Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Police beat BREAKING: KARK's Cummins questioned in Labor Day death
Posted by David Koon on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM
According to the police report, Christopher Barbour, the resident of a house at 16 Village Way told police that around 8 p.m. Sunday night, Cummins and a friend named Dexter Paul Williams came over to the house and "then began to drink and use illegal narcotics," which Barbour said were snorted. Barbour told police that after sharing a Jacuzzi tub with Cummins and Williams, he retired to a couch to sleep, leaving them there.
Around 8 a.m. Monday morning, Barbour told police, he awoke, and went into the bathroom to check on Cummins and Williams. There, he found the pair in the empty tub. After awaking Cummins, Barbour told police, they found that Williams — who was found wearing what Maumelle Police described as a "metal chain collar" and "dog collar" — was unconscious, with a discolored face.
After that, Barbour told police, Cummins screamed, then ran into the living room, where he vomited. He then left the house. Maumelle Police Department public information officer Lt. Jim Hansard said that Cummins returned to the house voluntarily and was questioned about the death there. He was never placed under arrest, was never taken to the station, and has not been charged with a crime. The investigation, Hansard said, is ongoing.
We've placed a call to KARK seeking comment.
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It's strange that one of the parameters on the police report form, Ethnicity, has been filled in as "NOT HISPANIC", perhaps as a default (?).
I don't really keep up with the local TV news/weather/sports personalities so much, but this story ought to get people buzzing.
Nothing on KARK's website, even in their "weird news" category.
Not enough info to begin to jump to conclusions.
Lucky for me I am a nobody and I would not get much hubbub started quickly so that there would be time to get more info out and about.
Now if it were something untoward, I would probably become more famous, or infamous.
Here to being part of the faceless crowd!
Maumelle Crime Watch
Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:20 AM CST
16 Village Way: On Dec. 23, Christopher Barbour was arrested and charged with third degree domestic battery. Bail was also set at $575.
16 Village Way: On Dec. 23, Jason Keith Taylor, 38, of Maumelle was arrested and charged with third degree domestic battery. Bail was set at $575.
Source: http://www.jacksonvillepatriot.com/articles/2011/01/13/police_reports/pol03.txt
Way to stay classy Arkansas. Really? "Jason", that has bearing on this story how? Would it have been better had it been a woman? My condolensces to the deceased family and friends.
jason: Everybody already knew you were a goddamned bigoted redneck mouthbreather
Jason, what in hell does Cummins being gay have to do with the price of tea in Kampuchea? Weird knows no limits, as some may recal the weird death of David Carradine.
If we should have learned anything after the WM3, is told hold judgement till more of the facts come out. Always some troglodyte having to twist something into a political or social comment when it is iether a crime or death by misadventure.
Don't know, we will have to wait and see how this shakes out.
Check this out on Brett's Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brett-Cummi…
Eddie Williams
Brett Cummins. This is Eddie Williams Dexters Oldest Brother. I am on my way from TX. I want to no what Happened to my brother. According to the police report you were the last one to see him alive. My # is 806XXXXXX*. I will be in Arkansas for the next week making arrangements for my brothers funeral. I hope you can shed some light to me and my family to what happened the night of his death.
*TIMES BLOG: Phone number redacted for privacy.
https://www.facebook.com/dexterw3?ref=pb#!…
Dexter William's Facebook page. This is so sad.
Incredibly sad about Dexter, but not surprising. He has been a party animal for years. A train wreck everyone saw coming. I hope this will be a wakeup call for those who run in his circle.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brett-Cummins-Meteorologist/145523495494065?ref=ts#!/dexterw3?sk=photos
I knew Dexter, so these rude comments need to stop...your little jokes really aren't that funny.
I pray for the family of the young man who had such an un-timely death. My heart also goes out to Brett in this tragic and chaotic time.
It sounds to me like a party of epic porportions gone very bad for some of those invloved. Accidents do happen folks, they do.....
