Author Topic: PD ALERT: Man with CAVALRY SWORD breaks into apartment mistaking porn for rape! (Read 1475 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **on:** February 22, 2007, 01:41:24 PM »

Sword seized after man mistakes porn for rape

OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching.

"Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case. "This really is nothing, nothing but a mistake."

According to a criminal complaint, the neighbor told police that Van Iveren pounded on the door and kicked it open without warning February 12, damaging the frame and lock. (Watch what damage Van Iveren allegedly left and how the neighbor will watch porn in the future )

"Where is she?" Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the neighbor, the complaint said. "Where is she?"

The neighbor told police Van Iveren became increasingly aggressive as he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him, the neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors to prove he was alone.

The neighbor later played for police the part of the DVD he believed Van Iveren heard downstairs.

Van Iveren, 39, of Oconomowoc (Ed. Note: WTF kind of town name is this?), was charged with criminal trespass, criminal damage and disorderly conduct, all while using a dangerous weapon, and is scheduled to appear in court March 5. Together, the misdemeanor counts carry a maximum sentence of 33 months in jail.

Van Iveren said Tuesday that he heard a woman "screaming for help," grabbed the sword, bounded up the stairs, kicked in the apartment door and confronted the man who lived there.

"I intended to hold it behind my back and knock. But I froze and instead, what happened happened," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Contesting his neighbor's account, Van Iveren said he didn't look anywhere in the apartment except the front room, and that he never threatened the neighbor with the sword.

"I had the sword extended, but that was all," he said.

Van Iveren, who lives with his mother in the downstairs apartment, said he did not call police when he heard the noises because he does not have a telephone. He said he barely knew the upstairs tenant.

Police seized Van Iveren's sword, which he said was a family heirloom.

James Van Iveren, who lives with his mother, says he took matters into his own hands because he didn't have a phone to call police.

Himu · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:41:57 PM »

Robo · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:44:15 PM »

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"I had the sword extended, but that was all," he said.

When I read this line, the whole story gained a new perspective.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:44:25 PM »

he doesn't deserve jail time though. This is one of those times when people should just forgive and forget and say hey we made the news, it was a lot of fun, good on you mate.

Beezy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:47:51 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:52:40 PM »

edit: didn't see the picture before. that fucker deserves jail time. Why does everyone on jail have the creepy eyes?

Tauntaun · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:53:13 PM »

Quote from: Willco on February 22, 2007, 01:41:24 PM

OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching.

"Where is she?" Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the neighbor, the complaint said. "Where is she?"

Disposable White Guy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:58:38 PM »

James Van Iveren, who lives with his mother, says he took matters into his own hands because he didn't have a phone to call police.

Robo · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:08:42 PM »

Mupepe · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:17:01 PM »

greatest news story ever

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:24:54 PM »

en garde! lol! OMG!?WTF?!
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The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:25:25 PM »

The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:02:37 PM »

Disposable White Guy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:11:12 PM »

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:35:11 PM »

shit gets even better! so many quotables up in this piece

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Waukesha - The pornographic DVD that was being played in an Oconomowoc apartment doesn't square with a man's claim that he thought he heard a rape in progress before storming into the residence with a sword, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

"Does hearing the sounds of consensual sex under these kinds of circumstances indicate that a crime may have been occurring? Obviously, the Oconomowoc police thought not," Waukesha County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Osborne said.

As for kicking in the door while armed with a sword, Osborne said, "Was that a reasonable response? It's reported that he pounded on the door and kicked it in before the man had a chance to open it. That doesn't appear to have been a reasonable reaction to me."

Osborne said the decision to file the charges against James W. Van Iveren over the Feb. 11 incident primarily boiled down to his reported beliefs and actions being unreasonable.

"If he disagrees, we can take it to trial," Osborne said. "That's why we have trials."

Van Iveren's neighbor, Bret Stieghorst, said Wednesday that he believed Van Iveren was doing what he thought was the right thing in kicking in the door to his apartment and didn't care about the charges that were filed, except damage to property.

"He did kick in my door, so he should get charged with that," said Stieghorst, 33, who works full time and is a student at Waukesha County Technical College. "But he really didn't do anything except what he thought was right. I don't know what I would have done in that situation."

