March 27, 2008 by PT Rothschild.

HOW THE ROD RUN’s SECOND ACT BECAME A TRAIN WRECK

Temecula, CA – My home dictionary defines ‘tragedy’ as, ‘a serious drama describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as Destiny), having a sad end that excites pity or terror; a disastrous event. The occurrences of March 8^th that led to the death of Shaun Vilan may never be fully known except to God. The tavern where the initial confrontation started says no one was served any alcohol there, implying that all parties were either sober or all parties were served alcohol somewhere else. All information about the off-duty officer was kept from the press so there is no way to check the past history of the off-duty cop. What we do know is that besides being a year away from his Master’s, Shaun Vilan had a past history of violent confrontation. We know that Shaun Vilan’s group of eleven people became involved with the cop’s party of nine when the cop slapped or grabbed a woman’s buttocks in Shaun’s group. The apology offered by the cop to the woman’s husband failed to sooth the alienation that occurred and probably the incident simmered. After the cop left to take a breather, either to grab some fresh air or clear his head, Shaun’s group split into two’s to look for said cop, missing him as he sat across the street behind a van. It is perhaps then the off-duty policeman armed himself. Several minutes later after discovering the cop, the conflict came to a tragic end as Shaun, the father to a seven year old son, lay dead and the wingman to Shaun, wounded after being shot in the ass, possible only if the man was fleeing the cop. We may never know how much alcohol played in raising the temperaments of all parties involved, but it seems that restraint, which could have prevented things from reaching a fatal fever point, was dulled. It is also almost a given, due to the recent political rhetoric and flap over the latest Vogue cover, that had the two opposing groups been different colors or cultures, the authorities would have been alerted to ‘possible trouble’ on the horizon by the tavern owners, who because of the newness of their liquor license, would have wanted to avoid any such trouble. The deadly consequences that took place could have been averted had any of the peripheral people either identified the off-duty cop as a cop, had doused water on the fire-fight, or intervened and alerted security. For these reasons, the blame for this tragedy has to be placed on all the parties present but not the two combatants. As the definition stated at the beginning of this article, Destiny started when the two men (Shaun and the off-duty cop) crossed paths. It was up to the supporting players of this real life drama to change Fate. Unfortunately they didn’t.   

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March 23, 2008 by Bill Gould, Publisher.

Lake Elsinore, California - On Friday, March 21, 2008, about 3:52 P.M., officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department arrived at the scene of reported disturbance occurring in front of a residence located in the 300 block of N. Main St., Lake Elsinore. Witnesses reported seeing a white male adult being assaulted by 3 other white male adults. The 3 suspects forced the male victim to the ground, handcuffing him and placing him in the trunk of a silver Honda Civic.


Registration records for the suspect vehicle led officers to a residence in 27000 block of St. Andrews Ln., Valley Center (San Diego County). Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department quickly responded to that residence, arriving there just before the 3 suspects and their victim. Deputies arrested the suspects without incident, after which the victim was freed from the trunk. The victim, Matthew Farrenbaugh, age 21 of Valley Center, sustained injuries to his head during the assault. Farrenbaugh was treated at a San Diego-area hospital and is expected to recover.

Investigators from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff”s/Police Department responded to the Valley Center residence and took custody of the 3 suspects: Ryan Thomas, Tyler Rothermel, and Samuel Mandock, all age 21 and all of Valley Center. Investigators later arrested Gabrielle Jones, age 18 of Lake Elsinore, in connection with this incident.

Investigation revealed Thomas, Rothermel, and Mandock suspected Farrenbaugh of involvement in the recent theft of an automobile belonging to one of their associates. Taking matters into their own hands, they trailed Jones to Lake Elsinore. Once there, Jones directed them to the residence on Main St. where she knew Farrenbaugh to be hiding out.

Thomas, Rothermel, Mandock, and Jones were subsequently booked on felony conspiracy, kidnapping, and assault charges at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Robert Presley Detention Center. Inquiries regarding this matter can be directed to Investigator Bill Stens at the Lake Elsinore Police Department, (951) 245-3300.

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March 21, 2008 by PT Rothschild.

Temecula, CA – On March 8^th, a Saturday night after the Rod Run had shut down for the evening in Old Town Temecula, an altercation between a man carrying a concealed weapon and a group with a woman in it who had her ass patted or grabbed by that man, ended with one man being shot to death and another being wounded after being hit twice by gunfire. The man with the concealed weapon was not charged or taken into custody. Why?? Because he is a police officer. However, like all the cities mentioned in the title of this piece, you have to wonder if T-town will join those other cities that have had policemen shot unarmed citizens and then let the cops walk? A number of questions put cracks in the official run-up of the story as presented in the mainstream media.

1. Although initially apologizing for grabbing the woman’s ass by saying that ‘he thought it was his sister’, you have to ask yourself, what brother grabs his sister’s ass like she a ‘ho’? (Only bros that sleep with their sisters, I think) So was that a bullshit ‘wink-wink’ apology?

2. Why did the cop and his sidekicks wait outside for the woman’s group to exit after said apology?

3. Why are the restaurant’s owners afraid to say anything until they talk to their lawyers?


4. Why did the ‘authorities’ say they would have to wait for a report of how much alcohol might have been in the cop’s blood when after a car accident occurs, they can tell within minutes whether a non-cop person is ‘under the influence’?

5. Why isn’t there a policy for any off-duty officer to surrender their firearm (checking their piece) when at an alcohol-fueled event in place? There is official security at all events.

6. Since the police (on-duty Temecula ones) arrived within 5 minutes after the gunsmoke cleared, why didn’t the cop’s sidekicks ‘call for back-up’ as soon as the quarrel began, or try to intervene?

7. Why will this place (the site of the shooting) be allowed to continue to operate despite the fresh blood on the steps (figuratively) when a teenager who arrived drunk after a music show was over at Cuppy’s brought the ‘heat’ that shut down the all ages non-alcoholic music venue? Is the real god of this valley actually named ‘Mammon’?

8. Will Temecula follow suit of other American cities who have looked askance as cops become ‘judge, jury, and executioner’ of American citizens?

One thing is sure. A young father who had turned his life around and was only a year away from his Master’s has left behind a son of seven. Who will answer these questions with any degree of accuracy to Shaun Vilan’s son? We will, here at The Full Value Review. Stay tuned for further details.

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