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GoogleWarrants filed by Cpl. Kevin Roddy, of the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, stated he responded to a call at a home on Pass Road, where 40-year-old James Earl Taylor and Mary S. Childers, 44, were allegedly involved in an argument.
According to Roddy's report, the pair became "involved in a verbal altercation" with each other "at which time Cheetos potato chips were used in the assault."
"There was evidence of the assault," the report read, "however no physical marks on either party and the primary aggressor was unable to be determined."
Both Taylor and Childers were charged by Roddy with domestic assault. Both posted a bond of $2,500 and will appear in Bedford County General Sessions Court on July 15.
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Was either of the aggressors sitting nude in a beanbag chair? Did either party have orange around his/her lips? If so, that would be the primary aggressor...you have your man/woman. Cheetos are a whole lot more dangerous that cheese puffs...you could put an eye out.
Will the government implement a 15-day waiting period before allowing the purchase of Cheetos?
Cheetos?
good grief! and I thought I had heard it all...
I think Cheetos must be outlawed at once! There is no need for such unqualified people being allowed to possess such dangerous weaponry. I bet this all started when they were allowed to take there Cheetos into a bar...
Class.......real class.
Frito Lay could use this as a publicity stunt...
Warrants is misspelled. (just helping out :) )
This belongs in the "Weird News" column...
And how old were these people????????
Ok this is something a two year old would do. And these people are how old again.LOL
OMG, this is way too funny. I needed this laugh today big time. I will have to remember this the next time someone tries something violent on me! Wonder how Dorito's would work for safety??
Humm, i bet a Little Debbie or a Moon Pie would put the hurt on someone.
Maybe they should each be charged with attempted murder by junk food.
think twice about your weapon cheetos cost a total $5,000.00 +
I have the phone number of a good ambulance chaser, these folks should file a lawsuit immediately against FritoLay, there is no warning on the package about using the product as a weapon and possible effects there of. This could possibly involve the retailer that sold the product to them, more than likely they were drunk at the time of purchase and the clerk should never have sold them such a dangerous product. It really is Fritos advertising that is at fault it shows that nice tiger throwing and eating the product, who knows how many children will be lured into the same behaviour as the Tiger! Obama if you are reading this please pass a law against this type of advertising before someone gets really hurt, if you do the American people can overlook you partaking of the product.
Seriously folks...NO crime was comitted here. NO harm...NO foul. NO injuries reported. The arresting officer should get the baffoon of the month award, either that, or everyone involved in the next food fight should go directly to jail. This tomfoolery will no doubt cost the taxpayers of Bedford County thousands of dollars to prosecute.
and this only happens in old "buford" county lol. hilarious! LMFAO!such a good laugh for the end of hte day! thank you T-G for giving me a good laugh.
Assualt with a deadly cheeto...no wonder we have so many lawyers. Again, "trashy folk have trashy ways"
I agree Tattoos & Scars. Throwing chips and yelling sounds like a fairly productive way to work out issues and settle disputes, especially when compared to using fists, knives or guns. Should be dropped ASAP. It is sad to see that bail had to be made.
When Cheetos are outlawed, only outlaws will have Cheetos!
If the officer on duty were actually concerned about filing an accurate report, he would certainly have noted that Cheetos are a "cheese flavored snack" and NOT "potato chips"! They're made of corn, for crying out loud! Shame on him and his potato bias!
after all..... it is the cheese that goes crunch!
Safer Cheetos for America has released a statement reaffirming their demand that Cheetos be banned nationwide. However, the National Cheeto Alliance has responded with, "When Cheetos are banned, only criminals will have Cheetos."
Besides having to post bail, one or both will be made to attend domestic violence perpetrator classes that cost a fortune in order to have the courts drop the charges!
It aint easy being cheesy.
Ahh... Since when is a cheeto considerd a potato or a chip?
...that's nacho cheese!
I have no doubt this Cheetos couple will receive a more severe punishment than did a certain drunk slob Chicago cop who beat that poor tiny bartender in "self defense".
