21 July 2008

winnfield, la. taser death starting to get blogosphere play

UPDATE 10 july 2010: scott nugent's trial has been delayed again. it was supposed to start on 14 june 2010. the winn parish clerk of court told wst... that jury selection is set to begin on 30 august 2010 ... we'll see. this trial has been delayed many times.

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we have a google news alert set for "edwin edwards" because awhile back a rumor began circulating that the president was about to pardon and release him from prison. so we set a google news alert to his name so we could see how the story broke across the web.

since we set it, hardly a day goes by where edwin edwards isnt mentioned somewhere on the web. its usually just a passing reference to his "dead girl or live boy" quote. that seems to be really popular.

lately though, we've been receiving news alerts that are taking us to blogs that are talking about the winnfield taser death of baron "scooter" pikes. apparently, the current winnfield police chief "is a convicted drug offender who got a pardon from edwin edwards." so thats what sets off googles news alert.

here are a few from the latest we've received so far:

Racial Tensions High After Taser Death
DigitalJournal.com - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Police Chief Johnny Ray Carpenter, is a convicted drug offender who received a pardon from a former LA governor, Edwin Edwards. ...
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Taser death in troubled town
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Edwin Edwards, who is in federal prison for corruption convictions. All that history is wrapped up in the Pikes case because the officer in question, ...
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WINNFIELD, La: Taser death ignites racial tensions
By HumanSpirit
The current police chief is a convicted drug offender who got a pardon from Edwin Edwards, the former Louisiana governor who is serving time in federal prison for corruption convictions. All of that tangled history is now wrapped up in ...
talk | baltimoresun.com - http://www.baltimoresun2.com/talk
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New Take On Taser Death: Winnfield, LA
By The Old Grey Ent(The Old Grey Ent)
Edwin Edwards, who is in federal prison for corruption convictions. "All that history is wrapped up in the Pikes case because the officer in question, Scott Nugent, is the son of the former chief who killed himself and the protege of ...
The Old Grey Ent - http://oldgreyent.blogspot.com/
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The Taser Death of Scooter
By Eddie G. Griffin(Eddie G. Griffin)
The current police chief is a convicted drug offender who got a pardon from Edwin Edwards, the former Louisiana governor who is serving time in federal prison for corruption convictions… All of that tangled history is now wrapped up in ...
Eddie G. Griffin (BASG) - http://eddiegriffinbasg.blogspot.com/
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Mycheal Bell's Cousin Tazered To Death
By Yobachi(Yobachi)
The current police chief is a convicted drug offender who got a pardon from Edwin Edwards, the former Louisiana governor who is serving time in federal prison for corruption convictions. All of that tangled history is now wrapped up in ...
The Jena 6 Blog - http://thejena6blog.blogspot.com/