Richard Anthony McTear Jr.

This fine, upstanding example of manliness is 21-year-old Richard Anthony McTear Jr. Richard has a problem with his relationships with the opposite sex. When disagreements pop up, as they always do, Richard isnt satisfied just arguing, or yelling, or even cussing and hurling nasty insults. Richard likes to hit, and punch, and kick. Richard McTear also has problems with the police. McTears criminal history includes dozens of arrests, several of which involved domestic violence, Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said. His first arrest on domestic violence charges came when he was 14, Davis said. Details on that case are unavailable because he was a juvenile. In 2007, McTear avoided prosecution on felony criminal domestic battery by strangulation charges when the victim waived prosecution. In that incident, police said, he beat his girlfriend up, stole her car with their 3-year-old child in the back seat, gave the child back and burned the car, Jasmine Marie Bedwell, 17, knows first hand how lousy a boyfriend Richard McTear Jr. can be. She started dating him about 10 months ago, when she was pregnant with the child of another man, a man in prison. From the beginning, McTear did not warm up to the boy, said the infants great aunt Roberta Thomas. Bedwell told Thomas she was frightened of McTear and feared for her boys safety. She was always scared of him, Thomas said. He didnt care for the child. Last month, Bedwell sought an restraining order against McTear for domestic violence. She didnt appear in court Monday, and the case was dropped. Bedwell claimed McTear had violent tendencies, was armed and dangerous and had a drug problem. They had broken up earlier that month, but he continued to harass and menace her and her son, 3-month-old Emanuel Wesley Murray. She should have gone to court. According to a Sheriffs report published on Tampa Bay Online: Sometime early this morning, Bedwell, who had been out, returned to her apartment with her baby, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office. There, she found McTear. He had broken in, said HCSO spokeswoman Debbie Carter. When Bedwell closed the door, McTear began to beat her with his fists. He choked her, leaving abrasions on her neck. He bit her on the right arm and shoulder. Then he threatened her and the baby. Im gonna kill the both of yall, he said. Emanuel was in a car seat. McTear picked it up and threw it across the apartment. He picked it up and threw it again. Emanuel fell out, onto the concrete floor. Bedwell then ran out of the apartment, leaving her baby behind, to call for help. Deputies received a call from her shortly after 3 a.m. When she left, McTear grabbed the child, put him in his Chevrolet Impala and drove off, eventually heading southbound on I275, where he tossed the baby out of the drivers side window onto the shoulder. Thats right folks. Richard McTear threw a 3-month-old Emanuel Murray out the window of a moving car doing at least 70 miles per hour. The son of a bitch. According to the Medical Examiners Office, the exact cause of death of the infant was blunt impact with skull fractures and brain lacerations. Investigators are still trying to determine whether Emanuel died in the apartment or later, said HCSO spokeswoman Debbie Carter. Investigators found McTears Impala about 5 a.m. at his home. Four hours later, Tampa police got a tip from a caller who had seen news coverage on the incident and said McTear might be hiding in the nearby apartment complex. Officers immediately rushed to the scene. McTear ran out a door, and the short chase began, Carter said. Police found McTear hiding in a backyard. McTear didnt resist when he was caught, Carter said, but he didnt say anything to them. As he was led from a patrol car at the sheriffs District 2 headquarters, a reporter asked the handcuffed Richard McTear why he threw a three-month-old baby out his car window. Its a dirty game, McTear said after cursing the media. Its a dirty game. Richard Anthony McTear Jr. was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, kidnapping, felony battery and burglary with battery. One last thing - As he was being led into a van that would take him to jail, McTear spoke again to the media. He said he loves Bedwell. And he swore he was innocent. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Brought to you by People Youll See In Hell. The best reason to get a background check that just about anyone can think of.