Sex Offender Registry Website

mimo2005 · 04-17-2006, 07:36 AM

AUGUSTA, Maine - Two registered sex offenders were gunned down in their central Maine homes early Sunday, and a Canadian man sought in connection with the slayings fatally shot himself after Boston police cornered him on a bus, officials said.

Stephen A. Marshall, 20, shot himself in the head with a .45 caliber handgun when officers stopped the bus he was on and climbed aboard, said David Procopio, spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney.

Officers heard a gunshot and found Marshall with a massive head wound in a window seat 13 rows behind the driver, Procopio said.

He was rushed to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:24 p.m., a hospital spokeswoman said.

No one else on the bus was injured, Procopio said, but five passengers who were splattered with blood were taken to area hospitals to be examined.

Maine State Police alerted Boston authorities that Marshall could be heading to the city, about 250 miles south, after Marshall's pickup truck was found abandoned. Police discovered bullets linked to him in the bathroom at a bus station in Bangor, Maine.

The shootings of Joseph L. Gray, 57, of Milo, and William Elliott, 24, of Corinth, led state police to take down the Maine Sex Offender Registry Web site as a precaution, state Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. The site lists the photos, names and addresses of more than 2,200 sex offenders.

The pickup truck Marshall was driving was spotted leaving one of the victims' homes after the shooting, Maine police said.

It was not immediately clear if or how Marshall knew either Gray or Elliott, or whether the three men had any connection, McCausland said.

Marshall, who lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, had come to Houlton, Maine, for the first time to meet his father, McCausland said. He added that Marshall was driving his father's pickup.

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ebackhus · 04-17-2006, 09:03 AM

Some just prefer to take justice into their own hands. Often the system fails and it's up to vigilantes to do what needs doing.

bry623 · 04-17-2006, 09:35 AM

Taking the website down is a violation of Meghan's Law. And if vigilante's use the website to arrange a meeting between an offender and God, then they can go to 6975 Loudon St.

**koala** · 04-17-2006, 01:22 PM

Is that your home address?

Magical · 04-17-2006, 02:13 PM

weird to think i wouldnt have the guts to shoot myself.... some people do but again they brought justice apon themselfs so know one could do it to them...

bry623 · 04-17-2006, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by koala

Is that your home address?

Nope, it is the sexual preator who lives next door. I don't condone vigilante style murders, but if a vigilante wants to know where one lives, he has the right to know.

ebackhus · 04-17-2006, 02:20 PM

Obviously there's not enough rotection for the public that would prevent sex offenders from having victims. Why should we then protect them? They made a DECISION to do what they did.

yustr · 04-19-2006, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

Obviously there's not enough rotection for the public that would prevent sex offenders from having victims. Why should we then protect them? They made a DECISION to do what they did.

Why? Because we have a system of laws. Once we decide that vigilantism is OK for sex offenders, who btw have served their time, where does it end? Don't bother answering, I'll tell you: anarchy. All in favor say "Oh !@#$! But what did I do to upset you nice folks with guns?"

mimo2005 · 04-19-2006, 08:20 AM

good point ,yustr .

bry623 · 04-19-2006, 08:57 AM

Maine had put their site back up. When it comes to protecting innocent children, or the sick bastards who prey on them, Maine choose to protect kids. This may be the first time an east coast state has impressed me.

04-17-2006, 07:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Sex Offender Registry Website AUGUSTA, Maine - Two registered sex offenders were gunned down in their central Maine homes early Sunday, and a Canadian man sought in connection with the slayings fatally shot himself after Boston police cornered him on a bus, officials said. Stephen A. Marshall, 20, shot himself in the head with a .45 caliber handgun when officers stopped the bus he was on and climbed aboard, said David Procopio, spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney. Officers heard a gunshot and found Marshall with a massive head wound in a window seat 13 rows behind the driver, Procopio said. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:24 p.m., a hospital spokeswoman said. No one else on the bus was injured, Procopio said, but five passengers who were splattered with blood were taken to area hospitals to be examined. Maine State Police alerted Boston authorities that Marshall could be heading to the city, about 250 miles south, after Marshall's pickup truck was found abandoned. Police discovered bullets linked to him in the bathroom at a bus station in Bangor, Maine. The shootings of Joseph L. Gray, 57, of Milo, and William Elliott, 24, of Corinth, led state police to take down the Maine Sex Offender Registry Web site as a precaution, state Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. The site lists the photos, names and addresses of more than 2,200 sex offenders. The pickup truck Marshall was driving was spotted leaving one of the victims' homes after the shooting, Maine police said. It was not immediately clear if or how Marshall knew either Gray or Elliott, or whether the three men had any connection, McCausland said. Marshall, who lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, had come to Houlton, Maine, for the first time to meet his father, McCausland said. He added that Marshall was driving his father's pickup. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060417/...NlYwNtdm5ld3M- __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,279 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Some just prefer to take justice into their own hands. Often the system fails and it's up to vigilantes to do what needs doing. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Taking the website down is a violation of Meghan's Law. And if vigilante's use the website to arrange a meeting between an offender and God, then they can go to 6975 Loudon St. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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04-17-2006, 02:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,279 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Obviously there's not enough rotection for the public that would prevent sex offenders from having victims. Why should we then protect them? They made a DECISION to do what they did. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	good point ,yustr . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

04-19-2006, 08:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Maine had put their site back up. When it comes to protecting innocent children, or the sick bastards who prey on them, Maine choose to protect kids. This may be the first time an east coast state has impressed me. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"