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Why we must end school integration - Three black boys attack 13-year-old white boy on school bus - beat, stomped, broke arm 
A scared boy was about to exit the school bus when he was viciously attacked by three other classmates. The bus driver called for help but some argue didn't do enough to stop the incident. He is being investigated. The youths have already been charged. Cited reason for the attack? The victim did not want to buy drugs from the attackers and instead turned them into the school. Why were they allowed to ride the same school bus home? Why weren't they arrested at school for drug possession?
Three students are accused of beating a younger student aboard a Pinellas County school bus. Officials said the bus driver from Lealman Intermediate School called for help when three students "ganged up" on a 13-year-old student, kicking and punching the victim. The driver stopped the bus near 20th Avenue South and 51st Street. Police said the suspects used the emergency exit of the bus to escape. Joshua Reddin, Julian McKnight, and Lloyd Khemradj, all 15 years old, were arrested a short time later. An investigation revealed one of the suspects had tried to sell drugs to the victim in a school bathroom. The victim notified officials at the school. Later that day, the suspects and victim rode the same school bus home. Officials said the victim tried to crawl under a seat on the bus as the suspects punched and kicked the victim for roughly a minute, police said. The victim suffered a fractured arm. Police say Joshua Reddin also took the victim's money after the beating. All three teens are charged with aggravated battery. Reddin is also charged with unarmed robbery. All three have been released from police custody. - (Black-on-white) |
MIAMI - A Florida man who has spent 35 years on death row for killing eight people was executed on Monday despite a last-minute appeal by lawyers claiming he was insane. John Errol Ferguson, 65, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1978 for a pair of killing sprees, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. EDT from lethal injection, said Misty Cash, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections. In July 1977, Ferguson fatally shot six people execution-style during a drug-related home robbery in a northern Miami suburb. Six months later, he killed two teenagers after they left a church meeting. "He (had) a fixed delusion that he is the 'Prince of God' who cannot be killed and will rise up after his execution to fight alongside Jesus and save America from a communist plot.
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A man has been charged with rape in relation to an incident that occurred early Sunday morning in the Victory Heights area of Christiansburg, according to a police news release. Christopher McKinsley Dobbins II, 21, of Christiansburg, was being held without bond this morning at the Montgomery County Jail. According to online records, Dobbins was arrested Monday. The police investigation at this point includes evidence that Dobbins and the victim knew each other.
McKnight was pulled over after passing by a police car at high speed and failing to signal while changing lanes; the officer ran his license plate and discovered two outstanding warrants.
less than two minutes long as the military trial began under heavy security at the Texas base. He faces the death penalty for the Nov. 5, 2009 rampage, in which 13 people were killed and where witnesses said Hasan yelled "Alahu Akhbar!" as he sprayed gunfire at 
FLINT, MI -- Peris Dorsette, 20, has been arraigned on murder and torture charges in the death of
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ORLANDO -- A man is in the Orange County Jail, charged with stealing a car and killing his girlfriend. DeLand police said they received a call just after 5 a.m. Friday from the Hunters Creek Apartments. A man reported his car stolen after seeing the car being driven away by Khambrel Hadley. More than six hours later, DeLand officers returned to the apartment complex for a well-being check requested by Orlando police. The suspect’s mother called officers, saying her son admitted to killing his girlfriend “two days ago” and dumping her body in an unknown area. It was also alleged he had stolen a car. A body was later found in a wooded area near State Road 46 and Hunter Avenue now confirmed to be Hadley’s girlfriend 19-year-old 
BEAUFORT, SC - Prosecutors in Beaufort County say they hope a 45 year sentence for a man convicted in a brutal murder will help to bring some closure to the victim's family. "I'm very pleased with the verdict and hope it brings some measure of closure to the family," said deputy Sean Thornton, who prosecuted the case against 34-year-old Kelvin Jackson who was sentenced to 45 years in prison after being found guilty of the 2011 murder of 34-year-old 
Despite the tragic young age of Shaaliver Douse, Ray Kelly was quick to defend the white 26-year-old officer, who just graduated from the police academy last month. Kelly said the teen had fired multiple rounds and was chasing someone through the streets of the Bronx about 3am Sunday. When two officers confronted him, he refused to drop the pistol and pointed it at them, the Commissioner said at a press conference Sunday evening. The officer fired a single round from his 9mm service pistol, striking Shaaliver in the jaw and killing him. 
