Livermore police: Child porn suspect killed by train

2-19-2014 California:

LIVERMORE -- A man suspected of using his Twitter account to possess and distribute child pornography died Tuesday when an Altamont Corridor Express train struck him on the tracks, authorities said.

Livermore resident Eric Hogue, 42, had been expected to surrender to police sometime Wednesday after police turned over their investigation to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Officer Steve Goard said. Police made contact with Hogue's attorney Tuesday and were advised that Hogue would turn himself in, Goard said.

Hogue's identity was confirmed by the Alameda County Coroner's Office.

Investigators served a warrant Jan. 30 on Hogue's residence in the 600 block of N. Livermore Avenue. Police said Hogue admitted to using a Twitter account to possess and distribute child pornography. A forensic exam of his computer and cell phone over the next 2¿1/2 weeks corroborated Hogue's admission, police said.

Hogue was expected to be charged with two counts each of possessing and distributing child porn.

He was pronounced dead on the Union Pacific tracks after the collision, which happened around 5:40 p.m., according to authorities. Thomas Reeves, a spokesman for ACE, said a person walked in front of the train, and Mark Davis, a spokesman for Union Pacific, said the collision did not happen at a crossing.

Livermore police are continuing the investigation and hope to speak with the conductor of the train to hear his version of events, Goard said.

No one else was injured in the collision. ..Source.. by Rick Hurd

Man killed by Metrolink train in Fullerton identified

8-17-2012 California:

Engineers reported seeing a man step out from behind some bushes before he walked in front of the train, police said.

Authorities said Friday that a man struck by a train Thursday in Fullerton was Keith Froman, 48, of Garden Grove.

An autopsy is scheduled Friday to determine Froman's cause of death.

Authorities about 3:15 p.m. Thursday responded to reports of a westbound Metrolink train hitting a pedestrian near State College Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue.

A man was found dead on the tracks that run alongside Valencia Drive, about 100 feet west of State College, Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said.

Police: Delaware Train Deaths Possible Double Suicide

Note to the person commenting: We do not gather facts, we show what is reported in the news, whatever happened in the past, is no longer relevant. Today the fact that someone committed suicide who had a prior sexual conviction, is the only thing relevant. There are many times that we wish history could be changed, but that is not possible now.

Posted in Related Deaths 4-4-2012 Ohio:

DELAWARE -- Police say a convicted child rapist and his sister were killed after lying down in front of a train Wednesday morning.

Just before 4:00 a.m., Delaware police received a call from Norfolk Southern Dispatch, saying a train had struck a pedestrian near Vernon Ave.

After arriving on the scene, officers found the bodies of two people, along with an apparent suicide note in a sealed plastic bag.

The deceased have been identified as Roy T. Weatherford III, 44, and his sister, Kara McGlenaghan, 33.

On March 2, an indictment was filed on Weatherford for six child pornography counts. He had previously served 15 years in prison for raping and drugging a female, and was released in 2007.

Police: Sexual assault suspect jumps in front of Red Line train

2-18-2011 Illinois:

A sexual assault suspect was killed Saturday night when he reportedly jumped in front of a CTA train on the South Side.

A southbound CTA Red Line train struck the man about 9:30 p.m. Saturday near the 87th Street station, CTA spokeswoman Wanda Taylor said.

He was dead on the scene after he reportedly jumped in front of the train, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Police identified the man as 32-year-old Theus Beal, who fled from the 8900 block of South Eberhart Avenue about 9 p.m. when officers responded to take a report from a teenage girl who accused him of sexual assaulting her earlier that evening at Beal’s home in the 0-100 block of East 121st Place, according to a police report.

After the alleged attack, Beal and the girl went to the Eberhart address, where he grabbed a butcher knife and threatened to harm himself with it after allegedly admitting to the assault, according to the police report. He told the people there that he was going to commit suicide and fled when officers began arriving the report said.

An autopsy is scheduled for later Sunday.

Power was shut off between the 79th Street and 95th Street stations, Taylor said, but normal service resumed as of 12:15 a.m. A shuttle bus service took passengers between those stations until 12:30 a.m.

Calumet Area detectives are investigating. ..Source.. by SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE

NY- Legal Action Continues After Apparent Suicide

4-5-2006 New York:

Gary A. Feinberg, 48, a physician's assistant at the Suffolk County Jail, was killed by a Long Island Rail Road train in an apparent suicide on March 27. Feinberg was struck by the eastbound train at about 11:35 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene at the Abraham's Path crossing in Amagansett, according to LIRR officials.

