Posted on 07/08/2005 5:10:26 PM PDT by Pharmboy
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Evangelist Billy Graham's daughter was arrested and charged with domestic abuse after witnesses told police she choked her husband in a parking lot, authorities said. Virginia Graham Foreman, 59, spent a night in jail after the July 1 confrontation outside a shopping center, police said. She was charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse and released the following day.
Three witnesses told police that Foreman pushed her husband and grabbed him by the throat, authorities said.
A Volusia County judge who presided over Foreman's first court appearance said Chad Foreman told police that witnesses had "just misunderstood what was going on between them."
No one answered the phone at the couple's home on Friday.
Billy Graham, 86, concluded a three-day revival meeting in New York City last month that he indicated could be his last.
nice weather attracts reporters.
seriously.
Notice how many people were reporting "live from FL" during the winter months.
(now the MSM gets to do the dan rather idiot in the wind, hurricane stories)
My guess is that the violence is not a new phenomonon to this couple. I would bet that this woman always felt that divorce is out of the question, that she made her bed and she should just lie in it. That was my mother's attitude. Nothing that we said could convince her to leave her abusive husband. She just kept reiterating, "Those who God has joined together, let no man put asunder." It was very frustrating.
Her statement that no one who knows her husband personally would ever put their hands around his neck, indicates fear of reprisal, as well as an on-going situation.
The husband should have diffused the situation by telling the officers that they were just playing sex games.
I think she has good strong features and is a handsome woman. I've yet to see a mug shot makes anyone look even like their normal selves. Certainly there's a somewhat weathered appearance to her skin, perhaps from too much Florida sun.
I think Ann(e?)is.
That is David Lee Roth... I posted it because of her resemblence to him.
:)
Yes, it's better to allow the abuser to continue his or her assault on the victim, even when it's a well-established fact that victims are somehow convinced they deserve the abuse and not the help to protect themselves.
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I agree.
This is not making any sense. We live in South Florida and there is not a mention of this anywhere. Here is a link to a speaking engagement in May http://www.gatheringcolumbus.com/
I don't believe she divorced and remarried that quickly. The divore would have been in the news. The link above says she is married to her husband Stephan or as we know him Dr. T. I have done a search and I am not coming up with any thing else on this.
Here's the story from the Daytona paper, online edition:
Evangelist's daughter charged in attack
By MELANIE STAWICKI AZAM
Staff Writer
Last update: July 09, 2005
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Prosecutors are deciding whether the daughter of internationally known Christian evangelist Billy Graham should be charged with domestic abuse after witnesses told police she grabbed her husband by the neck outside their car along busy State Road 44.
Franklin Graham, brother of Virginia Graham Foreman of DeLeon Springs, said his sister has her family's "full love, support and prayers.
"As her brother, I find this report certainly out of character for my sister and trust that this situation will be quickly and satisfactorily resolved," said Franklin Graham, president of The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, N.C. "Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have details, which would enable us to comment further."
According to a police report, witnesses saw Graham Foreman, 59, of DeLeon Springs grab her husband, Chad Robert Foreman, 52, by the neck during an argument at 8:45 p.m. July 1 near the Kmart plaza on S.R. 44. Foreman then walked away from his wife and hid behind a furniture truck in the Kmart parking lot as his wife got in the car and searched for him, witnesses told police.
Police reported that when they asked Foreman about his wife grabbing his neck, he said she was upset and did not mean any harm. However, since four witnesses reported the physical dispute to police, they arrested Graham Foreman and took her to Volusia County Branch Jail.
Graham Foreman appeared before Volusia County Judge Mary Jane Henderson on July 2, according to court records. The judge said Graham Foreman's husband told her he didn't want his wife prosecuted or arrested. Henderson said she released Graham Foreman on her own recognizance.
Henderson said it is up to the State Attorney's Office whether to prosecute. Sometimes a case proceeds against the wishes of the victim, she said, such as when there are witnesses to the incident.
Graham Foreman is self-employed as a public speaker and author of inspirational books. A man who answered the phone number listed for Graham Foreman declined comment Friday before hanging up.
David Hill, 34, of Edgewater said he and his wife were heading home after eating at Denny's restaurant on S.R 44 when they saw a couple arguing on the median where West Canal Street and S.R. 44 meet.
"The car was parked in the middle of the road in front of the stop sign," Hill said. "(It) sat there for a good five to 10 minutes before he finally walked away and she got in the car."
Hill said he called police when he saw the ruckus.
"She had her hands around his throat," he said.
Graham Foreman's arraignment for the misdemeanor is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 8 in Judge Henderson's court in the Courthouse Annex, New Smyrna Beach.
melanie.stawicki@news-jrnl.com
William Franklin Graham ( d. 1962)--Father Morrow Coffey Graham ( d. 1981)
--Mother Ruth McCue Bell--Wife
Children
Virginia Graham- (b. 1945)
Anne Morrow Graham - (b. 1948)
Ruth Bell Graham - (b. 1950)
William Franklin Graham, III- (b. 1952)
Nelson Edman Graham - (b. 1958)
Click Gigi's Family Photo and Bio Link
My burning question is, What happened to hubby Dr. Stephan Tchividjian??
GIGI GRAHAMVirginia Leftwich (GiGi) Graham Tchividjian
Virginia Leftwich Graham Tchividjian, GiGi Like her mother, Gigi was very close to her family and became homesick when she went to boarding school in Florida at the age of 12. However, the experience prepared her for a life overseas after she married clinic psychologist Dr. Stephan Tchividjian. After living in Switzerland, Israel and Wisconsin, she and her husband Stephan now live in southern Florida. They have seven children and 11 grandchildren.
As the author of seven books, Gigi speaks at women's conferences and conventions all over the United States. Her ministry focus has been women and families and the issues they face in today's society. Gigi has appeared on several TV and radio talk shows, such as Good Morning America, the 700 Club, and others. One of her recent books rewarded her with the Blue Ridge Writers' group special author's award and the national Gold Medallion Award.
Lucky Mr. cajungirl. LOL!
But, messing with his grits after he's fixed them up just to his liking, now that's just downright mean. :-)
Well I asked if I could strangle him tonite, just to see if it was possible. He thinks I am coming on to him I do believe. He looks sort of excited by the idea.
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