Sandalfoot Cove resident Paul Maimon (26) returns to our pages, this time accused of “aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.” The arrest was Tuesday. Per the Sun-Sentinel his neighbor and alleged victim reportedly suffered two long slash marks, from 11-15 inches long, after Maimon stabbed him with a key. We’re not sure that meets the standard for a deadly weapon.
Update: We received a “tweet” indicating that the weapon used was a razor from a box-cutter, rather than a key, requiring 100 staples in a 3-hour surgery.
Maimon was in West Boca News in March for aggravated assault against his father. That charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and is pending on a “plea and pass” agreement which might lead to the charge being dropped. The new charge may abort that sweetheart deal. Mr. Maimon also had a battery charge in 2012 that was dropped through a pre-trial intervention program.
Some residents may wonder how many chances a violent criminal should get. It seems odd to us that he would be able to get a “plea and pass” agreement on the 2014 felony after already getting off another violent incident.
Mr. Maimon remains in custody at this writing.
Category: Crime
Burglary, Grand Theft Auto in Gated Community: Career Offender Arrested
A family in the gated Estates community awoke to a burglary early yesterday morning (Monday). The alleged burglar, Ronald Wayne Stanley (above, 53), is then accused of stealing the SUV out of their driveway and heading off leading to a chase.
Palma Vista Way in the Estates is on the east side of 441 just south of Home Depot and north of West Boca Medical Center. With burglary as a common crime, there are some people that are taking the precaution to buy security systems for their businesses and homes, some of which use ai security software to catch trespassers on camera. Additionally, people may also want to take other security precautions, such as changing the locks to their homes and businesses. Locks can also be installed on windows too, making it more difficult for anyone to get in through them. Perhaps a Locksmith Elwood, for example, would be good to contact. They could help businesses and homeowners to secure their properties and change their locks, hopefully, preventing any burglaries.
Per the Sun-Sentinel, Mr. Stanley was tracked by the woman’s cell phone in the car down Glades, onto I-95 and into Lake Worth. After trying to avoid being pulled over, he eventually crashed, tried to flee on foot and was subdued with a Taser.
The Sheriff’s blotter indicates he faces felony charges for burglary, grand theft of a motor vehicle, felony resisting and fleeing, along with a few other charges. Oddly the burglary is listed as a lesser charge for an unoccupied dwelling when it appears the residents were actually home at time. Burglary can be seen as a misdemeanor and a felony offense, however it is important to know what the law is for your state. If you are being charged with Burglary you might want to look for a law firm similar to this Las Vegas criminal defense law firm who might be able to help with you case.
Mr. Wayne has a delightful history in the Palm Beach courts and is listed by the state as a career offender. He started off with a 1990 burglary and a 13-year prison sentence. The court records from that incident list him as a “habitual offender” so there’s a strong chance he had more on his record before that.
That 13-year sentence was apparently not fully completed as he faced a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge from an offense date in 2000. In 2003 he faced another burglary charge which prosecutors reduced to minor misdemeanors and he was out of jail within about a month.
Then in 2004 he was charged with another burglary which was also dropped to a minor misdemeanor (trespassing) and he did another short jail sentence.
In 2007 he was arrested for two 2006 misdemeanors involving drugs and trespassing and got what looks like less than a day in jail for those. A month later he was arrested for what looks like two counts of burglary. One of those was dropped and he was found guilty on another, getting a 28-month jail sentence for that one.
Truth in sentencing laws continued to fail the public and less than 28 months later in 2009 Mr. Stanley was arrested for – Can you guess? – attempted burglary, petit theft and a couple of other charges. Now you might think the legal system was working because this was only an attempt.
He was found guilty at a jury trial in 2010 and was sentenced to five years but somehow got over a year of credit time and was released in May of 2014. This was more than enough time for him to find his way to a nice home in a gated community in West Boca. We wonder if this could be the same guy who committed a home invasion in The Oaks in November.
Temple Hires Convicted Felon To Teach Kids?
Update: Congregation B’Nai Israel has issued a statement regarding this incident
Statement from Sharon Wagman
Executive Director
Congregation B’nai Israel
Prior to Judy Schelin’s employment in the infant program at Congregation B’nai Israel, she underwent a background check administered by the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. This is the standard employee policy for Congregation B’nai Israel for all teachers and teaching assistants in our Pre-School and Religious School. In both cases, she was cleared with: “A check of this agency’s records failed to indicate an arrest history for this person.” (Background check documents attached). This means she was cleared by the State to work on our campus. In addition, Ms. Schelin signed a document in which she attested, under the penalty of perjury, that she has never been fined or the subject of a disciplinary action.
Months into her job, she alluded to past legal issues, but did not disclose a felony conviction.
