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crazy inconsiderate ....glad she's not dead though...
hehehe...yeah...I'm frequently told in here that I am full of s...uhhh stories...
crazy inconsiderate ....glad she's not dead though...
CHOPPER BOY, is there something you're not telling us??????Ray Schultz, chief of police in Albuquerque, said Wilbanks "had become scared and concerned about her impending marriage and decided she needed some time alone." He said she traveled to Las Vegas by bus before going to Albuquerque.
What a dumb b*tch!
Dude, you, dont take this wrong, your nuts.all this media coverage is to scare us so in a few years the government can start putting chips in all the babies, scare us so much that parents volunteer their children for radioID tags like they put in dogs
you must be related to knownalien...
LMAO!!!!!
S y was already blaming the fiance....
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA...................
It wasn't S y, it was me. I was wrong.......but it did sound fishy.
Uhhhh, there wasn't much cosmic in that story......more comic
uhhhh...I didn't get that...care to clarify?
Runaway Bride May Face Charges in Georgia By KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 34 minutes ago
DULUTH, Ga. - A prosecutor said Sunday that he wants to review whether the runaway bride-to-be who admitted she made up a kidnapping story should be charged for making false statements to the police.
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Jennifer Wilbanks returned to this tight-knit town on Saturday after a cross-country bus trip took her through Las Vegas, Nev., to Albuquerque, N.M., as hundreds of volunteers searched for her.
She initially told authorities she had been abducted while jogging, but eventually admitted her kidnapping story was fabricated and she had run away because she had cold feet for her wedding, which was planned for Saturday.
Police initially said there would be no criminal charges, but Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said Sunday that he was still looking into the matter.
"I think it's really going to depend on the cir stances on how this was done," Porter said. "If there's criminal responsibility, that's something I have to do something about."
Porter said the 32-year-old woman could face a misdemeanor charge of false report of a crime or a felony charge of false statements. The misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to a year of jail time and the felony carries a maximum of 5 years of prison.
The charges potentially would stem from Wilbanks reporting her kidnapping story on the phone to Duluth Police Chief Randy Belcher, Porter said, adding that he had no jurisdiction over the woman's 911 call to Albuquerque authorities.
Members of Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, where she was scheduled to be married, said prayers and expressed concern on Sunday for her and her fiance, John Mason.
But some residents of this Atlanta suburb felt betrayed by what turned out to be an elaborate hoax. Volunteers had searched woods and alleys, crawled in sewage drains and stayed up late looking for Wilbanks.
"I'm glad that she's alive and OK, but it was a dirty trick," said Louise McCoy, waiting in line at the Duluth post office Saturday — the same day Wilbanks was supposed to be married in a lavish ceremony that included 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen.
More than 100 officers led a search that involved several hundred volunteers, including many wedding guests and members of the bridal party.
A Wisconsin college student who faked her own abduction last year and turned up curled in a fetal position in a marsh was ordered to repay police at least $9,000 for their search. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of obstructing officers and was given three years' probation.
Wilbanks returned Saturday by plane to Atlanta, where she was picked up in a squad car on the tarmac — with a towel covering her head — to avoid the media.
There were no family members at the airport to greet her, but her stepfather and an uncle had flown to Albuquerque to escort her home, authorities said.
are you ing stupid or just re ed?
No dude, he's got it right. Look at this.
Tracking Junior With a Microchip
By Julia Scheeres | Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1
02:00 AM Oct. 10, 2003 PT
A Mexican company has launched a service to implant microchips in children as an anti-kidnapping device.
Solusat, the Mexican distributor of the VeriChip -- a rice-size microchip that is injected beneath the skin and transmits a 125-kilohertz radio frequency signal -- is marketing the device as an emergency ID under its new VeriKid program.
According to a press release announcing the collaboration, the foundation has estimated that 133,000 Mexican children have been abducted over the past five years.
Foundation officials did not respond to interview requests.
A Solusat executive said the terms of the agreement are still being hashed out.
"There are distinct projects on the table, but one form of finding (children) is by putting scanners in strategic locations where a search is being conducted for a VeriKid that has been reported missing," said Carlos Altamirano, Solusat's associate general director.
The company envisions placing walk-through scanners -- similar to metal-detector portals used in airports -- in malls, bus stations and other areas where a missing child may appear. The chip also could be used to identify children who are found unconscious, drugged, dead or too young to identify themselves.
Critics said kidnappers could cir vent the device easily.
"My big concern is that kidnappers will simply use 'high-tech' tools like knives to get rid of them," said Lauren Weinstein, creator of the Privacy Forum, an online digest related to privacy and technology issues.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center also has warned that inserting a type of LoJack into children and workers to track their movements could violate their civil liberties.
