Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Another Sunday
Well this week was kinda crazy. The kids are so stinking busy that I can barely keep up with what it is I have to do. And next week or I guess you could say tomorrow starts another even more crazy week for us.
The sentenceing for Michael is on Feb 2nd so that is this week. Hopefully that will put an end to this whole thing. Idk if it will or not but I hope it will provide some closire for my family.
until I am free again happy blogging.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Basketball try-outs
Sitting at the JCMS watching 6th grade travel basketball try-outs. I love watching Brandon play.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Need a break from life
So work is crazy right now and my son was at school today and someone (won't mention any names) pulled the chair out from under him and his buttocks hit the floor and a trip to the MD and 3 Xrays later severely bruised coccyx and to make matters worse basketball try outs are Saturday so he is all upset about that. So if things would just calm down some that would be great.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Broken hearted daughter
Got to love the broken hearted daughter. It kills me to see her so upset over him. I would have never thought in a million years that he would do anything like this to her and to my family for that matter. I took that boy in and treated him like a son. But it is what it is and nothing can be done about it now. I just pray that my broken hearted daughter doesn't spiral down the depression road. I lub u sweet daughter o mine
Monday, January 2, 2012
What my life has been like...
12/30/2011 3:00:00 PM
Plea deal in SR 7 crash that killed 2
Evan Shields
Courier Staff Writer
A Madison man pleaded guilty Thursday, admitting he recklessly killed two North Vernon women in a car accident in March 2010 on State Road 7.
Michael Steven Scroggins II, 33, agreed to a plea deal that had him plead guilty to two counts of reckless homicide, a Class C felony, and one count of criminal recklessness, also a Class C felony. Special Judge Sally Blankenship took the guilty plea under advisement pending a pre-sentence investigation.
According to court records, Scroggins was headed southbound on State Road 7 in a green Chevy pick-up truck at 4:20 p.m. on March 2, 2010. His vehicle crossed into the northbound lane and struck a red Jeep Liberty head-on.
Bonnie Ramey-Low, 67, who was driving the Jeep, was declared dead at the scene. Lois Robinson, 60, died shortly after the crash at King's Daughters' Hospital. Cindy Speer, a passenger in Ramey-Low's car, suffered a fracture and severe chest injuries.
"We believe this is a good resolution for the victims, who don't have to go through a trial," Prosecutor Chad Lewis said.
As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop five counts of criminal recklessness. Each of the charges Scroggins pleaded guilty to is for each woman who was in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
Prosecutors had been attempting to add several charges to Scroggins' case after a deposition with Jessica Short, who was a passenger in Scroggins' vehicle.
Lewis said Short said in the deposition that Scroggins had given her pills and marijuana. The prosecution tried to add two counts of dealing a controlled substance and one count of dealing marijuana to the case. Lewis said Short admitted she and Scroggins had smoked marijuana the day before the crash.
Given that information, the prosecution also tried to add two charges of causing death of another person while operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance and one count of causing serious bodily injury with marijuana in the body.
As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution agreed to withdraw their request to add those charges.
The most recent hearing in the case was over whether blood samples taken from Ramey-Low's chest could be taken into evidence. At the hearing, Jason Pattison and Jennifer Culotta, the two defense attorneys on the case, showed toxicology reports that Ramey-Low had four different types of medication in her system that could have side effects of dizziness and drowsiness.
Blankenship ruled the evidence could not be admitted because no scientific studies had determined the reliability of a post-mortem blood draw from the chest cavity.
Lewis is not sure at this point how much prison time he will recommend for Scroggins at the sentencing hearing. Class C felonies carry a range of two to eight years in prison. The sentences can be stacked, so Scroggins faces a maximum prison sentence of 24 years.
Scroggins' sentencing hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Jan. 20, 2012, in Jefferson Superior Court.
Plea deal in SR 7 crash that killed 2
Evan Shields
Courier Staff Writer
A Madison man pleaded guilty Thursday, admitting he recklessly killed two North Vernon women in a car accident in March 2010 on State Road 7.
Michael Steven Scroggins II, 33, agreed to a plea deal that had him plead guilty to two counts of reckless homicide, a Class C felony, and one count of criminal recklessness, also a Class C felony. Special Judge Sally Blankenship took the guilty plea under advisement pending a pre-sentence investigation.
According to court records, Scroggins was headed southbound on State Road 7 in a green Chevy pick-up truck at 4:20 p.m. on March 2, 2010. His vehicle crossed into the northbound lane and struck a red Jeep Liberty head-on.
Bonnie Ramey-Low, 67, who was driving the Jeep, was declared dead at the scene. Lois Robinson, 60, died shortly after the crash at King's Daughters' Hospital. Cindy Speer, a passenger in Ramey-Low's car, suffered a fracture and severe chest injuries.
"We believe this is a good resolution for the victims, who don't have to go through a trial," Prosecutor Chad Lewis said.
As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop five counts of criminal recklessness. Each of the charges Scroggins pleaded guilty to is for each woman who was in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
Prosecutors had been attempting to add several charges to Scroggins' case after a deposition with Jessica Short, who was a passenger in Scroggins' vehicle.
Lewis said Short said in the deposition that Scroggins had given her pills and marijuana. The prosecution tried to add two counts of dealing a controlled substance and one count of dealing marijuana to the case. Lewis said Short admitted she and Scroggins had smoked marijuana the day before the crash.
Given that information, the prosecution also tried to add two charges of causing death of another person while operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance and one count of causing serious bodily injury with marijuana in the body.
As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution agreed to withdraw their request to add those charges.
The most recent hearing in the case was over whether blood samples taken from Ramey-Low's chest could be taken into evidence. At the hearing, Jason Pattison and Jennifer Culotta, the two defense attorneys on the case, showed toxicology reports that Ramey-Low had four different types of medication in her system that could have side effects of dizziness and drowsiness.
Blankenship ruled the evidence could not be admitted because no scientific studies had determined the reliability of a post-mortem blood draw from the chest cavity.
Lewis is not sure at this point how much prison time he will recommend for Scroggins at the sentencing hearing. Class C felonies carry a range of two to eight years in prison. The sentences can be stacked, so Scroggins faces a maximum prison sentence of 24 years.
Scroggins' sentencing hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Jan. 20, 2012, in Jefferson Superior Court.
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