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Florida Bridge Tender Is Arrested and Fired from Her Job After Police Discovered She Lied About Her Role In the Death of a Grandmother Crossing Bridge
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Mar 28, 2022, 3:02:24 PM3/28/22
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A Florida woman was fired from her job as a bridge tender after
authorities deemed her criminally responsible for the February death of a
79-year-old woman. Her supervisor, who happened to be her boyfriend’s
mother, was also relieved of her position on Tuesday, March 22, because
both women violated the company’s safe operations procedures.
Artissua Lafay Paulk
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After being arrested and charged with one count of manslaughter by
culpable negligence in the death of Carol Wright on Thursday, March 17,
Artissua Lafay Paulk, 43, received a written statement from her employers
letting her know she was no longer employed by Florida Drawbridges, Inc.
Officials have gathered evidence pointing to Paulk being responsible for
the drawbridge unexpectedly rising on Sunday, Feb. 6, which caused Wright
to fall from the Royal Park Bridge in West Park Beach to her death.
An investigation completed by the West Palm Beach Police department, FOX
13 reports, discovered Paulk lied to police initially about the
circumstances surrounding Wright’s death, locating surveillance video and
deleted text messages between the woman and her supervisor Kathy Harper
regarding how to cover up her role in the senior citizen’s untimely
demise.
Wright’s family has secured legal representation to seek justice for the
deceased grandmother, who died one year shy of being an octogenarian.
Attorney Lance Ivey names Paulk as the sole person culpable for Wright’s
death.
He says the woman made a trip to a Palm Beach bookstore and upon her
return, decided she would take the bridge back to her home. “She legally
and lawfully gets on the bridge. And without any expectation, unbeknownst
to her, the bridge tender pushes the button that would ultimately turn out
to be a slow, mental, and physical death sentence for Carol.”
When Paulk allegedly pressed the button for the drawbridge to go up,
Wright was already 10 feet from the barrier arms, a police report states,
and she was unable to make a successful retreat.
West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles explained to the Palm Beach
Post, she was walking her bike from east to west and had almost reached
the furthest point of the moveable span when it went up.”
He later said, “The woman tried to hang on. There was a bystander nearby
who tried to help her, but tragically she fell five or six stories below
where she died landing on concrete.
“Despite those efforts, the woman was not able to hold on and she fell to
the concrete landing below to her death,” Jachles said. “From where the
victim was to where she landed was approximately five to six stories or 50
to 60 feet.”
The incident happened around 1 p.m. and Fire Rescue’s Technical Rescue
Team closed down the bridge for almost six hours as rescue professionals
retrieved Wright’s body.
As the team worked to find the woman’s remains, the two women were sending
text messages to each other about how to frame Paulk’s hand in the
incident. An affidavit prepared by detectives noted Harper told Paulk in
the texts to lie during her interview with law enforcement about checking
the bridge house balcony for pedestrians.
When Paulk was interviewed, she did as she was instructed by her
boyfriend’s mother and lied to officers. She fabricated a story saying she
walked onto the balcony to do a visual check of the bridge. The woman said
she checked for vehicles or pedestrians before she opened the bridge.
The police took her statement and described her disposition as
“distraught” during the questioning.
“That bridge tender has certain safety protocols to follow, specific
safety protocols,” Jachles explained, showing how much responsibility the
woman had in her job capacity. “That includes lowering of the gates for
the vehicles, lowering of the gates for the pedestrians, and making
several visual confirmations that there is nobody at either of the spans
or past those gates.”
Jachles said footage viewed by officers did not reconcile with Paulk’s
initial statement and made them question her story.
“There are a number of different camera angles from different sources that
were taken into account for evidence and reviewed to corroborate the
witnesses’ statements,” he said.
Paulk did not hand over her cell phone to the investigators until two
weeks after Wright’s death. This is when the officers discovered the plan
to cover up Paulk’s role in the incident.
