Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that Robert Taylor, 37, and his wife, Joy Taylor, 38, were separated. Police said Robert Taylor returned to their home on Park Creek Circle near Lawrenceville on Sunday night and confronted Joy Taylor.As always, our thoughts and prayers are with the Taylor family.
Police said the two were engaged in a verbal argument in the driveway when Robert Taylor shot and killed Joy Taylor. Police said Robert Taylor then shot himself.
Robert Taylor was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries. He was listed in critical condition.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Police: Lawrenceville Man Kills Wife
WSB reports that a Lawrenceville man is accused of killing his estranged wife, then shooting himself in front of their home.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
He Would Never Hit a Girl
An Atlanta teen was beaten to death outside a party this week. According to witness accounts given to the AJC, this is what happened:
Two young women got into a fight outside a party. One of the women struck a male partygoer.
The young man did not hit back, saying that he doesn't hit girls, but vowed that the next guy who walked by would get what she deserved.
18-year-old Bobby Tillman walked by.
The young man who was struck began to beat Bobby Tillman. Three others joined in.
They beat Bobby to death.
Do you see why it isn't enough just to teach our sons not to hit girls? The young man in question absorbed that lesson to the letter. What he did not learn was not to hurt women, not to threaten or intimidate them in order to control their behavior. So, instead of hitting her, he chose a random bystander to hurt, letting her know that this was her fault. He was seeking her anguish, her anger, her shame. He punished her by assaulting Bobby. Yes, she hit him first, but he reacted with a much greater degree of violence, and now an innocent young man is dead and a young girl is left, for the rest of her life, feeling like she caused his death.
It is not enough to teach our sons not to hit girls. Men who are arrested or who are enrolled in family violence intervention programs often learn not to hit women. They don't always learn not to use verbal abuse, or financial abuse, or threats of suicide, or other means of controlling women. Our sons, and our brothers, and our coworkers, and our friends need to learn that violence is never a problem-solver. They should also learn to treat others with respect, and that it is never okay to use controlling tactics to punish another person or to get a person to do what you want. No one should have been hit that night, and certainly no one should have died.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tillman family.
Two young women got into a fight outside a party. One of the women struck a male partygoer.
The young man did not hit back, saying that he doesn't hit girls, but vowed that the next guy who walked by would get what she deserved.
18-year-old Bobby Tillman walked by.
The young man who was struck began to beat Bobby Tillman. Three others joined in.
They beat Bobby to death.
Do you see why it isn't enough just to teach our sons not to hit girls? The young man in question absorbed that lesson to the letter. What he did not learn was not to hurt women, not to threaten or intimidate them in order to control their behavior. So, instead of hitting her, he chose a random bystander to hurt, letting her know that this was her fault. He was seeking her anguish, her anger, her shame. He punished her by assaulting Bobby. Yes, she hit him first, but he reacted with a much greater degree of violence, and now an innocent young man is dead and a young girl is left, for the rest of her life, feeling like she caused his death.
It is not enough to teach our sons not to hit girls. Men who are arrested or who are enrolled in family violence intervention programs often learn not to hit women. They don't always learn not to use verbal abuse, or financial abuse, or threats of suicide, or other means of controlling women. Our sons, and our brothers, and our coworkers, and our friends need to learn that violence is never a problem-solver. They should also learn to treat others with respect, and that it is never okay to use controlling tactics to punish another person or to get a person to do what you want. No one should have been hit that night, and certainly no one should have died.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tillman family.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Augusta Man "Person of Interest" in DV Murder
An Augusta grandmother was found stabbed to death in her home, and her former partner has been identified as a "person of interest".
Authorities discovered the body of [Norma Jean] Mobley, 52, a mother of four and grandmother of seven, in her residence on the 1600 block of McCauley Street in Cherry Tree Crossing about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Authorities named Samuel Steplight as a person of interest Wednesday. Steplight and Mobley had been living together for about four years before splitting up a month ago.Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mobley family.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Rome Man Kills Wife, Self
According to a preliminary police investigation:
The preliminary investigation indicated that Jeffery Ware shot his wife, Jeannine, 47, during an argument at their Booger Hollow Road home, and then turned the gun on himself, said Capt. Mark Wallace of the Floyd County Police Department.Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ware family, especially the young men who are left without parents.
Police are still investigating what led to the shooting.
The woman was holding her 16-year-old son’s leg when she was shot in the back and at least twice more, Wallace said.
The couple’s 14-year-old son was also in the home, but it was not clear late Wednesday where he was at the time of the shootings, Wallace said. It was the 14-year-old who called 911, he said.
The teens were not injured.
Jeffery Ware was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Barry Henderson. Jeannine Ware was pronounced dead on arrival at Floyd Medical Center at 5:46 p.m., Henderson said.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Atlanta Man Charged with Killing New Bride
According the the AJC:
Police say 29-year-old Minchillo McLester fatally shot his 25-year-old wife, Madison McLester, early Sunday after they returned from a Halloween party. He's being held without bond on a murder charge at the Fulton County Jail, with a scheduled court date of Nov. 15.Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family.
The pair had married Oct. 10. Police do not have a motive in the killing.
Madison McLester was found on the floor of their home in the 1000 block of Oak Street, in southwest Atlanta. She had been shot several times, police said.
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