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(Crazy black) Man who stabbed girl at East Liberty Target found guilty, but mentally ill
  PITTSBURGH —A homeless man accused of stabbing a 16-year-old and holding her as a human shield while other customers tried to save her at the Target store in East Liberty was found guilty of several charges Thursday. Leon Walls was found guilty but mentally ill on attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person in his attack against Allison Meadows. But, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity, for the first stabbing outside the Target of a man named Jobe Wright. "Disappointing in some of the charges that didn't stick involving the people who helped rescue Allison," said her father, Glen. Michael Turner is one of the men who assisted Meadows while trying to subdue Walls during the attack. He expressed the same frustration, "I wasn't happy with it because all charges were dropped against the guys who put their lives on the line and they dropped all charges against him."
The 44-year-old Walls will be sentenced at a later date. - (Black-on-white) |
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- Knife-wielding man stabs teenager, 2 others inside East Liberty Target
Leon Raymond Walls charged with attacking 16-year-old Allison Meadows, who was shopping with family in Penn Avenue department store.
Pittsburgh police said 41-year-old Leon Raymond Walls entered the store and headed toward the restroom. Shortly after, two men came in looking for him, and one of them followed him into the restroom, where he was chased out by the knife-wielding Walls, police said. (Slideshow: Photos from the scene) "Walls, missing his target, then moved towards the checkout area at the Target store where he began trying to stab additional victims who were in the store.
Walls then grabbed Allison Meadows and held her against her will at knifepoint in one of the checkout lanes to use her as a shield. Victims Hosea Davis, Mike Turner, Jobe Wright and Roland Smith attempted to subdue Walls and to free Meadows when they saw him poke the knife into Meadows' back." A witness told Del Greco, "I went back up the top of the steps, and he had this girl by the top of her hair. He just kept screaming, 'I'll stab her again.' He kept stabbing her. Me and like four or five other guys, they ran and tackled him. He cut the one guy's lip almost off. The other guy's finger was, like, hanging off." Allison Meadows, said she had surgery on her arm and back and to restore air to a collapsed lung. - (Black-on-white)
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Darwyn Minton, 54, is a free man tonight. His victim isn't happy. Minton served 27 years in prison after he severed a phone line, slipped into a home, shot a man three times and sexually assaulted his victim’s wife. During a March parole hearing he claimed he was no longer the same man that committed those crimes. “I realized that I had hurt someone very seriously,” he said. “And I don't feel good about that. I'm ashamed about what I have done.” His victim, Rick Morrow, said he wants the full story told. Morrow was the man who was shot in July, 1987. In previous interviews Morrow said he wasn’t sure he was going to survive. After being shot multiple times, once in the head, Morrow slipped in and out of consciousness. Morrow remembered that he had a gun near his dresser and somehow made it to the gun, eventually shooting Minton. The shot took off some of Minton’s fingers and hit his jaw. It also gave Morrow’s wife enough time to get Minton’s gun, and make it to the neighbor’s home with her two daughters to get police. These days Morrow no longer lives in Omaha. In fact, he never slept in the house where the worst night of his life unfolded. With Minton free, he’s asked that his current location is not disclosed. Morrow said he hopes that people understand that Minton is a dangerous man. - (Black-on-white)
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During an argument over infidelity, a Florida woman threw a hamburger at her boyfriend, striking him in the eye and landing her in jail. Rykihia Moore and Mario Thornton were bickering Saturday evening over Moore reportedly “being unfaithful.” In the midst of the verbal beef inside a Clearwater home, the 27-year-old Moore “took a hamburger” and threw it at Thornton, her beau of 12 months. The burger, a criminal complaint alleges, struck Thornton in the eye. 
HERSHEY, Pa. – Officials say they’ve found a man who fled work release in Lebanon County. Christopher Carno Benjamin, Jr., a 25-year-old male from Lancaster, was incarcerated at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility. He was working at Terre Hill Concrete Products in West Cornwall Township, where he was last seen on Monday, June 8th. Police say Benjamin fled the area. He was later picked up in the city of Lancaster overnight and returned to Lebanon County prison. 
Two married geezers from the Upper West Side kept countless junkies stoned for years by turning the hubby’s medical office into a “pill mill” for prenoscription narcotics, authorities charged Tuesday. Dr. Rogelio Lucas, 77, and his office-manager wife, Lydia, 79, allegedly made millions by peddling so many crooked prenoscriptions that the overflow crowds in their waiting room forced them to relocate three times. Lucas, who earned his medical degree in the Philippines, treated the elderly and Medicaid patients before turning to the far more lucrative racket of drug dealing.
