Posted on 02/04/2005 2:46:58 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
The high school cheerleader who allegedly hid the stolen handgun used to kill actress Nicole duFresne never should have covered up for the murderer, the actress' heartbroken fiancé said yesterday.
"She didn't have to flee the state, hide the gun and take on another person's crime in the way that she did," 29-year-old Jeffrey Sparks said of Ashley Evans, who went to her father's Maryland home after the crime.
"She could have come forward. She didn't have to hide out," Sparks said before a memorial ceremony on the lower East Side to honor the woman he had planned to marry in October.
Evans, 18, was among a gang of teens who jumped 28-year-old duFresne, Sparks and another couple as they walked home around 3 a.m. on Jan. 27, cops said.
The accused gunman, Rudy Fleming, 19, is facing first-degree murder charges. Evans and another girl, 14-year-old Tatianna McDonald, are charged with second-degree murder for their roles in the slaying.
Yesterday, another teen in Fleming's crew, a 15-year-old boy, was ordered held without bail in Family Court for his alleged role in a robbery that took place shortly before the duFresne slaying.
Detective George Taylor testified that the boy told him he targeted the earlier victim - 20-year-old Adam Chavez - because he wanted his white jacket.
The 15-year-old told cops that Fleming smashed Chavez in the head with the same gun he used later when he "shot a woman on Clinton St.," Taylor testified.
Evans allegedly tucked the murder weapon into her pants and later hid the gun at a friend's home.
DuFresne was killed after she confronted Fleming for pistol-whipping Sparks, telling him: "What are you going to do, shoot us?" authorities said.
The actress died in her fiancé's arms.
"My main regret is that I didn't take her hand and pull her with me down the sidewalk" after being pistol-whipped, Sparks wept yesterday.
Despite his agony, he still had sympathy for Evans.
"I feel so horrible for her and her family," he said. "She of all people had a lot to lose and a lot to gain from coming forward."
Sparks spoke after he and duFresne's friends gathered at the Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts on Norfolk St. to celebrate her life.
During an elaborate ceremony, friends bearing candles walked to the spot where she was killed. Once there, Sparks drew an outline of a body in blue chalk, laid rope and flowers inside, and lit them on fire.
It was a tribute the slain actress and playwright would have understood, he said.
As the memorial was going on, a teen in the Fleming gang, who was questioned by cops and not charged, stepped out of his apartment in the Baruch Houses and asked reporters if he could go to the tribute a few blocks away.
"You think I'd get in trouble?" asked Servano Simmon, 17. "Do you think they'd be mad if I went to the memorial service?"
He then changed his mind and went back inside.
With Jonathan Lemire
Embarrassments to humanity. But at least I can laugh at them.
No. Which is exactly how she wanted it.
Her mother, Linda, said, "This woman came out of the womb with purpose — such purpose even if it took her 19 hours. I feel like I was a receptacle carrying a saint."I cannot stop laughing.
ROTFL!
It's not about YOU!
Unfortunately, you do not have that luxury in New York City.
He is a prime example of why the push to make all men metrosexuals will ultimately lead our society to moral and cultural decay.
"...He [Nicole duFresne's sissy boyfriend] is a prime example of why the push to make all men metrosexuals will ultimately lead our society to moral and cultural decay..."
You can say that again!
Not only is it a threat within our borders, the emasculation/sissification of American men ultimately represents a threat to domestic security. There is nothing wrong with a healthy, warrior spirit. One can love peace but always be prepared for war...regardless of the "stage" on which it is set. Great post.
~ Blue Jays ~
First off, from what I've read here, it sounds like the Lower East Side isn't the best part of town. I'd be careful about taking a girl to certain neighborhoods, especially if I'm drinking. That lowers awareness of surrounding areas. My best "weapon" when I'm in a place like Detroit or Flint is my awareness.
Secondly, he let his girl get killed. He knows it too. He should have taken the bullet for her or did whatever he could to protect his girl from getting shot. If he did all he could do, that's one thing. It sure doesn't sound like it though.
Third, if I go, please throw a wake, and not some bongo, burning thing.
I was with my sister, brother in law, my sister's friend [kind of cute] and her date in NYC many years ago on New Year's Eve, walking down the street, when two preppie type guys white guys made a suggestive remark about my sister that my brother in law took offense at. Well, testy words degenerated into a short brawl, after which everyone backed down, some grudging apologies were made, and we all went about our business.
I'm not much of a brawler, but I did jump into the fray, Meanwhile my sister's friend's date, who was armed with an umbrella, no less, and would have made it three against two in our favor, backed away and pleaded for everyone to stop the violence. At the end of the night my sister's friend told my sister she was p.o.'d that her date wimped out. I doubt she bothered with him after that.
it ended in a short scuffle, which I dived i
What is the exciting conclusion to your story? The post above ended kind of abruptly!
~ Blue Jays ~
Unfortunately I was just visiting for the weekend. The next day I had to return to the West Coast. Otherwise I would have hit up Mr. Wimp's date for a date myself.
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