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DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say
DC Felon Fired 3 Times At Scooter Rider Before Raid Turned Up Loaded Guns, Drugs, Feds Say A passing scooter rider suddenly had three bullets coming his way in DC. Now, Cornelius Welch, 28, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for the November 2025 shooting, which unfolded in broad daylight outside the Benning Courts apartment complex. The shooting was reported around 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 22 in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE. Welch at the Benning Courts apartment building in a surveillance photo captured the day of the shooting.   US Attorney's Office Surveillance cameras captured an unidentified person riding a scooter along the sidewalk as Welch …

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‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation ‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation ‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation
‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation Matthew James Freeto couldn't help himself. Again. Now, the Maryland man is facing decades in prison for his latest child pornography conviction. The 36-year-old Freeto pleaded guilty to eight counts of possession of child pornography on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and he was sentenced to 80 years in prison, with 18 years to serve. The case began on July 18, 2025, when Anne Arundel County Police received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that traced back to Google. Google had flagged numerous suspected images depicting children engaged in sex acts or sexually…

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ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County
ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County Oscar Evaristo Nunez was back in custody, but not on the charges that first landed him behind bars. More than a year after his arrest on allegations involving the sexual assault and secret filming of children in Virginia, Nunez was arrested by ICE agents on Tuesday, Sept. 15, during a targeted enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Nunez, a Honduran national, had initially been arrested in Fairfax County on Aug. 27, 2025, on five charges involving minors, according to DHS. They included three counts of aggravated sexual battery, two of …

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CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul
CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul Somewhere between the fake sinks and the flammable rugs, Virginia customs officers completed quite the September shopping list. Five shipments worth nearly $856,000 were seized at the Port of Norfolk this month, running the gamut from counterfeit certifications and potentially unsafe carpets to hundreds of boxes of shirts imported using someone else's identity, according to US Customs and Border Protection. And apparently, nothing was too mundane to raise a red flag. The latest catch came on Tuesday, Sept. 29, when officers recovered 697 cartons of dry-fit T-shirts shipped from Morocco and…

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One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING)
One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (Developing) A two-vehicle crash turned deadly on a busy Maryland roadway on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the 4400 block of Branch Avenue in Temple Hills at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, where two vehicles had collided, according to Prince George’s County Police. One of the drivers, a man whose name has not been released, was rushed to an area hospital, where he died a short time later. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured. Investigators with the department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit remained at the scene Wednesday afternoon working to determine wha…

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DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say
DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say A 23-year-old District man who lured a teen girl into his vehicle and held her against her will is now going to be held behind bars against his will. Keishawn Johnson, who prosecutors say "terrorized two children," has been sentenced to 204 months in prison after a harrowing incident involving two young girls in DC, according to federal authorities. According to court documents, in September 2024, Johnson tricked a 15-year-old girl into getting into his car in the District by falsely telling her that her 14-year-old friend was inside. Johnson then held the girl against her will and demande…

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Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare
Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare The masked man behind a bizarre scare at a Maryland college campus now has a name, a mugshot and a lengthy list of charges. District resident Christopher Alongzo Garner, 40, was being held without bond after his arrest on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following a morning of alarming calls at the University of Maryland in College Park. It started around 9:24 a.m., when Prince George's County dispatchers alerted campus police to a white Dodge van being driven aggressively through the area. The driver was masked. And witnesses thought he had a rifle. More calls followed as the van made its way onto ca…

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Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery
Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery Tyzell Myrick was already getting a second chance when police say they found another loaded gun tucked into his pants. The 30-year-old Bowie man was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to 33 months in federal prison after an encounter near DC's U Street corridor exposed a particularly inconvenient piece of his past. He wasn't supposed to have a gun. He especially wasn't supposed to have this one. It was around midnight on Aug. 17, 2025, when officers spotted Myrick near the Crown Gas station on Florida Avenue NW with the unmistakable outline of a firearm jutting from his pants, according to…

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Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames
Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames A Harford County sheriff's deputy hit nearly 100 mph chasing a fleeing driver who would be dead less than a minute later. He won't face criminal charges. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that Senior Deputy Allen Jennings will not be charged in connection with the June pursuit that ended with Tremayne Murphy blowing through a red light, triggering a five-vehicle crash and leaving his Buick engulfed in flames. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released the body-worn camera footage…

