Posted on 12/16/2023 11:11:09 AM PST by KierkegaardMAN
The suspect in the murder of a Nebraska priest was discovered lying on top of the victim forming the shape of a cross as the pastor was bleeding to death, according to an affidavit filed in the Washington County Court.
The responding officer said in the court filing that he saw the suspect, 43-year-old Kierre L. Williams, lying perpendicularly across 65-year-old Father Stephen Gutgsell’s chest after the stabbing. Gutgsell, who served as the pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, died from his injuries later that morning.
“On top of the white male [Gutgsell], there was a black male [Williams] laying on top of him with his back pressed on the white male’s chest area,” the responding officer said. “The black male was laying on him in a perpendicular fashion (T) with his feet facing the kitchen.”
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That headline writer is grammatically challenged. It should have read “Accused killer lay...” “Laid” is the past tense form of “to lay” and “lay” is the past tense form of “to lie.”
This is the type of grammatical scrutiny up with which I shall not put!
FR has vigilant grammar squad at the ready. Any slip is quickly addressed.
Yes, I have been repeatedly spanked myself for serious linguistic infractions. No quarter asked (I can take it) no quarter is given to violators.
Don't even try to blame spell check or your substandard public school education (I tried both) you will be exposed, you will be shamed and corrected but in so doing you will be elevated to new levels of excellence expected of Freepers.
SPJNK.
>> FR has vigilant grammar squad at the ready.
A large tribe of cunning linguists, yes. However, the most of us chose to suffer in silence.
"At a press conference after Williams’ arraignment, Washington County Sheriff Mike Robinson and Washington County Attorney Scott Vander Schaaf shared little new information about the killing, citing the ongoing investigation. But they doubled down on previous assertions that Williams and Gutgsell did not appear to have known each other prior to the attack.“This is still an ongoing investigation, and we’ve got some search warrants out and other things we’re still looking at,” Vander Schaaf said. “But as far as the information we have now, there is zero connection between Mr. Williams and Father Gutgsell, or to the state of Nebraska.”
Robinson also said that there is “no indication whatsoever” that Gutgsell’s position as a priest had anything to do with his killing.
Upon entering the walkway, the deputy came upon a brutal and bizarre scene.
The positioning of the two men was described as a “T” shape in the affidavit.
Little is known about Williams, the man accused of the attack on Gutgsell. In the affidavit, Williams is described as being “incoherent” before he was taken into custody. A drug test was completed upon his arrest, Vander Schaaf said, but the results are not yet known.
According to Vander Schaaf, Williams recently held a job in Sioux City, Iowa, at a meatpacking plant. Williams’ home address in court documents is listed as 916 Nebraska St. in Sioux City, which is the address of a homeless shelter.
At the time of the 2021 traffic stop, according to the citation, Williams had a valid driver’s license from Texas and a registered address in Houston. He never appeared in court or paid the $124 fine, and in September 2021, the court sent a license suspension request to the DMV.
Robinson said Williams had a criminal history in at least five other states and at least one felony conviction, though he said they are still gathering specifics of his previous convictions.
A review of court records in North Dakota shows that Williams was convicted of several misdemeanors — including disorderly conduct, driving under the influence and theft of property — in the state between 2015 and 2017. In July of this year, Williams was arrested in Woodbury County, Iowa, on a misdemeanor assault charge. According to reporting from the Associated Press, this charge stemmed from an assault at a soup kitchen.
Williams has additional convictions in Texas and Florida. The prior felony appears to stem from a drug-related conviction in Florida. He spent more than three years in the Florida Department of Corrections between 2008 and 2011."
Don’t even try to blame spell check“
Exactly, any and all excuses will only invite harsher reactions
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/omaha-priest-gets-probation-gave
Here’s the article about his brother (also a Priest) and him. Both were accused of stealing money. I believe this murderer was told to visit the Priest to get money. Again, he and his brother Priest were known for (stealing money and) giving money to indigents. Robin Hoods if you will. It is a sickening ending...
https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/omaha-priest-gets-probation-gave
He and his brother apparently are both Robin Hood Priests so the article will prove to be inaccurate as I believe the murderer was sent to the Priest’s house to get money. Money that was “borrowed” from others just as he and his brother Priest had both done in the past.
cackle, cackle re cunning linguists.
I’m stealing it.
Well, the press has always been a bunch of liars...
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