Austin Vantrease is a monster to me. How could I feel otherwise about a violent felon that kicked the existence out of my son? Turns out he’s a scumbag too. An all-around bad person… to the core. One who is not able to control impulses. One who doesn’t consider the consequences of actions.
Sex, Drugs, and Shoes…
Why do I think this way about him? Well, he deserves it and I’ll tell you why I believe so.
Amazingly, Vantrease can’t seem to control himself in any situation. Even while under the strictest of supervision. In other words, he continued to misbehave while in prison. At the parole hearing we learned that Vantrease got his ass in hot water at least four times… just this calendar year (since January)!
The Parole Board specifically grilled him on three of these (but made no mention of the fourth):
- Sex. Pornography is strictly forbidden in prison. This didn’t stop Vantrease! He was caught red-handed. No word on what the other hand was up to. A female guard actually caught him in the act. When she asked him to turn it over do you know what he did? He ripped it up because he was “afraid of being caught”. Isn’t this reaction so typical of him? I’m guessing that since he neither had a dumpster to hide behind (like he did after beating my son) nor could run to his mommy that he thought tearing up his paper boyfriend/girlfriend was his way out of it.
- Drugs. Drugs are strictly forbidden in prison. This didn’t stop Vantrease! When his cell was searched the guards found several “white pills” (one was cut in half). At first I wondered (and considered asking) what these drugs where, but decided it really didn’t matter. Let’s face it, unless he’s a complete idiot, I seriously doubt he’d be hiding something like aspirin or ibuprofen; since those are readily available to him from the infirmary.
- Shoes. Throwing an object from a cell is strictly forbidden in prison. Throwing them toward a guard is worse. This didn’t stop Vantrease! It seems a guard didn’t take to kindly to a shoe flying out of Vantrease’s cell at him. Vantrease called his shoe-throwing behavior as “horsing-around”.
Here’s what I just can’t reconcile when it comes to punishment and justice: Any one of these infractions would be cause to send him back to prison — to complete his full 10 year sentence — while he is free on parole, but not so to keep him in. Why is this so? No one should blame the Parole Board since, by the time they learned of these violations, it was too late. This needed action when it happened; under the Warden’s discretion, I’d surmise.
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Austin Vantrease [via wvdoc.com]. Paroled 07/14/14 to parents (Bob & Gale Vantrease) in Newark, DE.
My Way of Thinking…
Is there anyone who still doubts that Austin Vantrease simply is unable to control his impulses? Even when his freedom is a stake! He lacks both hindsight and foresight. He is oblivious to the consequences of his actions.
As for pornography, personally I’m not opposed to it. Except when it crosses the line (e.g., children, animals, rape, etc.), that is. That’s not my point when it comes to Vantrease either. What concerns me is that he continues to willingly risk so much… for so little. Years of freedom were at stake for him to satisfy a momentary impulse. A sexual impulse as it were, which is extremely alarming!
When I see someone — who has everything to lose — continue to engage in self-destructive behavior, am I wrong in assuming a deeper psychological issue?
Aren’t these the exact signs of what psychologists call “narcissism,” perhaps? The exact Narcissistic sub-classification is more difficult to define, given the breadth, but I’d think it’d fall in — and among — these four: situational narcissism, aggressive narcissism, sexual narcissism, or destructive narcissism.
Isn’t this the same behavior observed from those who believe they are above the rules? As for Vantrease, clearly he should know that what he’s doing is wrong. Hell, he’s been busted before… as I’ll explain in a bit. Maybe that just makes it even more exciting? Many say it’s comparable to a drug addict or gambler who keeps escalating their activity. Basically, the greater the risk, the greater the reward.
I’m not sure if I ever shared another of his violations that occurred earlier in his incarceration. This is the one I referred to earlier where he was busted. As I recall, it happened before his transfer from the local jails into the prison system. So, that means it was sometime in the first two years. That makes sense too because female inmates were at the same facility. I’m not clear on the exact details, but his behavior toward them concerned a guard enough to formally document it.