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Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds
Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds Mark Travis Brigham wasn't content to use just one camera. The Maryland man used his cellphone to exploit three girls as young as 13 sexually, then hid another camera inside a bathroom to secretly record adults and minors showering and using the toilet, according to federal prosecutors. Now he's going to prison for 25 years. Brigham, 37, was handed the sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 30, by US District Judge James K. Bredar after pleading guilty in June to sexually exploiting a child and possessing child sexual abuse material. His victims were three girls between 13 and 14 years old. Betwee…

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I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police
I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police The manhunt that put parts of Virginia on alert Wednesday morning ended with three people dead. Marvin Grant, 37, of Charlotte, NC, shot three of his coworkers at United Rentals on Wellington Road in Manassas shortly after 7 a.m. on Sept. 30, killing two before fleeing south and ultimately taking his own life along I-81, according to Manassas City and Virginia State Police. Richard Lamont, 48, and Christopher Serrano, 33, were killed in the shooting. A third victim survived and remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday afternoon. All three worked with Grant at United Rentals, pol…

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Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police
Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police A shooting at a Maryland hotel has landed a 21-year-old man behind bars on an attempted murder charge. Hayden Hill was arrested following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 shooting in the 6700 block of Security Boulevard in Woodlawn, Baltimore County Police announced the following day. Officers were called to the hotel at approximately 7:35 a.m., where they found a 23-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police initially described the shooting as an isolated incident as detectives worked to identify and locate the person responsible. By Wedn…

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1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED) 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED) 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED)
1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (Updated) The emergency water situation that had 1.9 million Maryland customers scrambling to conserve has stabilized, but they are not in the clear yet. WSSC Water said at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that its Potomac Water Filtration Plant is producing water again and replenishing the distribution system after a power outage disrupted operations a day earlier. Power to the plant is now adequate, according to the utility, though crews are still working around the clock on critical electrical repairs. The plant is operating under a temporary internal electrical configuration while crews work t…

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Accused Serial Burglar Walks Back To His Camry To Find Officers Waiting, Police Say Accused Serial Burglar Walks Back To His Camry To Find Officers Waiting, Police Say Accused Serial Burglar Walks Back To His Camry To Find Officers Waiting, Police Say
Accused Serial Burglar Walks Back To His Camry To Find Officers Waiting, Police Say This time, the house wasn't empty. A 92-year-old was asleep inside a Maryland home when an accused serial burglar forced his way in, unaware that police were watching his every move, authorities said. Anderson Javier Santacruz Gallegos, 29, of Riverdale, was arrested outside an Enid Drive home in Potomac after Montgomery County Police investigators say they caught him using the same routine tied to a string of break-ins dating back to July. Knock first. Wait. If nobody answered, police say Santacruz Gallegos would head around back, force his way inside and hunt primarily for jewelry and c…

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College Student From McLean Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student From McLean Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student From McLean Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa
College Student From McLean Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa A 21-year-old University of Georgia senior survived a fall from an eighth-floor apartment window after apparently striking a metal bench on the way down, police said. Kristen Sargent fell at Rambler Athens Apartments at 558 W. Broad St. around 7:37 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department field case report.  The incident happened just after the Georgia Bulldogs had won a game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Sargent's father, Richard Sargent, told WSB-TV. Richard said he later heard his daughter talking to one of her friends: “Hey, I'm alive. I…

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Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind
Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind For 30 hours, there was no sign of two kayakers who disappeared on the Potomac River in Maryland. Then, finally, someone started waving. The two missing kayakers were spotted late Thursday night, Sept. 24, frantically trying to get the attention of a rescue crew from a duck blind on Craney Island, just north of Potomac Heights in Charles County, according to the Charles County Volunteer Fire/EMS Association. It was the break rescuers had been waiting for. The search had stretched for more than a day by the time a five-member crew from the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department was calle…

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Car Plows Into Parked Pickup, Sends Truck Crashing Through Wall Of Vacant DC Building (PHOTOS) Car Plows Into Parked Pickup, Sends Truck Crashing Through Wall Of Vacant DC Building (PHOTOS) Car Plows Into Parked Pickup, Sends Truck Crashing Through Wall Of Vacant DC Building (PHOTOS)
Car Plows Into Parked Pickup, Sends Truck Crashing Through Wall Of Vacant DC Building (Photos) One parked pickup wound up where it definitely wasn't supposed to be after a chain-reaction crash in DC. A car plowed into the parked pickup near Davenport and 42nd streets NW on Wednesday morning, sending the truck crashing through the wall of a vacant building, according to DC Fire and EMS. The impact punched a large hole through the building and sent chunks of masonry tumbling onto vehicles parked outside. The crash in DC. Twitter/@dcfireems Firefighters were initially called to the scene for a rescue and possible collapse, prompting a response from the department's special oper…

