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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:52:29 PM EDT
http://sharonherald.com/local/x1750836235/Teens-charged-with-murder-of-bar-owner
Teens charged with murder of bar owner. Video, eyewitnesses lead to arrest of 2FARRELL — Two arrests made Tuesday in the Dec. 30 shooting of popular Farrell bar owner William "Billy” Basilone Jr. are "just the beginning” to resolving a recent surge in violent crime in the Shenango Valley. "This is not a joyful occasion,” Southwest Mercer County Regional Police Chief Riley Smoot said. "It’s very, very sad.” Joshua Lee Stewart, 18, of 1218 Roemer Blvd, Apartment 2, Farrell, was charged with criminal homicide, and Devine A. Campbell, 17, of 17 Shenango Blvd., Farrell, was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, police said. Both were arraigned by District Judge Ronald E. Antos, Farrell, and placed in Mercer County Jail without bond, which isn’t applicable in homicide cases. Even though he’s a minor, Cambell was charged as an adult, authorities said. The men were arrested within hours of each other Tuesday afternoon outside their homes by members of the Mercer County Critical Incident Response Team. CIRT also served search warrants on the addresses and removed pieces of evidence from each location. Smoot didn’t release a search inventory Tuesday. "The arrest was based on usage of video footage and some eyewitnesses; people came forward,” Smoot said. "If it wasn’t for people coming forward, we would still be in the same place.” Basilone, 58, lived above his namesake bar at 708 Roemer Blvd. He was pronounced dead at 12:24 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown. According to the police affidavit: Witnesses told police Basilone went outside the bar at about 11:30 p.m. Friday and was shot about five times with a .22 caliber handgun. Nine shell casings were found at the scene. Surveillance camera footage and witnesses indicated to police the gunman was Stewart, who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. Two shots were fired, and Basilone went down on the sidewalk. The gunman stood over Basilone and fired several more shots at the bar owner. Stewart then ran west on Hamilton Avenue, police said. Witnesses and camera footage also indicated that Campbell was with Stewart and was seen "hanging around” the bar that night, including trying to get into the locked bar at least one time before the shooting. Basilone wasn’t robbed during the shooting and $440 in cash, credit cards and a gold ring was found on him. A witness also told police there was no attempt to rob him, that "Joshua Stewart just walked up to William Basilone and started shooting him.” The details of the crime shook Smoot, himself a Farrell native and father. "I’m at a loss for words,” the police chief said. "It was very sad and discouraging to think (of) the possibility of teenagers resorting to this type of violence. "It’s just upsetting,” Smoot said. The arrests don’t mean the case is closed. It’s too soon to say if the shooting was related to the armed robberies that have taken place in the Shenango Valley during the last couple months, Smoot said. Police still need people’s help to end this surge in crime, he said. "This investigation isn’t over,” Smoot said. The arrests "prove that it works when people come forward and technology works,” he said of the surveillance video outside the bar and at neighboring businesses. As word of the arrests spread by word of mouth and in cyberspace Tuesday, rumors spread that police wouldn’t confirm. Smoot wouldn’t comment on the involvement of a 15-year-old or that the shooting spurred from a disagreement between Basilone and some youths over a pizza. He also wouldn’t say if the crime was gang-related. "That’s a theory, (but) we have nothing to prove it,” Smoot said. Both of the accused were on the social networking site Facebook and had several indirect things to say about the shooting after the fact. One post on Sunday afternoon, a day and a half after the shooting, said, "Farrell getin real (and) i f–––––– love it lol (laugh out loud) happy new years.” A post Monday asked why people were scared. First they complain Farrell is boring, he said, then they complain when something happens. At 12:11 a.m. Monday, that person posted: "White lady kills her boyfriend....51 days in jail....A n–––– shoot a white girl....Dey lock dat n–––– up (and) throw away da key.” Also on Monday, after reports of gunplay in Farrell where a 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg, Stewart posted the word "GunPlay” on Campbell’s Facebook page. Campbell himself had less to say publicly, but at 4:24 a.m. Saturday he posted: "Pistolvania.” Campbell’s page indicated he had been a student in Farrell Area School District, and the school, which is within a mile of where Stewart was picked up, was on temporary lockdown Tuesday afternoon. Both had GEDs, Smoot said, and neither was a native of Farrell. Stewart’s Facebook page indicates a tie to San Diego, Calif., while Campbell had ties to Hermitage. Their FaceBook pages are extremely disturbing as well... http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001473116217&sk=wall http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001460674893&sk=wall |
