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MONDAY RECORD EDITOR’S NOTE
MARRIAGE LICENSES
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The material inside the Monday Record is recorded by The Anniston Star from various institutions and government offices. The public records are published as they appeared on the documents obtained by the newspaper. Direct questions and comments about Monday Record to Jared Gravette at 235-3578.
n Christopher Edward Farrell of Jacksonville to Amanda Dawn Forsyth
The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business.
The following felony arrests were reported by the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending Thursday at 7 a.m. n Antoine Pierre Hicks, 25, of Anniston: first-degree possession of marijuana. n Jeremy Wayne Johnson, 30, of Anniston: first-degree manufacture/possession of a controlled substance. n James Dante Jamall Dubose, 26, of Anniston: first-degree possession of marijuana. n Anthony Lee Caver, 43, of Anniston: second-degree assault. n Sheddrick Anton Brown, 26, of Anniston: second-degree assault. n Sonia Kay Morrow, of Delta: second-degree possession of a forged instrument. foreclosures n Billy Ray Thomas, 53, of Anniston: first-degree receiving stolen propn Mancle M. Morgan and Rebec- n Jonah Howell, Whispering Oaks erty. ca Morgan, East Ridge Subdivi- Subdivision, Addition No. 1, lot 20. n Keith Wayne Claridy, 41, of Anniston: sion, lot 74. n Lawrence C. Maddox and Stacy DUI previous conviction. n Charlotte M. Peters and John H. L. Maddox, S.E. Boozer’s Farm, Calhoun County Peters, Anniston Land Company, block 6, lots 19 and 20. block 528B, lot 2. The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County SherINCORPORATIONS iff’s Office during the seven-day period ending Thursday at 7 a.m. n Weldon-LSDP, LLC Dissolved n Barbara Ann Gordon, 52, of Annisn Custom Lighting and Interiors, ton: possession of a controlled subn Nolen Development Co., Inc. Inc. stance. n Majors, Inc. n H.I.G., LLC n Jason Dewayne Slayton, 32, of Jackn DW Anniston, Inc. n Jim Fair Construction, Inc. sonville: escape from penal facility. n SHH, Inc. n Randall O’keith Morgan Jr., 19, of Oxford: burglary. WILLS PROBATED n Jason Kyle Sprayberry, 20, of Anniston: unlawful possession of a conn Leonard H. Sanford n Dyna C. McGee trolled substance.
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts.
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Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may n Parking lot, 1400 block of Commerce Boulevard: be called in to Crime Stoppers at 238-1414. A reward motorcycle. n Residence, 6000 block of Glade Road: Playstation of up to $1,000 may be given. III game console and controller. Anniston n Parking lot, 1000 block of South Leighton Avenue: The following property crimes were reported to the aluminum wheels with tires. Anniston Police Department during the seven-day n Residence, 500 block of Goodwin Avenue: wallet, personal I.D., jewelry. period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. n Unknown location, 400 block of East 10th Street: Burglaries purse, cell phone. n Residence, 1100 block of Hudson Avenue: jewAuto-related thefts elry. n Residence, 2600 block of Paul Street: stereo, grill, n Parking lot, 500 block of Noble Street: 2000 Chevrolet C3500 dump truck. iron board, chain fence. n Residence, 3000 block of Moore Avenue: copper n Bar, 1200 block of West 10th Street: firearm. n Parking lot, 1200 block of West 10th Street: firearm, wire. n Residence, 300 block of East 3rd Street: blower, cash. tool set. Calhoun County n Residence, 2400 block of Paul Street: Playstation The following property crimes were reported to the III game console, games. Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day n Residence, 100 block of Baxter Street: television. n Residence, 900 block of West 49th Street: four period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. aluminum wheels. Burglaries n Residence, 900 block of West 16th Street: gas heatn Parking lot, 800 block of Fish Hatchery Road, Eastaers, gas stove. (Recovered 12-30-2009) boga: coins, two firearms, paint gun. Thefts n Residence, 500 block of Airport Road, Oxford: fourn Residence, 800 block of Cricket Lane: pieces of wheeler, nail-gun, saw. sheetrock, set of china dishes. n Storage facility, 800 block of Fish Hatchery Road, n Parking lot, 1200 block of West 10th Street: fireEastaboga: two chainsaws. arm. n Unknown location, 4500 block of McClellan Boule- Thefts vard: aluminum wire. n Residence, 200 block of Mt. View Road, Wellington: n Residence, 100 block of Eva Avenue: air condition- mixed breed Pit Bull puppy. ing unit. n Residence, 1500 block of Oak Grove Road, Gadsn Residence, 900 block of Creek Trail: set of golf den: wallet, personal I.D., cash. clubs, bag, firearm, rod and reels. n School, 300 block of Stadium Drive, Alexandria: n Bar, 1300 block of West 10th Street: shoes, card wallet, cash. holder, cash. n Residence, 1800 block of Pauline Drive, Oxford: n Residence, 400 block of East 21st Street: hats, CDs, firearm, tree stand, hunting jacket/clothing, huntcell phone, movies, statue. ing bow, arrows, power drill, wedding rings, digital n Supermarket, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: camera, memory cards. merchandise. (Recovered 12-23-09) n Street location, unspecified block of Vaughn Drive, n Residence, 200 block of East 30th Street: tools. Weaver: cash, personal I.D., book of checks. n Residence, 2200 block of Gurnee Avenue: laptop n Residence, 0-99 block of Golden Valley Road, computer. Ohatchee: jewelry. n Residence, 0-100 block of South Wilmer Avenue: Auto-related thefts cash. n Residence, 4600 block of Hickory Lane: air condi- n Residence, 0-99 block of Ryleigh Lane, Oxford: 2003 tioning unit. Cadillac CTS, set of golf clubs.
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Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores. A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.
Jacksonville Medical Center — 100. n Kentucky Fried Chicken, 411 Pelham Road, Jacksonville — 91. n ONO Grill, 2900 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 96. n TCBY, 1903 Quintard Ave., Anniston — 95. n Wal-Mart Supercenter (Deli), 92 Plaza Lane, Oxford — 98. n Wal-Mart Supercenter (Market & Seafood), 92 Plaza Lane, Oxford — 98. n Wal-Mart Supercenter (Produce & Bakery), 92 Plaza Lane, Oxford — 100. NO MAJOR DEMERITS n Wendy’s, 150 Leon Smith Parkn Captain D’s, 1021 Pelham Road, way, Oxford — 96. SW, Jacksonville — 98. n Winn-Dixie (Bakery), 815 S. Peln Cecil’s Place, 301 N. Pelham ham Road, Jacksonville — 97. Road, Jacksonville — 96. n Winn-Dixie (Deli), 815 S. Pelham n House of Chen, 4 E. 43rd St., Road, Jacksonville — 98. Anniston — 95. n Winn-Dixie (Market), 815 S. Peln
Attempted bank robbers win Darwin Award CHICAGO — The people who compile the annual Darwin Awards say 2009 was a busy year for stupidity, and last week awarded the year’s top prize for fatal poor judgment. For the uninitiated, the Darwin Awards are named in honor of Charles Darwin, father of evolution, to “commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it,” its organizers say. It’s usually posthumous. The winner for 2009 was a rare Double Darwin, says Wendy Northcutt of the Darwin Awards, and is awarded for a crime gone awry in Belgium.
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On Sept. 26, a pair of would-be thieves hatched a plan to withdraw cash from an ATM machine by using dynamite. “They overestimated the quantity of dynamite needed for the explosion,” the citation notes dryly. “The blast demolished the building the bank was housed in.” Rescue workers rushed one bomb burglar to the hospital, where he died on arrival. They assumed the second got away until finding his body in the rubble hours later. No one else was in the building at the time of the blast. — MCT
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Today Support Groups: Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets. n Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. n Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s), 342-8279. n
Meetings: n Quarterly meeting of the Cleburne
County Alabama Retired state, county, and city employees, 1:30 p.m., community Arts Center, 257 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Heflin, Congressman Mike Rogers is to discuss issues affecting economy and health care issues, short question/answer session at close of meeting, everyone is invited, (256) 463-5341.
