THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN WEDNESDAY, IIAY 16. 2001 7-D Jj NEWS Deaths Mother sentenced for risking baby's life Attempt to smother infant to gain sympathy results in prison term ligent but has a slight speech problem. Before the sentencing, the judge watched a hospital videotape of the baby's legs kicking from under a blanket held over his head by Roseberry. On the video, the father comes out of the rest room and leaves the room to get help. Nurse Deborah Parris testified she found the baby's lips blue because his oxygen supply had been cut off.
The video camera was installed in the baby's hospital room after doctors and nurses determined the baby was healthy and should not be having seizures of any kind. The baby had been admitted to the hospital two days earlier, supposedly for apnea. Dr. Jill Warren said they could not determine a reason the baby kept turning blue and passing out. This was the baby's third trip to the hospital for similar problems.
Warren said the baby was in a life-threatening situation that could have been fatal. Nurse Zerita Denmark testified she found the baby not breathing. His color had changed to dark blue or purple, she said. "He was very dark," Denmark said. "He was not moving.
The mother was in the room and she wasn't trying to resuscitate him. She was calm. "I was really afraid he was too far gone." Dr. Jeanette Zamberlin, Roseberry's psychologist, testified the defendant was suffering from depression and anxiety, "She expressed grief about not having a baby in her home and loss of rights to ever be a parent," Zamberlin said. "She is a person in need of treatment." Roseberry pleaded no contest to two counts of child abuse.
Lane asked the judge to send Roseberry to prison for 10 years and another 10 years on probation. In asking for a suspended sentence, Gonshor-said, "She has already lost her child. I think incarceration is too severe." By Diana Baldwin Staff Writer With her husband holding her, Jodie Deann Roseberry sat crying in her wheelchair after she was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for trying to smother their 8-month-old son. Oklahoma County District Judge Tammy Bass-Jones also gave Roseberry eight years' probation after she is released from prison. Assistant District Attorney Wes Lane said Roseberry's crimes were a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a personality disorder in which parents.
injure their children or fabricate illnesses to gain attention or sympathy for themselves. Defense attorney Jerome Gonshor said he had hoped for a suspended sentence because he believes Roseberry, 30, has mental problems. He said his client was "viciously sexually and physically abused" as a child. Lane said, "I think it is important that this woman receive some consequences for placing her baby at risk 30 times in a 2V2-month period. Beyond that, I'm not going to question the court's judgment." Eric Lee Roseberry, the father, refused to comment as deputies took his wife to jail.
"She's" not guilty," said Jodie Willoughby, Roseberry's mother. "I was there. I was awake." The Roseberrys' parental rights were terminated in an earlier jury trial. The child abuse occurred at Children's Hospital of Oklahoma during the 1998 Christmas holiday. The couple's child, now 3, is healthy and intel Crown Heights Baptist Church (Guardian North).
GOFF, Carolyn 56, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Bill Merritt, Bethany). HAWKINS, Marjorie Marie, 75, died Monday. Graveside services 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Smith Cemetery (John M. Ireland). HICKS, Bertha, 98, died Saturday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Thursday, Memorial Park Cemetery (Memorial Chapel).
JOHNSON, Minnie, 86, died Tuesday. Services pending (Temple Sons). JONES, Odell, 71, died Monday. Services pending (Pollard). JONES, Rene 81, died Tuesday.
Services pending (Rest-, haven, Oklahoma City). KING, James Russell, 86, died Monday. Services pending (Hahn-CookStreet Draper, Oklahoma City). KNIGHT, Nannie, 86, died Tuesday. Services pending (Temple Sons).
KNOWLES, Mary Lou (Far-ris), 75, died Monday. Services pending (Guardian Midtown). McCOY, Jimmy 34, died Monday. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday (John M.
Ireland). McDANIEL, Janet 76, died Tuesday. Services pending (Resthaven, Oklahoma City). McGREGOR, Stanley 50, died May 9. Services pending (Dove-Witt, Monument, MELTON, Robert Vernon, 90, died Monday.
Services 10 a.m. Friday (John M. Ireland). STARR, Dr. Dwight Bailey, 50, died Monday.
Services 1 p.m. today, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Smith Kernke, May). TENISON, Dillard 71, died Sunday. Services 1 p.m.
Friday, Allen Chapel AME Church (Temple Sons). TROBARE, Evelyn 43, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5020 NW 63 (Bill Merritt, Bethany). WILLIAMS, Cleorn, 54, died Sunday.
Services pending (Rolfe). BETHANY LYNCH, AUie Lois, 72, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Bethany (Mercer-Adams). DEL CITY KITSON, Russell Owen, 74, died Sunday.
