He was suspected of involvement in several other murders. 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. Soupy Sales.. Police had insufficient evidence to nail gang members for the marsh murders, but they did successfully make a case against another Warlock , Robert Nauss, who may have disposed of a body in the marsh. At an eventual point during the chase, Staples managed to lose control over the car and crashed it into a guardrail. That was in 1999, 18 years after being convicted of murder, four years after murdering Gonzalez. They resembled small rose petals in the wind. I knew Bobby Simon much better than did any of the reporters whose bylines appear on those stories, which is nothing to be proud of. 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. Officials did not release a cause of death. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 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. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. They were being held on $2 million bail. It was self-defense. The mansion was located just yards from the trailer park, which symbolized the bipolar dichotomy, the odd gestalt, of the neighborhood, as well as anything. This new edition of a true-crime classic includes the killing of biker Robert "Mudman" Simon by Ambrose Harris on the prison's death row. Ill catch up with you later! he hissed behind Mr. Carrs back. They committed the act, Gonzalez pulled the duo over right before his shift was about to end, Simon fatally shot the officer before being wounded himself. Kentucky man stops for breakfast, wins $50,000 lottery prize. He soon shot and killed a New Jersey police officer. Pattis letter reminded me about the Warlock MC gang. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The appeal of Robert R. "Mudman" Simon, who was sentenced to 10-20 years for the slaying of Beth Jean Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, was denied in a short opinion handed down Monday. Tell you what, he added, slapping me on the back. Prison officers were reported to have taken at least five minutes to intervene in the fight. 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. Ippolito ``Lee Gonzalez, 40, on Saturday night. 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. Sludge Simmons has a fateful encounter with a 300,000-pound locomotive.A price is paid, as it should be. I was in an all-purpose neighborhood deli-grocery store-butcher shop operation of the sort rarely seen anymore. The Warlocks Winchester MC facebook page which states, We are a nonprofit motorcycle club. INMATE INFORMATION 'Mr. Please, On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Ambrose Harris and Robert "Mudman" Simon lived in side-by-side cells at the capital sentence unit of New Jersey State Prison. Petitioner, Dr. Robert Simon, M.D., P.A. [5][21], According to some reports, Simon had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison, and apparently selected a convict named Ambrose Harris who had been on death row for kidnapping and killing 22-year-old artist Kristin Huggins. I gave it a few minutes, and then looked out the window. [4] A frequent user of drugs and alcohol, he went by the club moniker "Mudman" as well as informal nickname of "Bobby Simon". [21], In a haste, Staples immediately drove himself and Simon away from the area but were soon pursued by nearby police officers who had heard the two gunshots on Sgt. On a Saturday when the Delaware County Daily Times' regular courthouse reporter was off, I had to cover Nauss' trial. Mudman said that he had killed the cop because he didnt want to go back to prison. Very interesting. Greg Adomaitis may be reached at gadomaitis@njadvancemedia.com. The mud-man first appeared . Take it easy, boss. Simon could always come with the money. Firefighters hoist horse stranded in backyard swimming pool. So what? Mud said as he lighted a cigarette. TRENTON, N.J. - Convicted killer Robert "Mudman" Simon was killed in prison in a fight with another death-row prisoner, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang . And the local child molester had recently been dragged out of the creek, beaten half to death by unknown assailants. [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. Bobby Simon was seated on top of the horizontal ice cream freezer. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 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. At various points in his career as a hardened outlaw biker, Simon burned down a store on the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk and committed armed robbery. As an honor to Gonzalez, two graduating Delsea Regional High School students are awarded a $1,500 scholarship every year to further their education in law enforcement. Writers are, of necessity, selfish. It might have been related to a school project. The latter, a vice president for the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, picked him up from prison and put him up in a mobile home community in Williamstown; a stipulation of Simon's parole was that he needed an address in New Jersey. You bother my cousin here again, doofus, Im gonna throw your sorry ass in front of a trolley, get it?, Simon winked at me. Yo-Yo rolled around on the sidewalk, moaning and crying, his face bloody and already beginning to swell. I was even luckier, I suppose, ultimately spending a great deal more time in close proximity to Simon than Yo did. The Mudman virtually shoved me out the door. 7-year-old baseball umpire seeks Guinness World Record. He didnt stay very long. Give em to your mom. What the fuck are you doing? he demanded. 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. But he might knock my teeth out. On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Staples, an honorably discharged member of the U.S. Air Force with a nearly clean criminal record, was convicted on a felony murder charge for participating in an applicable felony which involves the death of a person. Lee Gonzalez during a traffic stop in May 1995. Even by Warlock standards, Simon was a piece of work. 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. 