God Bless the families of both parties involved.
I knew Dexter as well. I agree with Jamie. We know what the police rteport says, but we don't have all the details, nor, wwere any of us there when this tragedy happened. I would hope that if this were one of your loved ones or friends, that you would have a little bit more respect and much more sympathetic to the situation.
This is an incredibly sad story. A young man lost his life and another may lose his career. No one on this page knows all the facts gay or straight, accidental or otherwise the hurtful, hateful comments are unnecessary. My prayers are with Dexter's family and Brett Cummins at this time.
Well Dexter Williams was an openly gay man (pretty obvious what they were doing together)
I also know him well (his friends will probably lie and defend him) but he was a pretty big drug user so it's likely he did o.d. (Just because he was a frequent drug user doesn't mean he was the drug expert like you think)
Brett is a good person, even if he's made a mistake or two. The deceased was known throughout the community for using drugs on a regular basis. It's a very sad situation for everyone involved, but it should be a lesson to those partaking in illegal narcotics. Don't do it.. and don't get in a hot tub while drinking... The fact that the kid wore a "Dog Collar" necklace is irrelevant. It had nothing to do with the situation. Just his "emo" sense of style.
" I would hope that if this were one of your loved ones or friends, that you would have a little bit more respect and much more sympathetic to the situation."
Thank you, Matt. Some people just don't care unless it's happening to them, I guess. But I'm willing to bet it wouldn't be so funny if it was their friend...I dunno.
And furthermore, who cares if he was gay or straight or whatever?! Does that really matter? He was still a human being, and I know he had feelings just like everyone else. That's not even as issue that needs to be addressed. His sexual orientation doesn't play a part in determining what happened and how it happened. It just needs to be left alone.
And I'm pretty sure Brett Cummins doesn't appreciate being called a "fag" either. That's extremely disrespectful. Grow up, people. Something awful happened, and all you can think to do is call names? That's awful.
The fact is, he is dead, regardless whether we agree with the circumstances that led up to his death, I still don't believe it's right to cast judgement when we all have our own issues that I know we wouldn't want the world to know, especially in a time of death. Think about it people.
And you know what? Maybe he was a drug user. But does that really make what happened any less tragic to his family? No, it doesn't.
No matter how you look at this, it is a tragedy. Whether he was gay, a drug addict, or an alien. He had a family, he was a young, young man, and he died.
To me, this sheds more light on the fact that drugs are out of control in our society. Drug use is rampant.
I have police friends tell me all the time that I would be shocked to find out how many people use drugs. Drug use has been going on for centuries, but I think it's time for folks to take a a real stand and start saving some lives.
I have seen and read about far too many people whose lives were lost in "drug-related" incidences.
You all should refer to the findings. Mr Cummins was at a party where this occurred, this is under investigation and you all should not create assumptions until the final report is issued. Everyone makes mistakes they were both of age and capable of making their own decisions you all should keep that in mind. i have seen some rather harsh comments and its uncalled. It is sad that one has lost his life both were friends of mine. They both deserve respect! This is also another prime example of carelessness.
Roland, no matter how stupid someone may sound, this is America. You should not attack someone for their stupidity, but merely try and correct them on it. Folks have a right to say stupid things, and I defend that right.
Calling Jason a degenerate is stooping to his level.
So? Gay teenage suicide is an epidemic and I have no qualms about calling anyone who contributes to that a degenerate.
I guess I could have called Jason a low-bred SOB redneck who delights in seeing teenagers blow their brains out. Would that be better?
Roland, you are so far off topic now, I am not even going to further discuss anything with you.
Wait. I will say this. First of all, how do you know Jason has contributed to ANYONE's death? To rope him into what you are trying to rope him into is ridiculous.
You clearly want to be a reverse hater, so I will allow you to be one. Carry forward with your pot mouth.
