Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 2002 — Page 5

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2,2002

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him, the Indiana State Prison. Richmond’s move was made with the acquiescence of Prosecutor Sonnega who agreed that Richmond’s medical conditions were being inadequately treated at the Morgan County Jail, where he’s been held since his arrest on May 8. Richmond’s sister was quoted in local wire service reports as stating her brother, “is not an animal. He needs to be in a medical place now, today. He needs the right medical care. Anyone with the love of God in them could not treat even a dog like that.” Richmond’s troubled past Despite the allegations by Richmond’s daughter of his depraved behavior that night in 1968, including the statement he allegedly made that “she got what she deserved” after he stabbed Jenkins, he still enjoys the support of at least one of his family members, Linnie Shields, 40. This despite reports by his ex-wife, Ruby Richmond Welch, who described Richmond as a violent spouse who physically abused her and their children especially after he had been drinking. Welch told investigators, as outlined in their probable cause affidavit, that she had been married to Richmond from 1954 to 1979. She said Richmond had been abusive to her and her children throughout their marriage and, at one point, stabbed her with a knife. She stated that he hated Black people in the 1960s. Furthermore, he was always fixated on castrating himself. Welch told investigators he would take a knife to bed and asked her to castrate him and told her that doing so would

“tame him.” In 1975 or 1976 he effected a partial castration. He finished the job in 1982. In 1985, Richmond’s halfsister, Linnie Shields testified against him when he was tried for murder for the shooting death of a drinking companion in Owen County, Kentucky. She told investigators that before the trial began, he sent her threatening letters with razor blades in them. He was found not guilty of murder. Four years later in 1989, after Richmond had moved to Florida, he was tried for another violent assault but was acquitted of second-degree murder charges — this time by reason of insanity. In a May 17 report in the Tampa Tribune, following Richmond’s arrest for Jenkins’ murder, Richmond was described as someone having “a similar record of violence in Tampa.” The newspaper, quoting a Tampa police report, said Richmond and John A. Horne were receiving treatment together at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, in 1988, and walked out against their doctor’s advice. On July 27, 1988, the two got into an argument in a Bougainvillea Avenue duplex just east of Nebraska Avenue in Tampa where the two apparently shared an apartment. Richmond grabbed a claw hammer and attacked Horne, police said. The attack lasted about an hour-and-a-half, police said. Horne told detectives that he got Richmond to leave after turning the air conditioning down low. Richmond didn’t like the cold, Horne told detectives. Horne suffered three broken

ribs, a punctured lung, a bruised kidney, multiple facial injuries and lacerations to his arms, police said. He was admitted to a local hospital where he was treated for his wounds and released. While at various times he was determined to be unable to stand trial, Richmond ultimately was tried and found not guilty by reasonof insanity in May 1989. He was then committed to a state mental hospital for treatment. Psychiatric records generated during this period of time indicate that his background included “criminal activity while a part of the Ku Klux Klan.” In January 1993, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Debra Behnke ruled that Richmond no longer met the criteria for continued commitment and ordered him discharged from the G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital in Arcadia, Fla. Indiana State Police investigators obtained some of the medical records of Richmond pursuant to a subpoena obtained through the Morgan County prosecutor’s office. Records from Community Hospital of Indianapolis establish that he was an inpatient there in 1982. It was noted that he is prone to acts of violence when drinking. Additionally, the records detail a conversation with a Mr. Neal who claimed that Richmond castrated his (Neal’s) dog and pulled its teeth out. The records establish various inpatient commitments for self-mutilation and intoxication including one incident in August 2000, where he attacked a police officer with a knife. When interviewed by investigators, Richmond denied he had anything to do with the murder of Carol Jenkins.

Waiting Child

Dejon Special to The Recorder Note: This Waiting Child features Indiana's special needs children available for adoption. Special needs children who are over the age of 2 or members of a sibling group. Many of the children have experienced abuse and neglect in the past. For more information about children in foster care waiting for an adoptive home, call Indiana '.v Adoption Initiative at l-m-25-ADOPT or 317-264-7793 or visit the website at www. adoptachild. in. gov.

Dejon (nickname is DJ), 11, is small for his age and slim. He is very cute and enjoys being around other children and adults. He tries hard to please and is very cooperative. DJ is very affectionate and readily seeks attention from people he encounters. He is a real “gogetter” and can be very funny. He enjoys teasing and joking around. Dejon is generally a very happy little boy. He especially enjoys one-on-one from adults. He can be a hard worker around the house and performs his chores and household duties with few problems. DJ enjoys participating in sports, especially basketball. Although he is small for his age, he likes to participate in sports. He also enjoys video games and board games. He likes outdoor activities as well and really enjoys swimming and being around the water. His favorite subject in school is gym. Dejon is in the 4th grade and

even though he does not work at his grade level, he loves school. He is in a regular education classroom with assistance from a resource teacher in some subjects. His teachers report he is a pleasure to have in class and that his positive at(itude and willingness to participate is a real joy. Dejon has been tested, and his IQ is in the borderline to mildly mentally handicapped range. However, he is very clever and able to think through situations and ideas. He has some speech difficulties and is behind developmentally with motor skills, but this does not slow him down. Dejon has numerous medical needs that an adoptive family must be willing to handle, and be committed to following through with appointments and therapies. He has had a history of seizures but has not had a seizure for almost two years and no longer takes medication for seizures. He also has had a history of cataracts and has had numerous eye surgeries. His doctor reports that there is no need for further surgeries. He wears eyeglasses and takes medication to manage depression. A two-parent family with either no children, same age or older children is preferred for Dejon. The family needs to be willing to work with Dejon’s school, medical providers and therapists. The family should also be willing to deal with a child who is emotionally and intellectually younger than his age. A family who is very nurturing and gives affection easily would be best for Dejon.

Rwanda sues Italy to return children

KIGALI, Rwanda(GIN)—The Rwandan government has filed a lawsuit in Italy demanding the return of dozens of children taken abroad for safekeeping during the 1994 genocide and its tumultuous aftermath. Rome says the children have since been adopted by Italian families and that they cannot be sent back to Rwanda. But waiting in Africa are families who say that the children were taken without their consent, and they want them back.

The standoff is now to be settled by a court in Brescia, Italy. A complaint is also likely to be filed at the I ntemational Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague. Rwandan President Paul Kagame says Italy has responded contemptuously to his country’s attempts to get the children back, including his own visit to Rome in November 2000, during which the children’s return was the sole item on the agenda. “I don’t see how adoption can come before the right of a family to

have back their children just because they live in a poor country,” Kagame told the BBC shortly after being snubbed in Ropie. Records indicate that 165 children were flown to Italy but the Italian government repatriated only 93 of them between 1994 and September 2000. Some 41 of those still in Italy have reportedly been adopted. Italy says the children were declared abandoned after efforts to trace their families failed.

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