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A Lovejoy father will serve 12 years in prison for nearly starving his twin sons to death. James McCart pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he starved his 13-month-old twins to the point they could barely move, Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson said. Superior Court Judge Deborah Benefield sentenced McCart to 15 years. He must serve 12 years before being eligible for parole.
“Once his head cleared and he realized what he had done, he made a commitment to do the right thing and assist in the prosecution and the truth-finding process,” said Steve Frey, McCart’s lawyer.
McCart pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to children, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and two counts of second-degree forgery.
Prosecutors offered McCart a plea deal last year, Frey said.
Last month, a jury found the babies’ mother, Tessa Zelek, guilty in the same case. Zelek, who refused a plea deal, is now serving a 70-year sentence. A judge ordered her to serve 75 percent of her sentence.
McCart testified against Zelek during the trial. He told jurors that he and Zelek went days without feeding the children.
“I don’t know how many days went by that the kids weren’t fed. I thought like two, but I’m not sure,” he told jurors.
Prosecutors said Ashton and Avery McCart were so malnourished that their eyes were sunken in and their clothes hung off their tiny limbs.
McCart told the jury that the couple was often too high on drugs to care for the babies.
The couple was taking about 20 Methadone tablets a day, along with Xanax, Oxycontin and alcohol, he testified. They obtained the drugs after making prescriptions in their home and forging doctors' signatures, he said.
“At some point we started getting pretty sick [because of the Methadone]. We were both throwing up and we stayed in bed,” McCart testified. “We just ignored the baby monitor. We turned it down.”
Doctors say the boys would have died if their relatives hadn’t intervened.
The boys are staying with McCart’s mother.
The boys are a bit behind other children in their age group and a little smaller because they suffered brain damage from the malnourishment, doctors said.
The boys' maternal grandmother, Christiann Zelek -- a former Henry County schools special education official -- is charged with not reporting the child abuse to police. Her trial is scheduled for January.A Lovejoy father will serve 12 years in prison for nearly starving his twin sons to... more
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Take heed republicrats, wealthcare reform is not a liberal or conservative issue. Both parties are guilty of selling out to private insurance companies. Politicians should be required to dress like race car drivers displaying their Big Pharma, Big Insurance and Big Banking sponsors on their jackets
Do police officers, firefighters and teachers qualify as socialists? So why isn't medical care a government run, not for profit system as well? At the very least a reform bill should include the Kucinich amendment allowing states to decide for themselves on a single payer plan, without facing litigation from private companies.
For more information on viable health care reform visit: http://www.singlepayeraction.org/Take heed republicrats, wealthcare reform is not a liberal or conservative issue. Both... more
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Hours after guiding the New York Yankees to a World Series championship, manager Joe Girardi stopped along a suburban parkway on his way home to help a woman whose car had crashed into a wall, The (Westchester) Journal News reported.
Early Thursday morning, Westchester County police officer Kathleen Cristiano congratulated Girardi on the World Series win as he passed through a drunken-driving enforcement checkpoint, according to the newspaper. Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte, who had started in the Series clincher, had passed through the same checkpoint earlier, she said.
About 15 minutes later, Cristiano was among the first responders to a one-car accident on the Cross County Parkway in Eastchester. She was surprised to again see Girardi, this time trying to flag down assistance, according to the report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4625899Hours after guiding the New York Yankees to a World Series championship, manager Joe... more
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From sea to shining sea regular joe's are stopping to unload bounties on the less fortunate, in a tradition that goes back to biblical times.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1102/p07s01-lign.htmlFrom sea to shining sea regular joe's are stopping to unload bounties on the less... more
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This graph caught my attention.
Look at how many people ask how he is going to make money out of what he is studying.
What a disappointment.
More and more people cling on the pragmatic aspect of things and dreams keep on dying.
Don't you realize that everything that surrounds us was once dreamed by somebody and is now a reality?
I say DREAM!
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
By Oscar Wilde
Join I Wish:
http://current.com/groups/i-wish/
http://graphjam.com/2009/11/04/song-chart-memes-art-student/This graph caught my attention.
Look at how many people ask how he is going to... more
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It seems blue M&Ms and blue Gatorade share a secret ingredient for possible rehabilitation of spinal injury patients: Brilliant Blue G (BBG).
Only one small side effect, you might turn blue temporarily...like this adorable mouse did.It seems blue M&Ms and blue Gatorade share a secret ingredient for possible... more
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Former Hewlett-Packard Co chief and Silicon Valley star Carly Fiorina said on Wednesday that she would run as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from California, taking on liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5A33YI20091104Former Hewlett-Packard Co chief and Silicon Valley star Carly Fiorina said on... more
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How clean are the public restrooms on cruise ships? Not clean at all, according to what's billed as the first scientific study of environmental hygiene in the industry.How clean are the public restrooms on cruise ships? Not clean at all, according to... more
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Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will go head to head in a debate at Radio City Music Hall next February, as part of a series pairing liberal and conservative thinkers called "Minds That Move The World."
Update: 8:04 p.m. ET: Bush-Clinton Debate Canceled
The hype over a scheduled debate between former President Clinton and former President Bush -- which was billed as, "part of a series pairing liberal and conservative thinkers called '"Minds That Move The World,"' lasted less than a day. Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna quickly put an end to the fury this evening.
Mckenna said that an overeager promoter, seeking what, we may never know, hyped the event far beyond what it actually was. The Clinton aide is quotes as saying that there was really a scheduled event planned but it was supposed to be, "a discussion between the two former presidents." This news will obviously comes as disappointment to people who were looking for a knock down, drag out brawl in New York. It's probably a letdown for the promoter as well, seeing as they had priced tickets at $1,250 a pop.
It should be noted that as of 7:25 Eastern Time the Bush camp has not responded to a call for comment.
Update: http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/uncensored-bush-clinton-debate-canceled-due-to-overly-aggressive-promotion.php
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/04/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5522839.shtmlFormer presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will go head to head in a debate at... more
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About 77 percent of U.S. adults listen to some broadcast radio on any given day--much more than listen to a CD or tape -- the surprising results of a new study from the Council for Research Excellence.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10389788-27.htmlAbout 77 percent of U.S. adults listen to some broadcast radio on any given day--much... more
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