Tag: Crime and Incidents

Vermont Man Convicted by Jury of Kidnapping Woman and Son

BURLINGTON, Vt.—A 45-year-old man was convicted by a jury Tuesday of kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son by forcing them into her car outside a New Hampshire mall and bringing them to Vermont while he was searching for his estranged wife. The Vermont office of the United States Attorney said the federal court jury…


Connecticut Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Manhunt Killing

MILFORD, Conn.—As the killer of her boyfriend was about to be sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday, Shannon Spies said the plea deal provided no solace. It couldn’t bring back Nicholas Eisele, or erase the trauma of being a kidnapping victim. On March 24, 2020, Peter Manfredonia shot Eisele to death in Spies’ apartment…


Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 2 Outside Indiana Factory

FRANKFORT, Ind.—A man charged with killing a former girlfriend and her grandmother outside an Indiana factory in 2021 has pleaded guilty in a deal that takes a possible death penalty off the table, authorities said. Gary Ferrell II, who was 26 years old at the time, was accused of fatally shooting Promise Mays, 21, and…


Rail CEO Repeats Derailment Apologies Before Ohio Senate

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Norfolk Southern’s CEO reiterated apologies Tuesday for the East Palestine train derailment and vows to make things right during his first testimony to Ohio lawmakers since the fiery accident, expressing support for some additional safety proposals but resistance to others. An Ohio Senate panel on rail safety questioned Alan Shaw over a wide range…


Bengals’ Joe Mixon Pleads Not Guilty to Menacing Charge

CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati earlier this year. Mixon made his initial court appearance in Hamilton County Municipal Court, where bond was set at $10,000. He was ordered to…


Police: Maine Man Killed Parents Before Firing on Motorists

BOWDOIN, Maine—A man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on a busy interstate highway, just days after being released from prison, police said Wednesday. Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, called the shootings of four people at a home in Bowdoin and then three…


2 Men Indicted in Philadelphia Blaze That Killed Firefighter

PHILADELPHIA—The owner of a Philadelphia building that caught fire and collapsed last summer, killing a city firefighter and injuring five other people, has been indicted along with another man on charges they set the blaze, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama, both 29-year-old city residents, are each charged with conspiracy and malicious…


California Boy Dies When Stabbing Suspect’s Car Hits Teens

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—The driver of a car that crashed into a group of Southern California high school students, killing one and injuring three, was arrested for investigation of murder and other crimes, including an earlier stabbing, authorities said Wednesday. The students were struck while on a sidewalk Tuesday afternoon near Westlake High School in the…


Texas Cheerleaders Shot After Mistakenly Opening Wrong Car Door

Two Texas cheerleaders were shot, one critically, after one of the girls mistakenly opened the door of the wrong vehicle in a grocery store parking lot. Officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday at the HEB grocery store in Elgin, Texas, police said in a news release. Elgin is about…


‘Nonbinary’ Biden Administration Official Ordered to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation After Avoiding Jail Time

A former government official who claims he is nonbinary has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after avoiding jail time for a series of luggage thefts. Samuel Brinton, until recently a deputy assistant secretary in the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, was able to enter an adult diversion program for the theft…