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Aaaaah.... He'll be missed at the next barn raising. |
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Aaaaah.... He'll be missed at the next barn raising. lol... |
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"God damn if i c one more status about da niggas shootin r who ever shootin i swear my moms goin b mad cuz ima fuck something up in dis motherfucker ctfu but seriosly dis shit goes down every day 10 times worst in da cities im not sayin its cool r watever im just sayin....STOP BITCHIN ITS LIFE PEOPLE DIE ND PEOPLE R BORN.... KNOE IF SUM TRUELY CRAZY SHIT GO DOWN LIKE A LITTLE KID GET KILLED DEN I WOULD UNDERSTAND R IT WAS UR FAM BUT UNTILL DEN JUST CHILL ND TAKE CARE OF U ND URS.... ND I DONT GIVE A FUK WAT YEAR IT IS DERES ALWAYS GOIN B RACIST MOTHER FUKERS SO F.O.H"
"White lady kills her boyfriend.... 51 days in jail.... A nigga shoot a white girl.... Dey lock dat nigga up nd throw away da key so if u askin me... Hell naw i dont got no sympathy" |
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It just keeps going...
This kid posted every couple of hours on Monday. "Y is people complain bout da shit dats goin down? First yall complain farrell little nd borein but wen dis shit start popin people want to act all scared like stop bitchin if u dat scared get a gun hahahaha fuk yall scary niggas were my real niggas at!!!!!!" "Im a ganster by choice i hope my children choose wiser... Wayne nd dats real shit" |
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Campbell’s page indicated he had been a student in Farrell Area School District, and the school, which is within a mile of where Stewart was picked up, was on temporary lockdown Tuesday afternoon. Don't over react or anything you tards. ZOMG they arrested a student a mile from the school in an incident that had nothing to do with the school! Lockdown!!! |
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Execution style murder of an unarmed man in cold blood?
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It just keeps going... This kid posted every couple of hours on Monday. "Y is people complain bout da shit dats goin down? First yall complain farrell little nd borein but wen dis shit start popin people want to act all scared like stop bitchin if u dat scared get a gun hahahaha fuk yall scary niggas were my real niggas at!!!!!!" "Im a ganster by choice i hope my children choose wiser... Wayne nd dats real shit" Then dont be surprised when you're made someone's bitch in prison And I sincerely hope these scumbags didn't procreate already |
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It just keeps going... This kid posted every couple of hours on Monday. "Y is people complain bout da shit dats goin down? First yall complain farrell little nd borein but wen dis shit start popin people want to act all scared like stop bitchin if u dat scared get a gun hahahaha fuk yall scary niggas were my real niggas at!!!!!!" "Im a ganster by choice i hope my children choose wiser... Wayne nd dats real shit" Then dont be surprised when you're made someone's bitch in prison And I sincerely hope these scumbags didn't procreate already 17 and 18? Yeah, they've mated and spawned additional organisms by now. |
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Execution style murder of an unarmed man in cold blood? I hope your state has the death penalty and the triggerman gets the needle. I think the death penalty is not really used in PA anymore...or very rarely. |
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Campbell’s page indicated he had been a student in Farrell Area School District, and the school, which is within a mile of where Stewart was picked up, was on temporary lockdown Tuesday afternoon. Don't over react or anything you tards. ZOMG they arrested a student a mile from the school in an incident that had nothing to do with the school! Lockdown!!! Don't criticize until you have all the facts. They arrested two teenaged high school dropouts who are gang bangers. You don't know that they didn't have information on bangers with weapons at the school. |
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http://sharonherald.com/local/x1750836235/Teens-charged-with-murder-of-bar-owner Teens charged with murder of bar owner. Basilone, 58, lived above his namesake bar at 708 Roemer Blvd. He was pronounced dead at 12:24 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown. According to the police affidavit: Snip It's quite likely my Brother attended him, he is a trauma nurse there. I'm sorry for your loss, It's a shame how much that area has declined in the last decade. |
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We don't have enough orbital nukes to be certain of anything anymore...
