Jackson Jambalaya

Oh my goodness! That's terrible. Reunion is really going down. The Mayor and the police are terrible. I remember the days when Madison was a safe place to live and raise a family. Now, I will rethink ever coming to Madison again because I don't feel safe. lol Crime is everywhere, people.

Sounds like someone got carried away at the Reunion swinger party.

If I knew how to do it, I would post the You Tube of Bill Murray's answer to the Mayor's question: "What do you mean, 'Biblical proportions'"? Sounds like Reunion is doomed. Or, they could stop buying Yeti coolers.

I sure hope this thug isn't let go by the Madison DA because he lives in Reunion... Just keep this Madison crime out of Jackson!

the swinger comment is freaking hilarious. never heard that one before. Intellectual laziness. what an idiot. everone knows your type.

I think the major difference is the statement"police were apprehending the thief" and not someone on the 6:00 pm news stating that they were looking for him.

yuk yuk yuk

being robbed at gunpoint is horrifying, especially in your own home, where you expect to be safe.

unlike Jackson, there's a good chance the perp will be apprehended, charged, convicted, and sentenced to a long term. the sooner, the better too.

Blame it on Yeti I say! Anyone that is willing to pay $800 for a frickin cooler must have poo for brains anyway!

"the swinger reference"

You never heard about the pineapples by the front doors/porches indicating the swinger parties a few years ago?

I'm almost certain he was being sarcastic re the swinger comment.

Good one @ 3:42

It's interesting how many people in (using my best Thurston Howell III voice) MMMAAAADISON say they are FROM MMMMAAAADISON when they are really from Star, Flowood, Eastover, Leftover, Ridgeland, Pearl or just plain Jackson. Why can't you just say JACKSON if that's where you're really from? Is it because the Splibs have taken over Jackson, or you are ashamed of where you really are from, or is it because you are a Nuevo rich swinging snob that lives in a McMansion in MMMMAAAAADISON!?! And for you young folks....Thurston Howell IIi played the rich guy on Gilligans Island.

Are there any other details about the suspect KF? I'm wondering because my nephew's truck was stolen a couple of days ago by a young white male. Wondering if the truck was used in the robbery.

madison DA lives in Rankin County. pretty sure if apprehended at the scene the 25 year old will be getting a new address...

A twenty five year old breaking into a neighbor's house and holding her at gunpoint? 50 to 1 odds he was stoned. How many people that age still live at Mom's.

Not sure this crime wave will be solved. Most of the force is down to the Post Office waiting (WEEK THREE) on toxicology reports. Movin' toward WEEK FOUR!

"I'm told"? "Police were seen"? What the fark is a Polaris? Is that a Dodge Dart?

The Yeti cooler IS the new pineapple.

madison crime is out of control. you can sweep it under the rug but its happening everywhere

He was waiting on ObamaCare. You know until what 26.

Someone needs to post the info on this Walter Thomas Windsor. Sounds like a real piece of shit.

Assaulting police officers, on top of all the rest. What a dumbass. You know those cops probably beat his ass, too.

They caught him at John Arthur Eaves house. Also it's not just coolers being stolen. I know someone who has has 2 guns stolen as well. Bet you can guess who is doing all the stealing. This ain't rocket science people.

Per the Madison Co. Tax Assessor, a Donna Windsor owns the home at 159 Vinings Drive in Reunion. I assume that this would be Walter's mom? Spouse?

"You don't understand officer, it's my turn to play the burglar and she is supposed to be the slutty housewife. We do it all the time out here."

You know what this means, everyone in Reunion is a criminal, and if you go there after dark, you will be shot at. Madison the city and county ARE LOST.

Heavens, Myssi! How can we be seen riding in our Moomba™ on the lake without a genuine Yeti™? I've placed Yeti™ sticker upon the rear window of my Range Rover™. I simply cannot be seen with a lowly Igloo or Coleman. There is no substitute for Yeti™! Perhaps that young man on the Polaris™ wearing the Ralph Lauren™ pullover and the Gucci™ chinos can help us locate one of our most prized possessions!

The kids? No idea where they are.

Damn I never thought it would happen here. I guess it is less scary when its a white dude pointing the gun at you.

Might be time to populate Lost Rabbit I think

" They caught him at John Arthur Eaves house "
....dew wot ?????

But this difference in this and of a Jackson crime is that he was caught...JPD would have been too busy pulling over moms with private school stickers at carpool time to catch anyone.

Another reason why I love living in Madison County!!

According to this website, he goes by Tommy.

Since he's white he's more harmless--like Ernest T. Bass in Mayberry-- than a "Jackson" criminal.

