Thursday, August 26, 2010

Nightmarish Hospital Visit Capped by Beating, Accident Victim Says

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A man who was hurt in a car crash but was misidentified as a cancer patient claims security guards at Prince George's Hospital beat him up when he tried to leave the hospital to avoid chest surgery he didn't need - "to have a potentially cancerous mass removed from his chest." He adds that one guard repeatedly called him "bitch" as he roughed him up.
Joseph Wheeler says a June 23 car accident put him in the hospital, which is owned by Dimensions Health Corporation. When he woke up hungry on June 24 and asked a nurse for food, she told him he couldn't eat because he was scheduled for surgery, Wheeler claims in Prince George's County Court.
Wheeler says the nurse checked his identification bracelet and told him the surgery was "to have a potentially cancerous mass removed from his chest."
Wheeler says his ID bracelet "contained a name that was different from Mr. Wheeler's, appeared to be that of a woman, and had a birth date that was 13 years prior to his own."
The complaint continues: "Mr. Wheeler, still in serious pain from the car accident and subsequent treatment from injuries sustained, was starting to fear for his safety as the hospital had misidentified him and he was being prepped to go into a surgery that he knew nothing about.
"At this point, Mr. Wheeler's wife, Felicia Ann Wheeler, came into the room to see her husband. Mr. Wheeler immediately told Mrs. Wheeler about what was taking place. The Wheelers decided that it was in their best interest to leave Prince George's Hospital Center and seek medical care for Mr. Wheeler elsewhere."
Mrs. Wheeler confirmed with nurses outside her husband's room that he was scheduled for cancer surgery, and when she told the nurses that she and her husband were leaving, "an argument ensued."
According to the increasingly bizarre complaint, Mr. Wheeler, "hearing the argument, took out his I/V, got out of the hospital bed, put his clothes on, and started to walk out of the room. He was bleeding from the spot on his hand where that I/V had been connected.
"Mrs. Wheeler and the nurse met Mr. Wheeler at the door. The nurse told Mr. Wheeler that he was not allowed to leave. She put a bandage on Mr. Wheeler's hand to stop the bleeding from the I/V spot, and then yelled for security.
"Mr. Wheeler, now bandaged and clothed, began to walk toward the exit of the floor while his wife gathered the rest of his belongings. As he moved toward the exit, two large men in security uniforms moved quickly toward Mr. Wheeler."
These men, defendants William Reese and Donovan Scott, worked for the hospital and/or defendant Broadway Services, according to the complaint. The Wheelers say the two security guards were "immediately hostile."
"Defendant Scott harshly asked, 'Where do you think you're going?' Mr. Wheeler told both Reese and Scott that his business was finished at the hospital and that he was on his way out," the complaint states.
"In the moments immediately following this exchange, defendant Scott began to appear angry and upset with Mr. Wheeler. He began to use profanity directed at Mr. Wheeler about getting back to Wheeler's 'damn room.'
"At this point the two officers put on black padded gloves in front of Mr. Wheeler and defendant Scott started to hit his fist against his own hand and moved closer in proximity to Wheeler's face. Defendant Scott appeared angry and agitated."
Wheeler, "in fear for his safety," tried to reason with the guards.
"He told the officers that he had been in a serious car accident and suffered from multiple injuries to the torso and shoulders. Wheeler also told the officers that he was retired from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office and that he knew that the security officers had no right or authority to detain him. Wheeler stated that he wanted to leave."
At that point, Wheeler says, Scott grabbed him and shoved him "hard from behind into the adjacent wall and metal railing," hurting his ribs.
The complaint continues: "Mr. Wheeler, in serious pain and feeling like he was going to black out, fell to floor. Defendant Scott stood over him and yelled, 'Get off the floor bitch! This game is over!'
"Defendant Scott continued, 'I don't care who you think you are, this is my camp, you listen to what I got to say!' The vocal officer then grabbed Mr. Wheeler and pulled him up off of the ground as Wheeler pleaded with the officer to stop hurting him.
"At this point the defendant Reese said to the vocal officer, 'Man, ease up on him. He might really be hurt.' Defendant Scott replied, 'Hell no, he don't come up in here and be telling us what the fuck to do!'"
As the two guards "escorted" him back to his room, "Scott accused Wheeler of attempting to push the second officer down a flight of stairs," and "continued to shout expletives at Wheeler," according to the complaint.
Wheeler says the men took him to the hospital security office, where an unidentified lieutenant questioned him.
"After Mr. Wheeler explained what had happened, the lieutenant looked at Wheeler's hospital-provided identification bracelet and acknowledged that Wheeler had been misidentified," Wheeler says.
But that was not the end of the conflict. Wheeler says the lieutenant became agitated when he would not return the incorrect bracelet, and ordered the security guards to stop him from leaving.
He says a plainclothes hospital employee, a woman he identifies as an "administrator ... intervened in the conversation" and after he explained the situation, said she would make sure he "would have his own private room and any type of drug he wanted, just to name the pain killer."
Wheeler says he and his wife chose to leave the hospital, but when he tried to leave with the incorrect ID bracelet, one of the security guards "charged Wheeler, again calling Wheeler 'bitch,' and shoved him against the wall."
"Mr. Wheeler spent the next three days at St. Mary's Hospital and was diagnosed with four broken ribs, a sprained shoulder, a ruptured spleen, and a concussion," he says.

