Gorycki said she has been approached on several occasions to consider running for public office, like her friend the congresswoman, but has opted against it. Sure, Nathan Stark may have been a grade-A a-hole at times, but give him credit at least he was always honest about who he was. [8] On September 5, 2011, he appeared on the podcast Disasterpiece Theatre to discuss what Eureka might have looked like if it had been directed by Michael Bay. Lisa Combatti, a Deutsche Bank vice president, continues to take the LIRR as part of her commute to her job in Jersey City, N.J. She said she never made a big deal of the shootings to her daughter, who as recently as a few years ago acknowledged she didn't even know what Colin Ferguson looked like. "He felt like, 'I'm such a great person. But Thursday, Ferguson had little to say during his 92-mile journey to Fishkill, in Dutchess County. The cartridges carry hollow-tipped bullets that expand upon impact, increasing the severity of wounds. On December 7, 1993, a mass shooting occurred aboard a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Garden City Park, New York. The defendant, a former stock clerk who had a long history of disputes with the state workers' compensation board, university officials and others, saying at one point that he would rather be convicted than judged insane. Five to six people continued to hold him pinned for some time while they awaited relief. Ferguson's trial was noted for a number of unusual developments, including his dismissing his defense counsel, insisting on representing himself and questioning his victims on the stand. Belfi strongly advised Ferguson against defending himself, but Ferguson said he intended to do so anyway. [1], Police detectives later said it appeared Ferguson had been planning the shooting for more than a week. [32] On August 12, 1994, Kunstler and Kuby asked Judge Belfi to reconsider Ferguson's competence to stand trial, claiming he was growing more delusional, paranoid and obsessive by the day, and that he was too mentally unbalanced for them to mount any kind of defense. [29], On December 10, 1994, Judge Belfi ruled Ferguson was competent to stand trial. [24] In April 1994, District Attorney Dillon sought a gag order for all lawyers involved in the case, arguing Kunstler and Kuby had made statements to the media that might be inadmissible during the trial and could influence potential jurors. He wanted no part of claiming that racial persecution triggered the violence. Well-meaning but bumbling Douglas Fargo was Eureka's junior scientist, beyond brilliant but often dismissed by his peers for his . : The Rampage; Gunman in a Train Aisle Passes Out Death", "Death on the L.I.R.R. NEWS DAILY/Al Raia. Ferguson was held down for several minutes; Andrew Roderick, an off-duty LIRR police officer who was picking up his wife from the train, then boarded the train and handcuffed him. While Carter doesn't possess a genius-level IQ, he's often called upon to clean up the messes caused by these creations. The couple, from Hawthorne, N.J., decided to shift their focus, drawing on their daughter's own tragic past. He is known for playing Sheriff Jack Carter on Syfy's Eureka, Lewis on Then Came You, and the role of the latest Maytag Repairman. [1] He is known for playing Sheriff Jack Carter on the Syfy series Eureka, the Maytag Man, and Lewis on Then Came You. His friends speculated that he had trouble dealing with racism in the U.S.[8] and that he felt frustrated because he couldn't find work outside of menial jobs. These days, fans likely best know him for playing Silas Stone, father of Cyborg, in Justice League. [17] Ferguson told a judge he questioned Falanga's integrity, disagreed with his handling of the case and had no intention of cooperating with him. Kuby continued, "Without a psychiatric defense, Ferguson has no defense. [9], In April 1993,[10] Ferguson moved to California in search of new career opportunities. [12], In 2016, he starred as Jack Brewster in the Hallmark original film Every Christmas Has a Story alongside Lori Loughlin. Von Herman was a wealthy pharmacist and the managing director of the large pharmaceutical company Hercules Agencies,[8] and was described by Time magazine as "one of the most prominent businessmen in Jamaica". The train's cars were less than 10 years old when the shooting occurred. ``How long am I going to be here? Ferguson asked an officer as he arrived at Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill. Herbert Daughtry, C. Vernon Mason, and Calvin Butts. [39] This individual, Raul Diaz, was a parapsychologist from Manhattan who claimed during a press conference on the