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NORWALK, Conn. – Boxing champion and former Norwalk councilman Travis Simms was Tasered and arrested following a fight Sunday night, police said. Simms was one of four people charged in the incident.
According to police, it started when a family gathered at an apartment on Madison Avenue to grieve the death of their mother. Family member Andre Stewart, 48, was invited, but his girlfriend, Sephylia Paulk, 47, was told to wait outside, police said. When she entered the apartment a fight ensued, according to police reports.
When police arrived, they said about 20 people were fighting in the building's courtyard. Police said the crowd was told to disperse and that most complied, but Paulk allegedly continued to incite people to fight. Police took her into custody, but said she tried to slip away and involve herself in another fight that was breaking out between Stewart and a family member.
The family member told police Stewart had struck her several times in the head and stomach. Police reported that she had a bump on her forehead and was taken to Norwalk Hospital. According to police, Stewart was upset over the family’s disapproval of Paulk.
While police were placing Stewart into custody, two cars pulled up and several people got out and started yelling to Paulk. Police told them to leave, but they said several people began yelling and cursing at officers. According to police, Simms was one of the people in the car and led a group across the street, where they continued yelling at police.
According to police reports, Simms yelled at police that he was a boxing champion and a Norwalk councilman. An officer pulled out a Taser and ordered him to the ground, at which point Simms’s wife, Sandra Stokes, allegedly got between them to prevent the officer from getting a clean shot. Police said she slapped the officer’s hand away and was pointing in his face before being handcuffed.
Police said Simms took an aggressive stance and refused to put his hands behind his head. According to police reports, he was placed on the ground, where he struggled and thrashed his shoulders. He was then Tasered and taken to Norwalk Hospital to have the prongs removed.
Simms, Stokes and Paulk were all charged with second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer, both misdemeanors. Stewart was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree threatening, both misdemeanors.
Comments (167)
Simms is opposite to Manny Pacquiao, even though Pacquaio is already a billionaire he still humble and respectful to all people even if it is his enemy. This December 8 he will face his boxing competitor Juan Manuel Marquez for their 4th time bout in the ring, tickets are always sold out every fight of Pacquiao so I’m going to watch it via pacquiao marquez live stream with my family and friends.
Wow, this sounds very alarming. This boxer deserves some punishments that would lead him to prison. Its not right to bully those peace police officers. Its an unprofessional act. I came across by this post in searching for some boxing related articles just like marquez vs pacquiao 4 but I landed in this page. This incident is interesting and I hope they get what they want.
Also, to add to this dysfunctional story... it was not Simms mother who past away, it was my neighbors... the Stewart's family (Mother)!!!
@EVERYONE
Notice how
Broad Swamp
Spooner
and
Troll Paige
Continue to post spam on this thread in defense of their insane views long after the tread is basically dead.. Its almost like a small child attempting to get in the last word..Maybe they think if they are the last ones to post that someone may actually believe their insane views (NOW THAT'S FUNNY)..Maybe they are just stupid
Watch and see they will reply in an attempt to get in the last word...
IF THEY WERE NOT SUCH SAD INDIVIDUALS THEY ACTUALLY WOULD BE FUNNY
timmi, you've been so quiet since midnight 08/23/2012, is something worng? :-)
Broad Swamp..
Its called a job...How do you think your welfare and food stamps are paid for...Also let us not forget about your section 8 housing
I'm only familiar with them by name. they roll of your tongue pretty easy.
I retired after 911. I don't draw S.S. The reason I go to the Wheels building is to by bus passes for the disabled, each and every month. Is that you problem timmi, you're uncomfortable with helping those that are in need? You know where the welfare roster is low and your taxes will be 1/3 of what they are here? New Canaan, move.
Come to the soup kitchen and stand beside me some Saturday and watch the 70 year old retired school teacher between us put you to shame.
Job? you can stay up after midnight and perform your task in the morning?
Must be sub-standard requirements for that job. Something they could train a monkey to do.I didn't have a job timmi, so I can't speak to that, I had a career and an advocation.
timmi get a real life. attempting to elevate your position and status by making statements here only lessons you in the eyes of those who know you,if they even admit to knowing you.
Tim T:
Broad Swamp..
Its called a job...How do you think your welfare and food stamps are paid for...Also let us not forget about your section 8 housing
Hey Broad Swamp
Nice copy and paste in regards to your welfare.
