Judge in Reno shot at courthouse

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[Brian Mosely]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has been shot at a courthouse in Reno, a police spokesman says.

[sailor4321]

Here's an update: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060612/NEWS18/606120364&oaso=news.rgj.com/breakingnews

[randog]

So he does own Palace Jewelry and Loan...

Another interesting tidbit: Records show that Mack and Charla Mack had lived in apartment 1006.

Police have not identified the homicide victim.

Looks like it was the ex.

The picture of him and his family on e-bay looks like it was taken around the Galena area. I'm thinking he or his family have a home out there, too.

[colorcountry]

Life isn't fair, it isn't unfair either. It just is.

Great tag line. Can I use it?

[null and void]

Absolutely!

[sailor4321]

Good heavens! Have you found the Montreaux killer?!!

[randog]

LOL!! That thought crossed my mind as I wrote that!

[patton]

Well just dang, ya'll - that was pretty good.

[supercat]

I think most dads do get treated shabbily in family court, but no matter how much guys are pushed, yall don't go around shooting judges.

I don't advocate the assassination of public officials, since acceptance of such behavior would result in a free-for-all. But there are certainly some officials who deserve it and this judge sounds like he might be one of them. Too bad these people can't receive their just rewards without the societal upheaval assassinations cause.

[CindyDawg]

After notifying the family of their intentions, it might have been better to announce that the judge was dead, If this guy killed his wife, he has nothing to lose, anymore. The judge should stay off the phone and keep his mouth shut IMO.

[Rembrandt]

I'd much rather see a headline like "Judge: Reno shot at trial."

[bannie]

Neither is it right to paint all of the custodial parents with the same brush as you do the witches who have no goal other than to condemn the noncustodial parent to hell.

:-) I think we're on the same side here in this painful issue. Children deserve all of the love that either parent offers (and they deserve all of the love that all of the grandparents want to give, but that's another issue).

Divorces with children involved are horrible for the children, and often the adults suffer too.

I should have married a man who would adore his children, and you should have married a woman who was fair and kind. IF WE EACH HAD DONE THIS, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN DIVORCED.

Truce?

[Don Joe]

"See here how everything lead up to this day
and it's just like any other day that's ever been..."

[null and void]

Truce?

but of course!

IF WE EACH HAD DONE THIS, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN DIVORCED.

*shrug* Love is blind, (deaf, dumb, and stupid)...

[bannie]

:-)

Alas, you're right...(mumbles something about Gordon having been a pretty cute guy back in the day...)

[EODGUY]

"But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die..."

First thing I thought of when I read the item in breaking news. At least we can rule out Johnny Cash as a suspect.


EODGUY

[Rte66]

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

First thing I thought of!

[umbagi]

Which one is Larry Lucido?

[Rte66]

There was a mix-up on another thread - these were posted to the wrong one:
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To: Rte66
My name is Darren Mack, and I am the third generation owner of a small business in Reno, Nevada. My family has owned and operated small businesses in Nevada for 45years. I am proud of the fact that I am able to carry on the legacy left to me by my parents and grandparents. I've been around jewelry and diamonds since my dad brought me down to the store when I was 7 years old. I have a personal commitment to excellence in any endeavor I take on. I am bringing to eBay a business ethic which is unshakeable. I deal fairly, with concern to the needs of my customers, and always with integrity. And, as you can see, I am married to a lovely young lady and have three beautiful children.


http://tinyurl.com/pyvod

National Pawnbrokers Association
Palace Jewelry & Loan Co., Inc.

http://www.palacejewelry.com/index.html


1,052 posted on 06/13/2006 12:33:49 AM CDT by kcvl
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To: Rte66
He is identified as Darren Roy Mack, a white male who is five-foot-11 and 190 to 220 pounds.

They say he could be in one of two vehicles. One is a 2003 Hummer H-2 with Nevada plates, 392-PWP.

The other is a Silver Ford Explorer with no license plate number.

1,053 posted on 06/13/2006 12:38:11 AM CDT by kcvl
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To: Rte66

Injured Reno judge popular target for angry parents
By ANGIE WAGNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS

A lot of people don't like Chuck Weller, and to some it was no surprise when he was shot Monday in the chest as he stood near a third-floor courthouse window.

As a family court judge in Reno, Nev., Weller decides how to split up families and who should pay the most child support. And when he rules against a parent in the volatile world of family court justice, he sometimes is regarded as the enemy.

Local businessman Darren Mack, who had recent court dealings with the judge after a divorce, was identified by police as a "person of interest" in the case. Weller, 53, remained hospitalized in serious condition.

A bully. Hitler. Abusive.

Weller was vilified on several Web sites critical of family court judges. Fathers, in particular, were harsh, with one calling him the worst judge in America.

