People v. Jenkins, 421 N.Y.S.2d 934, 935 (N.Y. App. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. I used Simon as the basis for the character of Ronnie Sludgeman Simmons in my novel The Blue Route. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. Warlocks Motorcycle Club (Pennsylvania) Wiki Having a reputation to protect, he shot her in the forehead and dumped her body in a water-filled abandoned strip mine. 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. : Mudman Classification: Murderer Characteristics: The Warlocks motorcycle gang member Number of victims: 3 + Date of murders: 1974 / 1984 / 1995 Date of birth: 1950 Victims profile: His 19-year-old girlfriend / A fellow inmate / Sgt. Greg Adomaitis may be reached at gadomaitis@njadvancemedia.com. Writers are, of necessity, selfish. PDF IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ISABEL GONZALEZ, Individually Yo-Yo either did not hear this last sentence or chose to ignore itwith disastrous consequences. But things arent always written in simplistic black and white, in the harsh neon of a single dimension. Notorious Killer Is Slain in Prison in New Jersey 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 refused to let Simon out unless he said, `No more Warlocks. It was New Jersey who didnt monitor him after he was out, Peruto said. Hannon said it was his understanding it cost between $100 and $300 to have files removed. He was convicted of brutally murdering his girlfriend in a room atop the Darby garage of a fellow Warlock whose testimony about Nauss proudly showing him her body, secured Nauss's conviction even though her body was never found. "They're the guys on the street. A number of others that crossed paths with cheerful sociopath Robert F. Simon werent quite so fortunate. Go pick some flowers. Tell you what, he added, slapping me on the back. 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! 'I was told if I said anything, they would kill me,' he said. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. In the wake of the shooting, Dalton later co-sponsored legislation that tightened rules surrounding parolees and their eligibility, notification requirements and increasing communication between states. The information that we share is true to the best of our knowledge, but often misinformation has a way of appearing on the internet, so please contact us and let us know if our facts aren't right. 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 was in sixth grade. 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. 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. 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 . Publication date. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. Christie Whitman has asked for a report on the parole bureaus role. He started in my direction, with obvious enthusiasm. He was rumored to be both deranged and dangerous. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Asbury Park, New Jersey. Police had insufficient evidence to nail gang members for the marsh murders, but they did successfully make a case against another Warlock , Robert Nauss, who may have disposed of a body in the marsh. A bucolic creek. Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. Mud went to bash his opponent, but lost his footing. New Jerseys Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold hearings on the issue, and Gov. 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. "Prison is a violent place," he said. 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. He didnt seem like much more of an asshole than most people when you were dealing with him. The fourteen other inmates housed therein, a quirky crew including a shy and sensitive child murderer and a transgender cop killer in a platinum blond wig, looked on. Ippolito Gonzalez. [15] Despite this, he was classified as merely a "low risk" on parole assessment documents. New Jersey parole officials allowed Simon to move to Williamstown because they thought Warlocks were virtually nonexistent. 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. Throughout his youth, Simon was a member of an Upper Darby street gang known as the Warlords. Judge accepts 'Mudman's' guilty plea - UPI Archives However, he was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. 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. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. [1] However, he was ultimately beaten to death at New Jersey State Prison . It was a community of quirky demographics and zoning apparently born of midnight handshakes and envelopes plump with cash. She was actually one of Bobbys best friends. Death row biker killed in prison fight | World news | The Guardian TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Convicted cop killer Robert ``Mudman'' Simon was killed in prison in a fight with another death row inmate, a spokeswoman said today. In fiction and in life, people do what they do. "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. How Crazy Is It Being a Correctional Officer? Real Stories 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. Shit, who aint? With the permission of the parole and prison authorities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Mr. Simon had relocated to Questions were asked. 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. Language. Hogan said Warlocks activity in Franklin Township was a major issue during his tenure as police chief. Man who killed artist, inmate dies in New Jersey prison | AP News He chuckled and swaggered off toward his house up the block. The Warlocks terrorized people in the 70s with hundreds of members, according to former Pennsylvania trooper William Davis. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Mr. Simon pleaded guilty last October to capital murder in the shooting death of Sgt. 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]. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who . ``Castor is not to be blamed. That girl was a good friend of his whom he brought up the mountains to see her boyfriend. But it did provide rich training ground and source material for storytellinga certain kind of storytellingnonetheless. You go outside and Ill follow you., Dont worry about it, little brother. TRENTON, N.J. - Convicted killer Robert "Mudman" Simon was killed in prison in a fight with another death-row prisoner, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. 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. Ambrose Harris, 68, died Tuesday at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the state Department of Corrections said. Harris' life was spared when New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007. Officials did not release a cause of death. It was a warm, sunny spring afternoon. In the immortal words of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Girl, we cant change the places where we were born. Very interesting. Yo-Yo rolled around on the sidewalk, moaning and crying, his face bloody and already beginning to swell. At all. For some reason, I always got along just fine with people that were deranged and dangerous. Simon shot Gonzales twice, in the head and neck, killing him instantly. Prison officers were reported to have taken at least five minutes to intervene in the fight. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. 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 . And Im scared of dentists., That apparently struck a raw nerve. [17], Simon was paroled in February 1995, having served a total of 12-and-a-half-years of prison time. Mud killed a guy in the chow line at SCI Pittsburgh. When asked what happened, the man answers: "I just killed everybody."OUT OF HIS MINDNot far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery in the home of Michael's . Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. O'Pake said the committee had hired a private investigator to probe the allegations of misconduct. 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. And the black pistons have one near riviera beach.the warlocks call . 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.". He was suspected of involvement in several other murders. Robert "Mudman" Simon - Genealogy.com The Mud Man is an enemy in the Castlevania series. The locks on the front door are shit. Sometimes thats a good thing. [13] Furthermore, Simon's trailer home residence was only a few feet from a bar known to be frequented by Warlocks bikers. You plunder and kill, and everythings OK, and the strong survive. But he moved to Williamstown with the approval of New Jersey parole officials. 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. Gonzalez v. Angelilli, 40 F. Supp. 2d 615 (E.D. Pa. 1999) Simon murdered his girlfriend, a fellow inmate, and a police officer, only to be later killed by Ambrose Harris while at Trenton State Prison. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . I had The Mudman and his cohorts, and their victims. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. Ill catch up with you later! he hissed behind Mr. Carrs back. ``He was a sociopath. Yo grabbed the book from my hand. 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. [6] He was said to have held the club title of "enforcer", and was utilized by his fellow Warlock co-founders to intimidate the club's rivals. ', "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. 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.. Brown said corruption at the suburban Philadelphia prison extends into the upper levels of management and that some guards give special treatment to inmates in exchange for money, drugs and sexual favors. They were being held on $2 million bail. There are other OMC FB pages, which just seems crazy to me because nothing seems less OMC than FB, except maybe Christmas or quilting. JayClark 28 Feb 2016. 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 . It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Staples was tried twice; a hung jury was the result of the first and felony murder the second. Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf said the testimony, despite coming from convicted felons, was troubling. No executions have been carried out because of legal appeals and a tradition of liberalism in the state's supreme court. Robert Ronald "Mudman" Simon (September 4, 1954 September 7, 1999), also known as Bobby Simon, was an American outlaw biker, convicted murderer and member of the Pennsylvania-based Warlocks Motorcycle Club. Ippolito Gonzalez. And he might be sipping his dinner through straws for a while. 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. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. I socialized and did business with quite a few individuals that most people wouldnt want to know. I just read the Waltons very poignant very real! Dalton said a Gloucester County law enforcement museum, to open at the Rowan College at Gloucester County library later this month, will feature a wall of honor and a plaque for Gonzalez. People, even the worst people, are more complex than that. Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. Seems cool that some writers do come close to the people they write about ie: Ann Rule/Ted Bundy. Do you still like flowers?Good writing! I stepped around poor Yo-Yo and quickly got the hell out of there myself. Roaches, apparently, being considered cruel and unusual punishment for a group of convicted murderers. According to their mission statement: We aren't here to pick sides, it is the stories that we find the most interesting. 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. Martini watched as a fellow death-row inmate, Ambrose Harris, fatally beat Simon, stomping his head so hard he crushed Simon's skull. In 1995, Pennsylvania Motorcycle Gang member Robert 'Mudman' Simon killed a police officer at a traffic stop and was sentenced to death. You got a flower book!. Florida woman runs ultra-marathon distances for 23 consecutive days. (Complaint at 78-79.) Yo appeared rather impatient and irritated. He was far from the monster that the media made him out to be. 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. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. Who was I going to call? 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 was sentenced to death forthe fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. While I hated the things that he did and shed no tears over his death, the fact is that The Mudman was also just Bobby Simon from the neighborhood, who made bologna sandwiches at the corner store, adopted and loved stray dogs, protected younger kids from bullies, changed flat tires for senior citizens and helped my mom carry her groceries. 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. We use people. A jury acquitted Harris of Simons death, saying he acted in self-defense. Therefore, the final execution to take place at the prison was a January 22, 1963 electrocution. The reporters were much better off remaining at a safe distance, like visitors to the lions den at the Philadelphia Zoo. The D&D crowd just loved me. After they arrived, Bobby and the guy stepped out to grab some party goods for the night, making the mistake of leaving her alone with the mountain chapter. Simon, a member of the Warlocks bikers' gang, was the first to die on death row since New Jersey readopted capital punishment in 1982. I winced. A diner that later served as the setting for a pivotal scene in a popular Oscar-winning film. 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. Four years later, he was stomped to death by an inmate . Furor Over 2d Cop Slay by Parolee From Pennsy Get up and fight, flower girl!, I was rescued by the timely arrival of a neighbor, Mr. Carr, walking his poodle Trixie. A jury acquitted Harris of Simons death, saying he acted in self-defense. Such is the life of the 1%. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . The trial court "failed to put these matters to rest," and failed to "deal with these ambiguities" in Simon's answers. You could have a couple of beers and a few laughs with him and escape unscathed.
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