Best of the week: Here is a righteous application of violence...
Police had been watching Vincent Goff for years, convinced he was the masked man who sexually assaulted couples at gunpoint on the Mississippi coast. But before investigators closed in, they say Goff picked the wrong victim and was beaten nearly to death with his own rifle. Justice, please meet Served.
Goff, a 37-year-old unemployed Biloxi man with a wife and two stepsons (winner!), was being held in the Harrison County Jail after spending five days in a hospital recovering from severe head wounds. Little is known about Goff's background or the unidentified man who beat him so hard that the wood stock of the rifle broke, but authorities say Goff's arrest caps a terrorizing series of attacks that began on the sandy banks of the Biloxi River in 2006.
Goff allegedly (are we still doing this alleged shit) approached a man and woman last Thursday afternoon on an isolated logging road in Harrison County and forced them into the woods with a rifle. They were forced to strip off their clothes and told to perform sexual acts when the male victim, described as a physically fit member of the military in his mid-30s, wrestled the gun away.
"He beat him until the stock broke over his head and then continued to beat him until he thought he had him incapacitated," police said. Well played, sir - and kudos to the Armed Forces for your excellent training.
As the victims were getting dressed and calling police, the Goff staggered to his car and sped away. A deputy pulled Goff over based on a description of the car and tag number. The officer called for medical assistance and Goff ended up in an intensive care unit. He need numerous staples to close the gashes in his head. Goff was charged with six counts of kidnapping, five counts of sexual assault, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of molesting an underage girl for crimes dating back to 2006. He does not have an extensive previous criminal record, though it makes little difference since he's got a nice, big new one.
Investigators were awaiting the results of DNA tests on previous victims when the latest attacks occurred, and when they came back while Goff was still hospitalized, they allegedly (ugh) linked him to the 2006 crimes. While Goff was under surveillance earlier this year as a suspect in an indecent exposure incident, investigators said they saw him steal a purse from a woman at the beach. That, along with the indecent exposure charges and other evidence, persuaded a judge to issue a warrant for a DNA test two weeks ago. Goff's DNA matched that found at some of the crime scenes.
Police had been watching Vincent Goff for years, convinced he was the masked man who sexually assaulted couples at gunpoint on the Mississippi coast. But before investigators closed in, they say Goff picked the wrong victim and was beaten nearly to death with his own rifle. Justice, please meet Served.
Goff, a 37-year-old unemployed Biloxi man with a wife and two stepsons (winner!), was being held in the Harrison County Jail after spending five days in a hospital recovering from severe head wounds. Little is known about Goff's background or the unidentified man who beat him so hard that the wood stock of the rifle broke, but authorities say Goff's arrest caps a terrorizing series of attacks that began on the sandy banks of the Biloxi River in 2006.
Goff allegedly (are we still doing this alleged shit) approached a man and woman last Thursday afternoon on an isolated logging road in Harrison County and forced them into the woods with a rifle. They were forced to strip off their clothes and told to perform sexual acts when the male victim, described as a physically fit member of the military in his mid-30s, wrestled the gun away.
"He beat him until the stock broke over his head and then continued to beat him until he thought he had him incapacitated," police said. Well played, sir - and kudos to the Armed Forces for your excellent training.As the victims were getting dressed and calling police, the Goff staggered to his car and sped away. A deputy pulled Goff over based on a description of the car and tag number. The officer called for medical assistance and Goff ended up in an intensive care unit. He need numerous staples to close the gashes in his head. Goff was charged with six counts of kidnapping, five counts of sexual assault, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of molesting an underage girl for crimes dating back to 2006. He does not have an extensive previous criminal record, though it makes little difference since he's got a nice, big new one.
Investigators were awaiting the results of DNA tests on previous victims when the latest attacks occurred, and when they came back while Goff was still hospitalized, they allegedly (ugh) linked him to the 2006 crimes. While Goff was under surveillance earlier this year as a suspect in an indecent exposure incident, investigators said they saw him steal a purse from a woman at the beach. That, along with the indecent exposure charges and other evidence, persuaded a judge to issue a warrant for a DNA test two weeks ago. Goff's DNA matched that found at some of the crime scenes.