To me, it’s not much of a reach to act on this impulse in a more destructive way. Especially when free on parole. I, for one, would be telling my daughter to keep plenty of distance. Be clear, I am not calling anyone a sexual predator, but that way of thinking should be concerning to all of us. Especially given this type of violent character.
Now that I think of it, the same behavior fits this pattern when it comes to the drugs and shoe-throwing… and kicking an unresponsive person in the head, for that matter.
Then again, maybe I’m over-thinking it.
Perhaps he’s just a dick?
For now, I just have one thing to say, Welcome to society, Scumbag!
Pray for you Ryan!
Truly sad. Not only for what occurred, but what is occurring. As much as I agree that punishment is deserved in this situation….I can only hope that the forgiveness, or at the very least solace, is eventually achieved for the Diviney’s. Living with hatred and animosity is no way to live. I’m sure it can power one through the beginning of tragedy, but eventually that hate will take its toll. Prayers go out to them.
I will say this: it is sad to see people wishing more negativity on others. I for one hope that Austin has learned his lesson, and what a brutal lesson it is to learn. and I hope he lives with regret and remorse for the rest of his life. He deserves that for sure. I hope he never forgets what he did to Ryan. I hope it burns a hole in his heart and his mind forever. BUT, i hope he uses that to effect positive change. I believe wishing harm on him does no one any good.
Austin VanSleeze is an immature asshat. I read this and as a parent, Im sitting here thinking, “At what age did each of my three sons learn to stop throwing items at people?” In my best recollection, I would say somewhere around two or three.
And WHY did they stop? Because they learned that every action has a consequence! Be it a positive consequence or a painful one, they learned that mama would hold their arse to the fire when need be.
And as weve seen, THIS. is precisely what the VanSleeze family lacks!! Accountability, retribution, a sense of moral right and wrong. As such, its only a matter of time until that asshat ends up back in prison. I just pray it isnt at the expense of another young, promising life and an innocent family.
“He was a child who made a very big mistake that unfortunately more-or-less cost someone their life.”
Wrong Julie, he was an ADULT that made a choice, he chose brutality instead of walking away, he chose to be cowardly instead of calling an ambulance, and he chose to be a monster that night. As an ADULT he made the choice to kick Ryan after he already was on the ground battered and broken. I find your self-righteousness to be extremely misguided, Ryan wasn’t “injured”. Ryan is basically in living purgatory because of the devastation from his attackers, just listen to how his sister describes him now if you actually read what she posts.
On the other hand those people wishing for Karma should know that it doesn’t exist. People don’t get what they DESERVE they get what they get it’s simply Murphy’s law. The child dying at a very young age of cancer, the brutal dictator who kills his own people yet lives lavishly, or the criminal Austin Vanatreaese who beats a man to within an inch of his life and gets paroled in 4 years for what was basically murder.Karma won’t take care of this, but maybe your love and prayers may ease the pain of those who have suffered in this terrible tragedy.
I’m so excited for him to screw up & go back to prison! Scumbag? More like MONSTER.
Can’t wait to watch his despicable family squirm when the worthless maggot gets busted.
You are always in our prayers.
He’s definitely a dick!
The Divineys are one strong family. Heres hoping that they get the justice that they seek and deserve. May God be with the Divineys.