I hope he didn't steal any pineapples while in Reunion. Or even worse, move the pineapples to "non-pineapple houses"

Why do you say he is white? I can't find any information on him or his family anywhere.

"I hope he didn't steal any pineapples while in Reunion. Or even worse, move the pineapples to "non-pineapple houses" "

Actually that might make for an entertaining weekend for the neighbors, if not the cops.

Are there any non-whites in Reunion?

There are two Donna Windsors in Madison. According to addresses.com that street address is where someone with a totally different name gets her mail, although the tax records may be accurate as to ownership.

Yeti Coolers, Concrete Pineapples, Blue Peacocks, The Park in Nowheres-ville, Elvis Under The Podium, Mayor vs Stockboy, Corinthian Column Wally World, A Pharmacy Adorned With Cremation Urns, Brick Overpasses, The Bridge to Kroger. Where the hell is John Grisham?

Where is his picture? Oh, I forgot they only post on the news black people pictures.

Well, everyone knows that Vinings is the bad part of Reunion. I haven't driven my golf cart on that street in years.

Appears the crime has traveled north on I55 and exited the city of Jackson. First the armed robbery at Lemon Meringue in the Renaissance and now a robbery in Reunion...and those are just the ones that broke the efforts to keep them out of the press...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ZOKDmorj0

I was invited to a lovely home in Madison to watch the Ole Miss game on Pay Per View, but had to RSVP decline for safety reasons

Bahaha! These comments have been quite entertaining.

To the people that made remarks concerning black vs. white, watch the news; they actually showed a picture of the WHITE guy that was arrested!

And yes; there are several "non-whites" that live in Reunion. And no; the color of your skin does not determine how "harmless or harmful" you are to those around you. .

To the girl "invited to a lovely home in Madison...had to RSVP decline for safety reasons". Maybe it's a smart move on your end, since you'll need to hide from the light of day for the rest of your life; SERIOUSLY?!?! Everyone's life is at risk at any given place and at any given moment. No one or no place is immune from the evil in this world.

Not driving your golf cart through Vinings for years was pretty hilarious though! :D

Windsor does not live in Vinings. And besides that, does it really matter where he lives anyway? He will be spending a long time behind bars, and I am sure that his parents, guardian, whomever he lived with are humiliated by this incident. We do not live in a perfect world with all perfect people living in perfect subdivisions. But I will take living in a place where a crime like this happens once in a blue moon over living most anywhere else any day. The residents of Reunion are obviously rattled by this incident to the point that I believe heightened safety measures will be instituted very quickly. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes an incident like this to wake everyone up to take action.

Yes, it matters where he lived. There was a possible killer among us, and who's to say he is the only one. Who else may live there or close by? Have you heard of pay back by his gang? Why do you think he would do this in broad daylight in the first place? Stop and think. Why was that house targeted in the first place?

I think we can all agree on a few things. 1. Marital strife and infidelity is not limited to Reunion. 2. If you live with your parents at age 26, you are more likely to end up committing crimes like this Windsor guy.

I'm guessing 12:57's sarcasm detector is broken.

With all due respect, 2:41, you are playing a big game of assumptions and "what ifs." We do not know that he was a member of a "gang." He could have just been a person that was very mentally disturbed, and unfortunately we likely walk amongst people like that everyday. It is a scary world that we live in and I, nor you, are the people to speculate why he did what he did or why he targeted who he did. It should have never happened and it is scary that it did. Lets all make the decision to get to know our neighbors, to watch out for each other, and to report suspicious activity when we see it- regardless of where we live. And let's pray that justice is served in this case and that Reunion is able to uphold the reputation of being a great place to live. I hope this incident only makes the neighborhood safer.

Sarcasm detector not broken; unfortunately, I know there are a lot of people out there that truly think that way...-_-

Was there a break-in in Madison?

You know what they say one bad Pineapple spoils the bunch.

Goodness! I am learning so much from this thread! Now I know what a 'Polaris' is (image search reveals that Polaris are a group of strange little motorized vehicles. Some have three wheels. Some have four. And some have wagon beds in the rear, big enough to carry 'Yeti' coolers (another something I'd never heard of).

And who knew that Pineapples meant 'Orgy in progress'? No wonder trashy people act so strangely when they see carved ones on houses! Their associations are entirely different, regarding pineapples, than to those of us who went on DAR tours to Williamsburg. I'm sure Witches wince when they see pentagrams used inappropriately, too.

I'm still puzzled about the "Corinthian Column Wally World", though. 'Wally World' is WalMart: right?" I looked up "Corinthian", and those columns are a lot fancier than what's on the Wal-Mart in Madison. Do the plain ones have a name, too? Or do you just call them "Plain Columns"? Is there another WalMart, in a richer neighborhood, with the Corinthian columns? And why is an upgrade to a better kind of column 'Grisham material', anyway?

