Man accused of dismembering man, throwing victim’s arms at witnesses - Polidicks

[QUOTE]KIRKSVILLE, MO.—A U.S. man accused of killing and dismembering another man, then setting fires to conceal the crime, hurled the victim’s arms at witnesses shortly before he was arrested, police said. Paul R. Potter, 49, was charged Monday with second-degree murder, arson and tampering with a motor vehicle and is being held on $1 million bond. Kevin Locke, the public defender assigned to represent Potter, did not immediately return a phone call Tuesday seeking comment. Authorities are not releasing the victim’s name until relatives have been notified, the prosecutor’s office said. Police officers responding to a call of a vehicle fire Sunday arrived at a public housing development and saw Potter “throw two objects, later identified as human arms, toward the witnesses,” according to a probable cause statement. Potter was taken into custody “and blood evidence was later collected from his hands,” the statement said. Fires had been set in two apartments. Officers and firefighters found a dismembered body with additional wounds to the face and sternum in one of the apartments. Both apartments were both strewn with blood. Potter had taken “substantial steps to conceal the crime and divert attention away from the crime,” the police statement said. Two vehicles also had been set on fire and police said they found several knives inside and around one of the apartments. Witnesses told police that Potter had been involved in a nearby disturbance earlier that day.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1312687--man-accused-of-dismembering-man-throwing-victim-s-arms-at-witnesses"]Source[/URL] Saw this on TV while out eating dinner and thought I'd look it up and share.

I'll bet that was very [I]disarming[/I]

Totally not guilty.. Also, did it come back like a boomerang?

I'm going to go out on a [I]limb[/I] and say that this guy is probably not sane!

We have to hand it to him, that's pretty disgusting. (being the witness)

I'm going to hell for laughing at this. Just picturing it in my head makes me in hysterics.

[QUOTE=Nystical;39163893]We have to [I]hand[/I] it to him, that's pretty disgusting. (being the witness)[/QUOTE] I think it's wrong! How could the witnesses have stood around... They should have given him a [I]hand[/I]

Jesus, that's pretty fucked up. I dunno whether to think he was on drugs or just fucking insane.

[QUOTE=Ekalektik_1;39163902]Jesus, that's pretty fucked up. I dunno whether to think he was on drugs or just fucking insane.[/QUOTE] He was just trying to be HANDY I'm sure the ARMy will be going out on a LIMB to try and get this guy, they need a few HANDS in their service, but bailing out is going to cost them an ARM and an... ARM.

[QUOTE=highvoltage;39163863][URL="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1312687--man-accused-of-dismembering-man-throwing-victim-s-arms-at-witnesses"]Source[/URL] Saw this while out eating dinner on TV and thought I'd look it up and share.[/QUOTE] You ate dinner on the telly? How did you keep from falling off?

You'd think the witnesses would try to lift a [i]finger[/i] and stop the guy before it was too late...

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;39164003]You ate dinner on the telly? How did you keep from falling off?[/QUOTE] It was one of the old huge ones that are just as thick as they are wide. I should probably change the wording :v:

Insert generic limb joke here

Using the 2nd amendment literally.

I feel like I'm on reddit with these shitty puns. Would love to see like a security video of it happening.

These puns are hilarious

arm

[QUOTE=Pubichair;39163878]I'll bet that was very [I]disarming[/I][/QUOTE] i bet that was very [i]awful[/i]

arm

I just want to finger my way in here and say that this is terrifying.

[QUOTE=SIRIUS;39164131]arm[/QUOTE] fuck No merge

[QUOTE=apurplerock;39164177]i bet that was very [i]awful[/i][/QUOTE] You don't know how hard it is not to post Austin Powers right now. I feel bad for the guy who has to defend this dude.

This really shouldn't be funny, but it is...

The suspect was armed.

[QUOTE=V12US;39165201]The suspect was armed.[/QUOTE] The victim was not.

I consider this a farewell to arms. [sub]God I'm terrible[/sub]

Farewell To Arms must have been his favourite book.

stop pulling my leg

I wonder if that counts as armed assault.

Is it not this mans right to bear arms?