The configuration of the streets was no more receptive to outsiders than was the citizenry. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. My dear friend Patti sent a letter in response to my post the other day about walking along Merion Rd when the Pagan MC drove by: in the 1970s, members of the Warlocks (NFM: the main rivals to the Pagan MC) were suspected in the deaths of a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman whose skeletal remains were found in the Tinicum marsh, now known as the John Heinz Wildlife Preserve. #26. One of the most infamous Warlocks is Robert "Mudman" Simon, who gained national attention in May for shooting a South Jersey policeman 11 weeks after Simon's parole on a murder charge. I used Simon as the basis for the character of Ronnie Sludgeman Simmons in my novel The Blue Route. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. There were a lot of good hard-working people in the neighborhood, with collars both blue and white. March 2 (UPI) -- A Florida woman earned a Guinness World Record when she completed 23 ultra-marathon runs -- 31.1 miles -- in a 23-day period. ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The Mudman Cometh Simon and Staples, both members of the Warlocks A lock ( Warlocks Book The Warlocks get a mention in the bookBiker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime by Thomas Barker. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. What are you doing, anyway? 0:00. [20] Earlier that day, a nearby Environmental Heating building had been burglarized and the vehicle occupied by both men was situated within the vicinity. He was suspected of involvement in several other murders. You go outside and Ill follow you., Dont worry about it, little brother. His mother smoked about as often as mine did, which was never. Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lisa accepted Robert 'Mudman' Simon's guilty plea to the murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. Hogan said Warlocks activity in Franklin Township was a major issue during his tenure as police chief. Pennsylvanias parole board chairman, Allen Castor, on Thursday called Simons release ``incomprehensible. He said the Warlock walked free under a state law that requires approval from two of the five parole board members or a board member and a hearing examiner. Florida woman runs ultra-marathon distances for 23 consecutive days. His biggest fault was also his most respectable feature hed take the hit before hed ever tell. March 3 (UPI) -- A sheep spotted wandering loose on a British highway was given a lift back to its owner by a concerned bus driver on her first day on the job. Robert Ronald "Mudman" Simon (September 4, 1954 September 7, 1999), also known as Bobby Simon, was an American outlaw biker, convicted murderer and member of the Pennsylvania-based Warlocks Motorcycle Club. Simons parole was approved by a board member and a hearing examiner, Parole Board spokeswoman Darlene Zelazny said. Mud tossed Yo-Yo to the ground as if he was a Raggedy Andy doll, and then applied a steel-toed boot to his groin. A dozen years later, and 11 weeks to the day after his parole, Simon was back in jail _ this time on charges he shot and killed a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop. The Lakewood mother who left her child in a hot car for more than two hours with the engine turned off, has plead guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Friday. They described him as one of the worst sociopaths they had ever encountered. I stood near the top of the long grassy slope behind the local public elementary school. 6 years later, one of the 3 guys got picked up on a coffe and donuts but and offered up the location of her body in return for being let go. Simon shot Gonzales twice, in the head and neck, killing him instantly. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks . Certainly it's not the majority of motorcycle enthusiasts," he offered. Mr. Carr said, You boys arent fighting, are you?, No, Mr. Carr, I assured him as I stood, dusting myself off. Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. Convicted killer Ambrose Harris returns to the limelight today as his trial begins in the gruesome murder of Robert "Mudman" Simon inside the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton in 1999. British bus driver stops to give loose sheep a lift. Robert Simon was a member of the Upper Darby teen gang called the Warlords that merged with a group from Darby to create the Warlocks. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. Prison officers were reported to have taken at least five minutes to intervene in the fight. The county political boss lived nearby, as did the avuncular anchorman of Philadelphias top-rated TV newscast and a once-famous 50s rock and roller. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. He stared at it, puzzled. He casually smashed his face into the brick wall on the side of the store. The trial court "failed to put these matters to rest," and failed to "deal with these ambiguities" in Simon's answers. People like Simon were feared for good reason. "Prison is a violent place," he said. