The Anthony Family Circus: Padilla vs. Biteboy
If P.T. Barnum were alive today he'd kick his clowns to the curb and hire Casey Anthony as his star attraction. He was, after all, the man who once said, "No one went broke underestimating public taste."
In a case that continues to get more bizarre every day, it should come as no surprise that bounty hunter Leonard Padilla is now at the center of a criminal complaint that has been filed by the lead singer of a band who attempted to serenade Casey Anthony last week.
On Sunday afternoon, Rick Namey Sr., manager of the Florida rock band Biteboy, saddled up his band, loaded their instruments on the back of a flatbed U-Haul trailer, and headed down the road en route to the Anthony family home. When the truck pulled up in front of the house, band members Dorothy Hall, Steve Catania, Rick "Ricky" Namey Jr., and Mark Massengale began singing a song they had written specifically for Casey Anthony, titled "Casey's Song - Wine Sick Mind." However, before the band could finish playing the song, Padilla came out of his RV command post to confront them.
"When he came and confronted me in the cab of the truck he said, 'I'm gonna have you arrested,'" Namey Sr. told Investigation Discovery, adding, "In fact, I'll give you a little smoking gun that nobody has done anything with - when he came up to the cab he said I was interfering with an active murder investigation. Now he is on TV every day saying this is a lost child, which is it?"
After having words with Namey Sr., Padilla confronted Namey Jr., who was about midway through the song.
"I saw him approach my son and take a swing at him," Namey Sr. said. "Leonard missed and his hand hit the mic stand. The stand fell over, and it cut Ricky's hand as it came down across it. If Ricky had not pulled away, he [Leonard] would have hit him hard. He didn't hit the mic stand on purpose; he did it because Ricky pulled away from him."
According to Namey Sr., his son filed a criminal complaint against Padilla with the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
"They turned it over to detectives and the state attorney's office," Namey Sr. said. "We are working with them trying to press prosecution for assault and battery."
Padilla was unavailable for comment; however, he did tell the Orlando Sentinel that he took a swat at the stand because he was upset about the incident.
"I felt sorry for the parents," Padilla said. "I'm just glad they weren't there."
Namey Sr. provided Investigation Discovery with a copy of the lyrics to the 'Casey' song; which read, in part:
"You can have your sick parade on someone else's pain. So don't bring me your pain, you're the only one to blame."
Biteboy - From left: Dorothy Hall, Steve Catania, Rick Namey, Mark Massengale and Don Hall Keyboards
Sunday's incident was not the first time Biteboy has made national headlines for their unique brand of serenading. In June 2006, they traveled to Topeka, Kansas, where they played in front of the Westboro Baptist Church, a controversial fundamentalist Christian church that is led by the Rev. Fred Phelps.
"We wanted to let Phelps know what we thought of him protesting soldiers' funerals by telling the soldiers' kids that their daddy was in hell," Namey Sr. said. "We thought he was pretty tasteless, so we decided to be equally tasteless."
Biteboy's MySpace Page - Listen to the 'Casey' song
Both Links Contain Coarse Language, Not Intended For Minors
When asked why the band picked Anthony as their most recent target, Namey Sr. said, "We wanted to let the world know what we thought of her."
Stay tuned for all the latest updates on the Anthony Family Circus.
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Photo Credits:
Band Photo and Image Still: Rick Namey Sr.
Casey Anthony and Leonard Padilla: Associated Press
This girl is unbelievable. The entire family is very sick..they dont want to be, but they are. It is possible the parent's do not want to admit she is so messed up because it is a direct reflection on them , how they raised her and that they allowed her to do this and everything else to them. By admitting she is this way, they will be admitting their weakness to her and how she bullied them for years! They still have to act like they are in control right now, however they are not ..casey is!!! She is truly a "Serial Bully with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder"...read up on it. She will NEVER admit her guilt, I can guarantee that...she will NEVER allow herself to feel bad about herself, not for one minute. I just pray the DNA results will be in soon. Also..Just a thought...isnt it funny how none of these people in this report showed up on any talk show or news show? ...I hope it is because detectives have a case and told them to keep quiet, if they talk to the media it will hurt the case. They will be accused of only saying those things for the spotlight.....if so.. Good job cops!!!
Posted by: Lorraine | August 27, 2008 at 07:33 PM
Oy Vey...What else can you say to this?
Posted by: futonfraggle | August 28, 2008 at 04:30 AM
She can only be serial if she's committed this crime more than once.. She might have. Who knows?! She's very sick and I agree with another post I've read previously, she needs to be put to death. That poor innocent child. How could anyone EVER do such a thing to that baby or any baby?!
Posted by: Tiff | August 28, 2008 at 10:28 AM
The Biteboy video is so stupid!Thefather of the lead singer said Padilla "hit" his son -it is totally on video that he swiped at the mic and not at the son. I don't even think he could have reached the son.
Everytime I see the Anthony family on TV, I just want to puke! They are a family of liars and manipulators. Where do you think Casey got her talent? From her parents of course.
At the very last jail visit her parents made before she was released, George told reporters that they knew who had Caylee and that the person was under survellience. What a load of BS; unless he was talking about his own daughter, which I doubt. I hope charges are filed against her parents for lying and obstruction. But according to Cindy Anthony, "lying isn't against the law" If it's not against the law, then why was her daughter charged with lying to police officers!
I hope Casey fries in hell!
Posted by: Rowan | August 28, 2008 at 04:50 PM