Pounded Ink – News

Charges Refiled In Case Of Tattooed Boy
By John Ellis
Published : October 16, 2009
FRESNO, CA – A prosecutor has refiled charges of aggravated mayhem against two men accused of tattooing a gang sign on a 7-year-old boy, raising the possibility again that they could face life in prison if convicted.
The Fresno County district attorney’s filing Friday [...]

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Dad Who Made The Son’s Tattoo Let Off With Lesser Charges
By Aishwarya Bhatt
Published : October 10th, 2009
FRESNO, CA – In a bizarre incident, a man was looking at a life sentence for having a quarter-sized gang sign tattooed on his 7-year-old son’s hip. However he was relieved to learn that the judge thought that the [...]

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Thieves Break Into Tattoo Parlor, Steal Owner’s First Dollar Earned
By Valerie Lough
Published : October 8, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, OH – Burglars broke into a tattoo parlor Tuesday, Oct. 6, allegedly taking anything of value — even stealing from a frame on the wall the first dollar the owner earned.
The break-in happened between 9:30 and 10 p.m. at [...]

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Aurora Tattoo Artist Slaying Suspects Still Await Trial
By Brandon Johansson
Published : October 21, 2009
AURORA, CO – While his two friends distracted a tattoo artist, Marquise Irvin snuck up behind the man and shot him twice, according to an arrest affidavit filed against one of the four people arrested in connection with the December slaying.
Irvin, 24, [...]

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Child’s Tattoo : Disfigurement Or Poor Parenting?
By Tracie Cone
Published : October 1, 2009
FRESNO, CA – Enrique Gonzalez wanted his 7-year-old son to have a gang tattoo, like the many that adorn his own body. About that there is no dispute.
The question that a judge says she will decide Friday is whether placing a tattoo on [...]

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Crack Down On Teen Tattoo Parties
Published : September 28, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Illegal tattoo parties have been raided in the city’s Frankford section, part of a growing trend in the Delaware Valley.
Investigators say the parties could pose a potential health risk and they’re being advertised on the Internet, reported Fox 29’s Dave Schratwieser.
Police, health inspectors [...]

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Man Charged In Tattoo Shop Burglary
Published : September 22, 2009
RUTLAND, VT – Rutland City Police said Tuesday they have arrested a burglar who temporarily put a local tattoo shop out of business.
Jesse Davis, 19, of Post Road in Rutland, is charged with burglary, unlawful mischief and possesion of stolen property, according to police.
Police said Davis [...]

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Lies Vs. Tattoos
By Jaxon Van Derbeken
Published : September 22, 2009
San Francisco prosecutors won a skirmish Monday in a legal war over a tell-tale gang tattoo on a man accused of perjury for denying he was in a gang.
In July, prosecutors took the unusual step of filing 17 perjury charges against Marvin Medina, who denied [...]

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Teen Gets Staph Infection From Illegally Applied Tattoo
By Devetta Blount
Published : September 14, 2009
DAVIDSON COUNTY, NC – Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Detectives received information from the Davidson County Department of Health that a 17 year old had gotten a staph infection from an infected tattoo on his arm. They reported the the incident on [...]

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Three Suspected Of Drug Offenses At Tattoo And Piercing Shop
Published : September 2, 2009
FALLBROOK  – The owner of a tattoo parlor and body-piercing shop and two other people were arrested Tuesday on various drug charges, a sheriff’s sergeant said.
After receiving a tip that people were using drugs there, deputies entered Main Street Tattoo and Got [...]

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