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An incident report filed with the office of the Saline County prosecuting attorney indicates the victim was targeted in advance, and then lured to the site of the assault by Chad L. Gibson, after Lyndale D. Henderson and Ronald C. White told Gibson to call the victim and arrange a meeting.
According to the victim's account of the assault, shortly after he arrived at the prearranged meeting site, Henderson and White accused him of "snitching" on their friend, Matthew Estes, which the victim denied.
According to unofficial online court records, Estes pleaded guilty March 11 to a class A misdemeanor theft/stealing charge dating from October 2008, and was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation.
Following the arrest of the three men Monday, May 4, the report says, Gibson said he did not assault or touch the victim, but said he heard him screaming after Henderson and White took him into a wooded area behind some offices on South Odell Avenue.
White, police allege, admitted to hitting the victim and stated Henderson participated in the beating. According to the report, Henderson refused to make any statement without an attorney present.
The incident report alleges Gibson also said the three ran from the site of the assault and laughed about it as they counted the $29 taken from the victim. The victim suffered a mild concussion, contusions and some scratches, according to a medical report.
Saline County Sheriff Wally George said Wednesday morning, May 6, that Henderson, White and Gibson have all applied for the services of a public defender. Court appearance dates have not yet been established. Each of the three is being held at Saline County Justice Facility on a $20,000 cash or surety bond.
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I think something to keep in mind in regards to Mr. Henderson, he was found 'not guilty' in regards to the murder trial...this is not the same as innocent.
OkReader: Changes of venue in Saline County generally go to Lafayette County, which is next door to us, but it's possible to send a case almost anywhere. It's impractical, in my opinion, to do that, since even with a change of venue and a change of judge as well, the prosecutor stays with the case.
It's also possible, as was the case in the murder trial last September, to leave the actual trial in the county where the crime was committed (Saline), bring in a jury from another county (Clay), and the judge from a third county (Pettis).
Kathy, thank you for your usual diligence that helps keep us all better informed. I did not know that about Missouri law. I agree with that concept. It does raise the question as to who sets the new venue. If it is the judge does he consider briefs by plaintiffs and defendants, and then decide?
OKReader: Rule 32 of Missouri Criminal Procedure says this about change of venue: "A change of venue shall be ordered in any criminal proceeding triable by a jury pending in a county having seventy-five thousand or fewer inhabitants upon the filing of a written application therefor by the defendant. In felony and misdemeanor cases the application must be filed not later than ten days after the initial plea is entered. The defendant need not allege or prove any reason for change. The application need not be verified and shall be signed by the defendant or the defendant's attorney."
People, isn't anyone wondering why that guy that was jumped went down there?
Why would he go down there, he was already on the phone!
There is more to the story, especially if they say he was jumped because he supposedly narced on Matt Estes.
Matt only got 2 years of unsupervised probation. i'm telling you there was probally dope involved, and that is just the tip of a bigger story!
And I also say GOOD JOB to the Marshall Police for busting those three cars with drugs in it.
Lets hope the courts back them!.
How sad. Don't think moving to Marshall was the best idea for Chad.
warriorpatriot
Good to hear from you. You made good choices Continue to do so! Take care of yourself and GOD BLESS! Hope you are home soon. Hope your brother can figure out his life is headed in the wrong direction--it is his responsibility not yours and not his parents. HIS
Regarding young Mr. Henderson, it is a good thing that the law does not bend and sway depending on which way the wind is blowing. Actually that is good for all of us.
The comments on this forum regarding his guilt or innocence indicate that many minds within the community are made up. Ironically, those (and they seem to be in the majority) that are damning him the most could help the Defense win a change of venue to a county away from Saline, and its adjoining counties. Also advancing the argument for venue change is the fact that no mention of his prior case may be present in the instant case.
By the way, he was not found innocent in that case. He was found not guilty because there was a reasonable doubt as to his guilt. Not guilty is not the same thing as innocent.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
I raised my son a good portion of the time by myself. I never laid a hand on him. He is a fine citizen, and a wonderful son. All who come to know him admire him.
My father struck us early and often in a manner that today could result in his arrest if it became known to authorities. I believe I turned out all right. I have never been in serious trouble.
Superficially my son and myself each make a case for opposite sides of the argument. To say one way or another is the correct way is simplistic, and incomplete. It is a much more complex question than that.
