Man waives extradition
Stabbing suspect will face attempted murder charges in OhioBy Brad Bauer, bbauer@mariettatimes.com
A man accused of stabbing a New Matamoras woman and fleeing to West Virginia waived extradition Thursday and will be brought back to Ohio to face attempted murder charges.
Thaddeus J. Salomon, 19, was arrested July 22 by a Pleasants County sheriff's deputy. Salomon apparently swam across the Ohio River to avoid arrest after he stabbed Susan I. Lawson, 23, outside her home, police said.
Salomon had been living with Lawson, 23, and her family at 51067 State Route 7, and stabbed her after he was asked to leave the residence, Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said.
Lawson suffered a punctured lung and was expected to return home from a Columbus trauma center by today, said her stepfather, Ed Goodman.
"She's doing OK, but she still jumps when she wakes up or when someone touches her," Goodman said. "She never knew a stranger and has always been a little too trusting. I think this has changed that."
Police said Salomon stabbed Lawson in the back after asking for one last hug as he was leaving. The two worked together at Influent in Reno, but had not been dating, Goodman said.
"They were just friends, and they stayed in separate rooms," he said. "He came over here in May and I advised against it, but it didn't matter. This guy was just obsessed, and I think he just couldn't let her go. I think he stabbed her because he didn't want anyone else to have her."
As Salomon was being escorted out of the Pleasants County Courtroom Thursday he called the stabbing "an accident."
"I can't really give a reason," Salomon said. "The only thing I can say is it was an accident and I wish it never happened."
Mincks said deputies will make arrangements to pick up Salomon early next week to transport him to the Washington County Jail.
Once that occurs, Salomon will be arraigned on first-degree felony attempted murder charges.
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Blondie52539
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08-05-08 2:43 PM
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all you people that are bad talking influent!! you are all wrong!!!!!! Nikizimm for one thing you dont get laid off from influent and for another thing its not full of drugs bc if it was i would be into drugs so no your wrong!!!!!!!! and we all take our jobs very seriously!! i cant say that influent is drug free but sorry they will never shut us down!! and with you only working there for only a month you dont really know what it is like!!! oh yea and your old sup didnt like you anyway!!! thats they only reason why you are hatten on influent!!!!!! so stop with all of the hatten on us!!! from blondie
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teaglass97
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08-04-08 2:25 AM
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Awww, respect. Such a delicate word. Maybe you should also call out other thread posters on this site when you mention diginity and respect. I respect others when the situation calls for it. If you don't respect me, I don't respect you. The comments I write are intended to provoke an argument about the article. All good things come from different points of views, but when people only think one way such you and others on this board, that's when it gets tossed about. Hey, I have no problem agreeing with your opinion on how good unions are. I do believe I probably make more than those union employees your defending since I own a business that netted six figures last year. Maybe YOU could come help me sort some resumes. Sometimes you just have to be a **** to get your way. But I do like bowing down to your egotistical level and laughing at how you think your right on everything you post. Your the close-minded one my friend.
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Parrothead
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08-03-08 8:10 PM
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They are proud and the average union member makes under $20 per hour. Truth is most people who join unions today do not do it for money or benefits; they join to ensure they are treated with dignity and respect. I am sure you do not understand that teaglass, because you never show any respect for anyone on these threads. If you remember the strike at Ravenswood Aluminum in the 1990’s you would know that the event that caused the workers walkout and hit the picket line there was that the company forced an employee to continue working when he was feeling ill. He actually died on the job. It’s a shame that closed minded people like you have a chip on their shoulder towards unions for some reason. Why is that? Is it because they happen to make more money than you do, or that they may have better benefits, or that their employers tend to treat them better than yours treats you? Or is it that the union keeps you from abusing your employees?
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teaglass97
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08-03-08 10:32 AM
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There still may be millions but there are alot less than there were 25 years ago. Maybe it's b/c everyone thought they were worth $30 an hour.
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Parrothead
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08-02-08 10:08 PM
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Hockeypuck – you continue to prove that you do not understand anything. A Union is no better than its members. If the members are active and take part in the operations of their union it will be what they want it to be, If they just sit on the sidelines, pay their dues and ***** about what the union is or is not doing, they have no one to blame but themselves. From what you have stated about the union you were a part of my guess is that you were about as active member and an asset to the union as you were to your employer. If your experience was a bad one, it was because of your inaction. Teaglass97 – what planet are you living on? Last time I checked there were millions of American workers who belong to unions and are proud of that fact.
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teaglass97
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08-02-08 9:38 PM
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Way to go from a stabbing article to a Union blog. Typically northeners, the unions are gone. Get over it.
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hockeypuck
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08-02-08 3:13 PM
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The great, know-it-all Parrothead. Unions such as AFSCME really suck. They could not count to ten if they had to. I know, I was forced into their union at one time. The only thing the workers noticed was a reduction in take home pay because of the dues. After three years of that contract, we voted them out. Our boss is a great guy who warned us of this very thing. We thought he would be wrong. He wasn't.
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Parrothead
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08-02-08 11:10 AM
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Unions also protect good workers, who because of possibly a personality conflict with a superior, get treated unfairly & are harassed and abused. I have seen that to be the case many more times than the instances that you state. The next time you are off on a weekend or holiday, use an insurance card or get paid while you are off sick, Thank a Union! There’s not a company out there that would offer those things if they didn’t have to. They have to because unions have made it the norm and therefore companies must offer it to retain their employees
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Parrothead
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08-02-08 11:09 AM
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THETRUTH – You only look at the negatives on a union. The situations you blame on unions also happen in a non-union atmosphere. How many times have you seen employees that are substandard to their peers get promotions or raises just because they are friends of their superiors? A non-union atmosphere is NOT a guarantee that those that do work hard A& deserve advancement will receive it. If you believe that it does I have some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you.
