Charges filed against Swafford
Accused of shooting girlfriend's son
By Bobbi Mlynar (Contact)
Friday, July 11, 2008
Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman has filed charges against Dwight L. Swafford, 55, in connection with a shooting that occurred during an argument at a northwest Emporia home.
“We filed attempted intentional second-degree,” Goodman said of the attempted murder complaint entered shortly before 10 a.m. this morning in Lyon County District Court.
He made his first appearance in court today and was advised of the charges against him, his rights, and the maximum possible penalties that could be ordered if convicted of the charges.
Swafford is accused of shooting William Michael Calvert, 29, about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday evening in the home of Swafford and Calvert’s mother, Denise, at 2507 Lincoln St.
Calvert was taken by ambulance to Newman Regional Health and airlifted to Via Christi St. Francis medical center in Wichita. He initially was listed in critical condition, but was upgraded to serious condition on Friday.
According to an affidavit filed by Emporia Police Detective Dennis Delmott, the emergency dispatch center received a call reporting a gunshot victim at 2507 Lincoln St. about 8:57 p.m.
Officers found William Michael Calvert, 29, lying on the floor near the front entrance of the home. He had a gunshot wound to his upper left shoulder, with an exit wound near the center of his back.
Calvert told the Newman emergency room physician that there had been an argument and he was angry.
“He said he was going to shoot me and I said go ahead, and he did,” the affidavit said Calvert told the doctor. “William Calvert did not name who ‘he’ was.”
The affidavit stated that during an interview with Officer Willie Turner, Denise Calvert told him that William Calvert had arrived at the house and had kicked and pounded on the front door.
“He demanded to be let into the house or he was going to kick the door down,” the affidavit stated.
Denise Calvert said she opened the front door and William Calvert pushed her out of the way. He went to Swafford and “words were exchanged.” She attempted to get between them, but could not and they moved to a far back bedroom.
“Swafford and William Calvert were hitting each other and she was knocked to the floor in the bedroom,” the affidavit said.
She was aware that Swafford had gotten a pistol belong to her out of a dresser drawer, and said that she heard Swafford ask, “Should I shoot?”
“She said she heard Dwight say something about William Calvert hitting her and pushing her down,” the affidavit said. “She said she tried to tell him no when she heard a shot go off. ... She then heard a second shot and she heard Swafford say he had shot William Calvert.”
By the time she arose from the bedroom floor, William Calvert had gone to the front door and Swafford was telling her to call 911, the affidavit stated.
Swafford had facial injuries and said he had been hit several times.
Swafford told officers that William Calvert had come to the house earlier in the day and had been told he was not welcome there. He said the younger man had struck him with his hands or an object and had choked him.
“Swafford said William Calvert threatened his life,” the affidavit stated. “... Swafford then stopped talking about what had happened.”
Denise Calvert told Delmott that prior to the shooting she had not heard Swafford say anything, but had heard William Calvert say, “go ahead and do it but you won’t because you’re a pussy, or you’re a wiener, or something like that.”
She said she saw her son near the front door with a wound and called 911.
Swafford’s bond has been set at $15,000 oral recognizance or $10,000 cash surety. He is to have no contact with victims or witnesses in the case, no alcohol or drugs and is to surrender all firearms and weapons. He is to be monitored with a global positioning satellite device.
Another condition of bond is that he is to go with law enforcement to pick up personal items, clothing, and a vehicle at the home, and is to sign a waiver of extradition form.
The first hearing in the case is to be at 9 a.m. on July 30 before District Judge Lee Fowler.
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Posted by empciz (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That is truly sad when someone tries to break down your door and you protect yourself and everyone inside the home that you get charged with attempted murder. What charges will Calvert be charged with when he gets out of the hospital, is he even under arrest at the hospital? I want to be on this jury.
Posted by empciz (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 4:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is this the same person:
http://165.201.143.205/kasper2/offender....
Posted by Bjnemp (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 4:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wow. We surely don't yet know all the facts, but on the surface it sounds like this poor man is being wrongfully crucified. I assure you that if some madman kicked in my door, assaulted me and my wife and threatened to kill us, he wouldn't be in the hospital. He would be in the morgue and I would expect a medal of commendation from the city along with reimbursement for my property damage and hospital bills, not a charge of attempted murder.
Posted by bjohn (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 5:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If I read this right it said the she opened the door. That was the second mistake. The first mistake was not calling to police while he was "trying to break down the door". This is also a classic case of escalation. An admitted argument turned into a shooting. Charges will always be filed in this case. You cannot shoot an unamred individual not matter what he says to you. He can say "I'm going to kill you" but you are not allowed to legally shoot him because of what comes out of his mouth.
