On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:52:18 -0500, "George Washington Admirer"
> wrote:

>Neighbor charged in death of Bellevue woman in home
>
>Police say suspected illegal immigrant admitted killing
>
>By CHRISTIAN BOTTORFF
>Staff Writer
>Wednesday, 08/23/06
>
>The remnants of a brutal and lengthy fight were scattered throughout
>Mary Sadler's 229 Cross Timbers Drive home on Tuesday.
>
>Police found Sadler's cockatiel, Aussie, cowering in a corner with a
>broken wing. The bird later died at an emergency clinic.
>
>A glass panel from a grandfather clock was shattered. A mirror in the
>front foyer was cracked, and glass spilled out onto the floor.
>
>Nearby, police found Sadler, 74, dead, her beaten and bloody body by a
>rear sliding-glass door inside the home.
>
>"It was one hell of a fight," her grandson-in-law, Paul Woods, said
>Tuesday as he helped clean debris from the living room. "I think she
>did a good job for being 74 years old and trying to defend herself."
>
>According to Metro police, the man who on Monday killed Sadler, and
>perhaps Sadler's bird, was Ivan Moreno, 30, a next-door neighbor.
>
>Moreno, who is thought to be an illegal immigrant from Mexico, admitted
>to police that he struck Sadler after he went to her house to get
>money, said Metro police spokesman Don Aaron.
>
>Moreno was arrested yesterday on a charge of criminal homicide.
>
>He also faces two charges of assaulting police officers during his
>arrest and a domestic assault charge after threatening his wife in
>Spanish that he would kill her if she cooperated with authorities,
>police said.
>
>Moreno's possible illegal presence in the country was a sore spot
>yesterday for Sadler's family and neighbors. They expressed contempt
>for landlords who rented a duplex to Moreno and his family.
>
>Police initially said Sadler had been beaten to death, but an autopsy
>yesterday found that she had also been strangled, Aaron said.
>
>It was not clear exactly what touched off the violence inside the home.
>Moreno had gone to Sadler's house to ask for money.
>
>Sometime after the killing, he went to a Mapco on Highway 70 South
>where he became belligerent after being refused cigarettes because he
>didn't have enough money, police said.
>
>Moreno left the Mapco before police arrived and drove back to his
>neighborhood. Neighbors saw him driving recklessly through yards and
>called police.
>
>Officers arrived at Cross Timbers Drive to find his car abandoned with
>a shredded tire, police said.
>
>He was identified moments later and found to have an outstanding
>warrant for failing to show up in court in June on a charge of driving
>without a license, police said.
>
>Officers went to his home at 233 Cross Timbers Drive, but Moreno wasn't
>there. As they prepared to leave, they spotted him behind Sadler's home
>with blood on his clothes, police said.
>
>According to police, Moreno kicked two officers who tried to arrest him.
>
>Moreno appears to have used false documents and a fake name to land a
>job at a West End Avenue restaurant, police said. Federal authorities
>are working to determine his immigration status.
>
>The killing prompted a joint statement by Metro police Chief Ronal
>Serpas, Sheriff Daron Hall and District Attorney General Torry Johnson,
>announcing plans to reform the way criminal immigrants are handled in
>Nashville.
>
>"While it is premature at this point to announce any plans or
>initiatives, suffice it to say that the three of us are working closely
>with the federal government to develop a system to better protect our
>citizens from immigrants who commit criminal acts and show a blatant
>disregard for our laws," the statement said.
>
>Investigators have said they didn't know of any animosity between
>Moreno and Sadler before Monday, though a police spokesman said a
>hand-held video game and other undisclosed items from Sadler's home
>were found in Moreno's home, police said.
>
>Sadler's family and neighbors yesterday told The Tennessean there had
>been disputes between them.
>
>One recent spat involved one of Moreno's children shooting a BB gun at
>tomatoes in Sadler's back yard, a family member said.
>
>Police yesterday declined to comment about that.
>
>"We are still early in the investigation," Aaron said. "We will be
>talking to Mrs. Sadler's family in more detail."
>
>Officers found Aussie, the bird, wounded in a corner of a room in the
>residence, Aaron said. Aussie's cage had been knocked over, apparently
>during the struggle.
>
>Officers wrapped the bird in a soft fabric and took it to an emergency
>veterinary clinic. Doctors administered oxygen and diagnosed the bird
>with a broken wing, Aaron said.
>
>"The bird died at the veterinary clinic," Aaron said. Sadler's two
>ferrets were found inside the home unharmed, police said.
>
>Sadler's family remembered her yesterday as a perennial volunteer for
>many area organizations.
>
>Her family pointed to a plaque on the wall that showed she had recently
>surpassed 584 hours during 26 years as a volunteer helping veterans
>through the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs. She also
>volunteered through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
>
>She worked at polls during elections and with a Masonic Lodge in west
>Nashville, her family said. Neighbors described her as an active
>e-mailer who would send messages to other residents about everything
>from coyotes roaming the streets to trash pickup times.
>
>Her husband suffers from Alzheimer's disease and was unaware of his
>wife's death as of Tuesday afternoon, said Woods, Sadler's
>grandson-in-law.
>
>Linda Martin, a neighbor for three years, said she knew Sadler as the
>captain of the Neighborhood Watch. Sadler was the first person to
>welcome her to the neighborhood, Martin recalled.
>
>Mindy Van Tassel, director of the area's Neighborhood Watch program,
>recalled Sadler as a woman who looked and acted much younger than her
>age.•
>
>http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....823/NEWS03/608

President Bush should be on trial for his miserable illegal
alien-loving. For seven (7) years the little ******* has failed to
enforce border security.

will

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