The father of a missing Minnesota woman’s two children has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police records show. Adam Fravel, 29, was in custody and booked for second-degree murder Wednesday, according to the Winona County Sheriff’s Office. Police on Wednesday found human remains near Mabel, Minnesota, “using information generated …
Read More »Arrest made in the murder of New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, authorities say
An arrest has been made in the murder of New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was shot to death outside her home in Sayreville on Feb. 1, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced at a press conference Tuesday. Police arrested Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, of Portsmouth, Virginia in connection with …
Read More »Desperate families scramble to learn if loved ones among Texas bus stop crash victims
Brownsville, Texas — Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a crowd waiting at a Brownsville bus stop, information on the victims remains scarce, leaving relatives of missing people scrambling to locate loved ones and pleading for information. Authorities say the driver, 34-year-old George Alvarez, …
Read More »Texas mass shooting suspect Francisco Oropesa arrested after manhunt, officials say
A man suspected in a mass shooting near the Texas town of Cleveland last week that left five people dead — including a 9-year-old boy — has been captured and multiple people were arrested following an extensive manhunt, authorities said, including the suspect’s wife. Following a multi-day search, 38-year-old Francisco …
Read More »Pastor Anthony Watts killed, carjacked while trying to help man who may have escaped from Mississippi jail
A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend may be connected to the killing a pastor and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson, authorities said Tuesday. The pastor, 61-year-old Anthony Watts, was shot and killed Monday night around 7 p.m. on Interstate 55 after he pulled over …
Read More »Minnesota man sentenced to 2 years in prison for laser strike on Delta Air Lines jet
A federal judge in Wisconsin sentenced a Minnesota man on Friday to two years in prison for aiming a laser at a Delta Air Lines jet in 2021, an act that prosecutors said disrupted the pilots’ efforts to land and put passengers in “incredible danger.” James Link, 43, of Rochester, …
Read More »“Rust” assistant director David Halls pleads guilty to gun charge in movie set death
A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation. Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay …
Read More »Feds announce largest meth bust in West Virginia history as “Operation Smoke and Mirrors” leads to 54 arrests
A drug trafficking investigation in West Virginia has led to the largest methamphetamine seizure in the state’s history, officials said Wednesday. “Operation Smoke and Mirrors,” an eight-month long investigation, led to 54 arrests and over 200 pounds of methamphetamine being seized, the Department of Justice said in a news release. …
Read More »Sayfullo Saipov sentence: Life in prison, not death penalty, for Islamic extremist convicted in New York City bike path attack
A split among jurors means there will be no death penalty for an Islamic extremist who deliberately raced a truck along a popular New York City bike path in 2017, killing eight people and maiming others. The decision means Sayfullo Saipov, 35, an Uzbekistan citizen who lived in New Jersey, …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison Friday morning in South Carolina, and his attorneys said they plan to appeal his conviction in the high-profile double murder trial. The disgraced former attorney was convicted Thursday on four counts: the 2021 murder of his wife Maggie Murdaugh, the murder of his …
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