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A4 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 1 FRIDAY 02.11.2011 Rampage ends with police killing gunman in Winf ield Assailant wounded two people before killing his ex-wife, authorities say. COLEMAN FROM Al Defense wins delay, says it needs time to examine DNA evidence because he couldn't reach them by telephone. Investigators allege Coleman killed them because he was having an affair and couldn't get a divorce without imperiling his six-figure salary as televangelist Joyce Meyer's bodyguard. Wharton's refusal to throw out Coleman's statement to police adds to a string of pretrial setbacks for the defense.

In rulings last month, he said prosecutors can obtain testimony from Coleman family friends about the state of their marriage and can show the jury sexually explicit videos that Coleman allegedly exchanged with his girlfriend, Tara Lintz of Florida. But the defense success Coleman JOHNNY ANDREWS The mobile home on Cherry Street in Winfield where resident Liza Fain was shot to death and her boyfriend was wounded. The gunman was later shot by police when he refused to put down his weapon, police say. BY KIM BELL 314-340-8115 and ANDSHANE ANTHONY 636-255-7209 2 n. A V.

Cardinal sr Fatal -g lootingsJ' DETAIL AREA M0- (At, I Louis Thursday buys Coleman time on another matter whether Monroe County State's Attorney Kris Reitz can seek the death penalty, as he declared he will. niinois Gov. Pat Quinn is con -sidering alegislative act to abolish the death penalty effective July 1, and Quinn hasn't decided whether to sign or veto it. Wharton previously rejected a defense bid to delay the trial until at least March 12, the deadline for Quinn to act. If the bill becomes law, and Coleman's trial starts after July 1, he presumably will be ineligible for the death penalty.

The only matter discussed in court Thursday concerned DNA evidence. Defense lawyer John O'Gara said the Illinois State Police didn't provide some DNA evidence to his team until last Friday. O'Gara said that was not enough time for a defense expert to review it under the previous trial schedule. "We cannot get this done in time for us to proceed to trial," O'Gara said. Reitz said State Police investigators were "acting in good faith" but also said, "We want the defense to be ready." Neither side elaborated on the evidence.

Jury selection was to have be -gun next week in Pinckneyville, 111., about 50 miles southeast of Waterloo, with a trial held at the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo. Judge Wharton set that procedure after the defense complained about extensive news reporting on the murders in the St. Louis area. Coleman attended the hearing Thursday. Before Wharton ruled, he asked Coleman whether he had discussed the DNA matter with his lawyers.

"Yes, sir," he said. by Johnson to take over the investigation. Liza Fain filed for divorce in 2007, and it was granted in 2008. She and her ex-husband were back in court the next year, arguing over issues such as child support, medical insurance and visitation, according to court records. Proceedings continued into 2010.

David Dalton II, a St. Peters attorney, represented Liza Fain in the divorce and said it was "certainly contentious." "He was just one of those guys you could see had a temper," Dalton said. "He carried a lot of anger." Court records say Garey Fain worked as a merchant marine crewman. Dalton said he worked on a riverboat and was out of town for weeks at a time, which became an issue when it came to visits with the children. Garey Fain's attorney in the divorce, L.

Barry Gubin, declined to comment. Another neighbor on Cherry Street, Mary Hardin, 61, said Liza Fain moved into the mobile home about three years ago. Hardin, who worked with Liza Fain a few years ago, was watching television Wednesday night when she heard gunshots. "She was such a sweet girl," she said. "She was fun to be around.

She made you laugh." Joel Currier of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report. WINFIELD A police officer fatally shot an armed man late Wednesday, ending a violent night in Lincoln County that left the gunman's ex-wife dead and two other people seriously wounded. Before being shot by police, Garey Fain, 55, of rural Foley, killed Liza Fain, 33, of Winfield, and wounded her boyfriend, authorities said. The shooting rampage began about 9:40 p.m., when Fain shot a man he shared a home with on Highway Y. The man, Earl Wayne Bender, 55, was in serious condition Thursday, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol, which is handling the case.