Services 10 a.m. today, Del City Church of Christ (Bill Eisenhour Southeast). RADLEY, David E. "Dave," 53, died Sunday. Services 2 p.m.
today, Del City First Church of the Nazarene (Bill Eisenhour Southeast). HARRAH ELLIOTT, Keith Wayne, 38, died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. today, Memory Lane Cemetery (Asa Smith). MIDWEST CITY BRASINGTON, Paul Alfred, 77, died Monday.
Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday (Bill Eisenhour Northeast). MOORE HtVIN, Nancy Elizabeth, 57, died Monday. Graveside services 11 a.m. today, Oakland Cemetery, Poteau (Branstetter-Rosewood).
SHAWNEE AUSTIN, Mary 95, died Tuesday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Thursday, Resthaven Memorial Park (Roesch-Walker). YUKON GOODGION, Geraldine Faye "Gerry," 78, died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m.
Thursday, First Baptist Church, Yukon (McNeil's). PERRY CURTIS, Thelma, 95. Services Thursday (Brown-Sisson). RED OAK WHITE, Lena 79. Services Thursday (Waldrop, Wilbur-ton).
RINGLING JONES, Barbara (Slawson), 67. Services Thursday (Alexander). ROLAND HAYES, Wilm a Louise, 75. Services Thursday (Agent). SALINA BONEY, Sam, 60.
Wake today, Pryor. Services Thursday, Kenwood (Garner's Jim Green, Pryor). JETTON, the Rev. Clarence William, 94. Services pending (Garner's Jim Green, Pryor).
SALLISAW McCOY, Irene, 83. Services Thursday (Agent). SEMINOLE COFFMAN, Roy "Bid," 81. Services Thursday (Swearingen). STILLWATER MAXWELL, Louise Marga-retta, 62.
Services Thursday (Strode). STONEWALL ALLEN, Shirley Carol Choate, 65. Services today (Criswell, Ada). TAHLEQUAH NOISEWATER, Dustin Lee, 25. Graveside services today (Hart).
TALIHINA MOORE, John 74. Services pending (Talihina). TISHOMINGO HENSON, Arlen "Pee Wee," 76. Services today (Watts). TRYON BOND, Saundra Kaye, 59.
Services Friday (Palmer, Cush-ing). TULSA SIMMONS, Clarence Jr. "Jerry," 69. Services pending (Ninde Woodland). WILBURTON RAMSEY, Ellis Franklin, 53.
Services pending (Waldrop). WILSON FULTON, Kallie, 6. Services today (Alexander). RUTLEDGE, Arvin, 91. Services Friday (Alexander).
WISTER FREE, Nim Walker, 77. Services today (MintonChatwell, Borger, Texas). WOODWARD SWIGART, Earl "Pat," 90. Memorial service Thursday (Good Samaritan). METROPOLITAN OKLAHOMA CITY ASHWORTH, Jackie, 67, died Monday.
Services 2 p.m. Thursday (Bill Eisenhour Southeast). BENSON, Lula, died May 7. Graveside services 11 a.m. today, Nuyaka Cemetery, Nuyaka (Rolfe).
BOUZIDEN, Patsy "Patricia," 52, nurse, died Tuesday. Services pending (Vondel L. Smith Son North). BOYLE, Teresa died Monday. Services 11 a.m.
today, Rose Hill Abbey Mausoleum (Hahn-CookStreet Draper, Oklahoma City). CALDWELL, Linda Joan, 55, died Sunday. Graveside services 2 p.m. today, Arlington Cemetery (Barnes Johnson). CLAPP, Ann 86, died Monday.
Services 2 p.m. today (Resthaven, Oklahoma City). COHOON, Theresa Lillian, 97, died Monday. Services pending (Bill Merritt, Bethany). EDDSON, Bea, 70, died Tuesday.
Services 10 a.m. Thursday, STATE ADA FACTOR, Earlene, 63. Services Friday (Criswell). LINDSEY, George Virgil, 87. Services today (Criswell).
AGAWAM BOSWELL, William Tram-mell "W.T.," 85. Services Thursday (Sevier, Chickasha). ALBANY CONNELLY, Charles William, 71. Services today (Brown's, Durant). ATWOOD GARDNER, Curtis Dale, 83.
Graveside services Tuesday (Fisher, Holdenville). BARNSDALL ANGELL, Beverly Gay (Berry), 52. Services Thursday (Arnold-Moore). BARTLESVILLE GARDNER, Delores "Jean," 65. Graveside services today (Arnold Moore).
McKELLAR, Eva Lorraine, 81. Services Saturday (Stumpff). RICHISON, Lenore Jamey-son, 81. Memorial service Thursday (Neekamp). CANEY RICHARDSON, Thelma Lee, 87.
Services Thursday (Atoka). CHICKASHA HILL, Leon William, 81. Services Thursday (Sevier). CLINTON STEHR, Thelma 80. Services Thursday (Kiesau-Marler).