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Two women were arrested Monday outside the Erie County HEAP building after workers heard them offering prostitution services to men entering the office. Around 10 a.m. at the HEAP building on Pearl Street in Buffalo, workers say they heard 24-year-old Stephanie Andrews of Medina and 19-year-old Nicole Swanson of Niagara Falls offering prostitution services. The workers spoke to the women, who say they began to yell obscenities at them. Deputies were called and took both into custody a short distance from the office, charging both with prostitution. Swanson was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Both were taken to the Erie County Holding Center on $250 bail and later released. 
MALVERN, Pa. – The Chester County DA says a teacher from a day and boarding 
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —An unruly passenger was caught on camera attacking and knocking out a city bus driver this week. The man walked onto the bus and tried to pay, but his two bus passes were expired. The man refused to get off the bus and claimed he was an undercover Albuquerque police officer. The man asked if anyone on board had a dollar as the driver got on the radio to report the man for giving him problems. The man told the driver to close the door and drive the bus, using expletives in his command. The driver can be heard saying the man had a knife in the video. When the man tried to take over the bus, passengers tried to calm him down. The man appears to settle down in the video, but he then punches the driver, knocking him out. After the attack, the man fled, and Albuquerque police found him a couple of blocks away. Thomas Crum was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the attack. 
FLORENCE, Ala. – Police are investigating an assault that was reported during First Fridays in Florence. Investigators said 20 to 30 juveniles assaulted a Lauderdale County man and his
A Wilmington police officer was arrested after he allegedly broke into a stranger’s home while drunk. Investigators say Officer Michael Spencer was partying at a friend’s house on Churchtown Road in Middletown, Delaware Saturday around 1:30 a.m. Spencer, who was drunk and off-duty, then left the party and fell asleep inside his car which was parked in his friend’s driveway, according to police. Spencer then woke up shortly before 4:30 a.m. that same morning, officials said. Still drunk, Spencer allegedly walked to a home a few houses down on Churchtown Road, believing it was his own even though he lives in Wilmington. Police say Spencer then kicked in the door and forced his way in, frightening the homeowners, a husband and wife, who were inside. The wife then jumped out of the window and ran to alert a neighbor while her husband grabbed a gun and pointed it at Spencer, police said. The wife and neighbor then called police. As he was held at gunpoint, Spencer repeatedly yelled, “It’s a mistake! I’m scared! Don’t shoot! I’m black! I’m a cop.” Court records show Spencer has been in trouble with the law before. In 2010 Spencer was sued after he allegedly struck a woman's car while drunk. The woman also accused Spencer of going back to her apartment, handing her his gun and belt, stripping down and then asking her for sex. 
HOUSTON – A reward is being offered for information leading to a sexual assault suspect. A woman was driving in the 4500 block of Liberty Road in northeast Houston around 3 a.m. on March 8. She hit a bump in the road and pulled over the check on her vehicle. The suspect ambushed her and forced her back into her vehicle. He sexually assaulted the victim, robbed her and ran away on foot. The suspect is described as a black male, between 30 and 40 years old. He was about 6' tall with a thin build.
EAST VILLAGE -- Police in Manhattan have arrested a man wanted in the attempted rape of a woman in her apartment building over the weekend. Dominique Brown, 20, of New York City, has been charged with rape, burglary and sex abuse, according to the New York City Police Department. Detectives said the suspect followed the woman into her East Village apartment building around 3 a.m. Saturday, and attacked her in the lobby. The 25-year-old victim fought back and the suspect took off. She was not hurt. 
HOUSTON - A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after police say he committed another sex offense. LJean Isreal Promise,17, is accused of exposing himself inside a Deer Park Walmart on Saturday. He was wearing a Taco Bell apron but it is unclear if he works at the restaurant. Promise is being held in the Harris County Jail.
PHILADELPHIA – The suspect wanted for a home invasion and sexual assault in the city’s Point Breeze neighborhood was arrested last week and is facing a slew of charges, police announced Monday. On June 4th, Raheem Felder was arrested after police received an anonymous tip. Felder was wanted for the incident, which happened Monday, May 25th on the 1800 block of South Rosewood Street. Police say the victim, a 35-year-old woman, woke up to find a man standing above her. That man then put his hand over her mouth and demanded money while sexually assaulting her. Police say 32-year-old Felder is from the 1300 block of Chadwick Street. He’s now facing charges of assault, rape, sexual assault, burglary, robbery, unlawful restraint, indecent exposure, simple assault, REAP (recklessly endangering another person), and false imprisonment. 