LIKE I SAID ABOUT BROAD SWAMP
@EVERYONE
Notice how
Broad Swamp
Spooner
and
Troll Paige
Continue to post spam on this thread in defense of their insane views long after the tread is basically dead.. Its almost like a small child attempting to get in the last word..Maybe they think if they are the last ones to post that someone may actually believe their insane views (NOW THAT'S FUNNY)..Maybe they are just stupid
Watch and see they will reply in an attempt to get in the last word...
IF THEY WERE NOT SUCH SAD INDIVIDUALS THEY ACTUALLY WOULD BE FUNNY
@ Paige & Spoon,
When I'm nor Broad . River i am Broad Rlver, ingenious huh? timmi timm i timmi
It seems that our stooge spooner has the volunteer fireman syndrome..In the case of the fireman they start the fire and rush to the scene to put it out.
In the case of spooner the stooge he makes a user name similar to one of his stooges and then calls out what his detective work has uncovered
Strange how Spooner each and every time is the one to uncover this. Also strange how spooner post about this continually all day long. Clearly spooner is a very lonely angry old man.
I also believe his creating these accounts could be an attempt to redirect the conversation from the failure of the NPD and the administration,
Okay, everybody... the final posting scores are in!!!! Yes. As of 7:45 this morning, the clear winner for the most number of posts on this thread is......may I have the envelope, please?
[Drum Roll in background]
......Tim T who surged to the forefront with whopping 56 posts.
Let's have a big round of applause for Mr. T who apparently is seriously courting carpal tunnel disease and has lots of time on his hands.
Second runner up is the one, the only, Broad River with 24 posts.
At the last second, I surged forward to capture a distant third place with a final total of 18, and with this post, it will be 19. Lwitherspoon was close on my heels with 17 posts.
The remaining competitors did not break 10 posts.
Great job, everyone!!!
@ Broad and Spoon - thanks for your back up support on page 3, which I didn't see until this morning.
Dear Paige:
I suppose that asking you to review what you write here, and concluding that it's a silly thing to write would be out of the question?
Regards
NL
Okay, Lifer, go back through the thread yourself.
Do a tally sheet. Count the posts and break out how many are actually on topic while others are attacks on other posters or responses to the personal attacks. There's more now than when I did it. The evidence will speak for itself.
I have broken the numbers down even further
Broad River with 24 posts
24 incoherent
0 coherent
Troll Paige with 19 posts
15 in reply to my post as she is obsessed with my posts as I tend to make her look foolish.
4 in defense of the failures of the NPD (Funny)
Spooners 17 post
ALL PAID FOR BY THE ADMINISTRATION
@ Paige,
and all this is over a misdemeanor of civil demeanor
lol, so what's the award,..a barrel? YES! That's it we need to go to a trophy shop and have them design one
are my 24 (25 now) posts a combined total with broad period river, whom now is in exile?
timmi must be bloated with pablum
Hey we, Spoon and myself, got your back you noe dat yo. :-)
No broad swamp all this is actually over police brutality and a failure of a police department
@Broad
I was thinking I would make up a Sturm und drang certificate and mail it to the Norwalk Police Department so that Tim T could pick it up there.
But a barrel....well, I think there may be a small wooden one in the basement. I should check.
Your 25 posts are yours alone. Like I said, I accept no imitations. ;-D The impostor only posted two and I counted them separately. I probably could have added them to Tim T's total, but with 56 posts, it was kind of pointless.
Good to know my back is covered! Thanks.
Oh a one string sturmmer ( the tortured emotions of a central character who violently rejects society) , Brilliant ! Some of the other rivers' were taken down because of the inebriation remarks I think there were 6 in total at one time. Splendid idea, send it to the Police and we can cheer/jeer timmi as he goes in to get his award.I think the three new, never posted before should get mentioned.
tnmsimms6571: newsfreak203 & msbabzi's contributions with Photos
Well Broad Swamp you would know about inebriation as your posts reflect that you are inebriated
Sure, we can create an Honorable Mentions category for first time posters.
Congratulations to our first time posters!
Paige and Broad,
Thanks for that tally. Great prize ideas!