CUSHING GIBBLE, Audrey 90. Services Friday (Davis). ENID McDANIEL, Ruth 81. Services Thursday (Ladusau-Evans). PORTER, Gary, 37.
Services pending (Henninger-AUen). EUEAULA JAMES, Nearene, 80. Services pending (Black's, Shipman Merritt). WEEKS, Mary Ann, 79. Services Thursday (Vondel L.
Smith Son South, Oklahoma City). HOBART HINDES, Paul 73. Services Friday (Peoples, Lone Wolf). HOLDENVILLE RICH, Sterling 78. Services Thursday (Hudson-Phillips).
HOLLIS CURRY, Mayme, 92. Services Thursday (Patterson-Greer). KINGFISHER TATUM, Melvin 68. Services pending (Sanders). KONAWA DAVIS, Angela Dawn, 29.
Services Thursday (Pickard). LAWTON FLOYD, Clenimine, 79. Services pending (Whinery-Huddleston). LONE GROVE FISHER, B.J. "Joe," 74.
Graveside services Friday, Ard-more (Griffin, Ardmore). MUSKOGEE COLBERT, John Anthony "Bubba," 40. Services pending (Keith D. Biglow). NOWATA LYNCH, Loretta 63.
Services Friday (Stumpff-Nowata). PAULS VALLEY KELLEY, Patricia Ann "Pat," 68. Services pending (Stufflebean). 'Rifleman accepts prosecution's deal Carnegie honors OU professor By The Associated Press BOSTON Accused mobster Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi has struck a deal with prosecutors in which he will serve 10 years in prison on racketeering, extortion and money laundering charges, prosecutors confirmed Tuesday. The U.S.
Attorney's office said Flemmi will plead guilty to the lesser charges but will not admit to a portion of the racketeering indictment that charges him with four 1967 murders. The plea deal does not require him to cooperate with government investigators. Flemmi, 66, will plead guilty today before U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf to racketeering, extortion and money laundering charges in exchange for a recommended sentence of 10 years behind bars, said Samantha Martin, a spokeswoman for the U.S.
Attorney's office. However, Flemmi, an FBI informant for nearly 30 years, will not plead guilty to the 1967 murders of brothers Edward, Walter and William Bennett, all from Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. Under the deal, Flemmi will plead guilty to a 1999 obstruction of justice case that also charges his longtime FBI handler, John J. Connolly with tipping him and cohort James "Whitey" Bulger to the 1995 indictment, prompting Bulger to flee, and a 1997 case charging Flemmi with money laundering. He has been in prison since January 1995, and a 10-year sentence would add only about 3'2 years to Flemmi's time behind bars.
Flemmi and Bulger also face murder charges in the 1981 slaying of millionaire and World Jai Alai owner Roger Wheeler in Tulsa and the 1982 killing of financier John "Jack" Callahan in Miami, Fla. Flemmi still faces an indictment returned last year that charges him with killing 10 people including former girlfriend Debra Davis and Deborah Hussey, Flemmi's 26-year-old stepdaughter between 1973 and 1985. James Bulger is charged with killing 19 people. Flemmi, Bulger, New England mob boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme and others were first indicted in the racketeering case by the federal government in 1995. Bulger and Flemmi also are charged with drug trafficking.
Attorneys did not return telephone calls seeking comment. By Scott Cooper Staff Writer A University of Oklahoma professor received a prestigious award Tuesday to study Russia's future. Brian Taylor, assistant professor of political science, was named one of 16 Carnegie Scholars by the Carnegie Corp. Taylor will receive up to $100,000 over the next two years to pursue his field of interest, Russian politics. "I'm sort of surprised," Taylor said Tuesday.
"The two people who got it last year were senior professors. I'm just an assistant." Titled "State Power and Russia's Regions," Taylor's project will examine the creation of the Russian state and conditions necessary for it to be effective and democratic. "I'm working at how Russia is trying to create a coherent and effective state in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union," Taylor said. "In the last 10 years, Russia is weakening from the center and could go the same way as the Soviet Union." Russia had been one of the key states of the Soviet Union. Taylor will focus his research on the role key state power institutions, specifically law enforcement structures, play at the local and regional level.
"I'm looking at how governors and local officials interact with various officials," he said. "That should tell the future of the Russian state." The scholarship will pay for research, salaries and travel expenses. Taylor is part of the second class of Carnegie Scholars, created in 1999 to support groundbreaking research that expands the intellectual margins of the corporation's programs. Taylor has completed his third year at OU. He received a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master's degree from the London School of Economics and a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.
