An Indiana woman has been charged with neglect after her 5-year-old stepdaughter was found dead in a river, according to officials. Deonna Hollingsworth, 26, has been charged in connection with the child’s death. Knox County officials said they received a 911 call around 2:40 p.m. Thursday in which the caller reported a child who had been playing in the Wabash …
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Man named 'Optimus Prime' arrested for auto theft: Texas police
Austin, Texas law enforcement officials arrested a man with the name of a famous “Autobot” leader last week, after he allegedly stole a vehicle. The Austin Police Department said in an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX 7 in Austin, that 37-year-old Optimus Prime Blakely was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The affidavit alleges that Blakely was stopped …
Read More »Previously deported migrant accused of murder in Las Vegas
An illegal migrant with a long criminal record who has previously been deported from the U.S. is now accused of second-degree murder in Las Vegas. Jorge Miranda, a 46-year-old migrant from Ecuador, faces murder and other charges after allegedly selling fentanyl to a 45-year-old man who later died of an overdose, according to a report from KLAS. Police say Miranda …
Read More »Gun group vows to 'defend' Trump's concealed carry license after conviction
A Second Amendment group is vowing to sue the New York Police Department in an effort to defend former President Donald Trump’s concealed carry license after his felony conviction in the hush money trial. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said in a press release on June 6 that the group is willing …
Read More »Virginia home explosion intentionally caused by homeowner in 2023: Officials
A massive explosion that destroyed an Arlington, Virginia, duplex in December was intentionally caused by the homeowner who died in the incident, fire officials said Friday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined Arlington County Police and Arlington County Fire to investigate the explosion. Investigators detailed the incident in their report, beginning …
Read More »Far-left activist convicted in executions of 2 FBI agents headed to parole hearing with support from Dems
Leonard Peltier, an indigenous activist who executed two wounded FBI agents after a shootout in 1975, is due for what could be his final parole hearing Monday. And while he has the support of left-wing advocates and a handful of Democratic lawmakers, the FBI Agents Association is vehemently opposed to his release from prison and calling on the federal Parole …
Read More »Virginia woman wanted for 'heinous' triple homicide arrested after high-speed police chase in NY
A Virginia woman wanted for the triple homicide of three of her roommates was captured in New York on Thursday after a high-speed police chase, according to police. Alyssa Jane Venable, 23, was on the run following the deaths of two men and a woman at their Spotsylvania County home Tuesday. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office says all three were …
Read More »Connecticut town refuses to fly 'antagonistic' 'thin blue line' flag to honor fallen trooper
A Democrat-led town council in Connecticut refused to fly the “thin blue line” flag to honor a state trooper who was killed in the line of duty, with one member calling it “antagonistic.” Members of the Wethersfield Town Council turned down the bid to fly the “thin blue line” in a 5 to 3 vote after a spirited debate on …
Read More »Suspected Long Island serial killer's notes outlined meticulous murder plot: court docs
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Prosecutors now say suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann kept meticulous notes on how to kill and get away with it as his alleged methodology changed over the course of nearly two decades and at least six murders he is accused of committing. Graphic content warning A deleted document investigators say they recovered from his computer shows he …
Read More »Florida beach vacation hotspot closed after back-to-back shark attacks
Miles of sugar-white sand beaches and turquoise waters were closed down in Florida after two back-to-back shark attacks. According to a press conference by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, the successive shark attacks were in “close proximity” to one another on Friday afternoon. “We experienced two separate incidents earlier this afternoon in relative proximity to one another, about four miles …
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