SANDRA CANTU CASE: SOURCES- LAWLESS RELATIVE ARRESTED ON SEX CHARGES
BREAKING NEWS
Folsom, CA– As Melissa Huckaby awaits her arraignment in court this afternoon in San Joaquin County, Blinkoncrime.com has discovered the arrest last week of Timothy John Lawless, a relative to Huckaby and the Lawless family. Folsom Police Department verified this afternoon Lawless was arrested on April 15.
Timothy Lawless was arrested on THE EXACT SAME SEX CHARGE AS Huckaby. Lawless is in custody at the Sacramento County Jail under a $1Million Bond, charged with 10 counts of lewd and lacivious acts on a child under 14.
288. (a) Any person who willfully and lewdly commits any lewd or
lascivious act, including any of the acts constituting other crimes
provided for in Part 1, upon or with the body, or any part or member
thereof, of a child who is under the age of 14 years, with the intent
of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions, or
sexual desires of that person or the child, is guilty of a felony and
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three,
six, or eight years.
Lawless is also charged with rape with a foreign instrument, but formal charges have not been formalized by the DA. Lawless’s next appearance in court is scheduled for May 14, 2009.
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A Folsom source said there is no merit to the claim that Timothy is related to Melissa Huckaby. Media stations have called to check this one out and the Police have told them “NO”.
Sounds like you had better change your posting…
Hi Blink.
I have a question that I need to ask but I am afraid of what the answer might be. I live in Tracy and have been following the story of this sweet little angel since I heard it announced on the Saturday morning after she went missing. I have 3 children of my own and my heart is so heavy for Sandra’s family. So, the following statement is the ONLY statement I have heard or read in regards to them finding her body and it has been said by every news outlet: “Investigators said they identified Cantu’s body by the clothing she was last seen wearing” That particular quote was from CNN and is not sitting well in my mind. I can’t stand to let my mind go here but, they have now sealed the autopsy report due to the fact that it “could infuriate the public” and “risk a danger of public outrage”. I was wondering if something unspeakable could have happened to her body in the sense that it was so unidentifiable that they had to indentify the body by the clothes? I mean, I understand the big deal was that she was last seen in her Hello Kitty t-shirt but would a body decompose so bad in a week that LE couldn’t tell it was her when they opened the suitcase? We are already outraged that this evil person killed this beautiful child, not to mention the aligations of rape, so what in this report in your opinion could cause us to be anymore outraged?
My dear Mom-
Sadly, I think it is as unimaginable as we think or worse. How effing said is it that I comfort myself that she was assuredly drugged and was not aware. Sorry, I am just heartsick today
B
Blink, just a thought does this man own a beige Chevrolet Silverado?
Just got me thinking. thanks
Sue- Police haven’t exactly been forthcoming in this case… they’ve been pretty vague and I’m sure now especially with the gag order, they wouldn’t throw that information out there. $1,000,000 bail is not something to be ignored. I’m sure they’re working on more arrests… they’re not going to spill the beans on anything right now. Let’s just wait and see…
‘Could this be the same Timothy Lawless?
http://vigilantantis.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/timothy-lawless-pedophile-tells-judge-child-porn-is-his-therapy-5/‘
I posted that earlier, and no. He’s in ME. But who really knows.
Terrific sleuthing there, JustObserving! LOL!
Don’t sweat “just observing” he goes by many other names on this site and apparently is unfamiliar with proxy.
Aloha Dan,, and I do mean that. Are you perhaps the lost Lawless?
B
These lawless’s sure live up to their name. If you study name origin science, you find that in the “olden days” names were given to a clan or tribe for a descriptive reason (ie. Miller’s ran Mills, etc.).
I don’t think police can state they are totally unrelated. That would be awfully hard to state truthfully. Maybe not closely related, but…
Exactly. Good observation. Just a note, does anyone not question why this arrest is not on the blotter, yet I produced the booking/jail docs? There’s a reason.
B
I just found it in the Folsom Telegraph.
http://folsomtelegraph.com/crime_logs.html?id=630&page=3&cplace=Folsom
Mom of 3 is talkng about the arrest report.
ok. click.
