Tag: Crime and Incidents

Former NBA Guard Ben Gordon Arrested on Weapons Charge

STAMFORD, Conn.—Former NBA guard Ben Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop, police said. The episode started just before 10 a.m. Tuesday when several 911 callers reported “a male acting aggressively and in a bizarre manner” inside a juice shop in Stamford, the city’s…


Delivery Driver Gets Life for Killing Woman, Setting Fire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—An appliance delivery man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her Florida home. A Palm Beach County circuit judge gave Jorge Dupre Lachazo two life sentences, plus another 30-year sentence, according to court records. The 24-year-old was convicted…


San Francisco Police Chief Releases Statement After Cash App Founder Bob Lee Stabbed to Death

The San Francisco police chief has released a statement following the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in the city on April 4. Lee, 43, was found by officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning suffering from apparent stab wounds and transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the San Francisco Police…


Student Charged With Attempted Murder After Allegedly Bringing Gun to Ohio School: Reports

An 18-year-old student from Ohio is facing multiple charges, including attempted aggravated murder, after he allegedly brought a gun to a high school, according to multiple reports. Brandon Morrissette, at West Geauga High School in Chesterland, Ohio, was found with a 9mm handgun and three fully-loaded magazines in his bag on April 3, according to…


California Woman Indicted for Allegedly Poisoning Husband’s Tea With Drano

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Mission Viejo dermatologist has been charged with allegedly poisoning her husband, also a physician, by putting Drano in his tea, according to an indictment unsealed April 5. Yue “Emily” Yu is charged with three counts of poisoning and a count of corporal injury on a spouse, all felonies, according to court records….


Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Brought by Man Who Served 24 Years for Rapes He Did Not Commit

The Supreme Court decided against hearing the wrongful conviction lawsuit of a Wisconsin man who spent 24 years behind bars for two rapes he did not commit. The Court denied the petition of Daryl Holloway on April 3 in an unsigned order without explaining why. No justices dissented. A petition is granted and oral arguments…


NY Judge Rules State’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Is Unconstitutional

A judge in New York has ruled that the state’s extreme risk protection order law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily seize a person’s firearms, is unconstitutional. Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, often referred to as “Red Flag” laws, allow courts to order the seizure of a person’s firearms if a police officer, district…


Bus Crash in Wyoming Snowstorm Injures 11 Farm Workers

WHEATLAND, Wyo.—A bus carrying contract farm workers from Texas to Washington state crashed on a snowy Wyoming road early Wednesday, sending 11 people to a hospital with injuries. Forty people were on the bus when it crashed on an Interstate 25 service road south of Wheatland, a town about 170 miles north of Denver, the…


PREMIERING 4/6 at 7:30PM ET: Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…


Nashville Officers Give Firsthand Account Christian School Mass Shooting

The Nashville Police officers who responded to last week’s mass shooting at a Christian private school gave their firsthand accounts of how the incident unfolded. Detective Sgt. Jeff Mathes, Detective Michael Collazo, and Officer Rex Engelbert described that it was luck that they were in the area last week when an active shooter was reported…