Yo-Yo rolled around on the sidewalk, moaning and crying, his face bloody and already beginning to swell. A diner that later served as the setting for a pivotal scene in a popular Oscar-winning film. Asbury Park, New Jersey. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. I was in an all-purpose neighborhood deli-grocery store-butcher shop operation of the sort rarely seen anymore. They committed the act, Gonzalez pulled the duo over right before his shift was about to end, Simon fatally shot the officer before being wounded himself. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, 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. The only thing Bobby was guilty of was helping them to dispose of the body. After serving 12 1/2 years of a 10- to 20-year sentence for murder, he went free in February and settled in Williamstown with the New Jersey parole boards approval. Having a reputation to protect, he shot her in the forehead and dumped her body in a water-filled abandoned strip mine. Yo-Yo did catch up with me later. I notice from pictures that deceased criminal Robert "mudman" Simon bears a strong family resembelance. [7] At one point, Simon had a spider-web tattooed onto his elbow, which was rumored to signify he had murdered someone. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Jonathan Brown told the state Senate Judiciary Committee he saw Simon pay prison staffers to remove reports of misconduct and failed drug tests from his file, allowing him to qualify for parole. You goin armed robbery on this?, Theres a guy outside waiting for me, I confessed. He slid off the ice cream freezer, sauntering over to me. Staples was tried twice; a hung jury was the result of the first and felony murder the second. In that time the two were together, Simon couldn't get a job, ran out of unemployment benefits and was otherwise having no luck at acclimating to life beyond bars, according to Staples' letter. You could have a couple of beers and a few laughs with him and escape unscathed. Maybe he can borrow my old mans dentures., He leaned down, exhaling Marlboro smoke into Yos battered face. For some reason, I always got along just fine with people that were deranged and dangerous. Maybe shell buy you a can of soup.. Eleven weeks later he gunned down a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop following a burglary. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. After doing so, one of the two Warlock bikers shot Gonzalez a total of two times. However, he was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. A bucolic creek. Staples, an honorably discharged member of the U.S. Air Force with a nearly clean criminal record, was convicted on a felony murder charge for participating in an applicable felony which involves the death of a person. [7], Sgt. This new edition of a true-crime classic includes the killing of biker Robert "Mudman" Simon by Ambrose Harris on the prison's death row. I used Simon as the basis for the character of Ronnie Sludgeman Simmons in my novel The Blue Route. Yo-Yo was a hulking whackjob with a blond crewcut and biceps like Mr. Universe after a full tray of steroids and a long day at the gym. I might as well have been a child molester. That girl was a good friend of his whom he brought up the mountains to see her boyfriend. That was in 1999, 18 years after being convicted of murder, four years after murdering Gonzalez. But Harris, a convicted murderer and rapist . Bobby was a guy who was always looking for a party and always wanted everyone there to have a good time. Mr. Simon pleaded guilty last October to capital murder in the shooting death of Sgt. He didnt care. On a sunny September morning Mud got into an altercation on the death row yard with a con known as Squirt Boy, a scumbag awaiting final judgment for the rape and murder of a young artist. March 3 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts library said a book was recently returned with a note apologizing for the tome being 56 years overdue. CarlK90245 said: A 21-Mar-1982 article in the Delaware County Sunday Times details the disappearance of Cheryl Ann Moser Iacovone, and indicates that she is believed to have been murdered by members of the Warlocks. The Waltons was largely based on the childhood memories and experiences of the shows creator, novelist Earl Hamner, who grew up in a place very much like Waltons Mountain. My mom? New Jerseys Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold hearings on the issue, and Gov. The Mudman could be one seriously disgruntled customer. It wasnt the wall. I just read the Waltons very poignant very real! What the fuck are you doing? he demanded. Shit, who aint? The Mudman lived there too. I eyed the pay phone on the wall, but that didnt offer much of a lifeline in this situation. Reads flower books? Founded in 1967, the Warlocks are self-described as a "one-percenter" outlaw motorcycle club and are designated as a violent criminal organization by law enforcement. As an honor to Gonzalez, two graduating Delsea Regional High School students are awarded a $1,500 scholarship every year to further their education in law enforcement. Robert "Mudman" Simon was sentenced to death forthe fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. At an eventual point during the chase, Staples managed to lose control over the car and crashed it into a guardrail. OUT OF CONTROLJune 26, 2010. [20] Earlier that day, a nearby Environmental Heating building had been burglarized and the vehicle occupied by both men was situated within the vicinity. Simon . 