B
ASF, Well maybe, but it would seem that this article with this title is NOT lending ANY credibility to this site! ! !
In bringing this information to another group of info. seekers, I pretty well trashed MY reputation there, and I will never again trust what I see here.
Hey… anyone want to guess what posters on here for this article are actually the same person puttin’ y’al on?
Hint: They No Likee the article and they no likee what wil come out of it.
I digress, In apolly. Should NOT have to deal with this crap, this is about advocacy… Hello
Blink
When I think of the horrible pain this tiny child endured, I find myself crying again. DEATH is too good for her killer. HARD LABOR 24/7 in the blazing Fla. sun until it finally kills her.
Could you explain your comment about the arrest not being on the blotter? It appeared in the Sacramento Bee online at least a week ago. http://www.sacbee.com/arrestlogs/story/1566646.html
I can. What you are looking at is NOT Sacramento Jail info, go by what I posted.
B
yuck…i don’t have the words
“All the amateur sleuthing but be getting to me..because in my estimation Connie Lawless does not look all that different from the Connie Roberson from the Wenatchee case.” Re comment by HK
You are right. They do look alike, but of course one is aged. Also her husband looks like Roberson too. Check out the glasses!
Lawless’s interview
http://www.ksbw.com/video/19153334/index.html
Blink:
I know nothing about police blotters (except for what I have learned here & on Scared Monkeys!) – and I don’t want to get in trouble for posting misinformation . . . Could this be THE Timothy Lawless?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/thelawless
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o100/klaasen3/Sub6_022109/TimLawlessPic1.jpg
It could mean that he was the head IT guy for an internet ring – not to mention that his many companies have included “recruiting” – - – not to mention further that he is wearing a hat that says “Pimp Daddy” . . . . ?!? Perhaps the reason that his arrest was not widely circulated before now was because the FBI are still rounding everyone up? Just trying to figure it all out. Apologies if it is too far out there.
Yep, that’s him
B
Bluebird,
where are you getting photos of Connie Roberson and Connie Lawless that you guys are comparing.
Blink, You’re gonna hate this part too. Looks like he is listed as USMC from 6-93 thru 12-03. Sargeant…E5. Admin.
Owns own bidness. IT recruiter. Extensive background in computers, moved to staffing. Worked for a few IT staffing companies, started own. Still working for others like Kelley temps. Possibly funneling bidness to his company from others?
OOps, now I see post 66 from last night. Of course you knew all about 68 already. Sorry I blew up.
Mel
The Power to Harm: The accused
March 28, 1995: Robert Harlan Roberson. Pastor of the East Wenatchee Pentecostal … He and his wife, Connie, were acquitted by a jury whose foreman called the trial “a witch hunt.” Photo, 26. March 28, 1995: Connie Lee Roberson. Operated the East Wenatchee Pentecostal … Day in Pictures Tax Day protests and more …
http://www.seattlepi.com/powertoharm/accused.html – 44k – Cached – Similar pages -
Scroll down for pics of pastor and wife Connie…that is where I got comment about the glasses…
Here is a pic of what looks to me to be same type of glasses on pastor Lane Lawless
Below is the image at: http://www.clover-road-baptist-church.com/Pastor1.html
picture of Connie Lawless that I was comparing..
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0aMC45gcXJ8MX
I’m glad there is a seal. I’m not sure that I truly want to know all the facts/details. So sick. Good work, though.
Good Morning All,
Wow alot has gone on, I am not near as computer savey as many of you.
It amazes me how much info is available if you know how to dig it up.
I am in absolute agreement that MH, a long line of her relatives and other church goes have been victims of sexual abuse over the past many years. In news reports from the various cities that the FBI have visited, they state that the (FBI) are there to check on past alegations of abuse by Pastor Lawless.
It is the possibility of he(Lawless) and Roberson being one in the same I question. Lawless and his wife, their son’s and their families would all have had to move, change their names, and identities. I just think it is a bit of a stratch. Also, in my attemp at sluething, I saw where the Roberson’s won a 3 million dollar law suit (Which I do not in anyway think they deserved!) against the prosecutors for defamention.
Unless they squandered their money, I would think they would be living in something alittle better than that mobile home park. Of course, it may be expensive to change all those identities and run a church with little to no parishners. I do think there may be a connection, but not so much the same persons.
Bluebird, these photos are of 4 different people. Look at the chins, the noses, the eyes. They’re all different. There is no resemblence between the women or the men. I don’t see it.
That’s not to say that the Lawless’ aren’t duplicitous in the crime. I think something is wrong with this family. But I don’t think it’s the Robersons.
Red Ranger (post #69) – clearly all of the same sickening thoughts are flooding our scared little brains, no? Especially now that I see that Blink confirms it IS in fact him. (see post #66).
Also, In thinking about it further:
According to the info Blink has posted, he has 10 separate charges against him for unspeakable and disgusting crimes against children. . . This suggests to me that LE (FBI?) must have photographic/video evidence of each crime, and hunted him down . . . Perhaps part of an entire “Ring Sting” that FBI has been working on for some time, and Huckaby’s cime/arrest has broken it all wide open?
Just a creepy side note: enlarge that photo I posted above (#66) – and notice that he seems to either have creepy Marilyn Manson contacts or 2 different colored eyes . . . freaked me out. Way creepy. Oh, and did I mention my disgust with the “Pimp Daddy” hat?!?!
My friend who lives near Tracy CA, gave me the link to this site yesterday. I am elated ! You and your group have outstanding info and good insight. So glad I found you. I have been keeping up with this case and have read everything – Thanks for providing good news !
What about it Blink, do you think there is a the Robersons and Lawless’ are one in the same. I don’t think they look enough alike.
I do not.
B
Personally, I don’t believe the arrest of Timothy Lawless has any connection to the murder of Sandra Cantu.
Chris
I am not prepared to say it does either, but is compelling he is facing the exact same charges (x10) as Huckaby.
B
As stated earlier I am not computer savey, but if anyone is interested I looked up “Where are they now Robert and Connie Roberson”
and on page one, titled “Victims of Fury” there is some interesting information regarding the Wenatchee Case.
Correction: The Roberson’s won 3 million dollars in their lawsuit not for “Defamation’, but for “Wrongful Conviction”.
So he has ten LOLA w/ under 14′s. What happened to the original rape with a foreign object? Is it possible that they do not have all of his charges listed? Foreign object could initially be found.
This guy is pretty much a computer wiz. He has experience in setting up networks etc. I am wondering if the confiscation of computers in Sandra’s case led LE to him.
I have been able to find his father and mother’s names. Also the stepfather that led to the Gomes name usage. Interesting that he rfirst marriage lasted one month and all of her children were born already. I also got the paternal grandfather but can see no link to Melissa Huckaby. I was just trying to find it to be smart aleck though. If Blink says it exists I would bet more than a couple dollars that it does. If she tells me the winner of the Kentucky derby will be a pig, I am going to watch it with a bottle of original Masterpiece and a bag of Kingsford w/ hickory in it already, hoping he breaks a leg.
I can only say source says they are related. I would have to say if they are not, what are the chances same last name, same sex charges, and it was a pick up, meaning a warrant was issued in advance, which is really the point.
I have scoured and scoured to disprove this on my own both before and after posting, I could not. The rape charge I was told, is with the DA and why it did not appear on the blotter according to Folsom PD
B
how is this man related to MH (other than sharing a similar last name). TIA..
Nurse:
I respect the fact that you feel what I have reported on here is considered “rumor” to you, and some others. If I am willing to run with something I was given AND SPECIFICALLY SAY IT CAME FROM A SOURCE, I am willing to take the heat. I have always thought of you as a conscientious poster, so I admit, this floored me.
