Crime

CPAC Youth Pastor Denied Bond After MI Prosecutors Reveal He Called Victim 8 Times, Told Him To “Shut Up”

Michigan Live reports: A former youth pastor charged with more than 30 felonies for sexually abusing children will stay in jail. Washtenaw County District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson denied Zachary Joseph Radcliff’s bond after hearing from prosecutors how the 29-year-old temporarily fled to Virginia during the ongoing investigation and repeatedly contacted a victim who came forward. This means, absent …

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Pardoned Rioter Gets 10 Years In Fatal DUI Crash

Law & Crime reports: A Jan. 6 rioter from Missouri who made headlines for swiping Nancy Pelosi’s name plate during the Capitol attack went from pardon to prison this week as she was sentenced Wednesday for causing a fatal crash while driving drunk on the wrong side of the highway. Emily Hernandez, 25, got hit with a 10-year sentence by …

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Menendez Grovels For Trump Outside NYC Courtroom

“Welcome to the Southern District of New York, the wild west of political prosecution. President Trump was right. This process is political and it’s corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system.” – Former Sen. Bob “Gold Bars” Menendez, outside the court where he had sobbed as he was …

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Sobbing Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced To 11 Years

NBC News reports: A judge sentenced an emotional former Sen. Bob Menendez Wednesday to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a years-long bribery and corruption scheme that saw him rewarded with gold bars and stacks of cash. Menendez had pleaded with U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein for mercy, twice breaking down in tears. “I have lost everything,” Menendez said, after …

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California Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charge

Bakersfield’s CBS affiliate reports: A 41-year-old Tehachapi youth pastor was arrested Monday following an investigation that revealed an alleged sexual assault of a teen victim. On January 27, 2025, Tehachapi police arrested Adrian Daugherty, 41, following an investigation that alleges Daugherty committed lewd and lascivious acts with a minor. Daugherty is a youth pastor at the Tehachapi Church of the …

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DOJ Drops “Fleeing Justice” Charge For Fugitive Rioter

Law & Crime reports: A Jan. 6 rioter who was arrested in Canada after failing to report to prison and attempting to apply for asylum has gotten the green light to come back to the United States — with federal prosecutors quashing the arrest warrant they issued for him earlier this month and dismissing his fleeing justice charge — as …

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Long Island DA: NY Trooper Staged His Own Shooting

Gothamist reports: A state trooper staged his own shooting on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County in October — firing into his own leg, state police and local prosecutors said. When Trooper Thomas Mascia reported that he’d been shot, it set off a dayslong, multi-state manhunt for a vehicle and driver that authorities have since said he made up …

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Pardoned Rioter Fatally Shot By Indiana State Police

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: An Indiana man recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is dead after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy while allegedly resisting arrest. Matthew Huttle, 42, of Hobart was shot and killed during a traffic stop near the Jasper/Pulaski county lines on Sunday afternoon. A deputy with the Jasper …

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Pardoned Rioter Sought On Child Solicitation Charge

Law & Crime reports: Thanks to President Donald Trump, a Texas man who beat police officers with a metal whip and showered them with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot had his more than six-year prison sentence ended. But 36-year-old Andrew Taake may be headed back to jail anyway. Taake made headlines at the time of his arrest because …

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Megachurch Pastor Retires After Prostitution Arrest

The Christian News reports: A Texas megachurch pastor retired last month following an arrest for solicitation of prostitution at a massage parlor. The Rev. John F. Fiedler led the 15,000-member Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, until his retirement on Dec. 31, 2024, church records show. Police documents allege that Fielder was caught in a prostitution bust carried out …

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Florida Republican Arrested In Child Sex Sting [VIDEO]

Jacksonville’s Fox affiliate reports: The Vice Chair of the Clay Soil and Water Conservation Board, and son of Clay County School Board Member Beth Clark, was arrested Sunday, January 19th in a child sex sting operation conducted by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. According to the arrest report, Harrison “Ted” Clark is accused of traveling to meet a child for …

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Cops: OK Pastor Texted Nude To His Son’s Classmate

Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate reports: The Cleveland County District Attorney’s office has charged a former pastor who’s accused of sending an unsolicited nude photo of himself to a Kansas teenager. Court documents allege McMillan added the victim on Snapchat in 2023. The victim told police at the time McMillan would have had to use his son’s phone, her former classmate, …

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ABC News: Armed Suicidal Man Breached US Capitol

ABC News reports: A Massachusetts man was found to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol as he left the nearby Library of Congress on Tuesday, police officials told ABC News on Thursday. Authorities in Washington were alerted by police in Carlisle, Massachusetts, on Monday that a man with a gun who had expressed suicidal …

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Politico: Violent Rioters Will Commit More Violence

Politico reports: Trump has once again sent a disturbing message to his supporters: If you engage in political violence on my behalf, I will protect you. Tarrio, Rhodes and their associates should feel emboldened, and there is no telling what they will do with Trump now firmly behind them. You can safely expect a fair amount of recidivism among those …

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Christian School Teacher Jailed On Child Sex Charges

Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports: A now-former teacher at a Thiensville private school has been charged with child sex crimes. The accused is 36-year-old Daniel Rick of Jackson. He is a former teacher and athletic director at Christ Alone Lutheran School. He faces the following charges: child enticement-expose genitals/pubic area/intimate parts, exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child. A criminal complaint …

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Adams Finagles Last-Minute Invite To Inauguration

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday after getting a last-minute invite that led him to cancel appearances at multiple Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in New York. Adams — whose simpatico relationship with Trump has prompted speculation he’s looking for legal help with his federal corruption case — didn’t receive …

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Cops: Man Torched GOP Rep’s Office Over TikTok Ban

The Fond du Lac Reporter reports: A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities. The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a …

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Gallup: Only 30% Say Pastors Are “Honest And Ethical”

The Christian Post reports: Public trust in pastors has dropped to a new low, according to the latest Gallup poll. The survey finds that only 30% of Americans rate clergy as highly honest and ethical, continuing a downward trend. Gallup’s findings, released last week, place clergy in 10th position among the 23 professions measured. Clergy were ranked below auto mechanics …

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Cops: NH Man Stole “Pedophile” LGBTQ Rights Signs

Boston’s NBC affiliate reports: A New Hampshire man is under investigation for possible civil rights violations. Frank Hobbs Jr. is accused of swiping someone else’s signs supporting gay rights. New Hampshire authorities say Hobbs was caught on camera stealing signs from a Goffstown intersection. A woman had lawfully placed signs in support of the LGBTQ community, and when one of …

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Cops: NC Pastor Embezzled Hurricane Donations

Asheville’s ABC affiliate reports: The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has charged a local pastor with multiple felonies. According to an MSCO Facebook post, Detective Grant Robinson with the MSCO charged Jeffrey Brian Merrow, 60, of Marion, N.C., with felony embezzlement and felony larceny.The release said Deputy Alicia Lund spoke with members of Garden Creek Baptist Church, where Merrow was …

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