Opinion ID: 199606
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Criminal Conduct for the Instant Case

Text: 8 Although Nedd returned to New York without further calls or attempted visits to the Carpenters' home, during the summer of 1999, he persisted in harassing the Carpenters as before. 2 Then, on October 14, 1999, Nedd called the Carpenters from New York and left what would be the first of four recorded violent messages on their home telephone answering machine that form the bulk of the present charges. On that day he left the following message on the Carpenters' answering machine: Hey Richard Carpenter, did you get that letter I sent your fucking daughter, . . . if I see you and you come near me I will break your fucking jaw. If you have a fucking gun, I will shove that shit up your fucking hole and blow your fucking brains out . . . . This conduct forms Count I of the indictment issued against Nedd in this case (Interstate Threats in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(c)). 9 On October 18, 1999, Nedd again called the Carpenters, this time saying that he was on his way to Boston. After arriving in Boston, he made several calls to the Carpenters and tried to visit them at their home, to no avail. This behavior violated the permanent restraining order and is the conduct that forms Count VI of the indictment (Interstate Violation of a Restraining Order in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2262(a)(1)). 10 On November 30, 1999, Nedd left another message from New York on the Carpenters' answering machine that said, in relevant part: Hey Richard, if I don't get my fucking shit back that I gave your daughter . . . with a fucking note that says I am sorry I hurt your feelings . . ., I will fucking kill you, and her, and your fucking wife [slams the phone down]. This conduct forms Count II of the indictment (Interstate Threats, 18 U.S.C. § 875(c)). 11 On December 4, 1999, Nedd left the following message that forms Count III of the indictment (Interstate Threats, 18 U.S.C. § 875(c)): Hey Richard Carpenter, guess what? . . . I'm going to kill you and I am going to beat the shit out of you and if I see your fucking daughter I'll beat the shit out of her and fuck her up the ass like a fucking dog . . . . 12 On December 6, 1999, Nedd left the last of the four messages described in the indictment. This one forms Count IV (Interstate Threats, 18 U.S.C. § 875(c)). It said: Hey Richard Carpenter . . . I'm going to fucking kill you . . . I'm coming to Boston, Richard, and this time you won't see me. And when you come to your fucking house I will break your fucking head open. I'll kill your wife and your fucking daughter if you do not send all my personal things back . . . .