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Third (black arrested) in connection to double homicide in March - (victims were a White man and a black woman)
    WARREN COUNTY, Ga. -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it has made a third arrest in connection to a double homicide that happened in Warrenton, Ga. in March. On Friday, Dec. 11, around 11 a.m., GBI agents arrested DeAundre Javarus Ross, 23, of Thomson, Ga. at the McDuffie County Sheriff's Office. Ross is charged with two counts of murder and was relinquished into the custody of the Warren County Sheriff's Office. On Nov. 19, Donovan Raishad Fitts, 22, and Jermanique Vashon Franklin, 24, both also of Thomson, Ga. were also arrested and charged with two counts of murder in connection to the deaths of Barry Johnson, 47, of Mitchell, Georgia, and Tenecia Posley, 28, of Warrenton, Ga. Investigators say the two had been shot and killed. Barry Johnson, appears to just have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Barry was dead on the porch. Tenecia Posley was dead inside. A two year old was sitting on a bed in another room. Posley was the girlfriend of the person who rented that property. The toddler found inside was her boyfriend's. Johnson and Tenecia Posley, 28, appear to have been acquaintances, but do not appear to be close friends or romantically involved. |
Police have identified one of the suspects in a string of robberies in and around Central Park this week. Blake Carrington, 20, may be connected to the four thefts, three on Monday and one on Thursday, cops said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has scheduled a news conference Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting by sheriff’s deputies of a man wielding a gun at a busy Lynwood intersection, an incident caught on a dramatic video that has sparked protests in the neighborhood.
A repeat sex offender has been sentenced in separate cases involving sex assaults on two girls. Circuit Judge Ed Kubo Jr. sentenced Dewitt Long to consecutive terms of life in prison with the possibility of parole. A jury in one case recommended extended term sentencing and Kubo concurred. He sentenced Long to life in prison for first-degree sex assault, 10 years for third-degree sex assault and life in prison for kidnapping, to run consecutively to the first two counts. In the second case, Kubo sentenced Long to 20 years for first-degree sex assault and five years each for two counts of third-degree sex assault in the other case. As this case was held before a judge, a jury will be selected to determine whether Long faces extended terms.
HAMPTON, Va. -- Hampton Police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide that took place in 1981. 65-year-old Ruben Edward Moore was arrested and charged with one count of homicide. Moore allegedly killed 32-year-old
BENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A dispute over a man kicking a dog apparently led to a deadly shooting near Benton Harbor. It happened Friday morning in the parking lot of Michiana Supply on Milton Street near Napier Drive. Police say 53-year-old 
A Pensacola man has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for a double homicide in 2013. Henry Payton was arrested and charged for killing
Authorities early Sunday morning arrested two brothers and a woman in connection with the fatal shootings of two Hattiesburg police officers, who were killed in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop Saturday night. Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict confirmed the deaths of officers 
An Arapahoe County judge sentenced an Aurora man Thursday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend in September 2014. Elmo Jesse Johnson, 45, was sentenced after being found guilty of first-degree murder of his girlfriend, 
SAGINAW, MI — Two Saginaw men are accused of raping a 19-year-old woman. LC Haynes III and Clifford D. Wicker each are charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole. Their arrest warrants allege they sexually assaulted the woman on Oct. 13 at Haynes' home at 3302 Roberts. Haynes, 20, and Wicker, 22, are charged with acting as accessories to one another during the commission of the alleged assaults. The woman was raped in a bedroom of Haynes' home during a party.
A Douglas County jury took just 90 minutes to convict an Omaha foster father of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child. The jury of six men and six women rejected Brandon Weathers’ argument that he impregnated his
Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake announced Friday that he’s taking a job as a political consultant — without leaving office. The first-term Democrat’s hiring at Hilltop Public Solutions comes amid calls for a ban on such outside income following the convictions of ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. The state Legislative Ethics Commission approved the job, concluding that it would not conflict with his legislative duties. Michael Benjamin, who preceded Blake in the same Assembly seat from 2003 to 2010, criticized the arrangement. “This isn’t appropriate given the climate we’re in,” he said. “Not everything that is legal is appropriate for a sitting lawmaker.” Blake, who worked on President Obama’s campaign, defended his new gig.
