Akamine + (Kobayashi)=Thanksgiving 2009?!

This year for thanksgiving we will be having our annual yearly thanksgiving feast but the question is Ellen Kobayashi coming and if she is I need to plan my strategy.1)The Kobayashi side neeed to call me by my legal name or I will NOT RESPOND.The only other way I will respond to something they are telling me is through my grandma or my immediate family(mom,dad,brother,aunties or uncles on the Akamine side)2)If Ellen does show up I need to put on my guard clothing which is all long sleeve tops and pants so if Ellen should ever bump into me she isn’t literally “mistakenly” rubbing on any part of my body even by “accident” or I will be in my room till she leaves.I literally have nothing to say to the Kobayashi family.If I ever do get another job I will most likely get a restraining order on all the Kobayashi family members or get disowned in the face of court with attorneys.However I have no interest in this family whatsoever.All I know they are bucnh of bs.

So today’s my birthday

So today at 3pm(HST) I turn 28 years old.I don’t feel 28.See,I may not have a man but it’s my choice.Many tell me let go of the past and find a new love. I see where everyone is going telling me to start over.I know many good men are STILL out there and if GOD tells me to give a man a chance I will but it will not be on my own “will”.This time I will need to hear it from the LORD Himself.I am not trusting my own judgements when it comes to “love” relationships.I made many mistakes and as many know I am

NOT

the type who will repeat the same mistakes and patterns twice.What I am very blessed about my 28th birthday is that it’s been exactly 10 years counting from 1999 to 2009 that a judge from the juvenile court has dismissed all crimes against me as a juvenile on the exact date September 9 1999.I have had many times through the past 10 years I could have gotten a police record but by God’s protection I never got arrested again.Through these past 10 years since then I’ve ran away,done prostitution,gotten pregnant(Interestingly,I got pregnant on my birthday in September 9 2002),aborted giving up my precious daughters whose watching over mama,been through 2 placements,went to school for a short time and trying to pursue my dreams.I also have been out of placements since 2004 dating it to 5 years of no psychiatric placements as of July 5th,2009.I’ve been engaged twice and both didn’t work for different reasons.I found the man of my dreams,Augustus Boadu but due to family issues it didn’t work.My heart will always be with him even though I know I will hold absolutely no future with him whatsoever.
I may not work or go to school but for those who wonder where does she get her income from:I get SSI for my bipolar and seizures every month.My parents are my guardians and therefore pays everything else which is what the SSI is for.My insurance is covered by that state.Because the fact my parents are my guardians has no reason and effect on why I choose not to work.I chose not to work(which I haven’t since my early 20’s)because I don’t see myself moving,going back to school,having or adopting children,marrying in the near future.If I do have any type of relationship it will be casual into the years of my parents needing more help will I then look for a man and be more open.Till then people can search my name and find whatever they need to know.As said before I have got nothing to hide from the world.What I know the world can know.I am not ashamed of my past or the present.I was here for my grandpa’s last years of life.To show my love for him..After all he was the one who gave me permission to date a african american so for those african/african american men who think just because I don’t give my info to you or contact you because you’re black you’re wrong.My grandpa was full blooded OKinawan and he gave me the ok to date a black man.I didn’t have to ask for his permission but due to the love I had for him I wanted it to be ok with him first.I didn’t want to bring any man of any race without his approval first.I always had an excellent relationship with him and I am so glad I came back to Hawaii to help care for him in his final days and years.What an awesome grandpa he was!He gave me my middle name-Shizue so I am honored that he is my blood relative and today I still love him even though he’s in heaven.I am blessed to have a great church and slowly reconnecting with friends.I’ve bumped into several of my former classmates since I came back to Hawaii.I’ve also got the best dog in the whole world.She’s so spoiled but I love her.All I want in life is to continue living it peaceful and relaxing with the Great God in control of my life and not doing it on my own.I am truly blessed and given what I’ve been through this is really something to celebrate and I am honored to say I made it this far.TO end,I want to say a prayer:
Dear Lord,
I thank you for everything you have done for me in life.Standing by me through tough times,guiding me in your faith and never leaving you.Finding me the best church in Hawaii.Meeting up with past friends from school and churches.Being there for Grandpa’s last days…Meeting new family members…10 years of no crime…THat my birthday falls on the day I was born,dad,mom,lance and lacey(the greatest pup),for not being in placements and many more that september 9 will celebrate.Father I honor you everyday and will never let my faith be undone for all that you’ve done in life!Thank You for this awesome day in your presence and whatever money I get for my birthday if anything will be given to the church and other charities.In Jesus Name I pray that you will watch over children of orphans,those who are poor,those who need healthcare,education that you will meet their needs,animals who need to be saved and rescued-Father give them good homes to those who can and are able to love each animal,work on the issues of your great world that you created.Bring the world to become more of a godly and righteous upbringing.I also pray that you will watch over Michelle Duggar & her family including her baby that it will be a healthy delivery keeping their faith in you not worrying what others think.We know that you are guiding them by faith and not by sight.Amen!