courthouse steps to have witnessed an Asian man press a chip into Ferguson's head prior to the attack. [28], In November 1994, Ferguson's lawyers claimed prison guards taunted him with claims that the election of Governor George Pataki, a death penalty supporter, meant Ferguson would be executed if found guilty. [4], Ferguson married Audrey Warren on May 13, 1986, a native of Southampton County, Virginia,[11] which qualified him for permanent U.S. residence. TIL serial killer Joel Rifkin had a fight with murderer Colin Ferguson in prison. [11] Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson delivered a sermon at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, during a service attended by the victims' grieving families. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Colin Ferguson, shackled and surrounded by six guards, was transferred this morning from the Nassau County jail, where he spent the last 15 months, to the state prison system, where he will. What did I do? Though he's busy with acting these days, he still finds time to dabble on the guitar from time to time. "[13] He was suspended from the school in June 1991 as a result of the threats. She's a writer, director and producer, playing the role of all three on her short filmMarmalade. It injected more than a little humor into the show thanks to Chris Gauthier's timing. Colin Ferguson, Alicia Witt Credit: 2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Michael Larsen . Killings Ruled Competent for Trial", "Jury Finds Ferguson Guilty Of Slayings on the L.I.R.R. But behind the camera is really where Richardson-Whitfield's passion lies, and it shows. As the train arrived at the Merillon Avenue station, passenger Colin Ferguson began firing at other passengers with a semi-automatic pistol. [3][2] He has been cast in many television series, television films, and films. [5][14] He presented himself as a California resident by providing a driver's license that he received two months earlier, which had an address of the Long Beach motel where he stayed. Nobel prize-winning mathematician and researcher, Nathan Stark runs Global Dynamics with an iron fist and sometimes shady motives, which often puts him at odds with Jack Carter, not to mention their rivalry over Allison Blake. Colin Ferguson (born July 22, 1972) is a Canadian actor, director and producer. [45], In 1994, Ferguson was apparently involved in a fistfight with fellow inmate Joel Rifkin. "I never thought there would be closure. Prison officials had been notified by Kuby that an assault was imminent, and were in the process of following up on the warning when Ferguson was attacked. Audrey Warren released a statement shortly after the shootings expressing sorrow for the victims and their families. Upon seeing Ferguson, one of the victims became hysterical and shouted, "How can he be sitting there so calm after everything he did? "[3] He also repeatedly pleaded with those holding him: "Don't shoot me. [15] During his first major speech since his election as mayor, Giuliani cited the Ferguson murders while he repeated his previous calls for the death penalty and a uniform gun licensing law. Ferguson claimed a police officer who escorted him from the Nassau County Jail said to him, "You realize someone else, in fact, was actually responsible for the shooting. [2], On December 7, 1993, Colin Ferguson purchased a ticket for the 5:33p.m. eastbound train at the Flatbush Avenue station in Brooklyn, New York, which stopped at the Jamaica station in Queens. [33], On August 20, 1994, Ferguson appeared before Belfi and rejected his lawyer's efforts to have him declared mentally unfit to stand trial. The bizarre trial of Colin Ferguson was an obscene spectacle, a cross between bear-baiting and some weird skit in which inmates take over a mental . Ferguson showed no emotion as he sat in the back of a police car, which some passengers said was as shocking and disturbing as the violence of the shooting itself. Ferguson purchased a Ruger P89 919mm pistol at a Turner's Outdoorsman in Long Beach for $400 after waiting the fifteen-day period required under California's gun laws. [40] According to Diaz, the Asian man told him to behold what he was about to do prior to pushing the button. And, no, your eyes don't deceive you Ferguson is the guy you see in Maytag ads, having taken over the role of the classic Maytag Man in 2014. But fans will best recognize her from her recurring role as duplicitous angel Duma in Supernatural and as the villainousA.L.I.E./Dr. She's passionate about cooking and sustainability, something learned from her late husband, Saro, an Italian chef. [9] His Flatbush