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Originally posted: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-police-arrest-superhero-Phoenix-Jones-2210657.php
By CASEY McNERTHNEY, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
The man known as Phoenix Jones Guardian of Seattle, the self-proclaimed Seattle “superhero” who has received international media attention, was arrested and booked into King County Jail early Sunday morning for investigation of assault.
Shortly after 2:30 a.m., police were called to First Avenue and Columbia Street after an alleged assault with pepper spray. A group of men and women had left a club, were walking to their car and were “dancing and having a good time,” Seattle Police Det. Jeff Kappel said in a statement.
“An unknown adult male suspect came up from behind and pepper sprayed the group,” Kappel’s statement said. “Two men in the group chased after the suspect. Responding officers arrived on scene and separated the involved parties.”
The 23-year-old man arrested is the man previously identified by police as Phoenix Jones Guardian of Seattle. He was booked into jail shortly after 5 a.m. and released on bond about 12:45 p.m. Sunday, jail records show.
Jones is not the man’s real name. Seattlepi.com does not normally identify suspects in criminal cases until they’ve been formally charged by a prosecuting attorney’s office.
He’s expected to have a Thursday morning arraignment, where a plea would be entered. Police say the case involves four victims.
Other than the Sunday incident, the man known as Phoenix Jones doesn’t have a criminal history in Seattle Municipal Court. However, court records show he previously was arrested outside Seattle after being stopped for driving with a suspended license.
A spokesman for Phoenix Jones, Peter Tangen, told Publicola that a video of the incident tells a different story and that the self-proclaimed superhero was trying to break up a fight. He did not provide Publicola with a copy of the video.
“It’ll be interesting what [police] have to say when the video comes out,” Tangen told the site. “I’m very sure it’s going to show a different story than what police are saying.”
Police spokespersons on Sunday didn’t comment specifically on Jones’ behavior, other than Kappel’s statement which didn’t name him, though previously they’ve said self-proclaimed superheroes interjecting themselves into disputes could create problems.
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When I first started doing SUPERHERO ACADEMY ON BLOG TALK RADIO we had a weekly feature called THE DROP ZONE  where each week I would share my weight loss (or gain) and thereby hold myself accountable to my listeners to actually keep on my diet.
Then life went a little crazy (mixed up schedules/moving/family issues) and we lost half our show time (forcing the streamlining of the program) and the DROP ZONE
got…well…dropped.
As of October 1st, that has all changed.
I am embarking on a one year fitness experiment designed to take me from couch potato to spud muffin (pun intended) and I wont be doing it alone.
Joining me on this adventure thus far are Midnight Detective, Skyman, Levionne Clay,  and Silver Sentinel…Valerie Finnegan of Heroes Fallen Studios, and a few others have also joined in to show support for the rest of us…there are a some who have been invited but have not officially signed on yet…AND I am issuing an open invitation to anyone else who wants lose weight and get into shape to join us.
This program is based loosely on military basic training.  We have a thirteen week pre-basic schedule, a thirteen week intense shape up, and a 26 week advanced training to reach our ultimate fitness goals.
The plan is set up using weekly benchmarks.  Each week we have a set of goals that we are working toward being able to achieve by the end of the week.  For example if your Benchmark on Sunday is 10 push ups then you have to be able to do 10 push ups by Saturday of that week in order to pass the benchmark for that week.  If you dont make it, you dont stop there…you just work toward the next week’s goal.  Everything progresses in small steps so it shouldn’t be that difficult.
The reason for using this system instead of a daily “do this” kind of workout is because we are all different.  We have different strengths and weaknesses and we will have different challenges to overcome as we go through this.  I already know that
chin ups are a problem for me, so I will have to tailor my training to compensate for that or I will not be able to make the grade in that area.
I’ll be keeping a food and training log and sharing the highlights of it on the CROSSFIRE ACADEMY FOR SUPERHEROES blog…and encouraging the others to share their victories there as we progress.  We will also be sharing training tips, new exercises, and much more on the blog as we move forward with this.
And I will be keeping a group weight lost tally there as well…I might even do some sort of funky pie chart or bar graph to show our success.
I have even enlisted the aid of our resident personal trainers Flora V Arbor and Amazonia to assist us with any problem areas we may encounter along the way…and we couldn’t ask for better coaches.
SO…if you are one of the RLSH communities “heavy hitters” and you want to give this a try then please feel free to join us…we launched October 1st.   You’ll need your list of weekly goals so message me and I’ll send you the full one year list of benchmarks.
In the meantime, here is the first quarter (pre-basic) training schedule for anyone that wants to get started right away.

