Recent Posts
Home >Unlabelled > Raphael Enrique Amoroso, Oregon Man With Sniper Book, Had Made Threats Against Teachers, Students on Astini News
Raphael Enrique Amoroso, Oregon Man With Sniper Book, Had Made Threats Against Teachers, Students on Astini News
Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 by astini
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A Oregon man facing charges that he had a loaded pistol at a high school after a football game had written a note on a desk when he was in high school saying he wanted to kill as many teachers and students as he could, according to federal court documents filed Thursday.
The 1999 note was cited in documents filed in U.S. District Court by prosecutors who want to keep Raphael Enrique Amoroso, 26, of Grants Pass, behind bars while he awaits trial on charges of having a gun on school grounds and being a drug user in possession of a firearm.
"The defendant's father stated that he believed his son needed mental help and counseling, and that he had concerns about the paraphernalia that he was collecting and reading," prosecutors wrote. "Defendant has a history of threatening behavior and this most recent case is an escalation and is most concerning for public safety."
Court documents said Grants Pass police provided a report about contacting Amoroso in January 1999 after he admitted writing a note on a classroom desk that read, "I want to take a gun to school and blow away the faculty. When I am done with that, I'll systematically kill every student I can."
The detention hearing scheduled for Thursday was postponed until Monday at the request of Amoroso's lawyer. Federal public defender Tonia Moro wrote in a motion that prosecutors did not provide her with evidence gathered in the case until the day of the hearing, and they amended the criminal complaint just hours before the hearing was to start.
A self-employed landscaper, Amoroso was arrested on drunken driving charges after leaving a Grants Pass High School parking lot shortly before midnight Oct. 7. Police said he admitted smoking marijuana, and a breath test showed he was also drunk. In his car, police found marijuana, a loaded .45-caliber pistol, 200 rounds of rifle ammunition, binoculars, a camouflage jacket, and the novel "Enemies Foreign and Domestic," which tells a story about a sniper attack at a professional football game staged to bring about a ban on semiautomatic rifles.
A week later, police searched the house where Amoroso lives with his mother, finding a collection of vintage military rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, two military sniper manuals, and a variety of books that included "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler and "OK BOMB!- Conspiracy and Cover-up" by Jim Kerith, according to an affidavit filed with the new criminal complaint.
Authorities also found a printout from a website about picking what kind of terrorist to be, a note about combining chemicals to produce an explosive, armor-piercing bullet tips, a bulletproof vest, a helmet, and an inch-thick piece of steel with an armor-piercing bullet stuck in it.
A court document cited an interview with Amoroso's father, who told authorities about his son being arrested in 2000 for shooting a pellet gun at a passing jet boat loaded with tourists on the Rogue River when he was 15, and being ordered by a judge to undergo counseling.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2011
(2934)
-
▼
October
(681)
- Planet of the Apes: The unique diversity of man's ...
- Libya: NATO's black hole - English pravda.ru on As...
- Jay-Z, Kanye Watch The Throne Tour: Reviews Are In...
- The Bullying Academy, a Web-based Program for Scho...
- Raphael Enrique Amoroso, Oregon Man With Sniper Bo...
- The American Reporter Vol. 16, No. 4,321 on Astini...
- Metta World Peace gets acting gig on BET show on A...
- Zachery Tims Toxicology Report Delayedâ¦AGAIN - B...
- Twenty20 international: India v England - as it ha...
- Medscape: Medscape Access on Astini News
- Miranda Kerr battles Heidi Klum for Halloween supr...
- Peaceful bonobos may have something to teach human...
- Childhood Bipolar Disorder- what it is, signs and ...
- Zappos and the Rise of Corporate Neo-Urbanism on A...
- Sullivan County sticks with United Healthcare- Kin...
- Wayne Rooney 'punched taxi that got late to pick h...
- 'Heat Rises' elevates suspense in series on Astini...
- HD subscriber base to double; touch 2.5 lakh in FY...
- French Revolution Timeline: STORMING of the BASTIL...
- Dress up prepared pimiento cheese and potato salad...
- The Grace Foundation to 'Pay It Forward' on Astini...
- Theo Walcott: Arsenal belief is back on Astini News
- The American Reporter Vol. 16, No. 4,321 on Astini...
- Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1 Gets a New Home ...
- NFL: Houston Texans rely on defense to beat Jackso...
- Oh, the joys of goat cheese - Scranton Places & Fa...