COLLIER COUNTY - A 49-year-old Immokalee man was arrested for allegedly exposing his genitals while children were present. Deputies said Pierre Marcellin was spotted walking around the Crestview Park Apartments on Lauren Lane with his shorts pulled down. A deputy was responding to another call when he saw Marcellin. Marcelin told investigators he had just been attacked by three women. When deputies asked Marcellin why the women were allegedly battering him, he said he didn't know. Deputies also asked him why his pants were pulled down, and he responded, "I don't know." 
VICKSBURG, Miss. —Vicksburg police said they need help to find a man who faces sexual battery charges. Authorities said Kenny Stewart, 28, is accused in a case involving a child less than 10 years old. Investigators said the victim was a young girl who was hospitalized Friday and later released. Anyone with information about Stewart's whereabouts should call Crimestoppers at 601-355-TIPS. 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two missing Mass. teens, one of whom was discovered stripping at a Providence strip club, were found alongside a man who has been previously convicted of running a teen prostitution ring. Investigators tell the newspaper a 15-year-old Boston girl was accompanied by 51-year-old Troy Footman when she was stripping inside Cheaters on Allens Avenue Monday night. They say undercover detectives were approached by another teenage girl and offered sex while inside the club. Footman was arrested as he exited the strip club. While he was being arrested, investigators searched a motor lodge in Seekonk where the 51-year-old was reportedly staying. They found a missing 15-year-old Brockton girl inside his room. 
Officers with the Wilmington Police Department have charged a Honduran man with first-degree rape and assault. U.S. Marshals arrested 
MINNEAPOLIS - Police say the release of surveillance photos led directly to the arrest of a 32-year-old man in connection with a violent sexual assault in late June. DeMarcus Nasson Chaney is charged with first degree sexual assault for the alleged attack, which took place in a south Minneapolis alley early the morning of June 24. Officers were dispatched on a complaint of a sexual assault at gunpoint. The victim told investigators that she was walking home from Mortimer's Bar when an African American male approached her from the front, tried to make small talk, then forced her into an alley and pointed a gun at her head. The victim says her attacker said he'd killer her if she screamed, then pulled off her pants, raped her, and stole her phone. 
Mercelin Etienne, 54, a five year fugitive was extradited from Canada and booked into the Broward County, Florida jail on Thursday, Aug 1, 2013. Etienne is charged with armed sexual battery, which occurred on June 20, 2008. He was accused of raping an 18 year old family member in the back seat of a vehicle while armed. He is also accused of attempting to strangle her twice.
A homeless brute with a hefty rap sheet raped a woman outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal early Saturday morning, law enforcement sources said. Sources said Port Authority police officers nabbed Joseph Johnson, 52, after his alleged victim ran into the terminal at 7 a.m., looking for help. 
A former Jacksonville firefighter might spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of sexual assault, kidnapping and attempted murder. Daniel Archie Evans, 31, was convicted Thursday of grabbing a woman from behind in front of the Burrito Gallery on Adams Street in June 2012, dragging her into a nearby alley and beating and raping her. Evans showed little emotion. He will be sentenced the week of Sept. 9 by Circuit Judge Adrian G. Soud, and the maximum punishment allowed is life without the possibility of parole. 
Twenty-five years after accusing an innocent man of rape, Tawana Brawley is finally paying for her lies.
Last week, 10 checks totaling $3,764.61 were delivered to ex-prosecutor 
A Westwego man was charged Thursday in a three-count indictment with molesting a 6-year-old boy and keeping hundreds of pornographic images of children on his computer. Kevin Muth, 50, was accused by a Jefferson Parish grand jury of aggravated rape, sexual battery and possession of child pornography. The boy victim was abused in March or early April, according to the bill of indictment. The Westwego Police Department arrested Muth on April 8, after the boy's mother notified them of the abuse allegations. Muth performed oral sex on the boy and tried to have the boy do the same. The boy would not. 
