suzyq_bmw3 (anonymous) says...

This guy is not a bad guy, come on, there are a lot worse people out there. Post someone who actually needs to be caught. This is terrible, he's not on the run, he lives in town, actually if he knew what was going on he would drive himself downtown.

We need to post pictures of those who are actual felons, or those with actual crimes against them. I am sure if the police wanted him, they know where to find him!! This trashes an image of a man for those that don't even know him. Not only for him, but think of his family. What will they be put through? There are other ways to contact a person, this is not one of them, did anyone try calling him? Give me a break. Best of luck Patrick to you and your family.

June 5, 2009 at 7:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

justthefacts (anonymous) says...

I'm sorry, but aggravated battery is a serious charge and it is a crime of violence. If there is a warrant it's because the guy missed a court appearance and has been difficult to find. It's not the law's responsibility to track down irresponsible individuals. The court system has already done it's job. It's best he turns himself in otherwise when the cops do find him he will find himself in jail, probably without a bond. I doubt if that will do well for his image either.

June 6, 2009 at 12:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

suzyq_bmw3, aggravated battery is a FELONY. Heellooo ! Felony = serious , get it ? Since you know Mr Gordon so well, why don't YOU inform him ("....actually if he knew what was going on...") of this silly little issue so HE can help clear it up? Poor Patrick. Poor Patrick's family. Poor victim, Wait....what ? A VICTIM ? Oh yeah, must have been a victim somewhere! DO victims have family too ? Sort of missed that part, didn't you suz ? Poor Patrick. Poor Patrick's family, etc, etc. Actually, why DON'T you "inform" Patrick so he and his attorney can work out a surrender/turn himself in thing? Be better for him, and his family, than experiencing that felony takedown thing you see on the tube.

June 6, 2009 at 1:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

ryb601 (anonymous) says...

to start off no its not because they miss a court date i know because it affected my whole family because i was lyon county most wanted before and for something that i hadnt do and i had no idea about it they post it out because before they sent there court date to there house and people would not show up so thats why they do that and by the way a police officer told me this when i got arrested he said they do this now and you cant talk until he is found guilty or not so dont judge no one if you dont know what your saying im not tryin to be rude but thats the real truth good luck patrick if you didnt do it if you did change that jail is no place for no one i rather be out enjoying life with my family

June 6, 2009 at 1:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

ryb601, you might consider filing a police report of your own - someone made off with some of your stuff - punctuation, correct spelling and grammar to start.... Seriously,I don't know what your circumstances were (Fact is, I'm not really clear on just what you were trying to say.) but missing a court date, especially for a felony crime against a person, well, the court takes it as a personal affront when they invite you to an important gig for something like this and you are a no show. They'll schedule another get-together just for you and, so you don't miss out again, your invitation will likely arrive via personal service. And to ensure your presence at your next party, occasionally the court will maintain a VERY close knowledge of your where-abouts until the big day arrives.

June 6, 2009 at 8:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

I was wrongfully accused once. I was sent to prison. I was picked on somethin' serious. To get respect I had to shiv a guy. I broke the "blade" off in him so he couldn't pull it back out. Oh wait................. that was Tom Selleck in a movie, not me........... my bad. It's interesting that we have all this crime and no criminals. Everyone says they were wrongfully accused or some such nonsense. Who's doing all these crimes? It's a mystery.

June 6, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

suzyq_bmw3 (anonymous) says...

You just contradicted yourself spectator; you stated above to my response that he missed a court date; if this is so, you stated again below that "your invitation will likely arrive via personal service." If this is a fact, he would've shown up, he would've turned himself in a long time ago. He has a lawyer, he has his reasons why this happend.

I only know one side of the story,and I would post it....IF it was my place to do so. Just sticking up for people that actually DO NOT belong on things like this. You see a picture of a man that says wanted for aggrivated battery; you see nothing else. His work ethic, personal life, family life, and anything else he has been building has shattered for those that don't know him. It will play out in court, and will turn out however it turns out, but this article will forever haunt him; no matter the verdict.

I know there are two sides to every story, however, you are judging before you know the facts. I don't even know all the facts just a few, and this is still wrong.

June 6, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

neighbor (anonymous) says...

