| Iowa prisoner escape ends with his death in Missouri
HANNIBAL, Mo. An Illinois man who was fatally shot by authorities after escaping from an Iowa hospital and striking three police cars during a chase in Northeast Missouri was suffering from drug addiction withdrawal. Authorities identified the man as Peter Jamerson, 27, of Homewood, Ill. Iowa authorities said he was suffering from drug addiction withdrawal when he escaped Saturday afternoon from the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Police said Jamerson, who was being guarded by a sheriff's deputy, stole a truck from the hospital parking department. He was being held on criminal charges, authorities said. Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Brent Bernhardt said the truck rammed a Palmyra police vehicle hours later. After hitting the Palmyra officer's vehicle on U.S.
GARRETT PITIES SPEARS + LOHAN'S PLIGHT
Former child star LEIF GARRETT sympathises with troubled stars BRITNEY SPEARS and LINDSAY LOHAN, insisting young celebrities are bound to make mistakes when they're in the public eye so much. Singer/actor Garrett, who has famously battled drug addiction as an adult, hopes the Hollywood starlets can sort out their problems before it's too late. The now-clean 45-year-old says, "It's really tough, what Britney's going through right now, and Lindsay. When you've got the media in your face the whole time it's kind of tough. "We're all human... you make mistakes, and that's what happens. It's just not being publicised." Garrett checked into rehab last year (06) after police found him in possession of heroin in what was the latest of a string of drug-related arrests. After quitting the treatment centre, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years probation in May 2006, but was credited with the time already served in police custody.
Extra! UIdaho Student Found Shot to Death
A 21-year-old University of Idaho senior was found shot to death early today in his Moscow apartment.
David Robert Boss, a history major and Boise native, was found dead by a roommate about 2 a.m., Moscow police officials said. Boss roommate apparently arrived at the apartment at 1218 S. Main St. about 2 a.m. and found the victim on the floor in the kitchen area of the apartment, according to a press release. The roommate called police. The death is being investigated as suspicious, said Moscow Police Department Assistant Chief David Duke. The apparent cause of death is a single gunshot wound to the head. No gun was found in the apartment, Duke said. .
Backchecking: Sweet Home Chicago
Trade winds continue to blow through the Windy City, the Sens could target a familiar face and the Bruins have room to move. Hot n' Not, Call-Ups, Farm Report, Junior Report, Varsity Report in this week's edition of TSN.ca's Backchecking. AROUND THE RINKS- The Arlington Heights Daily Herald notes, even after the Ducks dealt Andy McDonald to clear cap space that the Blackhawks are one of several clubs inquiring about Ducks hard-hitting D Francois Beauchemin as the Ducks may still be looking to create more room for a possible Teemu Selanne return. Beauchemin would not come cheaply, as an inexpensive blueliner capable of logging 28 minutes per game. - Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon says that he's looking for a forward, telling the Chicago Tribune: "Maybe a forward, a good left winger to play with either Lang or Havlat or the kids (rookies Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews)," Tallon said.
Park teen killers fail to get sentences cut
Four men jailed for the kidnap and brutal murder of teenager Mary-Ann Leneghan have failed in legal challenges against their sentences and convictions. Mary-Ann, 16, was raped and tortured before being stabbed to death in a Reading park in May 2005. Her 19-year-old friend survived despite being shot in the head. In April last year, Adrian Thomas, then 20, Michael Johnson, 19, Jamaile and Joshua Morally, 22 and 23, Llewellyn Adams, 24 and Indrit Krasniqi, 18, were jailed for her murder and the attempted murder of her 19-year-old friend. They were all jailed for life. Thomas, of Battersea, Johnson, of Southfields, and brothers Jamaile and Joshua Morally, from Balham, were each told they must serve at least 27 years behind bars before being considered for parole.
Hawaii ripe for drug-ring violence
A Honolulu police officer holds a bag of crystal meth after it was recovered in a raid on a suspected ice lab in Kalihi. Four years after the battle against ice became a statewide issue, officials say ice seizures have tapered off, down to 179 pounds last year. Advertiser library photo .
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