But if Van Iveren was attempting to rescue what he thought was a woman in danger he was "obnoxiously late," said Stieghorst, who said he watched the movie between 1 and 2:30 a.m., but Van Iveren did not burst into his apartment until about 11:30 a.m.

When he told Van Iveren that he was going to call the police, Van Iveren ran out the door of the apartment and down the stairs, and Stieghorst said he followed him. It was only when they got to the bottom of the stairs, and Van Iveren ducked into the door of another apartment, that he realized Van Iveren was his neighbor, he said.

Stieghorst, who said he has lived in his small downtown apartment for five years, said he was watching an adult DVD in Spanish called "Casa de Culo." He said the movie has no screaming that would suggest to someone a woman was in danger.

"It's all in Spanish, and I don't understand a word of it," he said. "I only bought it for the hot chicks."

Van Iveren, 39, of Oconomowoc, was charged by Osborne last week with one count each of criminal trespass while using a dangerous weapon, criminal damage to property while using a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct while using a dangerous weapon.

Van Iveren told a reporter Tuesday that he distinctly heard a woman screaming while he was listening to music in his first floor apartment on the morning of Feb. 11. When the screams persisted over an extended period, he concluded that a rape was taking place in the apartment above his, so he decided to intervene, according to Van Iveren.

Van Iveren said he grabbed an heirloom sword, raced up a staircase to the apartment above him and kicked in the door, expecting to find a woman being raped. He said he left after the neighbor showed him that he was alone in the apartment.

Osborne said Wednesday that the case was unusual.

"I guess I'd call it a unique set of circumstances," he said.

Osborne said, though, that it would be a mistake to let Van Iveren off the hook merely because he says he was mistaken.

"You can't just make up an excuse for your behavior and expect to avoid consequences," he said.

Stieghorst said the incident will not change his movie-viewing habits.

"No, way; I'm a man and I'm a normal person," he said. "But I think I will get some good headphones, maybe some wireless ones."

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:41:47 PM »

This guy is CRAZY.

Himu · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:51:15 PM »

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2007, 04:00:42 PM »

The only thing Opa got from that whole fucking thing was, "where can I find spanish porn?"

Yeti · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2007, 12:51:35 AM »

wtf, the movie was done at 2:30 a.m. and the guy didn't bust in until 11:30 a.m.

??

Ichirou · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2007, 12:57:23 AM »

Himu · « **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2007, 12:58:15 AM »

Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2007, 12:51:35 AM

wtf, the movie was done at 2:30 a.m. and the guy didn't bust in until 11:30 a.m.??

Yeah that had me rollin

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:49:33 AM »

Jarosh, you gotta make this GIF:

Ok, you know the part in Pulp Fiction where Willis gets the katana and then opens the door where the rape is happening? It would be awesome if you used that video up until the point where the rapist turns around, and then edit in the pic of Van Iveren, while having a slow zoom in on the pic.

Here's the video:

Start the GIF at 40sec part of the video (as Willis slowly opens the door). The guy turns around at the 1:04 min mark - at that point have Van Iveren's pic show up, while slowly zooming into his face

Himu · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:50:10 AM »

Um...PD. Jarosh left. Most likely won't be coming back.

Ichirou · « **Reply #23 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:51:49 AM »

Why did Jarosh leave?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:52:18 AM »

Ok I sent a PM to BlueTsunami - he can make it

Himu · « **Reply #25 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:52:34 AM »

He's moved to Italy and has decided to drop all contact with internet sites he visits. Including gaf.

Ichirou · « **Reply #26 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:56:28 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on February 23, 2007, 01:52:34 AM

He's moved to Italy and has decided to drop all contact with internet sites he visits. Including gaf.

wth!? Why?!

I don't mean why he's moving to Italy (don't care), but why does that mean having to cut contact with all that is good in this world?

Himu · « **Reply #27 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:58:04 AM »

He posted a thread.

Himu · « **Reply #28 on:** February 23, 2007, 01:58:48 AM »

http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=4917.0

Ichirou · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2007, 02:09:22 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on February 23, 2007, 01:58:48 AM

http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=4917.0

Ok, just read it. Sad. jarosh's photoshop skills were amazing and unrivalled.

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Author Topic: PD ALERT: Man with CAVALRY SWORD breaks into apartment mistaking porn for rape! (Read 1475 times)