I believe that it is more important than either position on corporal punishment that your children know that you love them, that you set an example for them that if followed will lead them to a decent responsible life, and that you make certain that they develop a sense of security from their family life that gives them self confidence.
"Sometimes no matter what you do and how hard you try, kids screw up."
Litlemiss,
I made the mistake of attempting sarcasm in some of my comments and I apologize that my comments were not clear. Also, comments from others have somewhat distorted what I have said.
We really don't have any disagreement on the points you make here. Someone else said that parents should be jailed. I believe this kind of thinking is influenced by television brainwashing. How else has a nation founded on freedom and justice become such a fearful nation willing to torture for the false sense of security?
How many of you 'tough justice' types watch the series 24? Doesn't Keifer Sutherland torture someone on every show? Who can deny that this type of 'entertainment' is hard core TV brainwashing?
Your kids grow up watching it when their brains are very maleable. They are being programmed for a reason.
How can we expect them to grow up having good judgement and discernment?
Because of the way the brain develops, children should not watch it at all before they are about five years old. The TV is a poor babysitter.
Just notice how children zone out when it's on. Do a search on tv flicker rate. It shuts off portions of the brain so shows like 24 can rewire and program the thinking process. Turn off the TV..
Third Child you oviously have never raised a teen ager, or some of your comments would be different. Sometimes no matter what you do and how hard you try, kids screw up.
I agree strong parenting plays a role but I have known some very good parents to have a kid screw up again and again.
Just saying unless you have walked that road, you can't say it what you would do.
For those of you illogical people that blame the parents for these three mens acts, i have to say, and have FULL right to say, that is the most ignorant theory as to why this incident happened, and or as to why these men are the way they are. I am Lance Gibson, Chad's older brother. I am currently in Iraq or i would b requesting to talk to some of u with these theories in person. My parents, have absolutely nothing to do with why Chad does what he does. Because of the discipline installed in me from my mother and father, i am able to be a soldier, and stay alive at my current location. Chad as well as the other two involved are all adults. I have heard my brother say numerous times he is a grown man and noone can change his mind when he wants to do something. He lives for himself. My parents in no way shape or form are responsible for his actions. Just thought, I'd give some of u a REALITY CHECK
Oh as to my previous post about the sarcasm of my first post, I see the thought police have removed it.
beware thought police are everywhere.
Hey, is it me, or can't anyone read between the lines?
Are WE so blind as to not ask, Why did the victim go to Odell to meet some people, and then wind up behind a building near some trees, getting the life beat out of him?
1. The victims name wasn't released
2. The victim came to meet with Chadd?
3. The two were already talking on the phone, why did he have to come down there to talk?
I say the police need to lean of Chadd a little harder, and the victim. It was a drug deal gone bad, but who would confess to that? The guy selling? the one who stole it? and for saying they beat him for snitching on Matt Estes, look at the court proceedings, didn't Mr. Estes only get a couple years of unsupervised probation.
Why a beating for that? folks it ain't making sense, Please Marshall Democrat investigate this further, there is a bigger story here.
are you kidding third child, television? you think that our comments on here are the issue? you think that if someone on here thinks he should get the death penalty for such a mediocre crime then they are brainwashed by scientists and the goverment to destroy the human race? here is what is wrong, noone is accountable anymore, for anything. and its not televisions fault that kids act like they do, its their parents fault for not regulating the television in their own house, for not teaching morals to their kids and most importantly, whether anyone likes it or not, for not introducing christ into their lives! everyone knows right from wrong in some sense, god helps us to understand it better. but hey i gotta run, there are agents outside my door and they have our computers bugged......
....and my post got deleted....ok
hello is this not the same guy who just walked on a murder trail. so, was he or wasn't he is what i am wondering know. If he could go along with this why wouldn't he have done the same last time. think about it!
"Your way of thinking is one of the reasons that society is in the shape it is today. Having a strong same sex role model/parent in a child's life is not "outmoded" as you call it. In fact, I would venture to say that if all three of these "men" would of had strong father type males in their lives then we would not be having this discussion."
You are absolutely right, Cosa Nostra. I agree with you 100%. One should never attempt sarcasm in writing and I thank you for reminding me.
All that you wrote is correct and I will add that destruction of the family unit is part of the larger agenda of the 'scientific tyranny' being implemented against us as we speak.
Welfare has leveraged the father figure out of the home in the last 40 years or so and television and the state have filled the void.
