Tag: Public Safety

Chasing Horse Sex Abuse Charges Upheld, Drug Crime Dropped

LAS VEGAS—A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor but upheld a Las Vegas grand jury’s sweeping indictment on 18 sexual abuse-related felony crimes. In an order issued late Friday afternoon, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said state prosecutors presented enough evidence for “a…


Indiana Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting at Traffic Stop

MITCHELL, Ind.—A prosecutor has cleared two Indiana law enforcement officers of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with a fatal shooting during a traffic stop in February. Lawrence County Prosecutor Samuel C. Arp II said he has reviewed the incident and decided City of Mitchell Police Officer Christian Anderson and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Rhoades’…


Man, 58, Attacked by Shark While Surfing Off Honolulu

HONOLULU—A surfer was in serious condition after being bitten in the leg by a shark Sunday morning off Honolulu, authorities said. The 58-year-old man was attacked shortly before 7 a.m. near Kewalo Basin, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Paramedics responded and “administered life-saving treatment to a patient who was surfing and suffered shark bite…


Family of Czech Billionaire Sues Over Alaska Crash Death

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the impact but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when rescue personnel arrived. The lawsuit, filed in Alaska state court recently on behalf of the family…


Illegal Immigrant Gets Life Sentence for Killing of Georgia Whistleblower

BRUNSWICK, Ga.—An illegal immigrant was sentenced Monday to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and his brother to authorities for cheating illegal immigrant workers out of millions of dollars. A U.S. District Court judge in Brunswick, Georgia, sentenced 46-year-old Juan Rangel-Rubio nearly six months after a jury convicted him…


Sentencing Trial Begins for Ex-coach in Wife’s 1999 Death

HOUSTON—The sentencing trial began Monday for a former Houston-area high school football coach convicted twice of fatally shooting his pregnant wife during what authorities say was a staged burglary more than 24 years ago. David Mark Temple, 54, was convicted in August 2019 for a second time for killing of his wife, Belinda. But that…


Sentencing Trial Begins for Former Coach in Wife’s 1999 Death

HOUSTON—The sentencing trial began Monday for a former Houston-area high school football coach convicted twice of fatally shooting his pregnant wife during what authorities say was a staged burglary more than 24 years ago. David Mark Temple, 54, was convicted in August 2019 for a second time for killing of his wife, Belinda. But that…


Empty Tank Cars Derail in Texas Rail Yard, No Injuries

KENDLETON, Texas—Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, the train’s owner said, and no one was hurt. A locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, Kansas City Southern spokesperson C. Doniele Carlson said in a statement. The derailment took place at around 7 a.m. in Kendleton,…


3 Sought in Delaware Mall Shooting That Wounded 3 People

CHRISTIANA, Del.—Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall over the weekend that wounded three people and led to an evacuation. According to the state police, the three suspects confronted an 18-year-old man as he was leaving the Christiana Mall’s food court shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday and began to…


Bodies of Missing Musician, Son Recovered From Arkansas Lake

BENTONVILLE, Ark.—The bodies of a jam band musician and his adult son were recovered from an Arkansas lake more than three weeks after the two went missing during a kayaking trip, authorities said. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the bodies were identified as those of Chuck Morris, 47, and his 20-year-old son,…