Tag: criminal complaint

JetBlue Passenger Held Blade to Woman’s Throat: Justice Department

U.S. authorities have arrested and charged a 41-year-old man from Syracuse, Utah, in a federal criminal complaint after he allegedly held a straight-edge razor blade against a woman during a flight. On Nov. 21, the arrested individual, Merrill Darrell Fackrell, had departed on a JetBlue 871 flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York…


Citizens’ Group Accuses Milwaukee Election Chief of Violating State Laws in Aug. 9 Primary

Citizen investigator Peter Bernegger has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) alleging Milwaukee elections director Claire-Woodall-Vogg violated numerous state laws in connection with the recent primary election. In the complaint lodged on Aug. 24, Bernegger alleges that on primary polling day a tent was set up by the city’s elections office in…


Ex-Head of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Charged

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce was scheduled to appear in Santa Ana federal court on May 17 after being charged with lying to a mortgage lender about his assets while seeking a loan for a $1.5 million home in the San Bernardino Mountains. Todd Ament, 57, of…


Milwaukee Man Who Killed 5 Family Members Gets 205 Years

MILWAUKEE—A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for fatally shooting five members of his family and he offered no explanation for his actions, saying that he must have a lot of hate. Before receiving his sentence Tuesday, Christopher Stokes told the judge in Milwaukee County Circuit Court that he wasn’t asking…