Desperado, You've been out wreaking havoc . . . . Thug of the Week

I usually try to look at this thuggery from a lighter perspective. This week's thug is a little different though. When I saw the charges this guy has had, it bothered me that this guy is even alive. Joseph Haley rni#24708 has been booked into the county jail 133 times. Many of his charges are just misdemeanors, but he has also been arrested and convicted of crimes like aggravated kidnapping, rape of a child, robbery,grand larceny, petit larceny, etc. Fortunately, he is in jail, and will probably be there a while.

According to wikipedia a desperado is a person who cannot wait for something to happen, and sometimes may resort to violent or reckless actions.
See also: Desperados ,Highwayman , Outlaw,Stock character, Villain. Somehow those words are too soft. Thug doesn't really do it either. Social Misfit, nah that doesn't quite get it either. I guess I'll have to leave it to your imagination to come up with the proper terminology.....

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Here's Joseph Haley's list of alias names for those who may care:

SMITH, DAVID
STIFOLTER, RICK
STIFOLTER, RICHARD
HAYLEY, JOSEPH
MILLER, DANNY
HALEY, JOHN
HAILEY, JOE
HALEY, JOEY
HALEY, JOSEPH
DOE, JOHN
YOUNG, JOHN
HADLEY, JOSEPH

He's even used the name of one of our, now retired, deputy Sheriffs, Joey Hadley!

Thug of the Week - Mr Beer Undelivery Man

Some folks just love beer. You know, it's not just for breakfast anymore. And so it goes with this week's thug. This week, we put, or should I say, Kenny Edwards, has put himself in the spotlight with his 129 bookings in the Shelby County jail.

Kenny has been arrested over 50 times at one location - Chelsea and Thomas - at the Mapco. Kenny is like the un-delivery man. He goes in and attempts to remove the beer, without paying. Now, before you softies start crying those apple-sized tears, you might want to know that Kenny has also been charged with real crimes in the past. He has had four cases in criminal court:

CR Charges 4 -
Charge Disposition date Dispcode
AGGRAVATED BURGLARY 03/16/1999 GP
ROBBERY 04/16/1996 GP
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 08/03/1987
AGGRAVATED ARSON 11/08/2001

Most of the other charges were for assault, stealing, trespassing, etc. Kenny just doesn't get it, but he keeps trying. I guess there's something to be said for persistence.

I just wish our judges were as persistent as Kenny. Maybe he would be in prison for the rest of his life, instead of terrorizing the clerks at the Mapco.

Thug of the Week - Here's to you Kenny Edwards - Mr beer UNdelivery man!

You asked for it, You got it!

I've had many requests to see the names of the top 100 "Thugs", so I've created some images of the list. This group represents over 18,000 arrests and so without further adieu, I present to you the masters of thuggery:

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Thug of the Week - 5-8-2008 Makes You Want to Yell like Tarzan!

Click to Enlarge Clarence Barber, RNI# 42884, is one of the 10 most arrested in Shelby County, coming in with 175 arrests. Five of those arrests have occured this year.

Once again, we have a thug who has been charged with almost every crime, but murder. His more serious crimes are:
VANDALISM $1000.00-$10000.00 06/16/2005 11/08/2006 GR
VANDALISM $1000.00-$10000.00 06/16/2005 06/08/2006 GR
VANDALISM $1000.00-$10000.00 06/16/2005 06/22/2005 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY OVER $500 09/12/1996 02/11/1997 GP
MANUF/DEL/SELL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 09/05/1995 11/17/1995 GP
AGGRAVATED BURGLARY 03/09/1993 05/07/1993 GP
MANUF/DEL/SELL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 06/23/1990 11/16/1990 GP
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 08/28/2001 04/16/2002 GP
POSS DEADLY WEAPON W/I COMMIT CRIME 08/28/2001 04/16/2002 GP
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 08/28/2001 04/16/2002 GP
RESISTING OFFICIAL DETENTION 08/28/2001 04/16/2002 GP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 08/28/2001 04/16/2002 NP
THEFT OF PROPERTY $500 OR LESS 08/28/2001 04/16/2002 GP

Then there is the usual litany of criminal trespass, shoplifting, theft under $500.00 etc. It appears Clarence has gone from attempting to rob,assault, burglarize and sell drugs, to being a more "common criminal". I think Clarence understands that the more serious crimes carry more time, and he also correctly assumes the courts will just slap his hands. I really hope some judges are reading this blog.... This week, we also are taking time to honor another rising star. When I was a kid, I used to watch Tarzan, every Saturday. I guess baby's momma did too. She knew it was going to be a jungle out there! I wonder if this Tarzan can do that yell thingy? Tarzan Foster is a "rising star" in thugdom. Tarzan, aka Tyrone, has been arrested 84 times, but only once this year. He is currently in jail for Criminal Trespass.
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Sorry, I couldn't resist!
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