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Teen on life support after assault at children's home
cmack:
We will likely never know, but it'd be interesting to learn why Anthony was there in the first place. I don't remember reading anything about him having a problematic past. In fact, the comments from an earlier article says: “Anthony had a huge capacity for love.” and Billy Smith, principal at Fairfield High School, said Anthony was a fan of sports, closely following the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds.
“In class, he really enjoyed participating; he was a pleasure to have in class and he was always willing to do anything he could to help others,” Smith said. “Anthony always smiled and seemed to be happiest when he was able to help others.”
We know he had a mother and family: Kathy Parker, mother of Anthony Parker, said Thursday via her Facebook page, “Thank you for everyone’s concern at this time of my loss and my family’s and thank you for the prayers as we grieve.”
Maybe he had gotten in some trouble or maybe there was trouble at home, but unfortunately someone made the decision to remove him from his home and we all know the tragic result of that.
Reddit TroubledTeens:
Teen charged with murder has history with juvenile courts
By Kelsey Cano, Staff Writer 10:40 PM Friday, December 30, 2011
FAIRFIELD TWP. — The teenager charged this week in the beating death of another teen at One Way Farm Children’s Home has a record in the Warren County Juvenile Court system.
Lance Tiernan, 17, of Lebanon, was charged with chronic truancy on Sept. 26. He admitted to the charge, was placed on a GPS monitoring device and ordered to attend Lebanon City Schools with no absences, court records show.
On Nov. 23, his guardian filed an unruly charge on him and said he was a runaway and had been gone since Oct. 17.
Tiernan, who was charged Thursday with murder in connection with Anthony Parker’s death, had no apparent prior history of violence, according to Warren County Children Services, which placed the teen at One Way Farm in late November.
He will be tried as an adult, said Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser, who said Parker’s death was a result of a “brutal unjustified felony assault.”
Parker, a 16-year-old Fairfield High School student, died Wednesday night at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where he had been on life support since the Dec. 19 assault.
An autopsy performed Thursday confirmed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, Gmoser said.
The charges against Tiernan were upgraded Thursday. Originally charged with felony aggravated assault, he has been held in the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center since Dec. 19.
On Dec. 19, One Way Farm staff called for an ambulance around 11:30 p.m. when Parker was found in his room unresponsive and on the floor during a bed check, according to Fairfield Twp. police. The call came three hours after he was assaulted.
Between 7:30 and 8 p.m., Tiernan, who at 6 feet, 5 inches and 215 pounds was 70 pounds heavier and 8 inches taller than Parker, allegedly slammed Parker to the ground. Fairfield Twp. Police Chief Richard St. John said Parker landed on his head, and that Tiernan then allegedly repeatedly struck the younger teen in his head. The chief said the incident may have been sparked over a dispute over a flashlight each teen claimed was his.
Canupp said an ambulance wasn’t called sooner because Parker did not seem in need of medical attention and had even made a sandwich after the incident.
“The boy who was hit was walking around and talking normally right after being struck, so we had no reason to believe there was any serious injury involved,” she said. “I am proud of how our staff responded. They did not observe anything from their angle that would have suggested serious injury occurred.”
One Way Farm is a nonprofit organization licensed to provide residential care 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to 10 male children between the ages of 6 and 17, or if handicapped, up to age 21, through its Sunrise home at 6141 River Road. It also has a capacity of 10 female children, ages 6 to 17, or up to 21 for handicapped clients, through its New Dawn home at 6145 River Road on its campus, documents show. The agency has full certification through Dec. 29, 2012.
Staff Writer Hannah Poturalski contributed to this report.
Ursus:
From the just above article, with link to source added, and emphasis added:
Teen charged with murder has history with juvenile courts[/list]
By Kelsey Cano, Staff Writer 10:40 PM Friday, December 30, 2011
FAIRFIELD TWP. — The teenager charged this week in the beating death of another teen at One Way Farm Children's Home has a record in the Warren County Juvenile Court system.
Lance Tiernan, 17, of Lebanon, was charged with chronic truancy on Sept. 26. He admitted to the charge, was placed on a GPS monitoring device and ordered to attend Lebanon City Schools with no absences, court records show.
On Nov. 23, his guardian filed an unruly charge on him and said he was a runaway and had been gone since Oct. 17.
Tiernan, who was charged Thursday with murder in connection with Anthony Parker’s death, had no apparent prior history of violence, according to Warren County Children Services, which placed the teen at One Way Farm in late November...[/list][/size]
Something really doesn't add up here. Truancy and running away are considered status offenses, namely, they are actions that would not be considered against the law were they committed by an adult.
