Jail time for drug death

I have to wake up every morning, and he's right there in my mind. Anthony D'Amelio, 63, of 20 Cove Road, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Friday for supplying the drugs that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Ryan Scamman-Rawson of Stratham. via Seacoast Online

[Unfair justice]

I am truely sadden by the death if Ryan but can not believe the family acts as if they did not contribute to had demise. His mom testified she knew he swallowed the pills and joked with him about what could happen to him. As a mom this sickens me, The cops found other drugs in both her childrens rooms. Friends testified Ryan took other drugs the same night he swallowed the pills. How can we be sure the pills were what actually killed him? Or was it a combination of things. Why didn't his mom call the cops, or posion control to see what could happen to him? She and everyone else who knew he swallowed the pills could have saved him but instead turned a blind eye assuming everything would be ok. If in deed Damelio sold him the drugs he is guilt for only dispencing the drugs not Ryans death. The death should fall on he individuals who did nothing to help him. How does a mother go to bed and not check on her child through out the night to see if he is ok. Why did a 13 year old girl have drugs in her room? There are a lot of un answered questions in regards to this case? Did this case get more attention then others because of the familys political ties to the state? His relatives are elected officials, his uncle the chief of police! The whole family knew Ryan was using drugs and that his own cousin was a dealer selling pills that Ryan was taken. Why hasn't any of the family members been held accountable for standing by and doing nothing? Ryans cousing was a well known drug dealer who sold pills to his own friends and family? This case proves nothing except you can spin a story and get everyone to focus the blame on one person and not everyone who may have played a role in Ryans death. Shame on you Mr. Reid! Damelio did not befriend teens to sell pills he had a young son who lived with him and three teenage grandsons who live with him on occasion. That is who teens hung around the house. This is a case of a family with political ties to the community getting their justice and pointing the finger at someone else to deflect the negitive attention away from them. This case needs to be retried in another venue then the where no one knows the family. There is no way Damelio got a fair trial. Google the judge you will see claims of investigations of her falling asleep during trials. She is another one who was trying to win back over the community with this ruling to get eyes off her misconduct while on the bench.

[DOESNTMATTER]

who ever wrote the comment above is wrong about 90% of their statements about Ryan Rawson himself, and all the allegations of his family. FYI

[JET69]

All information under title unfair justice were obtaned thru police reports, new ariticles and statments from Ryan's own mother when she gave testimony in front of the judge. I am sorry about what happened to Ryan but his family needs to take responsibility for not helping him.

[JET69]

It is to bad all the people who contributed to Ryan’s death were not also held accountable. In court records and the police report Ryan's mother admitted Ryan told her he took the pills to avoid being arrested for possession of them and he joked with her that the worst that could happen is his heart would stop. I can believe this mom did not get help for her some instead according to the police report she went to bed and let her son his 13 year old sister and friends continue to party at her home. Ryan’s friend told police he took other drugs after he swallowed the pills. How do we know it was the pills that killed him? Why wasn't the mom charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor? There were drugs found in both her children’s rooms. Ryan’s sister was on 13 years old. We are sending the wrong message here. Responsibility falls on the parents when they know their kids are doing drugs and they do nothing. This mom could have called poison control to ask what could happen instead she joked with her son and went to bed. Shame on everyone evolved in this case. No justice was serviced we are only telling parents they will not be held accountable for allowing their children to die to avoid being arrested. She was trying to protect her some from getting in to more legal trouble but who was there to protect him from her? She was given the opportunity to step up be a parent and show both her children there are consequences for doing wrong. I would have call 911 had my son taken to the emergency room and had his stomach pumped which is not a comfortable thing to have done and maybe he would learn a lesion. But instead she joked and went to bed and left her son to die. If this were me I would not be able to live with my self instead she cries in court for her son and blames Damelio for his passing. This action shows she has no remorse for what she did or did not do get Ryan the help he needed. Maybe he told her what he did for her to come to his rescue because he did not know if what he did was right or wrong. I only hope that Ryan’s sister is getting the help she needs or she may suffer the same fait as her brother. No lesion learned her with the sentence except bad parenting is acceptable in the fine state of New Hampshire.