HATTIESBURG, MS - A 26-year-old man was shot to death Thursday night in Hattiesburg in what witnesses said was a home invasion. Police discovered
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A Goose Creek man who seriously injured an officer and wounded two others during a shooting spree in 2010 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Codrick Bass, 36, of Goose Creek pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and kidnapping, according to the Post and Courier. He submitted Alford pleas for three counts of attempted murder. Investigators say then-Goose Creek police officer 
OKLAHOMA CITY – Police have arrested a man for the murder of a convenience store clerk neighbors said was a friend to all he met. Authorities arrested 28-year-old Michael Deveraux into custody for first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm. Over week ago, a customer walked into the Four Seasons Gas and Food Convenience Store and found the body of 62-year-old 
CHICAGO – The husband of a city public health official has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen, authorities said Friday. Martin McKinney, 40, was charged with criminal sexual assault for the alleged 2007 incident, police said. McKinney is the husband of Suzet McKinney, a deputy commissioner with the Chicago Department of Public Health, according to a source.
SHREVEPORT, LA - A Shreveport firefighter is on paid administrative leave after his arrest on charges of cruelty and prostitution, following allegations of criminal wrongdoing at the fire station where he works. According to Shreveport police, investigators began looking into a complaint alleging criminal activity had taken place at the Shreveport fire station in the 3400 block of Velva Street. As a result of that investigation, police say they got an arrest warrant charging 50-year-old Derrick N. Harris, an employee of the Shreveport Fire Department, with one count each of cruelty to the infirm and principal to prostitution. 
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A local megachurch pastor and his brother were indicted on Wednesday, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. Gospel Tabernacle Church Pastor Bishop Wiley Jackson and his brother Rodney Jackson are facing eight felony counts for allegedly violating the Georgia Securities Act. DeKalb District Attorney Robert James said the brothers misled their own church members in investing into Genesis LLC, a securities entity that was not registered by the state.
ATLANTA - The suspect in the death of an Atlanta pastor's brother has waived his first court appearance. 
SUFFOLK, Va. - A woman was arrested in Suffolk Monday for embezzlement charges related to a church in Chesterfield, Va. Jerri S. Hunter, 39, embezzled more than $500,000 from the Chester United Methodist Church over several years. Hunter was the Chesterfield church's finance administrator, according to police, who are not sure exactly how much money she took.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A judge in San Jose Friday sentenced a 52-year-old former engineer to life in prison plus 75 years for killing three co-workers after learning he had been fired in 2008. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sharon A. Chatman imposed the legally required sentence on 
Charges have been authorized in connection with the brutal slayings of a Clinton Township woman and her 11-year-old daughter, whose bodies were found this week. Jay Thomas Miller, 29, of Clinton Township was arraigned this afternoon by Magistrate Daniel J. Goulette in 41B District Court in Clinton Township. He is charged with lying to a police officer for a violent crime investigation and resisting and obstructing a police officer. Miller is being held on $200,000 bond and assigned a court-appointed attorney. He will have a preliminary exam within 14 days. 
Police in New York City are trying to find a black man wearing a hoodie who is responsible for a horrific attack on a teenage white girl who was stabbed 11 times just steps from her front door. The knife-wielding maniac ambushed Natasha Martinez, 17, as she returned home from working her shift at a local McDonald’s restaurant. Cops are still searching for the assailant and are looking at surveillance video from Monday to see if the suspect may have started following Martinez from McDonald’s or a nearby sandwich shop where she stopped to eat before heading home. A hoodie-wearing man can be seen in the video. Police also recovered a bloody kitchen knife with a 6-inch blade in the building’s vestibule. 
SACRAMENTO – A former employee charged for the murder of a parks superintendent in January 2012 has been convicted of first degree murder. A jury convicted 49-year-old Dupree Barber for the murder of 
PORTLAND, Oregon – A 46-year-old homeless man who was reportedly stomped by Houston Rocket Terrence Jones Wednesday opened up about the attack Thursday. 
OROVILLE, Calif. - Wednesday morning an Oroville man accused of beating his pregnant girlfriend to death pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. A group of the victim's friends rallied outside the courthouse, vowing to get justice. Olabaku Jones, 43, entered his plea in Butte County Court Wednesday morning. He is charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend 
Police Friday were searching for a suspect wanted in an attempted murder of two San Bernardino police officers. The incident happened on July 26 around 9:12 p.m. when the officers initiated a traffic stop near Sierra Way and Baseline Boulevard. The driver, 29-year-old James Love (pictured), reportedly pulled his vehicle into the Fame Liquor store parking lot and his passenger, 22-year-old Eric Newson got out and began shooting at officers. Keijuan Mayfield, 22, also exited the vehicle armed with a semi-auto handgun, officials said. The officers returned fire, hitting both suspects. The two men were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. One officer was hit in the leg and also transported.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Two Muslim men said the building is used as a funeral home for the Muslim community. It's where the bodies are washed before they're buried. But Knoxville police said something else - something terrible - happened in the building around 5:30 Wednesday afternoon when David Clay - a homeless, registered sex offender - grabbed a woman by her throat, pulled her inside and raped her. 
