Typical CCW douchebag - See this 9mm pistol? This is my license to do what I want: Judge disagrees
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Posted 2/4/2012 12:13 am
No one could have said it better than the prosecutor: Hugh Neustel had a very bad day.
The 32-year-old Northeast Portland man had taken his 6-year-old daughter to Mount Tabor Park to play on the merry-go-round in the early evening of July 26. But Neustel discovered the lot near the playground was off-limits because a summer concert was about to begin and performers, support staff and the disabled were the only ones allowed to park there.
When a park volunteer told him so, Neustel ignored her by parking his car in the lot anyway. That set off an ugly chain of events: The volunteer used a vulgarity to describe Neustel, he spit in her face, she kicked him, he retrieved a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic gun from his car and carried it over to the bustling playground, and police responded at gunpoint with orders for Neustel to raise his hands in the air.
Neustel placed the gun in his pocket and walked away from police before briefly lifting his hands into the air and grabbing his daughter off the merry-go-round. He used her -- in the words of police -- as a human shield. One police officer testified that he didn't know that the girl, who was hysterically crying in Neustel's arms, was Neustel's daughter.
"I'm thinking ...this is an armed guy who has kidnapped a child. ...We're probably going to have to take a head shot to save the kid," testified Officer Julian Carroll, during a trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court earlier this week.
Carroll also radioed for an officer with a rifle to show up. But before that officer got there, Neustel gave up when another officer pointed the beam of his Taser at him.
Neustel contended it was all a big misunderstanding. He claimed police overreacted and that he'd violated no laws because he had a concealed weapons permit. But a jury found him guilty of all five counts against him: unlawful use of a weapon, disorderly conduct, harassment, reckless endangerment and interfering with a police officer.
Friday, a judge sentenced Neustel to 180 days in jail, three years probation and possible drug, alcohol and mental-health treatment.
But it is not the end of troubles for Neustel, who just after sentencing was arraigned on the charge of tampering with a witness. Prosecutor Traci Anderson alleges that -- just as the trial was starting -- Neustel told the mother of his child that if he testified against him he would cut off child support and post naked photos of her on the Internet.
Posted 2/4/2012 12:13 am
Neustel also has a rough road ahead with his daughter. At the time of the incident, Neustel had visitation with his daughter. But since the incident, a judge refused to let Neustel go trick-or-treating with the girl or spend time with her on Christmas. Relatives say she was so traumatized by the incident she was afraid to return to Mt. Tabor Park to play. She has been receiving counseling.
Also, according to his own public defender, Jessica Minifie, Neustel has a long history of substance abuse -- most recently with inhalents. Minifie told the judge that jail time wouldn't help her client.
"What Mr. Neustel needs is insight," Minifie said. She described his decision at Mt. Tabor Park as "impulsive."
But in giving Neustel jail time, the judge said he hoped it would help clear Neustel's system of drugs and give him time to realize that he's got problems with which he needs to deal. The judge urged him to embrace treatment. The judge told Neustel he's lucky police didn't shoot him, and if they had, the judge suspects a grand jury would have found their actions justified.
The judge also said he didn't think highly of a jail phone recording of Neustel blasting the prosecutor, the police and even his own attorney for landing him in the predicament he's in today. The judge commended all of them for doing their jobs.
"You need some help," Marshall said. "...No one wants to see you back here. ...You've got some decisions to make."
This douche likes to mock his parents by choosing to go by his middle name, Brandon. So I shall be the respectful one and refer to him as Hugh (pronounced Huh?). Hugh is the owner of Spun Academy, "Portland, Oregon's premiere music institution that specializes in personalized instruction for mastering the art of modern music and technology." So basically, it's an extremely white, middle aged creeper teaching young white children how to pump their fists and scratch up their father's collection of Kenny Loggins records, all for the low, low price of a few thousand dollars.
There was an incident last week in which a park volunteer asked Hugh to move his car before a scheduled concert at Mt. Tabor Park. Hugh refused and then proceeded to argue with the volunteer. At some point during the dispute, Hugh and his Napoleon Complex retrieved a handgun from his vehicle, threatened the park representative, and then spit on him. The police were contacted and once they arrived, they found Hugh sitting on a bench still holding his weapon. With guns drawn, the officers ordered Hugh to drop the pistol. Hugh had a better idea, he grabbed his 6 year old daughter and used her as a shield while he continued to quibble with the cops. Officers were able to talk Hugh into releasing his daughter and giving up, he was arrested without further incident.
Hey Huey, let's get a few things straight. First, your head makes me curiously hungry for a hard boiled egg and it's obvious by your tracheotomy scar that you can't do anything right, even something as simple as swallowing food is a potentially deadly endeavor for you. I've also heard rumors that you have used your position as a mentor, as well as cocaine and alcohol, to seduce your underage female students. I'd like to applaud your choice to use your daughter to shield you from bullets that you so undoubtedly deserve. Next time, you should snatch someone a little more your size, like the corpse of Gary Coleman. Since I can't seem to think of anyone on this earth remotely similar to someone so apparently narcissistic, laughably ignorant, and horribly misguided, I will have to define you in terms of random adjectives. Words like flaccid, infected, and disappointing come to mind. I'm guessing those are also words that women often use to describe your shriveled twinkie, which brings me
Dude had a drug problem...and a loaded gun...and threatened a park worker...and spit in her face...and grabbed his kid and used her as a shield...and refused to comply with cop orders...and tried to blackmail a potential witness...what else can go wrong?
Posted 2/4/2012 1:22 am
I'd say he had a very good day...three years ago the cop would have taken that head shot...probably a couple of magazine's worth.
He should fall on his knees and thank those police that used restraint.
Posted 2/4/2012 1:31 am
"Also, according to his own public defender, Jessica Minifie, Neustel has a long history of substance abuse -- most recently with inhalents."
So what's a guy like this doing with a Concealed Weapon's Permit in the first place?? Very concerning to me that we're letting people with these types of problems pack heat. Wow......