Animal groups in court over Helmsley fortune

Animal-welfare groups are accusing the trustees of hotel queen Leona Helmsley’s multibillion-dollar estate of ignoring her wishes that the lion’s share of the money should go to the dogs.

Instead, the animal advocates said Tuesday, the trustees have shown “disdain” for Helmsley’s pet cause by donating only $100,000 to dog welfare.

Three animal-welfare groups filed a petition in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court on Monday arguing that Helmsley, who died in 2007, specified in her will that her estate should be used to help dogs, and the trustees disregarded those wishes.

The groups — the Humane Society of the United States, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Maddie’s Fund — want the court to throw out a judge’s February decision that gave the trustees for the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust sole authority to determine which charities would benefit from her estate.

A “mission statement” in Helmsley’s will directed that the money be spent on the care of dogs and other charitable interests designated by the trustees. But it also gave the trustees discretion in spending the money.

Wayne Pacelle, chief executive officer of the Humane Society, said dog welfare was “the only charitable interest specifically designated in the trust instrument. … But what we’ve seen is an utter disdain for the cause of animal welfare and a complete writing off of the animal welfare concern.”

In April, the Helmsley trustees gave away $136 million to hospitals, foundations and the homeless. Just $100,000 went to an animal-welfare group, the ASPCA. Another $900,000 went to groups that train guide dogs for the blind.

The trust, in a statement posted on its Web site, said Helmsley never wanted her fortune just to go to dogs.

“Did Leona Helmsley intend for this charitable trust to focus on the care and help of dogs, rather than people? Absolutely not,” the statement said.

Howard Rubenstein, a spokesman for the trust, added in an e-mailed statement Tuesday: “The trustees will be litigating this matter in the court, not in the press.”

Helmsley, whose fortune was estimated at $5 billion to $8 billion after her death at age 87, also named her dog, Trouble, as a beneficiary, leaving a $12 million trust fund for the white Maltese. A judge whittled that amount down to $2 million.

Neumann trials cost $84,000

It cost Marathon County taxpayers at least $84,000 to ensure that Dale and Leilani Neumann were fairly tried and convicted in the faith-healing death of their daughter.

Defense and jury expenses alone already total $83,731.18 with some costs still not tabulated. Prosecution salaries and staff time come directly from the district attorney’s budget and aren’t itemized, but they certainly add up in the thousands of dollars as well.

Prosecutors said those expenses are justified by both the state’s need to hold someone accountable for the death of the Neumanns’ 11-year-old daughter and society’s need to ensure that trials are conducted fairly.

Marathon County Assistant District Attorney LaMont Jacobson said the state had no choice but to try the Neumanns separately in connection with Madeline Kara Neumann’s death.

“Since it was our decision that Leilani’s testimony was necessary in Dale Neumann’s case, I feel trying the cases together would have been unwise,” Jacobson wrote. “In other words, the likelihood of successful prosecutions would have been lessened had there been a joint trial.”

Dale and Leilani Neumann were found guilty in separate trials this summer after juries ruled they recklessly chose to pray for Kara’s recovery from diabetes rather than seek medical treatment. They will be sentenced Oct. 6 and each faces 25 years in prison.