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two men are behind bars after allegedly raping two homeless women in Portland, then beating one of them with a wrench. Bradley Ritmiller and Bobb Alsup were arrested and this week indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury. Police said the assaults happened within an hour of each other. It’s alleged the men met the two women, 44 and 27, near SE 82nd and Powell. The women suffered injuries to their faces and chests. Ritmiller, 21, and Alsup, 20, face sodomy, rape and kidnap charges.
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Two men were arrested Wednesday in Santa Ana after an undercover sting revealed they were holding underage girls against their will and using them as prostitutes. Jaylin Juwan Marshall, a 20-year-old Sacramento resident, and Michael Wayne Greer, a 24-year-old Sacramento resident, are facing charges of pimping a minor for prostitution and human trafficking of a minor. The investigation came after undercover detectives met a girl online who was advertised as being in her 20s. They arranged to meet her for sex at the Red Roof Inn in Santa Ana. When the officer arrived, police say the girl was actually 17 years old, and in the bathroom, they found a 16-year-old girl. Detectives say the girls were very happy to see them, calling them their heroes.
AURORA, Colo. - A convicted Colorado felon classified as a high-risk parolee is back behind bars, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in Aurora. Raheem Hawkins, 20, was on parole at the time of the alleged rape after serving time in the state Department of Corrections for robbery and forgery. He was released from prison in April. 
Fla. -- Police arrested a 34-year-old man for exposing and propositioning himself to Kiwanis Park visitors, just six months after he was arrested on similar charges in Peacock Park. Arthur Lee Tisdale, of Port St. Lucie was arrested on warrants based on witness reports from July 27 incidents in Kiwanis Park. Port St. Lucie police report that
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A man who police said smelled strongly of alcoholic beverages made quite a scene at a Louisville convenience store Thursday and he is now facing charges. According to the arrest report, 28-year-old Charles R. Miles became involved in a verbal dispute with employees of Shorty's Food Mart over trouble he was having with his child's mother. Police were called to the food mart and when they arrived, officers said Miles was yelling at a woman who was sitting in a car. Officers approached Miles and asked him if he had any weapons on his person, police said that's when Miles pulled down his shorts and underwear, pulled up his shirt and began yelling "I ain't got s*** on me." When Miles dropped trou and lifted his shirt, officers at the scene said he exposed his genitals to a number of patrons, including juveniles.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police arrested a man Friday accused of sexually assaulting a girl on the playground. Detectives arrested 21-year-old Antwoin Thompson after police say he lured a 13-year-old girl away from the playground to an area behind a recreation center. During the incident, the victim’s younger brother walked behind the building and scared Thompson off. Police later arrested Thompson and charged him with child molestation, a Class A felony.
GASTONIA, N.C. — A suspected serial flasher on probation for indecent exposure cut off his ankle bracelet before he allegedly exposed himself to a woman, her brother and a 5-year-old boy. Dea Williams faced a judge Friday on charges of resisting arrest and indecent exposure. Police said Williams exposed himself to the victim and her brother while they were waiting for an appointment outside a lawyer's office in Gastonia. Friday, that woman,
PALMDALE — Detectives were seeking the public’s help Friday in identifying five suspects wanted in a robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Palmdale. The incident occurred around 1:10 a.m. on July 29 when a 19-year-old man was attacked as he exited the store in the 700 block of East Palmdale Boulevard. The victim was riding away on his bicycle when one suspect asked to use his cell phone. He turned around and another suspect walked behind him and punched him in the neck, detectives said. The suspects are all described as Black men between 16 and 28 years old, between 5 feet 3 inches tall and 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing between 140 and 160 pounds.
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A Gary man who was linked to a 2011 homicide by a DNA database hit has pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a 45-year prison sentence. Cadereo Eugene Jester, 26, admitted he killed 
HOUSTON — Police are looking for the suspect who assaulted an M.D. Anderson employee inside a Texas Medical Center garage. The victim was attacked around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 26, after parking on the 4th floor of garage 10. Police say Edward Johnson ambushed her, but she fought back. "She struggled against him, trying to get him away from her, kept making noise, honking the horn," said Inspector Stefan Happ with the UT Police Department. Johnson fled on foot. Police think he wanted the victim’s purse and cell phone, or possibly her car. Police have been posting fliers to warn others to be on the lookout for Johnson, 31. They say he could be armed and dangerous. Johnson is African-American.