We must require that all snack owners have a background check and be placed on the snack owners registry. Cheetos should be place in the "assault snack" category and be limited to no more than 10 pieces per bag.
"You can have my Cheetos, when you pry them from my cold, orange and dead fingers, you bastards!!!"
I don't believe that there were no physical marks on either party. Not even any orange spots?
These two should have been more judicious in their junk food selection. My weapon of choice will ever be Bugles. When snapping the wrist clockwise, you create a near-deadly rotation that can inflict real damage when the hardened, corn-based projectile finds its intended target. And remember, kiddies: "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye."
I think they both made Papa Chester proud...I see a commercial in the making.
"I have the phone number of a good ambulance chaser, these folks should file a lawsuit immediately against FritoLay, there is no warning on the package about using the product as a weapon and possible effects there of. This could possibly involve the retailer that sold the product to them, more than likely they were drunk at the time of purchase and the clerk should never have sold them such a dangerous product. It really is Fritos advertising that is at fault it shows that nice tiger throwing and eating the product, who knows how many children will be lured into the same behaviour as the Tiger! Obama if you are reading this please pass a law against this type of advertising before someone gets really hurt, if you do the American people can overlook you partaking of the product.
-- Posted by StilSaine2008 on Thu, Jun 25, 2009, at 9:34 AM"
"Tiger"? What tiger? Chester is clearly a cheetah. Your ambulance chaser will sue YOU for defaming Chester the non-tiger.
Hey this story is big time! It is now listed on the Drudgereport.com
"I have the phone number of a good ambulance chaser, these folks should file a lawsuit immediately against FritoLay, there is no warning on the package about using the product as a weapon and possible effects there of. This could possibly involve the retailer that sold the product to them, more than likely they were drunk at the time of purchase and the clerk should never have sold them such a dangerous product. It really is Fritos advertising that is at fault it shows that nice tiger throwing and eating the product, who knows how many children will be lured into the same behaviour as the Tiger! Obama if you are reading this please pass a law against this type of advertising before someone gets really hurt, if you do the American people can overlook you partaking of the product.
-- Posted by StilSaine2008 on Thu, Jun 25, 2009, at 9:34 AM"
"Tiger"? What tiger? Chester is clearly a cheetah. Your ambulance chaser will sue YOU for defaming Chester the non-tiger.
BEHOLD: The power of cheese!!!!
This is so Cheeto-licious! Just think of the horror that would have occurred if Doritos had been used.
Minkalena Bergmann, Petaluma, CA, USA
If they want my Cheetos they can pry them from my cold, orange and dead hands!!!!
You guys are getting me in trouble for laughing out loud at work while I read your comments. And I work here!
Keep it up!
;)
Cheetos attacks, King of Pop, Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears, Jon & Kate + 8, Lindsay Lohan, Pitt & Jolie, all distractions. While mainstream media creates celebrity illusions, the U.S. gov't steps on our throats by opening our mail, suspending habeas corpus, stealing private lands, banning books like "America Deceived" from Amazon, Wikipedia and Facebook, conducting warrantless wiretaps and starting illegal wars.
Impeach them all and end this madness.
Final link (until Google Books bends to pressure and drops the title):
http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookD...
I congratulate you all for staying on topic. I think Eleanor has the best handle on the root cause of this conflagration and similar goings on: "Wednesday, February 11, 2009
MEAN PEOPLE EATING CHEETOS
Apparently, eating junk food isn't just bad for you, it can also make you very act very rudely.
I'm talking about those TV ads in which people use Cheetos as weapons to get back at other people who annoy them. In one commercial, a woman at a laundromat slips a handful of Cheetos into another woman's clothes dryer in retaliation for a snarky comment. In another commercial, a woman on an airplane stuffs Cheetos up a fellow passenger's nose to stop him from snoring.
In the latest ad, a soccer mom, bored by another mom's bragging, hugs the other woman goodbye, smearing fluorescent orange Cheeto powder all over the back of her white jacket.