The welfare and education of our children is of the upmost concern and our top priority, and Ms. Schelin’s care of the infants in our program was superb. Ms. Schelin did not at any point have access to school funds, nor was her salary impacted by VPK funds, as she worked in CBI’s infant program (children ages six weeks to two years).
However, in further review of her background and concealment of her conviction, Ms. Schelin has been terminated from CBI effective immediately.
The release included documents from both the state Department of Children and Families as well as the county sheriff supporting that they did a background check and that it was clear.
West Boca’s Congregation B’Nai Israel is in the center of controversy after our friends at Boca News Now alleged that they are employing a convicted felon as a teacher. Two readers contacted us about it.
Back in 2010 a woman named Judy Perlin pled guilty to accepting $40,000 in bribes while running a youth education program. Not long after that the Palm Beach Post reported Ms. Perlin continued to receive a lot of federal and state money while running day cares serving kids in Broward.
Now Boca News Now says that Ms. Perlin is working at B’Nai Israel under the name Scherlin (which might be her maiden name). We called the temple to see what they had to say and we got a quick “No Comment.”
After that call we heard from an irate reader who self-described as a member of CBI Boca and asserted that the management at CBI knew about Ms. Perlin/Scherlin’s history and hired her anyway.
Please note that, mainly because of CBI’s “No Comment” response, we are unable to verify that the woman working at CBI is in fact Judy Perlin. But we do have more than one source saying it is her.
Ms. Perlin is listed on the property appraiser’s website as co-owner of a home in Boca Grove.
This is the second recent controversial incident involving CBI. A couple months ago one of their former maintenance workers was arrested on child pornography charges. At that time: “The school also said all employees and permanent vendors must pass a full background check before they’re allowed to work on campus.”
Considering that statement we wonder how Ms. Perlin/Scherlin managed to pass a background check.
Sandalfoot Purse Snatcher Arrested
Deputies made an arrest today in the Sandalfoot Square purse snatcher case. Graccuhs Mesidor, 24, was arrested in full view of one of our regular readers who sent us the above photo.
Mr. Mesidor faces charges of robbery, aggravated battery, larceny and marijuana possession. We are aware of at least one previous arrest for fraud back in July of 2014. He remains in custody at this writing.
5 Holiday Driving Tips from Fair DUI
West Boca News is run by a law firm. We’ve handled many DUI cases and this author also wrote the #1 DUI book on Amazon, Fair DUI. Here are some key tips to protect you on the roads:
- Don’t drink and drive. Yes it’s obvious, but so many people screw this one up. Not one drink. We’ve seen many people arrested, prosecuted and even convicted after as little as just one drink. Drinking whilst intoxicated is a serious offence, and it shouldn’t be taken lightly. Did you know that, depending on the severity of your case, you could be getting arrested where bail is up to $100,000? Do you know how severe this is? This could happen to you if you step into the driver’s seat after you’ve been drinking. It’s not worth it and not forgetting how dangerous it is. It could completely destroy a person’s life; maybe even yours.
- If you’re going to drink, have a plan. Your plan is not acceptable if it’s something like: “If I have too many drinks I’ll call a cab.” Don’t depend on a drunk person to make a good decision. Take a cab there and make sure you don’t have access to any car keys.
- If you screw up #1 and #2 and do get pulled over, don’t talk. Not a single word. Anything you say, and how you say it, will be used against you in court. So shut up. You may want to carry our Fair DUI flyer with you in the car. But if you’re drunk you’ll probably do it wrong. So please follow #1 and #2.
- Blow at the roadside, but not at the station. If you get pulled over and the police ask you to blow in a handheld device (a portable breath screen) it’s okay to blow in that. Court generally will not allow that result in evidence. So if you blow a low number the police might let you go. If you blow a high number it won’t hurt you. But don’t blow at the station. The Intoxilyzer device used in Florida is horribly unreliable. The judges in Orlando won’t let it be used in court. But in South Florida the judges don’t seem to mind. And even if you blow a low number at the station, you will be charged with DUI, have your mugshot posted on the internet, and you’ll be held for a minimum of 8 hours.
- Don’t fight or run. Again this should be obvious, but running from the police or fighting with them is a good way to take a bad situation and make it a lot worse. If the police tell you that you have been driving over the limit, this will result in an arrest. Although this is not something that anyone wants to happen to them, you made the choice to get behind the wheel. If you’re considering fighting this case, looking to get a dui defense you can afford could help you get your life back on track and give you legal advice that can help you move forward from this situation.
We hope these help you stay safe and sane in this mad MADD world. If you do get in trouble, feel free to call us at 888-RED-LAWYER (888-733-5299). For your sake we hope that doesn’t come up.