Poor Man..

NYPost- A Bronx school bus driver died yesterday from the beating he suffered after he accidentally knocked a side-view mirror from a double-parked car, a spokeswoman for his bus company said.

Juan Delvalle, 65, never regained consciousness after Joey Scott, 30, allegedly punched him twice in the face June 11, said Carolyn Daly, a spokeswoman for the Atlantic Express bus company.



He died peacefully at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. “The family had been struggling all week with whether or not to take him off life support,” Daly said..



“The swelling and bleeding in the brain were extensive,” Daly said. “He was hooked up to a ventilator and that was the only reason he could breathe. He never regained consciousness. It was a very, very severe injury.”



Delvalle had asked to not be hooked up to artificial life support.



Once his family gathered last night — some from as far as Colorado and Puerto Rico — doctors turned off the life support machines, and he died at 6:19 p.m.



Delvalle, who'd driven for Atlantic Express for eight years, was driving two middle-school students in his yellow bus on Anthony Avenue near Echo Place when he clipped Scott's illegally-parked Chrysler Sebring.



The passing school bus ripped off the Chrysler's mirror.



In an extreme display of road-rage, Scott lost it and punched the grandfather twice, police said.



Delvalle fell backward and his head struck the pavement. He was rushed to the hospital and never woke up again.



Delvalle's family and friends hope the Bronx DA's charges will charge Scott with homicide, Daly said.



“You don’t lose it over a mirror and you certainly don’t punch a 65-year-old man wearing a uniform who’s got children in his care,” Daly siad.



Scott, who has a long rap sheet, fled the scene. Cops found him at his Tremont apartment, and needed two hours to negotiate his arrest.



Scott remains in custody, unable to post $250,000 cash bond. He has a court date Monday.

Assault Charges Filed in Stamford Rampage

(11/18/10) STAMFORD - A man Stamford police say intentionally drove a truck into several vehicles including a loaded school bus is now facing assault charges.

Chris Simonelli, 30, has been charged in connection with Tuesday's crash.

Officers say Simonelli took a box truck from work and deliberately crashed into vehicles.

Simonelli is in critical condition at Stamford Hospital.

-Photo album of the scene-

Norwalk Man Jailed for Assaults Involving Son

NORWALK -- A city man who pleaded guilty to two fights involving his son was sharply rebuked by a judge during his sentencing Tuesday.

Richard Zwart, 52, of 31 Betts Place, Norwalk, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault, violation of a protective order, resisting arrest, and criminal violation of a restraining order; he was sentenced to 18 months in jail at state Superior Court in Norwalk.

After hearing the particulars of Zwart's crimes recited by Assistant State's Attorney Justina Moore, Judge Bruce Hudock let Zwart know the dim view he had of his parenting skills.

"You are a hopeless alcoholic," Hudock began, before calling Zwart's actions "shameful."

"The thing is, that is what you will be remembered for in the next generation... That is going to be on your grave stone that you were a drunk," the judge said after issuing his sentence.

Often in cases involving alcohol and driving -- especially when there has been an accident -- Hudock has compassionately urged defendants to realize they have hit rock bottom and use their conviction as a first step toward a new life. His verdict Tuesday was absent any sympathy.

Zwart's guilty pleas came from a string of arrests involving his son that began in 2009. On June 20, 2009, Zwart's son Richard was seen entering a 6 Broad St. apartment with a weapon. A witness then heard Zwart yelling outside the apartment and then saw the son lying on the living room floor. Because of a vacant look on the son's face and what appeared to be blood in the apartment, police were called, Moore said.

Police later found a broken wooden baton that Zwart apparently used to strike his son. The son, now 28, turned out to be extremely drunk and what looked like blood was actually salsa from bottle that was broken in the apartment during another fight between the two several hours earlier, police at the time said. Richard Zwart Jr., who was taken to the hospital with facial injuries, said he did not know how he was injured.

On June 12 this year, Zwart and his son were arrested when a Rowayton Avenue resident reported a ruckus involving the two men, who explained they had just gotten off a boat after drinking beer. They told police they went to where their bicycles were locked up but could not find a key to unlock them, Moore said.

Police ended up finding the key in the bicycle lock and booked the two for disorderly conduct and violation of a protective order because they were not supposed to be drinking.

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HAHAHAHA the key was in the lock! And there was a broken bottle of salsa which resembled blood... It's like the two stooges!