They typically use this method to locate someone when the address they have on the accused is not current. They try to contact and arrest the suspect at their listed home or work and have not found them at either. Often times, yes they issue this kind of warrant when the accused fails to show up in court.

Aggravated Battery is when an object is used to strike someone to cause bodily harm. It could be a pool cue, beer bottle, drink glass, chair, or even a car. How many bar patrons do you know that have committed this felony?

Suzy, he has been to jail on this charge or some other time, otherwise they wouldn't have his picture on file. If he's innocent, he needs to go to court and prove such, otherwise he is a criminal for avoiding prosecution.

June 6, 2009 at 10:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

suzyq_bmw3 (anonymous) says...

I agree, aggravated battery is when an object is used to strike someone; all the readders know this. This is my point, how many of the readers will actually follow this case to find out the facts? Not very many.... he will just be know as "the guy in the paper." Noone will bother to find out the truth.

I just don't fully believe they tried everything to get into contact with him, and maybe they did. Ijust think this article throws out too much information to the public. Aggravated battery isn't taken lightly, but this is what people will remember, true or not true. Obviously, I am unable to say too much on a public forum....just hope Patrick and his family can overcome this, no matter what the verdict.

I understand there are two sides to every story, just hope everything plays out in court. People will choose to believe what they want to believe in the newspaper. I know you probably can't see my point of view, but we will all form our opinions anyway...

June 6, 2009 at 11:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Blackshirt (anonymous) says...

Hey there neighbor: He doesn't have to prove his innocence, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt or pleads guilty. If you want to participate in the "prove yourself innocent" system you will need to go to China, Iran or some other terroristic regime.

June 6, 2009 at 2:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

dhcc66 (anonymous) says...

hey, i've got an idea...how about the accused (notice i said accused) shows up in court like he agreed to and takes care of his own mess....now isn't that a novel idea??

June 6, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

neighbor (anonymous) says...

Wrong choice of words indeed Blackshirt, should have said he should go have his day in court instead of prove his innocense. (even though it means the same thing)

June 7, 2009 at 8:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

seriouslyfolks, neighbor and dhc66, you are profoundly correct. Facts and common sense, not emotional gibberish.

June 7, 2009 at 4:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

hornet08 (anonymous) says...

Just wanted to point out that this still comes up on the Gazette main page because of the discussion you started Suzy.

June 7, 2009 at 7:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

Suzy, you're brilliant! Apparently I was in error; I concluded you were a close friend or related to Patrick because of your spirited defense of him. I did not remotely consider, until I read hornet08's comment, that you are likely the victim or closely acquainted to the victim. Your plan to keep this on the main page is nothing short of genius. Well done!

June 8, 2009 at 5:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

starsandsea (anonymous) says...

Suzyq is the only correct person on this page. Apparently no one else on here has anything better to do than play prosecution and pick their noses on their lunch breaks. Patrick is NOT on the run. He called the police on the phone, and has always been in contact with them. In fact, the warrant for his arrest was dropped because of crappy police work done downtown. Don't believe me? Call them and find out for yourself. Patrick has a a huge heart, a good work ethic, a contagious laugh, a huge group of friends who are nothing short of brothers to him, and the only person he hurts is himself at work. The fact that the police didn't do their job correctly made the Gazette publish this in the first place. Too bad they picked a wrong person to waste space on. Patrick is not on the run nor has he missed a court date of any kind. You can all sit here and bump your gums about a good man if you'd like. The last people he cares about hearing from are ones that don't know him like most of you. And trust me, gum flappers like yourselves are not his type. Now sit back and wait for this Friday when you can rip on the next wanted person; move along and leave this one alone.

June 8, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

starsandsea (anonymous) says...

Aggravated assault means a threat with a weapon was used. Agg battery means that physical contact with a weapon has occured. IN THIS CASE, NO WEAPON WAS USED, including a damned bat or bottle or whatever, PERIOD. Depending on the nature and/or outcome of the incident, even when no weapon was used, could constitute grounds to classify it as "aggravated." But what do any of you care? You ripped on the guy and you'll never think about it ever again. Just wait. You'll see. :-)

June 8, 2009 at 6:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

starsandsea (anonymous) says...

Oh and one last thing- Plea Bargaining. Give it a look, because this case has Plea Bargaining written all over it.

