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Three men who allegedly took part in the fatal beating of a fellow jail inmate while they were in custody last fall in Chula Vista pleaded not guilty Friday to murder.
Lorenzo Ortiz, 25, Elijah Rivers, 25, and Edgar Rocha, 29, who are all currently serving state prison sentences, are accused along with two others in the beating death of 19-year-old Javier Solis Flores.
On Sept. 9, Flores was found inside his cell at the South Bay Detention Facility “with obvious signs of trauma,” according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. He died two days later. At the time, the department said the preliminary cause of Flores’ death was blunt force trauma to the head.
Monument in small Belgian village serves as remembrance of ‘Wereth 11’
Monument in small Belgian village serves as remembrance of ‘Wereth 11’
In this U.S. Army file photo from 2007, the monument dedicated to the Wereth 11 is surrounded by flowers, a wreath and the Belgian flag. (U.S. Army file photo)
Monument in small Belgian village serves as remembrance of ‘Wereth 11’
By Lawrence Blyden, courtesy, Benjamin F. Luke Lodge No. 127
[Editor’s note: Now more than 76 years since, one of the U.S. Army Garrison Benelux community members wrote this article to draw attention to 11 Soldiers who were massacred at the onset of the Battle of Bulge. Lawrence B. Blyden is the president of the Benjamin F. Luke Lodge No. 127 of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge.]
Earl Freudenberg: Luther Loved Christmas Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - by Earl Freudenberg
Luther The late Hamilton County Commissioner Curtis Adams named broadcaster Luther Masingill “A Chattanooga Treasure”. No truer words were ever spoken. Having grown up listening to Luther and then working with him, I quickly found out his favorite time of the year was Christmas.
Our families go back to the 40’s. His father sold dry goods to my grandfather who operated a store on North Market Street. When I met Luther for the first time he knew who I was.
I first worked with Luther in 1968 while a control room operator at WDEF radio. I quickly learned how generous he was but didn’t want any fanfare. That Christmas he handed out small monetary gifts to his fellow workers. We worked together twice in the 80’s and then again after WDOD and WDEF merged.