Jess Gough Case Summary

Jamina Briggs is a 32-year-old African American female initially admitted to Memphis Mental Health Institute (MMHI) August 1, 2013, pursuant to provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-301(a) for an evaluation and assessment of competency and mental condition at the time of the alleged offenses of two counts of first degree murder of her children. She was discharged on September 26, 2013 as not competent and a recommendation for commitment. On November 11, 2013 Ms. Briggs was admitted to Western Mental Health Institute (WMHI)for continued treatment and competency training pursuant to the provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-301(b). On April 4, 2015 Ms. Briggs was discharged from WMHI as competent with support for the insanity defense. Following the court’s decision of not guilty by reason of insanity, Ms. Briggs was evaluated by West Tennessee Forensics, an outpatient provider, and subsequently admitted to WMHI pursuant to provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-303(c). Aggressive and assaultive behaviors while at WMHI

In May 1992, thirty years old, Denise Johnson, was found dead in Maricopa County, Arizona near Phoenix due to asphyxiation by strangulation. She was found naked with a cloth tied around her neck, also there was a pager found nearby. This pager that was found was traced back to a man named Mark Bogan, who had been spotted in the area, and was last seen with the victim before her disappearance. Thus making him the prime suspect of the crime. Furthermore, an abrasion was found on one of the nearby paloverde trees, and samples of the bean pods were collected. Meanwhile, Bogan’s truck was confiscated for inspection; there was no evidence of Johnson being in the truck, but two Palo Verde bean pods were found. The forensic problem with this case is

Leslie Repyneck 2265 Silver Creek Rd., Hellertown, Pa. 18055 (610) 393-5253 was advised of the identity of Investigator Sean P. Brennan and of the confidential nature and purpose of the interview, Repyneck, provided the following information:

Jennie Hobson is a 7-year-old European American female who attended a school for children with severe developmental disabilities. She was inexpressive within your classroom environment; furthermore, eye contact was a trait she seldom expressed. Customarily, when left alone Jennie demonstrated behavior of sticking out tongue, make strange sounds, and she would wrap her hand around her throat. Jennie has the ability to use crayon and manipulate paper which demonstrated outstanding usage fine motor skills. Jennie physical aggression exemplified her handiness; consequently, within a few seconds she could grab jewelry or eye glasses and throw them to the other side of the room (Kearney, 2012).

MILLERSBURG — Arrested Saturday, a Millersburg woman has denied criminal charges she assaulted her boyfriend.

Reputation management firms warn customers that anyone may chose to take revenge on them at any time, however, Lynn Louise Taylor went further than most people in her effort to discredit her ex-husband's reputation. As reported by the Daily Business Review, Taylor hired a private detective to buy laptops, go to places with public Wi-Fi networks, and then post scathing comments about her ex-husband, an orthopedic surgeon, on review websites. The private detective then tossed the computers into the ocean.

Makayla Sault, a now 11-year old Ontario First Nation girl, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last March. She then began chemotherapy treatment and was given a 75 percent chance of survival with the treatment. She underwent 12 weeks of chemotherapy. During this time, she experienced severe side effects and at one point ended up in intensive care. At this time, Makayla said she had a vision of Jesus, and then wrote a letter to her doctors asking to stop her treatment. With the support of her family and the resistance of the doctors, the children’s aid society that handled the case ultimately granted Makayla’s wish. She then pursued traditional indigenous medicine and other alternative treatments. She died last month after suffering a stroke.

Robert Edward Courtney, 70, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his employers’ six year old daughter in Melbourne last year, has been resentenced to two years imprisonment as well as a non-parole period of 15 months.

Cheryl (Robinson) Henson filed a complaint against Dr. Eric Kondro alleging inappropriate prescribing narcotics pain killer to her ex-husband Paul D. Forbis. Cheryl (Robinson) Henson stated her ex-husband had an addiction problem for the past 15 years and Dr. Kondro was fully aware of Forbis’ condition.

The plaintiff, Brian Seamons, was assaulted in the locker room by a group of his teammates by grabbing him, forcibly restraining him, and bounded to a towel rack with highly adhesive athletic tape. Brian was exposed and his fellow team members and a girl who Brian had dated in the past to see him. Brian reported this episode to the school authorities and the football coach. The coach blamed Brian for selling out the group and the school authorities crossed out the last playoff match because of this episode. Brian needed to move to an alternate school because of the environment this incident created. Brian brings this suit under Title IX by expressing that he was dealt with distinctively in light of his gender. He contends that he was

Spoke with Jade Bray, CHR therapist with regarding to Valerie treatment. This writer questioned Ms. Bray about her concerns and the mental health provider intervention for the patient due to the 3 suicidal ideation as a result of stresses in the patient's life. According to Ms. Bray, she expressed her concerns of the patient not following through with recommendations, mainly referring to Chrysalis for assistance with housing, the patient misuse of funds, and discontinuing her use of her addiction. Next week, according to the therapist, there will be a meeting-Multidimensional Therapy (MDT) meeting to address further intervention(s) for the patient. This writer questioned Ms. Bray about CHR Respite. Ms. Bray reports that respite is a temporary

Stacy and Kathleen Peterson were murdered by Drew Peterson but the fear they felt towards Drew tortured his murder trial and proved crucial in his conviction of their murder. Their words came to life through three witnesses who conveyed Stacy's and Kathleen's remarks to jurors. Hearsay evidence, or what one person tells another outside a courtroom setting. Kathleen once told her sister Sue Doman that Drew said, “he will kill her and make it look like an accident”. Months later Kathleen was found dead in her bathtub, medical examiners ruled it to be an accidental death at first but then changed their ruling to it being a homicide once further investigation went into the case. Pastor Sherry took the stand for Stacy. Stacy told their pastor that

As an opportunity arose in a niche market of the medical field, Jay and Leigh Carlos invested time in learning and invested money in opening a facility geared towards the care for the mentally retarded. After several years of operating, the Carloses expanded their business to two care homes with a proposed third site in view all under their East Hampshire Homes. These homes were not listed as skilled nursing facilities. Leigh Carlos, a nurse, ran the medical side ensuring the homes were up to par with health and safety codes and compliance with state laws. After studying the federal regulations and knowing the amount of risk for exposure to employees and patients, Leigh established a compliance policy. Due to the type of facility and employees

A man named Scott Ostrem has been accused of walking into a walmart in the Denver suburbs and fatally shooting three different people. Ostrem has since been filed with multiple counts of first degree murder and attempted murder charges. Officials have not yet offered any clues into the possible reasoning for the attack, or any type of motive. The Denver Post had the chance to interview a woman named Michelle Willoughby, who is the the attacker, Scott Ostrems step sister. She has given lots of information on Ostrem, saying that he had began hearing voices in his head after he began taking LSD’s over 30 years ago. She has said that Ostrem was known as being a very nice guy who was very outgoing and sociable before he started taking LSD. Willoughby

Brenda Franklin had been serving Allied Tech for the past 8 years. As any other organisations, Brenda used to be a part of the lunch hour conversations with her colleagues. One day when her colleagues were discussing about corruption and politics, something occurred to her. As a result she prepared a list called “Ethically Dubious Conduct” and pasted it on the common notice board. Her colleagues were taken by surprise. Brenda was now anticipating the next lunch where she was expecting her list to be analysed among her colleagues.