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28 -- A Pennsylvania prison inmate said Thursday that outlaw biker Robert 'Mudman' Simon bribed his way out of Graterford state prison 11 weeks before he was charged with murdering a New Jersey police officer. The Mudman lived there too. . [13] Furthermore, Simon's trailer home residence was only a few feet from a bar known to be frequented by Warlocks bikers. . new jersey pulled over warlocks members robert mudman simon and charles shovel staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. Squirt Boy took the opening and ran with it, stomping the Mudman until his brains oozed onto the ground, then popped his eyes out for good measure. Robert (Mudman) Simon, released from Graterford state prison in February after serving 20 years, is one of two men charged with the fatal shooting of Franklin Township, N.J., Officer Ippolito . The 43-year-old Simon, whose criminal record began at age 8, was arrested in the 1974 murder of 19-year-old Beth Smith Dusenberg while he sat in prison for armed robbery. On May 6, 1995, defendant Robert "Mudman" Simon shot and killed Franklin Township Police Officer Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez during an otherwise routine traffic stop of a car in which Simon was a passenger. When asked what happened, the man answers: "I just killed everybody."OUT OF HIS MINDNot far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery in the home of Michael's . He was far from the monster that the media made him out to be. I considered siccing Trixie on him, but the poodle was busy taking a leak on some of those troublesome flowers. At one point, he turned around and glared at me in the nearly empty courtroom, even though he didn't know me from Adam. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. As a teenager and in my early 20s, I wasnt any angel. 'If even only half of it is true, Graterford is in sad shape in terms of its management and lack of professional responsibility.' Youre looking at flowers! Apparently he had unsuccessfully attempted to return some items for which he lacked, unsurprisingly, a receipt. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. He soon shot and killed a New Jersey police officer. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop by one Robert "Mudman" Simon, a longtime member of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang and a recent parolee from the Pennsylvania prison system. At an eventual point during the chase, Staples managed to lose control over the car and crashed it into a guardrail. Eleven weeks later he gunned down a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop following a burglary. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. March 2 (UPI) -- A Minnesota police officer came to the rescue of a raccoon he spotted running around with a jar stuck over its head. Mr. Carr loved Trixie; a few white lies never hurt anyone. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Simon stated that he shot Gonzalez because he didnt want to go back the prison. Who is this asshole?, Yo-Yo, Mud repeated, his inflection making it sound like the name of a disease that people didnt mention in polite company. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Ippolito Gonzalez. The neighborhood was a bit of a bastard, as neighborhoods went. In the wake of the shooting, Dalton later co-sponsored legislation that tightened rules surrounding parolees and their eligibility, notification requirements and increasing communication between states. March 2 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman scored a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket less than 12 hours after she scored an $11,000 jackpot at a casino. 7-year-old baseball umpire seeks Guinness World Record. But it did provide rich training ground and source material for storytellinga certain kind of storytellingnonetheless. The Waltons was largely based on the childhood memories and experiences of the shows creator, novelist Earl Hamner, who grew up in a place very much like Waltons Mountain. When they were left together briefly this morning at the New Jersey State Prison, prison officials said, Ambrose Harris beat to death Robert (Mudman) Simon after a bloody fistfight in a fenced . Bobby and the boyfriend stepped out to grab some beer and the three perverts he left her with killed her. ``I expressed in as forceful language as I could my strong opinion that Robert Simon should never see the light of day in Pennsylvania or any other place in the free world, said Lavelle, who wrote to the state parole board in 1992 to object to Simons release. With some petunias. Ambrose Harris, 68, died Tuesday at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the state Department of Corrections said. The reporters were much better off remaining at a safe distance, like visitors to the lions den at the Philadelphia Zoo. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. ', Suspected burglar inside New Brunswick home was a panicked deer. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. Simon stated that he shot Gonzalez because he didnt want to go back the prison. The Mud Man is an enemy in the Castlevania series. Ippolito "Lee . March 3 (UPI) -- A Kentucky man who stopped to buy some breakfast said he lost his appetite when he won $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. "The most dangerous time for police officers is the beginning and end of their shift.". JayClark 28 Feb 2016. Your email address will not be published. Simon grabbed Yo by the collar. English. Simon, a motorcycle-gang member who was one of . BLUE ROUTE Author Ed McGinnis Publishes Third Novel, THE DREAM GARDEN, AND A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND, UNSOLICITED WRITING ADVICE & THE ILLUMINATED SUBJECT, THE FOREVER FAMILY AND THE GENESIS OF A TITLE, PERSEVERANCE, PERSISTENCE AND THE PWP 3850. Yo-Yo strolled in, buying cigarettes: for my Mom. It just happened that I grew up three blocks from him; we moved in the same circles, such as they were. Mud killed a guy in the chow line at SCI Pittsburgh. We use people. Simon took a different route in his attempt to stay out of prison - murdering a policeman. I heard someone clear his throat behind me. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Along with his testicles, which Yo was now clutching with both hands. He was rumored to be both deranged and dangerous. I notice from pictures that deceased criminal Robert "mudman" Simon bears a strong family resembelance. Simon took a .45 caliber handgun that belonged to his wingman. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. You plunder and kill, and everythings OK, and the strong survive. The victim, suspect and three witnesses were all convicted murderers. In 1983, Nauss managed to escape from Graterford Prison in a cabinet created in the woodworking shop. TRENTON, N.J. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jerseys death row has died in prison. Petitioner, Dr. Robert Simon, M.D., P.A. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez on May 6, 1995. He fell and hit his head on a metal table. One of the more infamous was the late Robert "Mudman" Simon who killed a Franklin Township police sergeant in Franklinville, NJ, in 1995. The most highly publicized case heard in Lavelle's courtroom was the 1982 trial of Robert "Mudman" Simon, a founding member of the Philadelphia-based Warlocks motorcycle gang. Simon was . [14], On January 21, 1993, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) denied a parole application they received from Simon citing his high risk of continued involvement with the Philly Warlocks along with his need for substance abuse treatment. He killed another inmate in prison but was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. Theres a FB group called, Pagan MC is a bunch of losers. Its a page dedicated to spreading awareness about the crime ridden motorcycle club called the Pagans. The page has 124 followers. Mudman was paroled somehow. 'The key is whether any of this is true,' said Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike O'Pake. If a girl was getting pushed on, he stopped it. The Mudman was beefy, scraggly-bearded and ponytailed, with an ever-present smile and small, deep-set blue eyes with a lunatic gleam. Simon was jailed in 1982 for 10 to 20 years after killing a girlfriend who refused to have sex with gang members. Simon shot gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and gonzalez died instantly. The gang member, Robert Simon, 45, who was also known as Mudman, showed no emotion as the verdict was pronounced. "The problem Franklin Township always had was officers didn't have much backup on the streets," Hogan said of the 56 square miles of coverage area. It was a warm, sunny spring afternoon. Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. There were also outlaw bikers, drug dealers, meth freaks, gamblers, loansharks, burglars and mob guys, as well as businessmen, cops and politicians with some very creative ideas regarding money, law and ethics. No, no and no. Yo-Yo rolled around on the sidewalk, moaning and crying, his face bloody and already beginning to swell. Mudman or as his friends referred to him Bobby or Uncle Booby, did not kill that girl. While on Death Row, Harris attacked and killed another Death Row inmate, Robert "Mudman" Simon, a beefy, scraggly long-haired and long-bearded 48-year-old outlaw biker, with several previous murder convictions. But John Cunningham, vice-president of the corrections officers' union, said guards could not react immediately because the rules prevented them from entering the caged recreation area without riot gear. Mr. Simon pleaded guilty last October to capital murder in the shooting death of Sgt. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles "Shovel" Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. It was something forced upon him from being through the system as he was. Overdue book returned to Massachusetts library after 56 years. After doing so, one of the two Warlock bikers shot Gonzalez a total of two times. Such is the life of the 1%. Defendant Robert Simon was permitted to play a cat-and-mouse game with the court that undermined the court's independent obligation to determine if the plea was voluntary. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Harris had a history of attacking guards and prisoners. You goin armed robbery on this?, Theres a guy outside waiting for me, I confessed. Yo-Yo, who couldve single-handedly transformed the Summer of Love into a winter of discontent, sneaked up behind me. [7][3], On May 6, 1995, Robert Simon along with the vice president of the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, Charles "Shovel" Staples, were both sitting in a car in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey when they were pulled over by 15-year Franklin Township police veteran Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez as part of a routine traffic stop. Just curious. Nice read, and I appreciated it! The Warlords would eventually merge with another group from Darby to create the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, also referred to as the Philly Warlocks. The major difference being that when things soured, Simon would literally shoot you in the head rather than figuratively stab you in the back. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. Hey, you. Ippolito Gonzalez, 40 (Franklin Township police) Method of murder:. Id forgotten about them. "I have to do 31 years, four months and 19 days before becoming eligible for parole on Oct. 26, 2026. A number of others that crossed paths with cheerful sociopath Robert F. Simon werent quite so fortunate. Bobby and the guy returned to her dead. We love ridin our motorcycles fast and hangin with our brothers.Touch one ya touched us all They have 3,158 followers and had a food drive in November and a Harvest Party in October. "From then on, if one cop pulled over a car, a second would come if available," he said, adding that he wasn't sure if directives were changed after Gonzalez's death, but it appeared that way. INMATE INFORMATION He had already done at least two stints at the county juvie facility; his criminal career had begun at the age of eight. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles "Shovel" Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. After they arrived, Bobby and the guy stepped out to grab some party goods for the night, making the mistake of leaving her alone with the mountain chapter. The Warlocks MC, another 1% club, was founded in 1967 right here in Philadelphia. Bobby Simon should have been a high school senior. Smart money was on the latter. It might have been related to a school project. If you Google the words 'Robert Mudman Simon' or type them into the archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, links to hundreds of articles magically appear. There were rumors of money changing hands, of intimidation. About 15 Warlocks live in Williamstown, and about the same number live in Pennsylvanias Delaware County, where the club was founded in the late 60s. He murdered his girlfriend in 1974 and was released on parole in 1995. One of the three got popped for a coffee and donuts bit and gave them that story to get him off the hook. Christie Whitman has asked for a report on the parole bureaus role. He was described as a sociopathic monster, as profoundly evil, as the antichrist. He was beaten to death in prison in 1999.Simon's accomplice in the botched burglary, Charles "Shovel" Staples, received a life sentence -- although he doesn't feel that way about it. As claimed by Mihalick, they both had been unaware of Simon's homicidal history as he misled them to believing he was just a reformed drug dealer. He was acquitted. Officials did not release a cause of death. July 27, 2008. Yo appeared rather impatient and irritated. Follow him on Twitter @GregAdomaitis. You didnt know what hed do from one day to the next.. Of course, none of us. [10] John Lavelle, the Judge who handled Simon's trial, stated that dozens of Warlocks bikers would circle the courthouse on their motorcycles each day in during 1995 in an attempt to intimidate the jurors quite possibly the reason behind his conviction for second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder. His lawyers argued self defense, and a jury acquitted him. Cat Zingano ahead of her fight at UFC 232 in 2018. All rights reserved (About Us). [15] Despite this, he was classified as merely a "low risk" on parole assessment documents. In sometimes emotionally charged testimony, Brown claimed guards at Camp Hill state prison, where he was transferred for his appearance before the committee, threatened to kill him if he went public with his claims. Simon was paroled despite the assessment of his trial judge, Carbon County Judge John Lavelle, who described Simon as 'one of the most dangerous individuals' who ever appeared before him and said 'it would only be a matter of time before (Simon) would kill again. A Pennsylvania State Trooper, heading home from work, witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. They clashed in the New Jersey state prison's recreation area where inmates can play chess and select books from a library. I was even luckier, I suppose, ultimately spending a great deal more time in close proximity to Simon than Yo did. He reads flower books!. No executions have been carried out because of legal appeals and a tradition of liberalism in the state's supreme court. Simon . A firestorm of controversy swirled around the parole. He was then . A request to interview Staples at South Woods State Prison, in Bridgeton where he is being held, was declined by the state Department of Corrections and a set of questions mailed to him was not answered. I felt like a paratrooper that had left his chute behind in the plane and was now doggie paddling three thousand feet above sea level. Give em to your mom. Beautifully maintained parks and athletic fields. Simon stood accused of murdering his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, and dumping her body in a water-filled coal mine pit near Hazleton, where it was . Dalton said a Gloucester County law enforcement museum, to open at the Rowan College at Gloucester County library later this month, will feature a wall of honor and a plaque for Gonzalez. Robert "Mudman" Simon By genealogy.com user February 05, 2000 at 06:01:36. [1] However, he was ultimately beaten to death at New Jersey State Prison . His criminal wrongdoings reportedly began as early as age 8. What most people dont know or chose not to believe is that Bobby didnt kill that girl. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez, left, and Charles "Shovel" Staples, right, as seen in a recent prison photo. But he froze suddenly, looking behind me. The former was out on parole in 1995 after spending more than a decade behind bars in Pennsylvania. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jersey's death row has died in prison. Not long before, Mud had burned down a store on the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk. Simon, a motorcycle gang member who was one of the state's most notorious prisoners, was pronounced dead after being involved in the fight with Ambrose Harris, corrections spokeswoman Mary Ellen Bolton said. 3 children killed, 2 hospitalized in North Texas domestic incident, At least 5 dead following year's first severe spring weather outbreak, Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico, 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'True Romance' actor Tom Sizemore dead at 61, Russia's Lavrov laughed at after saying West started war in Ukraine. Or you got a piece? Ippolito Gonzalez of the Franklin . I was in an all-purpose neighborhood deli-grocery store-butcher shop operation of the sort rarely seen anymore. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. Two busy shopping centers. After serving 12 1/2 years of a 10- to 20-year sentence for murder, he went free in February and settled in Williamstown with the New Jersey parole boards approval. CarlK90245 said: A 21-Mar-1982 article in the Delaware County Sunday Times details the disappearance of Cheryl Ann Moser Iacovone, and indicates that she is believed to have been murdered by members of the Warlocks. He didnt get very far. Lavelle said dozens of Warlocks circled the courthouse on their motorcycles each day of the trial and frightened the jurors, possibly leading to the second-degree murder conviction instead of a first-degree verdict. My friends? Even when it wasnt cool to the majority, he didnt care, he stopped it. 404 pages. Warlocks Motorcycle Club West Virginia. I turned around. A jury acquitted Harris of Simon's death, saying he acted in self-defense. Family and community. "He was a tremendous officer, an example of how dangerous police work can be. If someone was getting roughed up, he stopped it. Mudman said that he had killed the cop because he didnt want to go back to prison. There was a steel mill, a stone quarry, a beer distributorship that looked like an aircraft hangar, a sandwich shop built to resemble a space ship, a truck depot and a Knights of Columbus hall. Simon and Staples, both members of the Warlocks motorcycle club albeit from different generations, didn't know each other for very long -- about 11 weeks. He then stabbed a fellow inmate in 1984 with a makeshift knife that was more than a foot long. [25][26], On September 7, 1999, a reported fistfight broke out between Harris and Simon while the pair were in one of the prison recreational areas. At all. Neither the judge in Simons murder case, John Lavelle, nor a trooper who knew him years ago expressed surprise. He didnt care. While I hated the things that he did and shed no tears over his death, the fact is that The Mudman was also just Bobby Simon from the neighborhood, who made bologna sandwiches at the corner store, adopted and loved stray dogs, protected younger kids from bullies, changed flat tires for senior citizens and helped my mom carry her groceries. Hannon said it was his understanding it cost between $100 and $300 to have files removed. Hes a boxerand a black belt., Not really. Other lasting effects, real or perceived, still resonate to those who were there and helped bring about justice. Harris and Simon had been lived in side-by-side cells in the facility's capital sentence unit. Not only for the Gonzalez family, but for the Franklin Township Police Department," said Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton, who was a state legislator at the time of the shooting. Div . 464 Conchester Highway, Aston, PA 19014-3106. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. It wasnt the wall. It was self-defense. He had formerly been sentenced to death by the state of New Jersey on May 6, 1995, for his part in the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez. Of course, none of us wants to go to prison and therefore avoid illegal activities like burglary and murder. He spat his gum out on the sidewalk. March 3 (UPI) -- A New Brunswick couple who initially thought a burglar had broken into their home discovered the invader was actually a panicked deer. Simon and Charles ``Shovel Staples, the vice president of the Warlocks South Jersey chapter, are charged with murdering Franklin Township Sgt. After that, paroles, like commutations, declined dramatically. Yo-Yo glared at me, baring his teeth. And he might be sipping his dinner through straws for a while. Four years later, he was stomped to death by an inmate . Simon was convicted in 1974 for killing his girlfriend after she refused to cooperate in her gang rape by Simon's friends and . The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. March 3 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Louisiana boy with a firm grasp of baseball rules is seeking a Guinness World Record as the world's youngest umpire. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. Throughout his youth, Simon was a member of an Upper Darby street gang known as the Warlords.