Solusat began selling VeriChip -- which is similar to the biochips used to track cattle and lost pets -- in Mexico in July; it's been sold in the United States since October 2002.
The VeriChip is injected under the skin of the upper arm or hip in an outpatient procedure. A special scanner reads the RF signal emitted by the microchip to obtain the device's ID number, which then is entered into a database to access personal data about the individual. Other potential uses of the chip, according to company officials, include scanning unconscious patients to obtain their medical records or restricting access to high-security buildings by scanning workers to verify their clearance.
As always someone sticks his foot in his mouth!
How does it taste?
Okay, so how many guys or gals would still marry their fiance after a disappearing act like this?
I see them on some TV court show fighting over the costs of the wedding that never was. Plus all the dough coughed up by the brides maids and groomsmen.
Sounds like she was marrying into a mighty well to do family too.
The wedding in only postponed? WTF!?
where does it actually say that are putting them into children? it doesn't. the aclu will be all over this .
We don't know everything that goes on in this country or other countries for that matter. Not everything is reported or told.
Frankly, I don't care. Calling another individual names to get your point or lack thereof, across is not right. But, it is a free country... do as you wish. If it makes you feel superior.
Not everyone is going to agree with your opinions. I now know how you work around here.
I'll just stay away.
if you don't care then why comment?
The chips DO NOT have GPS inside of them.
what branch of service are you currently in or were in?
The wedding would be OFF!! It's one thing to have cold feet but to be so dishonest about it all......why would anyone want to marry a sneaky liar?
i want to see here in a crazy or in jail for a bit.. even if just for one day...
DULUTH, Ga. - A jilted groom and a town full of puzzled friends and relatives may not be all that Jennifer Wilbanks faces, as authorities weighed the evidence and the legal issues on Monday to determine whether she should be charged with a crime.
Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter promised to look into whether Wilbanks, 32, violated the law by falsely reporting a crime.
Wilbanks, who had vanished Tuesday after saying she was going out jogging, initially told authorities she was abducted. But she later admitted she took a cross-country bus trip to Las Vegas, Nev., to avoid her lavish, 600-guest wedding, which had been set for Saturday, and then went on to Albuquerque, N.M.
Porter said Wilbanks could face a misdemeanor charge of false report of a crime or a felony charge of false statements. The misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to a year in jail; five years in prison is the maximum sentence for the felony.
"If there's criminal responsibility, that's something I have to do something about," Porter said. "I think it's really going to depend on the cir stances on how this was done."
Porter said he would speak to police in Albuquerque, where Wilbanks called her fiance, John Mason, and police on Friday and reported that she had been kidnapped.
In addition to the potential for criminal charges, Duluth Mayor Shirley Lasseter said she is looking into the possibility of suing Wilbanks to recover the cost of the search that was mounted after her disappearance. Lasseter estimated the cost at $100,000.
"We feel a tad betrayed and some are very hurt about it," the mayor said.
The mayor said city officials would like to hear from Wilbanks' family to see if "we should work with this lady on some recourse other than legally."
Appearing Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America," Porter said authorities have evidence that Wilbanks' disappearance "was not just a spur of the moment thing." He noted that she had cut her hair and said there was evidence she bought the bus ticket ahead of time and secretly set aside cash.
"I will make the decision as far as whether or not I can legally do it today," Porter told NBC's "Today."
Despite angry calls from some residents, authorities in Albuquerque said they had no plans to charge Wilbanks, though they didn't rule out the possibility entirely.
"We have discretion. We are human beings. We have feelings and we are professional at the same time," said Albuquerque police spokeswoman Trish Ahrensfield.
Authorities in Albuquerque befriended the woman. Wilbanks boarded an airline flight home wearing a new FBI hat, blazer, polo shirt and pants and carrying a new tote bag and teddy bear, a gift from the aviation police chief. She flew first-class — on a ticket bought by her parents — and said she planned to name the bear "Al," for Albuquerque.
"Law enforcement is really making a major move to deal with people in crisis," Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schulz said Sunday. "Miss Wilbanks was definitely a person in crisis."
But in Georgia, the Gwinnett County district attorney noted that vast law-enforcement resources were used to look for the missing bride for more than three days.
As for whether she needs help instead of court action, Porter told NBC, "You weigh that in the sentencing. I may agree she doesn't deserve prison time, but you can't force someone to get help unless you get them under the control of the court, or force them to pay for the police resources unless you get them under the control of the court. There is a big difference about what will happen in the end and the decision to charge."
Porter said he had no jurisdiction over the woman's initial 911 call in Albuquerque, in which she said she was kidnapped by a man and a woman in their 40s who were driving a blue van. Through sobs, she told the dispatcher they had a handgun. But Porter said Wilbanks could be charged for reporting her kidnapping story by phone to Duluth Police Chief Randy Belcher.
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