The Sag Harbor resident had been arrested in February and charged with five counts of official misconduct and 16 counts of sexual abuse in the second degree for allegedly fondling six female inmates while they received medical attention at the jail over the course of seven months. Feinberg pleaded not guilty to the charges.

One of those women, Rochelle Ramos, 40, filed a $10 million notice of claim last week against Feinberg for his alleged abusive behavior and against the county for its imprudence in hiring Feinberg, its poor supervision, and potential deliberate indifference by not following up on complaints made in the past.

Feinberg's death has not changed Ramos's legal course of action against the county, according to her attorney Robert Valli of Leeds, Morelli & Brown in Garden City.

Ramos, of Hempstead, was serving time for a probation violation — she had been convicted of forging medical prescriptions. A car accident several years ago left her wheelchair-bound for two years and during that time, she became addicted to painkillers, Valli said.

His client was serving time in the Nassau County jail when she reportedly had stomach pains and was diagnosed with a hernia. Ramos later witnessed an encounter between prisoners "that might have endangered her life," and guards moved her to the Suffolk County jail for protection. Despite her previous medical checkup, her condition required her to have a pre-admission medical exam. Feinberg was the attending physician.

What "doesn't make sense" is that there was reportedly a female physician's assistant in the room at first but she left, said Valli. "If you're a female prisoner, you're going to have a female attendant. There should have been a female attendant."

On or around December 28, Feinberg allegedly molested Ramos without using a glove. Although startled, "she doesn't scream," the attorney recounted. "She thinks 'if I scream I'm going to get in trouble.'"

When the exam is over, "He then stands her up and tells her how beautiful she is and tries to kiss her," said Valli, who is looking to speak with the other women who claim Feinberg abused them.

It is unclear if any policy has been established that requires a female attendant to be present during medical checkups of female inmates, and Valli will be investigating the matter.

Members of The Suffolk County Health Department, which runs the jail's medical unit and hired Feinberg in 2002, declined to comment.

Some have speculated that Feinberg's possible suicide implies guilt and makes the county vulnerable to further lawsuits.

Suffolk County Attorney Christine Malafi, who is handling the case, acknowledged that more people may come forward but she believes the county might be protected by the Dead Man's Statute. The law is designed to protect the decedent from fraudulent claims in civil cases by prohibiting a witness who may have something to gain from testifying about communication or transactions with the deceased.

Malafi also emphasized that it is unfair to assume Feinberg was committing suicide because he was guilty, or that the tragedy was even a suicide.

"Committing suicide just means you're going through something in your life that you can't handle," she said. "You could say that he couldn't handle all of these accusations coming out . . . that were false." As far as she knew, there were also no obvious signs of suicide, such as a note, she added.

A funeral service was held for Feinberg on Sunday at the North Haven Community Center. ..News Source.. by Carey London

FL- Metrorail Jumper Faced Sex Assault Trial

Arrested In February 2007 For Sexual Assault On A Minor

Family Says He Remains In A Coma, Little Hope Of Recovery

4-30-2008 Florida:

MIAMI (CBS4) ― An upcoming sexual assault trial and possible deportation reportedly drove a teen to jump in front of an oncoming Metrorail in Coral Gables.

19-year old Jose Camilo Molina Rezk remains in a coma at the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. His family told CBS4's news partners at the Miami Herald they've been informed there's little chance of recovery.

In February, 2007, Molina-Rezk was arrested and charged with felony sexual assault and lewd and lascivious behavior by someone over 18 on a child under 12. He spent 3 months in jail before being released on monitored house arrest to await trial.

Molina-Rezk, a Design and Architecture Senior High School graduate, had hoped to serve in the military in Colombia, then follow in his stepfather's footsteps and become an architect.

LS- Police briefs: State police investigate suicide

8-22-2006 Louisiana:

An East Texas man under investigation for sex offenses apparently committed suicide in Red River Parish early Sunday, according to a Louisiana state police report.

Robert Barnett, 49, a registered sex offender from Carthage, Texas, left a suicide note before parking his pickup on a Union Pacific crossing on a private road off state Highway 1 four miles south of Grand Bayou, troopers said. This happened about 2 a.m.

"The train crew reported that the driver stopped as if he were going to wait for them to pass and then drove into their path and stopped in front of them as the train entered the crossing," said a release from Louisiana state police Troop G.

Barnett was not restrained in his 2005 Ford Ranger pickup and died at the scene, troopers said. None of the train's crew members were physically injured.

Investigation into the incident is continuing, troopers said. ..more.. : by The Times