[one]

Are we forgetting why police are cracking down on drug dealers in NH? It is because there has been a huge jump in overdoses frome heroin, oxycontin ect. As an EMT I respond to these overdoses, and they are all kids, who didn't know any better when they startred taking the stuff and now are addicted and out of control. Don't we want our children protected from the likes of Anthony Damelio. I feel safer now and I don't think the children in NH are at any risk from Ryans mother. I know for a fact that the children in NH are better off with Anthony Damelio behind bars.

[JET69]

I wish that it was true that the children are safer because Mr. Damelio is behind bars but it is not true. I recently found pictures of Ryans Sister on line getting high and all her friends commenting on how cool it was. This family has not learned it lession and a sister who lost her dear brother is still going down the same path that lead to her brothers death. The pictures are dated from June 2007 only two month prior to D'amelio being convicted. This family did not help Ryan and are going to lose their daughter if they don't do something soon to save her. The convection only lead this mother to belive she was a victim not a cause to the problem. Are you aware that Ryans cousin was just also indited on simular charges as D'amelio?

[HIP]

There seems to be great concern for the sisters safety re: this issue. Where are these pictures? I would like to see them for myself. I find it hard to believe.

ps: please read the blog "smoking oxycodone 15 mg" which is located on the bottom of the page? It is so sad to read how oxycontin can destroy someones life and they don't even see it til it is too late!

[gilbert az]

one wrote:

Are we forgetting why police are cracking down on drug dealers in NH? It is because there has been a huge jump in overdoses frome heroin, oxycontin ect. As an EMT I respond to these overdoses, and they are all kids, who didn't know any better when they startred taking the stuff and now are addicted and out of control. Don't we want our children protected from the likes of Anthony Damelio. I feel safer now and I don't think the children in NH are at any risk from Ryans mother. I know for a fact that the children in NH are better off with Anthony Damelio behind bars.

Did Anthony force anyone to take drugs? People do this to themselves.

[one]

Last year there were 155 drug deaths reported in New Hampshire, Reams said, up dramatically from 39 in 1995. Isn't that when they said Damelio moved up here? Let's hope it is not yours who is next.

Last week, Anthony D'Amelio, of East Kingston, was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for at least 15 years, after being convicted on the same charge as Silva. D'Amelio sold Oxycodone pills to an 18-year who later swallowed three and died. At D'Amelio's sentencing, Deputy Rockingham County Attorney Tom Reid said Silva's sentencing has sent a "shockwave" through the drug community.

Yesterday, Reams echoed that.

"Our undercover agents are listening to drug dealers talk about these convictions and these sentences," he said. "That's exactly the point of the message we're trying to send: Drug dealers, we don't want you here." Several officials who spoke said they wanted to use Brady's death to highlight the drug problem in southern New Hampshire. Heroin is cheap and readily available, in purer forms, and is now snortable, removing some of the stigma against it, officials said.

"There is a source of drugs that comes up from Lawrence, but people (in New Hampshire) need to take the drug problem very seriously," Reid said yesterday. "We're not naive enough to think we'll stop it (totally), but to what extent we can, we will."

[gilbert az]

one wrote:

Last year there were 155 drug deaths reported in New Hampshire, Reams said, up dramatically from 39 in 1995. Isn't that when they said Damelio moved up here? Let's hope it is not yours who is next.
Last week, Anthony D'Amelio, of East Kingston, was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for at least 15 years, after being convicted on the same charge as Silva. D'Amelio sold Oxycodone pills to an 18-year who later swallowed three and died. At D'Amelio's sentencing, Deputy Rockingham County Attorney Tom Reid said Silva's sentencing has sent a "shockwave" through the drug community.
Yesterday, Reams echoed that.
"Our undercover agents are listening to drug dealers talk about these convictions and these sentences," he said. "That's exactly the point of the message we're trying to send: Drug dealers, we don't want you here." Several officials who spoke said they wanted to use Brady's death to highlight the drug problem in southern New Hampshire. Heroin is cheap and readily available, in purer forms, and is now snortable, removing some of the stigma against it, officials said.
"There is a source of drugs that comes up from Lawrence, but people (in New Hampshire) need to take the drug problem very seriously," Reid said yesterday. "We're not naive enough to think we'll stop it (totally), but to what extent we can, we will."