Teenage status offenses are essentially non-violent; typical examples include consumption of alcohol, tobacco smoking, truancy, and running away from home. In fact, their inherent nature could easily be described as being actions of avoidance and/or rebellion. Even chronic status offenders don't usually progress to the kind of violence which results in murder charges, let alone via an altercation over the ownership of a flashlight.
There may be some information missing here with regard to Lance Tiernan's recent history. Why was he always running away? Did he witness violence in his family and home life growing up? Did someone recently try to commit or actually succeed in committing some act of violence against him? Did Warren County Children Services try to "correct" Tiernan's seemingly non-compliant nature via a recently introduced medication regimen? Or, was he on meds previously, and recently taken off of them by One Way Farm or others?
wdtony:
--- Quote from: "Ursus" ---From the just above article, with link to source added, and emphasis added:
Teen charged with murder has history with juvenile courts[/list]
By Kelsey Cano, Staff Writer 10:40 PM Friday, December 30, 2011
FAIRFIELD TWP. — The teenager charged this week in the beating death of another teen at One Way Farm Children's Home has a record in the Warren County Juvenile Court system.
Lance Tiernan, 17, of Lebanon, was charged with chronic truancy on Sept. 26. He admitted to the charge, was placed on a GPS monitoring device and ordered to attend Lebanon City Schools with no absences, court records show.
On Nov. 23, his guardian filed an unruly charge on him and said he was a runaway and had been gone since Oct. 17.
Tiernan, who was charged Thursday with murder in connection with Anthony Parker’s death, had no apparent prior history of violence, according to Warren County Children Services, which placed the teen at One Way Farm in late November...[/list][/size]
Something really doesn't add up here. Truancy and running away are considered status offenses, namely, they are actions that would not be considered against the law were they committed by an adult.
Teenage status offenses are essentially non-violent; typical examples include consumption of alcohol, tobacco smoking, truancy, and running away from home. In fact, their inherent nature could easily be described as being actions of avoidance and/or rebellion. Even chronic status offenders don't usually progress to the kind of violence which results in murder charges, let alone via an altercation over the ownership of a flashlight.
There may be some information missing here with regard to Lance Tiernan's recent history. Why was he always running away? Did he witness violence in his family and home life growing up? Did someone recently try to commit or actually succeed in committing some act of violence against him? Did Warren County Children Services try to "correct" Tiernan's seemingly non-compliant nature via a recently introduced medication regimen? Or, was he on meds previously, and recently taken off of them by One Way Farm or others?
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That is what always bothers me, the lack of important details. This reminds me of my friend from KHK who is in prison for murder. The media reports all about his life with exception to the genesis of his mental illness that started within the walls of KHK. His name is Sean Noakes and you can google him. He killed woman in Florence, KY a couple years ago.
cmack:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/day ... 06544.html
Teen to be arraigned in fatal beating at One Way Farm
Lance Tiernan, 17, will go before a judge today.
By Hannah Poturalski, Staff Writer 8:24 PM Sunday, January 1, 2012
HAMILTON — A 17-year-old will be arraigned today on a murder charge in the death of 16-year-old Anthony Parker following a beating at the One Way Farm Children’s Home in Fairfield Twp.
Lance Tiernan, 17, a former Lebanon High School student, is accused of assaulting Parker on the evening of Dec. 19 at the group home where both teens were residents.
Parker died from his injuries Wednesday night after more than a week on life support at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. A Dec. 29 autopsy determined his cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, according to Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser.
Tiernan has been held in the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center since his Dec. 19 arrest on a felony aggravated assault charge.
After today’s arraignment and pretrial conference, Gmoser said a probable cause hearing will be set for about 10 days later. At the next hearing, Gmoser said Juvenile Judge Ronald R. Craft will decide if there’s enough evidence for an automatic bindover to Butler County Common Pleas Court.
“We have a lot of eyes looking at these things as it moves through,” Gmoser said.
Gmoser said if convicted, a felony murder charge carries a mandatory 15 years to life in prison with a $15,000 fine.
Gmoser said while it’s not rare, it is unusual for teens to be charged with murder.
The last case in Butler County was in 2008, when Amber Rodriguez was sentenced to 31 years in prison for her conviction on an aggravated murder charge for a homicide at a West Chester Twp. motel. She was 16 at the time of the crime.
Tiernan had been placed at One Way From by Warren County Children Services in late November, said Patricia Jacobs, director of Warren County Children Services. Tiernan had no prior criminal history of violence, but had been found delinquent due to chronic truancy in September and his family filed an unruly charge against him in October because he allegedly was a runaway, gone since Oct. 15, according to Warren County Juvenile Court records.
The beating victim was a Fairfield High School student who never regained consciousness after he was found unresponsive on the floor during a routine bed check more than three hours after the assault, police said.
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