The amount of hate and ugliness on this page is staggering. A page that I joined originally because it was supposed to be for encouragement & prayer & support of a person who was injured in an awful tragedy. Turns out, this is just a page to hate & spread hate about Austin Vantrease. How dare you use the word prayer in a sentence that is followed by wishing failure or physical harm on someone. All of you. You can give love and show support without being so negative and virtually terrorizing a family on social media. I’m going to pray that you all have a change of heart and can learn to forgive him. He was a child who made a very big mistake that unfortunately more-or-less cost someone their life. The tables just as easily could have been turned. It could have been any of our sons, brothers, friends or family members. Austin is a person. He has a mother. A mother who did nothing wrong and surely does not deserve this continued harassment from you people. People make mistakes and I am sorry that your son has to continually pay for a mistake made by someone else. However, you are not God & you do not know what is inside the heart of Austin Vantrease. So while you pray that he does this again so that you can wave your hands in the air and say “see! I told you so!” & while you sit and pray for any opportunity to tear him apart…I’m going to pray for him too. I’m going to pray that he has learned from his mistakes and that he takes this second chance in life and makes something great out of it. I’m going to pray that somehow, some good can eventually come from this whole situation. Because as we are taught as children; two wrongs don’t make a right. & hate cannot drive out hate. You are being hateful and wrong. And the hate makes you just as bad as you claim Austin Vantrease to be.
Julie, Austin didn’t “more or less” cost someone their life, he DID cost Ryan the life he was living. Ryan also has a mother, a mother who does not deserve the daily “harassment” that Austin has thrown at her because he chose to kick her defenseless son in the head. The only family terrorized in this situation is the Diviney family. Imagine how terrorized they were as they drove that night to Morgantown to see their son, or how terrorized they were in their initial sight If Ryan after his attack. How about the many terrorizing nights as he lay in hospitals fighting for his life? You have your facts wrong Julie. Austin’s heart has shown no remorse, he has paid minimal restitution and his family has supported and made excuses for his delinquent behavior since the night of the assault. I do hope you are right though and Austin makes something great out of his second chance. I pray he starts by paying his financial debt to the Diviney family. This is the one way we will be able to see what is really in his heart, paying off his financial obligation to the Divineys for the enormous burden he has put upon them. Jon May has shown what is in his heart…ZERO remorse, let’s see what is in Austin’s…….
I felt it was necessary to say “more or less” because if I had said that Austin’s careless actions cost Ryan his life, I didn’t want it to be offensive to anyone because his “life” was taken away but he is technically still ALIVE. If that makes any sense? It was my attempt at acknowledging that he is still here on this earth and able to receive love. With that explained…..yes, all we can do is wait and see what happens with Austin. I just don’t think that hate is healthy and we should all be praying for good things to happen rather than bad.
Ken, Kari & the family have every RIGHT to be angry. Their son/brother was taken from them by a couple of vicious, cowardly THUGS who seem to be utterly amoral, w/amoral families. There’re no right/wrong emotions, right/wrong way to grieve. Dr. Kubler-Ross herself said that. I’m sure they go through every emotion imaginable every day. The Divney family have the right to be angry, betrayed, any emotion humanly imaginable. We need to be SUPPORTIVE.
I’ve tried to say this in my postings if I’m aware my clarity gets lost in my verbiage–a curse since high school. My husband is my antithesis, would make Calvin Coolidge loquacious. Yes, we’re a Gay male couple, together 34 years, legally married 3 years August 6!)
I only hope, Ken, you do turn to the local Brain Injury Association and/or Independent Living Center. They can help you with planning for Ryan’s future as well as, perhaps, respite services.
This could happen to any of us. We’re all “Temporarily Able Bodied People.” Anger is a natural part of the grieving process and the Divneys HAVE suffered a loss. They have every right to be angry, feel betrayed by a screwed up criminal justice system, where drugs & sex crimes can put someone away for life but you leave someone permanently disabled & you get slapped on the wrist.
Austin most likely WILL reoffend. We all need to be careful not to gloat. Just hope this time, he gets the book thrown at him. If he could commit such a brutal, cowardly act, he is utterly amoral & with a family of apologists, his reoffending & incarceration are a given.
God bless, Ryan, Ken & family. Take comfort that someday GOD will render HIS justice from which there is no appeal. Ryan will be made whole in Christ and you all will be reunited in heaven. There is evil in this world. We must counter it by good, love.
PK & Tim
Cupcake, You couldn’t be any more offensive to the Diviney family than Austin Vantrease and Jonathan May have already been. “Killing” ones loved one is about offensive as you can get.