If only that soldier had killed Goff, there'd be lots more tax dollars for the public good than taking the case to an unnecessary trial and prison.
Runner up: Ron Mexico is playing football again!
The Philadelphia Eagles took the dog killing ex-felon and added him to a team now overloaded with quarterbacks for a one year contract with a second year option. Seriously, what can you do these days and not be forgiven for? Are our only villains Nazis? There's not too many of them left to hate on, so who's next? Michael Vick can throw a pigskin again after a short prison term for the torture and murder of scores of animals, but it took 30 years to get Squeaky Fromme is out of jail, and she only attempted to kill the president? Should either be free?
It's really no surprise...this country loves it some football, and America will be damned if one of it's most talented players can't rise above his criminal past and misgivings. Especially when you consider that Evil Dick Cheney and Karl Rove still walk free and Bush pt. II got a pass for eight years while royally screwing up publicly.
Worst of the week: A musical combination to make you burn your flannel.
Alice in Chains thought it would take a miracle to get Elton John to play on the band's tribute record to their late lead singer, Layne Staley. But it only took a listen to the song to get the rock legend on board. And those two sentences to make me cringe.
"He's a really warm person," said Alice in Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell of John. "He got up and gave us a couple of hugs, and said, `Well Jerry, I just wanted to tell you that I think it's a beautiful song. ... I really dig the sentiment of what it's about and who it's for and I just want to tell you that I'm going to play on the song.'" Whoopee!
John plays piano on "Black Gives Way to Blue," a short but poignant ode to Staley, who died of a drug overdose in 2002. The song is the title track for their upcoming CD, band's first studio album in 14 years. Cantrell, who wrote the tune, had already made a demo of the song when someone heard it and suggested John as the perfect person to play the piano part. Although the band knew people connected to the 62-year-old singer, they thought it was a long shot that he would even consider it. "I didn't think that would happen. He's a pretty busy guy doing his own thing," Cantrell said. But they sent the song to him, and as fate would have it, both acts were slated to record at a studio complex at the same time.
Alice in Chains thought it would take a miracle to get Elton John to play on the band's tribute record to their late lead singer, Layne Staley. But it only took a listen to the song to get the rock legend on board. And those two sentences to make me cringe.
"He's a really warm person," said Alice in Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell of John. "He got up and gave us a couple of hugs, and said, `Well Jerry, I just wanted to tell you that I think it's a beautiful song. ... I really dig the sentiment of what it's about and who it's for and I just want to tell you that I'm going to play on the song.'" Whoopee!
John plays piano on "Black Gives Way to Blue," a short but poignant ode to Staley, who died of a drug overdose in 2002. The song is the title track for their upcoming CD, band's first studio album in 14 years. Cantrell, who wrote the tune, had already made a demo of the song when someone heard it and suggested John as the perfect person to play the piano part. Although the band knew people connected to the 62-year-old singer, they thought it was a long shot that he would even consider it. "I didn't think that would happen. He's a pretty busy guy doing his own thing," Cantrell said. But they sent the song to him, and as fate would have it, both acts were slated to record at a studio complex at the same time. It wasn't until Alice in Chains left the studio for a break that they got word that John wanted to meet with them. "We got a call from our studio manager saying that Elton wanted to talk to us," said Cantrell, laughing. "We jumped in the car, left our lunches on the table, and cruised back to the studio and walked into the studio where he was recording." Dude, I would have still finished the meal...what's another 15 minutes? After John confirmed he would play on the song, the band flew to Las Vegas, where John was performing, to finish the recording. "One of the most nerve-racking moments I had was actually making a suggestion to him. What do you say to Elton John?" he joked. "But he was really open to the process. ... He fit into the song, and he really brought something that was really necessary and took the song to another level." An overwrought, cabaret level? Anybody could have played the piano part, and it would sound at least 99.99% the same...if Elton didn't sing, how would you even know it was him?
The album, set for release Sept. 29, is Alice in Chains' first with singer-guitarist William DuVall, who joins returning members Sean Kinney and Mike Inez.
The album, set for release Sept. 29, is Alice in Chains' first with singer-guitarist William DuVall, who joins returning members Sean Kinney and Mike Inez.
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