Miscellaneous: Revival, 7 p.m., through Jan. 16, Piedmont Holiness Church, Alabama 21, the Rev. William Parr is to speak. n
Tuesday
Support Groups: New Beginnings, Al-Anon and Alcoholics Anonymous group, 6 p.m., Alexandria United Methodist Church, 2065 Alexandria-Wellington Road, 820-2331. n Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets. n New Perspectives, a narcotics anonymous group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 109 Gayle St., behind McDonald’s, Jacksonville, 435-4881. n Alzheimer’s Support Group, for families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, 5-6 p.m., Physician’s Center, third floor, room 301, 235-5578. n Mental Illness Support Group, n
for patients with bi-polar, depression, and other disorders and those interested in providing support, 1:30 p.m., Tyler Center, 731 Leighton Ave., in the galley. n Free parenting classes for parents of newborns to 4-year-olds, 9-11 a.m., Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E 11th St. Child care provided. 231-2240. n One day at a time Al-Anon group, noon, Tyler Center, first floor, “The Nook” classroom, also closed Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, noon, adjoining class room, feel free to bring a bag lunch. n Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s), 342-8279. n Grief Support Group, for anyone who has experienced a loss through the death of a loved one, 1 p.m., Cancer Resource Center, Physicians Office Building, 4th floor, suite 406.
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Celebrate Recovery, 12-step Christ-centered recovery Step Study Group, 6:30 p.m., Word Alive International Outreach, Coldwater, 225-2186 or 223-6593. n Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Atlanta Avenue, off Noble Street between 10th and 11th streets. n Free parenting classes for parents of 2- to 12-year-olds, 9-11 a.m., Family Services Center of Calhoun County, 13 E 11th St. Child care provided. 231-2240. n Alcoholics Anonymous Piedmont group, 7:30 p.m., 801 Hughes St., Piedmont. n Help in Progress Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., 2236 U.S. 78 W., (1 mile from Fred’s), 342-8279. n New Wine Recovery Support Meetings: Group for addicts and alcoholics, n VFW Post 4638, 6 p.m., Carver 6:30 p.m., Hill Crest Baptist Church, Community Center, 237-8659. “The Rock,” room 208, Family Life n National Association for Retired Center. Federal Employees, 9 a.m.-noon, Anniston Army Depot, Building 251, Meetings: (near main gate). Call 235-4631 by n Anyone wishing to umpire high 9:30 a.m. to make an appointment. school baseball, 5:30 p.m., Oxford n True Transformation, a Christ-cen- Civic Center, call Stephen Gross tered recovery program for women at 238-0776 or Larry Stubbs at 452only, noon, 1211 Noble St. 4957. n Anniston Rotary Club, noon, n The McClellan Development Anniston Country Club. Authority, 10-11 a.m., McClellan, n Northeast Alabama Table Ten- MDA headquarters boardroom, nis Club, 4-10 p.m., Anniston Army 4975 Bains Gap Road. Depot Gym, Bynum, 238-6453. n Jacksonville Kiwanis Club, noon, n Bridge Club, 9 a.m., Lenlock CenJacksonville Community Center, ter No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., 225- 501 Alexandria Road SW, Jackson0003. ville, 435-9588. n Bridge Club, 11 a.m., Lenlock Miscellaneous: Center No. 5, 5818 McClellan Blvd., n Angel Food Ministry food orders accepted, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., The Bridge, 225-0003. behind Anniston First United Meth- n Book Club, noon, Public Library odist Church, cash, checks, money of Anniston-Calhoun County, 108 E. orders and food stamps accepted 10th St., 237-8501. n Men’s Bible Study of Anniston First for payment. Baptist Church, 8 a.m., McDonald’s n Anniston Runners Club, 5:30 p.m., Anniston YMCA, W. 14th Street. Call in Lenlock, 847-0230. n