Posted by neighbor (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 5:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Someone breaks into my house, and attacks me or my family will not be making a statement. I certainly hope for Mr Swafford's sake, that he has funds to pay for a competent lawyer.
I suspect your link is indeed the same person empciz.
Posted by blulitespecial (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 5:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This doesn't sound right at all! But I'll bet there's a lot more to it than what's reported here and on ch 13.
Posted by USNretired (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 5:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds like the woman should be charged with something. Opening the door when it could only allow a physical confrontation. Stupid!
Posted by supernanny (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 5:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
USNretired...I think that is a little out of line. You don't know these people or what actually took place. My heart breaks for Dwight and Denise this is just afful. They are truelly good poeple who were just trying to protect their family. My thaughts and prayers are with them right now.
Posted by tillie (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 6:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Better call Steve Davis!!!!!!!!!
Posted by my2centsworth (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 9:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree with USNretired. If there were such a thing, Ms. Calvert should be charged with criminal stupidity. With regard to bjohn, have you ever heard the phrase, "actions speak louder than words"? From what I've read, Calvert intended to and did physically assault Mr. Swafford and certainly didn't mind physically assaulting his own mother in the process. No, I don't know the law, but a person should have the right to shoot someone that has barged into their home and physically assaulted them. You do the math, 29 yr old vs 55 yr old...not a fair physical fight. Lord knows there have been plenty of people who have died as a result of a physical confrontation without the use of any guns. I think Mr. Swafford feared for his safety and for the safety of Ms. Calvert and acted in self-defense. Let's face it, fear makes a man do things he wouldn't ordinarily do. I think Mr. Goodman should compare the criminal record of both Mr. Swafford and Mr. Calvert and then see who needs to be wearing the global positioning satellite device.
Posted by LifeGoesOn (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 9:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
CASTLE DOCTRINE AND SELF-DEFENSE
Kansas
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-00...
Posted by empgaz (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 10:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Anyone that knows Mr. Swafford has to know he has a good and caring heart and the details of the situation (which only those three will ever know) must have been threatening enough to push him to self-defense for his life and Mrs. Calvert's life. Just throwing this out there, but this probably isn't the first time Mr. Swafford and Mrs. Calvert have felt threatened by William...these situations don't usually just pop up out of nowhere. My prayers go out to all involved.
Posted by gazette_reader (anonymous) on July 11, 2008 at 10:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This sounds like a real mess. It is really unfortunate that Ms. Calvert opened the door, but I imagine that it is a very hard thing to keep your son locked out. Perhaps she thought that things would get worse if she didn't let him in.
I ask this seriously: Isn't beating someone with your fists considered using a weapon?
Perhaps the charges will get dropped as this plays out, but it sure seems like a lot of extra time, expense, and heartache.
Posted by momtoall (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 12:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It would be nice if people would wait to hear the whole story before rushing to judgement on any party. Just because charges are filed does not mean that they can't be dropped.
The law is the law is the law. If people don't agree with the law, then the steps are to change it, not judge the people who are sworn to uphold it. That would include the entire law, not just the parts that are popular. It seems to me there are a lot of unanswered questions. And before anyone, including the son, is judged, accused or convicted, the whole case should come out. People who are so quick to convict on such a short account without all investigations in, might want to think twice. Things are not always as they seem. Just food for thought.
Posted by create (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 6:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Taken from the Castle Doctrine and Self Defense; thank you LifeGoesOn.
"Kansas removes the duty to retreat from its use of force statutes and adds a general statement that a person not engaged in illegal activity who is attacked in a place where he has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and meet force with force."
Posted by neighbor (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 9:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Create, Kansas law actually says "meet force with like force"..That to me is a tad rediculous. If an attacker is threatening your life or someone else's with a knife, I'm not going to stop and set down my gun to get out a knife like his to defend us against him and obey the law.
Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.
Posted by create (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 12:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Neighbor, I don't think we disagree. I just cut and pasted the quote from the site about Castle Doctrine. LIke you, I wouldn't put one weapon down to search for another.
Posted by jayhawker (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I understand that the standard for self defense, or defense of another, is to use no more than "reasonable force" under the circumstances. Stated another way, the question becomes was it reasonable to shoot under the circumstances at the time? Many considerations go into that, including the level of threat, the difference in size and strength, the immediacy of the threat, the aggressor's intentions, etc. I think that we probably need many more facts before this one can be judged.
Posted by quarterback (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 12:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Does anyone know anything about who was shot - William Michael Calvert. Did he work in town? Was he married - etc???