DALLAS — The February death of a Dallas woman who had cosmetic injections at a salon to increase the size of her buttocks has been ruled a homicide. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday said 
A New Jersey woman accused of setting her newborn on fire and leaving her in the middle of a street to die will undergo a mental evaluation. According to the Burlington County Times, a judge said at a status conference Monday that a report on 22-year-old Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier's mental state should be submitted before her next court appearance. 
LOS ANGELES — A rapper known by “The Game” has been arrested in connection with a violent incident involving an off-duty police officer at a pickup basketball game in March. Los Angeles police Officer Mike Lopez says 35-year-old Jayceon Terrell Taylor surrendered at the department’s Hollywood Division at noon Monday. Taylor allegedly threw a punch at the officer, and the incident was caught on video and posted online. Lopez says Taylor was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats. He posted $50,000 bail about an hour later.
PHILADELPHIA - Police released surveillance video of the two suspects just before last Thursday night's face-to-face gun battle with a veteran off-duty detective inside the Rising Sun Pizza Shop. The shootout left one suspect dead, according to police. The gunman, 33-year-old Andrew Ellerbe, who was shot during the gunfight, collapsed and died. Police say Ellerbe was using a gun loaded with blanks when he opened fire on the detective from 3 feet away. .
HARRISBURG, Pa. — For the second time in a week, a Dauphin County judge has accepted a guilty plea from a Democratic Philadelphia elected official caught in a sting investigation. State Representative Michelle Brownlee was sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading guilty Monday. The guilty plea to one count of conflict of interest entered by Michelle Brownlee comes just a week after guilty pleas from Representative Ronald Waters and former lawmaker Harold James. Like Waters, Brownlee has now resigned her office.
IRVING – A Dallas County jury has sentenced an illegal immigrant from El Salvador to 50-years in prison for an unspeakable crime. According to prosecutors 54-year old 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —A 19-year-old and two 15-year-olds are charged in the severe beating of a homeless man last week in Louisville. The victim’s identity has not been released, but police said he remains in critical condition. Andre Richards and the two juveniles are charged with first-degree assault. Police said the victim was found badly beaten at 16th Street and Northwestern Parkway on Tuesday. Police said
AVON -- Officials have in custody a man in connection with the case of a missing teen and toddler found safe in Elyria. 25-year-old Demetriuis Richardson Jr. appeared in Elyria Municipal Court Monday morning on rape charges. Prosecutors say he confessed to police that he "engaged in sexual conduct" with 
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four suspects for the homicide of 
ST. LOUIS — 
CINCINNATI -- A man police say engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor is set to appear in court on Monday. Dwayne Bryant, 50, was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center on Saturday on one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third degree felony charge. According to court documents,
DETROIT - A Detroit man was charged Sunday in connection to the sexual assault of 
A Dover man was arrested for rape after having sexual intercourse with 
OKLAHOMA CITY – A man was arrested after allegedly attacking a woman he was dating. In fact, officers stopped the alleged sexual assault, according to the victim. Police were originally called to the Red Roof Inn on June 6. after arriving to one of the rooms, the victim was crying hysterically and kept saying, “He raped me.” She told police that 27-year-old Donte Johnson punched her in the eye during an argument inside the motel room. She said that Johnson got on top of her and began choking her to the point where she lost consciousness. When she awoke, she claimed that Johnson grabbed a small pocket knife, threatened to kill her and told her to take her pants off. The victim told police that she was sexually assaulted until they arrived and knocked on the door.
OKLAHOMA CITY – A man is facing several charges after allegedly exposing himself in front of a senior living complex. Authorities say 38-year-old Deangelo Buycks was arrested for indecent exposure, public indecency and public drunkenness. On June 5, officers were called to a senior living center on a man who was either intoxicated or high on drugs. Police found Buycks in the center’s parking lot. The report claims he was dancing, screaming and jumping up and down with his hands in the air. As the officer tried to get his attention, the report claims Buycks screamed, “F*** you! You stole my skateboard” and began stripping. After pulling his pants down, authorities say he began dancing and singing again. Officials say he was taken into custody without incident, other than him singing, “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.” While in the police car, Buycks was reported as saying, “I like my drugs, you can’t keep me from my drugs. I just got out, and I am already high. I will be right back out again and right back high again.”
A McKinney man was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl, according to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office. Rontae Thornton, 38, was convicted on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child, sexual assault of a child and possession of child pornography. Thornton met the girl when 
Left media is ablaze with articles condemning the police response to a pool party at a McKinney, Texas, subdivision. Now a video is emerging showing why police were called to the scene to begin with – violence. Residents in a McKinney subdivision were hosting an end-of-school party in their
A mother lashed out in court and admitted she killed two of her children at the Detroit Juvenile Center Thursday. The bodies of 
A 20-year-old car wash employee was fatally stabbed in the Bronx Sunday, cops said. The part-time employee of Hand Jobs Inc. car wash in Edenwald was stabbed once in his left side on Bronxwood Avenue at 3:00 p.m., cops said. Police responded for an assault and found the victim conscious on the sidewalk outside the car wash, police sources said. He was rushed to Jacobi Hospital where he later died, cops said.
