Four arrested on felony drug charges - Williston Daily Herald

By Larry Griffin

Williston Herald

Several Williston locals were arrested on drug charges Aug. 21.

The Williston Police Department reported it was working with the Northwest Narcotics Task Force on an investigation that led them to Greg Magrum's residence and a business in Williston.

According to a press release from the task force, search warrants were executed and Magrum, 53,  Kathleen McCausland, 53, and Andrew Magrum, 24, were arrested for various drug charges.

Greg Magrum was arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia and ingestion of methamphetamine. The first two charges are Class C felonies while the third is a Class A misdemeanor.

McCausland was arrested for  unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, both Class C felonies. Andrew Magrum was arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana, a Class C felony.

Their vehicles were also seized. In addition to searching the house on 8th Street East, a search warrant was also executed at Magrum Motors, located on 2nd Street West in Williston. Additional warrants were served to allow searches in the vehicles and on the personsof Greg Magrum and McCausland, according to the press release.

The Williams County Sheriff's Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol assisted in the arrests.

According to law enforcement, additional arrests are also expected.

Caught on Highway 2

In a separate incident, Christopher Noakes was arrested for possession of narcotics with intent to sell.

The Williston police reported a law enforcement officer was informed of a fight in progress on Highway 2 in a four-door green Toyota. Upon arriving at the location, the officer noticed the vehicle in a ditch. Two people were near the vehicle, one of them Christopher Noakes and the other a female who was traveling with him.

The female reported that she had been involved in an altercation with Noakes while in the vehicle involving one or more golf balls.

The officer went to check on the golf ball story and instead found drugs.

Inside the car, the officer found a glass smoking device with a white residue consistent with methamphetamine and a large vacuum-sealed baggie containing green leaves that the officer identified as marijuana.

In addition, there was a green digital scale and unused plastic baggies inside the vehicle. Noakes did not consent to a search of the trunk of the vehicle, and the officer obtained a search warrant for it. In the trunk, the officer located more digital scales.

Upon searching Noakes' person, law enforcement found approximately $4,280 in cash.

Based on the drugs, the unused baggies, the digital scales and the large amount of cash, law enforcement determined that there was enough evidence to arrest Noakes for possession of narcotics with intent to sell.

US: Must be Accountability in Syria - Voice of America

— U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria's government is trying to destroy evidence of what he says is its use of chemical weapons against civilian targets near the capital last week. Kerry says there "must be accountability" for those responsible for the deaths of more than 300 people.

Kerry says what has happened in Syria "should shock the conscience of the world."

"The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity," he said. "By any standard it is inexcusable. And despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable."

Syria's government denies any involvement in last Wednesday's apparent chemical weapons attack. Russia's foreign ministry says the attack could have been carried out by opponents of embattled President Bashar al-Assad so as to provoke international action against him.

Kerry dismissed that, saying Syria's government maintains custody of the country's chemical weapons, has the capacity to deliver them with rockets, and is determined to clear its opponents from areas attacked. He told reporters at the State Department that the Obama administration's understanding of what has happened "is grounded in facts, informed by conscience, and guided by common sense."

"Anyone who could claim that an attack of this staggering scale could be contrived or fabricated needs to check their conscience and their own moral compass," he said. "What is before us today is real. And it is compelling."

Earlier Monday, U.N. inspectors visited the site of the attack in a Damascus suburb, meeting with victims as well as doctors at a makeshift hospital.  They also took samples from the area and said they would return Tuesday.   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the inspectors' mission could deter future use of chemical weapons in Syria.

"The whole world should be concerned about any threat or use of chemical weapons, and that is why the world is watching Syria," he said.

Kerry says Syria's decision to allow those inspections is "too late to be credible," accusing Syria of trying to destroy evidence by bombing the area since Wednesday's attack.  

Kerry says President Obama is in close touch with allies, discussions that raise the prospect of military action.  He says Obama "will be making an informed decision about how to respond to this indiscriminate use of chemical weapons." The United States has not ruled out any military options except for U.S. troops on the ground in Syria.

"Make no mistake. President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people," he said. "Nothing today is more serious and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny."

Secretary Kerry continues telephone diplomacy wtih allies in Britain, France and Canada, as well as discussions with Russia and several of Syria's neighbors in the Middle East.

Cops: Greenvale doc arrested on drug, forgery charges - Newsday

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Originally published: August 27, 2013 2:58 PM
Updated: August 27, 2013 4:39 PM
By GARY DYMSKI  gary.dymski@newsday.com

Photo credit: NCPD | Dr. Edmond Hakimi, 32, of Wellington Road in Greenvale, is charged with forgery and drug possession, Nassau County police said, after he was found with a variety of medications in a 2013 Jeep parked in Great Neck. (Aug. 27, 2013)

A Greenvale doctor faces forgery and drug-possession charges after Nassau County police said they found him in a parked car Monday with prescription drugs falsely made in his name and prescription drugs made out to other people.

Police allege Dr. Edmond Hakimi, 32, was in possession of Xanax and alprazolam plus other pills, including clonazepam, and marijuana when they found him about 10:15 p.m. in a 2013 Jeep parked in a rear lot at 560 Northern Blvd., Great Neck.