Originally posted: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpps/news/offbeat/real-life-superhero-phoenix-jones-fights-crime-on-seattle-streets-dpgonc-20110105-fc_11309322
Updated: Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011, 8:33 AM CST
Published : Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011, 8:33 AM CST
(NewsCore) – A self-styled superhero was protecting the streets of Seattle on Tuesday night — launched from his secret base at the back of a comic book store.
The masked man, who calls himself Phoenix Jones, came to light after he stopped thieves from stealing a man’s car in Lynnwood, a suburb of Seattle, on Sunday night, local media reported.
Jones, who wears a bulletproof and stab-proof black-and-gold bodysuit, rescued a driver who only wanted to be known as Dan.
Dan went to call 911 when he saw thieves putting a metal strip down the window of his car — but before he had the chance to dial the number, Jones sprang into action.
“From the right, this guy comes dashing in, wearing this skintight, rubber, black-and-gold suit, and starts chasing him away,” Dan told local TV news station KIRO.
Jones told KIRO that he began his crime-fighting crusade nine months ago from his secret base at the back of a local comic store.
“When I walk into a neighborhood, criminals leave because they see the suit,” said Jones. “I symbolize that the average person doesn’t have to walk around and see bad things and do nothing.”
Jones, who carries Mace and a Taser, said he was stabbed once and had a gun pulled on him several times during his regular patrols but so far sustained no serious injuries.
His story mirrors the plot of the 2010 film “Kick-Ass,” which follows a high school student who turns himself into a superhero even though he has no powers or training.
Source: KIRO-TV

More Information at: http://www.aidswalk.net/losangeles/
AIDS Walk Los Angeles Day of Event Information:
Date: Sunday, October 17
Time:
8:30 a.m. Sign-In
9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony
10:00 a.m. Walk Begins
Location: West Hollywood Park (647 N. San Vicente Blvd. in West Hollywood)
Length: 10 kilometers / 6.2 miles
The AIDS Walk will start and end in West Hollywood Park, at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Blvd.
In order to ensure the safety of the walkers, the Departments of Transportation for the City of Los Angeles and the City of West Hollywood will establish the following street closures from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m.
Individuals in Attendance:

• Bearman
• Good Samaritan
• King Snake
• Mega Rad
• Motor Mouth
• Mr. Xtreme
• Peter Tangen
• Urban Avenger

Chattanooga, TN — Dec. 11, 2000 — Chattanooga police found the body of a young boy Sunday afternoon in a wooded area off 16th Avenue in East Lake.
Police identified the body as Joshua Lee Walden, a 10-year-old missing since Friday afternoon.
At about 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a group of children found the boy in area in the 3100 block of 16th Avenue near the East Lake Park, police said.
The body was taken to the Hamilton County Forensics Center, and an autopsy was expected to be performed today to determine the cause of death.
Many area residents — gathered at the base of a hill on East 32nd Street on Sunday afternoon — said they suspected the body could be that of Joshua Walden.
The boy was last seen riding a bike in the 4500 block of 14th Avenue near his home wearing a red shirt and black jeans. He was reported missing at just after midnight Saturday, police said. The boy’s red bicycle has not been found, police said.
Police said they do not know whether the boy was killed where his body was found or elsewhere.
It took police all afternoon to identify the body, leaving Johnny Walden, the boy’s father, wanting answers.
“Josh always calls home,” Mr. Walden said Sunday before learning that his son had died. “He is a big momma’s boy.”
Mr. Walden said another son, Jonathan, was among the group that found the body. Mr. Walden said Jonathan told him that the body was covered in leaves, and that he did not look at its face.
“It scared him and he ran off the hill,” Mr. Walden said.
Police would not let Mr. Walden see the body.
“I wouldn’t want to view anybody else’s boy, but I would sure like to know if it is my son,” he said.
Mr. Walden said he had hoped that the body was not his son since police told his wife that the body may have been in the woods for as long as six days.
Mr. Walden’s wife and their son, Jonathan, along with the other children who found the boy, went to the Police Services Center to give statements.
“I don’t want to think the worst,” Mr. Walden said. “It can’t be my boy. That’s my baby.”
The investigation is continuing.
Dec. 12, 2000 — Chattanooga police detectives Monday continued to investigate the death of a 10-year-old East Lake boy whose body was found Sunday afternoon in the woods on the western slope of Missionary Ridge.
Joshua Lee Walden, whose family reported him missing at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, was found by a group of children just after noon Sunday near 16th Avenue and 32nd Street, about half a mile from his home, police said. The body was in a depression in the ground and covered with leaves, police said.