Also….the only “good” thing left to happen in this situation barring a miracle for Ryan is that Jon May and Austin Vantrease start paying their court ordered restitution. The Diviney family has what we all have, a mortgage, utility bills, food bills, insurance bills….but thanks to these two fine baseball fans they have “to infinity and beyond” medical bills.
It’s hard to show anything but contempt and hatred for these two boys and their families as they continually give the Diviney family the finger by refusing to accept the responsibility for their actions and refuse to start paying restitution.
Only when you become a crime victim will you understand Cupcake, have a blessed day.
Anna, care to take a guess at where Julie (a.k.a. “Cupcake) is from? You guessed it if you said from the same area as the attackers… Delaware.
I don’t know what my home state has to do with anything especially since I do not personally know anyone involved in this whole tragedy. Also I’d like to say that my comment was NEVER meant as an attack on a grieving family. I hope it was not taken that way. It was simply me commenting on what I’ve observed on this page. I don’t think that hate and anger will be helpful to anyone in this situation. So I’m praying for the opposite.
Julie, your moral compass is broken and your spirituality is questionable. How dare YOU come here and spout your misguided b.s.? Unreal.
Did you actually READ what I wrote? Maybe you should read it again. Because I’m positive that anyone could see that my “moral compass” is pointing directly where it should be. I appreciate your misguided bs & judgement though. Hope you have a blessed day!
He will be back in jail on no time. Once a scumbag always a scumbag. Just hope it’s not at the expense if another innocent victim. Karma will get you every time. I often struggle with the bad things that happen to good people like the Divineys. It makes me question my faith in humanity.
I still can’t believe he was paroled. It’s sickening! I know there are some prisons letting some go because of “over-population” but this scum? No! Just no! He obviously feels no remorse or “learned his lesson” after having atleast 4 more infractions so why why why did they let him go?! It doesn’t make sense.
So dangerous. Too bad another family will have to suffer before he’s locked up for good.
I “like” what you had to say but just the thought of him being out is sickening….. This guy’s life will hopefully never be the same….
Dirt bag after what he did and they turn him loose to do it to another family
Smh… Don’t understand why he was paroled. He will probably recommit and ruin other lives. Thoughts and prayers for your family.
DICK
What a stain .
Monster, scumbag…watch out for karma, Austin. She’s a heartless b!@#*. Continued prayers for the Diviney family.
Too bad for Newark, De that they think his behavior is an example of “just messing up”.
What will they call it when it involves their sons or daughters…..a crime?
Glad my kids don’t live anywhere near there……
Hell is only beginning for this one. Better keep looking behind you Vantrease, because you’ll never have a second when you’re not at risk.
Hi Ken, I started writing a post yesterday and erased it. About five times. All that I can really get out at the moment is that we’re here with you and your family. We’re here with you and we’re not going anywhere. Ever.
Sending Love, hugs, prayers and hope, always.
Paula
Ken – i see the scum has a new facebook page.. however in his “about” section he failed to mention his home for the past 4 years… “Prison”… i give him 6 months.. he’ll be right back in there.
I can’t even begin to know what to say. I read your blog daily. My boys, both in their 20’s and WVU students, read as well. In our conversations, there are frequent references to Ryan and what happened. Needless to say, those conversations most always have all three of us expressing our anger over what happened, our empathy and sympathy for all of you, and yes, our idea of what should happen to Austin Vantrease. I fear if I elaborate on that, and he does come up missing, some do gooder or law enforcement would immediately make us suspects. I cannot imagine his mother or any of his family or friends, if they were truly decent human beings, defending him, or trying to turn the tables and get sympathy for themselves after the way they have all behaved. Probably because there is no “good” in them. Not a drop of compassion, empathy, decency, or humanity, just nothing. It’s no surprise that he is the way he is. That being said, he most certainly won’t be able to maintain on the outside. He’ll screw up again and find his way back to where he belongs. In prison. Unfortunately, he’ll most likely harm another person. Hopefully, if Karma works it’s magic properly, he’ll harm one of his own delusional supporters. Or course, there’s always the very real possibility that someone, somewhere out there will be waiting to give him a taste of vigilante justice. Fingers crossed for either , or.