...to change the name of the stadium honoring 
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas - People in Liberty County are concerned after a man tried to kidnap a 7-year-old boy near his home Tuesday. Investigators think the same man may have raped a woman and tried to kidnap another. The incidents happened in Dayton along County road 48-82 and FM 1413. 
A woman pleaded guilty to murder Thursday and described in a Honolulu federal courtroom how she stabbed the wife of the Army medic she was having an affair with and then waited a half-hour to make sure she was dead. As part of a plea agreement, Ailsa Jackson is expected to be sentenced to 30 to 33 years in prison in exchange for testifying against Sgt. Michael Walker, who has pleaded not guilty to murder and is scheduled to go to trial next year. They discussed making 
NEW ORLEANS -- Church is supposed to be a sacred place where you encourage your children to spend time learning about God from the leaders of the church, not a place where innocence is lost to them. It’s a violation a West Bank mother says her daughter will likely take years to deal with, after she alleges the girl was in a sexual relationship with Pastor Bryan K. Johnson. That mother, who asked to remain anonymous, said she also felt violated by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators. After presenting them with electronic evidence that a sexual relationship was happening between the 49-year-old pastor and her
A man was arrested Monday after police said he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman who had been walking downtown. The woman was on the way to her aunt's house about 11 p.m. Sunday when, according to an arrest report, Lawrence Townsend, 36, stopped her. He told her she looked homeless and then offered her some of his ex-girlfriend's clothes from his room up the street. But as she sifted through clothes, Townsend slid behind her and locked the door before sexually assaulting her, police said. She was able to escape Monday and ran to another hotel and called police after the Desert Star staff turned her away because she was not a guest. 
COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Missouri man working a construction job ended up in handcuffs after Columbus police served him with a warrant on 14 charges, including sodomy and child neglect. According to the Columbus Police Department, authorities in Missouri considered Travis A. Kelly “armed and dangerous.” They’d received information that Kelly may be in the Columbus area, and officers found him doing construction work in the 900 block of West County Road 450 South. He was taken into custody without incident. Law enforcement officials said Kelly is accused of having inappropriate contact with 
Police are investigating after a woman says she was sexually assaulted and robbed as she walked home from a bus stop in New Jersey the day after Thanksgiving. The woman was walking from a stop on Main Avenue near Poplar Avenue in Hacksensack the night of Friday, Nov. 27 when she noticed a man following her, police said. 
after they were caught on camera beating an (Asian?) gas station clerk. The clerk was attacked after he reportedly denied selling one of them a cigar, because they couldn't produce identification. - (Video)
Police in London say a man swiped a box of soda at a supermarket then left the scene on his hoverboard. They are now asking the public for help identifying the suspect. - (Video) 
A Bushwick artist waiting for a train home Wednesday morning was punched in the face with a chocolate bar and had it shoved down his throat, police sources said.
A Catholic priest swiped collection-plate donations to pay for drug-fueled sex romps with a heavily muscled S&M “master,” a new lawsuit charges. Parishioners claim the Rev. Peter Miqueli has stolen at least $1 million since 2003 while leading churches on Roosevelt Island and in The Bronx, where he is currently pastor of St. Frances de Chantal in Throggs Neck. Their suit alleges he used the money to act out unholy fantasies as a sexual “slave,” blowing $1,000 at a time on bondage-and-discipline sessions where a “homosexual sex ‘master’ ” — identified in court papers as Keith Crist — “would force Father Miqueli to drink Keith Crist’s urine.”
