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Orthodox Boxer’s Balancing Act
The era of Jewish boxers — tough guys from the ghettos, like Benny Leonard and Barney Ross — is over. For that matter, the era of boxing itself, once king of all American sports, has passed, as well. In that regard, Dmitriy Salita is doubly a throwback, being both Jewish and a boxer, with an added twist: As a practicing Orthodox Jew, he does not fight on the Sabbath. What normally might be a potentially fatal limitation for a boxer (many fights are scheduled for weekend nights) has proved to be a public relations bonanza for this undefeated junior welterweight, now the star of Jason Hutt's documentary film “Orthodox Stance," opening January 25 in New York and April 11 in Los Angeles. In addition to boxing, Salita, 25, is something of a juggler, balancing his sincere commitment to Chabad Orthodoxy with his training regimen, and the relative looseness of the sporting world with the stringency of religious practice.
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Tagger-Related Slaying
WEST COVINA, Calif. -- A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge stemming from the March 2006 shooting death of a Valinda man who was trying to stop taggers in his neighborhood, according to City News Service. Anthony Alex Castillo of Valinda is charged in the March 9, 2006, slaying of 44-year-old Robert Whitehead, who was shot when he confronted taggers in his Moccasin Street neighborhood. In addition to a murder charge, Castillo is charged with carrying a concealed and loaded firearm and transportation of marijuana. .
Idealism drives lawyer Stefani
It was the late 1980s and at first Brown, a veteran officer, was a little unsure of the assignment. Narcotics officers were a tight-knit group that relied heavily on each other during raids. "I wasn't really all that excited about an outsider coming into the group," Brown said. But Stefani, a former FBI special agent, eliminated any fears with his talent and his energy, Brown said. He brought a legal eye to the team and helped with search warrants. "He can just about outwork anybody I know," he said. After completing the ride-alongs, Stefani increased his contact with the department, getting assigned to a drug task force that kept him in contact with Brown. He worked all day at his law practice, kept an eye on the tiny Lake Angelus Police Department that he headed and did drug raids in Detroit at night.
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