Still can’t believe they let the little bastard out of jail. I’m guessing if what happened to Ryan happened to one of the parole board’s family members, parole would not have been an option. Keep fighting Ken. Ryan is very lucky to have you for a father.
Ken, no matter the serious content of your posts, you are always up for at least one good laugh. How do you think ’em up? We love sharing a a funny cartoon or video with you also. Wish we could hear the sound of your laughter!
SHNGA AND STILL PRAYING for our Diviney family.
My comment is perhaps a bit different. What concerns me is the upcoming year and the natural tendency you will have comparing the life that was taken away with the life that moves on, albeit on probation. It is more pain heaped on top of your pain. I know you are with Ryan 100% of the time and he is healing from his recent surgery but one day I hope you can speak to other colleges and students on how life can change in an instant. How violence is not the answer. Perhaps you and Ryan can open some hearts and minds. I think about you and Ryan all the time and read every single post. What is true for me right now? Nothing matters more than having your family surrounded by goodness and strength. Always here. Hope to stop by and say hello soon when it is ok to do so and Ryan is stronger.
Hello Ken and family, it’s me from GA and i have had your family on my mind for the last few days even more than normal and i want u to know that u all r in my prayers everyday…I wish there was some way to snap my fingers and that horrible disgusting thing would be back in jail, but i know that i can’t control that. But u know what Ken? i really believe that he will do something stupid that will land him back in jail and this time hopefully he wont get out.and if we are lucky nobody else will get hurt by this monster. I will pray for Ryan and your family…Always in my thoughts and prayers.Rita
So sorry……this is just WRONG……..
Living in Newark, DE, it’s more than infuriating that he is out – it’s scary. I honestly can’t wait for him to screw up so he’ll be back in prison where he belongs; not only does Ryan’s family deserve some sliver of justice in this nightmare, but a community would actually be safer, I wouldn’t put any act of violence past this kid.
(PS: it’s pretty gross how people around here (DE) say he ‘just messed up’ and ‘shouldn’t be judged for one night in his life’, if Ryan was your brother, son, cousin, etc., pretty sure you wouldn’t think those things for one second)
Ken, I understand your anger. You have every right to it. I just gently counsel you that people like Vantrease feed on your anger. I don’t know if he’s necessarily “narcissistic.” He’s probably a borderline. Borderlines “get off” on causing total chaos, pitting everyone against everyone else, stepping back & enjoy the chaos they created. It’s an oversimplification. Borderlines are not usually violent but one never knows. I’ve always said, not at all facetiously, it was easy for Jesus to forgive: he was God! I doubt I could if I were in your position. But, people like Vantrease do feed off your anger.
As several people said, he will be in trouble, assault/kill someone again. probably quite soon. Then too, if it’s not a drug/sex crime I’m afraid it will be déjà vu all over again. someone else will be critically injured/killed. Perhaps his being on parole will make a difference.
Monday, I had lunch w/agood friend/colleague. He’s retiring the end of September as Social Worker in the County Jail. (His wife has been bugging him for months!) He is disgusted w/what he sees in the Jail/prison populations. We lock up people for life for dealing drugs to support their own habit. We incarcerate someone who downloads “kiddie porn” to, in essence get his own jollies. He’s not molesting kids but nevertheless. Indeed, if Vantrease had committed a drug or sex crime they would’ve locked him up for life. Wayne can do little. Someone is branded a drug dealer—again even if they’re dealing to support their own (expensive) habit, they can be incarcerated for life. If someone is convicted as a sex offender—regardless of the nature of the offense—he can be incarcerated for years, required to register as a sex offender (Wayne says the categories are arbitrary), face arduous restrictions on where he may life, what jobs he may do etc. But you critically injure/kill someone, slap, slap, naughty, naughty. We just had another case of a young man who critically injured someone driving under the influence of alcohol and heroin. He might get 10 years. Wayne says there’s little alcohol/drug treatment in prison. He was 1 Social Worker for 150+ prisoners. Little time to do more than assessments, very little “treatment.” Everything is utterly screwed up.