Garret Idle went before Weller in May 2005 seeking to increase his visitation time with his two children. Instead, he said, Weller slammed him for more child support and didn't listen to any of his concerns about his son and daughter.

"Weller is very abusive. He's a monster," Idle, 48, said. "He's destroyed everything I've worked for."

Weller, a married father of two daughters, graduated from Georgetown Law in 1978 and moved to Reno in 1982. Two years later, he entered private practice and mostly handled divorce and custody cases.

He hosted a legal advice program for a few years on the radio and wrote a legal column for the Reno Gazette-Journal.

To Dan Mason, program director at KOH AM 780, Weller was easygoing and hardly controversial.

"Chuck is a fantastic guy. He was a very friendly guy, very easy to get along with, very warm on the radio," Mason said.

Weller ran for and was elected as one of three family court judges in Reno in 2004, saying he was a good communicator who could help move families through the legal system.

"You can do good work in the court," he told the Reno Gazette-Journal in October 2004. "There are a percentage of cases that are hopeless, but it's a small percentage."

Fellow attorney Ken McKenna, who has known Weller for more than 20 years, described Weller as an efficient, no-nonsense judge, qualities that some mistake for being abrupt or harsh.

"Family law is the most volatile, emotional area of law," he said. "People's lives are being affected to the core of their beings. Mothers are being taken away from the children. Children are being taken away from their fathers. People tend to lose their reasonableness and they act irrational. It is a very scary situation."

Bonnie Russell, founder of http://www.FamilyLawCourts.com , said family courts operate much like Halliburton, unregulated and out of control. Sometimes the consequence can turn deadly.

One emotional posting on the site http://www.courthouseforum.com said this about Weller: "I am not sure monster describes him accurately. Judge Chuck Weller in my belief suffers from 'God complex' and possibly other things as well."

Numerous Internet postings described how Weller makes decisions before he hears cases, is unsympathetic and rules like a tyrant.

The state Commission on Judicial Discipline accepts complaints on judges, but does not publicly acknowledge them unless it acts upon them. The commission has not acted against Weller.

But Idle has had enough of Weller and said he isn't sympathetic.

"I think karma finally came back to bite him," Idle said. "Hopefully Weller will have a change of heart in the way he deals with human beings."

http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5021594&nav=5kZQ

1,054 posted on 06/13/2006 12:42:29 AM CDT by kcvl
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Bonnie Russell, founder of http://www.FamilyLawCourts.com , said family courts operate much like Halliburton, unregulated and out of control.
Jebus, these people never give it a rest, do they?

1,055 posted on 06/13/2006 12:55:29 AM CDT by radiohead (Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking, guts you coward.)
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No, they don't.

1,056 posted on 06/13/2006 1:04:49 AM CDT by kcvl
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Oh, man, I was just going to highlight the same exact quote. Why in God's name would the Associated Press allow that in to a news story? That is reprehensible. I'll do something about it.

1,057 posted on 06/13/2006 1:08:36 AM CDT by Rte66
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According to Washoe County District Court records, Charla Mack filed for divorce on Feb. 7, 2005. A two-day custody hearing was scheduled before Weller for Sept. 7 of this year and a mutual restraining order was signed in May 2005, according to court records.

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An attorney who has been involved in Mack's divorce case, who asked not to be named because of personal safety concerns, told The Associated Press that the couple's divorce proceeding was "a very very heated and emotional case."

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Mack worked at a Reno jewelry store and pawn shop within a few blocks of the courthouse. A woman who answered the telephone Monday afternoon said he was not there.

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A man who answered the listed telephone number told AP it was a business number, not a number for Mack. Asked if he could locate Mack, the man who refused to give his name said, "I'm sorry, I'll have to contact a lawyer before I can talk to anyone" and hung up.

http://tinyurl.com/ql792

1,058 posted on 06/13/2006 1:12:51 AM CDT by kcvl
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Wait a second! This is the Mary Winkler thread and I had clicked on the Reno judge shooting thread! What happened?

1,059 posted on 06/13/2006 1:14:04 AM CDT by Rte66
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[Don Joe]

< < Yeah, but "they" want to ban "sniper rifles" > >

How about "sniper SHOTGUNS"???

Here's a recent ebay purchase he made:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=71135&item=7236649464

IF he bought that literature because he had the product (or was going to get one of them), and IF he was the shooter, and IF he hit the guy four times in the chest with it, and IF he was using slugs, then wow, that's got to smart.

For getting off four shots in rapid succession, that looks like it'd be the ideal platform. Doesn't look like there'd be much muzzle climb (barrel in-line with stock). If LHO could do 3 in a short lenght of time with what he was using, then surely a guy with THIS could get off 4 in short order.