Mayor arrested after wild-ride purse snatching

SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) - A suburban Los Angeles mayor has been arrested after a purse-snatching and a wild ride through streets with a woman clinging to his sport utility vehicle.

San Gabriel police Lt. Ariel Duran says Mayor Albert Y.M. Huang was booked in jail for investigation of felony assault, felony robbery and misdemeanor battery after his arrest early Friday.

Duran says the 35-year-old mayor had been arguing with the woman over money in a parking lot when he took the woman's purse and got into his SUV.

Investigators say the woman was standing on the running board and reaching through the passenger window when Huang sped away, reaching speeds of 45 mph for more than a quarter mile.

The woman's name and her relationship to the mayor weren't released.

Missing Florida Girl's Dad Held in Burglary

(CNN) -- The father of a Florida girl who has been missing for nearly six months was charged Thursday with burglary with assault, police told CNN.

Ronald Cummings is being held on $12,500 bond for the felony charges, the Florida Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.

There were no other details on his arrest available.

Cummings' daughter, Haleigh Cummings, went missing from his home in Satsuma, Florida, on February 9.

Cummings has made several public pleas for information about his daughter's disappearance, even begging whoever might be holding her to just return her home.

Police have said they think Haleigh was abducted but have provided few details.

In March, Cummings married his then-girlfriend Misty Croslin, who was the last person known to have seen the 5-year-old child alive, saying it was what Haleigh would have wanted.

Croslin, 17, said she tucked Haleigh and her 4-year-old brother into bed about 8 p.m. the night Haleigh disappeared. Croslin said she went to sleep herself at about 10 p.m. but awoke at 3 a.m. to find Haleigh missing and a back door propped open by bricks.

Ronald Cummings called police and reported his daughter missing when he returned from work at dawn.

Trial Date Set for Ex-Astronaut

ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- An ex-astronaut accused of assaulting a romantic rival in a Florida parking lot will stand trial December 7, a judge ruled.

Lisa Marie Nowak, 46, is accused of stalking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman and pepper-spraying her in a parking lot at Orlando International Airport in February 2007.

She has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted kidnapping with intent to inflict bodily harm, battery and burglary of a vehicle using a weapon. If convicted, she could face a sentence of up to life in prison.

Prosecutors accuse Nowak of driving nearly 900 miles from Houston to Orlando -- wearing NASA diapers to cut down on the number of stops she needed to make -- and donning a disguise before following Shipman from baggage claim to a parking lot. Her attorney, Don Lykkebak, has denied that she wore the diapers.

Shipman told police that after she got into her car, Nowak feigned distress and knocked on the window. When Shipman cracked it to talk to her, Nowak sprayed her in the face with pepper spray, Shipman said. Police said Nowak was apprehended as she was disposing of her disguise in an airport trash bin.

Nowak has said she went to the airport to talk to Shipman, who had begun dating Nowak's former love interest, Navy Cmdr. Bill Oefelein, who was also an astronaut but has since left the astronaut corps.

Judge Marc Lubet handed Nowak a legal victory in November 2007 when he ruled evidence found in her car and statements she made to police after her arrest were inadmissible at trial because both were unlawfully obtained.

Prosecutors appealed, however, and in July 2008, the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled that evidence found in Nowak's car was admissible, although it agreed her statements to police were not.

At a hearing in August 2007, Orlando police detective William Becton testified that when he searched Nowak's car, he found maps showing how to reach the airport, maps of the airport's layout, a buck knife and papers including a letter Nowak appeared to have written to Oefelein's mother. He also testified he found used and clean diapers in the car. Police previously said they also found a BB gun, a steel mallet, a 4-inch knife and rubber tubing in the vehicle.

Nowak's attorneys have said they intend to utilize an insanity defense, saying in court documents her diagnoses include more than a dozen psychiatric disorders.

A pretrial conference in the case is set for November 10, Lubet ruled Tuesday.

A hearing set for Friday was canceled.

Alright Sutherland!

NEW YORK (WPIX) -- Sources tell PIX News that a complaint was filed against the actor Tuesday after he headbutted a man while attending an after party for the Metropolitan Art Institute's Costume Gala Monday night.

The alleged victim, who has been identified as fashion designer Jack McCollough, was seen nursing what appeared to be a broken nose when leaving the First Precinct in Lower Manhattan Tuesday night.

The incident reportedly happened around 2 a.m. outside a SoHo nightclub Monday. McCollough is claiming he suffered only a laceration to his nose when Sutherland attacked him following a heated argument.