Ammons, Centre Faye Baber, Heflin n Willie E. Ball, Anniston n John Bell, Jacksonville n Clayton Russell Bennett, Piedmont n Evelyn C. Biggs, Anniston n John B. Black, White Plains n Jadi Brock, Ragland n James Walter Brown, Anniston n Roy E. Brown Sr., Georgia n Martha Burton, Anniston n Althea “Sue” Butler, Georgia n Lewis Edward Chandler, Anniston n Albert Cincotti, Roanoke n Annarine “Ms. Pete” Clark, Anniston n Billie Sue Clayton, Anniston n Margaret C. Cole, Lincoln n Anthony Deese, Delta n Tommie Marie Dempsey, Cave Springs n Hattie Ferrell Dunson, Anniston n Levon English, Bynum n Danny Epps, Anniston n Ted Farmer, Piedmont n Kermit Stanley Ford, Lineville n Delcena Gordon, Anniston n John Berry Graham, Centre n James William Griffith Jr., Anniston n Micheal Hampton, Hobson City n Seth Hansen, Oxford n Fannie P. Hines Harper, Anniston n Howard C. Haskell, McCalla n Cheryl Annette Henderson, Weaver n Albert Herren, Newell n Willie M. Higgins, Anniston n A.D. Holmes, Oxford
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Kristal Lynn Lewis, Hokes Bluff n Nellie R. Lewis, Anniston n Linda Grogan Lindsey, Ashland n Jonas R. Luker, Anniston n Jimmy E. Mackey, Ashland n Cathryn Dye Madden, Roanoke n Lola Louise McDonald, Eulaton n Henry T. “Sonny” Miller Jr., Ohio n Harold L. Morris Sr., Michigan n Maurine Dunn Parker, Oak Grove n Emmett Peace, Centre n Willie Robin Pearson, Anniston n David Richardson, Ashland n Richard Ruffin, Talladega n James Wesley “J.W.” Sealey, Wadley n Ammie Cobb Smith, Delta n Barbara L. Spinks, Altoona n Billy Albert Stone, Anniston n Maurine Stroud, Anniston n Catherine Weaver Thomas, Oxford n Dorothy Martin Thomas, Talladega n Bronya Tignor, Anniston n Harvey Lavon Waldrep, Elmore n Lorena Louise Webb, Cedar Bluff n Winell Pearson Wooten, Anniston n Alma C. Wright, Heflin n Wayne Nathaniel Wright, Jacksonville n Bobbie Gooden Wynn, Talladega n
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Johnston, O.W. Cooper Subdivision, lot 16, $10. n Mary Evelyn Wright to Audrey B. Lewis, a parcel of land in section 6, township 14, range 8, near Hickory Lane, $10. n Bobby Hardin and William Ashley Penton to Kimberly Perry, Piedmont Land & Improvement Company, block 67, lot 1, $10. n Lisa Cotton and Mark T. Cotton to Lisa Cotton and Mark T. Cotton, Fairway Addition to Sunset Heights, block 3, lots 7 and 8, $500. n James S. Chaffin and Ginger Chaffin to Carol L. Patterson, Lone Oak Subdivision, lot 54, $1. n T & B Properties, LLC to Michael Brown, a parcel of land in section 25, township 16, range 8, $137,000. n Town of Ohatchee to Jerome G. Henderson and Virginia A. Henderson, a parcel of land in section 21, township 14, range 6, $3,000. n Michael Howard to Barbara D. Galloway and Dennis Bernard Galloway, Greyston Manor, Phase 2, lot 123, $10. n Fannie Mae to Clara Elston, a parcel of land near 31st St. and Gurnee Ave., $18,500. n James E. McLeod to James E. McLeod, Quail Run Subdivision, 1st addition, block D,
lot 10, $10. n Charles Richard Yates to Joel Alan Wood, Anniston Land Company Addition of Blocks 17 and 18 to Woodland Heights, block 17, lots 9 and 10, $10. n Edeltraud Story to Angela Story Horton, McComb Court Development, lots 5-10, 1729, 32-44 and 51-53, $1. n Benjamin L. Brown and Donna Brown to Stewardship Fund, LP, Anniston Land Company, block 503, lot 4, $10. n Randall L. Aldridge and Amy G. Aldridge to Jerome A. Siders and Misty Siders, Canterbury Subdivision, lot 10, $135,000. n Oxford Homebuilding Construction, Inc. to O.J. Newman, Greystone Manor, Phase 2, lot 121, $10. n Michael Howard to O.J. Newman, Greystone Manor, Phase 2, lots 81, 83-86, 102, 103 and 123, $10. n James M. Dennis and Margaret D. Dennis to Wanda Fay Wall and Bobbie Fay Wall, Boyd Vaughan’s Resubdivision, lot 19, $35,000. n Howell Realty Company, Inc. to Hoyt W. Howell Jr. and Carol E. Howell, Henry Road Highlands Subdivision, lot 11, Hill & Howell Subdivision, lots 8 and 9, $10.
