A man pleaded no contest to manslaughter on Friday for fatally shooting a Detroit police officer during a 2019 domestic violence incident at the suburban home they shared, prosecutors said. Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson of Garden City, Michigan, was originally charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm for the June 2019 killing of Detroit Police Sgt. Elaine Williams. But Wayne County …
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UPenn anti-Israel encampment is dismantled, 33 arrested after protesters given 'multiple warnings' to leave
The University of Pennsylvania tells Fox News Digital on Friday that 33 people have been arrested this morning during the dismantling of an anti-Israel encampment on its Philadelphia campus. “At approximately 5:30am this morning, Penn Police, with support from the Philadelphia Police Department, took steps to remove the unauthorized encampment on College Green,” a spokesperson said. “Protesters were given multiple …
Read More »Oklahoma judge charged with drive-by shooting into brother-in-law's home
An Oklahoma judge awaiting trial for allegedly shooting at parked vehicles and rear-ending a woman in Texas now faces charges in his own state, accusing him of shooting into the home of his brother-in-law six months before the road-rage incident. Garfield County Associate District Judge Brian Lovell, 59, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on two felony counts …
Read More »Nebraska Air Force veteran pulls gun to stop jewelry heist, suspect flees with hands up
A level-headed Air Force veteran thwarted a would-be thief’s attempt to rob his Omaha jewelry store by brandishing his handgun and sending the suspect running. Surveillance footage captured inside Sidrony Jewelers last Saturday shows a black-clad robber smashing one of the store’s glass windows with a rock to let himself inside. The criminal didn’t anticipate that anyone would be inside …
Read More »University of Arizona police forced to deploy 'chemical munitions' to break up anti-Israel riot
Officers at the University of Arizona were forced to deploy tear gas or another chemical agent to disperse anti-Israel protests on the campus, officials said. In the early hours of Friday morning, University of Arizona Police declared an unlawful assembly at University Park and urged people to “leave immediately” or “avoid the area” entirely. Later, the police department’s X account …
Read More »Memphis police fatally shoot armed suspect in domestic disturbance that injured man
Police responding to a domestic disturbance early Friday in Memphis fatally shot an armed suspect and an injured man at the scene was hospitalized, authorities said. Officers heard an active disturbance when they arrived around 3 a.m. and found the wounded man, Memphis Police said in a statement on social media. An armed suspect charged at police and one officer …
Read More »Former Kentucky prosecutor accused of trading favors for meth and sex pleads guilty
A former prosecutor in eastern Kentucky accused of doing favors for criminal defendants in return for methamphetamine and sexual favors pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge. OHIO EX-VICE DETECTIVE GETS 11 YEARS IN SEX WORKER KIDNAPPING CASE Scott Blair, 51, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Blair resigned as commonwealth’s attorney for Perry County …
Read More »Seattle man arrested in connection with 9-month-old son's fatal shooting
A Seattle man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his 9-month-old son. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the Magnolia neighborhood Wednesday evening, the Seattle Police Department said in a post on its website. A woman told officers her baby had been shot, and firefighters pronounced the boy dead at the scene. HUNDREDS OF …
Read More »'Mastermind' of robbery that killed UK officer sentenced to life nearly 2 decades later
A 75-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for the murder of a British police officer who was shot dead during an armed robbery in northern England nearly two decades ago. Piran Ditta Khan was convicted in April, as he had fled the country to Pakistan soon after the murder of Sharon …
Read More »Anti-Israel teen, 16, arrested for defacing WWI memorial: NYPD
A teenage anti-Israel agitator who police say defaced aWorld War Imemorial in New York City earlier this week has been arrested and charged, the NYPD says. The 16-year-old boy is accused of defacing the 107th United States Infantry monument, located along Central Park on the Upper East Side, by spray-painting “Gaza” in red across the base of the structure. NYPD …
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