BATON ROUGE, LA - A Baton Rouge man has been arrested after being accused of using an acetylene torch and a metal pipe to burn and disfigure a woman before he raped her multiple times. Detectives were called to an abandoned home in the 11000 block of N. Engelwood Street. A woman told deputies she was contacted through her Backpage.com ad by a person who requested she come to his house. He agreed to a set price of $150 for a 30-minute sexual relations session. When the woman was dropped off at the house, she walked to the rear of the home. When she noticed the home was vacant, she began to leave. That is when she was summoned by a voice near the rear carport, according to deputies. The man, now identified as 22-year-old Willie Hill III, approached the woman, shined a flash light at her and demanded money from her, according to the report. The woman told him she did not have any money, and he allegedly struck her in the head with the flashlight. The victim told police Hill then ripped the clothes off of her body, pulled out an acetylene torch, heated a metal pipe and proceeded to burn the woman on the face, breast and genital area. Her face was burned with a cigarette, according to her statement to the deputies. Hill then pulled out a black handgun and forced her to the ground. He is accused of raping her twice. To get away, the victim told Hill she dropped money down the street and would get it. He let her go to get the money and she was able to run away and call for help. During the investigation, detectives learned just 8 days prior, another woman from Backpage.com was contacted to come to the same location. The victim in the Nov. 8 attack told deputies a man armed with a flash light and a black handgun had attempted to rob her. The victim told deputies she was injured, but was able to escape before being sexually assaulted. Hill was positively identified and was arrested on December 9, 2015. 
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando police arrested a man who they say lured a woman onto train tracks, then took pictures while trying to rape her. Terrance Harris is charged with sexual battery, false imprisonment and robbery in the Tuesday night incident near Westmoreland Drive and Robinson Street. Police said Harris called the victim over and attacked her. The victim fought him off, but Harris managed to take a few pictures and rob the victim before running away, according to police. The victim met with officers nearby and police tracked down Harris.
Former NBA player Tate George argued his case in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday as he awaits sentencing on fraud charges. The former UConn star was convicted in 2013 on four counts of wire fraud in what prosecutors say was a real estate Ponzi scheme. 
COATESVILLE, Pa. — An employee of the Chester County Juvenile Probation Department is accused of Witness Intimidation. Authorities allege she went into to a courtroom on behalf of her boyfriend, to tell a potential witness in a drug case against him, not to show up at an upcoming hearing. Twenty-three-year-old Chanel Turner was a receptionist in the Chester County Juvenile Probation office. Investigators say when her boyfriend, accused Coatesville drug dealer, 25-year-old Kenneth Wylie, told her a witness against him in a pending case was in the Justice Center, she went to a courtroom, found that potential witness and said, “Hey, don’t come to court tomorrow.” When he questioned her, she told him, “War said don’t come to court tomorrow,” and referenced Wylie’s preliminary hearing on drug sales. Hogan says Wylie also played a role in a music video last May, designed to frighten witnesses away from testifying against him.
In the video, posted on YouTube, Wylie, according to Hogan, portrays a gunman shooting a man who has cooperated against him. 
A Navy vet and his wife stole more than 80 patient records from Lenox Hill Hospital and used the personal data in a bid to steal more than $1 million worth of designer duds from Saks Fifth Avenue and other retailers around the country, authorities said Wednesday. Kyle Steed, 30, a Lenox Hill employee from 2011 until earlier this year, stole the data from 
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department said Wednesday it was investigating the death of a 16-year-old Somali-American boy who died Saturday after a fall from a balcony near Seattle Central College, where he had been taking classes. The death of the boy, 
Police are responding to allegations of brutality after they arrested several students during a brawl at a South Jersey high school. Investigators say the fight started in a hallway at Penns Grove High School in Salem County Friday shortly after classes ended. The fight quickly spiraled out of control and police were called to the school, according to officials. “They were told 18 to 19 times to disperse,” said Carneys Point Police Chief Gerald Krivda. When the responding officers attempted to lock the doors, the students allegedly started to attack them. Krivda says a County-wide police response was then called which included state police, the sheriff’s and prosecutor’s office as well as the Pennsville and Woodstown police departments. 
