He soon shot and killed a New Jersey police officer. With some petunias. They are active throughout the Delaware Valley, including South Jersey and Wilmington, with Delco and Philly being their main stomping grounds. Inmate hopes for freedom were now nearly dashed . If you Google the words Robert Mudman Simon or type them into the archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, links to hundreds of articles magically appear. It is a figure made of mud, imbued with a tormented soul. Frank Hannon, another convicted murderer, testified earlier that he believed Simon bought his parole by paying off guards but said he had no first hand knowledge. Robert Simon, 45, confessed to the fatal shooting, which happened April 3 in the couple's apartment in the 1700 block of East 85th Place, Assistant State's Attorney Jamie Santini said during a . No executions have been carried out because of legal appeals and a tradition of liberalism in the state's supreme court. Writers are, of necessity, selfish. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. American outlaw biker and murderer (19541999), fatal shooting of Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez, State Correctional Institution Graterford, State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, "Unknown dangers: Fatal shooting of N.J. police officer still felt 20 years later", "Jim Six: 'They shot Lee,' the officer cried, 'Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em! We love ridin our motorcycles fast and hangin with our brothers.Touch one ya touched us all They have 3,158 followers and had a food drive in November and a Harvest Party in October. Who was I going to call? YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Simon stated that he shot Gonzalez because he didnt want to go back the prison. He stared at it, puzzled. He had formerly been sentenced to death by the state of New Jersey on May 6, 1995 for his part in the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez. He moved toward me once again. [7] Simon was also suspected of murdering an inmate at State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh during his incarceration period. Read more. On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. At all. After they arrived, Bobby and the guy stepped out to grab some party goods for the night, making the mistake of leaving her alone with the mountain chapter. Maybe he can borrow my old mans dentures., He leaned down, exhaling Marlboro smoke into Yos battered face. The Warlocks Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1965. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. She refused so he took . [3] Additionally, Simon was placed into juvenile detention on at least two separate occasions.[4]. My friends? Simon, 43, and another Warlocks member are charged with killing Franklin Township police Sgt. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. "The department did everything it could to prevent this from happening.". All the broads loved him! He spent 14 years in prison and was released in 1995. 464 Conchester Highway, Aston, PA 19014-3106. Petitioner, Dr. Robert Simon, M.D., P.A. When the authorities caught up with him about seven years later, he was living under an alias, apparently an upstanding citizen with a wife and several children in the Midwest. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. They went up the mountains to another chapters clubhouse to see one of the guys staying up there whom the girl was seeing. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Get up and fight, flower girl!, I was rescued by the timely arrival of a neighbor, Mr. Carr, walking his poodle Trixie. So what? Mud said as he lighted a cigarette. Simon later said he shot Sergeant Gonzalez because he did . Simon shot Gonzales twice, in the head and neck, killing him instantly. 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He shoved me hard, knocking me onto the grass. The mansion was located just yards from the trailer park, which symbolized the bipolar dichotomy, the odd gestalt, of the neighborhood, as well as anything. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. He was convicted of brutally murdering his girlfriend in a room atop the Darby garage of a fellow Warlock whose testimony about Nauss proudly showing him her body, secured Nauss's conviction even though her body was never found. Overdue book returned to Massachusetts library after 56 years. All rights reserved, Police Asking for Public Assistance Finding Person Who Set Fire in Wilmington, Couple on Hawaii Honeymoon Says Snorkeling Tour Group Abandoned Them in the Ocean, Three Men Shot and Killed in Separate Shootings in Philly, Check Your Change! "Harris apparently beat Simon down with his fists then kicked him until he was unconscious," said an investigator. Some examples of OMC related FB pages: The Warlocks MC NY Facebook page has 907 followers. In 1982, Simon was convicted for the 1974 second degree murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg, who had refused to engage in group sex with him and other members of the Warlocks. Theres a FB group called, Pagan MC is a bunch of losers. Its a page dedicated to spreading awareness about the crime ridden motorcycle club called the Pagans. The page has 124 followers. He was unpredictable. Clipped by. [8][9] According to his fellow Warlock bikers, Simon talked about having sexual intercourse with Dusenberg's mummified corpse after he buried it in a water-filled strip mine near Hazleton and even hoped to decorate his jail cell with physical photographs of such evidence. People, even the worst people, are more complex than that. Novelists generally dont have the luxury of making moral judgments, although possibly our moral judgments lie in what happens to characters in the final chapter. While on Death Row, Harris attacked and killed another Death Row inmate, Robert "Mudman" Simon, a beefy, scraggly long-haired and long-bearded 48-year-old outlaw biker, with several previous murder convictions. "That was his lifestyle. "From then on, if one cop pulled over a car, a second would come if available," he said, adding that he wasn't sure if directives were changed after Gonzalez's death, but it appeared that way. [7], Sgt. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. Brown was among five Pennsylvania inmates expected to testify at the hearing in Harrisburg. Sometimes thats a good thing. He reads flower books!. He didnt seem like much more of an asshole than most people when you were dealing with him. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. The property was owned by Marianne Mihalick, who lived with her daughter right across from Simon's trailer home at 3944 South Black Horse Pike. Yo grabbed the book from my hand. He fell and hit his head on a metal table. You got a flower book!. Although the club was predominately based within their founding location of Philadelphia as well as other parts of Pennsylvania, they also maintained a chapter within New Jersey. Simon stood accused of murdering his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, and dumping her body in a water-filled coal mine pit near Hazleton, where it was . Simon took a different route in his attempt to stay out of prison - murdering a policeman. In Mudmans case, appropriately, that injury was a bit more substantial than a blown ACL. [22][23], Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez died the following day via the gunshot wounds sustained from the incident. In the wake of the shooting, Dalton later co-sponsored legislation that tightened rules surrounding parolees and their eligibility, notification requirements and increasing communication between states. I was in sixth grade. Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. A brief, ill-advised interest in botany led, thorough a curious combination of circumstances, to my initial encounter with The Mudman. Simon, originally from Darby and believed to be one of the founders of the Warlocks, had been released from prison after serving more than 12 years for the shooting murder of his young girlfriend after . The two shared an uneasy co . ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez on May 6, 1995. A firestorm of controversy swirled around the parole. Creatures made of animated mud or ooze by magical arts were first introduced into popular culture by several types of board games, mainly from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. You could have a couple of beers and a few laughs with him and escape unscathed. Simon was paroled despite the assessment of his trial judge, Carbon County Judge John Lavelle, who described Simon as 'one of the most dangerous individuals' who ever appeared before him and said 'it would only be a matter of time before (Simon) would kill again. Asked about the presence of violent motorcycle gangs in the area, Dalton said they still exist throughout the state and region. He served more than 12 years of a 20-year sentence for shooting his girlfriend between the eyes when she wouldn't have sex with other Warlocks bikers, according to previous reports. Pa. 1999)", "MEDICAL RECORDS MAY IDENTIFY BURNED BODY POLICE", "Mihalick v. Simon, CIVIL ACTION NO. 'I was told if I said anything, they would kill me,' he said. Give em to your mom. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. [24] A firearms expert would later testify that the weapon found near Simon when during his apprehension was the same one used to kill Gonzalez. They were being held on $2 million bail. ``Its the only case where I ever wore a bulletproof vest, Lavelle said. [21], In a haste, Staples immediately drove himself and Simon away from the area but were soon pursued by nearby police officers who had heard the two gunshots on Sgt. Due to a lack of communication between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, he recalled a lack of awareness regarding Simon's arrival to a Gloucester County address. They have also appeared throughout many classic horror-themed films and TV series. It was a community of quirky demographics and zoning apparently born of midnight handshakes and envelopes plump with cash. Go pick some flowers. JayClark 28 Feb 2016. [10] John Lavelle, the Judge who handled Simon's trial, stated that dozens of Warlocks bikers would circle the courthouse on their motorcycles each day in during 1995 in an attempt to intimidate the jurors quite possibly the reason behind his conviction for second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder. Pennsylvanias parole board chairman, Allen Castor, on Thursday called Simons release ``incomprehensible. He said the Warlock walked free under a state law that requires approval from two of the five parole board members or a board member and a hearing examiner. was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop by one Robert "Mudman" Simon, a longtime member of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang and a recent parolee from the Pennsylvania prison system. The Lakewood mother who left her child in a hot car for more than two hours with the engine turned off, has plead guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Friday. Staples was tried twice; a hung jury was the result of the first and felony murder the second. I knew Bobby Simon much better than did any of the reporters whose bylines appear on those stories, which is nothing to be proud of. They still have to pull over that car and they don't know what's behind the tinted window," Sand said of police work -- a world of "real threats and unknown dangers.". He didnt get very far. