo' Deans gives final pre-test interview
After a week of trying to goad Robbie Deans into an anti-Graham Henry rant, it got desperate here today on the eve of the Bledisloe Cup rugby test."You've been very diplomatic in what you've said about Graham Henry, can you say...
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After a week of trying to goad Robbie Deans into an anti-Graham Henry rant, it got desperate here today on the eve of the Bledisloe Cup rugby test."You've been very diplomatic in what you've said about Graham Henry, can you say...
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Denver Broncos sign wide receiver Eddie Royal to four-year deal
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos signed second-round draft pick Eddie Royal to a four-year deal Thursday on the eve of the start of training camp.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos signed second-round draft pick Eddie Royal to a four-year deal Thursday on the eve of the start of training camp.
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D.B. Cooper through the eyes of FBI agents
John Detlor and Bob Fuhriman have spent years thinking about what might've happened to D. B.Cooper. The two were on duty when the FBI received the call on Thanksgiving Eve 1971. "I looked at an agent near me and said, 'what's a hijacking?'" said Fuhriman.
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John Detlor and Bob Fuhriman have spent years thinking about what might've happened to D. B.Cooper. The two were on duty when the FBI received the call on Thanksgiving Eve 1971. "I looked at an agent near me and said, 'what's a hijacking?'" said Fuhriman.
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Niners Sign 1st-Round Pick Balmer On Eve Of Camp
The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, getting their first-round draft pick into training camp a few hours before the team's first meeting.
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The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, getting their first-round draft pick into training camp a few hours before the team's first meeting.
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On eve of camp, 49ers sign Kentwan Balmer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, ge...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, ge...
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