Like I said before people do this to themselves. Locking these people up does nobody any good. Look at all the post on this web sight no one is going to stop taking drugs because someone went to jail for it. Our jails are full of people who committed non violent drug offenses. I bet you want the speed limit at 55, people who ride motorcycles must wear helmets,and everyone needs to wear a seatbelt. I am so sick and tired of the nanny mentality. The government needs to stop telling people how to live there lives.

[one]

I couldn't be happier about the conviction. He got what he deserves. I guess we will see in a few years whether all these arrests and convictions made a difference. I hope the overdose rate drops for the childrens sake. Gilbert it sounds like you are one of theses drug dealers and want nothing to interrupt your business. As for the speed limit being 55 and having to wear a helmet, I am not for it. But I am for the stiffer rules for new, young drivers who don't know any better yet. Young people do not know any better yet- that is the point. You are obviously not a parent. When you become a parent your prosective changes and you want no harm to come to your child. Damelio can never harm my child and thats a fact you can't deny.

[gilbert az]

one wrote:

I couldn't be happier about the conviction. He got what he deserves. I guess we will see in a few years whether all these arrests and convictions made a difference. I hope the overdose rate drops for the childrens sake. Gilbert it sounds like you are one of theses drug dealers and want nothing to interrupt your business. As for the speed limit being 55 and having to wear a helmet, I am not for it. But I am for the stiffer rules for new, young drivers who don't know any better yet. Young people do not know any better yet- that is the point. You are obviously not a parent. When you become a parent your prosective changes and you want no harm to come to your child. Damelio can never harm my child and thats a fact you can't deny.

If you raised your kid to not do drugs then you wouldn't have to worry about Damelio harming your child. You sound like one of those people that wants to point the blame at everyone and everything else instead of your own parenting skills.
I was raised right, I never did illegal drugs and I don't drink. I knew drug dealers in high school but that didn't make me take there drugs.
we have more people in prison than any other country. Tell me how do you think were doing with the war on drugs.

[Susie Hall]

Im sorry but it doesn't matter if you raise your child not to do drugs. Don't blame it all on the parents. There are outside sources. My 20-year-old son DIED JULY 4, 2007. He was my only child. Some thugs sold him Oxycontin and I found him dead on my couch when I went to wake him up to go celebrate the 4th of July. He had been depressed and doctors were giving him Xanax. People better wake up about the dangers of Oxycontin and I will live the rest of my life trying to shut down the makers of this drug and alert people on how dangerous this drug is. I hope anyone who sells illegal drugs goes to prison for life when they kill a kid like my son.

[gilbert az]

Susie Hall wrote:

Im sorry but it doesn't matter if you raise your child not to do drugs. Don't blame it all on the parents. There are outside sources. My 20-year-old son DIED JULY 4, 2007. He was my only child. Some thugs sold him Oxycontin and I found him dead on my couch when I went to wake him up to go celebrate the 4th of July. He had been depressed and doctors were giving him Xanax. People better wake up about the dangers of Oxycontin and I will live the rest of my life trying to shut down the makers of this drug and alert people on how dangerous this drug is. I hope anyone who sells illegal drugs goes to prison for life when they kill a kid like my son.

Susie I am truely sorry about the loss of your son.
However it sounds like you don't hold him responsable for what happened. He took the pills on his own did anyone force him to take them.
Why do you want to get rid of a medication that helps tons of people everyday. I understand that you are emotional instead of rational right now. But you need to understand no one did this to your son he did it to himself. Would you feel this way if he died from drinking and driving, would you go after the alcohol industry.