Your post from Websleuths.com:
I agree Sand$,
It actually quite reminded me of the other “melissa huckaby” who is getting death threats because she shares the same fore and surname as the POI in this case. Furthermore, to put in the blog title that TL is a blood relative and not back it up with data is dangerous, irresponsible, and reckless. It started a forest fire on the internet! If you google TL and MH all you get at this time are links to that blog, or comments on TL that say they read about it at that blog, or message boards that posted the link to that blog. Nothing else in between and surly nothing in the main stream. And here is a link to that blog: **********************and all you can see are stars when I post this… because websleuths does not permit linking to it.
If TM is related I will eat my hat…. gladly. It is just at this point I am finding no credible sources that cross confirm this rumor.
Please explain how you could possibly compare Timothy Lawless, recently arrested on 10 counts of child molestation of a 9 year old and rape with a foreign object and his familial relation to Melissa Huckaby, charged with rape with a foreign object, child molestation and M U R D E R. Who is the innocent victim of these two your standing up for? Which name has been maligned by anything other than their own alleged crimes?
I specifically state I cannot tie TL to Sandra’s case, so how is that irresponsible, dangerous and reckless? I make NO misrepresentations and presented the facts based on public information following filing a PI request with Folsom PD.
Let’s say for the sake of your argument it could be disproven that are related (and btw you used the word blood related.. I DID NOT), other than the fact I need to thump my source,it changes nothing. This is still about 2 people charged with the same disgusting predatory crimes and should be reported regardless. There is an epidemic of SO and Child Porn in that area right now so you can count on me to make sure anyone and everyone that reads here is aware of it to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our children.
And as far as your mention of the “other” woman with the same unfortunate name of MH.. Notice that info has NEVER been reported by me on this site, there is however an entire thread about it on WS. Way to perpetuate this poor woman’s problem.
Lastly, you do realize that you posted that very post on an Astrology Forum, right? You know, the one where they are speculating who is alive, who’s dead, who is responsible for same based on numbers and planets- talk about dangerous, reckless and irresponsible. Although, there was a post on there that said there would be something revealed in the public eye on 4/24 and a second arrest by 4/25.. Hmm, just happened to be the date of this article and it does talk about another arrest with the same name.
B-
I am aware of the gag order on MH’s case, but what about Timothy’s?
If not,do you know if that slime bucket used drugs as well?
I do not, just that he is not currently charged with “drugging.” I have requested more info on this guy and will post when I receive, as always.
B
Tim in 66 photo looks like a younger version of Pastor Clifford Lawless. In my humble opinion.
Folsom Telegraph has the simple arrest report for TL linked on their sight. There it is among the petty thefts and DUI arrests: Timonty Lawless, ten counts of child rape. Gee, do you think there might have been a story about such a HUGE crime in such a small community; from the one and only local newspaer they have? Nothing at all. Folsum PD is talking to the Press and stating unequivically that TL and MH are not related. Could the lack of local reporting on this arrest be to protect the victim(s) who live in this small town?
Introspect and your other aliases:
For starters, I do not allow comments from someone using 4 different names, same IP, all saying the same thing.
Moving onto: when you refer to what people are “saying” that is called a quote and it is comment etiquette to actually post the quote and it’s source via a source link. In this case it would be the Folsom PD and whatever “press” your referring to. I will save you the trouble, there are none. I see you all over the blogs posting the same thing, the same people calling you out and you being FOS. Had you done your homework you would know that what is on the “report” on the Folsom Telegraph site (http://www.theunitedreporter.com/pop.php?id=630&jid=3768894&cname=Folsom) is incorrect and does not match the arrest file within Folsom PD. Additionally, it does not even say what you says it does, so I guess you did not even bother to read it. Precisely why I did NOT include it in my piece. I fact check, I dont toss chit out and insult the fine people who take the time to read here.
Now, to address your question.
No, probably not, here’s why:
Michael Hudson, arrested on January 27th for lewd and lacivious acts against a child under the age of 14 in Folsom, actually got his own pressr from Folsom PD:
http://www.folsom.ca.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=10615
Hilights:
8 counts of L&L on a 6 year old little girl in several residences in Folsom and Sac Cty over a one year period.
His bail is $400k.
8 counts, over one year time span, bail is $600K LESS than Lawless and he gets his own pressr.
Care to make any guesses as to why that is?
