Tag: Crime and Incidents

Police Arrest Mother of 6-Year-Old Child Who Shot Teacher in Virginia School

The Virginia mother of a 6-year-old child who shot and wounded his teacher earlier this year was arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident, according to authorities. Deja Nicole Taylor turned herself in at the Newport News City Jail for outstanding warrants related to the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary, the Newport News…


Court Rejects Oklahoma Inmate’s Claim Father Killed Woman

OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma Court of Criminals on Thursday rejected a death row inmate’s claim that his father was the actual killer of a University of Oklahoma (OU) dance student in 1996. The court’s decision paves the way for Anthony Sanchez, 44, to be executed by lethal injection on Sept. 21. Attorneys for Sanchez said in…


Police Arrest Tech Executive Suspected of Killing Cash App Founder Bob Lee

A man was arrested and charged with murder on Thursday over the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Nima Momeni, 38, a tech consultant, was taken into custody Thursday morning in Emeryville, a suburb in San Francisco, and booked on suspicion of murder, according to authorities. Momeni is the founder of software company Expand IT, an…


Gregg Popovich Blames Lawmakers Instead of Lawbreakers

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich used his final press conference to scoff at GOP lawmakers on several topics, including gun control. Instead of blaming the mass shooters for choosing to break the law, he blamed a political party and the solutions they advocate for, such as additional security measures in schools and churches. This…


Wisconsin Man Pleads Not Guilty to Firebombing Pro-Life Group’s Office

The Wisconsin man charged with firebombing the office of a Madison-based pro-life advocacy group pleaded not guilty on April 13. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested on March 28 in Boston on suspicion of hurling two Molotov cocktails into the Wisconsin Family Action office with the intent to “cause damage by means of fire or…


Arizona Mother Warns About AI Voice Cloning After Kidnapping Scam

An Arizona mother received an unexpected phone call from her daughter, only it wasn’t actually her daughter calling. Jennifer DeStefano’s 15-year-old daughter called her while out of town on a ski trip, so DeStefano didn’t assume anything was out of the ordinary. “I pick up the phone, and I hear my daughter’s voice, ‘Mom!’ and…


Feds Won’t Pursue Charges in Death of US Tourist at Mexican Villa

Prosecutors will not pursue federal charges in connection to the death of a 25-year-old American woman who died last year while vacationing with friends in Mexico, officials announced on Wednesday. In a statement released on April 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met with the family of Shanquella…


Minneapolis to Pay $8.9 Million Over Chauvin’s Actions Before Floyd

The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move on George Floyd. John Pope Jr. will receive $7.5 million and Zoya Code will receive $1.375 million….


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


LIVE NOW: San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …