Austin Vantrease wants to know all about you if you donated to his victim! Remember a few days ago when I said you almost certainly will be personally offended by Austin Vantrease? At that time I promised to share this with you when the timing is right. Well, it’s time! An article broke on the front pages of West Virginia news this morning that does it for me. Hold on to your hats, folks!
The article’s link will follow, but let me give you the gist (from my opinion). Austin Vantrease believes his obligation to my son is reduced by the amount contributed by anyone and everyone since the night he brutally beat him. In effect, the premise is any financial judgement from the pending civil suit should be offset by community goodwill.
Obviously, I disagree. Strongly.
I believe we will win. West Virginia case-law is clearly in our favor, but one thing I know about our legal system is… I don’t know everything about our legal system. Perhaps there is some obscure loophole? Maybe a remedy is to give this information to the court (but not the defendants) if it comes into play. My issue is more along the lines of How Dare You! This is remorse? This is accountability?
No, to me, this is classless. Something that seems to be a family value (again, opinion).
<via wvdoc> Is this the type of person you would voluntarily give your personal information?
You should know, I will protect your information until I’ve exhausted every court that will listen to me. Sue is afraid I might even go to jail to protect it, in contempt of court. I won’t comment on that, other than to say I never compromise on my principles and morals.
I learned early on — from the instant I found out about the attackers running and hiding — that “doing the right thing” is not expected. In this case, the right thing to do (yes, opinion… again) is just knock it off, for pity sake. Eh, I guess some violent offenders will never learn. Just when I think a felon can’t look any worse, stuff like this happens.
Who’s giving him this advice, anyhow? Sheesh.
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Diviney Donor Info Requested
Attorney Asks for Names, Addresses of Supporters
BY BRANDY BRUBAKER The Dominion Post
Austin Vantrease’s attorney wants the name and address of every person who has ever made a donation toward Ryan Diviney’s care.
So far, Diviney’s attorneys are refusing to hand over the names — saying they don’t think personal information of donors should be in the hands of Vantrease, a prison inmate and convicted felon.
[Continue Reading Article] at the Dominion Post website.——
Please! Don’t stop donating while this nonsense is resolved. If you are more comfortable (and trust me as an honest person), you can even just send a personal check in my name. I’ll know its intent and will see to it that it’s properly spent! Which reminds me, the De-Clutter for the Divineys event this weekend is no longer considered a fundraiser for the Ryan’s Special Needs Trust Fund. Let’s just say it is a non-deductable gift to the us, the Diviney family, that can be used at our discretion.
I beg of you to share my post today on Facebook (just click the button immediately below). I want everyone to know what type of person and family we are dealing with here! Please read the passage at the top of this page… We Must Interfere!
Update, 10/25/2012: The Federal Court ruled. Read about it here.
Go ahead and give him my address, he won’t step 2 feet on our property 😉
Not that this guy has any kind of right to such information…I would suggest boldly advocating the opposition to what is clearly evil. Such a vicious attack cannot stand and his punishment will not be limited to the legal ramifications levied on this Earth.
No, that list should be given to that lowlife!!!…the scum then should be ordered to repay them for their kindness…something this slug would know nothing about!!!!
If, for some sickening reason, he does get this motion granted, is that a cause for the donors to file a suit against him? Just sayin’… Watch out for Karma Mr. Vantrease, I hear it’s a real bitch! (My opinion)
scum. that is all i will say about that. he does not deserve to see the light of day again for his actions.. i will hold my tongue after that comment.
It’s truly outrageous that this criminal uses his money to pay a lawyer to file ridiculous petitions…it just validates my belief that he only cares about himself and will never own up to what he did and all the lives he destroyed. He belongs in prison forever.
agreed it is ridiculous… but going to jail over it would serve no purpose, and help no one. I’m with Sue
Why does that sicko Vantrease have the rights to do anything!! He is a Prisoner In Prison!!! Disgusting’!!!
Malarkey. If they make you do this, they will violate our civil right four different ways…and I for one, will get my attorney involved. Stay strong!! We are behind you alllll the way!
Are you F-ing kidding me??????????? Beyond despicable! I am completely outraged!!!
Infuriating!!
This is terrible!
Are we able to do a letter campaign for this??? This is absolutely RIDICULOUS and yet another perfect example of how much he hasn’t taken responsibility for his actions! Completely horrid person he is.
Stay strong Divineys! Let us know how best we can help!
No. Not for this. But I tell you this, win or lose, this will come back to haunt his character for a long, long time. You can bet your life on that!
More than ridiculous and disgusting
Disgusting!!
Hopefully the judge (s) realize this is utterly ridiculous. Can’t wait to hear.
WOW! They are just BEYOND ridiculous. That is completely unbelievable that an ATTORNEY would think this is acceptable!
