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Man who jumped to death at Disneyland was principal
accused of child endangerment
By Lee Brown
December 5, 2022 11:47am Updated
A man who jumped to his death at Disneyland was a school principal due in court Monday on child endangerment and battery charges — which he blasted in a social-media suicide note.
The jumper was identified by authorities as Christopher Christensen, 51, who had been the principal of Huntington Beach elementary schools for 22 years, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
Court records show that he was due in court for a pre-trial conference hearing Monday for the two misdemeanor charges — which he directly blamed for his suicide in a lengthy Facebook post just before he leaped from the Mickey & Friends parking garage.
“I hate when people leave this Earth with so many unanswered questions. So, I hope this provides some insight and perspective,” the proud one-time “administrator of the year” told his Facebook friends in a calm tone.
Christopher Christensen, 51, blasted the charges he faced in an online note just before his suicide at Disneyland Saturday.
Facebook/Christopher Christensen
In the note, he introduced friends to “my wife, Marlena,” writing: “Yes, you heard me correctly. Most of you don’t know this but we privately married 3 ½ years ago.
“Marlena and I love and adore each other and our relationship has been amazing … up until recently,” he wrote alongside photos of them on their wedding day.
“Unfortunately, two weeks ago she and I got into a heated argument at home in front of the girls,” he explained, admitting that “tempers were flared and strong words were exchanged.”
“However, never in this exchange did I hit, slap, or hurt Marlena in any manner. Nor did I ever touch the girls (I never have and never will),” he stressed, saying he loved the girls “like my own.”
“Unfortunately, Marlena’s anger got the best of her that night and she called the police, which landed me in jail that night. Yes, me! A man who has never hit or harmed ANYONE in his life!” he wrote.
Lots of questions here: Why was the marriage kept secret from his friends? Some pedophiles will go to the extreme of marrying a woman in order to get access to her kids. Was this such a case? Why, if he was innocent would he commit suicide rather than fighting to clear his name?
There is more on this story, including the suicide note, in the NY Post.
Colorado Club Q non-binary shooting suspect hit with 305 charges
By Olivia Land
December 6, 2022 12:07pm Updated
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the gunman accused of killing five people and injuring 25 more at a Colorado Springs gay club last month, is facing a staggering 305 charges.
Appearing in person at court Tuesday morning for the first time since being arrested, Aldrich, 22, sat alongside their public defender as the state prosecution presented their case.
Non-Binary
In addition to charges for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, Aldrich faces a smattering of first- and second-degree assault charges and “many counts of bias-motivated crimes.”
Aldrich, who identifies as non-binary, allegedly opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs on the night of Nov. 19. They continued shooting for six minutes, at which point they were tackled and beaten by patrons.
Help me out here - how does a 'non-binary' person become 'biased' to the point of mass murder toward gays and lesbians?
Five people were killed, including bartenders Daniel Davis Aston, 28, and Derrick Rump.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, is accused of killing five and injuring 25 during the Nov. 19 shooting.
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“I thought it was the music, so I kept dancing,” survivor Joshua Thurman told reporters of the horrifying scene. “Then I heard another set of shots and then me and a customer ran to the dressing room, got on the ground, locked the doors and called the police immediately.
“There were bodies on the ground, blood, broken glass, broken cups and outside it was worse,” he said.
Aldrich was arrested at the scene, and has been ordered held without bond.
A Mad-Man's Pedigree
The estranged child of MMA fighter-turned-porn actor Aaron Brink, Aldrich is also the maternal grandchild of Randy Voepel, an outgoing California GOP state assemblyman who made headlines when he compared the Jan. 6 riot to the American Revolution.
Both Aldrich and their mother, Laura Voepel, have a history of run-ins with the law. The day after the shooting, Voepel was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Voepel, 45, was allegedly warned “multiple times” at her home to “stop yelling” or she would be arrested for disorderly conduct, a summons cited by KDVR says.
A memorial outside Club Q.
A police officer said Voepel became combative and physically resisted when she was placed under arrest at about 3:30 a.m. Nov. 20. She was charged with resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, an “unclassified petty offense.”
Voepel also had previous run-ins with the law, including involving three outstanding warrants for her arrest in California.
Meanwhile, in court Tuesday, the state’s counsel warned that the case against Aldrich was “voluminous,” and that the prosecution may continue to amend charges in the coming weeks.
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