In addition to paying for food, lodging and travel costs for jurors and support staff for two week-long trials, the Neumanns were found indigent and had court-appointed attorneys.

Jacobson, speaking publicly for the first time since Judge Vincent Howard lifted a gag order on the case, said the split trials were necessary because prosecutors cannot call a defendant to testify at his or her own trial.

“Had the cases been tried together, we would have precluded the possibility of calling either of the defendants at trial,” Jacobson wrote in an e-mail. “By separating the cases, we were able to leave open the option of calling one Neumann at the other’s trial.”

Jacobson said his department was mindful of the expenses involved by having separate trials, but the pursuit of justice was his primary concern. Both Leilani, 41, and Dale, 47, testified during Dale’s July trial.

Marathon County Clerk of Courts Diane Sennholz had to dip into the county’s contingency fund for the Neumann trials after blowing through her entire $48,500 annual budget for jury trials in the first few months of the year. The county has an $850,000 contingency fund to cover expenses that exceed departmental budgets.

The Neumanns are required to pay the county back for their legal expenses.

Their attorneys have said they plan to appeal the verdicts to a higher court.

Dale and Leilani Neumann allowed to visit family in California one last time before sentecning in October

The purpose of the family trip is to visit Leilani Neumann’s ailing grandmother, defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter said at Wednesday’s hearing. Most of Leilani’s family lives in California and the family is paying for the Neumanns and their three children to travel to the state, he said.

Howard ordered the Neumanns to surrender their passports before leaving Wisconsin and to call their probation officer once a week while gone.

Howard allowed the trip under the condition that the Neumanns return to Wisconsin by Aug. 30. That allows sufficient time for the Neumanns to be interviewed a second time by their probation officer before their Oct. 6 sentencing, he said. They face a 25-year prison sentence.

The Neumanns met with their probation officers for the first time Monday as the county probation and parole office prepares a presentence report. Such reports typically are generated by the office following felony convictions. They contain interviews and other background information the judge can use at sentencing.

A jury convicted Leilani Neumann on May 22 of second-degree reckless homicide and Dale Neumann on Saturday of the same offense.

Prosecutors argued that the Neumanns recklessly caused Madeline Kara Neumann’s death when they allowed her to suffer for 22 hours as her health deteriorated. The Neumanns prayed for her to recover instead of taking her to a doctor. Kara, as the girl was known, died March 23, 2008, from complications of undiagnosed diabetes.

Howard also lifted the gag order Wednesday he issued at the onset of the case. The order was made to avoid contaminating the jury pool, he said.

Defense attorneys Gene Linehan and Kronenwetter also reiterated that an appeal in both trials is forthcoming.

The parents convicted of reckless homicide in the “prayer death” of their daughter have been cleared to travel to visit their family in California.
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In October, they will find out if and how much prison time they will serve.

Marathon County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Howard on Wednesday granted Dale and Leilani Neumann permission to leave the state, which had been forbidden under conditions of their bonds.

Dale Neumann describes his rebirth

8:55 a.m.Testimony is scheduled to get underway at about 9 a.m. in Dale Neumann’s trial. He is expected to testify in his own defense.

9:10 a.m. The second defense witness to testify in this case, Earl Schmidt, has taken the stand. Schmidt is Dale Neumann’s uncle.

9:20 a.m. Schmidt went to the Neumanns’ coffee shop on March 20, 2008 — three days before of Madeline Kara Neumann’s death. Schmidt testified that Kara appeared to be normal at the time.

“I was impressed to see a young gal energetic and busy at a job there,” Schmidt said.

9:25 a.m. A man who first met the Neumanns 20 years ago and rekindled their friendship about two years ago, is now on the stand. Defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter did not ask the man, James, to spell his last name and I have no clue how to spell it.

James had an interest in the Bible and attended the Neumann family Bible study sessions. James said he saw Kara about a week before her death and it appeared that the area under her eyes was dark.