Hakimi, of 39 Wellington Rd., also had two Suboxone film strips and five blank prescription sheets, police said.

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Subsequent investigation uncovered a container of 144 pills believed to be alprazolam, 27 pink pills believed to be an amphetamine and a white, powdery substance believed to be Cialis, police said.

Police arrested and charged Hakimi with three counts of second-degree forgery and seven counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

The forgery charge is because some of the prescriptions were made out to him falsely, police said, and other prescriptions were in the name of other people.

After arraignment Tuesday, Hakimi was released after posting $1,000 bail.

Hakimi was licensed to practice in New York on March 4, according to a state-operated website that profiles physicians.

A web search shows he has an office in Southampton.

With Ellen Yan

US warns Syria after 'obscene' chemical strike - The Daily Star

WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday that chemical weapons had been used against Syrian civilians and warned President Barack Obama would demand accountability for this "moral obscenity."

Employing his strongest language yet, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington was still examining evidence, but left no doubt that Bashar al-Assad's regime would be blamed.

"What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality," he said, in a televised statement from the State Department.

"Let me be clear. The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity," he said.

"By any standard it is inexcusable, and despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable."

Assad's government has denied carrying out last week's alleged chemical weapons strike on a civilian community near Damascus, which reportedly killed hundreds of people.

But Kerry said that independent reports of an atrocity were credible and said that the United States would soon present more concrete evidence of its own.

"Moreover, we know that the Syrian regime maintains custody of these chemical weapons. We know that the Syrian regime has the capacity to do this with rockets," he said.

"We know that the regime has been determined to clear the opposition from those very places where the attacks took place. And with our own eyes, we have all of us become witnesses.

"We have additional information about this attack, and that information is being compiled and reviewed together with our partners, and we will provide that information in the days ahead," he said.

"Our sense of basic humanity is offended not only by this cowardly crime, but also by the cynical attempt to cover it up."

And, amid reports that US and allied forces are preparing to launch cruise missile strikes against the Syrian regime, Kerry warned that the chemical attack would have consequences.

"Make no mistake. President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. Nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny."

Kerry Calls Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria A 'Moral Obscenity' - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that President Barack Obama wants to hold accountable those who used chemical weapons in Syria last week, calling the attack a "moral obscenity."

"What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality," Secretary of State John Kerry said in a televised statement.

Kerry, speaking in Washington, said the U.S. administration has additional evidence, including videos and accounts from the ground, indicating "that chemical weapons were used in Syria," but said that information is still being processed.

However, Kerry added, "We know that the Syrian regime maintains custody of these chemical weapons."

Kerry spoke on the same day that a team of UN weapons inspectors visited the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in a western suburb of Damascus that reportedly killed more than 300 people on August 21.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has dismissed the allegations as "politically motivated" and "nonsense." 

UN chief Ban Ki-moon, speaking from the South Korean capital of Seoul, said that despite the "very dangerous circumstances" faced by the team, the UN investigators did their job.

"They visited two hospitals, they interviewed witnesses, survivors, and doctors. And they also collected some samples," Ban said. "They are now returning to Damascus and I'll have to wait a bit more to get the first view [from chief investigator] Dr. Sellstrom."

The United Nations earlier said one of the vehicles of the inspection team was "deliberately shot at multiple times by unidentified snipers" en route to the suburb of Moadamyeh. No injuries were reported.

Syrian state TV said "terrorists" fired at the UN inspectors, while a rebel representative said a pro-government militia was behind the sniping.

Ban said an official complaint has been lodged with both the Syrian government and the opposition representatives.

"In the meantime, I have instructed [the UN High Representative for Disarmament] Angela Kane to register a strong complaint to the Syrian government and the authorities of the opposition forces so that this will never happen and the safety and security of the investigation teams will be secured from tomorrow," Ban said. "And I am awaiting a full report."

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow that Western nations calling for military action against Syria have no proof the Syrian government is behind the chemical attacks.

He said any military action without UN approval would be a "grave violation of international law."

He added that Russia will "not go to war with anyone" in case of Western military intervention in Syria.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that the United States is considering all options in the wake of the alleged chemical attack.

Hagel, speaking while on a visit to Indonesia, also said that "if there is any action taken, it will be in concert with the international community and within the framework of legal justification."

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has postponed a meeting scheduled for August 28 in The Hague between senior diplomats from the United States and Russia due to "ongoing consultations" over the chemical weapons attack in Syria.

The meeting was to have discussed plans for an international peace conference to end the civil war in Syria.

With reporting by Reuters and AFP

Father of Suspect in Brutal Delbert Belton Murder: 'He's a Good Kid' and Not ... - PJ Media

Just as James Edwards' family insisted that he is a good kid after he stood accused of gunning down Australian baseball player Chris Lane, the father of Kenan Adams-Kinard is insisting that his son is also a good kid. Adams-Kinard stands charged with 1st degree robbery and 1st degree murder. He allegedly beat an elderly military veteran to death with a flashlight.