Posted by jeri (anonymous) on July 12, 2008 at 7:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It is lucky for Calvert and unlucky for Swafford that this didn't happen in Texas. Because the laws in Texas enable people to protect themselves and their property like they should in every State. Swafford should have never been arrested when someone came to his home causing turmoil.
Posted by viking (anonymous) on July 13, 2008 at 3:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This is another prime example of the incompetence of Kansas prosecutors. County Attorneys carry enormous discretionary powers. This implies that they actually think and act accordingly. In this particular case, the "victim" attacked the charged person in his home on two occasions in one day. The victim was not only drunk and probably high on drugs, he has a black belt in karate. Who is the victim in this case? Hopefully this might be dropped or possibly the real guilty party prosecuted--for assault. If this actually goes to trial, the voters of Lyon County should kick the prosecutor out in the street and require him to actually earn a living the old fashioned way--honest work.
Posted by interested (anonymous) on July 13, 2008 at 5:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
There is alot of blame to go around. However, it might be interesting for all of you bloggers to know--- Calvert was shot in the back as he was leaving. No matter what took place prior, deadly force was not justified at this point. He was walking away, the threat was over. At that point, self defense became revenge.
Posted by viking (anonymous) on July 13, 2008 at 6:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The Gazette article on the shooting states the following: "Officers found William Michael Calvert, 29, lying on the floor near the front entrance to the home. He had a gunshot wound to his upper left shoulder with an exit wound near the center of his back."
Posted by supernanny (anonymous) on July 13, 2008 at 6:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
interested...not sure where you got your information. But it is not correct.
Posted by Iloveemporia (anonymous) on July 13, 2008 at 7 p.m. (Suggest removal)
so the boyfriend of the mom shot her son in the shoulder wow this could be on jerry springer
Posted by rainbow (anonymous) on July 13, 2008 at 7:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This case is not something to take so lightheartedly. Im sure both families are working through this and praying that all of the details work out truthfully and thoughtfuly. I would hope that all people in emporia would be supportive of finding the truth instead of spreading things that are very untruthful.
Posted by Bjnemp (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 11:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Interested: I heard from a source on the scene who said the bullet wound he saw entered the upper left front chest area and exited with an ugly wound in the back.
Posted by monkeypox (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How interesting this young man can assult his mother not once but twice in the same day and have NO charges filed against him. I'm sure there are many things to be sorted out, but on the surface it seems our DA rushed to judgement. I don't blame Mr. Swafford at all for defending his property and Mrs. Calvert. He probably had all he could take of Will's disrespect of them, their property, and especially his mother. He has a history of drug and alcohol abuse & should not get off without being charged. The police should have been called when he showed up, but hindsight is so much clearer. I hope our judicial system works thru this fairly.
Posted by momtoall (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Has anyone checked the police records to see how many calls were made from this residence to report the assults. Not one. Ever. If someone entered your home and assulted you, you might think it advisable to call the police. No one in this forum has all the facts. No one here knows what goes on behind the doors of anyone elses home. Assults can only be charged when one notifies the authorities that they have been assulted.
Posted by hottopics (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope that the charges can at least be reduced to involuntary or self defense. I have known Dwight for a long time and while a few critical mistakes may have played into we cant put ourselves in their shoes at that time. So many things happen so fast and we arent thinking about the 'right' thing to do. We are only acting on what our reflexes do at a split second. No second takes or time to think. I call it Survival Mode and Dwight was in it at that moment. I hope they do have the ability to get a good attorney.
I have high regards for Marc Goodman as well. He is obligated to uphold laws in place and I pray that this works itself out and soon for his sake.
Posted by wyse_guy (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 5:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
if calvert was swaffords girlfriend why do some of you refer to her as mrs calvert??? was it calvert ot swaffords home or both? you are only called mrs if married.it will all come out in the wash during the court hearings and there is always more to the story then what the gazette puts out. they dont just arrest people without eveidence or a reason.
Posted by hottopics (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 10:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Makes no difference what her prefix name is. A lot of woman divorced or widow or whatever are still considered Mrs. its just out of respect.
And I do agree that there is more to the story than what is in the Gazette. They print it as it comes and isnt always 100% correct. But the rest of the truth/story eventually unfolds. Its up to our own opinions to make of it what we will. There are usuall three sides to a story and then the truth. But I will side with the ones who have the history of doing more good in the community than a violent drug abuser.
I have one of those in my family and I wont tolerate the violence either and if he came and tried to knock down my mothers door and beat on her you better believe I would pull the trigger if I had to.