And, another thing, Roland. It should be your job to place energy on trying to correct people for their wrongs, not calling them bad names. What does that solve?
If you don't try to teach people why they are wrong, then you are no better than they are, because all you are doing is standing on the sidelines calling them horrible names.
We've dated recently I even went to his house recently. I don't know anything about this situation but I do know what type of person and what I was shocked about that drew me away from him. I even have the backup to prove it.
You people have no respect for Dexter nor his family. I am knew dex and really seeing all this makes it harder then what It already is. So what he had done things that you may not agree with but we all do things. Dex was a great person and honestly to see all this trash talk a day later is stupid. I mean think this could have been your kid.
Very sad. Makes me think of some foolish choices I made in my early 20s. Condolences to family and friends.
Of course its a tragedy when someones life is cut short, but never the less, When one chooses to engage in a life style of drugs there are consequences. Consequences Brett is going to have to live with for just being there. You would think someone who was smart enough to become a Meteorologist and talented enough to achieve the career Brett has at the age Brett is would now better to put himself in that situation.
We all know that for some folk, "the Gay" IS their #1 fear/loathing - so let's not act surprised that yet another hateful troll appears to prove his/her ignorance. Empathy with all involved in this tragic (most likely) accident.
Unknown, it absolutely *could* have been my kid and it is certainly God's grace that it hasn't been so far. I don't know the parents of Dexter or Brett or anything they were taught. But I do know that somewhere along the way we have to be able to discuss "right" and "wrong" and to believe there actually is such a distinction. *One* of the reasons this has not been my kid is that we've taught them that drug use is wrong. And we've taught them not to join those who do. It is still a blessing that they have so far embraced that teaching and not rejected it.
But in rejecting the bath water of judgment we can't throw out the baby of discernment. Be careful who your friends are in January for you'll be more like them in December.
Dexter was an acquaintance of mine. I know the necklace he wore, and it isn't a dog collar. I'm usually a fan of the Times, but its reporting of this detail smacks of sensationalistic yellow journalism that would rather titillate the reader than get the facts right. Dexter was a sweet kid who could have had an amazing future. It only adds to the tragedy to see the details of his untimely death twisted to make for a good story.
Dexter was an acquaintance of mine. I know the necklace he wore, and it isn't a dog collar. I'm usually a fan of the Times, but its reporting of this detail smacks of sensationalistic yellow journalism that would rather titillate the reader than get the facts right. - BradCav
No disrespect intended here BradCav, but the Times merely reported what was in the Police Report. To wit - from the report "The chain was silver in color and consistent with what I believed to be a dog collar."
For what it is worth, again, it's a damn shame that this happened. Ignore the trolls as it only proves how many homophobic, insecure bigoted readers that feel the need to express their own self perceived/self righteous superiority over those that they do not know with absolutely no apparent respect for the loss of life that this event represents.
bottom line, drugs kill. who cares if the guy was gay/straight/whatever, his sexual orientation doesn't concern me nor should it anyone else. i'm sure he was a wonderful intelligent person. unfortunately he engaged in abusing narcotics and paid the ultimate price. that should be the takeaway here.
my heart goes out to his family because i know you cannot help those who don't want it. i hope this is a wakeup call for brett cummins, his circle of friends and anyone else who uses drugs.
"Todd is on KATV."
Yes I know. He is third string.
As for drug use? Centuries? How about for 1,000s of years. Drugs are here, they aren't going away. The manufactured ones seem to be the issue, not the ones you can pick from the earth. Sounds like they were snorting oxycontins to me, based on the third guy going to sleep. Terrible situation in which someone is going to get sued or go to jail. I would assume that the owner of the home will be liable.
Yes, drugs kill, but the fact remains that homosexuality is often associated with other self destructive tendencies. If any of you who pretend to care that this incident should serve as a lesson to others, then then all facts surrounding it, even the unseemly or currently politically incorrect, need to be discussed openly.
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