All of these subversive acts are prompted, or at least encouraged, by Cheetos' cartoon spokesman Chester the Cheetah, who might be Tony the Tiger's evil half-brother. Chester wears Ray-Bans, hangs out in dark corners and speaks in a silky, sinister tone reminiscent of Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons."
On a web site, Cheetos invites viewers to join the Orange Underground and concoct pranks of their own, also known as "random acts of Cheetos."
Online magazine Slate loved these ads, suggesting that they appeal to adults who secretly want to indulge their rebellious inner children, take revenge on people they don't like, and incidentally, snack on Cheetos instead of healthy grownup food.
Advertising Age disagreed, calling the campaign "mean-spirited" and "reckless."
Miss Manners would probably share the second opinion. It's not nice to be a jerk, even if the other guy was a jerk first. Sure, the spots are funny, in a squirmy way. A lot of creativity goes into marketing this stuff. The irony is, from a health standpoint, Cheetos probably do more harm to the person who eats them than the one who has to run an extra load of laundry.
Ad Age summed it up this way: "You like crunchy snacks and want to join a real Orange Underground? Sweet. Boycott Cheetos and eat carrots."
Posted by Eleanor Kohlsaat, MA, CHHC at 6:10 AM"
Couples fighting in food fight, a lot of times will break down and make out. They should have waited a little longer so they can kiss and make love.
Your honor, I respectfully submit that the officer on duty consumed the evidence, that being said cheetos and that this case be dropped for lack of evidence. Otherwise, I demand a writ of habeus corpus, that is, to produce the evidence in question. I rest my case.
My goodness, why isn't there a mandatory 7 day waiting period to buy these weapons? I for one am boycotting All Frito Lay brands. What an irresponsible, non civically minded company, to sell these things ..to children no less. I keep mine in a lock box near the bed just incase of a break in, naturally it has a Cheeto lock but that's no guarantee. I caught my 7 year old with a grab bag of these and I had to have a heart to heart with her about their dangers. I also grounded her for a month. She tried to lie to me, told me they were cheese doodles, but I found the evidence!
What a riot.
And us Southerners wonder why Yankees make fun of us.
This story should be followed up by CHEETERS - the TV reality show about warring spouses who abuse each other with snack foods. Readers here are misguided in making fun of this rather pathetic situation. Yes, laugh clowns, laugh, but IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU! I've read the statistics: one of ten obese people have landed in the hospital after a Cheetos attack. Perhaps the most tragic incident occurred when two sexually active partners attempted to insert Cheetos into cavities where no food (except, perhaps bananas) should ever go. And then there are those yellow fingers...it goes on and on...addiction to the hideous orange monsters...death from inhalation of the powder...children demanding more, more, more and driving their parents insane, blah, blah, blah...
me tarzan, you jane, him cheeto...
me tarzan, you jane, him cheeto...
This made it to the CBS Sports NASCAR Message Board!!!!
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/ch...
What a way to make Middle Tennessee Proud!!!!
Obama will hold a press conference announcing his plans to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of Cheetos!
Quit hate-en on Cheetos!!! Remember last month--the couple who found a Cheetoh of Jesus Christ in a robe in their bag??? It was dubbed Cheesus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgFTb85a6...
Send these terrorist to N. Korea with a bag full of the dangerous curley type Cheetos and let them battle it out with Kim. His nukes against our cheetos. He ain't got a chance.
I see many have gotten a good laugh from this and I have to admit, many of the remarks are funny. However, there is a very serious side to this too. The domestic violence industry is so desperate to have "victims" they will make victims where none occur.
Please do not blame this police officer for being stupid. He had to arrest someone because of "must arrest laws" demanded by the domestic violence industry. Most often it is the the primary aggressor who was unable to be determined so the officer arrested both of them. Most often, it is the man who is determined to be the primary aggressor even if he is the only one beaten.
We only have the Violence Against Women Act to thank for this and it may be interesting to know the back ground of how this act came about.
http://shatterdmen.com/VAWA%20too.htm
Cheetos? That's no crime. Only if they're flinging Cheezits! Then it's a near felony offense.