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christ, a parcel of land in section 3, township 15, range 7, near Anniston-Alexandria Public Rd., $10. n Alesia M. Martin to Alesia’s Properties, LLC, HillyerRobinson Industrial Park, a lot in block 9, a lot in block 10, a lot in block 11 and a lot in block 12, $10. n Robert E. Moore to Jane Moore Borders, Lake Louise, Section 1, block 8, lot 3, $10. n Andrew R. Badgett and Jessica E. Badgett to Philip S. Rogers and Jessica R. Rogers, Lyncoya Subdivision, block 2, lot 3, $10. n Rodney Dewayne Smitherman and Rhonda Michelle Smitherman to Rodney Dewayne Smitherman and Rhonda Michelle Smitherman, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, near Valley Cove Rd., $500. n Harland C. Jones to Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama, a parcel of land in section 32, township 16, range 7, $10. n Kevin Duane McFry and Kim Steward McFry to Jonathan Lee Denham, Wallace Lumber Company, block 47, lot 10, $10. n Angela Ammons and Michael Heitz to John Rich-
ard Sawyer and Peggy J. Sawyer, Anniston Land Company, block 541-B, lot 9, $100. n Donald R. Wisdom and Linda S. Wisdom to Terry L. Quarles and Dorothy G. Quarles, a parcel of land in section 9, township 14, range 9, near Hollingsworth Rd., $325,000. n Steven A. Stolworthy and Quality Homes, LLC to Patricia Taylor, a parcel of land in section 33, township 14, range 8, near Weaver-Jacksonville Rd. and Oakdale Circle, $10. n Billy T. Parker and Richard’s Alabama Land & Investment Co., Inc. to Richard’s Alabama Land & Investment Co., Inc., Central City Terrace, lot 7, J.D. Elders, Division A & B, lots 2, 30 and 31, J.D. Elders, Division B, a lot in block 3, Fairmont Addition, block 1, lots 4-8, block 2, lots 1-6, block 3, lots 1-3, block 4, lots 1-7, block 5, lots 1-7, block 6, lots 1-3, block 7, lots 1-6, block 8, lots 1-4, block 9, lots 1-9, block 10, lots 1-3, block 11, lots 1-4, block 12, lots 1-4, block 13, lots 17, block 14, lots 1-7, Golden Springs, block D, lots 9-12, Montrose Springs, block 6, lot 9, South Anniston Land Company, Division 1, block
38, lots 9 and 10, Division 4, lot 89, Division 4, block 13, lot 89, Sunnyside, lot 26, Booker T. Washington Heights, block 2, lot 7, West Anniston Land & Improvement Company, block 102, lots 49 and 50, $1. n Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Tonya Gossage, Woodhaven Estates, block B, lot 2, $82,000. n Willie Smith to Larry Harrelson and Judy Harrelson, a parcel of land in section 35, township 13, range 9, near Highway 9, $10. n Arlene R. Brown to Loretta W. Parham, Greenleaf Heritage Subdivision, block B, lots 8 and 9, $10. n Merita Simmons to Randall Maddox and Mary Maddox, a parcel of land in fraction 5, section 33, township 12, range 10, $10. n Terrapin Creek Properties, Inc. to Gary W. McCurdy, Phillip C. Pope and Kenneth Alan Hunt Jr., a parcel of land in fraction 20, section 34/35, township 12, range 9, a parcel of land in section 2/3, township 13, range 9, $10. n Janice Starnes to Ralphette Kelly, North Anniston Realty Company, block 15, lots 1-3, $10.
