Well, I guess that depends on how far away you are when they explode ...
Samauri Court Reporter
Posted on 09/21/2011 7:17:45 AM PDT by madison10
A local attorney and his two sons were severely injured in a blast when a bomb denoted in their car as they were driving on E. Elm Ave. late Tuesday afternoon. Law enforcement officials and attorneys said the victim is Erik G. Chappell, whose law practice is based in Sylvania, Ohio, but who lives in the county. His two sons, believed to be aged 11 and 13, were seriously injured and all three are in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.
“This was not an intent to injure; this was an intent to kill,” said a family friend who declined to be identified. “Everybody’s going to make it, but there’s a lot of heartache ahead. I’m still in shock.”
Several attorneys and members of the legal community who know Mr. Chappell said this morning they were told by federal agents to not discuss the case with media. The explosive device detonated as the three were driving, apparently on their way to football practice, around 5:40 p.m. on E. Elm near I-75. Monroe police would acknowledge only that the three occupants were in serious condition. Mr. Chappell is a football coach in the area’s Catholic Youth Organization.
The Detroit Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is investigating the case and released no information this morning.
Sources, however, said Mr. Chappell had been receiving threats. He is a divorce attorney also involved with several high-profile Monroe County cases, including hot dog stand owners who sued the city in 2009 after they were banned from operating their carts.
It has not been determined if a suspect in the bombing has been developed, but police sources said there are so-called persons of interest.
It is believed the device was placed underneath the passenger side of the Chappell car. One of the boys was sitting in the passenger seat and suffered serious lower extremity injuries, especially to his legs.
The bomb may have contained shrapnel, because all three victims suffered wounds from flying debris, officials said.
There were no witnesses in the vicinity where the bomb exploded. It was believed that Mr. Chappell was able to drag his sons from the car, which quickly became engulfed in flames. The shell of the car is being stored at a secure area.
Monroe Police Chief Tom Moore said the case is in its early stages and ATF officials are the lead investigators.
Bump for later. This is about 10 miles from my oldest son. Grandson #2 was born in Monroe.
He only has 1 son.
A contractor involved with a law case with a Union. However, it looks the Union got what it wanted, June 2011, at least initially. Not implying anything but this is what came up when Googled Erik G Chappell and his law firm.
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/michigan/miedce/2:2010cv14050/252726/30
Too bad for his son’s friend. The bomber will get caught. It’s just a matter of time. Nobody likes exploding lawyers. Unfortunately we’ve got a lot of knowledge about bombing being imported with the muzzies. Just a matter of time before we start seeing the same stuff all over the country.
The left have all sorts of bomb making info online. They always have had.
From post 20:
“Mr. Chappell also maintains a family law practice...”
Family Law = Divorce lawyer.
Leon: “No women, no kids.”
They'll catch who did this and whatever the reason is it will be reported.
I saw that, too. Don’t these people proofread their columns after they’ve written them, or do they just assume the almighty spell-check catches everything?
Ode to spell checkers
ODE TO A SPELL CHECKER
by Jerrold H Zar
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It came with my PC.
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Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it’s weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too be a joule.
The checker pours o’er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling checker’s
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we’re lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid to wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault’s with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
it does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word’s fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw’s are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas.
Well, I guess that depends on how far away you are when they explode ...
Samauri Court Reporter
If your premise is true ( which I highly doubt) then the wife would have been right to divorce a violent nutcase.
Prayers for the family and loved ones. Also, and I know this is wrong, but may the bomber die a horrible death...
Reward offered in car blast incident
by Ray Kisonas , last modified September 21. 2011 12:43PM
...Mr. Chappell was released from the hospital before 11 a.m.
The ATF agency is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information relating to the arrest and conviction of the offender(s) responsible for this incident.
Individuals that have information are being asked to notify the ATF via the following telephone numbers:
1-800-ATFBOMB or 1-313-202-3400
Several attorneys and members of the legal community who know Mr. Chappell said this morning they were told by federal agents to not discuss the case with media.
The explosive device detonated as the three were driving, apparently on their way to football practice, around 5:40 p.m. on E. Elm near I-75. Monroe police would acknowledge only that the three occupants were in serious condition. Mr. Chappell is a football coach in the area’s Catholic Youth Organization.
The Detroit Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is investigating the case and released no information this morning.
If the car had been at I-75 speed, the outcome would probably have been death.
The guy is a divorce lawyer the list of folks that have an ax to grind with him will be huge. Hurting the kids is a damned shame .
Interesting photo of the place where the car burned — but, for analytical purposes, I’d far rather have similar photos of the 100 feet of road preceding that spot...
From his firm - Lyden, Liebenthal & Chappell Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Business Litigation
Family Law
Labor & Employment Law
General Corporate Law
Aviation Law
Construction Disputes
Real Estate Law & Litigation
Construction and family law are the two that stuck out to me. Labor law gets a lot of hype, but usually it's internal union disputes that get nasty on that extent. Labor lawyers usually just negotiate contracts. These days, that's all almost done to a science. Nothing is more personal than family law and custody cases. Construction cases also can get real nasty at times. Subcontractors, bidding, general contractors. I wouldn't rule against this being revenge for a construction related case, either.
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