Our culture is being scientifically designed for us and each new generation is being progressively engineered for the dark future unfolding before us. This sounds crazy but it has been well documented for more than a hundred years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusian_...
"What he needed was a father figure in his life to set him straight the first time he stepped out of line."
"This has worked for thousands of years but today we have 'progressed' beyond that outmoded way of thinking."
Third Child you may need to reconsider your thoughts on this. Several studies have shown that boys do better with a strong male role model in their lives. They tend to stay in school, stay out of trouble and stay out of jail.
I don't think Snooze was saying that the kid needed to be abused to get him back in line. Keeping kids on the straight and narrow has nothing to do with abuse, thank goodness. Mostly it has to do with the male role model being in the child's life at all times.
It has worked for thousands of years for a reason, because it works. Just as girls do better with a strong female role model in their lives. Women do not know the needs of a young maturing male just as men do not know the needs of a young maturing female.
Your way of thinking is one of the reasons that society is in the shape it is today. Having a strong same sex role model/parent in a child's life is not "outmoded" as you call it. In fact, I would venture to say that if all three of these "men" would of had strong father type males in their lives then we would not be having this discussion.
Everyone should be held accountable for their own choices. And yes, the term is choices. We all face choices everyday. These young men CHOSE to take the alleged actions they did. No one forced them to make arrangements with the person who was allegedy beat down and robbed of his money. They chose to take this action. Everyone of these boys made that choice. Thus they can not be excused from the consequences of their action. It's funny how everyone has a place to point their finger, but the reality is the problem is complex and includes many factors. The first place of blame lies on the alleged criminals themselves. Next is the parents who couldn't instill values and morals. Next is society that loves a good scandal. Another place blame lies is within the justice system that is over run with criminal issues and is burdened to baby sit petty issues. It just can not handle the volume of traffic it sees and then be expected to scare kids straight.
Thus it's not ever going to be a simple matter of "ah, he's a good kid. If he only would have gotten a job." or "It's not their fault, everyone just wouldn't let the past stay in the past." These are the type of excuses that try to rationalize the actions of an irrational individual. It doesn't help to sympathize and enable these kids. it only makes a mockery of morals, ethics, laws and standards that everyone should live by. I don't wrestle with descisions that involve beating someone down, holding up a conveinence store or stealing from old couples. It's a no brainer. Many people choose to stay on the morally acceptable side of the line. Others make the choice to cross the line. However, when you decide to cross that line, you have to be ready to accept criticism, consequences and scorn from people in your community. Take your medicine and learn your lesson.
My comment was not as particular to you as it was to the general atmosphere in these threads.
Teenagers busted with a little weed have their lives ruined but it's not enough for some.
Parents rotting in jail for what their kids do?
I think a lot of this attitude comes from TV and said so.
When we cheer the destruction of others we are cheering our own destruction. People are convicted in this court of public opinion even before the facts are known.
It's a cold world we are evolving into and as they say, if it's good for the goose it's good for the gander. People should be careful of what they wish on others.
You sit there and laugh after beating someone down and robbing them? What has happened to this generation? Do we have no morals?
well, i see that our freedom of speech is only if it doesnt offend others, thanks democrat for removing my blog! way to support the ones that buy your recycled waste paper.
third child, why assume i am self righteous? i am merely an american with two small children that gets up every morning and watches the "bad" news. i think everyday what the world will be like when they grow up? i think back to my childhood, the bikes in the street, the playing from sunup til sundown. i think about when you got mad at someone you argued, maybe even fought, but you laughed the next day and swapped that don mattingly card for the goerge brett your prior enemy just opened. this day in age you have to watch where you go, what you say, who you cross because now people shoot and brag, they jump you with two of their friends. this day in age the future of our great country can't speak proper english to save their lives. kids go up and down my street and they cuss and carry on, when you tell them to watch their mouths you get yelled at, and cussed out. you didnt say anything derogatory to them yet they treat you with absolutely no respect. i guess you assume that other bloggers and mysel meant to beat your children, make them walk the line? not the case at all, actually i have no criminal record, i have a good job and a great family and not once did i recieve more than a scolding or a swat. i never meant that we should all just give up on our kids and turn ourselves in like you assume. i merely made a point that if parents were held responsible for their childrens actions in the same sense they are responsible for their medical xpenses then maybe we would see a change in behavior, maybe not? i would never assume that at all, because after all you know what happens when you assume.
