Papadaddy Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 BUNKER HILL, Ind. (Associated Press) -- A 76-year-old man leading members of an Indiana Boy Scout troop on a hiking trip was stabbed to death Sunday when the group stopped to identify a tree, and a suspect who lives near the trail was arrested after a police chase, authorities said. The assistant scout leader, Arthur L. Anderson, of Kokomo, Ind., was with another male adult and two boys Sunday afternoon on the Nickel Plate Trail in Bunker Hill when he was stabbed in the neck in what witnesses told police was an unprovoked attack. Authorities and medical personnel responded to a 911 call, but he died at the scene. Shane C. Golitko, 22, of Bunker Hill, was arrested and was being held without bond in the Miami County Jail. He ignored a state trooper's attempted traffic stop and led police on an eight-mile chase that reached speeds of 50 mph, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police. One minute before getting the 911 call about the stabbing, state police say Golitko's mother, Valerie Henson, called 911 to report that her son had assaulted her during an altercation at their home, about 150 yards south of the trail. Henson, who was treated for a broken arm after the alleged assault, told authorities Golitko got a knife from his home, destroyed items inside the house and stabbed two dogs, killing one, before allegedly walking to the trail where Anderson was stabbed. Besides the murder charge, Golitko was charged with battery causing serious bodily injury for the alleged assault of his mother and with battery by bodily waste for allegedly spitting at officers while he was being processed into jail. Anderson had been involved with scouting for 50 years, police said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noname Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Not safe anywhere. Maybe he should've had a pistol- BSA approved of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 ... and people think I'm cavalier about my bear and shark encounters last month ... at least I could trust them to treat us with a little respect. No boy should have to witness such a tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 50 year Scouter...bad way to go and no reason for it. Only bright spot was he was last doing something he loved. Awful for boys to witness that. Senseless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federalist Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 May God bless Aurther Anderson, his family and all those affected by this very trajic event. Let us keep them in our prayers! Too bad this good man met his fate in this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavah Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 More information here. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=14353009 He was out doin' a nature hike with two scouts, age 11 and 12, and another adult. Good on the other adult for protectin' the kids. God be with him and all who held him dear. And may da Great Scoutmaster welcome him home. Beavah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattlePioneer Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 What kind of BSA recognition award should this man receive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBob Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Agree with all the sound and responsible sentiments above. So I apologize for proposing a new merit badge: Gang Tackling Psychos. Could we make it a subcategory of whittlin chip? "First, open your Swiss Army Knife..." I wonder if Anderson was wearing his class A uniform, which may have made him a target for someone intimidated by authority... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83Eagle Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 If you have to apologize for a comment before you say it, maybe you just shouldn't say it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel Magwitch Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Senseless, tragic, sad. The world has lost a Scouting treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemlaw Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Mr. Anderson was also a ham radio operator, and I also saw this at a number of radio sites: http://www.arrl.org/news/scoutmaster-arthur-anderson-w9wph-stabbed-to-death-on-hiking-trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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