Posted by alfalfa (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Not knowing anyone in this story, but reading it and assuming it is at least 95% correct, it appears that self defense was at least partially in play. It is very troubling to me that you can be charged with a crime when you shoot someone who entered your home and threatened you. As for calling the authorities, it is easy to say that now, but if someone is in your face, I am not certain you can have the frame of mind, or even the ability to do that.
Looks to me like Goodman better play this one right if he wants to get re-elected.
Posted by jayhawker (anonymous) on July 14, 2008 at 11:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Inasmuch as Mr. Goodman is unopposed (for the second election cycle in a row), I predict that he will be re-elected no matter the outcome of this case. I am assuming that the self defense factors have been carefully considered by the Police before asking the County Attorney for charges, by the County Attorney before filing charges and by the Judge before issuing an arrest warrant. I agree with earlier posts, however, that self defense (or defense of another) is clearly a major issue in this case. I recognize how difficult it is for the police, prosecutors and judges, other than in a clear cut case, to make a self defense call without judicial process because most of these people lack the political courage to take responsibility for what would undoubtedly be a controversial decision. After all, there was a violent act and there will be those who will second guess the conclusion, making comparisons to the old west, railing against guns, etc. I submit, however, that if (and I stress the word "if") in the end this proves to be a case of self defense, we should be disappointed in the police for seeking charges, the County Attorney for filing charges and the judge for issuing a warrant. At this point, however, we lack sufficient knowledge to judge and therefore we need to trust the system, at least for now.
Posted by spectator (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 8:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
hottopics, alfalfa and jayhawker, you are right on target except the the police are supposed to be impartial and simply gather the facts, not 'seeking charges' - that is the responsibility of the prosecutor and the judge who signs the warrant. I WANT to be on this jury.
Posted by methusla (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
All of you who say you want to be on this jury, if you are chosen to be on this jury then there should be a mistrial delcared immediatly because you have already made up your minds and therefore cannot possibly be unbiased or impartial and if you do make this jury then you might as well throw the laws out the window and let vigilantyism be the law of the land.
Posted by hottopics (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 10:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Of course we cant be on the jury they are just stating that they would if they could. I know I wish I could as well. Not necessary to berat them and tell us a mistrial would happen. Its not the point we are trying to make. Good Grief!
Posted by alfalfa (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 12:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I don't believe that defending yourself in your home is being a vigilante. Maybe I didn't understand your meaning methusala.
Posted by jennienbj (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 1:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think that if someone was pounding and kicking on my door, I would have been on the phone with the cops. Why would you open the door? Were the cops called before the gunshot or after? If I was sitting there watching my man and my son fight, I would have been on the phone with the cops. The gunshot would have never happened if the cops were called first, honestly it sounds like all 3 of them are to blame and nobody is right or wrong. 1. Why would you have opened up the door after it was being banged on? 2. Why would you not have called the cops when the door was being beaten on? 3. Why did the cops not get called when there were fists flying? 4. Why were they called after the the gunshot?
Someone hesitated to do the right thing. They both should be charged with something.
Posted by my2centsworth (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you viking for bringing up the black belt in karate. Many of the bloggers may not have been aware of that. Add the the black belt in karate to my earlier comment, "29 yr old vs. 55 yr old...not a fair physical fight" and Mr. Swafford's actions seem even more justified.
Posted by supernanny (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
jennienbj.....if you read the article closely again...she was not sitting there watching them fight. She had been pushed down...and if you actually knew the people involved you would know it was probally not real easy for her to just get up off the floor and call the cops. I wish everyone would just stop being so harsh in judging before you actually know all the fact and the people involved.
Posted by wyse_guy (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 5:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
only those 3 know what happened. maybe they were all drunk or under the influence of something who knows? maybe it was an abusive relationship and the son was standing up for his mother. they never published what started the problem earlier in the day. something triggered the anger that day. he must have had time to grab and load a gun or kept a loaded gun but no one had time to call 911 when the door was still closed.
Posted by paulkersey (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 5:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"29 yr old vs. 55 yr old...not a fair physical fight" and Mr. Swafford's actions seem even more justified."
God created Man, Sam Colt made em equal.
Posted by ladyluck777 (anonymous) on July 15, 2008 at 8:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How many people would actually call the police on their kids? Especially a mother? So when you say how come the police weren't called we have no idea what Denise was thinking. These were 2 men that I am sure she loves and cares about fighting in her home and she got caught in the cross fire trying to stop them. We can all say what we would do in that sitution but until we are actually in the shoes of those involved we don't really know what we would do. As for Marc Goodman, I think the voters of Lyon County elected him to do a job. Isn't that what he is doing? Dwight has only been charged not found guilty. Last time I checked in this country we are all innocent until proven guilty. There are 3 sides to the story and without all the information the fact remains...........we don't know what really happened.