"I hope they find out what really happened," said Steven Kinard, whose 16-year-old son Kenan Adams-Kinard was found by police hiding in a friend's basement early Monday and taken into custody.

"Kenan's a good kid," the father added. "And I just thank God that they brought him back safe."

The younger Kinard and Demetruis Glenn, also 16, are accused of killing 88-year-old Delbert Belton in a Wednesday robbery outside the Eagles Lodge in North Spokane. Belton, who police say fought back against his attackers, was pronounced dead at Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Belton was 88, a decorated survivor of the Battle of Okinawa. He fought to keep the world free and lived a full life, only to die violently at the hands of thugs.

Mr. Kinard might want to do some soul searching.

The teen's father, Steven Kinard, said he hadn't talked with his son since Aug. 14, a week before the homicide. Speaking on the front stoop of his family's home in the East Central neighborhood, Steven Kinard wondered Monday what could be done to avoid the violence.

"It was a rude awakening to me," Steven Kinard said. "It's telling me, damn, what could I have done for my son?"

Adams-Kinard is 16. He needed a full-time father. He didn't have one. This particular "good kid" may be the multi-sport athlete and improving student that his father thinks he is.

Steven Kinard described the teen as a gifted multi-sport athlete and an improving student. Descriptions of the violence taking place in Belton's sedan, which left the victim with numerous facial fractures, are out of character, Steven Kinard said.

"Kenan is no violent person at all," he said.

But he's also already running down the path of career criminality.

Both Glenn and Adams-Kinard had prior arrests and convictions on their records, Straub said. Adams-Kinard was serving six months probation and sentenced to 30 hours of community service stemming from a fourth-degree assault and third-degree robbery conviction in June, according to court records.

He isn't violent, he just got caught in an assault-robbery in June that was similar to the one that brutally ended Delbert Belton's life.

The young lad is just following in the family business.

The elder Kinard and his brother Terrence, Adams-Kinard's uncle, have had run-ins with the law. Terrence made headlines a few years ago for appealing to a federal judge while awaiting sentencing on drug charges to spend Thanksgiving at his mother's home. At the time, he had failed to appear for numerous court dates. But both men said it would be unfair to link Adams-Kinard with their past mistakes.

We don't really need another trap conversation about race. We need an earnest conversation about families and generational criminality.

h/t JWF

Mubarak retrial in protester deaths postponed - UPI.com

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Egypt's prosecutor has referred 63 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to a criminal court in Alexandria Monday, judicial officials said.

The accused face numerous charges over the deadly clashes between rival protesting groups in Alexandria two days after Morsi was forced out July 3, including murder, attempted murder, violence and possession of firearms during protests, Ahram Online reported.

Among the defendants is Mahmoud Hassan Ramadan, a Morsi supporter caught on camera throwing a teenage boy off a rooftop and waving an al-Qaida banner in Alexandria's Sidi Gaber district, Egypt's public prosecution office said in a statement.

In Cairo, Muslim Brotherhood Youth Minister Osama Yassin was arrested Monday, charged in the killings of anti-Brotherhood protesters near the organization's headquarters during the unrest before Morsi's ouster, al-Masry al-Youm reported.

Yassin and two others were arrested inside a villa in Cairo's tony Fifth Settlement neighborhood.

Among the charges Yassin faces are inciting violence, disturbing public order and security, murder, attempted murder and spreading chaos.

Hundreds of followers of the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement to which Morsi belongs, have been detained. The movement has also been staggered by a number of arrests within its leadership.

Meanwhile, ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial for alleged support of protester deaths at the end of his regime was delayed so evidence could be reviewed.

The temporary criminal court at the Police Academy in New Cairo, on the sprawling capital's eastern outskirts, Sunday postponed the trial until Sept. 14 and appointed three committees to review prosecutor evidence on three separate categories of charges against Mubarak, his two sons and once-feared former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, state newspaper al-Ahram reported.

One committee will examine evidence related to charges of complicity in the deaths of more than 800 peaceful protesters during the 18-day uprising that led to Mubarak's ouster Feb. 11, 2011.

Another committee will inspect evidence of alleged corruption tied to the acquisition of villas by Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal Mubarak.

The third committee is tasked to review evidence Egypt allegedly sold natural gas to Israel at below-market-prices.

Mubarak lawyer Farid el-Deeb requested the court postpone the trial about six months to give enough time for all documents to be reviewed. Deeb said the documents amounted to more than 55,000 pages, al-Ahram said.

Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years, was found guilty in June 2012 of being an "accessory to murder" in the demonstrators' deaths because he failed to stop the killings. The three-judge panel sentenced Mubarak to life in prison.

The judges sentenced al-Adly to the same penalty for the same reason, but dismissed corruption charges against Mubarak, his unpopular sons and six senior Interior Ministry officials on technical grounds.

An appellate court overturned all the verdicts in January on grounds of procedural improprieties and ordered a retrial.

Mubarak, who spent 28 months in prison, was transferred to house arrest Thursday after a court said he could no longer legally be held behind bars.

Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, al-Adly and the six senior Interior Ministry officials remain imprisoned.