Category: Crime and Incidents

Appeals Court Halts Proceedings in Nashville Shooter’s Records Case as Appeal Allowing Intervention by Covenant Parties Proceeds

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has halted the trial court proceedings in the lawsuits against the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) for denying open records requests in relation to the March 27 Covenant School shooter’s writings. The appellate court on Wednesday issued an order granting an expedited hearing for those appealing the lower court’s decision…


Judge Sets Hunter Biden’s Date in Court Over Tax and Gun Charges

A federal judge has scheduled the first court appearance for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, who faces tax and gun charges. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, on Wednesday issued an order (pdf) requiring Hunter Biden to appear in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26. Noreika…


3 Hurt When Google Critic Crashes Car Into Building Near Company’s NYC Headquarters, Police Say

NEW YORK—A man who has claimed for years that Google was torturing users with flashing lights crashed a car into a building near the company’s New York City headquarters, injuring three pedestrians, authorities said. The man, 34, drove onto the sidewalk and crashed his Ford Fusion into a building on West 15th Street and 10th…


Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Pleads Not Guilty

Accused Pentagon top secret document leaker Jack Teixeira has pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges that a conviction on could send the former Air National Guard member to prison for many years. Teixeira, 21, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to national defense….


Judge Dismisses Case Against Mexican Woman Caught With 93 Pounds of Cocaine at Border

A federal judge dismissed a drug trafficking case against a city councilwoman from Reynosa, Mexico, who was arrested at the Texas border when U.S. Border Patrol agents said they found about 93 pounds of cocaine in her vehicle. Denisse Ahumada-Martínez was arrested on June 10 at the inland security checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas, after the…


Idaho Man Charged With 4 Counts of Murder in Shooting Deaths of His Neighbors, Including 2 Teens

KELLOGG, Idaho—A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to a neighbor’s home and shot and killed the family there, including two teens. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting in the small mining community. Killed were…


Man Convicted of Killing North Dakota Student Moved From Death Row to Florida Prison

BISMARCK, N.D.—The man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and killing a North Dakota student 20 years ago has been moved from death row in Indiana to a Florida prison, according to federal records. Alfonso Rodriguez, 70, was convicted of killing 22-year-old Dru Sjodin in November 2003 after abducting her from a mall parking lot in Grand…


Governor: I-95 Traffic to Resume This Weekend With Interim Fix; Permanent Repair to Follow

PHILADELPHIA—Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia. “Traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this weekend,” Shapiro said, lauding the around-the-clock work of crews on the stretch of…


4 Pedestrians Injured in Apparent Hit-and-Run Collision Outside Chicago White Sox Stadium

CHICAGO—An apparent hit-and-run collision Tuesday evening injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago White Sox were preparing to play the Texas Rangers, and a related traffic incident injured four others, authorities said. The pedestrians were injured just after 6:20 p.m., Chicago police and fire officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear…


7-Year-Old Fatally Shoots 5-Year-Old Child in Eastern Kentucky

MCKEE, Ky.—A 7-year-old child fatally shot a 5-year-old child inside a home in eastern Kentucky, police said. An initial investigation found that the shooting reported Monday evening at the home in McKee was accidental, Kentucky State Police said in a statement. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene by…