Category: Crime and Incidents

Arizona Woman Alleges Sexual Assault by Trevor Bauer; He Denies Allegation and Countersues

PHOENIX—An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week that he held a knife at her throat and choked her until she passed out during a rape that left her pregnant in late 2020. Bauer was never arrested or charged and he has…


‘Rust’ Armorer May Have Brought Live Rounds on Set, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors say they have evidence pointing to the possibility the armorer for the movie “Rust” introduced live rounds onto the set where a gun that actor Alec Baldwin was holding fired a bullet, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Prosecutors had previously said it might never be clear how live rounds, which are not allowed…


Grand Jury Indicts Daniel Penny in Death of New York City Subway Rider Jordan Neely

NEW YORK—A grand jury has indicted a man who put an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold, prosecutors confirmed Thursday. Daniel Penny was initially charged with manslaughter last month in the May 1 death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man with a history of mental illness and criminal charges. A spokesperson…


Elizabeth Holmes Objects to $250 Monthly Restitution Sought by US Due to Limited Financial Resources

WASHINGTON—Federal prosecutors want Elizabeth Holmes to pay $250 each month to victims of her failed blood testing startup after she leaves prison, but her attorneys are pushing back, citing “limited financial resources” available to the disgraced founder of Theranos. The United States filed a motion last week asking the court to correct “clerical errors” which…


US Soldiers Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…


US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…


Police Say 2 Men Fatally Shot After Road Rage Incident on Interstate 25 in Denver

DENVER—Two men were fatally shot after a road rage incident involving two vehicles on Interstate 25 in Denver, police said. The men were riding together in the same vehicle on Tuesday, police said. They stopped their vehicle in the righthand lane near a busy interchange and the passenger got out and approached another car, which…


Bill Cosby Sued by 9 More Women in Nevada for Alleged Decades-Old Sexual Assaults

LAS VEGAS—Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to victimize them. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Nevada alleges that the women were individually drugged and assaulted between approximately 1979 and 1992 in Las Vegas, Reno and…


Remains Found Stuffed in Garment Bag 45 Years Ago in Rural Nevada ID’d as Ohio Woman

LAS VEGAS—In 1978, a garment bag containing a woman’s heavily decayed remains was discovered in a remote area of northern Nevada. The case soon went cold—and the victim remained nameless for 45 years. But on Wednesday, Nevada State Police announced that advancements in DNA testing have finally led to an identification. She was Florence Charleston,…


Pennsylvania Using Tons of Recycled Glass Nuggets to Rebuild Collapsed Interstate 95

Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said Wednesday. Instead of rebuilding the overpass right away, crews will use the recycled glass to…