Crime

Video Released In Shooting Of UnitedHealth CEO

The New York Post reports: Chilling video shows the moments a gunman calmly shot down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at close range on the streets of Midtown Manhattan. In the video, the unidentified assailant — clad in a black hoodie, black pants, gloves and wearing a gray backpack — can be seen methodically firing what appears to be a single-action …

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CPAC Youth Pastor Hit With 22 More Child Sex Charges

Michigan Live reports: A Washtenaw County youth pastor already facing life in prison has been arraigned on nearly two dozen additional felony charges, including more counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Zachary Joseph Radcliff, 29, has been charged with a total of 33 felonies after he was arraigned on 22 new charges Nov. 26 before 14A-1 District Court Judge J. …

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Rhode Island Dems Are Latest To Get Bomb Threats

The Providence Journal reports: A bomb threat aimed at U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner’s Providence home turned out to be just a scare, his office announced late on Friday. “I was recently notified of a bomb threat targeting me and my family at our home,” Magaziner said in a statement. “We are safe and there was no evidence of a bomb …

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Jeffries: Death Threats To Dems Were Signed “MAGA”

The Washington Post reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said bomb threats and swatting incidents were made against Democratic lawmakers, their families and law enforcement personnel. The threats, Jeffries said Friday, were “all signed with ‘MAGA’ at the conclusion of the message.” Threats of violence aimed at lawmakers are “unacceptable, unconscionable and have no place in a civilized …

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OK Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Oklahoma City’s ABC affiliate reports: Cleveland County deputies arrested a former pastor accused of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, and investigators say there could be more victims. James McMillan was arrested Tuesday afternoon, and court documents show that there are multiple Department of Human Services and law enforcement cases where he is listed as a sexual …

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Homes Of Multiple House Dems Get Bomb Threats

ABC News reports: The homes of multiple Democratic members of Congress in Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day. Reps. Joe Courtney, Jahana Hayes, Jim Himes, and John Larson all said their homes were targeted on Thursday. “This morning, I was notified of a bomb threat targeting my home where I was celebrating Thanksgiving with my family,” Himes …

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MN Youth Pastor Gets 13 Years On Child Sex Charges

Yahoo News reports: A former Duluth youth pastor has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting multiple young girls during his time at the church. Jackson Michael Gatlin, 36, was sentenced to 156 months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to five counts of criminal sexual conduct on Nov. 6. He must also register as a sex …

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Arizona Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Trump

NBC News reports: An Arizona man has been arrested after he allegedly posted videos online that showed him brandishing an AR-15-style rifle and threatening to kill President-elect Donald Trump and members of Trump’s family, authorities said. Manuel Tamayo-Torres posted videos on a “near-daily basis” in which he accused Trump and the president-elect’s family members of kidnapping and sex-trafficking his children, …

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Multiple Trump Nominees Get Swatted, Bomb Threats

CNN reports: The Trump-Vance transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees “were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them” Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. “These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting.’ In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety …

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Sean Combs Cites Trump Defense In Plea For Bail

The Daily Beast reports: Sean “Diddy” Combs is using the “But Donald Trump” defense in his latest bid for a bail release in time for Thanksgiving. Combs’ lawyers have already tried several times to get the incarcerated ex-mogul out on bail. But when prosecutors argued against his latest attempt, making the case that Combs had been trying to influence jurors …

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Man Critically Injured In Pittsburgh Bathhouse Shooting

Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate reports: A man was shot inside Club Pittsburgh in the city’s Strip District on Friday morning. Pittsburgh Police say the shooting happened just around 2:15 a.m. on Friday at the social club located along Penn Avenue. According to police, when officers arrived at the social club, they found the man had been shot multiple times in the …

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GOP House Candidate Arrested On Harassment Charge

Topeka’s Fox affiliate reports: A former Republican political candidate for the District 2 Congressional seat of Kansas has been arrested by local law enforcement after allegedly harassing a county court official numerous times. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office announced on social media on Nov. 22 that 44-year-old Michael A. Ogle was arrested on Nov. 21 on charges of interference with …

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POLL: 64% Oppose Trump Pardoning Capitol Rioters

Scripps News reports: Just over two weeks since sending Donald Trump back to the White House, Americans are hopeful the president-elect can quickly improve their personal finances, but remain deeply divided on many of his most talked about campaign promises, a new Scripps News/Ipsos poll found. That includes pardoning the more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the …

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Cops: Fake Musk Scammed FL Woman For $250,000

Fox Business reports: A Florida man has been arrested after impersonating tech billionaire Elon Musk in a bid to scam an elderly woman out of at least a quarter of a million dollars, according to police. Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr. was arrested at his Bradenton home Tuesday night and charged with grand theft. While reportedly operating under the guise of …

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Meta Axes Over Two Million “Pig Butchering” Accounts

NBC News reports: Some major tech companies including Meta are taking steps to combat “pig butchering” scams, which trick Americans out of billions of dollars each year through fake online friendships and romances. Pig butchering scams are elaborate and often take months to unfold. Scammers will patiently strike up an online friendship or romantic relationship with a victim, eventually guiding …

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WV Youth Pastor Arrested On 175 Child Sex Charges

Charleston’s CBS affiliate reports: A pastor and youth minister at various churches in West Virginia and his wife have been arrested in a child sexual abuse investigation, troopers said. John Waitman Radcliff II, 57, and Kathy Jean Radcliff, 52, face nearly 200 total charges in a sexual assault investigation dating back several decades in multiple counties, according to a news …

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IL Supreme Court Overturns Jussie Smollett Conviction

Chicago’s ABC affiliate reports: The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett. The former “Empire” actor took his case to the Illinois Supreme Court in September in a last-ditch effort to have his 2021 conviction overturned. “Specifically, we address whether a dismissal of a case by nolle prosequi allows the State to bring a second prosecution …

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Former Marine Charged With Pride Flag Hate Crime

The Associated Press reports: A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop’s LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said in documents charging him with a hate crime. Charlie Garrett, co-owner of the Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop, told police Friday morning that the store had been vandalized. He said it was the third time …

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FL Man Charged With Plot To Bomb Stock Exchange

CBS News reports: FBI agents have arrested a Florida man in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to charging documents unsealed on Wednesday. South Florida resident Harun Abdul-Malik Yener was charged with attempted use of an explosive to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce, according to court documents filed in …

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MAGA Homocon Charged With Murder In Fatal Crash

Los Angeles’s NBC affiliate reports: The grieving family of an 83-year-old woman who was killed in a crash last month in West Hollywood says the loss of the family matriarch has been too much to bear. Esther Abouab died in a car crash on Oct. 10 as she and her husband were traveling near the intersection of Fountain and Spaulding …

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