- Interim dean of students addresses GSB on Astini News
- iOS 5 Now Available for Download on Astini News
- Outlaws from the final frontier on Astini News
- Your Job, Career and Workplace Impacted by Wearing...
- Church of Scientology Cuts Ribbon on Twin Cities L...
- Kurt Warner, Nelly, fans congratulate Cardinals on...
- Roger Clemens trying to get government to pay for ...
- Ja Rule Delays "Pain Is Love 2" To 2012 | Get The ...
- 15th Annual Success By 6 Children's Book Drive Kic...
- Police stations to get facelift on Astini News
- Could S.978 land artists like Justin Bieber in jai...
- 'Bachelor Pad 2' Premiere: It's the Jake and Vienn...
- Breaking News - "The Dr. Oz Show" Kicks Off Novemb...
- Report: Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 - German Bun...
- PPL Prepped for Pocono Snow on Astini News
- Enya - The River Sings - Enya on Astini News
- Michelle Obama and âthe Few at the Topâ - By V...
- Belen Music and Art Festival to rock Eagle Park on...
- Albert Finney Joins the Cast of the New James Bond...
- Ron Paul Easily Defeats Republican Primary Competi...
- Star Wars: The Old Republicâs New âGlobalâ R...
- ISU football: Cyclones best Texas Tech, 41-7 | The...
- Scarface (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray + Digital Copy...
- Lymphoma Survivor Outruns Cancer with Team in Trai...
- William Shatner admits he hadn't heard Queen's 'Bo...
- A Worrying Look At Food Inflation In The Coming Ye...
- Civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth laid to res...
- Cooking Mama 4 | games industry on Astini News
- A Kenny Powers Party In Myrtle Beach on Astini News
- Coveo 7.0 With Multi-Channel Text Analytics Uncove...
- Notes, Quotes - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball on As...
- Portugal wants U.S. help in euro crisis: source - ...
- Steampunk exhibit kicks off in Anaheim - Local New...
- Myrtle Beach volleyball advances in Class AAA play...
- VIDEO: Observer Business Leader Awards honours dia...
- Keys to the game: Utah vs. Oregon State on Astini ...
- Hughes or GSP: Who is Greatest UFC Welterweight of...
- Ernst & Young honors San Antonio woman as leading ...
- Group: Iran frees actress, waives lashing sentence...
- Pepper Rabbit â âMurder Roomâ « Consequence...
- Perry: AWOL from Future Debates? - Rebecca Kaplan ...
- House of Brides Releases Date For Halloween Midnig...
- Get Ready for Higher Restaurant Prices on Astini News
- Names of Casey Anthony jurors released in Florida ...
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson Betting Previe...
- Page Not Found - Yahoo! on Astini News
- Facebook gets 'hacky' in its new home on Astini News
- 'Between Two Ferns' with Zach Galifianakis (Video)...
- Shock Rocker Alice Cooper Joins Johnny Depp in 'Da...
- COLUMN-Ebbing oil prices point to market shift: Jo...
- Survey of Top Doctors Finds Widespread Support for...
- Hoboken man admits he stole Picasso work worth $27...
- NYPD Ticket-Fixing Scandal: 16 NYPD Cops, Supervis...
- No Siri For Next iPhone?, Christian News on Astini...
- NCR Spikes On Big Q3 on Astini News
- Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Issu...
- Andy Kaufman Still Alive? Did he Fake his Own Deat...
- Blu-ray Review: âTransformers: Dark of the Moonâ...
- Choose Your Preferred Ring with Pandora Jewelry - ...
- Maple Leafs spoil Rangers' home opener - NHL - Wir...
- Falcons DT Peters making progress - NFL on Astini ...
- Hughes or GSP: Who is Greatest UFC Welterweight of...
- Alta Vista Jungolf Challenge tees off on Astini News
- Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Virginia Cavaliers live o...
- Santa Rosa approves new economic incentives | Pens...
- Music & nightlife | Iceland has a cultural volcano...
- Amish investment broker declines to enter plea to ...
- Senators hope bill will help Hollywood stardust ru...
- Not The Way To A Healthy Future : 13.7: Cosmos And...
- The Outlawz Talk Tupac, New Album | Get The Latest...
- Baddour: North Carolina imposed 'responsible' pena...
- Peter King's 'Hard Evidence' That Iranian Diplomat...
- Boys should get HPV vaccine given to girls on Asti...
- Zac Efron And Vanessa Hudgens Getting Back Togethe...
-
▼
October
(681)