Previous page. 0:00. Do you still like flowers?Good writing! Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. Two busy shopping centers. There are other OMC FB pages, which just seems crazy to me because nothing seems less OMC than FB, except maybe Christmas or quilting. Print length. 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. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. 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. [3] Additionally, Simon was placed into juvenile detention on at least two separate occasions.[4]. Robert "Mudman" Simon was sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Mudman or as his friends referred to him Bobby or Uncle Booby, did not kill that girl. The 43-year-old Simon, whose criminal record began at age 8, was arrested in the 1974 murder of 19-year-old Beth Smith Dusenberg while he sat in prison for armed robbery. There were also outlaw bikers, drug dealers, meth freaks, gamblers, loansharks, burglars and mob guys, as well as businessmen, cops and politicians with some very creative ideas regarding money, law and ethics. Simon . July 27, 2008. "From then on, if one cop pulled over a car, a second would come if available," he said, adding that he wasn't sure if directives were changed after Gonzalez's death, but it appeared that way. A motorcycle gang member did not live long enough on death row to face execution - instead he was killed by another inmate. [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. Theres a FB group called, Pagan MC is a bunch of losers. Its a page dedicated to spreading awareness about the crime ridden motorcycle club called the Pagans. The page has 124 followers. I guess they want to make sure they get the details right, wouldnt want any misinformation, or fake news, out there about your motorcycle gang. Mr. Carr loved Trixie; a few white lies never hurt anyone. Officials did not release a cause of death. Simon stated that he shot Gonzalez because he didnt want to go back the prison. Ambrose Harris - convicted, sentenced to death, overturned, sentenced to LWOP (also killed Robert "Mudman" Simon in prison) Gloria Lynne Dunn - pled guilty, sentenced to 30 years in prison. Harris had a history of attacking guards and prisoners. 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. I heard someone clear his throat behind me. You could hear something break. The appeal of Robert R. "Mudman" Simon, who was sentenced to 10-20 years for the slaying of Beth Jean Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, was denied in a short opinion handed down Monday. Who was I going to call? A dozen years later, and 11 weeks to the day after his parole, Simon was back in jail _ this time on charges he shot and killed a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop. 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. It was something forced upon him from being through the system as he was. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. For some reason, I always got along just fine with people that were deranged and dangerous. I knew Bobby Simon much better than did any of the reporters whose bylines appear on those stories, which is nothing to be proud of. I got your back, no problem.. 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. ``Its the only case where I ever wore a bulletproof vest, Lavelle said. Im gonna kick your pansy ass!, While I was hardly a shrinking violet physically, Yo was some three inches taller and twenty-five pounds heavier than I was. Nice read, and I appreciated it! Approximately 85 B & W ill., including interior photos of the 1835 prison. He casually smashed his face into the brick wall on the side of the store. 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.. 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. And with the victim being a police officer, I won't be paroled the first time I come up.". I knew Bobby Simon much better than did any of the reporters whose bylines appear on those stories, which is nothing to be proud of. I gave it a few minutes, and then looked out the window. 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. Martini watched as a fellow death-row inmate, Ambrose Harris, fatally beat Simon, stomping his head so hard he crushed Simon's skull. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. When I was a kid one of my favorite TV shows was, peculiarly, The Waltons, the syrupy saga of a large, loving family struggling through the Depression years in rural Virginia. He was later a Golden Gloves amateur boxing champ. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He told of guards skimming money from inmate payrolls and operating a black market for drugs, food and cigarettes that reached outside prison walls. Operating at the time out of what's now a bank in Newfield, Hogan said his force wire-tapped the Warlocks' phones and raided their headquarters a few times. 7-year-old baseball umpire seeks Guinness World Record. The victim, suspect and three witnesses were all convicted murderers. 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. Very interesting. ``When I sentenced him, he looked up at me and muttered, `F you and turned his back on me., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. 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. 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]. The Mudman, who frightened even fellow killers and the toughest veteran cops, was definitely not someone that you wanted to tangle with. Founded in 1967, the Warlocks are self-described as a "one-percenter" outlaw motorcycle club and are designated as a violent criminal organization by law enforcement. The Warlocks Winchester MC facebook page which states, We are a nonprofit motorcycle club. Simon took a different route in his attempt to stay out of prison - murdering a policeman. [21] Evidence collected from the car confirmed that the two gang members were, in fact, the ones who had robbed Environmental Heating building. The Mudman lived there too. A firestorm of controversy swirled around the parole. The three guys were there with her. The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. Jonathan Brown told the state Senate Judiciary Committee he saw Simon pay prison staffers to remove reports of misconduct and failed drug tests from his file, allowing him to qualify for parole. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Four years later, he was stomped to death by an inmate . Ippolito Gonzalez. On December 17, 1992, Kristin Huggins, a twenty-two year old graphic artist, left her parents' home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to paint a mural at the Trenton . Questions were asked. ', "Released Convicted Killer Warlock Charged With Officer's Murder", "Warlocks MC (Motorcycle Club - Pennsylvania)", "PANEL OPENS PAROLE SYSTEM PROBE RELEASE OF 'MUDMAN' IS IMPETUS FOR HEARING", "Gonzalez v. Angelilli, 40 F. Supp. I stepped around poor Yo-Yo and quickly got the hell out of there myself. The Warlocks Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1965. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. 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. Simon strolled out of the store, chewing gum. 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. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. The trial court "failed to put these matters to rest," and failed to "deal with these ambiguities" in Simon's answers. Ippolito Gonzalez. I grew up in a Philadelphia suburb that wasnt really a suburb but more an extension of the city, filled with city people and imbued with city attitudes. People like Simon were feared for good reason. In 1999 death row inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, who was convicted of killing a police officer, died during a fight. Mar 21, 2012. Simon took a different route in his attempt to stay out of prison - murdering a policeman. The locks on the front door are shit. 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". In 1999, Harris stomped another death-row inmate in NJ State Prison - Robert "Mudman" Simon - to death. He reads flower books!. Mud killed a guy in the chow line at SCI Pittsburgh. Simon had either dropped out of or was expelled from high school. 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. We have chapters worldwide. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez, left, and Charles "Shovel" Staples, right, as seen in a recent prison photo. 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. Mudmans mea culpa: Guess I overreacted again, huh?. Suspiciously, it is known that one of the club's members began to make arrangements for Simon's living arrangements even before Simon's parole was approved. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. His mother smoked about as often as mine did, which was never. Simon shot Gonzales twice, in the head and neck, killing him instantly. Along with his testicles, which Yo was now clutching with both hands. And who can forget Robert "Mudman" Simon. (Amended Complaint at 91-94.) [8][9] According to his fellow Warlock bikers, Simon talked about having sexual intercourse with Dusenberg's mummified corpse after he buried it in a water-filled strip mine near Hazleton and even hoped to decorate his jail cell with physical photographs of such evidence. It was self-defense. 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. OUT OF CONTROLJune 26, 2010. Kentucky man stops for breakfast, wins $50,000 lottery prize. 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. While on Death Row, Harris attacked and killed another Death Row inmate, Robert "Mudman" Simon, a beefy, scraggly long-haired and long-bearded 48-year-old outlaw biker, with several previous murder convictions. Ambrose Harris. The second and final gunshot entered Gonzalez's skull behind his right ear, lodging itself within his brain. You want a partner? Mr. Simon pleaded guilty last October to capital murder in the shooting death of Sgt. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. He was then . 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. A jury acquitted Harris of Simons death, saying he acted in self-defense. The former was out on parole in 1995 after spending more than a decade behind bars in Pennsylvania. At one point, he turned around and glared at me in the nearly empty courtroom, even though he didn't know me from Adam. Simon and Charles ``Shovel Staples, the vice president of the Warlocks South Jersey chapter, are charged with murdering Franklin Township Sgt. 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). 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. March 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Britain responded to a home to rescue a horse that had fallen into its owner's swimming pool and was unable to get itself out. I just read the Waltons very poignant very real! They were being held on $2 million bail. Harris' life was spared when New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007. Even by Warlock standards, Simon was a piece of work. He then stabbed a fellow inmate in 1984 with a makeshift knife that was more than a foot long. Officials did not release a cause of death. Give em to your mom. The latter, a vice president for the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, picked him up from prison and put him up in a mobile home community in Williamstown; a stipulation of Simon's parole was that he needed an address in New Jersey. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for . But even superstars have the odd off day, suffer the career-ending injury. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. I winced. Harris and Simon had been lived in side-by-side cells in the facility's capital sentence unit. In 1982, Simon was convicted for the 1974 second degree murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg, who had refused to engage in group sex with him and other members of the Warlocks. The Mud Man is an enemy in the Castlevania series. [10] John Lavelle, the Judge who handled Simon's trial, stated that dozens of Warlocks bikers would circle the courthouse on their motorcycles each day in during 1995 in an attempt to intimidate the jurors quite possibly the reason behind his conviction for second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder. We love ridin our motorcycles fast and hangin with our brothers.Touch one ya touched us all They have 3,158 followers and had a food drive in November and a Harvest Party in October. Neither the judge in Simons murder case, John Lavelle, nor a trooper who knew him years ago expressed surprise. Yo-Yo was lucky, all things considered. Some people light a fire with a 14k gold Dunhill lighter, others rub two sticks together; six of one, a half dozen of the other. In fiction and in life, people do what they do. Simon could always come with the money. The jury of five men and seven women had deliberated 11 hours over two days before returning the verdict. 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. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. Warlocks Motorcycle Club West Virginia. A number of others that crossed paths with cheerful sociopath Robert F. Simon werent quite so fortunate. Tattoos decorated both of Muds massive arms. 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. In any case, you work with what youve got, your own personal deep well, or strip mine, of source material. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . With approval from the New Jersey parole board, he settled at Black Horse RV Trailer Park in Williamstown, New Jersey when released. TRENTON, N.J. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jerseys death row has died in prison. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook. "The department did everything it could to prevent this from happening.". [7] At one point, Simon had a spider-web tattooed onto his elbow, which was rumored to signify he had murdered someone. 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. 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. A jury acquitted Harris of Simon's death, saying he acted in self-defense. But things arent always written in simplistic black and white, in the harsh neon of a single dimension. i went to bonner high school and was in every class with bob nauss he was layed back in the days, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Reads flower books? There were corner bars, rowhouses, nondescript apartment buildings, even a trailer park discreetly tucked away in the woods by the railroad tracks. English. Or you got a piece? 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. "As with any criminal enterprise, it's something we're mindful of.". More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Lancaster resident found guilty of giving man serious brain injuries during bar fight. Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. He was unpredictable. Simon, originally from Darby and believed to be one of the founders of the Warlocks, had been released from prison after serving more than 12 years for the shooting murder of his young girlfriend after . YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. He killed another inmate in prison but was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. [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. People, even the worst people, are more complex than that. "That was his lifestyle. Beautifully maintained parks and athletic fields. Your email address will not be published. Get up and fight, flower girl!, I was rescued by the timely arrival of a neighbor, Mr. Carr, walking his poodle Trixie. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. Eleven weeks later he gunned down a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop following a burglary. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Read more. Minnesota officer removes jar from raccoon's head. She refused so he took . Simon was paroled despite the assessment of his trial judge, Carbon County Judge John Lavelle, who described Simon as 'one of the most dangerous individuals' who ever appeared before him and said 'it would only be a matter of time before (Simon) would kill again. As a condition of his parole, Simon was ordered to have no contact with Warlocks members. The governors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey were dragged into the finger-pointing, buck passing and heated debate that fueled outraged newspaper editorials and filled airtime on TV and radio. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Harris, already serving time for murder and rape, was found not . In Mudmans case, appropriately, that injury was a bit more substantial than a blown ACL. Then one night, Staples suggested burglarizing a house he knew was unoccupied at the time. Frank Hannon, another convicted murderer, testified earlier that he believed Simon bought his parole by paying off guards but said he had no first hand knowledge. "He was a tremendous officer, an example of how dangerous police work can be. O'Pake said the committee had hired a private investigator to probe the allegations of misconduct. Family and community. Sludge Simmons has a fateful encounter with a 300,000-pound locomotive.A price is paid, as it should be. On may 6, 1995 police sgt. [21], In a haste, Staples immediately drove himself and Simon away from the area but were soon pursued by nearby police officers who had heard the two gunshots on Sgt. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . 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. 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. 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.". Loved the look on the sociopath and real story of his death. A rich fantasy life wasnt required in order to imagine whom he planned to take his irritation out on, given half the chance. [11][12], Simon subsequently received a 10-to-20 year sentence for the homicide and was initially housed at State Correctional Institution Graterford, but later transferred. He may have redeemed himself, or possibly was just playing it smart to avoid capture, but either, I bet, was of little solace to his victim's loved ones.. The Judiciary Committee is investigating how Simon, a member of the Warlocks motorcycle gang, was able to win parole and move to Williamstown, N.J., a community known for Warlocks activity. The D&D crowd just loved me. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks . Christie Whitman has asked for a report on the parole bureaus role. The reporters were much better off remaining at a safe distance, like visitors to the lions den at the Philadelphia Zoo. 11 weeks after receiving parole he murdered a police officer and received the death sentence. The Lakewood mother who left her child in a hot car for more than two hours with the engine turned off, has plead guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Friday. 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. [14], On January 21, 1993, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) denied a parole application they received from Simon citing his high risk of continued involvement with the Philly Warlocks along with his need for substance abuse treatment. But John Cunningham, vice-president of the corrections officers' union, said guards could not react immediately because the rules prevented them from entering the caged recreation area without riot gear. [18], Unbeknownst to the parole board's officials, the Warlocks Motorcycle Club had quite the presence within the area, which was even regarded to be a "stronghold" for the biker gang. Clipped by. Shit., Yo, pointing at me, said, Im gonna kick his ass. Hannon said it was his understanding it cost between $100 and $300 to have files removed. After that, paroles, like commutations, declined dramatically. But it did provide rich training ground and source material for storytellinga certain kind of storytellingnonetheless. Cat Zingano ahead of her fight at UFC 232 in 2018. Ambrose Harris, 68, died Tuesday at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the state Department of Corrections said. 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. 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.. What are you doing, anyway? He chuckled and swaggered off toward his house up the block.