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(showing 1 of 5 photos)TUCSON — A law school student and former beauty queen who has posed for a racy calendar while brandishing a weapon has been accused of kidnapping, biting and threatening a former boyfriend with a handgun.
Kumari Fulbright, 25, who is midway through her second year in law school, faces a long prison term if convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated assault.
Fulbright, who competed for the Miss Arizona title in 2005 and 2006, recently completed a semester-long unpaid stint clerking for a federal judge, U.S. District Judge Raner Collins, his office said. She also poses wearing a shiny black bikini in a 2008 calendar that features women holding guns.
In the Dec. 18 indictment, Fulbright is accused of holding and torturing her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend in early December with the help of three other men, including another man she had previously dated.
Authorities think the dispute began because the ex-boyfriend was believed to have stolen jewlery given to Fulbright by the former beau suspected of helping in the attack.
Fulbright invited the man to her apartment, then excused herself to shower, said police spokesman Sgt. Fabian Pacheco. Then two men showed up and bound him with plastic ties and duct tape, accused him of taking the jewelry, and threatened to shoot him with pistols, Pacheco said.
When Fulbright finished her shower, she allegedly bit the man on his forearm, right hand and ear, held a butcher knife to his head, and told him she was going to kill him.
Authorities said the man was taken to another home, where the assault continued, then taken back to Fulbright's house, where she guarded him with a gun.
The man finally managed to free a hand and grabbed the gun, which discharged but hit no one, authorities said. As their struggle spilled outside, the man screamed for help, then ran to a home down the block, while Fulbright returned to her apartment, Pacheo said.
"He has some bite marks on him, evident and consistent with his account, and his hands were red and swollen, consistent with someone who had been tied up," Pacheco said.
A police complaint said the suspects stole the victim's wallet, money clip with $500 to $600, and his cell phone and briefcase.
Fulbright's phone is out of service and her apartment was unoccupied Wednesday, without any furniture. Efforts also were made to contact her through MySpace.com.
Tucson police also are seeking to serve her former boyfriend, Robert Ergonis, 44, and his brother, Michael Ergonis, 46, with arrest warrants charging them with kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault, but believe they may have fled the country. Telephone numbers for the brothers were not listed.
Larry Hammond, 40, who was indicted with Fulbright, remains jailed under $50,000 bond, but Fulbright was freed after arranging to have a similar bond posted. Officials at the Pima County jail were unable to provide the name of Hammond's attorney late Wednesday.
Calls to Fulbright's attorney, Thomas Hartzell, and to the Miss Pima County pageant, which Fulbright won in 2005, were not returned. She also was selected Miss Desert Sun in 2006.
A spokeswoman for the University of Arizona, where Fulbright attends, said it was premature to talk about what could occur in terms of discipline. She and other faculty members declined further comment, citing student privacy.
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They should have put the second image first!
Most terrifying front-page picture ever.
Good lord what a trainwreck. Looks like an audition shot for Faces of Meth. Or maybe a foretelling of a candid shot of Hillary after tomorrow night.
Do not want.
That's what I like to see: A nice relevant phone call.
Better than
Whoa getting very high tech now I see.
That picture is utterly disturbing I agree the second id much better. Jeez putting that picture on the front page should be punishment enough.
Yeah, but why are we being punished?
She looks so unhappy.
That's a funny mug shot. Haha! It is better than the mugshots at The Smoking Gun
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/index.html
After I read the story, I sat here for a few minutes just looking at her picture. I really wanted to say something witty, or profound. I came up with nothing. I don't know what to say....her picture says it all.
Beauty Queen? Really? I had a good chuckle at the mug shot. The story was interesting, also. Hope they catch the other two. How awful!
...uhm, are there any more pictures of her floating around the ether?
Google
What? The beauty is the beast!
Miss SCARIZONA!
See what I did there?
I dont understand the "sheet" theme going on in the pictures.
Can anyone help me out?
I think the sheet is some sort of religious clothing. No it is simply a bed sheet given by an EMT to someone who needs to get warm or just cover up. People get arrested in various disarray, rips and missing clothing.
Oh and I would steer clear of Robert Ergonis (pic 4) - he looks like Calibos from Clash of the Titans - yikes!
I can't think of what to say. She's on break too it sounds like.
just say no to crack.
I'm pretty sure I dated her mother...geez the 60's were such a blur.
To Wizeguy: Yeah, you did. I remember you both. ......or do I......yeah, you're right the 60s,...hey, right through to the present...all a blur.
It's so very sad when people who seem to have so much going for them, train-wreck like this. I can't help but think of that astronaut who cracked up when her boyfriend found a new squeeze. What else was going on in their lives that lead to this end? Where were her friends and family? OK, she's probably guilty of all charges, but on a human level you just have to feel sorry for her.
I don't know. If she's gulty, they'd find her innocent in Santa Clara County. Besides, she's smart, hot, able, and what about innocent before proven gulty besides? That's not everything, but hopefully, justice will prevail.
P.S. Jack Nicholsan's "take a man; take away reason and accountability, and you have a woman" also comes to mind.
I don't know about the "hot" or "smart" bit. From either photo, she is weird lookin' and if she were smart, she would've never pulled a stunt like this. I'm sure a forensic comparison between the victims bitemarks and her dental records would be all that was needed to make the charges stick. I don't care who you are, if you're going to be an a-hole you should have to pay for it.
I got assaulted with a deadly weapon last year, stabbed in the back with a small, shank-like, Phillip's head screwdriver and beat up, but the DA again didn't file charges here in Santa Clara County. I had pictures and the emergency-room visit, and one even had multiple warrants for his arrest out anyway. I don't see what I want about it, not with our legal and court system here at least. Only God knows whether they'll get justice in Tucson!
That is a travesty of justice right there. How in the hell did the DA figure charges shouldn't be filed?!? Isn't there anything else you could do? Take it to a higher court? The justice in this country just stinks. Sorry to hear about that!
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office did not file charges because they said they didn't think they could win the case. That's a clear case of a lack of ethics. Here's one article I wrote about it last month. It's also a clear lack of ethics for a DA not to file charges because he doesn't think he can win a case. It also involved violence again, and it sounds more violent than what Kumari Fulbright's accused of actually doing. Here's another article I wrote in September where I cite authoritative claims about how ethics dictate prosecutors should pursue a case even if they don't think they can win. However, one witness also criticized San Jose Police the other day, claiming they didn't even question him about the attack.
If it makes you feel any better Vincent, I know someone in Boston who was sucker punched from behind for not handing over a slice of pizza to three juveniles and then held to the ground while one pulled out a straight edge razor and went for his jugular. He instinctively cringed his chin to his neck so instead of the jugular they took the razor to his face and sliced it up like a jigsaw puzzle.
This was in daylight with witnesses. They managed to get an ambulance to the scene and he not only survived but had several hundred stitches and massive reconstructive surgery. You can't even tell he was a centimeter from death today.
The Boston Police apprehended the three. They were all juveniles with prior arrest warrants out on them. The police suggested they prosecute on charges of mayhem since they carry 20 years and attempted murder is difficult to prove.
After a few weeks of hearing nothing, the police said neither they nor the district attorney is willing to press criminal charges against the individuals even though they were all apprehended and that if he wanted recourse he should consider filing a civil suit for damages. Of course, these were kids from the projects with absolutely no net worth.
Oh the justice system.
Go figure, Bandit! Yeah, I don't like it!