9:33 a.m. Just got the spelling — it is James Neuens.Lynn Wilde, who met the Neumanns nearly four years ago, is testifying. She participated in the Neumann family Bible study sessions with the Peaslees, Wormgoors, and Neuens.

9:37 a.m. It appears the Neumann children are all in the courtroom. Seeing how witnesess have been sequestered throughout the trial, I’m guessing that they will not testify. One child testified at Leilani Neumann’s trial in May.

9:44 a.m. Wilde said that Leilani called her the day before Kara died and asked for prayers. The next day, Wilde said felt she should go to the Neumann home. Once there, Wilde said she saw Kara on a couch and prayed with the family for Kara to get well with worship music being played in the background.“I sensed from the Holy Spirit I needed to go there,” Wilde said.

10:20 a.m. Wilde said the Neumanns, herself and the Peaslees had communion at Kara’s side the day of her death. The purpose of communion was to make sure they had no sin, issues of unforgiveness or sins against each other, Wilde said.Kronenwetter asked if there were any signs that Dale was planning or thinking of taking Kara to a doctor. Wilde said “no

11:20 a.m. Sorry for the delay. After a brief break, it was decided that the attorneys will use the next couple of hours to prepare jury instructions.David Ells, who has an Internet ministry, is expected to fly to the Wausau area this afternoon. He will begin to testify around 1:45 p.m. and Dale Neumann is expected to be the final witness after that.

1:53 p.m. Eells flight was delayed in Chicago and might not make it here until 4 p.m., Kronenwetter just said. Dale will testify next.

2:08 p.m. The courtroom is filling up in anticipation of Dale’s testimony. More than 30 people are observing, including members of the Neumann family and employees of the district attorney’s office. Leilani’s testimony on Tuesday and Dale’s upcoming testimony has drawn the largest crowds this week.

2:10 p.m. Dale is now on the witness stand.

Dale said giving a video-tapped statement to police in the hours after his daughter’s death was one of the most difficult things he’s done.

“It was a difficult time. I don’t know if I was completely in the right state all the time,” Dale said.

2:19 p.m. Kronenwetter asked Dale about his religion …

“I am born again from above. Jesus Christ is my Lord. My savior, he has set me free. I am his, I am not my own,” Dale Neumann said.

Later Dale said, “Dale R. Neumann is dead, but Jesus Christ is within me.”

2:36 p.m. Dale said he attended Wausau West High School in the 1970s when drinking was acceptable, even when underage. Dale said he drank frequently, but even then, he felt uncomfortable with that lifestyle.

It wasn’t until he was in his 20s laying drunk on a hotel floor in Stevens Point hotel room that he called out to God in desperation to show him a better life.

The next day he went to a presentation by an Evangelist who was speaking at a local school and was invited to a church assembly. That same evangelist was there and spoke. Dale said he was captivated by the singing, clapping and the joy at the assembly.

Dale said he repented his sins that day and remembered yelling out loud, “God we are so blind!” He demonstrated that from the witness stand, causing the microphones to make a buzzing noise, when he yelled.

2:45 p.m. Dale appears to be very casual on the witness stand. He speaks excitedly about his rebirth after his baptism as a 20-something man In April 1982. His voice speeds up at times, and as I already noted, he will yell or speak softly as he sees fit.

2:55 p.m. Dale said he attend a Bible college in Stockton, Calif., from the fall of 1983 to June 1987 and graduated with degrees in theology and missions.The day after graduation, Dale married Leilani. They then returned to Wausau.

2:59 p.m. I forgot to mention Dale’s training was in the Pentecostal church.

3:08 p.m. Kronenwetter asked Dale why he no longer was a minister. Dale said he felt as if he was being disobedient to the word of God.

Dale responded reading from the Bible he carries with him — Matthew Ch. 7, verse 13-27.

Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it.

¹⁴But the gate is narrow (contracted ^[a]by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.^(A)

¹⁵Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.^(B)

¹⁶You will ^[b]fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

¹⁷Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [^[c]worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit.

¹⁸A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear ^[d]excellent fruit [worthy of admiration].