Here are the messages law enforcement was able to retrieve from the phone,
despite Paulk trying to delete them, and submitted in the arrest affidavit
in Palm Beach County court records.
“3:20 p.m. from supervisor to Paulk: When they talk to you make
[expletive] sure you tell them you walked outside on balcony 3 diff times
to make sure no one was past gates n delete this msg after one time to
make sure card [sic] stop 2nd time after gates lowered and 3rd time before
you raised spans ok now delete this I know ur upset but u gotta tell them
step by step how u do opening” – this message was deleted“
“3:20 p.m. Paulk to supervisor: “I did” – this message was deleted“
“3:59 p.m. from supervisor to Paulk: “You have to write out step by step
what you did ok up till time you were told someone fell” – this message
was deleted“
Between the messages to Harper, at 3:44 p.m., Paulk sent correspondence to
a friend confessing to the crime, “I’m here with the police I killed a
lady on the bridge.”
Upon reviewing the affidavit findings and the arrest, Florida Drawbridges,
Inc. decided to fire both women. Paulk worked for the company for one
year, spending only two months on the bridge assignment. No charges have
been announced for her supervisor.
Should Paulk be convicted of the crime, she faces a maximum of 15 years in
prison.
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A Florida woman was fired from her job as a bridge tender after
authorities deemed her criminally responsible for the February death of a
79-year-old woman. Her supervisor, who happened to be her boyfriend’s
mother, was also relieved of her position on Tuesday, March 22, because
both women violated the company’s safe operations procedures.
Artissua Lafay Paulk
<https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/5FdlVSMWHjqJqo5ptSiUHg--
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4ac90277d76f0355b4>
After being arrested and charged with one count of manslaughter by
culpable negligence in the death of Carol Wright on Thursday, March 17,
Artissua Lafay Paulk, 43, received a written statement from her employers
letting her know she was no longer employed by Florida Drawbridges, Inc.
Officials have gathered evidence pointing to Paulk being responsible for
the drawbridge unexpectedly rising on Sunday, Feb. 6, which caused Wright
to fall from the Royal Park Bridge in West Park Beach to her death.
An investigation completed by the West Palm Beach Police department, FOX
13 reports, discovered Paulk lied to police initially about the
circumstances surrounding Wright’s death, locating surveillance video and
deleted text messages between the woman and her supervisor Kathy Harper
regarding how to cover up her role in the senior citizen’s untimely
demise.
Wright’s family has secured legal representation to seek justice for the
deceased grandmother, who died one year shy of being an octogenarian.
Attorney Lance Ivey names Paulk as the sole person culpable for Wright’s
death.
He says the woman made a trip to a Palm Beach bookstore and upon her
return, decided she would take the bridge back to her home. “She legally
and lawfully gets on the bridge. And without any expectation, unbeknownst
to her, the bridge tender pushes the button that would ultimately turn out
to be a slow, mental, and physical death sentence for Carol.”
When Paulk allegedly pressed the button for the drawbridge to go up,
Wright was already 10 feet from the barrier arms, a police report states,
and she was unable to make a successful retreat.
West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles explained to the Palm Beach
Post, she was walking her bike from east to west and had almost reached
the furthest point of the moveable span when it went up.”
He later said, “The woman tried to hang on. There was a bystander nearby
who tried to help her, but tragically she fell five or six stories below
where she died landing on concrete.
“Despite those efforts, the woman was not able to hold on and she fell to
the concrete landing below to her death,” Jachles said. “From where the
victim was to where she landed was approximately five to six stories or 50
to 60 feet.”
The incident happened around 1 p.m. and Fire Rescue’s Technical Rescue
Team closed down the bridge for almost six hours as rescue professionals
retrieved Wright’s body.
As the team worked to find the woman’s remains, the two women were sending
text messages to each other about how to frame Paulk’s hand in the
incident. An affidavit prepared by detectives noted Harper told Paulk in
the texts to lie during her interview with law enforcement about checking
the bridge house balcony for pedestrians.