Fain then went to a home in the 200 block of Cherry Street in Winfield and shot his ex-wife's boyfriend, Joseph Michael Klos, 24, about 10:10 p.m., authorities said. Klos was also in serious condition Thursday. Fain shot his ex-wife in a bedroom of the home, according to Highway Patrol Cpl. Jeff Wilson. She died just after midnight at a hospital.

Three children an infant and two older children, about 10 and 12 were at the home on Cherry Street when the shots were fired, authorities said. They were not hurt. Fain was shot by a Winfield officer after emerging from the home and refusing a police order to drop his weapon, authorities said. LAW ORDER ST. LOU IS Worker for nonprofit accused of taking bribe A longtime employee of a nonprofit that helps the poor was accused of accepting money in exchange for signing off on community service hours.

Raymond James Sutton, 49, of the 3100 block of Morganford Road, has worked at Isaiah 58 Ministries at 2149 South Grand Boulevard since 1983 and was its hunger project director, according to the group's website. He was charged in St. Louis Circuit Court on Thursday with commercial bribery, a misdemeanor. Police said Sutton was responsible for setting up probation for low-risk criminals who had been sentenced to community service hours. An undercover officer, posing as an offender, gave Sutton an undisclosed amount of money on Wednesday in return for Sutton's signing off on an agreement saying she had completed her hours, court documents say.

ST. LOUIS Man faces rape charge Asannay Tahir Marbati, 23, of the 3600 block of Gasconade Street, was charged Thursday with first-degree statutory rape after St. Louis police said he had sex with a 12-year-old girl. The girl is now 13 years old and pregnant, according to court documents. Marbati told police that he had sex with the girl and that the baby could be his.

ST. LOUIS Suspect charged in armored truck robbery Dedrick Edwards, 45, of the 4900 block of Pernod Avenue, was charged Thursday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm after police said he robbed an armored truck driver at gunpoint. The guard was loading money into a Garda Cash Logistics armored truck at the Shop 'n Save at Chippewa Street and South Kingshighway about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when Edwards approached and put a gun to his back, police said. Edwards took off with some money in two plastic bags, and the guard fired at Edwards as he ran away but did not hit him.

St. Louis police said they arrested Edwards later in the afternoon at his home with the gun and some of the money. Edwards has previously been convicted of first-degree and second-degree robbery. He is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond. kirkwood Man accused of stealing cologne Matthew J.

of the 800 block of Strieff Lane in Ballwin, has been charged with stealing for allegedly walking out of the Walmart in Kirkwood with eight bottles of cologne hidden under his shirt, taped to his armpits, according to St. Louis County Circuit Court records. Police said O'Donnell was seen through security video on Dec. 17 taking several bottles of cologne and a roll of duct tape from the shelves and concealing the items in his pockets, sleeves and pants. A security guard followed him to a restroom and found the discarded packaging.

O'Donnell walked out without paying and was apprehended outside the store with the cologne bottles taped under both armpits, police said. O'Donnell pleaded guilty to petty larceny two times in 2004, police said. JEFFERSON COUNTY Health Department warns of scam The Jefferson County Health Department warned restaurants on Thursday to watch out for scam artists posing as health inspectors to get personal information such as cell phone numbers and security codes. At least two restaurants reported getting calls from someone claiming to be from the county or state health department and headed to the restaurant to make an inspection. The caller threatened to fine the restaurant for not answering questions.

Legitimate health inspectors typically do not call to announce a visit, will state their name and carry ID, officials said. Post-Dispatch A distraught neighbor on Cherry said she heard a noise Wednesday night. When she looked, she saw a man kicking in the door. Then she said she saw the man shoot Klos. Winfield Police Chief Jim Johnson said the officer who shot Fain is on paid administrative leave, which is protocol anytime an officer is involved in a shooting.

Johnson said the shooting appeared to be justified. "As far as I'mconcerned, Ihave no problem with it," he said. Winfield Mayor Larry Cudney said the officer has been with Winfield a few years and was with another agency for more than 20 years before that. The Highway Patrol was asked More charges in hiding 'Granddad bandit' of ATM Solutions loot pleads guilty of heists Two men are now charged with transporting stolen He acknowledged robbing 26 banks nationally; he goods after some money ended up in Milwaukee. hit south St.

Louis County bank for $6,400. BY JENNIFER MANN 314-621-5154 ASSOCIATED PRESS Odeh and Rahman later agreed to bring at least $5,000 of the money to Milwaukee, according to the indictment. The two are not charged in the robbery itself but are accused of providing the Pontiac Grand Prix that the four masked gunmen drove to the business and later abandoned just a few miles away. An affidavit by FBI Special Agent Ankur Patel says that the car was associated with Heavy Hitters and that Odeh was "an associate of one of the robbery suspects." Police later found the car locked and idling, with a gun and phone stolen from one of the ATM Solutions guards inside. Odeh is also accused of helping one of the robbery suspects scout out the business in advance of the crime.

He allegedly told a confidential informer that he knew of the robbery at least two days in advance. Odehhas been in ajailin southeastern Missouri since Oct. 27 in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. John Wesley Jones, 36, pleaded guilty in January of participating in the robbery itself and awaits sentencing.

Two other men Ryechine A. Money, 32, and Larry Romel Newman, 20 are being held on other charges related to the crime, but FBI affidavits accuse them of being two of the four robbers. The fourth suspect has not been named by investigators, but officials have said they know who the person is. RICHMOND, VA. The graying, balding man dubbed the "Granddad Bandit" pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to robbing two Virginia banks and acknowledged two dozen other heists including one in St.

Louis County. Michael Francis Mara, 53, quietly answered "Yes, ma'am" or "No ma'am" but made no statement during a plea hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hannah Lauck in Richmond. Mara will not be charged in other states. Authorities say Mara took more than $83,000 in the heists, starting in Richmond in 2008 and ending with a North Carolina holdup the day before his Aug.

11 arrest. He was captured after a six-hour standoff with police at his Baton Rouge, home. Mara typically reaped only a few thousand dollars at each bank, officials say. His largest take reported by authorities was $6,400 from a Regions Bank in south St. Louis County in May.

Officials say Mara began his two-year robbery spree in Richmond, but they didn't connect the dots until another holdup in Virginia last June. Prosecutors said Mara did not target banks in his home state and waited about a year to strike again in each state. "He did take some steps to conceal his identity," MacBride said. In court documents and at a detention hearing in September in Richmond, FBI agents said Mara confessed. After his arrest, agents found nearly $4,000 in cash in a black, zippered bag and about 15 "demand notes" written on deposit slips.

Mara faced up to 20 years for each charge, but his plea deal with prosecutors calls for him to spend 25 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 11. U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said that while Mara has not given investigators any motive for the robberies, he was not "hard off" and was employed with a vehicle transportation company. Mara's federal public defender, Elizabeth Wilson, declined to comment following the half-hour hearing.

The FBI dubbed Mara the "Granddad Bandit" to help law enforcement and the public identify the man. The agency plastered bank surveillance photos of Mara on billboards around the country in August. He was arrested a week later after authorities received a tip from someone who saw the message. Mara never used a disguise. He waited patiently in line and handed the teller a note demanding a specific amount of money.

Once he suggested he had a weapon, but authorities said there was no indication he ever used one. ST. LOUIS Some of the multimillion-dollar loot from the city's largest cash heist landed in Milwaukee, according to a federal grand jury indictment released in St. Louis on Thursday. The men suspected of taking it there Sufian "Sam" Rahman and Hussein "Vinny" Odeh -were charged with transporting stolen goods, conspiracy and using threats to interfere with interstate commerce.

The Post-Dispatch reported in January that Odeh, 24, was charged in a criminal complaint related to the matter. The inclusion of Rahman, 26, adds to the growing roster of individuals accused of stashing the loot taken Aug. 2 by gunmen who stormed ATM Solutions at 3721 Grandel Square. Officials have never specified the exact sum taken but have said it was as much as $7 million. Other individuals have been charged with driving $760,000 to a storage facility in Atlanta and burying an unknown amount in someone's backyard in Texas.

At least $1 million has been recovered from hiding spots in attics and vehicles. According to the indictment, Rahman and Odeh hid an unspecified amount of the money at their business, Heavy Hitters, on Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis County. There is an auto body shop on Lindbergh in Hazelwood that carries the same name. Its only listed phone number is no longer in service..