[sorry]

i am soory for your loss

[Carol]

This DeAmelio person is 63 years old. Can someone please tell me why someone of that age is selling drugs to young kids? He ought to be put in jail. ALL dealers/suppliers ought to be put in jail. If punishments were tougher then street drugs would be harder to get. Whether this kid took the drugs on his own or not, the dealer should be put behind bars. Susie, I am so sorry for your loss. A mother should not have to go through this. I am sure your son was like any other young vunerable kid who experimented at a young age. He did not want to die and because of people like DeAmelio he did.

[gilbert az]

Carol wrote:

This DeAmelio person is 63 years old. Can someone please tell me why someone of that age is selling drugs to young kids? He ought to be put in jail. ALL dealers/suppliers ought to be put in jail. If punishments were tougher then street drugs would be harder to get. Whether this kid took the drugs on his own or not, the dealer should be put behind bars. Susie, I am so sorry for your loss. A mother should not have to go through this. I am sure your son was like any other young vunerable kid who experimented at a young age. He did not want to die and because of people like DeAmelio he did.

Carol you are so clueless. Drug laws are tougher now than ever before. We have mandatory sentences for drug offenses. Our prisons are way over crowded and has this stop drug dealers no. Its idiots like you with that mentality that has put us in the situation we have now. The answer is available treatment to everyone who wants it and education not D.A.R.E. or scare tatics. Simpletons like you drive me crazy.

[Carol]

Gilbert, You are the simpleton. Are you telling me the drug dealers are the addicts that need help? I don't think so! The addicts need the help. The pushers need prison time and long prison terms.

[gilbert az]

Carol wrote:

Gilbert, You are the simpleton. Are you telling me the drug dealers are the addicts that need help? I don't think so! The addicts need the help. The pushers need prison time and long prison terms.

Carol you frustrate me so much I almost don't want to respond. But I will, if people get help then no one does drugs. If no one does drugs the dealers have no one to sell to. That is why I said offer treatment to everybody who wants it. History has shown time and again simply locking people up does not work and it does not make our society better. Reactionary people like you make society worse.

[check this out]

here some articles of the damelios they take after the old man scum

Exeter Police arrested Mark D'Amelio on Monday in a motor vehicle stop following a stakeout of his house. He allegedly stabbed a man in the side and slashed his head when the victim pulled up to the fuel pumps at the Xtra Mart on Feb. 1, just before 5:30 p.m.

Mark J. D'Amelio, 25, of 20 Cove Road, East Kingston, is in critical condition, according to police. Rescue crews arrived at his home around 6:45 p.m.Two men well known to local police, were involved in an altercation Tuesday night and one was taken to the hospital suffering from a life-threatening stab wound.

Mark D'Amelio has a relatively extensive criminal record. According to Exeter News-Letter archives, he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault in 2003 for allegedly beating a 21-year-old with a baseball bat in Exeter.
His criminal history also includes arrests on charges of assault and battery, disorderly conduct and robbery in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

In September 2000,Mark D'Amelio and his father, Anthony D'Amelio, were arrested by East Kingston police after they allegedly assaulted their neighbors with a baseball bat, a wooden board and an iron bar.
Peter D’Amelio, was convicted of attempted first degree assault, The incident occurred while Bouraphael was showing a car to the unidentified male, who punched Bouraphael as he was bending down to unlatch the hood. During the altercation, the defendant ran toward Bouraphael and lunged at him twice with a knife, slashing his jacket under the left arm. Bouraphael was not injured by the knife.

According to Coffey, she has never seen or dealt with anything like Anthony D'Amelio's case. It is only the second time the charge of dispensing a controlled substance with death resulting has been prosecuted successfully in Rockingham County and possibly in all New Hampshire, prosecutors have said.
In court judge Coffey addressed D'Amelio with obvious scorn as she read his sentence.

"In this case the circumstances are much more aggravating because what you did was detached, disinterested," she said. "What you did was cold, calculated and motivated only by greed. You sat in your comfortable home and you sold the nature of death to this kid."
damelio is where he belongs