B
I <3 Blink and Red……..totally. Y’all rock.
how does someone chat privately with the host of this site?
Are you reachable by the email addy you provided?
B
I have a headache now. I have been looking at all of the pics of both pastors and their wives. The wives look like they can be the same person, the pastors not so much. However, the beard and the hairline could change a persons look, the nose and the brow look the same. Interesting…….
Keep up the good work B. This is a great site, with many great sluthes.
Blink, nice handling of JustObstinate’s post
This is an interesting site. I had no idea until I started looking into this case. Just too bizarre and sad. I agree that there is more to this that will be revealed.
This is a minor issue, but it bothers me a bit. These two accounts of Lane Lawless and his theology education don’t quite add up.
1)”Lawless said he lived in Salinas for about a year while receiving his theological education from the Alisal Baptist Institute Theological Seminary. Lawless said he also lived in Livermore and made the one-and-a-half hour commute to Salinas when he taught and preached at the institute.
Pastor Arthur Harris of the Alisal Baptist Church said the institute is still around but hasn’t had any students or staff for a couple of years.
Harris, now the dean of the institute, described the institute as more of a Bible school as opposed to a liberal arts department. Harris confirmed Lawless received a bachelor’s degree in religious studies at the institute.”
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20090408/NEWS01/904080301
2)I can’t copy from the following link for some reason, but you can click on it. It is a history of Alisal Baptist Institute. In it, Arthur Dewayne Harris states that the Institute began in Fall of 1982 with 30 students and three instructors. The instructors were Arthur Dewayne Harris, his father, and “Bro. Lane Lawless”.
http://jrhenness4.home.comcast.net/~jrhenness4/calhac/book/part-2/schools.htm
So, Lane Lawless earned a “bachelor’s degree” in one year, while simultaneously serving as one of only 3 instructors at the “Institute”? That sounds fishy to me. I suspect that the “Alisal Bible Institute” was basically a little family-run diploma mill at the church. Please correct me if there’s something I’m missing here.
And please keep up all the great work, Blink!
TY. It should be noted that A. Harris, Lawless brother in law, is the Dean of that Bible College.
Blink,
Your site is so awesome. It seems a lot may be revealed about these disgusting people in the not too distant future…the sad thing is we need to implement SERIOUS PUNISHMENT to offenders to prevent people from engaging in these heinous activities in the first place. Why can’t people have normal hobbies instead of sickening tendencies? Like playing cards, board games, hiking, enjoying family…the list is endless
TRASH deserved to be treated like TRASH – you know burned, crushed, separated from the rest of us, etc. Innocent children = our future
Red Ranger,
Good point that maybe this Tim was found via the computer searches done in the Huckaby’s PCs.
Then again, IS possible a huge coincidence just like how Caylee and Haleigh went missing nearby one another in Florida.
Sadly, there’s apparently quite a bit more child abuse going on than any of us wanted to imagine.
Fairwitness
I understand what you are saying, and agree with you somewhat. The glasses worn by both men caught my attention firts. (pastor Lawless does not mostly wear them, but in an earlier picture (the one I posted, he wears them) Re the chins. I cannot see the chin on pastor Lawless, he has a beard. The chin on the women…well one pic is 15 years later. (I know the nose on Lawless wife is shorter. I thought perhaps she had it bobbed off with her 3 million dollars.) the hairlines are different due to aging. Old Lawless nose curves down more due to aging. I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, and do not expect anyone to agree with me, but i still think there are many similarities in photos, especially mouth set of the two women. Peace
PeaceCA
I read the article you are referring to, and quote the last paragraph here “We also had a small teaching staff of three. My father taught Hebrew History and Church History. Bro. Lane Lawless taught English Grammar and I taught Homiletics and New Testament Survey. The school was open for five straight years with most of the students graduating. Over the past 24 years the school has only opened as needed. This spring when we closed for summer break we had 26 registered students.
Arthur DeWayne Harris” You are right. this is no bible school. Real schools do not “open as needed” The only subjects taught are English, Hebrew history Homiletics(the art of preaching)and new testament. What happened to Ethics, evangelism, Hebrew, Greek, old testament, (all subjects taught at real bible schools) It takes 3-4 years to get BA at bible school, and you have to work very hard to pass. No way you would do it in one year. You are so right.