June 8, 2009 at 6:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

barefootin (anonymous) says...

The assumption that his photo in the paper will be long remembered isn t correct, I know if I bump into him in public, most likely I would not recognize his face from the gazette. Keeping track of Emporia's 'most wanted' isnt a high priority.

June 8, 2009 at 6:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

star&sea, you're in error on the necessity of a weapon being *required* for agg battery. A weapon is often involved but agg battery doesn't *require* a weapon e.g. "a damned bat or bottle or whatever." Read the statute. As far as things working out for Patrick, GREAT. It's a travesty when the system breaks down. Unfortunately, it's the only one we have.

June 8, 2009 at 10:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

cod4 (anonymous) says...

i know him!!!!1

June 8, 2009 at 11:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

huck45 (anonymous) says...

Wow neighbor and spectator your legal council is phenomenal. Assault with a deadly weapon would involve a weapon (it's kinda in the title)! Next they have to produce a warrant before they can arrest anyone, or even bring charges against, and a warrant is public record; therefore it is possible for the paper to be informed of a warrent before the individual (the joy of small town boredom). So if you are trying to keep up on your reading and typing lessons maybe you could read a legal book, and write a letter to your local legislator informing them of your expert, educated, well read economic strategies. I'm sure they will be as impressed as I!!!

June 9, 2009 at 12:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

paulkersey (anonymous) says...

suzyq_bmw3, Have you tried getting in touch with this person to let him know EPD is looking for him?

On a lighter note:

"A 43-year-old man faces criminal charges after neighbors told police they saw him having sex with his roommate's dog in south Wichita early Saturday morning.

Witnesses told police they heard the dog barking and yelping shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of South Santa Fe.

When they looked to see what was going on, they saw the man with the dog in the backyard of the house across the street.

The dog, a mix of Labrador and German shepherd, belonged to the suspect's roommate, police said.

"The dog did not require any type of medical treatment," said Lt. Troy Livingston of the sex crimes unit.

Investigators are looking into whether there have been similar incidents at the house or involving the suspect elsewhere, Livingston said.

Investigators will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office, which will determine what charges will be filed, Livingston said."

http://www.kansas.com/news/local/stor...

June 9, 2009 at 3:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

huck45 , I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with the unarmed but you should know: a person may be arrested on something called probable cause, warrant not required, for agg battery which by definition is aggravated because a weapon was used OR results in serious injury to the victim. Maybe YOU should consult Kansas Statutes Annotated before you sarcastically exhibit your lack of detailed knowledge.

June 9, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

neighbor (anonymous) says...

lol spectator, I was thinking to myself, we have ourself another CSI lawyer.

Thanks for the laugh huck. Your knowledge of the legal system ranks you right up there with jailhouse lawyers.

June 9, 2009 at 4:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

justthefacts (anonymous) says...

If you play with dogs you're gonna get fleas. Same holds true with the company you keep. Don't see to many innocent law-abiding folk in the most wanted section of the paper.

June 9, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

According to the people that know the ones that show up on the most wanted they are all innocent law-abiding folk. I seriously wonder with everybody being so innocent, where does all the crime come from?

June 9, 2009 at 11:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

huck45 (anonymous) says...

Spectator probable cause was not the case or the paper wouldn't have been informed untill he was arrested (unarmed). Maybe you should read the comment you are going to argue against. Next "jail house lawyer" As stated before there are many other places to practice your typing skills!!! maybe on the CSI blogs? Would still love to know what you charge for legal council.

June 10, 2009 at 2:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

spectator (anonymous) says...

Huck, I mentioned probable cause because you stated a warrant *had* to be produced prior to an arrest. And *aggravated* in the K.S.A. has several uses such as..... Oh, forget it. I indicated I refused to engage in a battle of wits with the unarmed and you pulled me into it anyway. OK, huck, you win; you're still unarmed and it'd be wrong for me from an ethical standpoint to battle with you so I'm done. You believe whatever you want.

June 10, 2009 at 8:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

huck45 (anonymous) says...

Spectator you must have been the captain of your debate team in high school!! Your aggravated defense has no merit; it's kinda the job of a prosecutor and law inforcement to charge the defendant with the highest charge possibe, or they wouldn't have any leverage when it came to plea barginging. Moreover he wasn't arrested and held for 48 hours so it obviously wasn't probable cause, and they HAVE to produce a warrant for charges. If you want to debate maybe read the whole article not just the cliff notes, and then say "shut up stupid" when you run out of facts.

