Tag: Crime and Incidents

Georgia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Scamming Hollywood Producer out of $11 Million

April 27, 2023
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A Georgia inmate pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to scamming a Hollywood movie producer out of $11 million with a contraband cellphone he had smuggled into his cell. In 2020, Arthur Cofield—who is serving time at a Georgia Correctional Facility—was indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, according to a…

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Rapper MoneySign Suede Dies in California Prison Stabbing

April 27, 2023
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SOLEDAD, Calif.—Rapper MoneySign Suede has died after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found in the shower area of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from the California Department…

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Colorado Road Rage Shooter Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder

April 27, 2023
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BRIGHTON, Colo.—A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother, and a witness was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison. A jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Jeremy Webster, rejecting his claim that he was insane…

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School Board Wants Workers Comp for Teacher Shot by Boy, 6

April 27, 2023
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NORFOLK, Va.—The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old shot his teacher argues that her injuries fall under the state’s workers compensation act and cannot be addressed through her $40 million lawsuit, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Abigail Zwerner was “clearly injured while at work, at her place of employment, by a student in the…

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Police Arrest 2 Injured in Shooting That Killed Girl, 12

April 27, 2023
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HARTFORD, Conn.—Hartford police said Wednesday that they have filed criminal charges against two teenagers who were wounded in a drive-by shooting that also killed a 12-year-old girl who was an innocent bystander. The shooter or shooters, meanwhile, remain at large. Authorities disclosed new information alleging one of the teens, 18-year-old Jeremy Francis, exchanged gunfire with…

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Man Sentenced to Life in Death of NYC Ambulance Driver

April 27, 2023
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NEW YORK—A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for killing a New York City emergency medical technician by running her over with her own ambulance. Jose Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the March 2017 murder of Yadira Arroyo, a 14-year Fire Department veteran and mother…

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3 Teens Arrested After Colorado Driver Killed by Thrown Rock

April 27, 2023
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GOLDEN, Colo.—Three teenagers have been arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Colorado woman, who was struck by a rock that investigators say was thrown through her windshield while she was driving. Alexa Bartell, of Arvada, was talking on the phone with a friend when she was hit by…

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Arrest Made in Texas Driver’s License Scheme Involving NY-Based Chinese Crime Ring

April 26, 2023
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has made an arrest in connection with a driver’s license scheme linked to a Chinese organized crime ring. Late last year, DPS discovered it had sent thousands of fraudulently obtained duplicate driver’s licenses to addresses in New York, Oklahoma, and Georgia. The breach was made public during a…

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Mississippi Jail Escapee Believed Dead After Armed Standoff

April 26, 2023
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CONWAY, Miss.—A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail and is a suspect in a Monday night killing is believed to have died after barricading himself in a home and setting it on fire during an armed standoff with deputies, a police official said Wednesday. Plumes of smoke emanated from the charred remains of the…

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Riverside Deputies Lose 60 Pounds of Meth in Failed Operation

April 26, 2023
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies lost 60 pounds of methamphetamine April 19, after an undercover operation to catch narcotics traffickers went wrong. Investigators from the department attempted what’s known as a “reverse buy”—selling street drugs to catch a narcotics dealer—and met with a suspect who was interested in buying the drug, according to an April…

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