Ex-Arizona Beauty Queen In Hot Water

Pageant Winner Charged With Kidnapping, Torturing Ex-Boyfriend

(AP)  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.

[rushman71]

"Here she comes......Miss Psycho!!!!"

[griking]

it sounds as if tuckerndfw has some issues

[onetwirll]

Oh silly tuckerndfw, you sound like an unfortunate, uneducated flaming liberal.
How about the point of the story, that the girl is crazy. Maybe, Donald Trump would take her under his wing.

[keiler1]

And you wonder why some men are afraid of marriage. Also now you know why she was the ex-girlfriend.

[iceman_1960]

Eat your heart out, Angelina Jolie.

Here"s a photo of Ms. Fulbright...

http://www.azstarnet.com/ss/2007/12/31/218553-2.jpg

[agarwal1]

What race she is?

[keithle1]

It''s funny. Folks who post comments here can NEVER resist bringing up Bush''s name. Story could be about a kid choking to death on Tootsie Rolls & someone would figure out a way to talk about Bush.

She''s average looking. Nothing special. Not much competition in Arizona I guess.

ABC News:

Fulbright will appear in a 2008 calendar for Subguns.com that features women in bikinis brandishing firearms. Fulbright is Miss May, according to Jeff Hawley, a founder of Title2Media, the company that produced the calendar for Subguns. In her photograph, Fulbright is pictured carrying an HK 51. "We were really shocked to see the story," Hawley told ABC News. "She was a very nice individual; she had modeled professionally."

All women are teetering on the verge of insanity.

[tvgenius]

I love how, as always, there''s someone a.) trying to make it political for some reason and b.) trying to make it a race issue for some reason.

[iceman_1960]

RE: "She"s average looking. Nothing special."

I think she"s a real pistol.

[iceman_1960]

For the record, she"s a white girl with blond hair.

[petesis]

He must have had racy pictures of her... if that is the case he should have fessed them up.

[keithle1]

Can''t confirm it but based on a photo of her in a black dress where she''s looking straight into the camera, I think one of her parents may be black. She''s light-skinned.

Succeeded in *** up her life. This will follow her around forever. And for what?

[iceman_1960]

It"s funny. Folks who post comments here can NEVER resist bringing up Bush"s name. Story could be about a kid choking to death on Tootsie Rolls & someone would figure out a way to talk about Bush."
- Posted by Keithle1 at 09:42 AM : Jan 02, 2008

Just wait a while.

On the last televised McLaughlin Group, in the 2007 Awards Show, Dr. McLaughlin awarded Bush the "Destined for Political Oblivion Award," saying "George W. Bush will be forgotten faster than Millard Fillmore."

[iceman_1960]

She had blond hair in the photo I posted.

Only her hairdresser knows for sure.

[iceman_1960]

"What race she is?"
- Posted by Agarwal1 at 09:38 AM : Jan 02, 2008


NASCAR

[slim1h2o]

What race she is?

Human

[Krazcarl]

Let''s get honest a 25 year old man could not be kidnapped and tortured by the ex unless he thought he could get something out of it. I''m a man not a boy and this is how I see things.

[fiteit1]

crzmeat, did you read the story?
"Court documents said the foursome"
"Kumari Fulbright, 25, was indicted with three men"

Besides 3 men and her they had at least one gun.

It just goes to show that even good looking and educated people can be stupid. I wonder if her and OJ will get the same sentence?

[Krazcarl]

Yea like three guys think they might get a little action out of it she''s pretty but be real there was an agenda.

[shanev137]

She probably had to bang the judge of pageant because her face could stop a train dead in it''s tracks. Either that or the competition was really really bad. Her boyfriend probably left her for someone better looking and nicer, and then she went mid evil on hisass. It''s a common story for wannabe beauty queens who live in Pinal county.

[Krazcarl]

shanev137....GREAT

[mswolfestock]

Well, c''mon you guys . . . . . that''s why they call pay-back a B*TCH. I''d love to know what the guy did for her to get so spazzed out.

[shanev137]

mswolfestock - all he did was probably tell her the truth...that she was an ugly beeotch.

check out the picture of her.

[nolalou]

According to a profile I found of her on the Arizona pageant site, she is a memeber of "Students Helping and Reaching People". She''s so determined to help and reach people, she''ll even resort to kidnapping, if that''s what it takes! "*** it, keep still while I tie you up, can''t you see I''m trying to reach out and help you!!"

[jetranger7]

Yaaaaa, and the Broad works for a Law Firm too- what a Joke !!!! Shes using everything to try to hide behind her real personality, and that is of her being "B" !!!!!!!

[ianlou]

"...Fulbright, was Miss Pima County in 2005 and Miss Desert Sun in 2006, and sought the title of Miss Arizona during those years."

For the record I have crowned myself Mr. Icouldntcare lessaboutbeautypageantsortheirwinners-2008. I will be seeking the Mr. Imtiredofthisgrowinglistofcrap - 2009 throne next year, Wish Me Luck!!!