¹⁹Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

²⁰Therefore, you will ^[e]fully know them by their fruits.

²¹Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.

²²Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?

²³And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands].^(C)

²⁴So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a ^[f]sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.

²⁵And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

²⁶And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.

²⁷And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell–and great and complete was the fall of it.

“For me I was discontented… I was a hypocrite,” Dale said.

3:15 p.m. Dale testified that he was lacking a key ingredient in serving God by putting false idols before him. Dale said that religion, ministry, employment and his self ambitions were his idols.

Dale also told jurors that he has seen “cancers fall off in meetings,” women who couldn’t have children, have children after being healed by God, and women healed of breast cancer.

“I’ve seen physical healings in meetings I have attended and been part of,” Dale said.

3:25 p.m. Kronenwetter asked Dale how scripture commanded him not to seek medical attention. Dale replied by reading 1 Peter, Ch. 2, verse 21.

This is the second passage Dale has cited and read, but he has quoted other passages from memory.

“We have to learn to submit ourselves to (God’s) works,” Dale said. “That is obedience. That is faith in action.”

3:40 p.m. Dale just told the jurors a story how 10 years of back pain disappeared after he listened to the Holy Spirit in 2005 or early 2006. The Holy Spirit told him to destroy some books and figurines he had, and Dale said once he did that, the pain went away. That was a spiritual cause of a physical ailment, he said.“What ever it is Lord, I’ll do it. You set me free,” Dale Neumann said.

4:10 p.m. We’re back after a recess. Kronenwetter said during the break that Eells’ flight was delayed again. I’m not sure if he will be able to testify today or wait until tomorrow.

4:30 p.m. Dale is now answering questions about Kara’s final days.

Dale said that when Leilani came home from work on Saturday, the day before Kara died, the girl’s legs had a bluish color. They began praying for her and massaging her feet, which helped the blue color disappear, Dale said.

Later that night, Dale sent an E-mail to the Unleavened Bread Ministries in an attempt to ask David Eells for prayers to help Kara feel better.

Dale said the Neummans prayed continuously that evening before going to bed after midnight.

“It could have been flu, it could have been fever, but whatever it was, she was very sleepy,” Dale Neumann said. “It needed attention so we prayed for our faith.”

4:45 p.m. On Sunday, Kara was still limp and was asleep, said Dale, who was confident that Kara would get better.“Whatever it is will burn out of her body and we will rejoice with Kara after the fact,” Dale Neumann said

4:55 p.m. Kronenwetter: “At any point did you think Kara would die if you didn’t take her to a doctor?”
Dale Neumann: “No. Death wasn’t even in my mind.”

4:59 p.m. Dale tells the story of Lazarus rising from the dead and says that he believes in resurrection.“If we don’t believe in the resurrection of the dead, then we actually have no hope. No hope at all,” Dale said.

5:15 p.m. Dale said he was trying to make Randy Wormgoor feel better when he made a comment about thinking about a doctor as Kara neared death.

“I was trying to comfort him,” Dale Neumann said. “It is OK to have a thought like that. It is not detrimental to your faith.”

Kronenwetter asked Dale if he had anything else to the jury. Dale read from the Bible, Job, Ch. 1, beginning at verse 6.

Dale becomes emotional while reading about Job losing his 10 children.

“If I in a moment of crises and a moment of time I went to anyone else but the Lord, it would not have been favorable to God,” Neumann said. “It would have been idolatry and sin because it is disobedience.”

5:17 p.m. LaMont Jacobson has now begun his cross examination.

Throughout his more than three hours of testimony, Dale has spoken to the jury. He makes frequent eye contact and appears to engage them in his testimony. When he was discussing his faith, Dale told them how he was trying to do this to help them better understand his religious background.

Often on the witness stand, people look straight forward, down at the microphone or only at the attorneys.

5:44 p.m. LaMont Jacobson questioned Dale’s memory of Kara’s condition in her final days and the accuracy of the statement he gave to police hours after her death. Kronenwetter is now asking Dale a few questions as it appears his testimony is wrapping up after 3.5 hours.
// <![CDATA[// 5:59 p.m. Dale is off the stand. We are still waiting to find out if Eells will testify today or not.