Posted by methusla (anonymous) on July 16, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
alfalfa- I guess the point I am trying to make in my previous quote is- There were actually several laws broken by all partys involved, such as disturbing the peace, terroristic threat, tresspassing, and I am sure several others committed by the son, all of which the police should have been summoned immediately, son or no son, thats what we pay the police for, thats their job. Also on Dwights part, discharging a firearm within the city limits is against the law, assault with a deadly weapon upon an unarmed individual, I am not sure but I believe is a felony. Denise should never have opened the door and called the police immediately when she new who was at the door, especially if this sort of thing had happened before. My point is always call the police, never take the law into your own hands no matter who is threatening or assaulting you. Now before you all jump on me for my comments and say well it was Denises' son, I am going to tell you right now that I turned both of my children in to police and let them spend time in jail, my son for assaulting me and breaking my nose and my daughter for using drugs and I believe that they are both better individuals because of it.
Posted by alfalfa (anonymous) on July 16, 2008 at 7:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Methusla: I agree that the door should not have been opened, but it was. Why that decision was made I do not know. But when someone enters your home and starts attacking you or someone in your home, I think you should be entitled to defend yourself, regardless of the circumstance of how they got in. I would hope that we still live in a state where there is an attitude among law enforcement that you do have a right to defend yourself. It comes down to the fact that the son should not have even been there, if his frame of mind was to go on the offensive. Yes, the door should not have been open, yes the police should have been called, those are two very easy calls for us to make now, in the comfort and safety of our homes, not under any duress. To me however the overriding factor to consider is that someone came to another persons home to threaten and fight. How was Swafford supposed to react? Swafford may be completely in the wrong, but I still believe that you should be safe in your own home, and have the right to defend yourself in it from an intruder, and that should extend to deadly force.
Posted by hottopics (anonymous) on July 17, 2008 at 11:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I made that similar comment, Alfalfa but we can only state our opinions and hope that the Courts see the same thing we do.
Posted by goodoleboy (anonymous) on July 20, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This is so stupid, our DA is a moron.
Guy damn near beats down a door, then threatens people, would have gotten in either way.
Guy assaults another man, then his own mother.
Man defends himself and the guy gets shot.
Now this man has to go into debt paying legal bills for the rest of his life and there is a good chance he could also be a criminal himself, all for defending himself. More money wasted by the county /sigh.
Reading this story and being in a confrontation like this are 2 totally different things, I would wager most people would have done the same or worse, hell I probably would have shot him 2-3 times just to make sure if I was that man's age and was being assaulted.
Lets just hope at the very least this kid gets some charges filed againist him as well, funny how I have not read about any yet.
Guess we are just supposed to lie down and die and let criminals have their way with us eh? Whats the point of having the right to bear arms if when a situation such as this arises the defendant becomes the criminal.
Posted by agoldengirl (anonymous) on July 24, 2008 at 6:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Until you walk in his or her shoes, please don't make an opinion. What transpired in this home will never be forgotten for those involved and where there. As a Mother of a son that could and has made these trespasses, we all have made many mistakes and can not even compare with how difficult it is to be the Mother' and have to deal with this kind of confrontation with a son or daughter. She was torn and didn't have time to think of "what am I suppose to do". She is his Mother and would always hope he wouldn't come there to harm her or others, regardless of who else was in the house. Would you fill differently if she had been protecting children? Her son is 29, why should she not be able to respect her privacy? How long is a Mother to be blamed for her children's inability to cope on their own. There must be a reason why someone came up with the phase, you can pick your friends, but not your family, you think?
Mayberry, NC doesn't even exist and neither did Mrs. Cleaver, so why are we still so quick to think we all live in the days when bad things never happen to good people? I hope not to offend anyone, but the things that our children do are not and should not always be blamed on their parents. Why didn't they, shouldn't they have, I would haven't ever, etc. What is your shoe size and have you ever had to fill it? The young man forced his way into the home, knowing his Mother what his Mother wouldn't do, and took it upon himself to create his own demise. I doubt that he even feels remorse for what he put his Mother through, and will do it again. Rehab? He has probably been there several times and still blames his Mother. I don't know any of the facts other than what I have read, but I know that this young man has destroyed many lives and doesn't even know it or cares about anyone but himself. I wish them all the best to get through this, but know that it will never be forgotten for any of them. William deserves no satisfaction that his injury was caused by another, but that of himself.
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