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TV show led to arrest in 4 Thanksgiving killings By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press
MIAMI — A secretive motel guest in the Florida Keys checked in under a fake name, paid in cash, stockpiled canned food and insisted on cleaning his own room. He even covered his car — all an attempt, authorities said, to elude police after he was accused of gunning down four relatives at Thanksgiving dinner. But Paul Merhige’s cover was blown when the motel owners recognized him in a preview for the television show America’s merhige Most Wanted on Saturday night. Melinda Pfaff told The Associated Press on Sunday that she and her husband, Paul, rarely saw Merhige during his four-week stay at their Edgewater Lodge on Long Key. He had checked in Dec. 2, a few days after the shootings, using the name “John Baca” and a false address. His request for privacy didn’t seem odd on an island chain known for its eccentric residents, she said. “He said he would wash all his own sheets and towels. He said I didn’t need to go in there,” she said. “That’s happened before.” Merhige was booked early Sunday at the Palm Beach County jail without bond on four charges of murder. He was accused of gunning down his twin sisters, a 79-yearold aunt and a 6-year-old cousin at a home where 16 relatives had gathered for the holiday in Jupiter, an affluent community about 90 miles north of Miami. Merhige’s arrest late Saturday ended a monthlong manhunt that included billboards and flyers with his image. Police at one point thought he may have fled to
Michigan, where he had been treated by a psychiatrist. Melinda Pfaff, 53, said none of the fliers or billboards made it to the Keys. “People know nobody’s going to look for them down here,” she said. The Palm Beach Post reported that Merhige remained silent at his first court appearance Sunday. He was appointed a public defender, and an arraignment is set for Feb. 1. An after-hours recording at the Palm Beach County public defender’s office would not accept a telephone message. Paul Pfaff became worried when he realized Friday that he hadn’t seen the guest for several days. “He opened the door and my husband said, ‘Are you OK? I haven’t seen you,”’ Melinda Pfaff said. “The room looked neat, not disarrayed or anything. He said he was fine and he was enjoying his rest.” Paul Pfaff was watching television Saturday night when he saw the America’s Most Wanted preview and realized Merhige was his guest. Melinda Pfaff then double checked the show’s Web site, which also had surveillance video. “I had seen the way he walked, the way he shifted his eyes, the smile. It wasn’t just a picture recognition — it was, yes, I see that it is him,” she said. The couple called the tip line, and U.S. Marshals and local deputies soon broke through the sliding door glass to his motel room, authorities said. Authorities have said Merhige carefully planned the killings. Merhige sat through three hours of dinner and sing-a-longs around the piano before the shootings. There were no arguments, warnings or red flags before the rampage, said Sitton, a relative who was there. Sitton has said Merhige was heard after the shootings saying that he had waited 20 years to kill the relatives.
Afghan parliament wins kudos for blocking Karzai appointees By Roy Gutman McClatchy Newspapers
KABUL — Parliament’s refusal to approve more than two-thirds of the proposed Afghan Cabinet shows the extent to which President Hamid Karzai’s recent fraud-tainted election victory had left him severely weakened, lawmakers of all political stripes said Sunday. National assembly members said they were receiving nonstop phone calls of congratulations for their decision Saturday to reject 17 out of 24 ministers Karzai had proposed. “I had two Afghan expatriates call and ask what could they do to strengthen the parliament,” said Mirwais Yasini, the first deputy speaker, who himself had run against Karzai in August’s disputed elections. “They’re saying: ’Good for you.”’ Far from acknowledging he was in a political crisis, Karzai portrayed his defeat as a triumph of democracy. “The beauty of democracy is that the rejection ... is not good for the president but shows the democracy in this country,” his spokesman, Waheed Omer, told a news conference Sunday. Omer stressed that parliament was an institution that like the judiciary was independent of the executive branch. Assembly members agreed that the body — often criticized for the presence of former warlords, drug lords and suspected war criminals and for giving the entire membership immunity from prosecution — had redeemed itself and established its bona fides. “I’m saying, yes, we are independent,” said Khaled Pashtun, a member of parliament from Kandahar, the center of the Taliban insurgency against the Karzai government. “This decision gave the people really big hope. At least we
are giving some legitimacy” to the work of the parliament, he told McClatchy Newspapers. But he disagreed with Omer’s assertion that the rejections came as a surprise. Pashtun said he was among a small group of assembly members Karzai briefed the day before he announced the government roster, and who took exception to his plan to give at least 13 Cabinet positions to ethnic bloc leaders who’d backed him in the presidential race. Karzai’s strength could soon be put to another test. On Saturday, his appointed Independent Elections Commission announced it would stage parliamentary elections in May. According to Pashtun, who keeps his lines open to Karzai, this course of action is out of the question. The election commission itself had “lost all credibility” by overlooking evidence of fraud in the 2009 presidential race, and the lack of security would make it impossible to hold a vote in large swaths of southern, eastern and western Afghanistan, he said. In addition, he said, hundreds of thousands of registration cards had been illegally handed out to a small number of individuals, who used them to back Karzai last August. “I know of one person who has 10,000 cards, and someone who has 18,000 and another who has 15,000,” he said. Staging a parliamentary election under these circumstances “will be a chaotic situation.” Yasini, an outspoken Karzai critic, told McClatchy Newspapers that Karzai’s own allies are now accusing him openly of vote rigging and fraud in provincial elections held at the same time as the presidential poll in August. He said he doubted the international community would go along with parliamentary elections in May.
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