6:10 p.m. Eells will not testify and the defense has rested. There will be no additional witnesses to testify. Closing arguments will be made Friday morning.

Day 3 of Testimony in Dale Neumann Homicide Trial

9:09 AM: State calls Scott Sleeter, a captain and lead investigator with the Everest Metro Police department.

9:30 AM: In video Dale tells investigator, “We are people of faith, walk by faith, everything has to do with faith.”

9:42 AM: In video Dale says in the last two weeks before Kara’s death, “she seemed a little weak, a little slower, and that’s where we pray, trust in the Lord.”

9:48 AM: In video Dale says two days before Kara died, “We didn’t sense it was a life or death situation; we were praying and trusting the Lord.”

10:12 AM: In video Dale tells investigator, “The Lord is in control. He can heal and he can raise the dead too.”

10:29 AM: In video Dale says why he didn’t go to the doctor is because, “Our confidence is not in medicine, our confidence is not in doctors, our confidence is in the Lord and Him only.”

10:35 AM: In video Dale reads scriptures. When Investigator Sleeter asks him if he believes Kara can come back from the dead, he responds, “yeah.”

10:53 AM: First break of the morning.

11:20 AM: Elvira Neumann, Dale’s mother takes the stand. She talked to the family when she heard Kara was sick and urged to take her to the hospital.

11:26 AM: Elvira testifies she raised Dale as christian, but can’t believe what happened, because she could never watch any of her own children die.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch break.

1:10 PM: State calls Dr. Joseph Monaco, pediatrician at St. Claire’s Hospital in Weston.

1:17 PM: Dr. Monaco testifies when he first treated Kara at the hospital, “she looked very, very emaciated and wasted.”

1:24 PM: Dr. Monaco says the Neumann family didn’t ask why Kara died, which he remembers as unusual.

1:54 PM: State rests.

2:14 PM: Defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter calls Luann Esko to the stand, a customer of Neumann’s former busines Monkey Mo. She says she saw Kara at the business on the Thursday before her death..tesifies she was perky, chipper and smiling.

2:21 PM: Court adjourned for the day.

Dale Neumann, 47, is on trial for second degree reckless homicide in the death of his daughter Kara, 11.

Kara died of untreated diabetes in March of 2008.

Prosecutors say Neumann recklessly killed her by refusing to seek medical treatment for her, and instead relying on prayer to heal her.

The defense says Neumann did what he believes is right, that is trusting in God for his daughter’s recovery.

Neumann’s wife Leilani was convicted of the same charge in May.

Kansas man denies slaying abortion doctor

An anti-abortion activist pleaded not guilty to gunning down a controversial provider of late-term abortions in his Kansas church.

Scott Roeder did not speak at his preliminary hearing and had his public defender enter the not guilty plea on his behalf.

Roeder, a 51-year-old Kansas City area resident with a history of mental problems and links to anti-abortion groups, is charged with the May 31 murder of George Tiller. Sedgwick County District Judge Warren Wilbert ordered Roeder to stand trial on charges of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon.

Tiller, 67, was a lightning rod in the nation’s culture wars over abortion and had already been shot in the arms and seen his Kansas clinic bombed, vandalized and targeted by decades of protests before he was gunned down in the foyer of his Wichita church.

Just two other clinics in the United States are believed to provide the late-term procedure, which is legal in many states only when a doctor determines that an abortion is necessary to preserve the health or life of the mother.

One witness was forced to choke back tears as he recalled seeing Roeder shoot Tiller, who was greeting latecomers while serving as an usher at Reformation Lutheran Church.

“He walked over and put a gun right up to George’s head and shot him,” Gary Hoepner told the court.

“I wasn’t sure if it was a cap gun or what and then George fell… I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was surreal.”

Hoepner said he chased Roeder out of the church, but backed off when Roeder looked over his shoulder and yelled, “I’ve got a gun, and I’ll shoot you.”

