2d 615 (E.D. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. It was self-defense. In 1995, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole paroled Warlocks bike gang member Robert "Mudman" Simon, disregarding strong warnings from the judge who convicted him. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. They went up the mountains to another chapters clubhouse to see one of the guys staying up there whom the girl was seeing. The Waltons was largely based on the childhood memories and experiences of the shows creator, novelist Earl Hamner, who grew up in a place very much like Waltons Mountain. But he might knock my teeth out. Get up and fight, flower girl!, I was rescued by the timely arrival of a neighbor, Mr. Carr, walking his poodle Trixie. The Mudman could be one seriously disgruntled customer. What are you doing, anyway? to go to prison and therefore avoid illegal activities like burglary and murder. Your email address will not be published. "I think Robert Simon would rather have died on the floor fighting than take his lethal injection," said John Call, his former lawyer. Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. Christie Whitman has asked for a report on the parole bureaus role. We believe in taking care of our own. I stood near the top of the long grassy slope behind the local public elementary school. March 3 (UPI) -- A New Brunswick couple who initially thought a burglar had broken into their home discovered the invader was actually a panicked deer. He had formerly been sentenced to death by the state of New Jersey on May 6, 1995 for his part in the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez. I was in an all-purpose neighborhood deli-grocery store-butcher shop operation of the sort rarely seen anymore. You want a partner? "This was a tragic loss. Follow him on Twitter @GregAdomaitis. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. "Harris apparently beat Simon down with his fists then kicked him until he was unconscious," said an investigator. On may 6, 1995 police sgt. 11 weeks after receiving parole he murdered a police officer and received the death sentence. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. If you Google the words Robert Mudman Simon or type them into the archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, links to hundreds of articles magically appear. "The problem Franklin Township always had was officers didn't have much backup on the streets," Hogan said of the 56 square miles of coverage area. Very interesting. We were just practicing our blocking techniques for football season.. If you messed with the people he cared about, you got hurt but on the most part, fighting wasnt something that came natural to him. In crime fiction, many of those peopleboth fictional characters and their real life counterpartsarent very nice. He said it was Bobby and when Bobby went to court, he took the hit because he wasnt going to tell them who really did it, cause thats what bros did for one another. Creatures made of animated mud or ooze by magical arts were first introduced into popular culture by several types of board games, mainly from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. Approximately 85 B & W ill., including interior photos of the 1835 prison. He murdered his girlfriend in 1974 and was released on parole in 1995. Ominously. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. But he froze suddenly, looking behind me. Ambrose Harris, 68, died Tuesday at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the state Department of Corrections said. Nice read, and I appreciated it! We have chapters worldwide. ', Suspected burglar inside New Brunswick home was a panicked deer. His biggest fault was also his most respectable feature hed take the hit before hed ever tell. Not only for the Gonzalez family, but for the Franklin Township Police Department," said Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton, who was a state legislator at the time of the shooting. "Prison is a violent place," he said. It was the first official 1% outlaw motorcycle club founded in Pennsylvania.The club is most prominent in the Philadelphia and Delaware County area, but they have . Simon stood accused of murdering his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, and dumping her body in a water-filled coal mine pit near Hazleton, where it was . Bobby Simon should have been a high school senior. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. His gaze was chilling. Family and community. Hes a boxerand a black belt., Not really. They have to have some nice side to appeal to people. Mudman met Squirt Boy on death row. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. [4] A frequent user of drugs and alcohol, he went by the club moniker "Mudman" as well as informal nickname of "Bobby Simon". [5][21], According to some reports, Simon had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison, and apparently selected a convict named Ambrose Harris who had been on death row for kidnapping and killing 22-year-old artist Kristin Huggins. Bobby Simon had recently moved on up from membership in a local fraternal organization known as the Warlords into the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, among the hardest of hardcore one-percenters. But it did provide rich training ground and source material for storytellinga certain kind of storytellingnonetheless. There were corner bars, rowhouses, nondescript apartment buildings, even a trailer park discreetly tucked away in the woods by the railroad tracks. We use events and experiences in our own lives, pull them from a Santa sack of memories, and rework those memories for our own purposes. Div . At various points in his career as a hardened outlaw biker, Simon burned down a store on the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk and committed armed robbery. Shit., Yo, pointing at me, said, Im gonna kick his ass. A. Charles Peruto Jr., the lawyer who represented Simon before the board, said New Jersey, not Pennsylvania, should bear the responsibility for allowing him to settle so close to his buddy Staples. "The department did everything it could to prevent this from happening.". The Mud Man is an enemy in the Castlevania series. Robert "Mudman" Simon. Your email address will not be published. It might have been the latest in a long and strange list of childhood obsessions, somewhere between the Roman Empire, the Civil War, the Old West, 1940s film noir, the Manson killings and geology. Print length. Along with his testicles, which Yo was now clutching with both hands. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks . He had already done at least two stints at the county juvie facility; his criminal career had begun at the age of eight. It was believed they were picked-up in the Warlocks' trolling ground, the old MacDade Mall, but were killed when they refused to participate in the gang's "initiation rites". They described him as one of the worst sociopaths they had ever encountered. Yo-Yo was lucky, all things considered. Martini watched as a fellow death-row inmate, Ambrose Harris, fatally beat Simon, stomping his head so hard he crushed Simon's skull. He fell and hit his head on a metal table. Also if you have more information about your club that you would like to confidentially share, in particular details about a club's founding such as dates or founding members, as these can be extremely difficult to find, please send us a message. Police say Simon shot Duzenberg in the head when she refused to have group sex with gang members. It was a warm, sunny spring afternoon. There was Yo-Yo, pacing restlessly, smoking one of those Winstons allegedly purchased for his mother. He didnt care. The jury of five men and seven women had deliberated 11 hours over two days before returning the verdict. And he might be sipping his dinner through straws for a while. My dear friend Patti sent a letter in response to my post the other day about walking along Merion Rd when the Pagan MC drove by: in the 1970s, members of the Warlocks (NFM: the main rivals to the Pagan MC) were suspected in the deaths of a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman whose skeletal remains were found in the Tinicum marsh, now known as the John Heinz Wildlife Preserve. Go pick some flowers. Grateful Dead tunes held a steady rhythm as the county prosecutor, Sean Dalton, praised his assistant's quick wit and sharp mind - the skills that over nearly three decades helped Sand put away criminals such as cop killer Robert "Mudman" Simon. 6 years later, one of the 3 guys got picked up on a coffe and donuts but and offered up the location of her body in return for being let go. Mar 21, 2012. Staples, an honorably discharged member of the U.S. Air Force with a nearly clean criminal record, was convicted on a felony murder charge for participating in an applicable felony which involves the death of a person. After that, paroles, like commutations, declined dramatically. The former was out on parole in 1995 after spending more than a decade behind bars in Pennsylvania. It was the first official 1% outlaw motorcycle club founded in Pennsylvania. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). #26. "They're the guys on the street. What most people dont know or chose not to believe is that Bobby didnt kill that girl. 0:53. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Yeah, Mud said, with a thoughtful nod. The Mudman virtually shoved me out the door. Who is this asshole?, Yo-Yo, Mud repeated, his inflection making it sound like the name of a disease that people didnt mention in polite company. They still have to pull over that car and they don't know what's behind the tinted window," Sand said of police work -- a world of "real threats and unknown dangers.". Simon pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to death row following the 1996 trial in Hunterdon County. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . 'The key is whether any of this is true,' said Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike O'Pake. Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. Pennsylvanias parole board chairman, Allen Castor, on Thursday called Simons release ``incomprehensible. He said the Warlock walked free under a state law that requires approval from two of the five parole board members or a board member and a hearing examiner. Firefighters hoist horse stranded in backyard swimming pool. CarlK90245 said: A 21-Mar-1982 article in the Delaware County Sunday Times details the disappearance of Cheryl Ann Moser Iacovone, and indicates that she is believed to have been murdered by members of the Warlocks. Yo-Yo was a hulking whackjob with a blond crewcut and biceps like Mr. Universe after a full tray of steroids and a long day at the gym. The Warlocks MC, another 1% club, was founded in 1967 right here in Philadelphia. The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. Im gonna tell! In that neighborhood, one didnt necessarily want to cultivate a reputation as a guy that stood around on grassy knolls looking through books about flowers. 404 pages. One of the most infamous Warlocks is Robert "Mudman" Simon, who gained national attention in May for shooting a South Jersey policeman 11 weeks after Simon's parole on a murder charge. O'Pake said the committee had hired a private investigator to probe the allegations of misconduct. Then one night, Staples suggested burglarizing a house he knew was unoccupied at the time. [7], Sgt. "As with any criminal enterprise, it's something we're mindful of.". The Bucks County artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. ``Its the only case where I ever wore a bulletproof vest, Lavelle said. Kentucky man stops for breakfast, wins $50,000 lottery prize. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. So what? Mud said as he lighted a cigarette. [7][3], On May 6, 1995, Robert Simon along with the vice president of the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, Charles "Shovel" Staples, were both sitting in a car in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey when they were pulled over by 15-year Franklin Township police veteran Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez as part of a routine traffic stop. In 1999, Harris stomped another death-row inmate in NJ State Prison - Robert "Mudman" Simon - to death. He was there when Harris murdered Mudman . Harris repeatedly kicked and stomped Simon before jumping from a table's stainless steel stool and landing on his head, fatally crushing Simon's skull.[27]. Ippolito ``Lee Gonzalez, 40, on Saturday night. Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. [13] Throughout his prison tenure, he received a total of 49 misconducts, which included drug trafficking in addition to drug use. He didnt stay very long. Previous page. Robert Simon, 45, confessed to the fatal shooting, which happened April 3 in the couple's apartment in the 1700 block of East 85th Place, Assistant State's Attorney Jamie Santini said during a . Robert (Mudman) Simon, who had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, apparently singled out Ambrose (Squirt Boy) Harris as his next target. Therefore, the final execution to take place at the prison was a January 22, 1963 electrocution. But Harris, a convicted murderer and rapist . Mud went to bash his opponent, but lost his footing. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Ambrose Harris and Robert "Mudman" Simon lived in side-by-side cells at the capital sentence unit of New Jersey State Prison. Maybe shell buy you a can of soup.. At an eventual point during the chase, Staples managed to lose control over the car and crashed it into a guardrail. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Ippolito Gonzalez. National Park Service: 'Never push a slower friend down' in a bear encounter, March 2 (UPI) -- The National Park Service offered some sage advice for park visitors who encounter bears: "Never push a slower friend down. He was far from the monster that the media made him out to be. It was a community of quirky demographics and zoning apparently born of midnight handshakes and envelopes plump with cash. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. Sure he was, in many ways and on many occasions. He spent 14 years in prison and was released in 1995. I was perusing a field guide to American flora, attempting to determine which wildflowers were which. Petitioner, Dr. Robert Simon, M.D., P.A. Certainly it's not the majority of motorcycle enthusiasts," he offered. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for . On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. In order to write about those things, a certain journalistic detachment is required. Simon, a motorcycle-gang member who was one of . If you Google the words 'Robert Mudman Simon' or type them into the archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, links to hundreds of articles magically appear. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28 -- A Pennsylvania prison inmate said Thursday that outlaw biker Robert 'Mudman' Simon bribed his way out of Graterford state prison 11 weeks before he was charged with murdering a New Jersey police officer. This case tragically arose on the night of May 6, 1995 when Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez, a Franklin Township, NJ police officer, was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop by one Robert "Mudman" Simon, a longtime member of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang and a recent parolee from the Pennsylvania prison system. About 15 Warlocks live in Williamstown, and about the same number live in Pennsylvanias Delaware County, where the club was founded in the late 60s. He was later a Golden Gloves amateur boxing champ. As a teenager and in my early 20s, I wasnt any angel. Simon, a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Warlocks motorcycle gang, was convicted in 1974 for the murder of his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg, a 19-year-old stenographer. In any case, you work with what youve got, your own personal deep well, or strip mine, of source material. Sludge Simmons has a fateful encounter with a 300,000-pound locomotive.A price is paid, as it should be. American outlaw biker and murderer (19541999), fatal shooting of Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez, State Correctional Institution Graterford, State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, "Unknown dangers: Fatal shooting of N.J. police officer still felt 20 years later", "Jim Six: 'They shot Lee,' the officer cried, 'Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em! Simon grabbed Yo by the collar. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. The locks on the front door are shit. Two busy shopping centers. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for raping and killing a 22-year-old artist, attacked Simon, who shot dead a police officer four years ago, said investigators. [20] Earlier that day, a nearby Environmental Heating building had been burglarized and the vehicle occupied by both men was situated within the vicinity. Bobby Simon was seated on top of the horizontal ice cream freezer. On a Saturday when the Delaware County Daily Times' regular courthouse reporter was off, I had to cover Nauss' trial. He served more than 12 years of a 20-year sentence for shooting his girlfriend between the eyes when she wouldn't have sex with other Warlocks bikers, according to previous reports. Eleven weeks later he gunned down a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop following a burglary. 0:00. The second and final gunshot entered Gonzalez's skull behind his right ear, lodging itself within his brain. On a sunny September morning Mud got into an altercation on the death row yard with a con known as Squirt Boy, a scumbag awaiting final judgment for the rape and murder of a young artist. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez on May 6, 1995. There were rumors of money changing hands, of intimidation. If a girl was getting pushed on, he stopped it. new jersey pulled over warlocks members robert mudman simon and charles shovel staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. This new edition of a true-crime classic includes the killing of biker Robert "Mudman" Simon by Ambrose Harris on the prison's death row. His release from the Pennsylvania corrections system _ straight to the Williamstown, N.J., enclave of his gang, the Warlocks _ has angered authorities in both states. The county political boss lived nearby, as did the avuncular anchorman of Philadelphias top-rated TV newscast and a once-famous 50s rock and roller. Mud killed a guy in the chow line at SCI Pittsburgh. Ippolito "Lee . Id forgotten about them. The configuration of the streets was no more receptive to outsiders than was the citizenry. No executions have been carried out because of legal appeals and a tradition of liberalism in the state's supreme court. Lee Gonzalez during a traffic stop in May 1995. Ill be waiting for you outside, he promised. Simon, grinning, said: Now Yo-Yo got a pain in both of his yos. Novelists generally dont have the luxury of making moral judgments, although possibly our moral judgments lie in what happens to characters in the final chapter. 'Mr. He was always taken care of,' said Brown, who is now serving his life sentence for murder at Huntington state prison. [19] Simon continued to use drugs and associate with the Warlocks MC, in violation of his parole conditions. Ippolito . By most accounts, Simon was a career criminal. Due to a lack of communication between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, he recalled a lack of awareness regarding Simon's arrival to a Gloucester County address. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. After refusing to abide the warning, the officer shot Simon in the leg which caused him to flip over the guardrail and surrender to the authorities thereafter. The club is most prominent in and has significant territory in the Delaware Valley, including Philadelphia, Delaware County, South Jersey, and Wilmington, though they also have a heavy presence . Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. [13] Furthermore, Simon's trailer home residence was only a few feet from a bar known to be frequented by Warlocks bikers. The killing occurred 11 weeks after Simon's release from Graterford. It was something forced upon him from being through the system as he was. Despite pressure from his fellow Warlocks, Simon eventually confessed to the crime and, as a result, was sentenced to death by the State of New Jersey in April 1997. You goin armed robbery on this?, Theres a guy outside waiting for me, I confessed. