A 13-year-old Milwaukee girl was charged as an adult Monday with killing her step-grandfather over a jug of milk. The girl was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and she's due in Children's Court Tuesday afternoon with the chance she'll eventually be tried as a juvenile.
According to prosecutors, the girl was pouring a bowl of cereal on Saturday when 48-year-old Robert Moon took the last of a gallon container. He allegedly told the girl he'd take some milk for a baby in the house, and the teen could have what's left. Moon then allegedly poured the milk down the kitchen drain. Police said the girl responded by knocking the baby's milk from his hand, and cutting his throat with a paring knife. His carotid artery was cut, and he died at the scene.
When police showed up, the girl was outside covered in blood and she immediately confessed to the slaying.
13-year-old charged with killing step-granddad
13-year-old girl charged with killing step-granddad
A 13-year-old Milwaukee girl was charged as an adult Monday with killing her step-grandfather over a jug of milk. The girl was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and she’s due in Children’s Court Tuesday afternoon with the chance she’ll eventually be tried as a juvenile.
According to prosecutors, the girl was pouring a bowl of cereal on Saturday when 48-year-old Robert Moon took the last of a gallon container. He allegedly told the girl he’d take some milk for a baby in the house, and the teen could have what’s left. Moon then allegedly poured the milk down the kitchen drain. Police said the girl responded by knocking the baby’s milk from his hand, and cutting his throat with a paring knife. His carotid artery was cut, and he died at the scene.
When police showed up, the girl was outside covered in blood and she immediately confessed to the slaying.
More older folks are gambling
For many senior citizens, it’s becoming a popular pastime. Friends and relatives are being asked to watch their older relatives for signs of problem gambling.
Rose Gruber, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling, says many seniors use gambling as a distraction from emotional pain, such as the loss of a loved one, chronic pain or even the fear of death. Seniors are more likely to experience those changes all at the same time in their life.
“You might have a senior who is retired, the kids have moved out of the house, they may have downsized from a five bedroom house to a one-bedroom apartment, they may have just retired, their spouse may have died.” [Read more...]
More old folks are gambling
For many senior citizens, it's becoming a popular pastime. Friends and relatives are being asked to watch their older relatives for signs of problem gambling.
"Seniors are one of the high risk groups that we always have a concern about."
Rose Gruber, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling , says many seniors use gambling as a distraction from emotional pain, such as the loss of a loved one, chronic pain or even the fear of death. Seniors are more likely to experience those changes all at the same time in their life.
"You might have a senior who is retired, the kids have moved out of the house, they may have downsized from a five bedroom house to a one-bedroom apartment, they may have just retired, their spouse may have died."
Gruber says older Americans are among the fastest-growing group of gamblers. Casinos offer price incentives, and seniors enjoy the social activity.
"You know, 'I'm looking for something to do, this is kind of giving me a place to go, this is making me feel like I'm wanted, I'm not so alone, things aren't hurting so bad when I go to the casino.'"
Signs a senior is developing a gambling problem: Frequency in playing, lengthy absences from home, increased health issues because their medication and food money is spent on gambling, cashing-in life insurance policies, depression, anxiety, stress-related disorders, missing household items to get extra cash. Gruber says gambling hotline counselors nationwide are noticing that calls from seniors are on the rise. Call: 1-800-GAMBLE-5
NOTE: A study by the University of Pennsylvania found that 70% of seniors had gambled in the last year. Help is available, both for the gambler and his family members. Visit: www.wi-problemgamblers.org Call: 24-hour helpline: 1-800-GAMBLE-5
More signs that someone you know is developing a gambling problem:
- Lying about gambling
- Hiding gambling losses
- Changing from gambling with groups to gambling alone
- Talking only about wins, not losses
- Missing household or personal items
- Becoming withdrawn from family and friends
- Use of credit cards to gamble
Christian college appeals for financial aid
A Baptist college in Northern Wisconsin is asking state officials to take another look at whether they’re students can be considered for certain types of financial aid. Northland International University has been frozen from state resources in tuition and minority grants for the past two years, according to Financial Aid Administrator Mandy Mclain. She says Northland is accredited through an association of Christian colleges that is federally recognized but the state’s Higher Educational Aids Board requires a regional accreditation.
She says of their 600 students, more than 500 of them try for some type of financial assistance, meanwhile faith carries them along.
“Whether the state provides the money or not, God will eventually provide a resource for my students to get in and pay for their schooling,” says Mclain.
Northland’s motion has been tabled until October when HEAB may reconsider its categorization of the school.