Stay strong Team Diviney!
Wow! This is truly something. I haven’t donated yet, but I’m considering it. Even if my info has to be handed over…that’s fine. I’m not scared. In Texas, we have guns.
Vermin. Filth. This is a bottom-dwelling attorney representing the dregs of society. I hope May’s attorney has a little more class. Unless I’m wrong, at least his counsel has not stooped this low. Wow. Just wow. The nerve of some people!
David J., you can say THAT again! Totally laughable world these days with requests like this. Pay your dues. And your debts. Pay your respects. Everbody tells you. . You pay for what you get.
Im not going to stop my donations just because of these rumors of my information getting out to this scumbag. Who cares? Not like my information will rest high above the clouds with no restrictions. Television you bounce from the world. And while I spend these hours
Five senses reeling,I laugh about this world in my satellite eyes.
Satellite in my eyes
Like a diamond in the sky
How i wonder.
Satellite strung from the moon
And the world your balloon
Peeping tom for the mother station
All AVT did was add another chapter to his sordid tale
What a powerful yet moving quote Paula. Inspirational to all of us to follow our dreams. There are much bigger things out in the world to be worrying about.
Can’t get this off my mind.
Hey Austin, all the lawyers who are taking your parents money, and all involved in the lawsuit, and the harrassment of the Diviney family…. I LIVE IN MARYLAND. No potential here to be on a WV jury. But even if you change to another county, state, or even country, there will be no sympathy for your actions. No judge, jury or other caring human would see your reasoning for taking the small amount of donated money or care items and put that towards what your share of the judgement would be.
Your coldness and cowardness as humans reminds me of the people in the Middle East who last week on 9/11 drug our Ambassador through the street tortured and sodomized him then killed him. What kind of people are you? Ken and Sue look at Ryan 24/7, don’t you see his pictures, what if that were your son? You are torturing the Diviney family with your constantly trying to duck responsibility! Haven’t your children already done enough torture to the family, with what they did to Ryan. Why do you continue the action?
Well stated, Anna. It’s truly stomach turning.
Now that I read the information it seems that Vantrease’s lawyers want to find out if witnesses to Ryan’s attack or juror’s who sat for the trial or potential jurior’s for any future trials by jury have given money or currently giving money for Ryan’s care.
Then they are interested to see if any money given can offset what Vantrease needs to pay in the future.
I can’t see how a case like that can be heard and approved. If any money can be offset for past and present care it is the future care that will still drastically effect Vantrease. Either way it would be to Vantrease’s benefit and his families benefit to spend their hard earned money on Ryan. I am sure that any fraction of money would be gratefully received. What ever does happen still doesn’t deny that Austin will be locked up for the next 10 years and who know’s what the future holds in terms of recidivism. In the meantime I will pray for Austin and his family that they will be moved by God’s compassionate love and offer to Ryan some compassionate allowance.
I’m shocked but yet not. After reading article, I think this is more an attempt to stifle support for the Divineys through intimidation. Imagine, the fear/concern by donors that the other party could possibly hold their personal information? Since they’ve been unsuccessful shutting down this site, they’re now attempting to affect its relevance in the internet world. What better way to help Austins deeds being eliminated on page one of engine search. I’m sickened that they continue their asinine argument that an argument regarding baseball justifies Ryan being punched and kicked in the head. What’s next, asking the court for IP address of posters to make sure no posters end up on the jury?!? Good work Vantrease, great info for next years parole. This is just additional information(proof) that Austin has absolutely no remorse for his actions nor does his ‘support’ system. They are truly pathetic people.
What a worthless POS. I can’t wait until the Karma bus plows through the entire Vantrease clan and their legal counsel. Geez.
Glad your readership was up! This news should be spread, shows the type of people who are harassing you.
This certainly made conversation last night in our neighborhood after the monthly community meeting. People always ask how my son and his friend Ryan who was beaten are doing. Some friends had seen it on my facebook posted to spread. Good people are certainly taken back with this news. Friends ask, Who are these kids? Where are they from? What kind of parents would have a law suit like that? Why?
I always remind them of the names of the boys involved and that they are from the Newark, DE area just in case anyone runs into them while vacationing in Rehoboth or BB. Just think parents of all the thugs involved….what you have spent on lawyers for these stupid ideas could have gone to Ryans care. Instead, you are digging the hole of shame for your family name deeper, racking up lawyer fees and still owing debt to Ryan.
Sure, if he shows up in person, I’ll give out my information.
Good one, Larry!!
Wow, this guy, his family and attorney are bottom dwellars. They are the worst of worst. What next a book deal? Movie deal?
Burn in Hell, Vantrease.