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. It is a figure made of mud, imbued with a tormented soul. Please, On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. March 3 (UPI) -- A sheep spotted wandering loose on a British highway was given a lift back to its owner by a concerned bus driver on her first day on the job. His criminal wrongdoings reportedly began as early as age 8. People like Simon were feared for good reason. Dealing with structured environments was never Simons forte. Maybe he wants to be a fuckin landscaper and hes studying on it. He then stabbed a fellow inmate in 1984 with a makeshift knife that was more than a foot long. He was unpredictable. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jersey's death row has died in prison. He had served 12 years of a maximum 20-year sentence for the 1974 murder of Beth Duzenberg, 19. The first bullet passed through the side of his neck, knocking the officer to the ground. The D&D crowd just loved me. Yo-Yo did catch up with me later. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who . Respondent, Progressive Express Insurance Company ("Progressive"), is the Defendant in the trial court and the Appellee in the District Court of Appeal. Simon strolled out of the store, chewing gum. Officials did not release a cause of death. 464 Conchester Highway, Aston, PA 19014-3106. There were a lot of good hard-working people in the neighborhood, with collars both blue and white. Mr. Carr said, You boys arent fighting, are you?, No, Mr. Carr, I assured him as I stood, dusting myself off. Roaches, apparently, being considered cruel and unusual punishment for a group of convicted murderers. My affection for The Waltons was inexplicable on the surface; the shows setting and characters were even more alien to me than those of another childhood favorite, Star Trek. Harris life was spared when New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007. March 2 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman scored a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket less than 12 hours after she scored an $11,000 jackpot at a casino. After serving 12 1/2 years of a 10- to 20-year sentence for murder, he went free in February and settled in Williamstown with the New Jersey parole boards approval. Who was I going to call? Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles "Shovel" Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. He showed no remorse. Bobby helped them discard her body because thats what bros do. While examining Simon's Social Security Card and Staples' driver's license, he requested for backup on his police radio. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. For some reason, I always got along just fine with people that were deranged and dangerous. Even when it wasnt cool to the majority, he didnt care, he stopped it. Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lisa accepted Robert 'Mudman' Simon's guilty plea to the murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. He was cracking his knuckles. The lethal injection chamber at the prison was never used, and the New Jersey Governor repealed the death penalty in December 2007. All rights reserved, Police Asking for Public Assistance Finding Person Who Set Fire in Wilmington, Couple on Hawaii Honeymoon Says Snorkeling Tour Group Abandoned Them in the Ocean, Three Men Shot and Killed in Separate Shootings in Philly, Check Your Change! March 3 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Louisiana boy with a firm grasp of baseball rules is seeking a Guinness World Record as the world's youngest umpire. No, no and no. I got your back, no problem.. Youre a fuckin pansy! Yo-Yo charged. That was in 1999, 18 years after being convicted of murder, four years after murdering Gonzalez. Simon and Charles ``Shovel Staples, the vice president of the Warlocks South Jersey chapter, are charged with murdering Franklin Township Sgt. I might as well have been a child molester. Then theres the One Percenter Bikers, official FB page of the www.OnePercenterBikers.com, with over 20,000 followers. It might have been related to a school project. 3 children killed, 2 hospitalized in North Texas domestic incident, At least 5 dead following year's first severe spring weather outbreak, Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico, 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'True Romance' actor Tom Sizemore dead at 61, Russia's Lavrov laughed at after saying West started war in Ukraine. March 2 (UPI) -- A Minnesota police officer came to the rescue of a raccoon he spotted running around with a jar stuck over its head. But even superstars have the odd off day, suffer the career-ending injury. We want to share with you the history of outlaw motorcycle clubs and the major events that they have been through over the last several decades. We use people. It's a real shame, but a certain amount of blame falls on his shoulders," Sand said of Staples when asked about his feelings regarding the man. Following a lengthy series of felonies and several prison stints, Mudman Simon was convicted of murdering a local girl who had disrespected him at a party.
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