Profiling Cop-Killers

270 Pages·2014·3.274 MB·English

by  Ann R Bumbak

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commit these crimes, this book will challenge readers to think differently about the people who take the
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lives of law enforcement officers. In doing so, it seeks to answer the question: Who are cop-killers and
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why do they commit the ultimate crime of violence against the peacekeepers of society?
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Profi ling
COP-KILLERS

Profi ling
COP-KILLERS
Ann R. Bumbak
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Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
IntroductIon xv
About the Author xxiii
chApter 1 gAngster wAlk: teen cop-kIllers 1
Overview 1
Case 1: Jahmell “Savage” Crockam, Nineteen 2
Case 2: Nicholas Lindsey, Sixteen 3
Case 3: Kion Dail, Sixteen 4
Case 4: Jonathan Bun, Seventeen 6
Case 5: Kyle Williams, Nineteen 7
Case 6: Stephon Carter, Nineteen 8
Discussion: Age 10
Discussion: Race 10
Discussion: Gang Affiliation 12
Discussion: Criminal History 12
Discussion: Social Factors 13
Discussion: Mental Factors 14
Discussion: Motives 14
Discussion: Circumstances 16
Discussion: Outcomes 16
Conclusion 16
Bibliography 17
chApter 2 wIld boys: cop-kIllers In theIr eArly
twentIes 21
Overview 21
Case 7: Daniel Butts, Twenty-One 22
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Case 8: Johnny Simms, Twenty-Two 23
Case 9: Alexander Haydel, Twenty-Two 25
Case 10: Daniel Tiger, Twenty-Two 28
Case 11: Dejon White, Twenty-Two 30
Case 12: Ryan Heisler, Twenty 32
Case 13: Ross Ashley, Twenty-Two 35
Discussion: Age 37
Discussion: Race 38
Discussion: Gang Affiliation 39
Discussion: Criminal History 40
Discussion: Social Factors 40
Discussion: Mental Factors 42
Discussion: Motives 43
Discussion: Circumstances 44
Discussion: Outcomes 45
Conclusion 46
Bibliography 47
chApter 3 deterIorAtIon: cop-kIllers In theIr
lAte twentIes 51
Overview 51
Case 14: Lee Welch, Twenty-Seven 52
Case 15: Jesse Mathews, Twenty-Five 54
Case 16: Cesar Leon, Twenty-Seven 57
Case 17: Jayson Eggenberg, Twenty-Seven 58
Case 18: Matthew Connor, Twenty-Five 60
Case 19: Joshua Russell, Twenty-Five 63
Case 20: Christopher Hodges, Twenty-Six 64
Case 21: Skyler Barbee, Twenty-Five 67
Case 22: Lamont Pride, Twenty-Seven 70
Case 23: Alan Sylte, Twenty-Five 72
Discussion: Age 75
Discussion: Race 76
Discussion: Gang Affiliation 77
Discussion: Criminal History 77
Discussion: Social Factors 78
Discussion: Mental Factors 79
Discussion: Motives 80
Discussion: Circumstances 82
Discussion: Outcomes 83
Conclusion 84
References 84
Bibliography 84
chApter 4 self-destructIon: cop-kIllers In theIr
eArly thIrtIes 89
Overview 89
Case 24: James Cruckson, Thirty 90
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Case 25: Jamie Hood, Thirty-Three 93
Case 26: Leonard Statler, Thirty-One 95
Case 27: Shaun Seeley, Thirty-Three 99
Case 28: Charles Post, Thirty-Three 102
Case 29: Martin Poynter, Thirty-Three 104
Discussion: Age 107
Discussion: Race 108
Discussion: Gang Affiliation 109
Discussion: Criminal History 109
Discussion: Social Factors 110
Discussion: Mental Factors 110
Discussion: Motives 111
Discussion: Circumstances 112
Discussion: Outcomes 113
Conclusion 113
Bibliography 114
chApter 5 hArd-core: cop-kIllers In theIr
lAte thIrtIes 119
Overview 119
Case 30: Hydra Lacy, Jr., Thirty-Nine 119
Case 31: Carlos Boles, Thirty-Five 124
Case 32: Jerry Lard, Thirty-Seven 126
Case 33: Bennie Brown, Thirty-Nine 128
Case 34: Henry Smith, Jr., Thirty-Seven 130
Discussion: Age 132
Discussion: Race 132
Discussion: Gang Affiliation 133
Discussion: Criminal History 133
Discussion: Social Factors 134
Discussion: Mental Factors 134
Discussion: Motives 135
Discussion: Circumstances 136
Discussion: Outcomes 137
Conclusion 137
Reference 138
Bibliography 138
chApter 6 dIsturbed: cop-kIllers In theIr
eArly fortIes 141
Overview 141
Case 35: David Bowling, Forty-Four 141
Case 36: Mark Gonzales, Forty-One 143
Case 37: Christian Patterson, Forty 146
Discussion: Age 148
Discussion: Race 148
Discussion: Gang Affiliation 149
Discussion: Criminal History 149
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