Another witness, Keith Martin, chased Roeder through the parking lot and yelled “how could you do that?”

Martin testified that Roeder said “‘because he’s a murderer’ or ‘a killer’ – something like that” and then threatened to shoot Martin if he did not get out of the way of Roeder’s powder blue Ford Taurus.

Police were able to track Roeder down a few hours later after broadcasting his license plate number to officers in three states.

Dale Neumann trial testimony begins

9:01 a.m. Day one of witness testimony is about to get under way in the Dale Neumann trial. The morning will feature the testimony of Everest Metro Police offers and EMTs who were among the first to respond to the scene.

9:30 a.m. The first witness to testify is Susan Neumann, who is married to one of Dale Neumann’s brothers.

In the days after Kara’s death, Susan Neumann said she was afraid the family would commit suicide. Dale Neumann had worked at a prison in California and Susan Neumann said she thought he would not want to go to prison if convicted, based on his experiences working there.

10:06 a.m. The jury was excused for several minutes while assistant district attorney Lance Leonhard and defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter spoke with Judge Vincent Howard. Kronenwetter has been asking a lot of questions of this first witness and Leonhard objected to some of the questions.

Kronenwetter has been asking questions to get to Susan Neumann’s credibility and her motivation for going to police in the days following Kara’s death.

Susan Neumann said she went to police concerned for the children’s safety. During a meeting with the Neumann family two days after Kara’s death, Susan said she asked Dale if he would have done anything differently. Susan said Dale’s response was “No.”

Madeline Kara Neumann, 11, died March 23, 2008 from complications of diabetes. Prosecutors say that Dale and his wife, Leilani Neumann, prayed for Kara’s recovery instead of seeking traditional medical help.

10:15 a.m. Ariel Neff is now testifying, Neff is the one who called the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department from California on March 23, 2008 to tell them that Kara was gravely ill.10:18 a.m. The fire alarms just went off in the courthouse. Courthouse personnel advised that a three-year-old child pulled the alarm. Howard decided now would be a good time for a mid-morning break.

10:59 a.m. Prosecutors played the three phone calls Neff made to the Sheriff’s Department for the jury. Neff was driving from northern California to her new home in southern California when she made the calls. She admitted exaggerating to dispatchers when she said Kara was sick for a week and that Leilani would fight if an ambulance arrived.

Neff said she was told by family member that Kara was in a coma.

“When it came down to it, a little girl was dying,” Neff said.11:55 a.m. Weston EMT Jason Russ is now testifying. He was working the day Kara died and responded to the Neumann home.12:05 p.m. Court is taking a lunch break. Back around 1 p.m.

1:19 p.m. Court is back in session and Leilani Neumann appeared briefly before Judge Howard. Prosecutors gave Leilani Neumann immunity and might call her as a witness to testify in her husband’s trial. Leilani Neumann, who was convicted of second-degree reckless homicide in May, would not have her testimony used against her in future court proceedings. She is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 6LaMont Jacobson, a co-prosecutor in the case, said it would depend upon the testimony of other witnesses if Neumann would be called to testify.

Because the victim in this case is a child, the Neumanns are not protected by husband-wife privileges under Wisconsin state law, Jacobson said.

I’ll try to get clarification of the impact of Leilani Neumann’s immunity on her case and Dale’s case later today.

1:47 p.m. During questioning by defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter, it was noted that it took 16 minutes for a Weston ambulance to drive a little more than six miles from the Neumann home to Saint Clare’s Hospital.

Kara was not breathing and did not have a pulse at the time, EMT Jason Russ testified. The Weston ambulance stopped at one point on the roadway and got cardiac medication from a responding Wausau paramedic that carries advanced lifesaving supplies.

Russ said his ambulance stopped long enough for a Wausau paramedic to come on board. During that time. CPR was continued on Kara, he said.

Kronenwetter noted that Saint Clare’s emergency room has those medications and it might have taken only seven or so minutes to drive there without stopping.

2:07 p.m. Hyden Prausa, a Wausau paramedic who boarded a Weston ambulance with advanced life support supplies, is now testifying.

