Ross misses hearing, warrant issued
By Judy Kroeger
DAILY COURIER
Thursday, June 23, 2005
An arrest warrant has been issued for a decorated Iraq war veteran from Fayette County after he failed to appear this week at a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Dwight Shaner, of Dunbar Township.
Salvatore "Sam" Ross Jr. had not turned himself in to police by Wednesday afternoon.
Ross, 22, of 174 Brick Road, Dunbar Township, is charged with 10 counts of arson and related offenses. Five of the counts involve recklessly placing Dunbar volunteer firefighters in danger of death or bodily injury.
The charges stem from an April 2004 incident in which six vehicles on Hardy Hill Road belonging to Joseph Ross were deliberately burned. Joseph Ross is Sam Ross' grandfather. At the time of the arson, the two were involved in a property dispute that had each claiming title to the land where the cars sit.
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/fayette/s_346774.html--
Don't know how many remember the thread started by RamboLiberal in early May about the missing Iraq war veteran. This is the same man:
Wounded Iraq vet missing from Fayette home (MSM won't cover this)
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05130/502070.stmState police and Fayette County officials were searching the Hardy Hill area of Dunbar Township for a former soldier who was severely injured in Iraq.
Police said Salvatore "Sam" Ross, 23, has been missing from his home since last night. A search began this morning.
Family members said they fear Ross is depressed.
The former Army paratrooper was gravely injured two years ago this month when a small bomb blew up while he and other soldiers were working to disarm it.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1460502#top--
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A feature article from June 8th:
Blinded by war: A future in sight
Soldier who lost vision in Iraq war incident sees an opportunity to improve his life
June 8, 2005
DUNBAR, Pa. (AP) -- Sam Ross Jr. has three laundry hampers in the bedroom of his sparsely furnished trailer. One for jeans, one for T-shirts and the other for underwear. They're always in the same place and same order.
In the family room, he also has a routine: He keeps the 60-inch TV on so he can listen to the History Channel or "Jeopardy!," his favorite show.
When he's in the kitchen, he's extra careful around the stove. He's burned himself several times since returning last year from Iraq blinded by shrapnel from a land mine explosion.
Doctors thought he wouldn't survive. But he hung on, and today the 22-year-old former high school wrestler smiles often as he talks about his ability to go on with his life -- often alone, with no sight and a prosthetic leg that starts 6 inches below his left knee.
http://www.newsreview.info/article/20050608/FEATURES03/106080058/-1/FEATURES--
Mods - Not sure if this constitutes 'breaking news'. The lead article is from today, but it could also be considered something of a 'follow-up' story - so I wasn't sure where to post it. Thanks.
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