When Paulk was interviewed, she did as she was instructed by her
boyfriend’s mother and lied to officers. She fabricated a story saying she
walked onto the balcony to do a visual check of the bridge. The woman said
she checked for vehicles or pedestrians before she opened the bridge.
The police took her statement and described her disposition as
“distraught” during the questioning.
“That bridge tender has certain safety protocols to follow, specific
safety protocols,” Jachles explained, showing how much responsibility the
woman had in her job capacity. “That includes lowering of the gates for
the vehicles, lowering of the gates for the pedestrians, and making
several visual confirmations that there is nobody at either of the spans
or past those gates.”
Jachles said footage viewed by officers did not reconcile with Paulk’s
initial statement and made them question her story.
“There are a number of different camera angles from different sources that
were taken into account for evidence and reviewed to corroborate the
witnesses’ statements,” he said.
Paulk did not hand over her cell phone to the investigators until two
weeks after Wright’s death. This is when the officers discovered the plan
to cover up Paulk’s role in the incident.
Here are the messages law enforcement was able to retrieve from the phone,
despite Paulk trying to delete them, and submitted in the arrest affidavit
in Palm Beach County court records.
“3:20 p.m. from supervisor to Paulk: When they talk to you make
[expletive] sure you tell them you walked outside on balcony 3 diff times
to make sure no one was past gates n delete this msg after one time to
make sure card [sic] stop 2nd time after gates lowered and 3rd time before
you raised spans ok now delete this I know ur upset but u gotta tell them
step by step how u do opening” – this message was deleted“
“3:20 p.m. Paulk to supervisor: “I did” – this message was deleted“
“3:59 p.m. from supervisor to Paulk: “You have to write out step by step
what you did ok up till time you were told someone fell” – this message
was deleted“
Between the messages to Harper, at 3:44 p.m., Paulk sent correspondence to
a friend confessing to the crime, “I’m here with the police I killed a
lady on the bridge.”
Upon reviewing the affidavit findings and the arrest, Florida Drawbridges,
Inc. decided to fire both women. Paulk worked for the company for one
year, spending only two months on the bridge assignment. No charges have
been announced for her supervisor.
Should Paulk be convicted of the crime, she faces a maximum of 15 years in
prison.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: sf.n...@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
Gregory Carr
Apr 6, 2022, 6:47:03 PM4/6/22
to
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/bridge-tender-texted-i-killed-a-lady-on-the-bridge-according-to-probable-cause-affidavit the accused is out on $20k bail. Let the lawsuits fly.
After deleting the msgs should have torched the cell phone bashed it for 5 minutes with a hammer then thrown it into the swamp.
> --
> "LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
> recover with no after effects.
Nonsense I have a senior citizen relative who had long Wuhan and has after effects and know of another guy who developed diabetes afterwards. We never had lockdown in BC. Triple dosed myself.
> "LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
> recover with no after effects.
>
> No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
> Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
>
> Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
> ballots. Report voter fraud: sf.n...@mail.house.gov
>
> Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
> fiasco, President Trump.
>
> Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
> The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
> queer liberal democrat donors.
I saw Republican fags holding their signs behind Trump at his rallies. Where is gay Milo who loves Trump?
> Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
> The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
> queer liberal democrat donors.
>
> President Trump boosted the economy,
The economy totally tanked after the Wuhan hit. Since Biden got in the NYSE has gone up 5,000 points setting a record.
> President Trump boosted the economy,
> reduced illegal invasions,
Can't argue that. Illegal immigration is way up under Biden as is homicides.
>appointed
> dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
LONG LIVE FREE AND DEMOCRATIC UKRAINE. Keep protesting against Putin in Ukraine, Russia and the Free World. SANCTIONS!! Get those Polish M.I.G.'s to Ukraine. Boycott all Russian products and services. Russian soldiers in Syria and Ukraine die.
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