America must be the laughing stock of the world. We read about this stupid shit all the time and it just keeps happening over and over again. We've become a nations of morons and those in charge are right at the top. Forty years ago, this would never have made news. It just shows how low our country has sunk and how much of a nanny (police) state we have become. I hate to break this to ya folks, but it's only going to get worse. One only needs to look at a third world banana republic to see America's future. Sad really. This once great nation is now in a steep decline and our future is bleak indeed. The Bible states, "The wisdom of man is foolishness to God." How true that is.
I just KNEW this was going to make it to FARK and I was right!!...
As a transplanted Yankee myself, I have to say this is going to everyone one my email list....( and they think all those "redneck" emails are funny ..wait until they see THIS....
"When Cheetos are outlawed, only outlaws will have Cheetos", or, "...the right for Citizens to keep and bear Cheetos will not be infringed".
"I don't believe that there were no physical marks on either party. Not even any orange spots?
-- Posted by nph on Fri, Jun 26, 2009, at 11:31 AM"
Hello... Strawberry-flavored Cheetos are NOT orange: http://cache.consumerist.com/assets/imag...
FOOD FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG! do yall people have a life? its no big deal. it was nothing serious. cheester and cheetah are doing very well. no they was not drunk when they bought the cheetos because they didnt buy them. NOW WHAT! the daughter of cheetah bought them and left them over there. oops my bad. yeah it was a laugh cheester and cheetah even laughed but it is over now. if yall have any questions ask.
OMG! do yall people have a life? its no big deal. it was nothing serious. cheester and cheetah are doing very well. no they was not drunk when they bought the cheetos because they didnt buy them. NOW WHAT! the daughter of cheetah bought them and left them over there. oops my bad. yeah it was a laugh cheester and cheetah even laughed but it is over now. if yall have any questions ask.
OMG! I just found Cheetos in my sons room. What should I do? I wonder if it is gang related? Is this a felony in California? I am in a panic... Can someone help me? Do you know of any Cheetos annonomous programs in my area? I just don't know what to do. Should I check for Cheeto residue on his hands? OH NO, OMG I think I gave him the money he used to purchase them, am I looking at jail time? HELP!
Reply to: tbeachhead on Fri, Jun 26, 2009, at 5:08 PM
We're not "blaming" the police officer for being stupid. We're "laughing" at the situation that common sense dictates was lacking in judgement; else, why would the blogging "grapevine" find this so hilarious and be moving towards a national awareness? I mean, come on... how dangerous could these two suspects be if they turned on the officer with their Cheetos against his deadly force?
When "common sense" is so abundant, usually, not always, the "system" is proven innocent.
TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED
TITLE 36, CHAPTER 3, PART 6
DOMESTIC ABUSE
36-3-619 OFFICER RESPONSE - PRIMARY AGGRESSOR-
Factors- Notice to victim of legal rights.
....(B)....The officer shall presume that arrest is not the appropriate response for the person or persons who were not the primary aggressor. If the officer believes that all parties are equally responsible, the officer shall exercise such officer's best judgment in determining whether to arrest all, any or none of the parties.
These two had to pay a minimum of $500 of perfectly good snack money to get the $5000 worth of bail bond...
Don't you mean cheetahs?
this crazy story made an appearance on the Conan O Brian show tonight. He was describing some of "Buford" countys finest lol
Cheetos...this is just too funny...I'm gonna have to keep all types of snack foods away from my family cause they are always getting into food fights. I just never dreamed it could get them arrested, I guess I better email them and let them know to quit before someone calls the cops and they all end up in jail.
Twinkies and Zingers would really be dangerous, they could be launched like missles! LOL
My apology to tbeachhead
My 10:47 PM Post was in reply to: shatteredmen on Fri, Jun 26, 2009, at 5:02 PM
If you arrest someone for throwing cheetos at each other, you might be a redneck.
