MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her, a district attorney said Thursday. Cleotha Abston, 39, is charged with snatching Eliza Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis on Sept. 2 and forcing her into an…
Memphis Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty Against Man Charged With Kidnapping and Killing Teacher
Hiker Missing in Yosemite After Being Swept Away by Fast-Flowing Creek
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.—A hiker has been missing in Yosemite National Park since the holiday weekend after being swept away by a cold and fast-flowing creek as California’s epic winter snowpack melts. Hayden T. Klemenok vanished while backpacking with a group at Upper Chilnualna Falls on Sunday, the National Park Service said in a statement….
2 Arrested in Mass Shooting That Killed 3 in Fort Worth, Texas
Police arrested two men on July 7 in connection to the mass shooting that killed three people in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, in Texas, on July 3. The suspects, Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, were arrested by Fort Worth police and now face murder charges, Fort Worth police Chief Neil Noakes said at a…
2 Arrested in Shooting That Killed 3 in Fort Worth, Texas
Police arrested two men on July 7 in connection to the mass shooting that killed three people in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, in Texas, on July 3. The suspects, Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, were arrested by Fort Worth police and now face murder charges, Fort Worth police Chief Neil Noakes said at a…
Document Reveals Fate of Missing Girl Who Drew International Attention
Just two weeks before Christmas, when other children her age were anticipating the arrival of Santa Claus, five-year-old Harmony Montgomery was allegedly beaten to death by her father in the car they had been in since Thanksgiving. The disturbing account is part of a recently unsealed report on the New Hampshire girl’s disappearance. It is…
Shooter Who Killed 23 at Texas Walmart Sentenced to 90 Life Terms
A federal judge on Friday sentenced an extremist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for a 2019 shooting in which he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at a Texas Walmart while targeting Hispanics, the El Paso Times newspaper reported. The sentencing by U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama in El Paso adheres to…
Only ‘One of the Family Members’ Could Have Brought Cocaine Inside White House: Former Secret Service
Former secret service agent Dan Bongino is claiming that the only explanation for the presence of cocaine in the White House is that President Joe Biden or his family members brought it inside. The White House is an 18-acre complex surrounded by magnetometers and checkpoints, Mr. Bongino said in a recent Rumble video, adding that…
Passenger Arrested for Bomb Threat on Alaska Airlines Flight Claims Cartel Members Wanted to ‘Kill’ Him
A passenger who allegedly made a bomb threat aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle on July 4 has claimed he did so because he feared he would be killed by members of a “powerful cartel.” Brandon Scott, 38, was seated first class onboard Alaska Airlines flight 334 on Wednesday as it departed…
Iowa Teen Gets Life With Possibility of Parole After 35 Years for Spanish Teacher’s Beating Death
DES MOINES, Iowa—The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility of parole after 35 years in prison. A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a sentencing hearing that lasted more than seven hours. Willard…
Victims Identified After Fiery Plane Crash in South Carolina Resort Town Killed All 5 People on Board
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Five people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed over the weekend in a South Carolina coastal resort town. Officials said Sunday’s fiery wreck near a golf course in North Myrtle Beach killed all four passengers and the pilot, The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported. The Monday update raised the death toll…
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