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JOKE: Suzie Murphy and the Priest

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As little Suzie Murphy walked up the church stairs, the priest happened to notice she wasn't wearing any panties. He stopped her, handed her $10 and told her to use it to "buy some panties, Miss Murphy. You shouldn't walk around without underwear."

Suzie went home, gave her mother the money, and asked, "Mom, would you buy me some underwear?"

"Where did you get ten dollars?" asked Mother Murphy. After Suzie related her story, Mrs. Murphy rushed upstairs, removed her panties, put on her shortest skirt, and headed for church.

She waited until she saw the priest and then climbed the stairs. The priest stopped her, gave her $5 and said, "Here, Mrs. Murphy. Buy yourself a razor!"

Panty Thief Exposed

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A night raider is caught on CCTV as he steals women's underwear from a frightened family's washing line. Mother Leanne Burrell set up the camera after a spate of thefts - and nicked a knickernicker called Luke Wicker. The incriminating film showed the thief then stuffing the undergarments into his own pants before fleeing over the garden fence.

Mrs Burrell, 40, turned detective after bras, knickers and other clothing - including some belonging to her 13-year-old daughter - vanished from her line earlier this year. When police searched Wicker's home in Biggin Hill, Kent, England they found 65 items hidden behind his bed. They included 15 bras, 26 pairs of knickers and tights with the crotch areas cut out.

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Wicker, 20, was given a four-month suspended sentence and 100 hours' community service by Bromley magistrates after admitting theft. He was also ordered to pay his victim �250 compensation and banned from contacting her or going to her home. Mrs Burrell said: "I was so scared I took the kids and went to stay at a friend's house. I didn't know if the person was playing some sexual game.

"The whole thing sickens me and it will stay with us, like each time I go to buy knickers." Magistrate Ken Robins said: "This disturbing offense caused significant distress." Wicker's lawyer Aisling Rowe said: "My client has moved away due to threats of violence."

Pervert Caught on Camera In Woman's Apartment

Mayor of Minnesota town was driving with open Vodka bottle

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Mankato Mayor John Brady was driving with an open bottle of vodka and tested at three times more than the legal driving limit for alcohol, according to charges filed against him.

Brady, 61, was charged with fourth-degree driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and having an open container of alcohol. He was arrested Saturday by Golden Valley police on Interstate 394. Police said Brady's speech was so slurred that an arresting officer thought he was speaking a foreign language.

"We consider these kinds of charges very serious and very concerning," Golden Valley City Attorney Francis Rondoni said.

Brady, who has been mayor for four years and is running for reelection this fall, is scheduled for a first court appearance on Oct. 13. Each charge has a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail, $1,000 fine or both.

According to a complaint filed Tuesday, police received a call about a hit-and-run suspect in Golden Valley at about 1 p.m. Saturday. After locating Brady's car, an officer observed him crossing over and drifting between lanes. The officer said Brady didn't stop his vehicle when police emergency lights were on and then struck a vehicle while exiting I-394 to Hopkins Crossroad.

Before almost hitting another vehicle, Brady stopped, the complaint said. When he exited the vehicle, he used his door to brace himself. He told the officer that he had been drinking. Police asked him to perform field sobriety tests and he "was unable to complete them successfully,'' the complaint said.

When the officer asked Brady where he was from, the officer couldn't understand Brady "as his speech was so impaired and mumbled that it appeared he was speaking a foreign language," the complaint said.

Officers also found a small opened bottle of Smirnoff vodka in the driver's door of the car, the complaint said.

A preliminary breath test showed Brady had an alcohol concentration of 0.24, the complaint said. Results of a urine test are pending. If the result is above 0.20, the driving-while-intoxicated charge will be upgraded to a gross misdemeanor, Rondoni said.