TRENTON - After three trials and two convictions, 
Police in Pennsylvania arrested a New Jersey man wanted in connection with last month's shooting of a teenage girl as she sat in a car, authorities said Sunday. 
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The victim recently told authorities that she became pregnant in 2012, 
CHARLESTON, SC – North Charleston Police have made an arrest in the animal cruelty case that has been spread worldwide. William Leonard Dodson, 41, is being charged with ill treatment of animals and torture. He was found in the area of Quitman Street and Calvert Street. He is expected to be in bond court on Tuesday. 
URBANA, Ill. - A central Illinois woman faces charges of animal torture and aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly placing her former boyfriend's pit bull puppy in a hot oven, killing it. A judge ordered 24-year-old Kinny Redmon of Champaign held on $250,000 bond Thursday. Urbana police investigator Dave Smysor said Redmon and the former boyfriend fought on Wednesday, and the man got a call from her Thursday morning at work telling him to "go get yo' puppy out the oven." Smysor says the man returned home and found the 
PITTSBURGH — Two people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the severe abuse of a 9-week-old pit bull, police said. Prosecutors said the 
MEMPHIS, TN - Memphis Police have arrested a man they say raped 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Gainesville Police Department arrested a burglary and rape suspect Friday evening. Police say they were called to a house where a naked woman was found by a neighbor. Police say the woman lives in an abandoned house where she rents out rooms. The 27-year-old man arrested, Thomas J. Smith, was not a resident and was not a guest. Authorities say he barged into the home and demanded money from the woman. Police say he slapped her, raped her and left. Investigators say the woman knows Smith and was identified by other witnesses at the home as well.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon says four men may face murder charges four years after 
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked. Jurors deliberated for a little more than three hours before finding Ealy guilty on one count of first-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old 
The suspect in a murder at the Cedar Key Apartments in March has been arrested by North Charleston Police. Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Tony Phinney said his office has placed a hold on Byron Christopher Kinsey, 29, last known address of 1907 English Street, North Charleston. Kinsey was arrested by North Charleston Police for disorderly conduct and simple possession of marijuana and booked at the Al Cannon Detention Center early Thursday morning. Dorchester County issued a murder warrant for Kinsey in March for the March 10 shooting death of 
(Cincinnati, OH)--A man who told police he "hates white people" is accused of pushing a female jogger into traffic and pulling a knife on her. Police said that Rodney Arnold, 34, shoved the jogger into Montgomery Rd. at Langdon Farm Rd. May 11. They said he pulled out a knife and showed it to her, causing her to believe her would seriously hurt her. The victim was able to get away and get help. Arnold was later arrested, and the alleged victim was able to positively identify him in a lineup. Arnold is charged with assault, aggravated menacing, and ethnic intimidation. He is held in the Hamilton County Justice Center. His bond is set at $90,000. 
PHOENIX — A man accused of fatally stabbing a Phoenix woman nearly 26 years ago has been convicted of first-degree murder. Maricopa County prosecutors say 59-year-old Cudellious Love was found guilty Monday. He's scheduled to be sentenced July 6. Love was arrested last June on suspicion of first-degree murder, sexual assault and burglary in the death of 27-year-old 
SEATTLE — A man charged in the random stabbing of two people in Pioneer Square in September 2013 has been found to be not competent to stand trial, it was announced Thursday. The King County prosecutor’s office said charges of murder and attempted murder were dismissed Thursday afternoon against the defendant, Donnell D. Jackson. He now faces commitment for mental evaluation for the purpose of filing an involuntary civil commitment petition. Jackson has been at Western State Hospital for the past year while psychiatrists have been trying to restore him to competency, the prosecutor’s office said. Jackson, 46, was charged in the September 13, 2013, stabbings of Shoreline Community College teacher 
JACKSON COUNTY, MS - Nicholas DeMorst has been convicted and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of 
Washington - Dennis Hastert homosexually abused a student who had worked as his equipment manager while Hastert coached a high school wrestling team, the student's sister said. It's the first name that's emerged as an alleged victim of abuse at the hands of the former House Speaker since Hastert was indicted for allegedly lying to the FBI about $3.5 million he agreed to pay to an undisclosed person to "cover up past misconduct." Jolene Burdge said in the interview that she found out about Hastert's misconduct when her older brother 
