Category: Crime and Incidents

Man Dies in Bear Attack at Arizona Campsite

PRESCOTT, Ariz.—A bear attacked and killed a man at a campsite in central Arizona on Friday, authorities said. The victim, 66-year-old Steven Jackson of Tucson, was at his campsite when he became entangled with the animal around 8 a.m., the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said. Neighbors tried to help by making noises. But the bear…


Songwriter, Music Industry Entrepreneur Sentenced to Life in Prison in Girlfriend’s Death

DAVENPORT, Iowa—A songwriter and music industry entrepreneur from Atlanta has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his girlfriend in Iowa. Justin Wright was found guilty of first-degree murder in April in the death of 20-year-old Wilanna Bibbs, and was sentenced Wednesday, the Quad-City Times reported. Wright, 34, also known as J…


Driver Whose Car Vaulted Over Tow Truck Says: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’

VALDOSTA, Ga.—A woman whose car was captured on video vaulting into the air over a tow truck and crashing onto a Georgia highway says she’s recovering after spending two weeks in a hospital and undergoing several surgeries. “I don’t really remember much, but I know that I thought I was going to die,” Tanaijsha Bruton…


Pregnant Woman Shot and Killed Was Owner of Seattle Restaurant Near Famed Market

SEATTLE—A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the family of Eina…


Maine Man Charged With Killing His Parents and 2 Others Indicted, Faces More Charges

PORTLAND, Maine—A man charged with four counts of murder for allegedly killing his parents and two others in a series of shootings that shook Maine earlier this year has been indicted, officials said on Friday. Law enforcement officials say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton confessed to police to the killings at a property in rural Bowdoin and…


Florida Couple Charged With More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Fraud

FORT MYERS, Fla.— A southwest Florida couple has been charged with stealing more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to buy boats, new businesses, and other luxury items. Timothy Craig Jolloff, 46, and Lisa Ann Jolloff, 56, made their initial appearances Friday in Fort Myers federal court on charges of…


Las Vegas Police Arrest Man They Say Threatened Mass Shooting at Stanley Cup Game

LAS VEGAS—Less than four hours before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final was set to begin Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities in Nevada arrested a man they say threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the arena where the Golden Knights would capture their first championship that night. An arrest report…


Man Convicted in Shootout at Minnesota Bar That Killed 1, Injured 15

ST. PAUL, Minn.—A second man has been found guilty in a shootout at a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, that left one person dead and more than a dozen people injured. Terry Lorenzo Brown was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder, four counts of attempted second-degree murder and illegally possessing a firearm, KARE-TV reported. Prosecutors said…


Ex-Long Beach EMT Faces 29 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl Resulting in Coworker’s Death

A former Long Beach first responder was sentenced on June 14 to over 29 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two coworkers, which resulted in one’s death, authorities said. Cruz Noel Quintero, 43, of Long Beach, was found guilty in September 2022 on counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death, possessing machine guns…


Shooting, Fire at Tennessee Home Leads to 6 Dead Including 3 Children

SEQUATCHIE, Tenn.—Six people including three children were found dead in a Tennessee home where police responded to a shooting and arrived to find the residence ablaze, authorities said. A seventh person who had suffered gunshot wounds was found alive at the home in Sequatchie on Thursday night after firefighters extinguished the flames and was hospitalized…