Email Author Chad Garrison

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• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 4, 2007

  "The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"

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2009 Stories by Chad Garrison

• The Big Bloody: Federal Parolee Found Executed in Car

  published Dec 10, 2009

  St. Louis police report that James Brown, 36, was discovered dead in a vehicle Tuesday night in the 5600 block of Maffitt Avenue in north city. View Larger MapThe 5600 block of Maffitt as viewed from ... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Nightclub Owner Shot, Returns Fire; Latest Incident at Spruill's

  published Dec 09, 2009

  The owner of Spruill's Lounge was leaving his business around 3:45 a.m. today with a bag full of cash when police say he was confronted by two armed men.View Larger MapA struggle soon ensued outside t... More >>

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  This is Why You Don't Become Pen Pals with a Jail Babe, Invite Her Over for a Sleepover, and Show Her Your Valuable Coin Collection

  published Dec 09, 2009

  There's a man in Fenton, Missouri, this week who's reconsidering his romance with a female prisoner. According to a police incident report obtained by Daily RFT, the unidentified man struck up a pen-p... More >>

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  Video: How Do You Sterilize 200 Suburban Deerr Like So...

  published Dec 09, 2009

  rLast week the municipality of Town & Country launched a "deer management plan" aimed at depopulating the 800 or so deer known to wreak havoc on the otherwise sleepy St. Louis suburb. The "plan" ... More >>

• StlToday.com Peddles Pussy with "Swimsuit Gallery"; Just Don't Call it That!

  published Dec 09, 2009

  It's easy to accuse the editors of the Post-Dispatch's website of being a bit prudish, especially after last month's episode when stltoday.com editor Kurt Greenbaum cost a reader his job for posting t... More >>

• Dog's Bark Prompts Officer's Bite: Suit Claims Cop Aimed for Canine, Shot Woman Instead

  published Dec 08, 2009

  Poor, poor Linda Hicks of Washington Park, Illinois. She was only trying to do the right thing last year when she called the police to remove her disruptive son from her home. In a lawsuit filed in St... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Woman Charged with Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend to Death

  published Dec 08, 2009

  The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office on Friday issued charges of first-degree murder and armed-criminal action against Arlanda McCelleary, 41, of the 3600 block of Gasconade in south city. McCellea... More >>

• Former Missouri House Speaker, Rod Jetton, Charged with Assault in Kinky S&M Game

  published Dec 07, 2009

  The political blog of the Kansas City Star is reporting that former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton, now a Jefferson City political consultant, has been charged with felony assault. The alleged inci... More >>

• Congrats, White Rat! Whitey Herzog Elected to Hall of Fame

  published Dec 07, 2009

  In the end, it was a perfect pairing. Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog elected into the Hall of Fame today with one of his men-in-blue nemeses -- umpire Doug Harvey.Herzog, who retired... More >>

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  Lawmaker Wants to Rub Out Prosthetic Penises

  published Dec 07, 2009

  rMissouri state representative Jeff Roorda (D-Barnhardt) isn't a total stiff. He doesn't find much humor in plastic penises but acknowledges that the apparatuses occasionally serve a legitimate purpo... More >>

• USA Today Highlights Taverns Nationwide that Ignore Smoking Bans

  published Dec 07, 2009

  USA Today today (I love saying that) turns it attention to bar and restaurant owners who flout their local smoking bans. The article opens at a watering hole in Chicago where smokers donate $5 to the ... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Police Nab Suspect in Bellerive Park Shooting/Murder

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Police arrested Michael A.J. Pulliam, 23, last week for the killing of Lamar Mills, 31. Pulliam, of the 5200 block of South Broadway, is accused of shooting Mills on Dec. 1 near Bellerive Park in sout... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Two Police Chases Lead to Fatality, Officers Firing at Suspects

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Two car chases in St. Louis led to crashes and the death of at least one innocent motorist in the past 24 hours. The first accident happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday. That's when St. Louis police s... More >>

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  Chris Coleman's Attorneys Apparently Lack Internet Access

  published Dec 04, 2009

  We're not lawyers here at Daily RFT, but we occasionally like to play attorneys on the Internetz. (In this imaginary world we always think of ourselves as Matlock. Please humor us in this request.) So... More >>

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  Forget Texting While Driving, Local News is all About Sexting (It's Sextier)

  published Dec 04, 2009

  This week, state representative Don Wells (R - Cabool) introduced legislation that would make it illegal for all drivers in Missouri to text while behind the wheel. In August, legislators passed simi... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Three Charged with Thanksgiving Eve Slaying

  published Dec 04, 2009

  St. Louis police have charged three men with the November 25 murder of Mauricio Ruiz, a 23-year-old man shot to death in the 4500 block of Morgansford. rCharged with first-degree murder, robbery and a... More >>

• Congratulations to Winner of Daily RFT's John Tesh Ticket Giveaway

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Earlier this week Daily RFT offered up a dozen tickets to Saturday's concert at the Family Arena, Christmas with John Tesh. Winner of the tickets would be the reader who most convincingly shared with ... More >>

• The Latest from Birther Conspiracist, "World's Worst Person" -- Mo. Rep. Cynthia Davis

  published Dec 03, 2009

  We here at Daily RFT love state Rep. Cynthia Davis (R - O'Fallon). Whyr 'Cause she provides great copy. First time was back in June when Davis made headlines for a newsletter to her constituents in wh... More >>

• Man Pleads Guilty for Trying to Have Sex with Minor in Front of Judge

  published Dec 03, 2009

  The headline above, what does it implyr 1. A man tried to commit a heinous act in the presence of a judge, or2. A man pleaded guilty to a judge for attempting to commit a heinous act.rIf you answered ... More >>

• Navy's Newest Attack Sub, U.S.S. Missouri, To Get all Wet and Sticky This Weekend

  published Dec 03, 2009

  After five years of construction the U.S.S. Missouri, the latest of the Navy's nuclear attack submarines, will be officially christened Saturday in Connecticut.And the spirit that will be smashed acro... More >>

• The Real Reason Up in the Air Filmed in St. Louis (Hint: It Wasn't the Tax Credits)

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Director Jason Reitman was on Terry Gross' NPR radio show Fresh Air today. During the conversation, Reitman discussed why he chose to shoot Up in the Air in St. Louis. The film -- as every St. Louisan... More >>

• Sunshine Law Case Dismissed; Judge Cites Anonymity of Online Commenters

  published Dec 02, 2009

  A Missouri judge overseeing a Sunshine Law claim has dismissed the lawsuit in a case that ultimately hinged on the identity of commenters to an online forum.In January 2007 a group of residents callin... More >>

• Belleville to Add Monitors to School Buses

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Three months after two students were expelled and charged with felonies for beating the living snot out another student on a school bus, Belleville School District 201 says it plans to add monitors to... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Newspaper Delivery Man Shot/Robbed in Dogtown; Another Two Shootings Last Night Produce One Homicide

  published Dec 02, 2009

  'Twas a busy night and early morning of murder and mayhem in St. Louis over the past 14 hours. The most recent incident occurred around 5 a.m. this morning when a Post-Dispatch delivery man parked his... More >>

• The Big Bloody: Man Shot Dead in Cadillac; Police Suspect Drug Deal Gone Bad

  published Dec 02, 2009

  A 25-year-old man was found shot dead in his car Monday in the 4000 block of Dryden Ave. in north St. Louis. r4000 block of Dryden, just north of Natural Bridge Ave.The man -- who has yet to be i... More >>