You are amazing, too, Ken. So glad you didn’t choose to keep this from us. It would have been easy, since many of us wouldn’t have seen the newspaper article. Only the weather cooled me down today, and there are many others who feel as I do. When will they ever stop stirring that hellish pot? Where the heck does one buy eye of newt and toe of frog these days — or scale of dragon, for cryin’ out loud? !! May justice and right prevail!
I object to having our personal information distributed too. Unbeleivable and a classless ploy by their legal team. Very weak.
Just looked up the phrase low-life scumbags in the dictionary and found the Vantrese family photo.
They just don’t stop do they? For the first time in his life AVT needs to be held accountable for what he did. These people obviously have no soul. Still here Ryan, always and forever. Love you!!
Long time reader, though I don’t often comment. But WOW. Just WOW. WTF???? How does his attorney sleep? Shocking, beyond shocking. Still praying for Ryan and I WILL write another letter if you need the help.
This is a new low AVT…didn’t know it was possible.
Ken, What the @##^ is this ? Never in my many years have I ever heard of such a thing being done. This is the WORST!!!!!!!!!! He caused enough heartache and how low can you go to think our donations should be given as his restitution .Makes me sick…CANNOT believe any court would rule in favor of this!!! We will all keep believing in our Justice system unless we see otherwise .I pray to God we won’t Hang in there Ken .Help for Ryan will not END
He doesn’t understand that what he did will be with him for the rest of his life.
When Vantrease does get out of prison I would think that sooner or later he will need a job. Maybe he will try to dodge his responsibility by trying to attend a college. Now I wonder who would ever hire such a person. Or who would allow such a person onto any college campus. No matter where this man goes in the USA one simple search on his name will do him in. Why the guy doesn’t get a prison job and start to heal I can’t understand. I worry about the anger this guy must have building within him. And I would guess is shared with his parents. We should pray for them.
Please keep sharing this post. It’s not even 4:30 in the afternoon and readership just hit a new all-time high! All of you are so amazing.
Unbelievable! Makes me want to keep on giving even more, and I will!
So do we charge Vantrease with our time then?? My time is very expensive!
Yes, I’m disgusted by them!!!!!! I’m sorry you have to deal with that, too, Ken!
That is crazy! I doubt he could earn the difference between what has been raised and what it has cost to provide all of this care even if he intended to do it. As a society we pay to support law enforcement, court systems, insurance premiums, even to support holding prisoners. Some choose to donate over and above all that to help a family with an unbelievable burden. Enough of adding on to the burden!
Jennifer, I like that! Vantrease, get the lead out and get a prison job, and tell your folks to stop paying lawyers for frivolous lawsuits and pay Ryan what YOU owe!! I am so angry — No, I’m mad! Mad as hell! There are no words… …! Grrrrrrr! WE WON’T THREATEN, BUT WE’LL PROMISE — YOU WILL NEVER SEE ONE CENT OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD RYAN’S CARE GO TOWARD WHAT YOU OWE, VANTREASE, SO PAY UP!
Donors could actually file an injunction as a violation of their security and privacy. When donations were made, it was made without the knowledge that the information would be shared with a third party. I would definetly consider this a violation of personally identifiable information and do not think a court would ever hold it up. But worse case scenario, def file a class action suit to prevent it
Excellent advice! Let me look into this with some legal counsel. If we don’t get the expected favorable ruling, I will make sure all know what to do next.
Insult to injury, plain and simple. I am so angry that Austin, his family, and his lawyers would stoop to such a low. What horrible people; the whole lot!
On second thought, this is nothing but harassment and bullying. I believe this is just another tactic of intimidation. Nothing good will come from this request. Our legal system may be flawed but I truly believe that no Judge in his/her right mind would turn over names and addresses of folks that have donated to Ryan’s care, especially to a convicted felon.
Good point, Gloria. That seems to be their stock in trade — bullying and trying to intimidate. Notice I said “trying”
That’s appalling.
I’m wondering if a letter writing campaign to the judge reviewing this “request” needs to start immediately!!
Shame, Shame, Shame! Shame on Ms. Heather Noel and Austin Vantrease. The only positive from this BS is when he comes up for parole next year the board will see that AGAIN he is not accountable or remorseful. And oh, by the way “Phillies Suck”
After reading what attys Noel et al wrote in “defense” of their convicted felon client – it is MY OPINION that I now completely understand why many people HAVE THE OPINION THAT certain attorneys give the legal profession a bad name.
Q: What do you call 1,000 crooked lawyers at the bottom of the Monongahela River?
A: A good start!
Bwaaaahaaaa!
We should all attend court and at the appropriate moment stand and identify ourselves as “contributors”. There is safety, and power, in numbers!
That is craziness… reposted! Hang there!
Wow! WTF??