Northwest Knoxville - A homeless man is facing aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping charges after a victim told police he held her captive for five hours in northwest Knoxville Tuesday. The victim said David Freeman Clay, 58, grabbed her by the throat and pulled her into a building on the 1800 block of Ailor Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. She was unable to call for help because Clay choked her. Clay allegedly violently raped her inside the building and struck her head against a wall, knocking her unconscious. The victim said Clay threatened her with an object, which appeared to be a knife, while holding her against her will. At about 10:30 p.m., the victim escaped from the building with the suspect's cell phone, and called police. 
The suspect is described as a 19-year-old African-American man, standing at 5 feet 9 inches and weighing 185 pounds.
Raleigh, N.C. — Police have arrested a man accused of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl at a nonprofit organization in Raleigh. Meredith Delynn Cromartie Jr., 20, of Raleigh, faces two counts of indecent liberties with a child. The alleged crimes happened July 18 at the Dream Center of Body of Christ Church, a church-outreach facility on Fox Road, where sources tell WRAL News Cromartie was volunteering. He was jailed Monday under a $30,000 secured bond. Cromartie was also arrested last year on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer.
NORFOLK, Va. - An 18-year-old Norfolk man will spend the next several years behind bars for killing another teen. Kaleel Spencer Mayhan was sentenced to seven years in prison with three and a half suspended, leaving three and a half to serve. Mayhan pled guilty in May to one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old
MONCKS CORNER, SC -Staff members said they were closing up for the night when two black males entered the bar early last Sunday and asked for a drink. "They showed up at last call and were refused service and [they] got upset we refused service," said Daniel Chenoweth, the owner of the bar. Chenoweth said their anger quickly turned to violence. "They called the bartender racist and basically came back out to the parking lot, changed their clothes, and 
A 23-year-old man charged with shooting an Hispanic pastor is under bonds totaling $1.5 million. General Sessions Court Judge Gary Starnes raised the bonds for Travis Martin after hearing proof about the June 17 incident at an Hispanic store 
MS - Senatobia police have arrested five people in connection with a slaying during a home invasion robbery earlier this month. The Commercial Appeal reports 27-year-old LaShaundra L. McNeal, 20-year-old Kristie Farrow, 18-year-old Devonta Orlando Pipkin, 22-year-old Nicholas Fitzgerald Sledge and 20-year-old Quinn Anthony McNeal all face capital murder charges related to the shooting death of 36-year-old 
Brandon police responded to a shooting last night, around 8:45pm, at the Brandon Hills Apartments. Police learned upon arrival, that 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two men were caught in the act when police responding to a burglary in progress early Wednesday morning. Around 3:55 a.m., 21-year-old Dashawn Patrick Slone and 18-year-old Markeal Moore tried to enter a home in the 900 block of Ireland Street. The door was locked, however, and a witness heard noises and watched as they attempted to break into another nearby residence. Dashawn and Slone managed to raise the window just as officers arrived, and ran into shrubs to hide themselves.
LIVE OAK, Texas - Police said a young child found was in a garbage bin and his mother was arrested for child abandonment. Police also said the mother was high on synthetic marijuana. It happened Tuesday night in the 200 block of Shin Oak in Live Oak. Sgt. Anita Seamans said the woman,identified as 21-year-old Brittany Ciccotti, was arrested and charged with abandoning a child, a second degree felony. "She has put him in a garbage can in the driveway of a home and by the grace of God, the child made enough noise in this can and somebody found him," said Sgt. Seamans.
Mexican cartels are recruiting hit men from the U.S. military, offering big money to highly-trained soldiers to carry out contract killings and potentially share their skills with gangsters south of the border, according to law enforcement experts. The involvement of three American soldiers in separate incidents, including a 2009 murder that led to last week’s life sentence for a former Army private, underscore a problem the U.S. military has fought hard to address. Former Army Private 
A Latin King ex-con who faces life in prison for allegedly shooting at a Brooklyn cop during a bar fight was freed without bail this week because prosecutors failed to start his trial fast enough, court documents show.