On to the 'brick' overpass: You have to be talking about that bit of brick on the retaining walls at the Madison Interstate exit. Is that actually unusual? I wouldn't have even NOTICED. But now that you've got me thinking about it, the brick seems nicer than concrete. So, why would John Grisham consider this 'material'?

But mostly, I've gained insight about the 'urns' on the pharmacy. In our neighborhood, when that was going on, the kind of people who didn't have very good mastery of skill areas like Exercise, Diet, Clothing Selection, Car Selection, Yard Decor (plastic fountains from WalMart in the FRONT yard? I mean, please...).

Back to my train of thought... People like THAT were all upset about the 'urns'. Now I know why. Those people probably are from families who couldn't afford coffins and graves. They associate 'urns' with thrifty funeral arrangements.

If someone says 'urn' to me, I think of the ones from my GanGan's sideboard, which we all wanted to inherit, because, frankly, they were worth more than her whole Drexel Mahogany dining room 'suite' from Warren Wright's. GanGan's urns were 'Knife Boxes', from a historic home in Virginia.

And, I guess, if someone asked me where I'd expect to see an urn outdoors, I'd say marble ones on the terraces of palaces, and the ones sitting on the edges of roofs on the famous "Bridehead Revisited" kind of houses in England - and ones on terraces in New York penthouses in old movies. So, I guess if I had grown up really poor (without books, or access to televisions or magazines), and had only seen 'urns' at memorial services for people of limited means, then seeing 'urns' on a building would remind me of not having enough money to bury Daddy. Now I can sympathize. Previously, I just thought it was a combination of stupidity and lack of anything else to be upset about.

Thank you, everybody! So many mysteries solved, and so much valuable information gleaned (especially Pineapple Etiquette)!

PS: While my husband is out of town (or busy, up in the Bonus Room, watching a ballgame), if I put a big bowl (or an 'urn') of pineapples in our entryway - maybe with a sign that said "No women. Hot MEN ONLY!" Would that work? Do people get 'walk-ins'? Is that why people are out walking in Madison, late in the day? Scoping out the pineapple situation? Would I be sued for gender-based discrimination? And does the Pineapple Ploy work all over Madison County, or only in Reunion?

11:35. You just think your husband is 'up in the bonus room'. He's actually out back beating his damned head against the side of the Sears shed wishin' his wife wasn't crazy as a damned switch-engine.

11:35- Will you be my best friend? I have not laughed so hard at 730 on a Saturday morning since staying up all night playing drinking games in my 20's. With your eloquently chosen sarcasm and my unique quality to easily offend people with my sometimes too brutal honesty, we could take over the world.

Your post was like a little hug from baby Jesus. You urn many high fives for this one

11:35, the urns on the CVS didn't last long. It was a tad bit too much even for Mary.

The urns were about 20 feet high, made of fiberglass and if the atmospheric conditions were
right - could be seen from Canton. It gave the pharmacy more of a Liberace / Disney look
rather than the intended "Madison Style ".

You can still see the nipple type thingies where they were once mounted.

11:35 for the win! FFS people, when I want to read a bunch of skewed nonsensical BS comments on topics that posters know very little to NOTHING about, this is where I come. The swingers joke...is so 2004! I can't believe that so many morons come together at one place on the interwebs to crack stale jokes and mock what they don't understand. Sounds like a bunch of jealous little girls with nothing but angst filled time on their bored little hands because all I've read from most of you is just garbage spewing from many of y'all who have been heavily hitting the Haterade. And in keeping with the lack of mental flexibility, it only makes sense that some of you think architecture other than that seen on HWY 80 or the I55 corridor is noteworthy. Clearly y'all are not well traveled individuals...or probably have never left the confines of the greater Jackson area. Look it up...go to another city in another state and see how different mediums are used architecturally...it'll be a good cultural learning experience for you. Or would reading a map just to get out of MS be too hard for y'all? Please, don't be so daft to think that your next door neighbor (NO MATTER WHERE ON EARTH YOU LIVE) could have some sort of addiction problem, mental illness issue/personality disorder, or simply be a pervert looking to rape and pillage. Plusalso, wrap your small minds around the fact that sometimes, people have family members that live with them for a period of time sometimes due to some of the aforementioned issues. Blame the homeowner all you want, but know that the homeowner was NOT the perpetrator. So many untruths being spread here and elsewhere. He was not apprehended at John Arthur Eaves' home/property nor does the DA live in Reunion...and SO WHAT if he does?! Now get off your internet trolling @ss and go lock your doors, turn your house alarm on (provided that you have one), and for the love of humanity, go read up on addiction, mental health and how it knows no demographic and does not discriminate. YOU could be a thief, a pervert, a liar, or straight psychotic for all we know but your neighbors are probably none the wiser.