According to reports, the scuffle between Sutherland and McCollough erupted after the designer pushed actress Brooke Shields.

The incident, which was witnessed by Kiefer, prompted the "24" actor to rush over and assist Shields - who happens to be a former co-star.

Sources tell PIX News, when Sutherland demanded McCollough apologize for the incident, he refused and immediately dismissed the actor. McCollough, who is one half of the fashion design duo Proenza Schouler, was seen shoving Sutherland who responded with a headbutt.

Kiefer, who is currently on probation for a 2007 DUI bust, has not responded to the allegations. Sources say he has not been questioned by New York City police as of Tuesday night.

As far as Shields' involvement, earlier reports claim she had nothing to do with the brawl between the Sutherland and McCollough. However, a source tells celebrity website TMZ that "Brooke was definitely involved."

PIX News has learned that New York City police want to talk to both Sutherland and Shields to get their account of the incident, as they further investigate the matter.

NO MURDER CONVICTION In Immigrant's Beating

POTTSVILLE, PA (CNN) -- A fomer Pennsylvania high school football player was acquitted of murder Friday in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant last summer.

However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.

Donchak, 19, was also found guilty of providing alcohol to the group of teens that encountered Ramirez the night of July 12 on a residential street in the rural mining town of Shenandoah.

Both teens were acquitted of ethnic intimidation charges.

Prosecutors alleged the teens baited the undocumented Mexican immigrant into a fight with racial epithets, provoking an exchange of punches and kicks that ended with Ramirez convulsing in the street, foaming from the mouth.

He died two days later in a hospital in Danville.

Piekarsky, 17, had faced a charge of third-degree murder for allegedly delivering a fatal kick to Ramirez's head after he was knocked to the ground. He also was found not guilty of ethnic intimidation, aggravated assault and attempting to solicit a cover-up.

An all-white jury of six men and six women heard from several prosecution witnesses, including a juvenile co-defendant and another teen who pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in the fight.

While the jury heard conflicting accounts about who initiated the encounter or delivered the final kick to Ramirez's head, defense lawyers attempted to place the blame on another co-defendant, who is facing charges in juvenile court, and Colin Walsh, who has pleaded guilty to violating Ramirez's civil rights.

The juvenile admitted on the stand to shouting "go home you Mexican [expletive]" after the first fight dispersed, prompting Ramirez to turn back and attack him.

The juvenile's testimony was corroborated by Walsh, who admitted to punching Ramirez and knocking him to the ground after he charged the juvenile.

Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.

The incident drew national attention to the small town of Shenandoah, highlighting issues of race relations.

Jury Has Case of Teens Accused In Immigrant's Fatal Beating

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania jury began deliberations Friday after hearing closing arguments in the trial of two high school football players accused in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant last summer.

Brandon Piekarsky, 17, is charged with third-degree murder, ethnic intimidation and other offenses for the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight on a residential street in the rural mining town of Shenandoah.

Derrick Donchak, 19, is charged with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation for his alleged role in the July 12 melee, which prosecutors say was racially motivated.

Schuylkill County prosecutors said the defendants and their friends encountered Ramirez after a night of drinking while the undocumented Mexican immigrant was walking a female friend home.

A physical altercation ensued and ended. But as Ramirez was walking away, someone in the group shouted racial epithets, prompting Ramirez to resume a fight that ended with him convulsing in the street and foaming from the mouth, according to prosecutors.

He died two days later in a hospital in Danville.

An all-white jury of six men and six women heard testimony from several prosecution witnesses, including a juvenile co-defendant and another teen who pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in the fight.

Piekarsky allegedly kicked Ramirez in the head after someone else knocked him to the ground, exacerbating head injuries he'd suffered in the initial fall. Donchak was accused of cursing at him and punching him during a confused tangle of punches, kicks and racial slurs.

While the jury heard conflicting accounts about who initiated the encounter or delivered the final kick to Ramirez's head, defense lawyers attempted to place the blame on co-defendant Brian Scully, who is facing charges in juvenile court, and Colin Walsh, who has pleaded guilty to violating Ramirez's civil rights.

Scully admitted on the stand to shouting "go home you Mexican [expletive]" after the first fight dispersed, prompting Ramirez to turn back and attack him.

Scully's testimony was corroborated by Walsh, who admitted to punching Ramirez and knocking him to the ground after he charged Scully.

Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.

The incident drew national attention to the small town of Shenandoah, highlighting issues of race relations.

The defendants face prison time if convicted of the top charges.