A suspect was shot to death while struggling with cops Tuesday after he and a friend led them on a high-speed, wrong-way chase on the Saw Mill Parkway in Westchester, officials said. Career criminal 
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The feds are auctioning off the wines to try to claw back about $1.2 million of the money 
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 
A Pontiac woman who was charged with second-degree murder in a crash that caused the death of a 3-year-old girl has been convicted of a lesser offense of operating under the influence, causing death. Ieshia Barnes was convicted following a trial that took place last week. Barnes’ blood alcohol content was 0.154 percent, nearly twice the legal limit, when she caused the April 17 crash that resulted in the death of 
Police in Ross Township continue to search for the two women who they say shoplifted from a local store and then hit a stroller with their car as they were trying to make their getaway. 
LAWTON, Okla._A Lawton man, charged with first-degree murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, will stand trial. Marquise Rasco appeared before a judge Monday for his preliminary hearing. Police say Rasco kicked through the front door of 
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man accused in a deadly shooting on Thanksgiving day in the Hilltop neighborhood. 18-year-old Da’Juan Mankins has been charged with aggravated murder in connection to the shooting death of 
After twice appealing his convictions and death sentences in a 1999 double-murder case, a Tulsa man gave up his right to further appeals and was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday in Tulsa County District Court. Victor Cornell Miller, 52, was sentenced for a third time following his convictions for the deaths of 
PHILADELPHIA — A jury has acquitted a 37-year-old South Philadelphia of all charges in the June 2008 murder of a Minnesota man who came to the city to become a teacher. Marcellus Jones yelled “thank you” to the jury while the victim’s family, in town for the trial, wept after the verdict was read. Defense attorney Richard Giuliani applauded the panel for sticking strictly to the evidence in a case in which the defendant is already a convicted killer. “When a defendant testifies and brings out that he has five prior robbery convictions and denies the involvement of the killing of someone else where he’s already been convicted, that was difficult. But apparently the jury focused on the evidence in this case, which I’m grateful for,” said Giuliani. With no DNA or other physical evidence, prosecutors relied heavily on witnesses’ testimony. Despite the verdict, Jones isn’t going anywhere. He’s serving a life sentence for murdering the man suspected of driving the getaway car the night 
The Brooklyn art curator fatally struck by an SUV Sunday evening was out holiday shopping with her chocolatier boyfriend when the unlicensed driver jumped the curb and mowed her down, sources said on Monday. “They were always holding hands and she seemed happy with him,” a doorman at boyfreind 
. – Police in Kentucky arrested an Indianapolis man accused of stabbing a 6-year-old boy to death during a Monday morning home burglary. Authorities in Versailles, Ky., were called to a home on Douglas Avenue around 4 a.m. A homeowner contacted 911 dispatchers to report an armed intruder inside the home. 
Eddie Ricky Nealy, whom a prosecutor called one of the most dangerous men in Fresno County’s history, was sentenced Friday to California’s death row for the 1985 rape and killing of Fresno teen 
Calumet City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a September homicide there. Interim Police Chief Tom DiFiori released a sketch of the suspect Wednesday morning. Calumet City police responded on Sept. 16 to the 300 block of Pulaski Road for a report of a woman shot multiple times. The woman was later identified as 
WALTERBORO, SC - Officials with the Walterboro Police Department say an arrest has been made in a case that has been cold for 37 years. According to a news release, James Willie Butterfield has been charged with murder, first degree criminal sexual conduct and first degree burglary. On May 28, 1978, officers with the Walterboro Police Department were approached by two individuals who said they went home to find their roommate lying on the floor, covered in blood. Officers responded to the scene on South Lemacks Street to find the body of 
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