I wasn’t able to get to the Prayer Table today. I had a later than usual intensive physical therapy session. (I had a slight stroke 6 weeks ago) But Deacon Sue assures me, she made sure Ryan and your family was added! I emailed her last night. PT is shorthanded due vacations & another therapist on maternity leave months earlier than expected.
God be with you & your family, Ken. I have told you as have others, some day, Vantrease et al will meet the Ultimate Judge. There will be no appeals, no lawyers to sweet talk for their client, just him & God in a fraction of a second. Hell will await him. But you, Ryan, and your family will be made whole in Christ. Thanks for bearing with another one of my (in)famous “epistles!” God bless!
PK Miller, Tim Montgomery
I wonder if his parents are ready to support him for ever. I would be interested if he is able to find a job. If he is lucky enough to find something won’t his pay check be garnished to help support Ryan. I believe he will be back in prison very soon. Hopefully the police have an eye on him.
I feel so sorry for the future victims of this scum because it could have been prevented 🙁
Ken, please remember that heaven and hell do exist. One day, Ryan will be blessed in Heaven, while Austin burns in Hell for all of eternity. That’s a damn long time.
I know the system all to well.. And it sucks!! Y.. Cause we have a bunch of lazy Asses that really don’t do anything but sit around and collect a paycheck!
Austin deserves to be in there for life. 10 years is not long enough. Makes me sick just thinking about it!
Before he hurts and destroys more lives He’ll be back where he belongs For good. Some post Ken but why is he out really. Prayers ,Hope and love Divineys
I honestly think that we should all chip in and buy a full-page ad in the local newspaper and let everyone know that this scumbag is back on their streets and they need to watch their back. How about plastering the town with fliers. As long as the information is true, I don’t believe there is anything they can do to stop it. Maybe it will push him into losing control a few days earlier than he would have and we can get him back off the streets soon.
I will chip in the first $500.00 for the ad and the fliers.
How is Ryan doing after having the staples and sutures removed from his skull? Is his scalp healing and thickening correctly?
And … dumb question of the year … exactly how much are you enjoying having Kari home? Are there even words to describe it? 🙂
Very well said!
He’s sickening. I am sorry for everything you and your family have, is, and will go through. I do have a question, though. Once Ryan’s body gives up, can the state charge this monster for murder, or would that fall into some part of double jeopardy? ( I’m sorry to put the question so crudely. I’ve been wondering this since I’ve read your last post when it mentioned the life span of someone with a TBI.)
I have been wondering the same thing, Sarah.
Sarah, I think a lot of people wonder that. Wouldn’t that be under the “double Jeopardy” law? Not sure, quite frankly! Good question, however.
I hope he gets he ass back in jail for LIFE!!!
It’s only a matter of time before he commits a new crime. I hope he doesn’t hurt someone else.
I don’t know how his family can live with themselves by defending his crime. The thought of him being loose in the world is terrifying. People with no remorse will never be able to be reintroduced into society. His family backing his denial of responsibility is only going to enable him to commit more crimes. I am so sorry for Ryan and your family and the failure of the justice system.
Ken, the one thing that we all can agree on is that Austin and his family will NEVER have what the Diviney family has. And that is CLASS. The Vantrese family would have a different view if this had happened to Austin and he was the one in a vegatative state. I would be willing to bet that the prison system has not seen that last of Austin Vantrese. I looked in the dictionary under the word scumbag, and they had a picture of the Vantrese family. I do believe in karma and theirs will come.
Amen!!