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. When I was a kid one of my favorite TV shows was, peculiarly, The Waltons, the syrupy saga of a large, loving family struggling through the Depression years in rural Virginia. ", More: 'They shot Lee!' We want to share with you the history of outlaw motorcycle clubs and the major events that they have been through over the last several decades. A Jewish cemetery. 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. Mud went to bash his opponent, but lost his footing. His mother smoked about as often as mine did, which was never. We have chapters worldwide. 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! What are you doing, anyway? He spent 14 years in prison and was released in 1995. His gaze was chilling. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. The gang member, Robert Simon, 45, who was also known as Mudman, showed no emotion as the verdict was pronounced. He soon shot and killed a New Jersey police officer. Ill catch up with you later! he hissed behind Mr. Carrs back. The D&D crowd just loved me. But he might knock my teeth out. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Pennsylvanias parole board chairman, Allen Castor, on Thursday called Simons release ``incomprehensible. He said the Warlock walked free under a state law that requires approval from two of the five parole board members or a board member and a hearing examiner. 'They said, 'If you get any of our friends in trouble, you don't have to worry about going back to Huntington.'' Gloria Lynne Dunn. He may have redeemed himself, or possibly was just playing it smart to avoid capture, but either, I bet, was of little solace to his victim's loved ones.. Pattis letter reminded me about the Warlock MC gang. 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 . Grateful Dead tunes held a steady rhythm as the county prosecutor, Sean Dalton, praised his assistant's quick wit and sharp mind - the skills that over nearly three decades helped Sand put away criminals such as cop killer Robert "Mudman" Simon. Im gonna tell! In that neighborhood, one didnt necessarily want to cultivate a reputation as a guy that stood around on grassy knolls looking through books about flowers. Greg Adomaitis may be reached at gadomaitis@njadvancemedia.com. Harris had a history of attacking guards and prisoners. I been eyeballing you, pal, the raspy-voiced Mud said. Simon and Charles ``Shovel Staples, the vice president of the Warlocks South Jersey chapter, are charged with murdering Franklin Township Sgt. All rights reserved, Police Asking for Public Assistance Finding Person Who Set Fire in Wilmington, Couple on Hawaii Honeymoon Says Snorkeling Tour Group Abandoned Them in the Ocean, Three Men Shot and Killed in Separate Shootings in Philly, Check Your Change! I returned to a careful, time-consuming study of Campbells soup cans. Loved the look on the sociopath and real story of his death. I executed a great escape by walking off with Mr. Carr, thoughtfully informing him that Trixie was the favorite dog of everyone in the neighborhood. He told of guards skimming money from inmate payrolls and operating a black market for drugs, food and cigarettes that reached outside prison walls. Very noble and upright of them. Some people light a fire with a 14k gold Dunhill lighter, others rub two sticks together; six of one, a half dozen of the other. The latter, a vice president for the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, picked him up from prison and put him up in a mobile home community in Williamstown; a stipulation of Simon's parole was that he needed an address in New Jersey. Creatures made of animated mud or ooze by magical arts were first introduced into popular culture by several types of board games, mainly from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. Yo grabbed the book from my hand. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Ambrose Harris and Robert "Mudman" Simon lived in side-by-side cells at the capital sentence unit of New Jersey State Prison. Go pick some flowers. 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. If a girl was getting pushed on, he stopped it. Simon pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to death row following the 1996 trial in Hunterdon County. (Complaint at 78-79.) A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jerseys death row has died in prison. 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. Ambrose Harris, 68, died Tuesday at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the state Department of Corrections said. [24] A firearms expert would later testify that the weapon found near Simon when during his apprehension was the same one used to kill Gonzalez. Your email address will not be published. Ambrose Harris. While on death row, Simon was stomped to death by Ambrose Harris. [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. All rights reserved, Upper East Side Deli Killer Clad in Hazmat Suit Likely Serial Robber: Sources, 3 Adults, 2 Kids Dead After Fire Tears Through Hudson Valley Home Overnight, Viral Kids' Star Ms. Rachel Is Taking a Break From Social Media After Backlash Over Co-Star Who Uses They/Them Pronouns, This 26-Year-Old Pays $0 to Live in a Luxury Tiny Home' She Built for $35,000 in Her Backyard Take a Look Inside, CNN Anchor Kasie Hunt Gives Birth to a Baby Girl on Bathroom Floor After 13-Minute Labor, Mysterious Cases of Men Found Dead After Leaving NYC Gay Bars Ruled Homicides: ME. 