landlord said that he appeared even more unstable upon his return, speaking in the third person about "some apocryphal-type doom scenario" which included black people rising up and striking down "their pompous rulers and oppressors. At the time, lawyers and mental health experts said such a defense would be difficult because Ferguson appeared to have carefully planned the attacks, and because he said, "oh God, what did I do" after he was stopped. [1] He is known for playing Sheriff Jack Carter on the Syfy series Eureka, the Maytag Man, and Lewis on Then Came You. [7] As Ferguson was escorted from the courthouse, a reporter asked him if he hated whites, to which Ferguson replied, "It's a lie". Colin Ferguson (via Twitter ). "They gained strength with one another," said Peck, now a county court judge. Among the defense witnesses Ferguson requested was President Bill Clinton. This was in large part thanks to the quirky cast of characters that populated the fictional titular town of Eureka, Oregon. Ferguson was neatly dressed during the consultation, but he acted strangely and identified himself by a false name before providing his real name. But with Maytag, I always understand them from the beginning. Now 55, he's housed at the Upstate. [7] They included a reference to "the false allegations against me by the filthy Caucasian racist female on the #1 line", a reference to his February 1992 arrest. ``He was very nervous. Though other massacres have far superseded it in terms of casualties, there are aspects of the railcar shooting that, even two decades later, make it stand out in the sad pantheon of rampages that have horrified the nation. [27], On March 23, 1994, while returning to his cell from the medical unit, Ferguson was attacked in jail by a group of inmates. When Belfi ended the proceeding, Ferguson tried to continue talking. The New York City Transit Authority investigated and dismissed the claims. Donovan says the cars bear no evidence of the bloodbath. When he imposed six consecutive life sentences, the courtroom erupted in applause. Co-star Colin Ferguson is definitely a fan of this multi-talent's work on the series, . [11] U.S. [7], In late 1990, Ferguson transferred to Adelphi University in Garden City, where he majored in business administration. Belfi said he based his decision in part on his conversations with Ferguson in the courtroom, including Ferguson's concern over Governor Pataki's promise to sign a death-penalty bill. [5], Ferguson had emptied two 15-round magazines during the shooting. (Mike Albans/AP). LIRR police chief Joseph Flynn said, "This was the work of a deranged, maniacal person who for a variety of reasons decided to explode. Salli Richardson-Whitfield's brilliant scientist Dr. Allison Blake kept fans enthralled as Jack Carter's on-again, off-again, will-they, won't-they love interest. Christmas in Montana: Directed by T.W. In the end, he left six people dead and 19 injured. Kimberly Combatti, now a 19-year-old education-psychology major at Bucknell University, said she learned of her place in history when she was about 7 and looked up her name on a computer. "[6] He sent letters to the New York City Police Commissioner and other officials complaining about his arrest, describing it as "viscous [sic] and racist,"[7] and claiming that he was brutalized by the officers who arrested him. Five inmates were charged with second-degree assault for their connection in the attack. A Corrections Department spokeswoman said Ferguson was not allowed to conduct face-to-face interviews in prison because of an "unsatisfactory" disciplinary record. Saro died in 2012 and Locke wrote a memoir about her experience titledFrom Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home, carrying his legacy forth in her advocacy work. Canada Introduces 'X' as a Third Sex Category for Passport Holders (Published 2017) The new designation, which begins Aug. 31, is a way to allow Canadians to identify by the gender of their . Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon said of the sentence maximum; "it's not quite infinity, but it will do. Six officers took Ferguson from the Nassau County jail in a three-car caravan that pulled away at 6:30 a.m. [1], Other passengers farther away in the train did not realize that a shooting had occurred until after the train stopped, as a crowd of panicked passengers fled from the third car into neighboring cars. "Any other time, I would not like something like that happening in my courtroom," Belfi said. ``One threw him the finger, and another guy acted like he was choking himself, according to Donahue. 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