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Virginia Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING) Virginia Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING) Virginia Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Residents Told To Stay Inside As Police Search For Shooting Suspect (Developing) Police are hunting for a gunman in Virginia, and people living nearby are being told to lock their doors and stay inside. Officers were called to a shooting in the 9400 block of Wellington Road in Manassas at around 8:36 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, prompting a large law enforcement response and warnings to avoid the area. The suspected shooter has been identified as Marvin Grant, according to the Manassas City Police Department. Grant was described as a light-skinned Black man who is approximately 5-foot-9 with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said he may be behind the wheel of a gray T…

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Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure
Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target is cutting prices on nearly 2,000 items as families continue tightening their budgets amid stubborn inflation and economic stress. The retailer announced the latest round of price reductions in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The cuts cover clothing and shoes for women, men, infants, and toddlers, along with bedding and other home products. Some items are now priced at least 20% lower than in the fall of 2025, according to Target. "Guests are looking for great products at an incredible value, and that's an important part of what we aim to deliver every day," said chief me…

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Two-Alarm Fire Rips Through Fairfax County Home, Spreads From Garage To Attic (DEVELOPING) Two-Alarm Fire Rips Through Fairfax County Home, Spreads From Garage To Attic (DEVELOPING) Two-Alarm Fire Rips Through Fairfax County Home, Spreads From Garage To Attic (DEVELOPING)
Two-Alarm Fire Rips Through Fairfax County Home, Spreads From Garage To Attic (Developing) A Virginia home went up in flames Tuesday night, with the fire quickly working its way from the garage to the attic. Firefighters were called to Stirrup Cup Lane near Old Stable Road in McLean at around 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 29, where they were met by heavy flames tearing through the garage of the two-story home. They didn't stay there long. The fire had already spread upstairs and into the attic, forcing Fairfax County firefighters to call for a second alarm as more crews were brought to the scene. View this post on Instagram Everyone inside m…

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Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile. Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…

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Five Miles, Two Minutes, Three Dead: New Details Emerge In Virginia Stolen Car Crash (UPDATED) Five Miles, Two Minutes, Three Dead: New Details Emerge In Virginia Stolen Car Crash (UPDATED) Five Miles, Two Minutes, Three Dead: New Details Emerge In Virginia Stolen Car Crash (UPDATED)
Five Miles, Two Minutes, Three Dead: New Details Emerge In Virginia Stolen Car Crash (Updated) The deadly crash of a stolen Maryland car is coming into clearer focus. Two 16-year-old boys from Silver Spring were among three teens killed early Monday, Sept. 28, after their driver crashed during a brief police pursuit on I-395 in Virginia, State Police announced in an update Tuesday night. A 17-year-old boy whose hometown remains unknown died at the scene, while the two Silver Spring teens were rushed to area hospitals, where they later died. A fourth passenger, a 16-year-old Alexandria girl, survived and remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition Tuesday. The new details …

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Masked Driver Waved 'Rifle' From Van On UMD Campus Before Police Made Surprising Discovery Masked Driver Waved 'Rifle' From Van On UMD Campus Before Police Made Surprising Discovery Masked Driver Waved 'Rifle' From Van On UMD Campus Before Police Made Surprising Discovery
Masked Driver Waved 'Rifle' From Van On UMD Campus Before Police Made Surprising Discovery It looked like the kind of morning that could get much worse in a hurry. A masked driver was spotted cruising through the University of Maryland campus on Tuesday, Sept. 29, allegedly driving aggressively and waving what appeared to be a rifle out the window of a white Dodge van. The first call came in around 9:24 a.m., when Prince George's County dispatchers alerted University of Maryland Police about the van. Then more calls started coming in. Campus cameras later showed the van entering through North Gate at Baltimore Avenue and Campus Drive before heading west on Campus Drive and pass…

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Virginia HS Fentanyl Dealer Waded Across Rio Grande Into US, Now ICE Is Waiting For Him Virginia HS Fentanyl Dealer Waded Across Rio Grande Into US, Now ICE Is Waiting For Him Virginia HS Fentanyl Dealer Waded Across Rio Grande Into US, Now ICE Is Waiting For Him
Virginia HS Fentanyl Dealer Waded Across Rio Grande Into US, Now ICE Is Waiting For Him Isaac Melendez-Carranza's path to a Virginia jail cell apparently began in the Rio Grande a decade ago. The 31-year-old Sterling man accused of dealing fentanyl connected to overdoses involving Park View High School students crossed the river from Mexico into the US in 2016, according to ICE, which has now lodged a detainer against him. Melendez-Carranza has been behind bars in Loudoun County since Aug. 20, when deputies arrested him following an investigation into suspected fentanyl dealing tied to student overdoses in May. Investigators seized suspected narcotics and cash during the bust.…

