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Kids, smoking really is hazardous to your health. What started as a smoke between neighbors turned into a murder as Braintree police said Lucas Walters, 28, allegedly killed Jeffrey Phillips, 31, with an ax after the men argued about money Walters owed Phillips. Phillips brandished a rake before Walters hit him in the back and head with the ax. According to prosecutors, Walters kept the body in a shed for two days, and hid the murder weapon, before burying it in Connecticut. Walters bought gas and cigarettes using Phillips' credit card and allegedly sold his TV, computer and Xbox to buy crack cocaine. Walters turned himself in and allegedly told police "I killed him by accident. I’m crazy." He was charged with murder and pled not guilty, held without bail and faces a hearing on August 25. [WCVB, Herald, Globe] All charges alleged until proven under law.

Courts are busy and backed up. Ever wonder why?

-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and...