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 . It was believed they were picked-up in the Warlocks' trolling ground, the old MacDade Mall, but were killed when they refused to participate in the gang's "initiation rites". Operating at the time out of what's now a bank in Newfield, Hogan said his force wire-tapped the Warlocks' phones and raided their headquarters a few times. It was something forced upon him from being through the system as he was. They were at a party in Jim Thorpe when Simon ordered her to have sex with other gang members. Simon and Staples were then taken into police custody. Ominously. 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. In order to write about those things, a certain journalistic detachment is required. He was an eyewitness to the 1999 slaying of Robert "Mudman" Simon, a Warlocks gang member convicted of killing a Franklin Township police officer. The information that we share is true to the best of our knowledge, but often misinformation has a way of appearing on the internet, so please contact us and let us know if our facts aren't right. The Mudman lived there too. A diner that later served as the setting for a pivotal scene in a popular Oscar-winning film. Hey, you. He was unpredictable. Get up and fight, flower girl!, I was rescued by the timely arrival of a neighbor, Mr. Carr, walking his poodle Trixie. Dealing with structured environments was never Simons forte. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Yo-Yo either did not hear this last sentence or chose to ignore itwith disastrous consequences. A.K.A. Ambrose Harris - convicted, sentenced to death, overturned, sentenced to LWOP (also killed Robert "Mudman" Simon in prison) Gloria Lynne Dunn - pled guilty, sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was rumored to be both deranged and dangerous. Robert (Mudman) Simon, who had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, apparently singled out Ambrose (Squirt Boy) Harris as his next target. I stood near the top of the long grassy slope behind the local public elementary school. Ill be waiting for you outside, he promised. [19] Simon continued to use drugs and associate with the Warlocks MC, in violation of his parole conditions. On December 17, 1992, Kristin Huggins, a twenty-two year old graphic artist, left her parents' home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to paint a mural at the Trenton . He moved toward me once again. There were also large center hall stone homes with Lincolns, Cadillacs and Mercedes in the driveways, with colorful gardens and in-ground pools. Get lost.. Cat Zingano ahead of her fight at UFC 232 in 2018. Casing the place? A country club. 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. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. July 27, 2008. 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 . Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. "Harris apparently beat Simon down with his fists then kicked him until he was unconscious," said an investigator. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. Approximately 85 B & W ill., including interior photos of the 1835 prison. 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 . Warlocks Motorcycle Club West Virginia. Simon, originally from Darby and believed to be one of the founders of the Warlocks, had been released from prison after serving more than 12 years for the shooting murder of his young girlfriend after . We use events and experiences in our own lives, pull them from a Santa sack of memories, and rework those memories for our own purposes. 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. He reads flower books!. On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. 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. A jury acquitted Harris of Simons death, saying he acted in self-defense. The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. Seems cool that some writers do come close to the people they write about ie: Ann Rule/Ted Bundy. 11 weeks after receiving parole he murdered a police officer and received the death sentence. Yo-Yo was a hulking whackjob with a blond crewcut and biceps like Mr. Universe after a full tray of steroids and a long day at the gym. 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 killed another inmate in prison but was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. And with the victim being a police officer, I won't be paroled the first time I come up.". . He spotted meeven there behind the protectively raised Daily Newsand smiled. He had already done at least two stints at the county juvie facility; his criminal career had begun at the age of eight. The locks on the front door are shit. Maybe he wants to be a fuckin landscaper and hes studying on it. He then stabbed a fellow inmate in 1984 with a makeshift knife that was more than a foot long. Fellow officers rushed to the scene a few hundred feet shy of police headquarters. He slid off the ice cream freezer, sauntering over to me. Simon took a different route in his attempt to stay out of prison - murdering a policeman. The jury of five men and seven women had deliberated 11 hours over two days before returning the verdict. ``He was a sociopath. One Warlock, Robert "Mudman" Simon, was convicted in 1981 of killing a Carbon County woman. 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 . Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. Gonzalez was fatally shot on May 6, 1995 by Robert "Mudman" Simon, who was beaten to death in prison in 1999. Nice read, and I appreciated it! While examining Simon's Social Security Card and Staples' driver's license, he requested for backup on his police radio. The reporters were much better off remaining at a safe distance, like visitors to the lions den at the Philadelphia Zoo. Throughout his youth, Simon was a member of an Upper Darby street gang known as the Warlords. 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. Roaches, apparently, being considered cruel and unusual punishment for a group of convicted murderers. 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. OUT OF CONTROLJune 26, 2010. One of the more infamous was the late Robert "Mudman" Simon who killed a Franklin Township police sergeant in Franklinville, NJ, in 1995. You want a partner? 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. Simon, a motorcycle-gang member who was one of .