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influsup
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08-02-08 11:08 AM
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When I posted my comment I was upset with being steortyped as a drug addict because I work at Influent. People have made some very good observations since and even defended our occupation as a very well paying job that can be very stressful when we are being yelled at, but also very rewarding when we do our job well. HOWEVER, my point was Amber and Susan work very hard at thier jobs, made very good money and did nothing at Influent to deserve what happen to them. These tragedies have nothing in common other than where they worked.. and now 2 babies are without a mother OR father and a young woman has a very long road to get well, physically and mentally. PLEASE KEEP ALL OF THESE FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS.
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Parrothead
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08-02-08 10:54 AM
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Hockeypuck, true my comments have nothing to do with this story. They are just an observation that was made while reading it. I would hope that we are not all as one track minded and brainwashed, as some seem to be, to not see how statements and thought patterns on one issue indicate public tendencies on another. I really do not think that this shows arrogance. Is it arrogance on my part to notice and point out these views or ineptness on your part to not see the relevancy?
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THETRUTH
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08-02-08 9:55 AM
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Im sure a great telemarketer could make more than a teacher, but they would have to work very hard and be great at what they do, unlike the teacher, who in a union could be less of a person and worker and still get the same salery
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hockeypuck
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08-02-08 8:28 AM
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Parrothead, once again your arrogance shows. Your comments have nothing to do about the story, just what your opinions are about how market forces work. Get a life. Your elitist views are always the same. They are not that good the first time or this time.
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troyinohio
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08-01-08 11:35 PM
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I can't get over that no one has had a problem with what the stepfather said. He knew that the boy was unstable, yet he let him stay in their home???? What is wrong with this picture? We as parents, while not being popular, have to set some standards. Letting someone who can harm your family into your home comes back to you. And before you all start yelling about me being insensitive, wake up. I hear all the time about people letting boys live with their daughters because they have lost all control of their children. You aren't doing anyone any favors. Close and lock your doors and protect your loved ones. If you don't, then you shouldn't act shocked that this could happen.
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Parrothead
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08-01-08 9:32 PM
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Hustling made a statement that all of us should find shocking & embarrassing. Their statement should make us wake up & look at what we truly place value on & what we SHOULD be placing value on. Does anyone know what statement I am referring to? It spoke volumes about our society. It was, “….. Telemarketers also make as much a year as an average nurse, more than a High School teacher with out a college education……” Every other day people are on here complaining about the education system in our community & country. Complaining about the teachers & the terrible job they do, complaining about the schools wanting more taxes & cutting programs. We all complain yet we will pay a telemarketer, the people we curse when they cal our homes, more than we pay the people who have gone to college to earn a degree to teach. Shouldn’t those that we entrust with our children’s minds and bodies be paid more than someone who makes phone calls?
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hustlin
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08-01-08 8:29 PM
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Telemarketing has helped many people by providing more flexible hours and better income than most entry level jobs in the area. In this particular area many telemarketing centers are shrinking and employing less people. Influent is remodeling to make room for 90 more employees. Not very many people are aware that telemarketers also make as much a year as an average nurse, more than a High School teacher with out a college education can career path you into 75-100k a year jobs all over the country and in other countries. Telemarketing helps keep the economy moving and keeps people in jobs, well paying keep money in your gas tank and make your car payment type jobs....So take it easy on that place. They didn't produce the people who acted this way they just supplied their demand for a job. And the drug abuse within their company is no worse per capita than any other entry level profession..Wanna talk about something scary look at the rates of drug abuse in more prestigious jobs.
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influsup
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08-01-08 6:58 PM
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For a bunch of drug addicts, I work a lot of hours and could pass any drug test given. I'm helping organize a Poker Run to raise $$ for Amber & Susan & families to be held August 9th. Amazing what such worthless people do for the ones we love and miss terribly. Both of these women were my friend and coworker that would have done anything for anyone that they could. Be sure to remeber those 2 precious babies that no longer have a mother and Susan's family that is finally home together again as of last night. We at Influent hold back tears every day for Amber and Thank God everyday for Susan. Two disturbed men's actions should NOT represent ALL of INFLUENT'S EMPLOYEES
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teaglass97
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08-01-08 1:23 PM
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Everybody needs a good hug.
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Nikizimm
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08-01-08 10:54 AM
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that was sarcasim by the way
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Nikizimm
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08-01-08 10:51 AM
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Now lets give credit to them for something, they are just helping contribute to the drug addicts problem, by paying them. We all need jobs, even the junkies.
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MartyMarachino
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08-01-08 10:38 AM
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Everyone knows that if you want a job and u abuse drugs, Influent could be the career for you.
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Nikizimm
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08-01-08 10:10 AM
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Yeah I worked at Influent for one short month, after being laid off from my employer, and that place is full of nothing but drugs, crime, and filth. There is not sort of professionalism and everything to them is a joke. That is what is happening out there. I was warned about this place and learned quickly it was all true. It is nothing to them to take "high breaks". This place seriously needs some major deciplinary action taken or shut down. Not saying that these situations are connected to Influent, but are the kind of people that come out of there, and they hire.
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ledzeptour
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08-01-08 9:37 AM
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Amber Lynn Wesley, She had been a telemarketer at Influent in Reno. Here is another girl tied into this Influent place, what do they do out there?
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ledzeptour
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08-01-08 9:34 AM
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Police said Salomon stabbed Lawson in the back after asking for one last hug as he was leaving. The two worked together at Influent in Reno, but had not been dating, Goodman said. sEEMS LIKE ALOT OF THE PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WORK AT THAT INFLUENT WHATS UP WITH THAT?
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