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Massachusetts stabbing spree suspect Jared Ravizza pleads not guilty in Plymouth rest stop attack

The suspect accused of stabbing four young women at an AMC movie theater in Braintree, Massachusetts and then two McDonald’s employees at a rest stop in Plymouth over the weekend has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the second incident, his attorney told Fox News Digital. Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark – a town on the island of Martha’s …

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Texas police arrest fugitive illegally in US, wanted for murder by Interpol

Texas authorities on May 25 captured an international fugitive wanted for murder. Splendora police, in coordination with federal authorities, apprehended 21-year-old Leo Acosta Sanchez, who had been illegally residing in the “state and country,” the Splendora Police Department said in a press release. Sanchez “was known to travel between” Splendora and “her residence in Terrenos,” a residential community advertising cheap …

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Former South Dakota mayor charged in triple murder

The former mayor of a small South Dakota town has been charged in a Memorial Day triple murder. Jay Ostrem, 64, of Centerville, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder following the shooting deaths of three people Monday night, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Tuesday. “There is no further threat to the public,” Jackley said in a …

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Former Quantico staffer warns of terror attack 'dry run' after Jordanian nationals tried to breach base

A former federal firearms instructor who worked at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia is warning the strange arrest of two Jordanian nationals in a box truck at the base may have been a “dry run” to test security outside the facility ahead of a terror attack. The same truck, had it been loaded with explosives, could have been a …

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California burglaries committed by South American theft ring involve hidden cameras in shrubbery: authorities

Los Angeles County, California, residents are being warned about a growing trend in which South Americans in the U.S. on limited visas are stashing hidden cameras in shrubs and gardens to stake out their next burglary. The LA County Sheriff’s Office released images of a camera and battery pack that a local resident turned in after finding the hidden surveillance …

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A 'gustnado' churns across a Michigan lake. Experts say these small whirlwinds rarely cause damage

An unusual weather phenomenon called a “gustnado,” which looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of whirlwind kicked up by thunderstorm winds, brought some dramatic moments to a western Michigan lake over the weekend. Video posted on social media shows the gustnado churning across Gun Lake south of Grand Rapids on Sunday, the clouds rolling rapidly as …

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Virginia father arrested in Turks and Caicos for having ammo in bag to be released on time served

A Turks and Caicos judge on Tuesday sentenced Tyler Wenrich, a Virginia husband and father to a 1-year-old boy, to time served and ordered him to pay a $9,000 fine for unknowingly possessing ammunition in his luggage while visiting the islands. Wenrich faced the possibility of a 12-year prison sentence on the islands after authorities arrested him in April for …

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Louisiana bill to castrate sex offenders moving toward governor’s desk for signature

A proposed Louisiana Senate bill allowing judges to sentence convicted child rapists to surgical castration may become law. Reversible chemical castration through medication is already approved as a criminal punishment in the state, but earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed Democratic Sen. Regina Barrow’s bill by a vote of 74 to 24, which would take the punishment a …

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Indianapolis officer fatally shoots suspect in armed carjacking

An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a suspect in an armed carjacking Tuesday after the suspect dropped something while fleeing on foot and reached to pick it up, police said. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the city’s east side just before 9 a.m. about a carjacking. A female victim told officers that a suspect had …

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Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape resentenced to 30 years, judge apologizes for error

David DePape, the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, has been resentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison after a federal judge told him she was “truly sorry” for not allowing him to speak during his first sentencing hearing. DePape was brought back to district court in San Francisco after Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley wrote in a …

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