And now for something just a LITTLE different

[Cobrabill]

3 accused of using corpse head to smoke pot


By PEGGY O'HARE
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

The Kingwood teenager's story of decapitating a corpse and using the head to smoke marijuana was so outlandish that at first Houston Police Department senior police officer Jim Adkins did not believe it.

Yet, Kevin Wade Jones Jr., 17, appeared almost indifferent as he relayed the bizarre description of his and two friends' activities at an Humble area graveyard, Adkins said.

"I just doubted it because it's very morbid, and I couldn't see anybody doing something like this," Adkins said Thursday.

Not until police went to the home of another Kingwood 17-year-old, Matthew Richard Gonzalez, did the officer believe the tale.

"He regurgitated in his plate of food when I asked him about it," Adkins said. "So I knew there was some truth to the story."

Now, Jones, Gonzalez and a juvenile whose name has not been released are each charged with abuse of a corpse, a misdemeanor. All three were arrested Wednesday night.

Police said a fourth suspect is wanted for questioning.

Houston police believe the teens disturbed the grave of an 11-year-old boy who died in 1921.

The child was buried at an unmarked cemetery believed to be reserved for black veterans and their families, Adkins said.

Under the law, a person can be charged with abuse of a corpse simply by vandalizing, damaging or treating a gravesite offensively — even if the human remains buried there are not touched, Adkins said.

The child's skull has not been found. If recovered later, however, such a discovery will not change the charges filed against the three suspects, Adkins said.

The teens first came to police's attention during a vehicle burglary investigation. While being questioned, Jones told of desecrating the gravesite a month or two ago. Adkins said he believes the tale was intended to distract police from the vehicle break-in.

Jones claimed he and his friends used shovels to dig up the body and removed the corpse's head with a garden tool, Adkins said. Jones also revealed he and the other two boys took the severed head to the juvenile's home, where they used the skull as a "bong" to smoke marijuana, the officer said.

Police made three trips to the heavily wooded, snake-infested graveyard near the Eastex Freeway feeder road and FM 1960 before finding the disturbed grave several days ago.

"The grave was uncovered, and the headstone had been thrown off the grave and broken," Adkins said.

Because the grave is flooded with murky water from recent heavy rains, police have been unable to determine if the child's casket is still in the ground.

All three teens gave written and verbal confessions admitting they tried to dig up a body over a two-day period, Adkins said.

But the boys told conflicting stories about whether they actually severed the head — so police aren't sure if that gruesome detail really happened.

Even so, HPD is working closely with Humble police to try and find any surviving relatives of the child whose grave was disturbed. According to court papers, the grave belonged to Willie Simms.

"The ultimate goal will be to put this body back to rest," Adkins said.

Little is known about the graveyard. The Humble Bicentennial Museum could not confirm that it was reserved for black veterans, but Adkins said he observed "many, many headstones" for black soldiers killed during World War I and World War II.

The three boys, all home-schooled, have also been charged in connection with the vehicle break-in. Jones and the juvenile are charged with credit card abuse, while Gonzalez pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor theft between $50 and $500.

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Couldn't they have just gone to a head shop?

[Jamo]

Bill...you really ought to check out the porn on the internet.

[trularin]

Deep end...man...deep end.

[Cobrabill]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Bill...you really ought to check out the porn on the internet.

Jamo,i swear i don't go looking for this stuff.It just finds me.

[trularin]

Yeah, trolling on the deep end.

[cobra de capell]

Well, sense Cobrabill started it by trolling on the deep end, perhaps this Mattel customer call fits in here......

MATTEL: Thank you for calling Mattel. This is Leslie, how can I help you?

HARGRAVE: I have a complaint about a Barbie doll.

MATTEL: OK, I can help you with that. Can you tell me the product number you have?

HARGRAVE: It's the Happy Birthday Barbie Doll.

MATTEL: And what's the problem with the doll?

HARGRAVE: I got her home and disrobed her, only to find out her body is just smooth molded plastic.

MATTEL: [Pause] Her body is smooth molded plastic.

HARGRAVE: And I read that she was supposed to be "anatomically correct."

MATTEL: No. I'm sorry sir, we don't make anatomically correct dolls.

HARGRAVE: She looks like a hood ornament. And I was disappointed, because I don't know how young girls are supposed to learn about the female figure from this toy. Do you know what I mean, Leslie?

MATTEL: No sir. I don't have a clue. I'll be glad to pass your concerns along, though.