One neighbor whose son was friends with Joshua said he will move his family to Georgia.
“It was such a shock that I’m moving my family to Wallaceville,” Larry Clayton said. “My boy and Joshua were like two peas in a pod. They were very close.”
Ed Buice, police media director, said investigators are waiting for autopsy results from the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s office. He said there was no apparent trauma to the body.
Mr. Buice added that police have not identified any suspects in the case.
Joshua’s brother, Jonathan, was among the group of children who discovered the body, said Johnny Walden, the boys’ father.
The boys’ family last saw Joshua on Friday riding his bike near his home in the 4500 block of 14th Avenue. The red bike the boy was riding has not been found.
When police located the body, officers did not permit Mr. Walden to attempt an identification.
“I really didn’t understand how things were handled,” Mr. Walden said Sunday night.
Mr. Walden would not speak with reporters Monday. His son-in-law, who did not give his name, said Mr. Walden was resting and that detectives told him not to discuss the incident.
Mr. Clayton said his son, Chris, grew up with Joshua, who often came over to spend the night at the Claytons’ home.
“Joshua was all boy,” Mr. Clayton said. “He was just a good kid.”
Tim Quarles, 12, who lives around the corner from the Waldens, said he was acquainted with Joshua, a student East Lake Elementary, and wanted to become closer friends.
“He would ride his bike all over the place,” Tim said. “I would say hello to him every time he passed by here.”
Tim’s grandfather, Patrick Roxbury, said he is keeping a closer watch on Tim since Joshua’s death. He said when Tim brings the family dog outside, Mr. Roxbury will walk out in the yard with them.
“What happened to (Joshua), I don’t want to happen to him,” Mr. Roxbury said.
UPDATE
Dec.10, 2001 — Chattanooga Police revealed Monday that acid was poured over the body of 10-year-old Joshua L. Walden, who died of “mechanical asphyxia/suffocation” in East Lake a year ago.
Det. Mike Mathis said at a press conference that the information had been withheld, but it was now being brought forth in hopes it will help bring a break in the mysterious case.
Det. Mathis said investigators who first examined the body noticed there was something “very unusual.” He said it appeared something had been poured on the body to make it appear it had been burned. He said the acid was poured after the boy had been killed.
He said acid was on the body, under the body, and on leaves nearby.
Det. Mathis said tests showed the material was a corrosive acid, similar to a type used in cleaning concrete or metal – as at a car body shop.
He said a check was made with the FBI to see if there were similar cases across the country, and none were found involving a child. He said five FBI experts came here last January to help go over evidence.
A report from the FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crimes was that it is believed the killer “came from the immediate neighborhood.”
It says, “The significant feature is the choice of the immediate neighborhood as the body disposal site. Research has shown that when operating under severe stress, individuals tend to revert to the familiar. In other words, the offender was comfortable in the neighborhood, thus that the offender lives or has spent considerable time in the neighborhood.”
The report says the “killer used acid because he is familiar with it or has ready access to it. The offender does not kill the victim and then purchase acid. He uses what is readily available to him and what he is comfortable handling.”
The report says the murderer “was probably involved in an occupation or some activity in which acid was utilized.”
Det. Mathis also said that Joshua’s socks and tennis shoes have been never found.
He said the family was only recently told about the acid. He said they were “shocked and very disturbed.”
He said the family has been “extremely helpful” in working the case.
The red bike that he was last seen riding on a Friday afternoon is also still missing. The body was found the following Sunday morning.
Chief Jimmie Dotson said detectives have spent hundreds of hours on the case and are still actively working it.
An earlier report from the Hamilton County Medical Examiner listed the case as a homicide and stated, “decedent’s respiration mechically restricted.”
It said there were superficial abrasions on the nose and right side of the face.
Joshua was a student at East Lake Elementary School.
Joshua, when last seen, was wearing a red shirt and black jeans and was riding a red 20-inch bicycle.
Officials said Joshua was known to ride his bike near East Lake Park.
He was 4’5″ and weighed 60 pounds. He had blue eyes and light brown hair.
The acid that was was found on the bdoy was muriatic acid.
Maria Flanagin ” Heard that mat maybe Joshua knew somthing that maybe he souldn’t have known
Joshua went to East lake Elementry School
last seen alive on December 8th, 2000
Maria Flannagin and others who lived and worked in Walden’s neighborhood when the crime happened say they were never questioned about the crime.
Neighbors say for a few years someone kept a memorial for Josh near the crime scene