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. Sometimes not. Gonzalez exited his patrol cruiser and proceeded to question the vehicle's occupants. Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. If someone was getting roughed up, he stopped it. Tell you what, he added, slapping me on the back. The Warlocks Winchester MC facebook page which states, We are a nonprofit motorcycle club. 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. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. Simon stated that he shot Gonzalez because he didnt want to go back the prison. He was then . Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. Simon grabbed Yo by the collar. Novelists generally dont have the luxury of making moral judgments, although possibly our moral judgments lie in what happens to characters in the final chapter. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. All the broads loved him! March 3 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Louisiana boy with a firm grasp of baseball rules is seeking a Guinness World Record as the world's youngest umpire. He was far from the monster that the media made him out to be. [1] However, he was ultimately beaten to death at New Jersey State Prison by a fellow death row inmate before he could be executed. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Florida woman runs ultra-marathon distances for 23 consecutive days. Read more. Mudman, many felt, received a lethal Bollingen Prize of poetic justice. 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]. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28 -- A Pennsylvania prison inmate said Thursday that outlaw biker Robert 'Mudman' Simon bribed his way out of Graterford state prison 11 weeks before he was charged with . Mr. Carr said, You boys arent fighting, are you?, No, Mr. Carr, I assured him as I stood, dusting myself off. They resembled small rose petals in the wind. Shit., Yo, pointing at me, said, Im gonna kick his ass. Robert (Mudman) Simon, released from Graterford state prison in February after serving 20 years, is one of two men charged with the fatal shooting of Franklin Township, N.J., Officer Ippolito . The Warlocks Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1965. Inmate hopes for freedom were now nearly dashed . 'Mr. March 3 (UPI) -- A sheep spotted wandering loose on a British highway was given a lift back to its owner by a concerned bus driver on her first day on the job. 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 could always come with the money. 'The key is whether any of this is true,' said Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike O'Pake. He fell and hit his head on a metal table. A number of others that crossed paths with cheerful sociopath Robert F. Simon werent quite so fortunate. Of course, none of us. A jury acquitted Harris of Simon's death, saying he acted in self-defense. With some petunias. Youre looking at flowers! Simon, a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Warlocks motorcycle gang, was convicted in 1974 for the murder of his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg, a 19-year-old stenographer. 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. 7-year-old baseball umpire seeks Guinness World Record. On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. Bobby Simon had recently moved on up from membership in a local fraternal organization known as the Warlords into the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, among the hardest of hardcore one-percenters. I got your back, no problem.. Mar 21, 2012. With approval from the New Jersey parole board, he settled at Black Horse RV Trailer Park in Williamstown, New Jersey when released. Simons parole was approved by a board member and a hearing examiner, Parole Board spokeswoman Darlene Zelazny said. Publication date. Yo-Yo spotted me. [11][12], Simon subsequently received a 10-to-20 year sentence for the homicide and was initially housed at State Correctional Institution Graterford, but later transferred. [8][9] According to his fellow Warlock bikers, Simon talked about having sexual intercourse with Dusenberg's mummified corpse after he buried it in a water-filled strip mine near Hazleton and even hoped to decorate his jail cell with physical photographs of such evidence. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks . Yeah, Mud said, with a thoughtful nod. March 2 (UPI) -- A Florida woman earned a Guinness World Record when she completed 23 ultra-marathon runs -- 31.1 miles -- in a 23-day period. 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 . Just curious. Get up and fight, flower girl!, I was rescued by the timely arrival of a neighbor, Mr. Carr, walking his poodle Trixie. Mudman met Squirt Boy on death row. Ippolito 'Lee' Gonzalez during a traffic stop in May. Heads rolled. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. : 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. "I think Robert Simon would rather have died on the floor fighting than take his lethal injection," said John Call, his former lawyer. Simon shot gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and gonzalez died instantly. 