Rebekah! I have long been an admirer of your posts here. Yes! I think we would be GRAND best friends! We might cause something akin to an Astrological Alignment capable of bumping the Earth out of its orbit - hurtling out into space, toward Uranus. And considering the tone maintained by our detractors on this board, that would be wholly apropos.

Not since Sister Taffy disappeared from Landover Baptist, and Marla Jennings got the listing for her family manse on Exodus Lane, have I found anyone with whom I could so wholeheartedly agree. So glad I was able to amuse. And I am truly grateful to have urned your approval.

Devotedly yours,
Danvers

You said Uranus.

I really feel a strong connection to you. Is this what Match.com people feel like? Should we make a commercial?

Danvers...as in the mental hospital? Awesome.

Rebekah,
I didn't know about the Mental Hospital (just keep on learning things on this thread...): but that's definitely icing on the cake. No: I meant 'Mrs. Danvers' in Rebecca, the film. The full movie is on YouTube. And the quickie version is the YouTube vid, 'Mrs Danvers - Devotedly Evil'. It's a quick condensation of Danvers' intimidation of Rebecca's replacement, the new Bride of the Master of Manderly (a magnificent Jacobean manor house certain others here would consider 'Liberace/Disney', since it probably has urns somewhere)

My favorite moment is when Danvers is sweetly coaxing Rebecca's replacement to jump out of a window. The 'Rebecca's Underwear Scene' is epic, too. But you'll have to watch the movie to see that.

Danvers

You two need to get a room.

You are right 2:37 I'm an bored, but i do like a good pineapple. You see we poor people who live on the other side of the tracks are just now hearing about this.

Proof that underage golfcart driving is the gateway to more serious criminal activity

The Madison CVS finials ARE eight feet tall.

"The urns were about 20 feet high, made of fiberglass and if the atmospheric conditions were
right - could be seen from Canton.
September 7, 2013 at 2:17 PM"

I know how tall they are, because one is in our garden. We asked for a big bay window on the long wall of our Dining Room. That inspired our Landscape Architect to run the pool perpendicular to the house, and centered on the "Axis" of the dining table's centerpiece, the center chandelier, the bay window, and the life-size portrait of my Great-great-great Grandfather, opposite the bay window. He always looked so apprehensive, as if anticipating the Rothschilds undercutting him by half-a-point on yet another bond issue.

Well, the pool needed something beyond it, to stop my Ancestor's gaze. Our Decorator suggested a Connecticut-style 'tea house'. The Architect's finished version had arches in the middle, which left the back wall open. This left the "axis" without a "termination point".

So, our LA put in a semicircle of clipped purple Loropetalum, beyond the Tea House. My eye wasn't satisfied, and Mon Grand-grand-grand-grand-Père was still looking edgy.

Then, we remembered a friend had salvaged one of the CVS Urns. Two hundred bucks, plus the cost of moving and installation, and that magnificent thing was MINE!!! Less than the cost of shipping. And far less than the nine thousand Dollars CVS paid for each of them.

They did look 'plastic', because the Contractor lied about the paint finish, and used semi-gloss, instead of flat (as had been requested by city designers). Once we got it, our Decorator used a flat paint the color of the stone pool coping. The 'faux finish' people dabbed-on some hints of olive, toward the base, to insinuate algae, and it looks just like the two-hundred-thousand-Dollar ones we'd drooled over at auctions on Long Island.

Now, with the urn at the center of the Loropetalum semicircle, my axis is properly terminated, and my Ancestor, gazing across the lawns from beneath his big fur hat, seems finally to be at peace with the world.

Meanwhile, those driving over the overpass, instead of looking down to see a rooftop terrace edged with beautiful urns, see nothing but a raw, ugly rooftop, on the CVS. The public's loss = our personal gain.

Oh, and the people I asked said the urns were "within the traditional ratio range, relative to the columns beneath". So there!

I used to know the boy well. A spoiled rich kid, whose mother's money always got him out of any trouble he'd get into. That's why all his friends stopped associating with him. They all tried, for years, to help him, but eventually gave up. He's had a drug and alcohol problem since his early teens, and because he's never had to face the real realities of his crimes, thought he could get away with anything. As for his family, they should be left alone. Years of struggle have left them distraught and frazzled. What he did was TOTALLY wrong, but a mother who's tried and tried only to see her son destroy himself, no matter how much help and love she tried to show, should not be persecuted for the acts of an errant son.