On the serious side of this we all know the difference between the different kind of cheetos. The quickfried cheetos are obviously the more dangerous, as they are harder and more dense, kind of like the cop in this story.
Why are they wasting taxpayers dollars on this? Don't they know we don't have enough money already? Who's running the police department there, Forest Gump?
I guess they didn't call CSI, to check for CSR(Cheese shot residue). That would have nailed the guilty party.
well....we made the national news. We are on yahoo and MSNBC and others I'm sure...I am so proud to be from Shelbyville! LOL
Good Lord I have heard it all now! CHEETOS? REALLY? Sounds to me like our officers need something else to do with their time however thank goodness none of them got hit with a flying cheeto. I wonder if they went in wearing protective gear and prepared to tackle the cheeto bag??? This is toooooooooooo FUNNY!
I've thought for several weeks that the show "Worlds dumbest criminals" could shoot a whole episode in Shelbyville, but this one takes the cake or the Cheeto.
Officer Roddy ... AKA....Officer Barney Fife!
Dirty Harry and cheetos;
"Now your thinking did he eat all 6 in his hand or is there one left. And you need to know, this is the most powerful snack food on earth and will blow your head clean off! So ask yourself this; do you feel lucky punk, well do you!"
Cheetos Magnum force.
Shows what kind of police they have!
OMG...it's NATIONAL news now...I googled it and there's 89000 entries...
Now when people ask me if I live in Shelbyville, they're going to associate me with these idiots!!
Anybody want to buy a house cheap?
That family ought to be soooo proud of themselves.
Its not the family who are idiots its the darn cop who arrested them saying they assaulted each other with " Cheetos" good grief our police officers need to crack down on serious crime not cheeto crime lol .... so they threw cheetos big deal... only crime is that the deputy probably wanted to eat them...LMAO
This story was in the Boston Herald! WOW! Good job officer Roddy!
And you folks think we Californians are "weird"..
.........This takes the cake..er..puff.
Nice, Dirty Harry...
Couldn't you see if the carnage hadn't been stopped and it had boiled over into the streets? The whole community could have joined in and it ended in a pillow fight. We'd just have to pick up the feathers before they found the "evidence".
What a cheesy arrest.
Hi all,
Just want to thank you for a very funny read, and to let you all know that this was read in Adelaide, South Australia.. yep, news travels far and wide now.....
I really hope that once the judge is done laughing and wipes his/her eyes that they get these two into some form of anger management, and maybe some community service of helping out at a soup kitchen???? I mean hey.. all those Cheetos.. people are starving and you two have a fight with them???? PULEEZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEE
In this couple's defense, some cheetos do look like little caveman clubs...lol...Thank you Childers and Taylor for making Shelbyville look like the community of Einsteins that we are...
I would strongly suggest that the full report be read. Yes I have read it. It is public record. Nothing in the article stated anything about the pushing and actual physical assault which was stated to have occurred which is in the actual report. Not to mention the civil liabilty that is incurred after a domestic assault has occurred and law enforcement failed to react accordingly. And if a lawsuit does follow. Guess where the money comes from. Thats right! Taxpayers money! Just my .02 worth.
THANK GOD.... WE GOT THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEADLY USE OF CHEETOS. WE HAVE SECURED ALL THE BAGS OF CHEETOS HERE IN OUR HOME, OR SO WE THOUGHT.. WHEN WE FOUND THAT OUR 15 YO DAUGHTER HAD A BAG, NOT THE REGULAR BUT OMG THE FLAMING HOT VARITY. WE HAVE PUT HER IN HIDING, BURIED THE BAG IN THE BACK YARD, AND HOPES THAT THE POLICE DONT FIND HER OR THE ILLEGAL BAG OF CHEETOS. THE FLAMING HOT VARITY IS THE MOST DEADLY OF THEM ALL. WE HOPE WITH ALL HOPE THAT WE WONT BE TAKEN DOWNTOWN FOR HARBORING A CRIMINAL. THIS IS TERRIBLE, WE ALSO HEARD THAT COPS NOW HAVE SPECIAL LIGHTS FOR FINDING THE RESIDUE LEFT AFTER LICKING THE "SPECIAL POWDER" OFF OF THE FINGERS,AND THAT CHESTER IS NOW IN HIDING, FEARING HE WILL ALSO BE TAKEN IN FOR INSITING A RIOT OF CHEESE PUFFS.