Man held in Oklahoma in 1970 Ohio murder PUBLIC RECORDS Clark. 25. and Torayia Doniquo 2036 NW 19. BIRTHS and Lesley Gillian Pol- Robert Ben Nollei ck. 26.
both of Edmond rayser 27. Nicoma Park, and Keely Meredith Olsen. 25, D. and D. Raids, Oklahoma City, a K.
and Randall. Oklahoma City, a T. Edward and R. Gibson. Bethany, 22.
and Melody I Christopher Allen Coggm Hall. 20, both of 1 2901 Wc Oklahoma County authorities are holding a man on a 1970 murder complaint from Ohio. Scott Harding Stringham, 51, was being held Tuesday night in the Oklahoma County jail. He is wanted by the Troy, Ohio, Police Department. Miami County, Ohio, officials said Stringham is accused of killing a man and dumping the body in a river.
A warrant for his arrest was issued Nov. 15, 1970. Miami County officials said two officers were in Oklahoma City waiting to see whether Stringham would waive his extradition hearing. If he waives a hearing, the deputies will take him to Troy, about 35 miles north of M. and J.
Stewart. Edmond. a girt. L. and N.
Hensler, Oklahoma City, a boy. A. and R. Kinsinger, Oklahoma City, a boy. J.
and R. Marshall, Edmond. a boy. Thao Trung Tieu. 24.
4741 Rldgeway. and Phuong i Lu. 33. 131 73 Eastridge Drive Matthew James Blake. 23.
Colorado Spnngs. and helly Renee Sitlig. 22. Yukon. MARRIAGE LICENSES OKLAHOMA COUNTY Leonard Paui Coppola 41, and Nancy Marte Shaw, 37.
bolh ot Midwest City. Luke Kollias, 29. and Lisa A. Fillman. 31.
both ol Westlake, Ohio. Scott Matthew Maddox, 23. Del City, and Jennifer Lynn Thomas. 21 561 3 Lanceshire Lane. Ronnie Mark Wilson.
26, Yukon, and Shannon Lea Hands. 22. Bethany. Richnid Kipps fa*gg. 49.
and Dorothy Gibson Chanter. 49. both ol Gastonla, N.C Richard Leo Schenbergor. 21 Elk City, and Sara Michelle Todd. 20.
Bentonvtlle, Ark; Randall Clifton Robnett. 21 Bethany, and Renee Michelle Pitre. 20, Baton Rouge. La. Timothy Wayne Collins.
47. Sawyer, and Tresa Bevels, 32, 1 1 30 NW 97. Bradley Alan Spangler. 23, and Lacey Len Wood, Matthew Kyle Sanders, 25. and Melissa Leigh Be-ran.
26. both ot Elk City. Marc W. Leas, 20, Tinker Air Force Base, and Amanda Rcnae Dodson. 1 8.
Edmond Will Mannering. 21, Custer, and Heather Beard. 21. Sullwaler. Gregorey Mitchell Beleele.
29. and Sharon Ann Hill, 26, botn ot Midwest City Ray Jefterson Sltner. 21, and Amy Renee Gage. 22. both ot 2604 Featherstone.
Richard Clark Rogers. 35. and Betty Marie Lucas, 47. both of 2524 SW33. Paul W.
Sheppard. 45. and Christy Lynn Burridge. 27. both ot Midwest City Osoas Gedeon Vazquez, 25, and Janet Rebekah Wilder.
21 both of 4200 Meridian. Ralph Curtis Major 23. and Mayola Shy. 19. both of Del City.
Scott rterding Stringham: Being held on a 1970 murder complaint. H. and D. Wilson. McLoud.
a boy. K. Barry and M. White, Newalla. a girl.
C. and T. Letsy, Moore, a boy. L. Cunningham and H.
McDonald. Norman, a boy. DIVORCES GRANTED Brown. Amy Donald Craig Cleburn, Patricia and Fire damages two houses, detached garage S. Tone and Sn M.
andC. Brown, i City, a girl. Julie Stspps, Oklahoma City, a girt. Two houses and a garage received about $6,000 damage in a Tuesday afternoon fire. A detached garage at 2022 NW 17 was destroyed along with its contents.
Fire Maj. Brian Stanaland said. Perry. Brenda R. v.
Roger Dale Richardson. Crystal v. Wayne D. Samples. Eric Lynn Bilhe Jo Sankara.
Khalitah LaMonica Wilkerson. Frod v. Mama Unell Kn Willrs. Angela t.S. v.
Anthony Jr. Wilmont. Krisly Bea Larry Shane The fire also melted some siding on a house on the same lot. A short in an extension cord caused the fire, investigators said. I Grey Forehand, 25.
and Priseilla Jo Mohn- A. Schultr. and T. Buckey. Oklahoma City, a E.
Zuniga and R. Almangor. Oklahoma City. and Haddox. Oklahoma City, a boy.
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