[erasmus6]

Geez, does this s-h-i-t happen EVERYDAY in the good old U.S.A.?

I will answer that for you,YES IT DOES!:)

[shanev137]

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/pics/breaking/beauty-queen.jpg

[healthycynic]

I always knew that beneath that intellectual exterior (such scintillating comments like "I want to save the world and bring peace for everyone") there lurked evil.

Beware all beauty queens!

[wheezel3]

Mixed race.

[mswolfestock]

OMG!!! Y''all were right . . . . she''s an absolute Bow-Wow. Makes me wonder what the other contestants looked like if she won. Guys, stay away from Arizona, let this be a lesson to ya.

[rushlimpdrug]

Ok, but she didn''t rape him so there''s the bright side.

[nolalou]

mswolfestock , you think she''s a ''bow wow''? Ok, she may be a kidnapper, and she may be nuts, but I wouldn''t call her a ''bow wow''! Besides, how many he-man contests have you won?

[gunownerdan]

I wonder, did he deserve it?

[papabc]

I wonder, did he deserve it?

Posted by gunownerdan at 12:38 PM : Jan 02, 2008
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Why would he deserve it or anyone else?
He may have done something but what this article has not said may be the truth.

[deemsnyd]

erasmus6 posted: Geez,does this s-h-i-t happen EVERYDAY in the good old U.S.A.? I will answer that for you, YES IT DOES!:)

Does anything bad ever happen in good old Canada?
I will answer that for you, YES IT DOES!:)

Teens charged in girl''s New Year''s Day slaying
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2008 | 10:36 AM ET
CBC News
Toronto police arrested two teenagers on Wednesday in connection to the city''s first homicide of 2008 after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death Tuesday night.

A 17-year-old male and a 15-year-old female were arrested Wednesday morning and are to appear in court on charges of first-degree murder, Toronto police said.

Police said in a release that the suspects, who can''t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, are both from Toronto.

The victim was found just after 6 p.m. Tuesday in the area of O''Connnor Drive and St. Clair Avenue East. She had been stabbed in the abdomen.

She was taken to Toronto East General Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her name has not been released.

A report in the Toronto Star says police were initially misdirected to the wrong street by an agitated 911 caller who identified herself as a friend of the victim....article continues.

[deemsnyd]

At least it was a knife and not a gun, right? Because, you know, people aren''t as likely to kill with knives, right erasmus6? Just admit it, the whole world is going to h.e.l.l in a hand basket, I don''t see why you are so determined to come here and speak against the USA all the time.

[offtheback]

***???? Who the heck are you and what does race have to do with the price of bullits in Arizona?

[thgdriver]

deemsnyd

I am glad you told that Canadian basttard erasmus6 off. He''s always sticking his nose in our business, he should be cleaning his own house first.

[thgdriver]

She is in tight with a Federal Judge, I don''t gamble but if I did, I''d bet she gets a get out of jail free card. There is always two sides to a story.

[kattyclayz]

She looked really comfy holding that gun in the pic that Iceman_1960 posted. At least she got her practice in. Women all over the US are going nuts. The Astronaut, now the beauty queen? You''d think it''d just be easier to clean out the guys bank accounts and just go shopping. That''s what I did. It''s more fulfilling too! ^_^

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[bobnjersey]

[It said the alleged assailants held a 24-year-old man captive for 10 hours on Dec. 8 while robbing and torturing him.]

torturing? was it waterboarding? are there videos ... or have they been destroyed?

[smiley676]

You can''t clerk for a federal judge as a law school student. RESEARCH PEOPLE RESEARCH. All she could have been was an intern/extern.

[abdoul_pasha]

The women can be very very dangerous!

[Netterz]

Wll geez, I am suprised she didnt put mace all over his clothes. The hole thing just stinks of gang like behavior to me, doesnt it?. I wonder how they moved him from one house to another, with out any one noticing a guy tied up in zip-ties, duct tape, and gun pointed at him, unless that is common acceptable behavior in that area? Thinkin some one would have noticed something. Must be she missed the lesson dates at law school on what happens when you commit charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, aggravated robbery and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. I wonder if her mug shots were flattering.

[beckajw]

The women can be very very dangerous!


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Posted by Abdoul_Pasha


So can the men.

What kind of comment is this?

[j-whitman]

Kidnapping & Torture ??? ---- She must have gone to the Alberto Gonzales School of Law

[iceman_1960]

She also clerked for U.S. District Judge Raner Collins as a University of Arizona law school student, the newspaper said.

[iceman_1960]

"Let"s get honest a 25 year old man could not be kidnapped and tortured by the ex unless he thought he could get something out of it."
- Posted by crzmeat at 10:11 AM : Jan 02, 2008

Didn"t you see "Charlie"s Angels" ?

Drew Barrymore was unarmed and tied to a chair and she still knocked out all four of the bad guys with karate kicks.