"this is exactly what is wrong with this country....tolerance. All three of these, sacks' parents should be arrested and they should be locked away."
There is an attitude here that seems to feed on itself. Self righteousness with a taste for persecution is the flavor of the day and I think too much TV is the cause. Our reality is a wide screen brainwash of glitter and excitement. We pay to be scientifically programmed for our own destruction and we call it entertainment.
"What he needed was a father figure in his life to set him straight the first time he stepped out of line."
This has worked for thousands of years but today we have 'progressed' beyond that outmoded way of thinking.
Also, even if that were to happen, of course, it would be a crime that would mandate state intervention. The child would be removed from the home and placed in the 'system' where they had a 500% better chance of being abused or killed. Of course the father would have to be prosecuted for child abuse and jailed.. we have to protect the children..
The state believes it owns your children and if you don't think so just let your active, inquisitive two year old get out of your sight for one minute and see what happens.
I guess we might as well go ahead and turn ourselves in to the authorities now,.. save them the trouble of hunting us all down..
Prayer is not what he needed. What he needed was a father figure in his life to set him straight the first time he stepped out of line.
Maybe all of you that are still supporting him should have taken him in and given him a job or some work to do. I can't believe that you think Lyndale Henderson is being singled out. Can anyone say OJ?
U guys grow Up and get a life... Atleast pray for them all.. U guys want to just sit here on this computer and judge him when he needs to be prayed for.. I can't believe what I am reading throw away the key that is not right. It is crazy.
GROW UP!! DIDNT HE LEARN THE FIRST TIME TO CHOOSE WHO HE HANGS OUT WITH WISELY. HOW PITIFUL!!!
Can't you people see sarcasm? I think Ceymore was joking.
Good kid? I think not.
In response to ceymore:
"no one died!" -- seriously? people have to die for it to be serious? seems like it would be a little late by then... What if someone beat you to the point of having a concussion among other injuries, stole money from you and ran off laughing...perhaps you're a special case and you should notify the police in advance that if this event ever happens to you that it's okay, they don't have to punish those who harmed you because "no one died."
Henderson was recently involved in a MURDER case which he was released as innocent.. I know if I were in his shoes I would be making a heck of a lot more effort to make myself the "upstanding citizen" everyone throughout the previous trial made him out to be. Perhaps community outreach? Volunteering? Some say he couldn't get a job...after being involved in a situation like he was, a job is a PRIVILEGE(innocent or not..he was associated with it which makes THAT much his fault that he was even associating with people that would do such a thing). In order to EARN the privilege of a job he should have been out doing things to help the community to show that his heart and mind had changed or were never involved - - instead he's beating people up behind buildings for cheeseburgers. That's convincing that he wasn't involved or really wanted to change, huh?
Perhaps I'm oblivious to what a person who is "bettering themselves" in a community really is - but to me beating someone up for 29 bucks and laughing about it sure doesn't seem to me like he's trying to "better himself."
just another dead beat..needs to leave town..or put in jail and throw away the keys..he did not learned nothing from the beginning so why feel sorry for someone whom dont give a hoot about anybody or something...throw him in jail and this time dont let him out...
NOTHING MORE SAD THEN YOUNG MEN RUINING THEIR LIFES, OR MAYBE I OUGHT TO SAY OTHER LIFES,MR HENDERSON IS SHARP, WAIT ON A LAWYER, TAX MONEY AGAIN SPENT ON WASTE. IF HE (HENDERSON) WALKS AS WELL AS THE OTHERS, PLEASE WALK ON OUT OF TOWN, WE DONT NEED YOU HERE.
MY MY YES YES AMAN
No one died??? Better himself???
He stole and beat up someone. How does that make him trying to better himself.... Go figure?
Please make a deal! The courts won't convict, maybe 5 years probation, retention of jurisdiction, etc.
Haven't these guys proven they are a menace?
And why has Henderson been singled out? He's only trying to better himself!
No one died!
Cheetah: The name was always right - it was the birth date that was in question. But it's the same guy, yeah.
Amen!!!! No plea deals! This stuff has got to stop!
This is interesting.
Mr. Gibson (assuming the PD gave the right name this time) got popped yesterday for the burglary in Slater. Now he's singing like a swan in mating season in this matter against his "accomplices".
Hmmmm. It's going to be very interesting watching the rest of this unfold...
Three words of advice, Mr. Prosecutor: No plea deals.