HARGRAVE: Are you going to send me a Barbie that is truly anatomically correct?

MATTEL: No sir. As I mentioned to you, we don't make an anatomically correct doll.

HARGRAVE: Would you consider making one in the future?

MATTEL: No sir.

HARGRAVE: Don't you make customized Barbies?

MATTEL: No we don't, sir.

HARGRAVE: I think you do sell personalized Barbies.

MATTEL: We used to have a doll you designed yourself on the Internet, and that doll is no longer available.

HARGRAVE: Have you ever seen a nude woman?

MATTEL: Pardon me, sir?

HARGRAVE: I said, if you've ever seen a nude woman, their anatomy does not look like this! There are markings, and hair, and other discolorations!

MATTEL: [Pause] Well sir, I'll be glad to pass your comments along.

HARGRAVE: So you don't sell one with the breasts and genitals drawn in properly.

MATTEL: No sir, we do not.

HARGRAVE: Do you think one of your factory workers would be able to draw them in with a Sharpie?

MATTEL: No sir, we won't be willing to do that for you.

HARGRAVE: Please?

MATTEL: No sir.

HARGRAVE: She is so pretty. She would be even prettier with all three holes. That's all I'm saying.

MATTEL: [Complete silence]

HARGRAVE: Listen, Leslie. She has pretty blond hair.

MATTEL: Sir, I can't help you anymore. And I'm going to disconnect this call now.

HARGRAVE: If I were to trim just a bit of her luxuriant hair, and delicately glue it to her pubic region, would that be OK with you?

MATTEL: Sir, I'm going to disconnect this call right now. Goodbye.

[Wes Tausend]

...

Now see, Bill, I think you may be affected by "rail death syndrome" caused by chronically running out of hours of service at work. God knows we don't want to "die" out there on line, in some God-forsaken siding, but these trips seem to just find us day after day after day. This gives crew victims a morbid outlook on life.

I am so grateful that CDC has jumped in here with traditional healthy thinking. I hope your trips get better.


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[Cobrabill]

Actually, i just had a 4.5 hour switch to switch trip(254 miles)which is screamin'.

[cobra de capell]

Originally Posted by Wes Tausend

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Now see, Bill, I think you may be affected by "rail death syndrome" caused by chronically running out of hours of service at work. God knows we don't want to "die" out there on line, in some God-forsaken siding, but these trips seem to just find us day after day after day. This gives crew victims a morbid outlook on life.

I am so grateful that CDC has jumped in here with traditional healthy thinking. I hope your trips get better.
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And you should be grateful....I try to provide all the different points of view.....for example, I've heard that you frequent the Dollar Palace in your area, here's another shopper that also likes that shopping experience..... just a little insight into the life of Wes.

[Wes Tausend]

Originally Posted by Cobrabill

Actually, i just had a 4.5 hour switch to switch trip(254 miles)which is screamin'.

Yeah, that is screamin, Bill.

Mine was only 11 hours for 208 miles but business is down so traffic is not so heavy. Average about 19 mph.

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CDC, I always try to save money and dress nice for uptown. Remember, "a penny saved is a penny earned".... and "clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."


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[Cobrabill]

It was a Z-train.Loaded with UPS stuff.UP straps on the knee pads for UPS.Typically,they "do" us face down in the ballast for 11+ hours.

Average system speed is now 18 MPH WOOOO-Hoooooo!

[1ntCobra]

Originally Posted by Cobrabill

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The three boys, all home-schooled, have also been charged in connection with the vehicle break-in. Jones and the juvenile are charged with credit card abuse, while Gonzalez pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor theft between $50 and $500.
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Home schooled kids, now I understand.

[imagine2frolic]

I wouldn't think it was the home schooling. My thoughts would be the kind of parents these kids had, and why they kept them home.

I have met many home schooled kids while traveling on my sailboats. They are extremely intelligent, responsible, mature, and much more worldly than many adults I meet ashore.

[1ntCobra]

This is story that is local to my area. Home schooling mom buys guns for son to shoot up those nasty kids in the public school that the son does not attend...

Possible Columbine Type Attack Thwarted In Plymouth Meeting PA : Homeland Security National Terror Alert - Homeland Security News

[J. T. Toad]

I wonder if they aren't descendants of Keith Richards.

LiveLeak.com - Keith Richards snorts father ashes in a coke binge!!

[imagine2frolic]

Zac Sunderland

Just a reminder that not all home schooled kids are whackos. I think this kid is well adjusted, and probably got more going for him than many.......