Brady's attorney, Calvin Johnson, said Tuesday in a statement that the mayor "apologizes for the inconvenience that this may cause his professional responsibilities" and that "he requests your patience."

Man gets 30 days in jail for punching police horse in the face

SARATOGA SPRINGS NY -- A Cohoes man will serve 30 days in Saratoga County Jail for punching Jupiter, one of the city's police horses.

According to police, Jamison Johnson, 37, punched the horse in the face after Johnson was ejected from a Caroline Street bar.

Lt. Sean Briscoe said Tuesday that Johnson started swearing and yelling at the bar's staff and nearby police at 2:55 a.m. Aug. 15, then walked up to Jupiter and hit him in the face "with a closed fist," according to city court documents. The horse was not hurt. Johnson also hit a police officer, said his lawyer, Andrew Blumenberg, and suffered a black eye during a scuffle with police. Blumenberg said his client "doesn't feel good" about the incident. Johnson did not make a statement in court, Blumenberg said. Johnson pleaded guilty Aug. 17 to resisting arrest and pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to kill or injure a police animal, both misdemeanors.

He was sentenced to 30 days for both charges, and will serve the terms concurrently. He also was ordered to pay $200 in court surcharges. Two police horses, Jupiter and King Tut, patrol downtown and help with crowd control.

Mystery Surrounds Hex on $250,000 Ferrari 458

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The $250,000 Ferrari 458 Italia launched to high acclaim in the spring and only a few hundred have been sold so far.

But since the cars went on sale, six have been involved in accidents, three have caught fire and one was destroyed when a warehouse went up in flames.

Four of the incidents happened in the last 10 days.

It is not thought that the 458 design has a fault, just that the owners have been unusually unlucky.


It's not uncommon for new exotic models to start off with a few crashes ... although the 458 does have a higher than normal crash count so far.

Greg Carlson, founder of Wrecked Exotics
The first crash took place in May in Poland when a young driver swerved to avoid a bus. Incidents have also been reported in Spain, the Czech Republic, France, Italy and the United States.

In the UK, one Ferrari 458 Italia, which has a top speed of 202mph, hit a barrier on a wet road in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Another, which had been customised with a Dolce and Gabbana interior, was damaged in a warehouse blaze after it was flown from Saudi Arabia to London Heathrow.

The Ferrari 458 Italia is not believed to have a fault

The spate of incidents was uncovered by website Wrecked Exotics, which logs accidents involving high-end cars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and Bugattis.

Website founder Greg Carlson said there had been more crashes involving the latest Ferrari than he expected.

"It's not uncommon for new exotic models to start off with a few crashes, owners are getting the feel for the new car, some are taking it beyond their skill level, although the 458 does have a higher than normal crash count so far," he said.

Ferrari has declined to comment but is understood to be investigating the fire-related incidents.

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this lovely yellow one was damaged in a warehouse blaze after it was flown from Saudi Arabia to London Heathrow Airport and insurance will cover only a small portion of its value.

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about the car:

The new direct-injection mid-rear mounted 4.5L V8 is seriously potent with 570 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque, of which, 80% is available at 3,250 rpm. This brilliant engine is mated with a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox sending power to the rear axle. Similar to the outgoing Ferrari F430, the new 458 Italia has an aluminum frame which provides a very low dry weight of only 3,042 pounds.

The Ferrari 458 Italia now has the distinction of being the first production model capable of breaking the 200 mph barrier with a top speed of 202 mph. And the sprint from 0 to 62 mph takes only 3.4 seconds.

Man sells daughter in open auction

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India: In a shocking incident, a man sold his six-year-old daughter in an open auction in Kadapa district on Wednesday in his desperation to buy liquor.

Krishnaiah, 40, a daily wage laborer, of Lakkireddypalle in Rayachoti constituency sold his daughter to one Mohd Basha for Rs 1,000 in Ramapuram. With the news spreading like wild fire, police entered the scene and rescued the girl.

It all started when Krishnaiah, a drunkard, went to a liquor shop in the morning but the shop owner denied him liquor since he has incurred a heavy debt. In dire need, the man took his daughter to nearby Ramapuram and put her up for sale. The bid started at Rs 300.

Finally, Bhasha paid Rs 1,000 and took the girl along with him. But the cops got wind of the shocking news and caught hold of Krishnaiah. They beat him up. Fearing that the police would arrest him, Bhasha left the girl on the street and fled from the spot.

Meanwhile, the police took Krishnaiah into custody. A case was registered.


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