@spooner
Hey SPOONER YOU NEVER DID REPLY TO THIS FROM THE OTHER THREAD
Go wipe that dumb look off your face as you know you have one as Old Timer has schooled you like I never seen one schooled before..It seem he along with most on this board have you figured out for what you are.,,,,A STOOGE for the administration..You better start doing a better job or your going to get fired.
I'm not surprised you're so eager for a reply, especially in light of Broad River's earlier comments which noted your desperate need for attention. Unfortunately there is nothing in your comment to reply to, as it contains no factual statements.
Can you expand your conspiracy theory a little bit? Are the many other people who disagree with you paid by the administration too?
The Blue Code of Silence (also known as the "Blue Shield") is an unwritten rule among police officers not to report on another colleague's errors, misconducts or crimes. Other names associated with the Blue Code of Silence are the Blue Wall, Curtain, Veil, or Cocoon. If questioned about an incident of misconduct involving another officer (e.g. during the course of an official inquiry), while following the Blue Code of Silence, the officer being questioned would claim ignorance of another officer's wrongdoing.
Some police officers enforce a tribal value system also known as an emotional value system which is considered to be a "police family" or "police brotherhood". The tribal value system is a part of the Blue Code of Silence. Members of the tribal system generally receive emotional support and security from other police officers. The Blue Code of Silence is considered to be controversial because it questions ethics and values in law enforcement. In some cases, many police officers have been pressured into following the Blue Code of Silence.[1]
Norwalk needs a civilian review board to investigate cases of police misconduct..The only ones that could be against this would be a dirty cop.
As we all know police are professional liars so cops investigating cops doesn't work.
It seems that our stooge spooner has the volunteer fireman syndrome..In the case of the fireman they start the fire and rush to the scene to put it out.
In the case of spooner the stooge he makes a user name similar to one of his stooges and then calls out what his detective work has uncovered
Strange how Spooner each and every time is the one to uncover this. Also strange how spooner post about this continually all day long. Clearly spooner is a very lonely angry old man.
I also believe his creating these accounts could be an attempt to redirect the conversation from the failure of the NPD and the administration,
It's clear to everyone here the games you're playing, and this latest lame attempt to blame it all on me is truly despicable. You must really be scared that I've pointed out all the errors you have made and your failure to cover your tracks. Oh what a tangled web you weave, when you practice to deceive...
Here's a thought: try having a conversation on these pages like a normal civilized adult. When someone disagrees with you, listen to what they have to say, and respond to the content of their posts with reasoned arguments based on verifiable facts. Attacking the person, rather than the content of the post, simply shows laziness and weakness on your part. The same goes for name-calling and insults - the rest of us left them behind in grade school.
It seems that our stooge spooner has the volunteer fireman syndrome..In the case of the fireman they start the fire and rush to the scene to put it out.
In the case of spooner the stooge he makes a user name similar to one of his stooges and then calls out what his detective work has uncovered
Strange how Spooner each and every time is the one to uncover this. Also strange how spooner post about this continually all day long. Clearly spooner is a very lonely angry old man.
I also believe his creating these accounts could be an attempt to redirect the conversation from the failure of the NPD and the administration,
Oops, you're transferring again.
Yes you are stooge spooner Thanks for the info
@everybody
Seems like once again there is a rush to judgement, with some people arguing that Simms was wrong and others arguing that the Norwalk PD was wrong. Others are using this as an opportunity to make a political point, which is rather bizarre considering the fact that nobody knows the full story. Nearly everything posted here is speculation. None of us were there, except for newsfreak203, if we take him at his word. (No offense to newsfreak203 but you've not posted here ever before.) The best thing that could happen would be for newsfreak203, and any other eyewitnesses, to pass their accounts to the appropriate authorities so that there can be an investigation, assuming that Mr. Simms does in fact make a complaint. I can assure you that there will be no investigation based on anonymous comments in The Daily Voice.
@tnmsimms6571
If what you and newsfreak203 said is true, your brother has a case against the Norwalk PD. The best way to pursue that case is to retain some qualified legal representation, which it appears your brother will need anyway. The worst way to pursue that case is to post comments on the Daily Voice, because your comments in writing in this forum could come back to haunt you during a trial.
@Jane D
Your statement that the Norwalk PD are beating up young black males every day is simply ridiculous. If it were a daily occurrence there would be video upon video upon video. Can you show us even one?
@Jane D
Do not play the evidence game with spooner..If you show evidence he will just ignore it and ask for more..Of course we have yet to ever see any true evidence from spooner.
Also keep in mind that many on here have called him out as a stooge for the administration
Yes, whatever you do, PLEASE don't EVER substantiate your wild statements with factual evidence, because that might lead to people actually believing them.
Spooner give it up with the evidence game..Everyone is onto to you, that when you are called out what do we hear
SHOW EVIDENCE
You should try it for a change instead of asking for it..
You paid stooge...
TRANSFERRING AGAIN I SEE..
Spooner your evidence game is getting old...It is funny trough how you can be so simple not to think everyone is onto you.. Any time you are called out by anyone we hear show the evidence..When you are shown the evidence you ignore it and ask for it again..Of course this is coming from you who has yet to ever show any true evidence...Your boss is going to fire you if you don't do better at your posts.
Please share with everyone your evidence that I am a "paid stooge for the administration." Hint: me disagreeing with you is not evidence.
HHAHAH
Same old game from spooner when he is called out...The evidence Game..
Of course this comes from spooner who has never even once provided any evidence for his paid post.... Think of a new excuse..
There are numerous other cases. People don't complain because they're afraid of retaliation by the police department. 14 year olds being thrown up against cars by the Special Services Unit all the time...One thing Travis has to his advantage is that he can hire a lawyer. If you can't afford a paid lawyer a lot of people feel there's no use filing a complaint...Besides the way you make a complaint is at the front desk of the police office. If you don't take a copy and follow up they probably throw those things right in the garbage or at the very least tip their buddies off so they can fabricate a story.
If it happens every day, surely there must be some video. Do you mean to tell me it happened 365 times last year, and it wasn't captured a video a single time, and every single victim is too afraid to say something?
That evidence is between the people that have it and the organizations that back our campaign against police brutality and excessive force.
Excellent Jane
Keep in mind that Iwitherspoon will ask for evidence time and again..Its a game he plays..Its what he does when he is defeated in his views...
Keep up the good work Jane
@ Spoon,
It's like UFO's aliens and all the other stuff people saw, until videograpghy became widely available. Now,
with practically every cell phone having photo and video capabilities, things begin to dry up here to.
I wish every patrol car, fire engine and ambulance had cameras as well as those on poles stationed now at traffic intersections.
Even the postal trucks that are in every neighborhood every day could be a wonderful asset to the community and a true deterrent to crime.
ATM's and Deli's do have some limited success. I think success comes not only with numbers but also with dissemination.
Want to scream about Big Brother, go ahead, peaceful law abiding folks might find it comforting.
.
Broad River,
There are MOUNTAINS of evidence, but it's all super-duper secret and you or I can't be allowed to see it, even if we cross our hearts, hope to die, stick a needle in our eye. There is evidence for all 365 cases from last year, and the 365 cases from the year before, and so on and so on. So much evidence, in fact, that it has to be stored in an underground salt cavern, as no above-ground repository can contain such a large quantity of material. It's simply a miracle that not one scrap of this alleged evidence has found its way onto YouTube or elsewhere in the public domain.
While I'm no fan of Big Brother, I am starting to agree with you that certain areas of town probably need working 24/7 video surveillance everywhere.
Once again Spooner is making fun of victims of crime..DO NOT DENY..It is all there for everyone to see..Clearly you are a very angry old man do to you failure of a life.
WAIT WAIT
SHOW EVIDENCE
I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES A DAY YOU USE THAT EXCUSE WHEN YOU ARE MADE TO LOOK LIKE A FOOL..
Maybe I will keep count in order to make you look like a fool even further.
@ Spoon,
As long as you're not capping your brother, coping some crack or conducting business with a prostitute(is that redundant?)
knifing somebody for a pocket of change, so on and so forth, you're probably okay. It could provide an alibi as well. How refreshing it would be to have electronic documentation of the hundreds of stabbings, shootings and killings. I hope they remember to have the necessary adequate lighting.
I think it's Bridgeport where the Police who have a mic on their shoulder, set it to open mic when they leave the patrol car. No more he said this and that. The Central Dispatcher has it going on tape, same as 911 calls.
Stooge don't you get it...Jane said the people are afraid to come forward due to reprisal from the NPD..Not very bright are you spooner??
How convenient, everyone's afraid to come forward, so there is no actual evidence.