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Uncle Involved In ‘Revenge Killing’ Commits Suicide
B-CU Mourns
Former BCU Student Files Lawsuit
LYON, IL --- The Milwau- kee man suspected in the fatal shooting of two people after a traffic accident that took his young nephew’s life has com- mitted suicide, the Daily Mail reports.
Ricky Ricardo Chiles III
reportedly took his life with a single gunshot after officers tracked him down at the Pres- idential Inn and Suites in Lyon, Ill., Thursday morning. Chiles was a suspect in the shooting deaths of Archie Brown Jr., 40, and Rasheed Chiles, 15, Ricky Chiles’ older nephew.
Last weekend, Brown hit and killed Ricky Chiles’ 2- year-old nephew, Damani Terri, with his van after the child ran into the street in front of the vehicle. Damani’s older brother, Rasheed, who was appar- ently trying to help his little brother, was also reportedly hit by gunfire at the scene and later died at the hospital.
It is with saddened hearts that Bethune-Cookman Uni- versity reports the loss of one of its students, Damian Parks. Parks' body was found on the beach shore early Monday morning, nearly 24 hours after he was reported missing. B-CU asks that you send up prayers for his mother, family and friends.
"This is a sad moment for our university. We never want to hear of students losing their lives. I grieve not only as the president of B-CU, but more importantly as a parent. My condolences go out to Damian's mother and his family," says President Edi- son O. Jackson.
B-CU offered grief counseling for those in need and a prayer vigil was also held on campus.
Hall Of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Bypass Surgery
KAREEN ABDUL-JABBAR
LOS ANGELES — Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was recovering Friday after undergoing quadruple coronary bypass sur- gery.
He had the surgery a day ear- lier at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a hospital state- ment.
Dr. Richard Shemin, who performed the surgery, said the 68-year-old former NBA and UCLA star is expected to make a full recovery. He was admit- ted to the hospital this week with cardiovascular disease.
Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks that ended in 1989. The 7-foot- 2 center was known for his trademark sky hook shot.
In the statement, Abdul- Jabbar said he's looking for- ward to getting back to his usual activities soon. He asked people to keep him in their thoughts and "most impor- tantly, cherish and live each day to the fullest."
Abdul-Jabbar urged any- one wanting to send him well wishes to instead "support those in your own community who may be suffering from var- ious health issues."
He was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in 2008. In recent years, he has written several books.
Weight To Join Dance Team
RICKY CHILES, III
The police think the 27-year- old shooter was attempting to get revenge for his nephew’s death.
Brown, who leaves behind four children, died at the scene after being shot in the head. According to witness state- ments, the driver was upset that he had hit the child and had stopped his car right away.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL --- In 2009, Phylise Davis- Bowens was pursuing her master's degree at Bethune- Cookman University in Day- tona Beach, Fla., when she decided she wanted to join the school's dance team, known as the 14K Gold Dancers.
But Davis-Bowens said that the band director told her she couldn't even get an appli- cation until she lost 20 pounds. And now the 42-year- old former student, who has been a dancer since she was 16, has filed a lawsuit against the university.
Davis-Bowens says that she went on to lose the weight, even though the request felt strange to her at the time it was made.
Davis-Bowens claims that even after she lost some 16 pounds in a month, the band director still refused to let her try out.
Davis-Bowens said that she was especially sensitive to the weight-loss request "be- cause she lost her sister at the age of 37 to a gastric bypass because she was obese and felt under pressure to quickly lose weight."
Phylise Davis Bowens is suing BCU.
Davis-Bowens' attorney, David Glasser, said that "the university violated the student handbook, breaching a contract with his client. In a complaint filed in court last week, they are asking for $15,000 and a refund of tu- ition already paid."
The university issued a statement indicating that it is investigating Davis-Bowens' claims and added, "B-CU is an equal opportunity institution and encourage[s] all students to be actively involved in our campus extracurricular offer- ings."
If she is now 42, then she was 36 when she wanted to try out for the squad.
Loss Of Student
Because She Was Told To Lose
University Of Florida Player Arrested
Legislators Ask For Dismissal Of Prison Inspector General
On Saturday, police in Gainesville charged a Univer- sity of Florida player in con- nection with an armed home invasion robbery.
Jerald Jackson turned himself in to authorities.
According to investigators, at 4 p.m. at the Canopy Apart- ments, 4400 Southwest 20th Avenue, Jackson knocked on the door of an acquaintance whose apartment he’d been to before.
Investigators said Jackson entered the apartment with two others. Once inside, police said Jackson left and one of the two men pulled out a gun and pointed it at the resident and two of his friends who were visiting.
Detectives said the suspects made the victims get on the floor where they took money from their pockets. The sus- pects also reportedly took marijuana and an Xbox game.
JERALD JACKSON
They were seen leaving in a red Nissan-type car.
Police said Jackson was positively identified and he later turned himself in. The in- vestigation is continuing into the identity of the other two suspects.
Jackson was a four-star cornerback from Immokalee High School, and a red-shirt freshman for the Gators.
Last Tuesday, a House com- mittee took aim at the state’s chief prison inspector, accus- ing Jeffery Beasley of failing to properly investigate suspi- cious inmate deaths, and ap- proving a plan to make it easier for the Department of Corrections’ secretary to fire him and his staff.
It was reported that inmates in Miami Dade County were being scalded to death, pepper sprayed and murdered, and nothing was being done about it.
The mission of the inspec- tor general’s office was to pro- tect and promote public integrity and root out corrup- tion in the department that has seen its share of investigations by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a statewide prosecutor, the FBI and the re- cent arrest of two current cor- rections officers for allegedly planning the murder of a for- mer inmate.
Separate bills have been proposed by the House and Senate that will increase over- sight at the agency.
State Representative Car- los Trujillo wants Beasley removed immediately, but DOC Secretary Julie Jones, said she wants to wait until
JEFFERY BEASLEY
REP.CARLOS TRUJILLO
later in the year to give him time to complete investiga- tions she says will show his leadership at the agency is not as bad as some think.
Trujillo is alleging Beasley and his office have a history of dismissing claims and avoid- ing prosecutions when faced with allegations of abuse and official corruption.
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