June 10, 2009 at 1:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

outdoorsman25 (anonymous) says...

If Lyon County's Most Wanted is that big of a deal, they should place flyers at busineses around the area, or something in that since. Not everyone receives the Emporia Gazette or read it online. Before I read the paper I saw this guy twice in one day.

June 10, 2009 at 2:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Jenniferrr (anonymous) says...

Why don't some of you people keep quiet? None of you know him like I do. Have any of you actually talked to Pat about any of this? Do you know what big mistake the police department made??? Shut it.

June 12, 2009 at 6:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Why do people keep adding comments to this if they want it to go away?

June 12, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

My auntie, who used to be a groupie for Logjam, has a newspaper clipping from The Mudbug Tribune of when Lenny MacCartknee was arrested for drinking more than 3 Nehi in public back in 1950. It's value is unestimateable.

June 12, 2009 at 7 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

I don't want to make people think that Logjam were criminals or anything. Lenny had some scrapes with the law before joining Logjam but the boys got him help after they found out about his problem.

Seriously R. Folks

June 12, 2009 at 8:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Sorry for highjacking this story but I am a semi-pro junior rock historian specializing in the life,times, and music of the legendaryist rock group Logjam and ever since the announcement of their breakup it seems that everywhere I look something reminds me of them and their life and their times and their music and I have to share my knowledge with everyone. To put it another way, Logjam is my Tootsie Roll.

Seriously R. Folks

June 12, 2009 at 11:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Also sorry for bumping this story.

Seriously R. Folks

June 13, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

Help Michelle, Get him out to mow the yard or paint the house or something! And don't let him use the i-pod while working.

June 13, 2009 at 8:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Yeah, Michelle!
Wait.... who's Michelle?
It does however remind me of the Logjam song "Suzy my swoozy" which inspired the Beatles' song "Michelle My Belle".
It really does seem that everything reminds me of Logjam.

Seriously R. Folks

sorry again for bumping the thread

June 13, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

I missed Smokestock, darn it. Could you please share your opinions of it if you went?

thanks

June 14, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

whoops
I just realized I posted in the wrong place.

My bad.

June 14, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

starsandsea (anonymous) says...

you are all crazy. lol ;)

June 15, 2009 at 11:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Steve_Corbin (anonymous) says...

I wen't to
Smokestock, thinking it was a rock concert. Thought I might hear some local groups playing some LOGJAM tunes.
Boy was I dissapointed! All it was was a bunch of people cooking food outdoors, by burning biomass materials and polluting the good clean air of Emporia.

June 15, 2009 at 11:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

If I can get the guys from Cheeselog back together before next year there will be Logjam music at the second annual Smokestock. There will be two reasons for people screaming, "He's burnin' wood again! Yeah!"

Seriously R. Folks

ps
That should be a big incentive for people not to hit each other with stuff so they won't be in jail and can go.

June 15, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

I guess that Logjam music doesn't always keep people from hitting things with other things as I recently remembered the time that lady beat a bear to death with a Nehi bottle at a Logjam concert.

Seriously R. Folks

June 15, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Go local team!

June 15, 2009 at 7:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

chiefsfan (anonymous) says...

seriouslyfolks,

You my friend are a riot!!!! I don't think I have laughed so hard at these blogs, well, since never!!!

June 15, 2009 at 9:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Oh man did I post in the wrong place again!

sorry

June 15, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

white64 (anonymous) says...

why does'nt the paper actually put the people that really do committ serious crimes that don't show up for court on this page it seems to me that no bigger than the town is that your crime rate is very high, i moved my family out of enporia for this reason and it seems to be getting worst,why is this, do the people in emporia really look at the crime rate or do they just ignore it and go about their business

June 16, 2009 at 5:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

Seriously, this is a sneaky way to bump this article. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Go Logjammers.

June 16, 2009 at 5:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

seriouslyfolks (anonymous) says...

Is this thing ever going to forum or what? What's the dealio with that?

June 17, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

create (anonymous) says...

I'll bet Gwen is on vacation.

June 17, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )