Son hits mom during 'American Idol' discussion; faces felony charges...
Ubiquitous
Staff Writer
June 01, 2006
PLATTSBURGH - A Plattsburgh man is facing felony charges for allegedly
striking his mother in the head with a sharp object hooked to a bicycle
chain after she made a comment about "American Idol."
Cory K. Favreau, 24, of 200A Margaret St. was discussing the television show
"American Idol" with his mother, Jan M. Chagnon, on May 24 at about 10:15
p.m., according to Plattsburgh City Court records.
At that time, Chagnon told Favreau that a particular contestant, Katharine
McPhee, was going to have a successful career despite losing to another
contestant, Taylor Hicks.
Favreau allegedly stood up, made a malicious comment to his mother and
struck her in the head with a sharpened, cross-shaped object attached to a
bicycle chain.
Court records say that Favreau and Chagnon were drinking alcohol at the
time.
Chagnon was treated at CVPH Medical Center for a cut to the top of her head
and was released.
Favreau was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal
possession of a weapon. He was sent to Clinton County Jail, where he was
still being held Wednesday for lack of $5,000 cash bail.
Chagnon had told City Police she did not want to press charges because she
said her son did not intend to hurt her. Police can press charges themselves
in cases where they feel it is warranted.
Favreau was convicted in Clinton County Court in 2003 of third-degree
criminal possession of a weapon and sentenced to a year in jail.
He is scheduled to reappear June 5 in City Court.
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skeptical, but that it's too willing to throw skepticism to the wind when it
suits the agenda of proclaiming every war a Vietnam and every Republican
president a Nixon.
Ursula 2.7T
Ubiquitous wrote:
> PLATTSBURGH - A Plattsburgh man is facing felony charges for allegedly
> striking his mother in the head with a sharp object hooked to a bicycle
> chain after she made a comment about "American Idol."
>
> Cory K. Favreau, 24, of 200A Margaret St. was discussing the television show
> "American Idol" with his mother, Jan M. Chagnon, on May 24 at about 10:15
> p.m., according to Plattsburgh City Court records.
>
> At that time, Chagnon told Favreau that a particular contestant, Katharine
> McPhee, was going to have a successful career despite losing to another
> contestant, Taylor Hicks.
>
> Favreau allegedly stood up, made a malicious comment to his mother and
> struck her in the head with a sharpened, cross-shaped object attached to a
> bicycle chain.
Niiiiiiiiiiice.
If only they'd been fans of Elliott instead of Hicks and Kat, they'd
have had a wonderful mother-son role model to follow. I bet El and
Claudette don't get drunk together and whup each other with bicycle
chains!
Ursula.
blnder
Another bullseye sig file... (eyes rolling)...
Get back to me when you see a journalist from the U.S. corporate media
ask Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld et al a real probing question.
Dimwit.
Marie4547
"Ursula 2.7T" <dark...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1149191764.3...@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> Niiiiiiiiiiice.
>
> If only they'd been fans of Elliott instead of Hicks and
> Kat, they'd
> have had a wonderful mother-son role model to follow. I
> bet El and
> Claudette don't get drunk together and whup each other
> with bicycle
> chains!
>
> Ursula.
>
ROFLMAO just picturing that!
Me Marie
Rich
wrote:
>By: CASEY RYAN VOCK
>Staff Writer
>June 01, 2006
>
>PLATTSBURGH - A Plattsburgh man is facing felony charges for allegedly
>striking his mother in the head with a sharp object hooked to a bicycle
>chain after she made a comment about "American Idol."
>
>Cory K. Favreau, 24, of 200A Margaret St. was discussing the television show
>"American Idol" with his mother, Jan M. Chagnon, on May 24 at about 10:15
>p.m., according to Plattsburgh City Court records.
>
>At that time, Chagnon told Favreau that a particular contestant, Katharine
>McPhee, was going to have a successful career despite losing to another
>contestant, Taylor Hicks.
>
>Favreau allegedly stood up, made a malicious comment to his mother and
>struck her in the head with a sharpened, cross-shaped object attached to a
>bicycle chain.
>
>Court records say that Favreau and Chagnon were drinking alcohol at the
>time.
>
>Chagnon was treated at CVPH Medical Center for a cut to the top of her head
>and was released.
>
>Favreau was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal
>possession of a weapon. He was sent to Clinton County Jail, where he was
>still being held Wednesday for lack of $5,000 cash bail.
A PERFECT example of reality TV fans!
-Rich
Jebus Saves
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typical WHITE POWER Taylor fan. beat up your mama and hate minorities. WOO!
SOUL PATROL! Get a job you stupid halfwits.
Ubiquitous
>Ubiquitous wrote:
>Get back to me when you see a journalist from the U.S. corporate media
>ask Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld et al a real probing question.
Do you actually watch the same liberal media who categorize every Bush
misstep, fabricated or otherwise, as an "11" out of "10" in seriousness,
or is this just another example of your selective memory at work again?
>Dimwit.
There you go projecting again, but thanks for reminding us.
Ubiquitous
By: CASEY RYAN VOCK
PLATTSBURGH — The mother of a Plattsburgh man who is accused of hitting her in
the head with a bottle opener during a discussion about “American Idol” is
upset with the media coverage the case is receiving.
“They are making it out to be a circus,” said Jan Chagnon, whose 24-year-old
son, Cory K. Favreau, was charged May 24 with striking her on the head when she
told him that “American Idol” contestant Katharine McPhee would receive a
record contract despite losing to winner Taylor Hicks.
Favreau, of 200A Margaret St., was charged with second-degree assault and
third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and sent to Clinton County Jail
for lack of $5,000 cash bail.
Chagnon suffered a cut on the top of her head. She called 911 and was taken by
ambulance to CVPH Medical Center, where she was treated and released.
Favreau was in Plattsburgh City Court for a hearing Monday morning and was
released on his own recognizance.
The Press-Republican reported the arrest last Thursday, and the nationally
known Web site the Drudge Report picked up the story and posted a link to the
Press-Republican Web site. That day, that article was viewed more than 110,000
times. The Press-Republican Web site typically experiences about 50,000 page
views each day.
The story surfaced elsewhere at a national level: Fox News, CNN and MSNBC
Countdown featured the story last week, and ESPN Radio also gave it a mention.
Chagnon said Fox News contacted her recently for an interview.
“I think (the story’s notoriety) is because it has to do with ‘American Idol,’”
she told the Press-Republican last Thursday. “It’s not like he repeatedly hit
me over the head. (The media) make it out like he stood there and beat me with
a chain with a hook on it. ... I had to get only one stitch.”
She claims Favreau was attempting to rumple up her hair when he mistakenly cut
her head open with a bottle opener, which was a free gift with purchase of two
packs of Camel cigarettes.
The bottle opener consists of a bike chain attached to a cross-shaped,
sharpened medallion bearing the West Coast Choppers insignia.
“He always goes by and messes my hair up, just to get on my nerves,” Chagnon
said.
She claims that because her son was under the influence of drugs and alcohol,
he forgot he was holding onto the object at the time.
“He was having a relapse from his drug addiction,” she continued, explaining
that Favreau in the past has been treated for addiction to painkillers.
Chagnon said Favreau had taken “a bunch of hydrocodones throughout the day” and
one pill of Klonopin, a medication used to treat panic disorders. She said he
was also drinking 160-proof vodka while they watched the “American Idol”
finale.
Chagnon, who by the time of the alleged assault had consumed five beers
herself, told Plattsburgh City Police officers the night of Favreau’s arrest
that she did not want to press charges, claiming he had no intention of hurting
her.
She said her son is a caring person who “would never even hurt an insect.”
But she also said that when police tried to arrest Favreau he “wrestled with
them a little bit.
“He needs help,” she said. “And I don’t want him to be made out a monster.”
At Favreau’s City Court appearance Monday, Judge Penelope Clute said that
Favreau was obviously under the influence of drugs and alcohol when she
arraigned him May 25.
She told him Monday: “It’s a lot better when you’re not intoxicated.”
“Two-hundred percent,” he responded.
Favreau was not eligible for a pre-trial release because of a previous violent
felony conviction. He was convicted Oct. 28, 2003, in Clinton County Court of
third-degree criminal possession of a weapon for having a knife in July 2003.
But his attorney, Allan Cruikshank, asked that Favreau be released so he could
save his job at a local restaurant, which, Cruikshank said, was “hanging by a
thread.”
“Hopefully, this job is still there for you,” Clute said.
She allowed Favreau to be released, stipulating that he not use alcohol,
undergo a alcohol-and-substance-abuse evaluation and that he have no contact
with his mother.
Favreau signed a stay-away order of protection Monday, agreeing to live with
his grandmother in Beekmantown.
A felony hearing regarding the case is scheduled for June 13.