Frederick News-Post (Newspaper) - February 7, 2003, Frederick, Maryland L 2003 Randall Family LLC FRIDAY Good morning Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world Indeed it is the only thing that ever has Margaret Mead Weather Snow bringing 3 to 6 inches High 33 Clearing and cold freezing slush Low 17 More on Market watch Dow Jones Industrials 79294 Nasdaq 1301.8 Inside President Bush The game is Urges the United Nations to join in disarming Iraq Capital Survivor The Amazon Two Maryland natives among the castaways Lifestyle College basketball Familiar coaching combo Sports Index Editorial Lotteries TV Look Ahead SUNDAY Zealand shows why the real star of of Horizon far her MONDAY Pimm if flW CI jaw The w Vol 120 No 117 2 Sections Press Frederick Maryland 21705 FINAL EDITION Guns found in student's car By ERIC Staff com THURMONT A surprise search at Catoctin High School on Tuesday ered firearms ammunition utility knives and alcohol in three student vehicles A student was charged with possession of a concealed and dangerous weapon after officers discovered two guns and ammunition in the student's cle said Sgt Chuck Tobery of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office We didn't have indication that the nile had made any threats related to the Sgt Tobery said But it's a fact that what he had was illegal No other criminal charges had been filed as of Thursday according to the office though the school said the search turned up a BB gun and alcohol in a second vehicle and utility knives in a third Principal Ann Bonitatibus sent a letter home to parents on Wednesday that said students and staff were never in imminent danger because of the situation Ms Bonitatibus said the shotguns were clearly visible in the student's vehicle A search for drugs in the other cles uncovered the other contraband items No illegal drugs were found according to Ms Bonitatibus Ms Bonitatibus said she was ed that the students had failed to pay tion to policy about ing firearms and other potential weapons to school There are many things that are legal off-campus that can't be introduced into the school said Ms Bonitatibus noting that See GUNS New center Staff photo by Doug Koontz newly City of Frederick Youth Center on Thursday afternoon Story on Pets find homes lose anatomy By SEAN BARRY Staff com All pets adopted from the Frederick ty animal shelter will be neutered on site by private veterinarians according to a policy approved Thursday by the county who were satisfied the plan doesn't unfairly compete against other vets The policy will replace the Shelter to neuter adopted animals rent system in which people adopting pets automatically get vouchers from the shelter to have the pets fixed at various outside ics The problem Animal Control Director Harold Domer told the commissioners is many people don't redeem the vouchers even though doing so is a condition of adoption That contributes to the overall population of unwanted animals increasing the eventual need for euthanasia he said According to county documents non- neutered animals were adopted at the shelter in 2002 As of Jan 9 this year 819 vouchers remained unredeemed See PETS County keeps door shut on public gy SEAN BARKY Staff A vote by the Frederick County Com- missioners on Thursday upheld their earlier decision to close an upcoming meeting to the public which was challenged by The Frederick William Varga assistant state attorney general said in a Feb 3 letter that the nature of the meeting has not been determined Therefore he could render no opinion about the legality of closing it the letter said The commissioners Thursday reconsidered their vote last month to develop an annual strategic plan behind closed doors Commissioner Mike Cady changed his tion Thursday joining Commissioners dent John L Thompson Jr in voting to repeal the action Commissioners Bruce Reeder and John Lovell Jr voted against the motion to sider A tie vote defeats a motion Commissioner Jan Gardner was absent leading to commissioners suggestions that the matter may be taken up again Ms ner could not be reached for comment The meeting in question has not occurred Mr Thompson said Thursday It is in dispute whether notice of the meeting must appear on an agenda See COUNTY Pot smoker gives up drug fearing terror Believing his drug use may be funding terrorism a Frederick County man called authorities to his home to get his dope In Frederick County District Court on Thursday John E Hig gins 46 said he was disappointed be could not participate in the Vietnam War I don't want to do anything to hurt this country be said Higgins who admitted to session of marijuana received a suspended sentence and was ordered to continue in drag ment Defense Attorney Jack toM Judge Janice nick Ambrose that the case was unusual He said on Dec 8 2002 his client whose father was a World War n veteran was watching a documentary about Pearl Har bor Then he saw a commercial stating that if you smoke mari- juana you could be funding He picked up the phone and called 911 Remains lew ta OT r Priest handed jail term By SONIA BOIN Montgomery Bureau Chief torn ROCKVILLE A Catholic priest with a history of sexually abusing young boys was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in for abuse and battery of two teenage brothers in burg in the 1970s The Rev Wayland Yoder Brown 59 objected when tors asked for a 25-year sentence calling the request almost absurd After one of the victims fied to the guilt and pain that has crippled him the Rev Brown said You can send me away for the rest of my life and it will not give him his life back The Rev Brown pleaded guilty to one count each of child abuse and battery of the brothers in November One of the Gaithersburg tims who was 13 when the abuse began in the and is now 42 testified in court Thursday that the Rev Brown befriended his mother and got permission to stay in his home and take him and his younger brother on trips He doesn't have a heart or a soul so he tried to take mine Abuse victim Instead of a future that was the victim said the Rev Brown condemned me to a life where I can never be successful in a relationship He doesn't have a heart or a soul so he tried to take mine He made me hate being me It's time for that to end Addressing the gray-bearded priest the man said There's nothing you could say to me that could possibly make up for it You are a liar You made me unable to trust anyone You left me a broken and empty shell I will never be able to express the guilt shame loneliness and despair that I have lived with because of you Another victim who was an altar boy at an Albany Ga church where the Rev Brown served said the priest began ing him after the Rev Brown befriended him and his mother The Rev Brown apologized to the victims and their families but he told Judge Ann S Harrington My punishment started the moment I started doing these things I ask for a fair sentence for the horrors 1 inflicted But I think 25 years is an almost absurd request Judge Harrington sentenced him to 15 years for child abuse and 10 years for battery suspending all but 10 years The passage of time has not lessened the tion to the individuals she said You changed the course of their lives in a significant way She also ordered five years of supervised probation after the Rev Brown gets out of prison and required him to register as a chiM sex offender He will also have to undergo alcohol testing and can have no unsupervised contact with anyone under 18 Assistant State's Attorney Peter A called the tence fair The VK tim said he can live with 10 years but I wouldn't say it was fair According to court documents the priest's record begins in when he allegedly abused a See PRIEST A 11
