Category: crime

Wrongfully Convicted Kansas Man to Get $7.5 Million Payment

Oskaloosa, Kan.—A Kansas man who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn’t commit will receive $7.5 million from the county where he was arrested and convicted of the crime. Jefferson County commissioners approved the settlement last week with Floyd Bledsoe, who was released from prison in 2015 after DNA evidence…


Illinois Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Neighbor Over Noisy Leaf Blower

Authorities in Illinois have charged a 79-year-old man with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his 59-year-old neighbor following an argument over a leaf blower. Ettore Lacchei was arrested without incident at his home on Tuesday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree…


Thailand Widens Investigation Into Woman Suspected of Killing 13 With Cyanide

BANGKOK—Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths that have gripped the nation. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, was charged with premeditated murder of one victim, while the other deaths were still under investigation, police said. She has…


Chinese Money Launderers Are Central to Cartels’ Fentanyl Trade: Rep. McClain

China’s communist regime is overlooking massive money laundering schemes conducted by Chinese nationals to support cartels flooding the United States with lethal opioids. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gives cover to money laundering schemes supporting the production of synthetic drugs that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans, according to testimony received during an April 26…


Indiana Woman Charged With Federal Hate Crime in Bus Attack

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—A southern Indiana woman now faces a federal hate crime charge in addition to attempted murder in the stabbing of an Indiana University student of Chinese descent on a public bus. Billie R. Davis, 56, of Bloomington, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Evansville Thursday on a charge of willfully causing injuries…


100s of Teenagers Wreak Havoc in Chicago; Interview With Shooting Survivor | Facts Matter

Chicago has been named the murder capital of the United States for the last 11 years running.  This comes as on Saturday evening, hundreds of hundreds of teenagers wreaked havoc in Downtown Chicago by smashing car windows, destroying both public and private property, setting cars on fire, and even attempting to enter Millennium Park—which then…


Capitol Report: NYC Turns Into a Political Battleground; FBI Reveals a ‘Dark Secret’

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) leads the House Judiciary Committee to New York City to take a closer look at crime in the city and the district attorney’s role in it. NTD’s team in the Big Apple covers the heated hearing. What are the factors behind the rise in violent crime? We hear from former Virginia…


‘Soros-Funded’ DAs to Blame for ‘Violent Crime Spree’ Sweeping the Nation: House GOP

NEW YORK—Rising crime around the United States can be attributed to the “soft-on-crime” policies of Democrat district attorneys funded by George Soros, according to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. While in New York City on April 17 for a field hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” committee members shared their perspectives on…


Alvin Bragg Has Given New York City Over to ‘Lawlessness’: Democratic Councilman

Democratic New York City Councilman Robert Holden took aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s leadership—or perceived lack thereof—at a New York field hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on April 17. “I’m here to address the lawlessness that has taken over the city in recent years as a result of the failed progressive policies…


Bob Lee Stabbing Suspect’s Arraignment Postponed

SAN FRANCISCO—A judge has rescheduled the arraignment of Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old suspect in Bob Lee’s murder, for April 25. According to the motion to detain Momeni without bail, which was released on April 14, Momeni drove the victim to a deserted spot and stabbed him due to a dispute about his sister. Momeni appeared…