'If even only half of it is true, Graterford is in sad shape in terms of its management and lack of professional responsibility.' Michael Dimauro, also of Delaware County, allegedly shot David Rossillo in the cemetery, then disposed of his body in an underground crypt after tying a . In 1995, Pennsylvania Motorcycle Gang member Robert 'Mudman' Simon killed a police officer at a traffic stop and was sentenced to death. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Simon and Staples, both members of the Warlocks motorcycle club albeit from different generations, didn't know each other for very long -- about 11 weeks. One Warlock, Robert "Mudman" Simon, was convicted in 1981 of killing a Carbon County woman. Thousands of police officers from around the Northeast attended Gonzalezs funeral Thursday in Vineland, N.J. [10] John Lavelle, the Judge who handled Simon's trial, stated that dozens of Warlocks bikers would circle the courthouse on their motorcycles each day in during 1995 in an attempt to intimidate the jurors quite possibly the reason behind his conviction for second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder. He was always taken care of,' said Brown, who is now serving his life sentence for murder at Huntington state prison. Simon later said he shot Sergeant Gonzalez because he did . It wasnt the Iowa Writers Workshop, exactly. Print length. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28 -- A Pennsylvania prison inmate said Thursday that outlaw biker Robert 'Mudman' Simon bribed his way out of Graterford state prison 11 weeks before he was charged with murdering a New Jersey police officer. Along with his testicles, which Yo was now clutching with both hands. 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. The Warlocks terrorized people in the 70s with hundreds of members, according to former Pennsylvania trooper William Davis. Writers are, of necessity, selfish. "From then on, if one cop pulled over a car, a second would come if available," he said, adding that he wasn't sure if directives were changed after Gonzalez's death, but it appeared that way. ", Woman wins $100,000 lottery prize 11 hours after $11,000 casino jackpot. "Prison is a violent place," he said. Warlocks Motorcycle Club West Virginia. He spent 14 years in prison and was released in 1995. The mud-man first appeared . Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. Mud tossed Yo-Yo to the ground as if he was a Raggedy Andy doll, and then applied a steel-toed boot to his groin. ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. But even superstars have the odd off day, suffer the career-ending injury. The two shared an uneasy co . Ill be waiting for you outside, he promised. You want a partner? Hes a boxerand a black belt., Not really. But he moved to Williamstown with the approval of New Jersey parole officials. Not long before, Mud had burned down a store on the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk. 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 . People, even the worst people, are more complex than that. Petitioner, Dr. Robert Simon, M.D., P.A. The locks on the front door are shit. People v. Jenkins, 421 N.Y.S.2d 934, 935 (N.Y. App. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. ``From everything we knew, there was no report of motorcycle activity, and it had diminished considerably in the state, board spokeswoman Patricia Mulcahy said. "He was a tremendous officer, an example of how dangerous police work can be. Fellow officers rushed to the scene a few hundred feet shy of police headquarters. At one point, he turned around and glared at me in the nearly empty courtroom, even though he didn't know me from Adam. He killed another inmate in prison but was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. "Harris apparently beat Simon down with his fists then kicked him until he was unconscious," said an investigator. I had The Mudman and his cohorts, and their victims. Dimensions. Former Franklin Township police Sgt. March 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Britain responded to a home to rescue a horse that had fallen into its owner's swimming pool and was unable to get itself out. I stood near the top of the long grassy slope behind the local public elementary school. You plunder and kill, and everythings OK, and the strong survive. Please, On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. They have to have some nice side to appeal to people. 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. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. He spotted meeven there behind the protectively raised Daily Newsand smiled. 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. Simon, a motorcycle gang member who was one of the state's most notorious prisoners, was pronounced dead after being involved in the fight with Ambrose Harris, corrections spokeswoman Mary Ellen Bolton said. Lavelle said dozens of Warlocks circled the courthouse on their motorcycles each day of the trial and frightened the jurors, possibly leading to the second-degree murder conviction instead of a first-degree verdict. According to police informants, her body was buried in Tinicum Marsh. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. I was even luckier, I suppose, ultimately spending a great deal more time in close proximity to Simon than Yo did. She refused so he took . A country club. A firestorm of controversy swirled around the parole. Kentucky man stops for breakfast, wins $50,000 lottery prize. 2d 615 (E.D. "They're the guys on the street. He had a sick sense of humor, Davis said. "This was a tragic loss.
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