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Maryland Man Signed Graphic Threats To 20+ Victims With Names Of Mass Murderers: DOJ Maryland Man Signed Graphic Threats To 20+ Victims With Names Of Mass Murderers: DOJ Maryland Man Signed Graphic Threats To 20+ Victims With Names Of Mass Murderers: DOJ
Maryland Man Signed Graphic Threats To 20+ Victims With Names Of Mass Murderers: DOJ Justin Dynlacht vacillated between threats to kill, sexually abuse, and torture employees at a Delaware business, even throwing in a racist message The 57-year-old Rockville resident was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison following what has been described by prosecutors as "a campaign of violent, graphic threats against at least 25 people and their families."  According to court documents, Dynlacht sent more than 20 emails, faxes, and letters between November 2022 and April 2024 to employees of the Delaware company that steadily grew more violent. Prosecutors say Dynla…

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Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report
Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report A man with ties to Connecticut is among seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house. A new report says he had lost his job following the allegations.  The woman alleges the assaults happened at the Chi Phi house at the Ithaca, New York, university after two men pressured her to take drugs on Oct. 19, 2024. The former Cornell student's lawsuit names Diego Sarabia as one of the men involved. Court records show that Sarabia’s summons and complaint were mailed to his mother’s home in Bethel, Connecticut. The complaint identifies him as a …

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Massage Spa Burglar Pepper-Sprayed Employees When They Caught Him In Virginia, Sheriff Says Massage Spa Burglar Pepper-Sprayed Employees When They Caught Him In Virginia, Sheriff Says Massage Spa Burglar Pepper-Sprayed Employees When They Caught Him In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Massage Spa Burglar Pepper-Sprayed Employees When They Caught Him In Virginia, Sheriff Says Elijah Thomas Deane's burglary spree came to a fiery end. He did not want to go down quietly. The 22-year-old Spotsylvania resident is facing a host of charges following a string of similar burglaries that came to an end last week, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deane's gambit came to an end on Monday, Sept. 21, when deputies were alerted to a robbery in progress at a massage spa on Chatham Heights Road. Investigators say Deane entered the business and was directed to one of the rooms. He then left the room and began entering other rooms and the employee area. Then th…

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Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…

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17 Charged After Guns Found In Maryland Apartment As Police Hunt Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING) 17 Charged After Guns Found In Maryland Apartment As Police Hunt Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING) 17 Charged After Guns Found In Maryland Apartment As Police Hunt Shooting Suspect (DEVELOPING)
17 Charged After Guns Found In Maryland Apartment As Police Hunt Shooting Suspect (Developing) A search for answers after a weekend shooting in Maryland led detectives to an apartment packed with people and guns, police said. Seventeen people are now facing weapons charges after Baltimore County Police searched an apartment in the 8000 block of York Road in Towson as part of the investigation into a shooting on Sunday, Sept. 27. Detectives from the department's Violent Crimes Unit recovered several firearms inside the apartment while executing the search warrant, according to police. That discovery led to charges against 15 adults ranging in age from 18 to 31, along with two teens w…

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Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable'
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked a Massachusetts judge to acquit her in the deaths of her three children, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the first time since her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the request. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek a second trial. The next hearing is set for Nov. 2.  Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that prosecutors had not proved Clancy killed the children. “This entire case is based on speculation,” he s…

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NJ Man Brought 100+ Explosives To DC Cathedral Before Red Mass: Now He Knows His Fate NJ Man Brought 100+ Explosives To DC Cathedral Before Red Mass: Now He Knows His Fate NJ Man Brought 100+ Explosives To DC Cathedral Before Red Mass: Now He Knows His Fate
NJ Man Brought 100+ Explosives To DC Cathedral Before Red Mass: Now He Knows His Fate Louis Geri didn't show up to negotiate empty-handed. He had big plans after traveling more than 100 miles from New Jersey to DC with broad ambitions. Nearly a year after the Vineland man turned the steps of a DC cathedral into an explosives cache ahead of the annual Red Mass, Geri was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. The 42-year-old brought more than 100 homemade explosive devices to St. Matthew's Cathedral in the 1700 block of Rhode Island Avenue NW, where Supreme Court justices and other high-ranking government officials were expected the next morning. The defendant …

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