Prausa said he asked the on-board EMT’s if Kara had muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy, based on her appearance. He described Kara as looking malnourished, pale and skeleton-like.

“She looked very sickly,” Prausa said.

Prausa testified that he gave Kara medication to attempt to restart her heart while CPR was ongoing.

2:15 p.m. During questioning by Jacobson, Prausa explained why the Weston ambulance was intercepted by a Wausau paramedic.Prausa said that the paramedic’s goal is to provide the highest level of care as soon as possible. In this case, advanced life support care was given to Kara five minutes sooner than if she rode straight to the hospital.2:59 p.m. The fire alarms have gone off for a second time today. Not sure why yet, but court was interrupted for about 15 minutes.Dr. Choon P’ng, Medical Director of the Emergency Services at Saint Clare’s Hospital was on the stand when the alarms went off.

3:47 p.m. Dr. P’ng’s testimony continues. Kronenwetter is asking many questions about Kara’s glucose and potassium levels and tests conducted to measure these.

P’ng said this is one of the most advanced cases of diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication of diabetes, that he has seen in 21 years of practicing medicine.

4:05 p.m. Dr. Ivan Zador, a pediatric endocrinologist who reviewed Kara’s medical records after her death, has taken the witness stand.

Judge Howard said earlier this afternoon that he wants to have Zador complete his testimony before the court calls it quits for the day.

4:23 p.m. A summary of Dr. Zador’s explanation of diabetic ketoacidosis:

The body can’t use sugar in the body, so it breaks down fat as a source of energy. The end product of fat breakdown is acids called keto acids. Eventually the blood becomes acidic, called ketoacidosis.

Symptoms are mild at first, but it can become severe within a few days. As it becomes more severe, it can lead to death because it is impossible for cells and organs to work.

A symptom is rapid breathing, which the body does to try to breath out the acid.

The body can’t use sugar in the body, so it breaks down fat as a source of energy. The end product of fat breakdown

Zador said that 998 of 1,000 patients with diabetic ketoacidosis will survive with treatment.

4:30 p.m. Court is a bit behind schedule today thanks to long testimony, questioning and two fire alarms.

Leilani Neumann is scheduled to be the first witness to testify on Tuesday. She did not testify in her own defense at her trial in May. She was granted immunity today, which means her statements will not be used against her in future court proceedings.

Leilani is sequestered and cannot be in the courtroom at this time to observe the proceedings.

Two families who used to worship with the Neumanns and were at the Neumann home the day Kara died, the Wormgoors and the Peaslees, also are scheduled to testify Tuesday.

Papa Spears to Stop Pulling Strings?

Remember Britney Spears‘ bizarro incidents a while back?

You know, the wacky photo shoots, spaced-out interviews, head shaving, umbrella attack, trainwreck VMA performance and getting committed?

Well, given her remarkable turnaround, all that seems like a bad dream now—so much so that she may be about to regain her freedom.

A source tells E! News that the “Gimme More” singer will remain in conservatorship at least until the end of her tour this fall but that her father, Jamie Spears, has been planning all along to relinquish control over his famous daughter’s affairs once she’s deemed ready.

“The whole idea is to get her back in control,” said the insider.

So much for shear madness.

The elder Spears is petitioning a Los Angeles court to examine the terms of the conservatorship—especially now that the younger Spears has ironed out custody of her sons with ex-hubby Kevin Federline, relaunched her career with her hit album Circus and seems to have her act together in the midst of a successful world tour.

Should a court determine the popster is back on an even keel, a judge will decide whether to cancel the guardianship that gives her dad the power to make business decisions in her place and oversee her estate.

The January 2008 ruling was a temporary but necessary legal action taken by Spears’ family to protect the songbird from various hanger-ons, including Spears’ onetime manager Sam Lufti.

The source added that it was important she remain under the conservatorship during the tour for insurance purposes, as it was proving a challenge to insure her if she didn’t have it. According to the insider, the Britster, however, has gradually taken over a lot of decision making and is doing “great.”

“She really has taken back control of her life, and everyone is happy about that,” said the source.