MAY THE LAW HAVE MERCY ON ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW GOING TO THE ALREADY OVERCROWDED JAILS OF OUR LAND ON THESE HARSH CRIMES. I KNOW THE FEAR THE MURDERERS MUST HAVE WITH THE TAKE OVER OF THE JAILS BY THESE TERRORIST CHEETO CRIMINALS!!
ON A SIDE NOTE.. I WOULD KILL (WITH CHEETOS OF COURSE) TO HEAR THIS 911 TAPE!!!!!!!!
WHY IS THERE NO ORANGE RESIDUE ON EITHER OF THE ACCUSED??
I admit that I have not read the report and don't even know how to go about getting a copy of it, but I do hope it does not contain any additional information that was left out of this story. If that were the case, I would have to assume the writer misrepresented the facts by glaring omission. It seems to me that if there was more to the story, it would never have received the attention it did. Most domestic disputes do not even make the blotter here, except for the jail intake. I do not have any idea why he would do that while covering such a mundane piece of news, unless it was to get professional recognition, web views, AP coverage and to generally make a name for himself. After all, it didn't cost anything. Well, it didn't cost anything except the privacy of the accused - and the deputy - the stature of the law enforcement agencies in the area and ultimately the journalistic integrity of his own name and the TG in general, if that is in fact what happened.
Absolutely there were sveral facts left out. I guess what the t-g may consider minor but the facts of the actual assault that was stated to have happened which in my opinion was the justification for the arrest. As I stated above I strongly suggest seeing the entire report.
Its not the first time things have been handled by this officer in a unprofessional manner. Won't be the last.It should be a total embarassment to a well trained department.I was told by him, he did everything like he was taught at the training accademy.Think maybe they had cheetos there? Can Bedford County handle the liability?
Folks, remember, the affidavit on an arrest warrant and the report written by the police officer do not always look the same. Often the affidavit is just the "Reader's Digest" version of the events, while the actual narrative report written by the responding officer goes into great detail as to the who,what,when,where, and how of the event. Sometimes you have to pay for a police report, and usually you can see an arrest warrant affidavit for free. Which would explain why the T-G went with the affidavit version (don't blame 'em on that one) Frankly, if there is any merit to the case, the facts will come out in court.
jtjustice30 very well spoken. great comment!
Thanks jtjustice. That makes things a lot clearer. It is easy to see how the discrepancy took place after understanding the procedure. Now it makes perfect sense to me. The BCSD is not the Gestapo, and the writer was not guilty of using creative license in his reporting of the story.
Mr. Mosely, I hope you accept my apologies for any impropriety my comment may have implied. My thoughts were the direct result of my complete ignorance regarding police reporting procedure.
When cheesy snacks are outlawed, only outlaws will have cheesy snacks.
CHESTER WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THIS ONE IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT COMERCIAL WOULD'NT IT THE DEADLY BAG OF CHEETOS OR THE DEADLIEST BAG OF CHEETOS AND NEED TO PUT OUT A REWARD...
I have a friend who was recently arrested for domestic abuse. He was in an altercation with a family member, rather than a fist fight he spit his tobacca chaw in the face of the offender. After a $150.00 fine, he is not looking forward to the next family reunion.
Bottom line, we are jealous. He did not make national news.
So what was the verdict? Hard cheese--er, hard time?
Now I'm going to have to keep the Cheetos in the gun safe and spend my precious little change on a Cheetos holster. Of course there will be no more Cheetos for the grand kids until the're older and pass a certified Cheetos safety course.
Of course you know there will be a new Cheetos lobby on both sides, and don't get me started about waiting periods!