Crime

Flat Earther Jailed For Anti-Mask Covidiocy Loses His “Kidnapping” Lawsuit Against Canadian Government

The CBC reports: A COVID-19 denier who accused the B.C. government of kidnapping him and committing terrorism when he was arrested for breaking federal quarantine laws has had his lawsuit tossed out. Mak Parhar is a vocal member of both the Flat Earth conspiracy community and the anti-mask movement. Parhar was arrested in November 2020 for repeatedly breaking mandatory quarantine …

Read More »

Police: FedEx Shooter Visited White Supremacist Sites

CNN reports: The gunman in an Indianapolis shooting that left eight people dead at a FedEx facility browsed White supremacist websites a little over a year before the attack, police said. In March 2020, the mother of gunman Brandon Hole contacted police because she was worried about his behavior after he purchased a gun, according to recently released details from …

Read More »

Poacher Trampled To Death By Herd Of Elephants

USA Today reports: A herd of breeding elephants trampled a suspected poacher to death while he tried to flee from South African park rangers. The encounter happened April 17 after three people ran from the rangers in Kruger National Park, one of Africa’s largest game preserves, according to park officials. Rangers, using dogs and aircraft, captured one of the suspects, …

Read More »

Jury Begins Deliberations In Derek Chauvin Trial

CBS News reports: The jury has begun deliberations following closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. The trial is nearing its end after more than 13 days of sometimes tense and emotional testimony at the heavily secured Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis. Judge Peter Cahill sent the …

Read More »

Officials Raise Alarm On Fake Vaccination Cards

The Washington Post reports: For months, officials have been a step behind the scammers, who have openly discussed strategies to fake the cards on social media, sold them on sites such as eBay and pulled blank photos off state websites. Federal officials’ decision to use paper cards that can be easily photocopied or even printed off a template, rather than …

Read More »

Mask-Refusing “Woman Of God” Charged With Assault

Austin’s ABC News affiliate reports: Lake Travis ISD School Board candidate Kara Bell was given an assault citation last week after a confrontation with a store employee at Nordstrom Rack located on Brodie Lane. According to video and a police report obtained by KVUE, Nordstrom Rack employees called police when Bell refused to put on a mask upon entry of …

Read More »

TODAY: Closing Arguments In Derek Chauvin Trial

NPR reports: Monday marks the beginning of the end in regards to the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd last year by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes. The defense and prosecution have each rested their cases and both sides are set to deliver their closing arguments Monday. …

Read More »

QAnon Mom Killed Kids To “Save” Them From Traffickers

Bakersfield’s NBC News reports: In an exclusive interview with 17 News, the “prime suspect” in the deaths of her three children in Reseda admitted to the killings. Carrillo spoke to 17’s Eytan Wallace on Thursday afternoon. She admitted to drowning the children, she says to protect them from their father who she alleges was involved in human trafficking. Carrillo and …

Read More »

Indianapolis FedEx Shooter Legally Bought Two Assault Weapons Months After Local Police Seized His Shotgun

The New York Times reports: Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old man who the police say fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility on Thursday night, legally purchased two semiautomatic rifles he used in the attack just a few months after the police seized a shotgun from him, the chief of the Indianapolis Police Department said on Saturday. In March 2020, …

Read More »

Indianapolis Shooter Was Interviewed By FBI Last Year

The Indianapolis Star reports: Brandon Scott Hole’s mother told law enforcement that he might try to commit “suicide by cop” in March 2020, according to FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Paul Keenan. Authorities seized a shotgun from his home and the FBI interviewed him in April 2020, Keenan said. “The suspect was placed on an immediate detention mental health …

Read More »

Man With AK-47 Arrested In Times Square Subway

The New York Post reports: An Ohio man was busted with an AK-47 assault rifle and a gas mask inside a Times Square subway station Friday afternoon, law enforcement sources said. The 18-year-old, whose identity was not immediately released, was taken into custody without incident around 12:30 p.m. on the mezzanine level of the subway station off the A, C …

Read More »

Police ID Indiana FedEx Shooter As 19-Year-Old Male

The Associated Press reports: Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and searched the suspected gunman’s home Friday looking for a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the eight victims spent agonizing hours awaiting word on their loved ones. The shooter was identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana, two law …

Read More »

Mask Refuser Hits Worker With Lumber, Strikes Cop With Hammer, Flees With Cop Hanging On, Survives

The Hill reports: A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday for assault after he allegedly drove away while a police officer’s arm was trapped in his truck window. Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns was stopped by law enforcement in Hutchinson, Minn., after they received reports that he had been involved in an altercation over a mask. During the incident, Oeltjenbruns allegedly hit a …

Read More »

Chicago Mayor Pleads For Calm After Body Cam Video Appears To Show Police Killed Unarmed 13 Year-Old

USA Today reports: The mayor appealed for calm Thursday as the city released body-camera videos of last month’s fatal shooting of Adam Toledo, 13, by a Chicago police officer –an incident that appears to show his hands in the air as he was shot. According to one officer’s body-cam video, the officer pulls up in a car, gets out, pushes …

Read More »

Derek Chauvin Invokes The Fifth, Will Not Testify

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: Derek Chauvin said in court Thursday that he will not testify in his murder trial. “I will invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege” to not risk making any self-incriminating statements in Hennepin County District Court, where he is charged with killing George Floyd. District Judge Peter Cahill has said it’s his intention, once the defense rests, for …

Read More »

Six GOP Senators Vote Against Asian Hate Crimes Bill

The Washington Post reports: The Senate overwhelmingly voted to limit debate on a bill aimed at understanding and combating the harassment and violence directed at Asian Americans since the beginning of the pandemic, with only six Republicans voting against it. The 92-to-6 vote came after some uncertainty earlier in the week about whether Republicans would support the legislation. The Republican …

Read More »

CO Man Charged With Death Threats Over Face Masks

Denver’s Fox News affiliate reports: A Steamboat Springs man who was apparently upset over mask mandates now faces multiple felonies for death threats. David Caddell, 48, has been charged with attempting to influence a public servant and three counts of stalking. The charges are all connected to Tim Corrigan, the chairman of the Routt County Commission. Detectives said Caddell has …

Read More »

Defense “Expert Witness” Claims Exhaust From Police Car May Have Contributed To George Floyd’s Death

The Daily Beast reports: A former medical examiner testifying in former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has raised the bizarre theory that exhaust from the police car may have contributed to George Floyd’s death. Dr. David Fowler, a defense witness, wheeled out studies that showed people can die of carbon monoxide poisoning in open spaces, and that people with …

Read More »

Ponzi Schemer Bernie Madoff Dies In Prison At Age 82

The Associated Press reports: Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died early Wednesday in a federal prison, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Madoff died at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, apparently from natural causes, the person said. Last year, Madoff’s lawyers filed court …

Read More »

McConnell Won’t Oppose Bill On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

The Washington Post reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested Republicans won’t block legislation on combating the anti-Asian discrimination that spiked during the pandemic, but said there are amendments they’d like to see added to the bill. “I can tell you as a proud husband of an Asian American woman. I think this discrimination against Asian Americans is a …

Read More »