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez, 'They shot Lee!' Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . TRENTON, N.J. - Convicted killer Robert "Mudman" Simon was killed in prison in a fight with another death-row prisoner, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Bobby and the boyfriend stepped out to grab some beer and the three perverts he left her with killed her. [5][21], According to some reports, Simon had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison, and apparently selected a convict named Ambrose Harris who had been on death row for kidnapping and killing 22-year-old artist Kristin Huggins. The most highly publicized case heard in Lavelle's courtroom was the 1982 trial of Robert "Mudman" Simon, a founding member of the Philadelphia-based Warlocks motorcycle gang. The most highly publicized case heard in Lavelle's courtroom was the 1982 trial of Robert "Mudman" Simon, a founding member of the Philadelphia-based Warlocks motorcycle gang. On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. The locks on the front door are shit. [4][5] Being a member of the gang was such a substantial part of Simon's life to the point where he would even tout his religion as "Warlock". Pattis letter reminded me about the Warlock MC gang. People rarely got very far once Mudman Simon stepped into their path. And Im scared of dentists., That apparently struck a raw nerve. 'The key is whether any of this is true,' said Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike O'Pake. Greg Adomaitis may be reached at gadomaitis@njadvancemedia.com. The Mudman, who frightened even fellow killers and the toughest veteran cops, was definitely not someone that you wanted to tangle with. That was in 1999, 18 years after being convicted of murder, four years after murdering Gonzalez. "I have to do 31 years, four months and 19 days before becoming eligible for parole on Oct. 26, 2026. If a girl was getting pushed on, he stopped it. INMATE INFORMATION Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Very noble and upright of them. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. Cat Zingano ahead of her fight at UFC 232 in 2018. Of course, none of us. Ippolito . Hogan said Warlocks activity in Franklin Township was a major issue during his tenure as police chief. "This was a tragic loss. Gonzalez's radio request for backup. You could hear something break. I heard someone clear his throat behind me. New Jerseys Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold hearings on the issue, and Gov. "Prison is a violent place," he said. The Warlocks MC, another 1% club, was founded in 1967 right here in Philadelphia. Not only for the Gonzalez family, but for the Franklin Township Police Department," said Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton, who was a state legislator at the time of the shooting. Mud tossed Yo-Yo to the ground as if he was a Raggedy Andy doll, and then applied a steel-toed boot to his groin. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. His gaze was chilling. #26. In a hand-written letter dated March 17, Staples called the shooting "tragic.". The Waltons was largely based on the childhood memories and experiences of the shows creator, novelist Earl Hamner, who grew up in a place very much like Waltons Mountain. At one point, he turned around and glared at me in the nearly empty courtroom, even though he didn't know me from Adam. We are men 1st and formost. Ambrose Harris - convicted, sentenced to death, overturned, sentenced to LWOP (also killed Robert "Mudman" Simon in prison) Gloria Lynne Dunn - pled guilty, sentenced to 30 years in prison. Mr. Simon pleaded guilty last October to capital murder in the shooting death of Sgt. The Mudman lived there too. "Simon"), isa health care ( provider and is the Plaintiff in the trial court and the Appellant in the District Court of Appeal. Robert "Mudman" Simon By genealogy.com user February 05, 2000 at 06:01:36. Ippolito Gonzalez of the Franklin . A. Charles Peruto Jr., the lawyer who represented Simon before the board, said New Jersey, not Pennsylvania, should bear the responsibility for allowing him to settle so close to his buddy Staples. When asked what happened, the man answers: "I just killed everybody."OUT OF HIS MINDNot far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery in the home of Michael's . He spat his gum out on the sidewalk. Fellow officers rushed to the scene a few hundred feet shy of police headquarters. All rights reserved (About Us). [11][12], Simon subsequently received a 10-to-20 year sentence for the homicide and was initially housed at State Correctional Institution Graterford, but later transferred. With approval from the New Jersey parole board, he settled at Black Horse RV Trailer Park in Williamstown, New Jersey when released. Earl Hamner had the gentle folk of the Blue Ridge. And with the victim being a police officer, I won't be paroled the first time I come up.". On a Saturday when the Delaware County Daily Times' regular courthouse reporter was off, I had to cover Nauss' trial. Simon stood accused of murdering his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, and dumping her body in a water-filled coal mine pit near Hazleton, where it was . The Bucks County artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. The gang member, Robert Simon, 45, who was also known as Mudman, showed no emotion as the verdict was pronounced. Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. Ippolito ``Lee Gonzalez, 40, on Saturday night. According to police informants, her body was buried in Tinicum Marsh. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. Publication date. ', Suspected burglar inside New Brunswick home was a panicked deer. Smart money was on the latter. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles "Shovel" Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. Family and community. Simon promptly departed from the vehicle's passenger side and attempted to flee the area on foot whilst aiming his gun at one of the responding police officers who was ordering him to halt. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Lancaster resident found guilty of giving man serious brain injuries during bar fight. Certainly it's not the majority of motorcycle enthusiasts," he offered. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. A Jewish cemetery. Yo-Yo either did not hear this last sentence or chose to ignore itwith disastrous consequences. Youre a fuckin pansy! Yo-Yo charged. By most accounts, Simon was a career criminal. Robert (Mudman) Simon, released from Graterford state prison in February after serving 20 years, is one of two men charged with the fatal shooting of Franklin Township, N.J., Officer Ippolito . 'They said, 'If you get any of our friends in trouble, you don't have to worry about going back to Huntington.'' Simon was convicted in 1974 for killing his girlfriend after she refused to cooperate in her gang rape by Simon's friends and . He slid off the ice cream freezer, sauntering over to me. Officials did not release a cause of death. Ippolito 'Lee' Gonzalez during a traffic stop in May. He was there when Harris murdered Mudman . Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. A.K.A. One of the most infamous Warlocks is Robert "Mudman" Simon, who gained national attention in May for shooting a South Jersey policeman 11 weeks after Simon's parole on a murder charge. Gloria Lynne Dunn. Robert (Mudman) Simon, who had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, apparently singled out Ambrose (Squirt Boy) Harris as his next target. For your grave.. Harris and Simon had been lived in side-by-side cells in the facility's capital sentence unit. Former Franklin Township police Sgt. A motorcycle gang member did not live long enough on death row to face execution - instead he was killed by another inmate. [21] Evidence collected from the car confirmed that the two gang members were, in fact, the ones who had robbed Environmental Heating building. We use events and experiences in our own lives, pull them from a Santa sack of memories, and rework those memories for our own purposes. Operating at the time out of what's now a bank in Newfield, Hogan said his force wire-tapped the Warlocks' phones and raided their headquarters a few times. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Robert Simon was a member of the Upper Darby teen gang called the Warlords that merged with a group from Darby to create the Warlocks. The Mudman could be one seriously disgruntled customer. They committed the act, Gonzalez pulled the duo over right before his shift was about to end, Simon fatally shot the officer before being wounded himself. Such is the life of the 1%. He had already done at least two stints at the county juvie facility; his criminal career had begun at the age of eight. [18], Unbeknownst to the parole board's officials, the Warlocks Motorcycle Club had quite the presence within the area, which was even regarded to be a "stronghold" for the biker gang. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. One Warlock, Robert "Mudman" Simon, was convicted in 1981 of killing a Carbon County woman. Officials did not release a cause of death. His biggest fault was also his most respectable feature hed take the hit before hed ever tell. In the immortal words of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Girl, we cant change the places where we were born. I executed a great escape by walking off with Mr. Carr, thoughtfully informing him that Trixie was the favorite dog of everyone in the neighborhood. He killed another inmate in prison but was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. While on death row, Simon was stomped to death by Ambrose Harris. (Complaint at 78-79.) 7-year-old baseball umpire seeks Guinness World Record. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang . Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Some people light a fire with a 14k gold Dunhill lighter, others rub two sticks together; six of one, a half dozen of the other. "His story is a very tragic story. Maybe he wants to be a fuckin landscaper and hes studying on it. Please, On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt.