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What is and is NOT a hero March 25, 2023
Published 3/24/23 at the Crime Report By Sandy . . . A disturbing and bizarre story is emerging in the tiny town of Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, population 1,334. It is a story with multi-layered complexity, each layer raising more questions than the one before. On March 8, 2023, a 27-year-old Grand Marias vigilante, Levi Axtell, covered in his vict […]
Sandy
NARSOL quoted in response to proposed Alaskan sex offense legislation March 24, 2023
By Elena Symmes . . . ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed legislation to close a gap in the state’s sex offender registry laws, H.B. 68 and S.B. 65. The proposed change would require sex offenders moving to Alaska to register in the state if they are already required to register in their home state, as Gov. Dunleavy… The post NARSOL qu […]
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Man sentenced to 30 years for killing 73-year-old registered sex offender in North Myrtle Beach March 24, 2023
A 22-year-old was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday for murdering a North Myrtle Beach man he found through the sex offender registry last year. Kameron Scott Horton pleaded guilty to killing 73-year-old Darrell Lane Johnson on Jan. 30, 2022. Horton addressed the court after he was sentenced. Kameron Scott Horton is charged with murder in connection to […]
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NARSOL’s FL affiliate FAC leads plea for access to housing for homeless registrants says Steve Yoder March 23, 2023
By Steve Yoder . . . On Nov. 1, Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s leaders paused during a city council meeting to highlight that they’d declared November to be “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month.” “Homelessness was one of the main reasons I ran for office,” said then-vice mayor Ben Sorensen, who led the proceedings. “If we all pitch in and support each other… […]
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Finally! A decision in the Rhode Island residency restrictions case March 18, 2023
In 2015, the ACLU of Rhode Island, on the heels of an announcement that the residency restriction distance for certain registrants would be increased from 300 to 1.000 feet, filed a suit to block the move and asked for a temporary restraining order, which was granted and has remained in place until now. NARSOL contributed to the case financially and… The pos […]
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Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Safer? w/David Garlock March 18, 2023
Today, Hunter spoke with David Garlock, a formerly incarcerated and current criminal justice reformer, to discuss how David’s journey from victim, to prison, to life after prison has landed him advocating to end sex offender registries. As a child, David endured nearly a decade of child sexual abuse. Eventually, he and his brother sought revenge against the […]
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Judge considers requests for triple damages in SORB head ouster March 11, 2023
A judge is now considering a request to triple the $820,000 awarded by a jury last November to the former chair of the Sex Offender Registry Board over her removal by former Gov. Deval Patrick in 2014. Saundra Edwards, of Lawrence, a career prosecutor who was tapped by Patrick to head the agency, was removed from her position just three… The post Judge consi […]
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The DC conference pronounced a success March 9, 2023
Highlights of the Conference Speakers: There was an array of speakers covering many of the issues of interest to our population, including electronic monitoring, legislative strategies, traveling as a registered individual, collaboration among organizations, the church’s response to folks on the registry, and others. They were very effective and informative. […]
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Bills filed in both the Florida Senate and House that would allow the death penalty for child rapist March 6, 2023
The bill would allow people convicted of raping children to be executed on a non-unanimous jury vote of 8-4. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Accused child rapists face the death penalty under a bill filed Wednesday by two Republican lawmakers. Twin proposals were introduced in the Florida House and Senate to allow people who rape children under the age of 12… The pos […]
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U.S. Marshals conduct Blitzkrieg compliance checks on remote Missouri farm March 3, 2023
Read Part I Part II PART III: Going forward By Erik . . . That which does not kill you will only makes you stronger, and there are lessons to be gleaned from every experience, even the most negative. In that vein and to that purpose, here are my key takeaways: The intensification of sweeps here in Missouri are… The post U.S. Marshals conduct Blitzkrieg c […]
Erik McInnis

What is and is NOT a hero March 25, 2023
Published 3/24/23 at the Crime Report By Sandy . . . A disturbing and bizarre story is emerging in the tiny town of Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, population 1,334. It is a story with multi-layered complexity, each layer raising more questions than the one before. On March 8, 2023, a 27-year-old Grand Marias vigilante, Levi Axtell, covered in his vict […]
Sandy
NARSOL quoted in response to proposed Alaskan sex offense legislation March 24, 2023
By Elena Symmes . . . ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed legislation to close a gap in the state’s sex offender registry laws, H.B. 68 and S.B. 65. The proposed change would require sex offenders moving to Alaska to register in the state if they are already required to register in their home state, as Gov. Dunleavy… The post NARSOL qu […]
admin
Man sentenced to 30 years for killing 73-year-old registered sex offender in North Myrtle Beach March 24, 2023
A 22-year-old was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday for murdering a North Myrtle Beach man he found through the sex offender registry last year. Kameron Scott Horton pleaded guilty to killing 73-year-old Darrell Lane Johnson on Jan. 30, 2022. Horton addressed the court after he was sentenced. Kameron Scott Horton is charged with murder in connection to […]
admin
NARSOL’s FL affiliate FAC leads plea for access to housing for homeless registrants says Steve Yoder March 23, 2023
By Steve Yoder . . . On Nov. 1, Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s leaders paused during a city council meeting to highlight that they’d declared November to be “Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month.” “Homelessness was one of the main reasons I ran for office,” said then-vice mayor Ben Sorensen, who led the proceedings. “If we all pitch in and support each other… […]
admin
Finally! A decision in the Rhode Island residency restrictions case March 18, 2023
In 2015, the ACLU of Rhode Island, on the heels of an announcement that the residency restriction distance for certain registrants would be increased from 300 to 1.000 feet, filed a suit to block the move and asked for a temporary restraining order, which was granted and has remained in place until now. NARSOL contributed to the case financially and… The pos […]
admin
Do Sex Offender Registries Make Us Safer? w/David Garlock March 18, 2023
Today, Hunter spoke with David Garlock, a formerly incarcerated and current criminal justice reformer, to discuss how David’s journey from victim, to prison, to life after prison has landed him advocating to end sex offender registries. As a child, David endured nearly a decade of child sexual abuse. Eventually, he and his brother sought revenge against the […]
admin
Judge considers requests for triple damages in SORB head ouster March 11, 2023
A judge is now considering a request to triple the $820,000 awarded by a jury last November to the former chair of the Sex Offender Registry Board over her removal by former Gov. Deval Patrick in 2014. Saundra Edwards, of Lawrence, a career prosecutor who was tapped by Patrick to head the agency, was removed from her position just three… The post Judge consi […]
admin
The DC conference pronounced a success March 9, 2023
Highlights of the Conference Speakers: There was an array of speakers covering many of the issues of interest to our population, including electronic monitoring, legislative strategies, traveling as a registered individual, collaboration among organizations, the church’s response to folks on the registry, and others. They were very effective and informative. […]
admin
Bills filed in both the Florida Senate and House that would allow the death penalty for child rapist March 6, 2023
The bill would allow people convicted of raping children to be executed on a non-unanimous jury vote of 8-4. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Accused child rapists face the death penalty under a bill filed Wednesday by two Republican lawmakers. Twin proposals were introduced in the Florida House and Senate to allow people who rape children under the age of 12… The pos […]
admin
U.S. Marshals conduct Blitzkrieg compliance checks on remote Missouri farm March 3, 2023
Read Part I Part II PART III: Going forward By Erik . . . That which does not kill you will only makes you stronger, and there are lessons to be gleaned from every experience, even the most negative. In that vein and to that purpose, here are my key takeaways: The intensification of sweeps here in Missouri are… The post U.S. Marshals conduct Blitzkrieg c […]
Erik McInnis