Newlywed Wife Pushes Husband Off Cliff

A woman in Montana is accused of pushing her husband off a cliff after an argument. The pair had been married for just more than a week.

Jordan Linn Graham made an initial appearance in court Monday to face a charge of second-degree murder. If convicted, she faces life in prison.

According to a criminal complaint, Graham recently told a friend she was having second thoughts about marrying Cody L. Johnson. CNN affiliate KECI reported the couple had been married for just more than a week.

The complaint said the couple argued the night of July 7. Upset, they decided to go hiking in Glacier National Park in Flathead County, Montana, where they continued to fight.

Graham told police that her husband grabbed her by the arm. She turned and removed it.

"Graham stated she could have just walked away, but due to her anger, she pushed Johnson with both hands in the back and as a result, he fell face first off the cliff," the complaint read.

His body was discovered several days later.

Graham's attorney, Michael Donahoe, declined to comment on the case.

According to the complaint, Graham reportedly told a friend she planned to talk with Johnson about her reservations on July 7. The same day, Graham sent the friend a text message saying, "Oh well, I'm about to talk to him."

The friend responded, "I'll pray for you guys."

Graham wrote back: "But dead serious if u don't hear from me at all again tonight, something happened."

Via: CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/10/us/montana-husband-death/

Fan Falls To Death During Packers Game

SAN FRANCISCO — A football fan fell from an elevated pedestrian walkway and died at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park during the 49ers-Green Bay Packers game.
San Francisco police spokesman Gordon Shyy (SHY) says multiple people witnessed the man’s fall onto a sidewalk from the Jamestown walkway, which goes around Candlestick.
According to police, witnesses say the man appeared intoxicated when he fell just after kickoff at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the 49ers’ 34-28 win over the Packers.


Via: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/fans-falls-death-49ers-packers-game-article-1.1449469#ixzz2ePH74L1E

Remote Controlled Helicopter Kills Man in Brooklyn

A 19-year-old model helicopter enthusiast  was killed Thursday when a toy helicopter he was flying struck him in the head, a law-enforcement official said.

Victim Roman Pirozek “was known to be aggressive in his flying and often executed tricks.  He was executing a trick when he was struck,” the official said.

The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. at Calvert Vaux Park, near Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street in the Gravesend neighborhood in Brooklyn, the official said.

Mr. Pirozek was flying a remote-controlled helicopter worth about $2,000 when it struck him, cutting off the top of his head, the official said. The Woodhaven, Queens, resident was pronounced dead at the scene. His father was with him at the time of the accident, the official said.

“He was the best person ever. He had the biggest heart,” said Mr. Pirozek’s sister, Amy Pirozek. “I think he was just doing it because it was his day off.”

She said he worked as a cargo handler for an airline.

Calvert Vaux Park is a favorite among model helicopter enthusiasts.  There were three or four people in area when the incident occurred.

Mr. Pirozek, who posted videos of his devices’ flights on his YouTube channel, traveled to fly remote controlled helicopters and was vice president of the Seaview Rotary Wings, a Brooklyn-based model helicopter flying club, according to friends at the scene and the group’s website.

Mr. Pirozek’s enthusiasm for the activity is evident on his Facebook page, where nearly every post and photo chronicles his love of model helicopters.

He expressed his joy flying at an Aug. 18 event in Glasgow, Del. A week later, in one of his final posts, he wrote: “Great day for flying, the new frame brace is working great, breaking in some new packs i just got, they are the best that I have flown so far and loving them.”

He was a 2012 graduate of High School For Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in Queens, according to his Facebook page.

The field where he was flying is sanctioned by the city as as a model aircraft field. It is also sanctioned by the Academy of Model Aeronautics, a national model aviation organization, and home to an annual event that was held on Labor Day, said a friend at the scene who did not want to give his name.

The mangled helicopter has black and white striped wings, the official said. It came came to rest on its propeller in a grassy area of the park.

Via: Wall Street Journal - http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/09/05/remote-control-helicopter-kills-man-in-brooklyn/

Pot Grower Killed By His Own Booby Trap

An Albany county man was killed by a booby trap while riding an ATV on his property Saturday afternoon, and investigators believe the trap was sprung by the dead man himself—to protect his marijuana plants. Daniel Ricketts, 50, was nearly decapitated in the accident, which according to the Times Union was caused by a "fine, nearly invisible wire that was among the fortifications set up around four large marijuana plants."

Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple says investigators also found barbed wire and a leg trap similar to the kind used to trap coyotes. Ricketts's property is near sprawling Thacher Park (a great place to watch the sunrise if you're in the area, by the way) and Apple told ABC 10, "The problem here is this could have been a hiker someone coming through putting their foot in a trap. It's ridiculous to [set booby traps] because you're talking about going from a low level charge of possessing marijuana to possible manslaughter." Or to possible decapitation.

Police also believe alcohol was a factor in Ricketts's accident.