Crime

Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate reports: Benjamin Glaze, a former “American Idol” contestant, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last week after authorities say they found hundreds of images and videos of child pornography on a smartphone in his home. The Tulsa Police Sexual Predator/Digital Evidence Recovery Unit says it received a tip about Glaze, 26, back in April 2024, claiming that …

Grand Rapids’ ABC affiliate reports: Daniel Byron DeVries, of Fruitport Township, originally faced six felony counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime. This week, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child sexually abusive material and one count of using a computer to commit a …

From the Justice Department: The District One Supervisor on the Orange County Board of Supervisors has agreed to plead guilty to a felony federal charge for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes for directing and voting in favor of more than $10 million in COVID funds to a charity affiliated with one of his daughters, Rhiannon Do, the Justice Department …

The Arizona Republic reports: Tempe police arrested Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Tuesday night in connection with the shooting at three Democratic Party offices in Tempe and leaving bags of white powder on political signs in Ahwatukee Foothills. Kelly, 60, was charged with seven felony counts and three misdemeanor counts relating to the shootings, including terrorism and unlawful discharge, according to …

CNN reports: The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday upheld the conviction of the Cowboys for Trump founder who entered the restricted area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, saying rioters didn’t have to know the Secret Service was protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence inside when they breached the area. The case is among a handful …

NBC News reports: Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose alleged sexual misconduct fueled the #MeToo movement and who was recently indicted on new charges, has chronic myeloid leukemia, two sources told NBC News. The sources added that Weinstein is undergoing treatment in prison at Rikers Island in New York. Chronic myeloid leukemia is an uncommon form of cancer of …

CNBC reports: Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested in Florida and faces sex trafficking-related charges, a spokesman for federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York told CNBC on Tuesday. Two of Jeffries’ associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach, Florida, and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, have also been charged. The criminal case comes a year …

Michigan Live reports: Zachary Joseph Radcliff, 29, was arraigned on two charges of aggravated “child sexually abusive activity,” two charges child sexually abusive activity and six charges of using the internet to communicate with another to commit a crime. He is facing up to 25 years in prison. Radcliff is a church leader at Oakwood Church, confirmed Victoria Burton-Harris, Washtenaw …

CNN reports: Seven new civil lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including two from accusers who say they were minors at the time they were allegedly drugged and assaulted by the music producer. For the first time in a year-long wave of litigation against Combs, other celebrities are cited and accused of participating in an alleged assault, though …

The Guardian reports: Victoria police have arrested 13 people as part of an investigation into a spate of “concerning attacks” on gay and bisexual men facilitated through dating apps such as Grindr. In response to queries from Guardian Australia, police confirmed several arrests have been made in Melbourne over the past couple of months over allegations that groups of offenders …

The Wichita Falls Times-Record reports: The city manager of Waurika, Oklahoma, has been arrested on child sex-related charges. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a press release that Charles Kyote Dunn, 30, is charged with possession and manufacture of child sexual abuse material and loitering around residence to watch occupants. Dunn, who was also a Waurika reserve police …

ABC News reports: A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to assaulting police during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 17 months in prison on Thursday. Then-62-year-old Dana Jean Bell was considered to be a particularly disruptive rioter who engaged in “prolonged, abusive, and violent” attacks on law enforcement officers, including one that ultimately took his …

CNN reports: The man accused of perching behind a chain-linked fence bordering Donald Trump’s Florida golf course with a rifle, allegedly waiting for a clear shot at the former president, is asking the judge overseeing the case to recuse herself. Judge Aileen Cannon, who also presided over Trump’s classified documents case and ultimately decided to dismiss it, was randomly assigned …

From the Justice Department: A New York man pleaded guilty today to two assault charges – one felony and one misdemeanor – related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related …

Reuters reports: An Alabama man was arrested on Thursday over criminal charges that he hacked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account earlier this year, in an action that caused bitcoin’s value to spike, federal prosecutors announced. In January, a hacker posted false news about a widely anticipated announcement the SEC was expected to make about bitcoin, shocking the …

The Tennessean reports: The first Southern Baptist pastor to face a federal criminal charge related to an abuse inquiry pleaded guilty to a felony, according to court filings on Wednesday. Matt Queen, currently a pastor in North Carolina and a former interim provost for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, reached a plea agreement prior to a trial …

The Associated Press reports: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday. After the announcement of the agreement in principle, Archbishop José H. Gomez [screenshot] said in …

The Los Angeles Times reports: After a lengthy investigation by San José police and the FBI, a former staffer at a private San Jose Christian high school now faces federal charges for allegedly soliciting pornography and dirty underwear from teen students. According to the San Jose Police Department, detectives with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received …

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: An Arkansas pastor has now been arrested for his involvement in the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials. According to reports, on September 25, a search warrant was executed by Arkansas State Police after they received two cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that were made on both …

AM New York reports: Police are on the hunt for a Tesla Cybertruck driver who threatened another motorist and their passengers in a Midtown road rage incident early on Monday morning, authorities said. According to police sources, the incident unfolded at around 3:57 a.m. on Oct. 14 outside of 150 Central Park South. Cops say the lime green Cybertruck driver …