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Sorry for your loss bro... And Goddamn that punk motherfucker, trying to justify the murder as 'the cycle of life.' Stupid, cowardly fuck.
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"God damn if i c one more status about da niggas shootin r who ever shootin i swear my moms goin b mad cuz ima fuck something up in dis motherfucker ctfu but seriosly dis shit goes down every day 10 times worst in da cities im not sayin its cool r watever im just sayin....STOP BITCHIN ITS LIFE PEOPLE DIE ND PEOPLE R BORN.... KNOE IF SUM TRUELY CRAZY SHIT GO DOWN LIKE A LITTLE KID GET KILLED DEN I WOULD UNDERSTAND R IT WAS UR FAM BUT UNTILL DEN JUST CHILL ND TAKE CARE OF U ND URS.... ND I DONT GIVE A FUK WAT YEAR IT IS DERES ALWAYS GOIN B RACIST MOTHER FUKERS SO F.O.H" "White lady kills her boyfriend.... 51 days in jail.... A nigga shoot a white girl.... Dey lock dat nigga up nd throw away da key so if u askin me... Hell naw i dont got no sympathy" And you people here wonder why I insist on the use of proper English grammar, spelling and punctuation. I surely consider it to be a target discriminator. |
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Life Tax supported generations has have become "cheaper" by the day. Sad time indeed. TT |
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Tragic indeed.
Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. |
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Bill was a friend of mine.
Everyone loved the guy. They should burn those two little cocksuckers alive Best hot dogs in Western Pa
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My wife and I were just there a couple of weeks ago for some Marggie dogs
There's nothing I'd like to see more than those two getting what they deserve but with our justice system I may not live long enough. Justice delayed is justice denied. |
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Execution style murder of an unarmed man in cold blood? I hope your state has the death penalty and the triggerman gets the needle. I think the death penalty is not really used in PA anymore...or very rarely. Only the victims receive the death penalty. |
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Execution style murder of an unarmed man in cold blood? I hope your state has the death penalty and the triggerman gets the needle. I think the death penalty is not really used in PA anymore...or very rarely. Yep. We still have it although we only executed a handful of people since the 1970s... |
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We had something very similar to this happen around here 3-4 years ago. A popular liquor store owner was gunned down in cold blood by a couple of black kids. After that, there was a wave of random black on (insert race here) violent crimes and murders.
One kid, 27-ish, was walking home from work and was jumped by a bunch of blacks. He was stabbed to death. They said they just did it for kicks. I had met the kid several months before that. He was a real nice and sharp kid.
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I didn't know the victim, but some friends though very highly of him, and were hit by this. Hope justice is done.
Farrell seems to be really taking a turn in this direction too. |
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I really don't have anything I can say in polite company about this sort of thing anymore. I'm tired of this shit.