Taffy….you must be an artist to see it!
blink, it IS RUMOR. You have yet to report how it was scooped to you or even how this person is related! Of course this could be a similar confusion of names. Thanks for bringing my websleuths post over here btw. It shows where you are getting your info/sources from. Feel free to “moderate” as you deem necessary.
no need to moderate, I think it is clear you dont appreciate being called out, but have no problem dissing others, Why would I need to edit that in any way? Notice you never answered any of my questions.
The no.1 rule in journalism is never to reveal a source. Secondly, doing so could compromise the identity of the victim, who is 9. SO tough darts, say what you want, your curiosity and apparently unresearched opinions can paint the web before I would ever do such a thing. I was sent your post by one of your colleagues on WS who was equally as flabbergasted, I do not read there.
Getting my information from WS? Isnt that an oxymoron? You need to do some studying about when what I report hits over there and how, you would be very enlightened. Furthermore you could also study how much of the dialog contained there comes from information here or Scared Monkeys without attribution; we have a working study on it if you would prefer to wait for that. That being said, why cant anyone affiliated with that site get the fact that if you are truly a victims advocate forum, you actually need to be advocating something instead of caring who is right first??
It would seem the only news to have broken on Websleuths recently would be a momtective on Nancy Grace giving them copyright infringed videos, Nancy Grace mentioning them negatively by name, a post calling respected journalist Ashley Banfield a *****, outing of a administrative Staff member and Mod as a registered Sex offender and most recently Marc Klaas approaching Tricia directly about a hate mail and threat campaign against the Riegers. Yep, a regular cornocopia of data, I see your point.
Blink
I may be speaking out of turn here but I live in the South. Baptist ministers may or may not be ordained as you would think of in other denominations. I AM NOT CASTING DOUBT ON ANY BAPTIST MINISTER OR CHURCH. What I know to be true is that many Baptist ministers can be called and ordained before any formal education is completed. This is not to criticize the Baptist faith but there are other demoninations as well where a pastor only needs to “hang up his shingle” so to speak and be in the ministry. Formal ordination and education is not universal to all denominations. My point is that I would not put too much stock into time or length of “education” but more on the biblical concept that a person called to minister and preach the word of God is held to higher standard of accountability by God.
wow… there was much to address in your response. Yes, I do realize I was posting on a forensic astrology page!
I have one question for you.. in order for you to post a headline stating that this person is a blood relative of MH, I would expect you would know how they are related and you have not said that.
You chasise me for saying that it is irresponsible reporting to point this out… that you may be taking a surname incorrectly without proof of said relation… and then talk about the other Melissa Huckaby of which there was an alert put out in not only message boards but the mainstream media to keep her innocent name out of this case.
While this man TL is a POS that does not mean he is a blood relative of MH. Where is your links/sources/proof and how is he related. Does this not remotely strike you as barking up the wrong tree unless you can prove a connection?
If you did scoop this and it comes to its’ fruition my hat is off to you and I mean that sincerely. At this time, I do not see the connection other than a similar last name.
again, moderate as you will.
Nurse, I stand by my post. I trust I addressed this in my last response. I am clear on your position, but I think you were way off base the way you went about it and I expected better from you. You were rude and you smeared me and my work in general over this issue and that’s not cool, and frankly very different than our interactions of the past.
Anyway- this is about Sandra Cantu and stopping freaks. I will put my energies back there.
B
I specifically state I cannot tie TL to Sandra’s case, so how is that irresponsible, dangerous and reckless?
again… my point being is here is your headline title:
“sources- Lawless relative arrested on sex charges”
you did not say possible or probably relative.. You said “lawless relative”
I know what it says I wrote it. At no time do I speculate as to whether or not Lawless has any involvement in the charges against Huckaby, because consequently I have no facts in that regard, and that would be wreckless. You jumped the gun on this one Nurse- do you have enough juxtzpah to admit it?
B