The little bit of help the Diviney family has recieved probably does not even cover the original bill from the hospital in Morgantown, WV when Ryan was attacked. It costs thousands of dollars a day to be in an Intensive Care Unit. Ryan was in the ICU for a long time and underwent several surgeries. Operating rooms charge by the minute for time. If insurance pays 80%, leaving the Divineys to pay 20% of the balance that is still thousands and thousands of dollars. We have not even gone to the cost of airplane transportation, Atlanta, or other rehab facilities, Johns Hopkins travels, eye surgeries…..etc.
Austin Vantrease, Jon May and the others involved should be thankful they are not charged with murder! Instead of harassing the Diviney family they need to get jobs and own up the their responsibility!
Austin, Jon, and others involved…GET A JOB, show some remorse, stop being ****s! Society as a whole is against your behavior!
This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read! If anyone ever had any doubt that Austin Vantrease is a complete scumbug, then this should put their minds at ease.
Well said Jennifer!
Is there no end to what this low-life will stoop to? People are trying to help care for the results of his cowardly actions. Any restitution that he would make (highly doubtful)should be assigned to the family directly to “compensate “(what a hollow word) for his actions. Had he not acted in such a reckless and evil manner,there would have been no need for any of the help that the Divineys have had to ask for. It is beyond me how Van Trease can still seemingly not understand that this whole situation was created solely by his actions.
oh my gosh. Unbelievable. No other words. VanTrease people, please stop. Just stop.
Un-freakin-believable… No, Austin, the generosity and goodwill of Team Diviney are meant to benefit Ryan and his family, not you and yours. Get your own team of supporters, and good luck with that.
Any donations you have thus far received are just a drop in the bucket compared to the astronomical, ongoing, probably lifelong costs you will have to sustain as a result of Ryan’s attack. Vantrease should have to pay big. Under no circumstances should he be able to get away with not paying dearly–the costs have not been and will not be defrayed. Who decides these things, Ken? Whom can we write to?
I’m so angry I could spit! Unfortunately we see time and time again that these people have no sense of right and wrong, no sense of RESPONSIBILITY at all! I wish I could SHAKE some sense into them.
Seriously???
DONE.
Team Diviney is stuck like glue,
And our God’s on our side, too.
You know, this is just my opinion, but this is part of what is wrong with our justice system. The convicted felon has too much time on their hands. Don’t we have ditches that need digging? Honestly, if I were a judge I would tell him “i’m glad you mentioned it. In addition to your responsibility to Ryan, you now are responsible for repaying every individual that has sent money. After all, they have picked up your slack. And by the way, their generosity does not diminish your responsibility!”
p.s. I feel AVT is a threat to the safety and well being of our community. I’ve always been concerned for the welfare of your family, Ken, and now I’m concerned about the well being of Ryan’s many supporters.
The attorney wants our ADDRESSES??? I am praying the judge tells he/she/it to go pound sand!!
I am stunned and disgusted with both the lawyer and Van Trease. Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so inappropriate, but I feel the need to say it anyway. Tucker and Duke are two of the cutest members of Team Diviney. I had the honor to help clean up after them outside, as this was the absolute last thing Ken and Sue needed to worry about. This was one of my “donations”. If you can get me their attorney’s name I will kindly deliver a large bag of my donation to their front door. Two dogs, twice as much donation:)
I cannot believe his attorneys are not absolutely appalled at representing such a coward. Much love to you Ryan, Ken, Sue, Kari, Duke and Tucker!
@ Jen — love it!!!
This is simply ridiculous. What a scumbag.
Jesus said the poor will always be with us. Jo said, the crazy-makers will, too!
Done. God bless you as always.
“Obviously, I disagree. Strongly.” “Nonesense.” “Just when I think a felon can’t look any worse, stuff like this happens.” How very alike we are! Just sayin,’ to quote Ellen.
It’s “stuff like this” from people like “them” that makes every attempt to make people like “us” crazy! It will never happen as long as we stick together, and this we shall! So take that, you dreadful crazy-makers!
Done.
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. I do not know the laws pertaining to this, but cannot fathom that any court in their right mind would allow this to happen. The absolute idiocy of that piece of scum is unbelievable. Much love to Ryan and your entire family, Ken.
This is crazy. Please tell me that felon can not get ahold of personal information of people who have helped out of the goodness of their hearts – and that he is trying to say that he should not be responsible for paying full restitution because concerned citizens pay is beyond. I’m in complete shock and utter dismay at this. Please please please let the legal system show just how WRONG this is. I am simply beyond.
Please share this post with your FaceBook friends. We need to call out this type of behavior and classlessness!
And I thought we had seen the bottom the the rock that he crawled out from under. Stay strong Ken and Sue.