Tag: Crime and Incidents

Patrick Mahomes’s Brother Jackson Charged With Sexual Battery

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery….


Man Accused in Harvard Bomb Threat, Extortion Plan

A man is accused of phoning in bomb threats to Harvard University and demanding a large amount of Bitcoin in return, federal prosecutors said. William Giordani, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting extortionate threats. He was released on conditions after a detention hearing in federal court…


FBI Asks Texas Mall Shooting Witnesses for Evidence as Suspect ID’d by Unnamed Officials

The FBI is asking witnesses of the Allen, Texas, mall shooting to submit video evidence to the bureau after a suspected shooter killed eight people. Witnesses who have digital evidence from the Saturday incident should submit information to an online website that was created after the mass shooting. “FBI Dallas, The Texas Rangers, and the Allen…


Arrest Made in Mississippi Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 6

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.—Police in Mississippi have arrested a suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and six others injured at a restaurant during a Cinco de Mayo party. Ocean Springs police announced the arrest in a statement Saturday evening. Police Chief Mark Dunston declined to release the suspect’s name, citing the ongoing investigation….


UFC’s Tony Ferguson Arrested Following Hollywood Crash

LOS ANGELES—UFC veteran Tony Ferguson was arrested early Sunday morning in Hollywood for suspicion of drunken driving after he allegedly crashed into parked cars and flipped his truck, police said. Los Angeles police arrested Ferguson at around 2 a.m. Police said Ferguson’s truck hit at least two parked vehicles and flipped over near Sunset Boulevard….


Delta Flight Diverted to Boston Due to Unruly Passenger

BOSTON—A Delta Air Lines flight between Detroit and Amsterdam was diverted to Boston due to an unruly passenger on board, the airline says. Delta Flight 134 diverted to Boston Logan International Airport just before 9 p.m. Friday where the plane was met by law enforcement and the passenger taken off the flight. “We have zero…


7 Dead After Car Runs Into Pedestrians in Southern Texas, Alleged Driver Arrested: Police

Seven people were killed and up to six were injured on Sunday morning after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a city bus stop outside of a shelter for illegal immigrants in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, police said. Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval told The Associated Press the crash happened…


Denali National Park Worker Dies After Triggering Avalanche

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska—A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died when he was caught in an avalanche while skiing in the backcountry, not far from the park’s entrance, officials said Friday. Eric Walter, who provided radio-based safety support and dispatch services for National Park Service operations across Alaska, died in the Thursday…


Metal Ductwork Collapses, Injures 6 at Colorado Resort Pool

AURORA, Colo.—Six people were hurt—two critically—when part of a heating and ventilation system collapsed at a resort pool in Colorado on Saturday, fire officials said. There were 50 to 100 guests in the pool when the collapse occurred about 9:50 a.m. at the Gaylord Rockies resort near Denver International Airport, Aurora Fire Rescue said. Large…


Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shot After Working Her Shift

CHICAGO—An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed early Saturday as she headed home on the city’s Southside after her shift. The officer was shot about 1:42 a.m. in the city’s Avalon Park neighborhood, police said. She was found wounded by another officer who responded to an alert from the city’s gunshot detection system,…