Shouldn’t be long before he is back in…only problem, someone else will be on the receiving end of his cruel actions! Ken as always thinking of your family…keep doing what you do in taking care of your family….no one could do a better job! Lots of love!
More like……look out society……a scumbag has returned!
Porn is all this scum can get .As for the drugs and shoes..well someone will give him a shoe he can’t handle uo his ass so far that no drug is gonna help reverse the damage as I hope this shoe has spikes on it and rips his insides out as its pulled out.
Not fit for society!!!again judicial system fails us. When will laws change???
fuckin BULLSHIT PIECE OF SHIT!! Makes me sick they can release this monster back out on the streets
Just seeing his mug shot and hearing these alarming details of his ongoing behavioral patterns make me want to throw up. But then I think of Ryan and your family, and thank God for the goodness and love that are still in this world we must share. Praying that no other decent person ever has to cross paths with Vantrease again. He is evil personified!
Scumbag is right, although there are other things I would love to call him, however I’m going to act like a lady. Thinking of you all!
I doubt he will last a few weeks out on parole before giving in to an impulse that violates it.
Your words that you speak are so powerful…meaningful and not to mention loudly and clearly define truth!!!! You say the parole board should not be at fault and I find that hard to agree with…maybe its your compassion( that I truly admire) through this whole ordeal as many have been involved with dealing with this ANIMAL whether personally or through the system….as a parole board their job is to evaluate prisoners as yo their mental state and capability of benefitting society by placing them back in it…..I will never see this scumbag deserving or benefitting anyone with his release…. he falls under LOST CAUSE! He is also not worthy of one breath that he inhales! With all that being said I would like to keep my focus on my prayers for your family and Ryan….your story has become such a part of so many lives( as I am sure you can see through your followings and blessings and many prayers that are being sent) God bless you all…continue the fight and may strength see you through this ….prayers will continue here!
As we all know OJ Simpson got away with murder and as we all knew he would eventually show his true colors again! He now sits in prison not for the original crime but for one very similar to his ugly behaviors, my point is at some point this scum bag will end up in prison again I only pray no one else gets hurt. Hugs to you And Ryan xox
Here is how I am looking at this, and it is just my point of view. I was sickened to see that he was released on parole, but after reading the reasoning described by the parole board, it was the lesser of the two evils and they had to make a decision. So, if this Vantrease guy lacks impulse control, conscience and is, in fact, nacrisstic, we really need to do nothing and just wait for him to do something stupid enough to violate his parole and send himself back to prison. Seems to me it would just be a matter of time before he shows his true colors and poetic justice/karma comes and rears its ugly head for this POS. Just remember that God sees everything, he is watching, and justice will eventually be served by the ultimate Judge and Jury. I would not want to be Vantrease when his day of reckoning comes.
I agree with you Ken he’s just a dick!! I don’t think society will be very nice to him so he probably should find a nice dumpster to hide in for a nice long time! !! We will never forget what he did to Ryan!! I am from Morgantown and it sickens me that someone like him was roaming our streets!! I have the Christmas card on my refrigerator to this day that you sent me and my family and I discuss Ryan often. He is never far from my thoughts! That piece of scum will get what’s coming to him, don’t worry! !
Some people don’t deserve freedom. And as others have said, another family will end up suffering because this low-life is free. Continued prayers to the Diviney family.
sad part is somebody else will get hurt before he is put back where he belongs.
You’ve described him well.
I just don’t understand why he wasn’t disciplined and isn’t in for longer? At this point, I don’t even think it is a matter of “if” he will commit another violent crime. “When” is the more appropriate word. This is horrible and I’m sorry your family has to go through all of this every single day.
Another sad fact is there will be another family suffering because of an act he commits. There is no help for someone as cold and unfeeling as this person.
He’ll be thrown back in prison in no time. Don’t drop the soap, Vantrease… or maybe… please do.
no words can really describe this low life!!!!!! sickening to know that he is being released! don’t /can’t understand the justice in this!