Angelina’s mysterious new tattoo Published : April 8, 2011 Angelina Jolie’s intriguing new tattoo is overshadowing her humanitarian mission to a refugee camp on the Libyan border of Tunisia. The tattoo on her upper left arm — an ongoing work in progress — is a list of the map coordinates for where her six children [...]

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Man Wields Samurai Sword In Tattoo Parlor Attack Published : April 6, 2011 ORLANDO, FL – Police followed a blood trail to find the man they said used a sword and a guitar to attack a tattoo artist and his customer in Orlando. Officers caught up with Jason Lynn Gay on East Harding Street at [...]

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Georgia Man Sentenced for Tattooing Toddler Son by Jessica Hopper Published : April 5, 2011 GEORGIA – Eugene “Stonner” Ashley, 26, pleaded guilty Monday to giving his 3-year-old son a tattoo on his shoulder in 2009 that said “DB” – short for “Daddy’s Boy.” Ashley pleaded guilty before the case could be heard by a [...]

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Father Fined $300 For Tattooing 2-Year-Old by Eugene Ashley Published : April 4, 2011 FLOYD COUNTY, GA – A father who tattooed his 2-year-old son was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay a $300 fine on Monday. Police arrested Eugene Ashley and charged him with tattooing someone under the age of 18 [...]

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Acquittal overturned after jury told about killer’s teardrop tattoo by Betsy Powell Published : March 28, 2011 CANADA – Almost four years ago to the day, an Ontario Superior Court jury acquitted Warren Abbey of first-degree murder in the execution-style shooting of a teenager in broad daylight on a Malvern street. On Monday, a second [...]

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Avondale tattoo artist pleads guilty in sex-for-payment plot by Jackee Coe Published : March 25, 2011 ARIZONA – An Avondale man accused of illegally tattooing teenage girls, one in exchange for sex, has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors, according to Maricopa County Superior Court documents. Juan Lara Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to two [...]

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Tattoo for Sex: Pa. man made “trade” with 14-year-old girl, say cops, worried about other victims by Edecio Martinez Published : March 18, 2011 BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA – Police in Pennsylvania say a 34-year-old man with an extensive criminal history has been arrested for allegedly trading tattoos for sex with a 14-year-old girl. Investigators say [...]

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Teen girl gets tattoo; woman, tattoo artist charged with child abuse by Gary Taylor Published : March 17, 2011 FLORIDA – A DeBary woman was arrested Thursday morning for allowing a 14-year-old girl in her care to get a tattoo from an unlicensed tattoo artist, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. The tattoo artist also [...]

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Tattoo artist, charged with misdemeanor, tells his side by Howard W. Appell Published : March 14, 2011 GENESEO, NY – The name and photo of Mat Troisi,  24, appeared in the  Livingston County News following his arrest on for  Unlawfully Dealing with a Child. Troisi operates a tattoo parlor out of his home in Retsof [...]

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Attorney: Tattoo Shop Owner Didn’t Tip Off Ohio State Published : March 11, 2011 COLUMBUS, OH – Steve Palmer said on Friday that his client knew nothing about the e-mails at the heart of an NCAA rules violation investigation. “We knew absolutely nothing about these emails,” Palmer said. “We didn’t know about it until everybody [...]

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