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Douche of the day award nominee folks. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Douche of the day award nominee folks. Seems to be a lot of those lately. |
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. I bet your fun at parties. Parties that are full of ass holes anyway. |
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Execution style murder of an unarmed man in cold blood? I hope your state has the death penalty and the triggerman gets the needle. I think the death penalty is not really used in PA anymore...or very rarely. Tom Corbett is governor now. He signed our Castle Doctrine. Maybe something will be done. |
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Douche of the day award nominee folks. Seriously, what the fuck... Someone have a little problem with alcohol at some point? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Douche of the day award nominee folks. Seriously, what the fuck... Someone have a little problem with alcohol at some point? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Just saw this. Dude really |
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Douche of the day award nominee folks. Seriously, what the fuck... Someone have a little problem with alcohol at some point? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Just saw this. Dude really No on preacher as loudly as a reformed sinner... |
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coffee and nutrigrain bar everywhere
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Quoted: Aaaaah.... He'll be missed at the next barn raising. |
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"God damn if i c one more status about da niggas shootin r who ever shootin i swear my moms goin b mad cuz ima fuck something up in dis motherfucker ctfu but seriosly dis shit goes down every day 10 times worst in da cities im not sayin its cool r watever im just sayin....STOP BITCHIN ITS LIFE PEOPLE DIE ND PEOPLE R BORN.... KNOE IF SUM TRUELY CRAZY SHIT GO DOWN LIKE A LITTLE KID GET KILLED DEN I WOULD UNDERSTAND R IT WAS UR FAM BUT UNTILL DEN JUST CHILL ND TAKE CARE OF U ND URS.... ND I DONT GIVE A FUK WAT YEAR IT IS DERES ALWAYS GOIN B RACIST MOTHER FUKERS SO F.O.H" "White lady kills her boyfriend.... 51 days in jail.... A nigga shoot a white girl.... Dey lock dat nigga up nd throw away da key so if u askin me... Hell naw i dont got no sympathy" And you people here wonder why I insist on the use of proper English grammar, spelling and punctuation. I surely consider it to be a target discriminator. I have never doubted that. It is very easy to see how someone views the world if you simply read how they type or write. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Execution style murder of an unarmed man in cold blood? I hope your state has the death penalty and the triggerman gets the needle. I think the death penalty is not really used in PA anymore...or very rarely. Maybe Gov. Corbett will agree to outsourcing our executions to Texas. They know how to do it. |
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Im confused... They dont look like criminals Not at all, this is the type of nice young man I hope my daughter would bring home. He has nice hair, has his own cell phone, is well built, has money, and white people like him. I know you're being funny, but watch what you wish for. |
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Quoted: I know you're being funny, but watch what you wish for. Not for nothing, but I am fairly certain my daughters will never allow a man like that into their lives... |
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Douche of the day award nominee folks. Seriously, what the fuck... Someone have a little problem with alcohol at some point? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Just saw this. Dude really Whats the matter can't handle the truth? It is a shitty situation and in no way did the bar owner deserve it. However bar owner does in fact = legal drug pusher. If the guy sold any other drugs you guys would be cheering. Selective bashing seems normal for this crowd. |
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"God damn if i c one more status about da niggas shootin r who ever shootin i swear my moms goin b mad cuz ima fuck something up in dis motherfucker ctfu but seriosly dis shit goes down every day 10 times worst in da cities im not sayin its cool r watever im just sayin....STOP BITCHIN ITS LIFE PEOPLE DIE ND PEOPLE R BORN.... KNOE IF SUM TRUELY CRAZY SHIT GO DOWN LIKE A LITTLE KID GET KILLED DEN I WOULD UNDERSTAND R IT WAS UR FAM BUT UNTILL DEN JUST CHILL ND TAKE CARE OF U ND URS.... ND I DONT GIVE A FUK WAT YEAR IT IS DERES ALWAYS GOIN B RACIST MOTHER FUKERS SO F.O.H" "White lady kills her boyfriend.... 51 days in jail.... A nigga shoot a white girl.... Dey lock dat nigga up nd throw away da key so if u askin me... Hell naw i dont got no sympathy" Illiterate fucks..... Where did you find that load of garbage andrasik? I wonder if the same retarded shit-for-brains would think it's the "cycle of life" when some white dude walks up sticks a .45 in his face and empties his cranium in an exposlive manner? When cold blooded murder is considered the "cycle of life" you know you are only one step away from ethnic cleansing. I hate reading about the murder of innocent people. I'm very sorry for what your community is going through OP. |
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Tragic indeed. Bar owner = legal drug pusher I am quite sure another will take his place. Still a shitty situation though. Yeah, really classy dude. |
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