Category: arrest

3 Men Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 7-Year-Old Girl in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY—Three men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 7-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet inside her Utah home, authorities said. The girl died at Heber Valley Hospital on Friday night, the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office said. The child’s name was not released. Christopher O’Connell, 34, was…


Haitian Police Arrest US-Based Doctor Over Assassination of President

A Haitian-born doctor based in Florida was arrested Sunday and is believed to be a “central” suspect in the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse, who was killed early Wednesday during an overnight raid of his home. National police chief Leon Charles announced the arrest of Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a 63-year-old doctor, during a press…


Taiwan Says 11 Arrested at Its Haiti Embassy

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s foreign ministry says Haitian police have arrested 11 armed suspects who tried to break into the its embassy in Port-au-Prince. It gave no details of the suspects’ identities or a reason for the break-in. “As for whether the suspects were involved in the assassination of the President of Haiti, that will need to…


Police: Arrest in Slaying of 3 Men Found at Golf Course

KENNESAW, Ga.—Authorities on Thursday afternoon arrested a man in the killing of three men found shot to death on the golf course of a suburban Atlanta country club. Cobb County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. marshals arrested Bryan Rhoden in Chamblee, more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of where the slain men were discovered Saturday,…


2 More Men Arrested During Massachusetts Standoff Arraigned

MEDFORD, Mass.—Two more people charged in connection with an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway last weekend were arraigned on Wednesday under heavy security. The defendants, 10 men and a 17-year-old juvenile, say they are members of a group called Rise of the Moors, and are not subject to federal or state laws. Not guilty…


Ex-‘Predator’ Host Turns Himself In, Resolves Video Issue

LANSING, Mich.—The former host of the “To Catch a Predator” TV series turned himself in Friday after a Michigan judge issued a warrant for his arrest for no-showing at a court hearing to explain why he had not given a defense lawyer more footage of a police sting operation. Chris Hansen, 61, checked in at…


Dozens Arrested as 2,000 Gather at Illegal Rave in Southeast England

Dozens of Britons have been arrested following an illegal rave attended by up to 2,000 people at a national park in southeast England. Sussex Police were met with “significant hostility” when they shut down the unlicensed music event in Steyning, West Sussex, on Sunday. More than 50 people have been arrested on suspicion of offences…


US Marshals: 1 Man Dead During Arrest Attempt in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS—A man was killed Thursday when authorities who were part of a task force that included U.S. Marshals fired their weapons after he allegedly displayed a handgun in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood, the U.S. Marshals said. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. The U.S. Marshals said preliminary information indicates task force members were attempting…


Italy Judge Releases 3 Held in Jail Over Cable Car Crash, One Under House Arrest

MILAN—An Italian judge ruled late on Saturday that three men detained over a cable car crash that killed 14 people in northern Italy could leave prison, with one of them being placed under house arrest. In the crash a week ago, the gondola on a cable way connecting the Lake Maggiore resort town of Stresa…


Police Make Arrest in New Jersey House Party Mass Shooting

Police have arrested a male suspect in connection with the fatal mass shooting over the weekend at a house party in Bridgeton, New Jersey, that left two people dead and 12 others injured, officials said. The New Jersey Police Department said in a statement on Monday that 36-year-old Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, has been arrested and taken…