Crime

NBC News reports: Jonathan Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from “King of the Hill,” was killed in a San Antonio shooting on Sunday, police said. A suspect, 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, was taken into custody and booked on a murder charge, the San Antonio Police Department said. Officers were dispatched to Dorsey Drive around 7 p.m. …

The Associated Press reports: A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, has been charged with a federal hate crime, according to court documents filed Monday. The suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, told police he planned it for …

Wichita Falls’ NBC affiliate reports: According to DPS Sgt. Juan Gutierrez, Texas Rangers served a warrant and arrested 31-year-old Nathan Patrick Roach Friday, May 30, 2025, for child grooming, a third-degree felony. He was then booked into the Archer County jail. According to a release, Rangers were called on March 18th to assist the Holliday Police Department with the allegation …

The Colorado Sun reports: Several members of a group gathering to raise awareness about people taken hostage during Hamas’ 2023 attack on Israel were set on fire Sunday afternoon on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder in what Gov. Jared Polis called an “act of terror.” Police arrested Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, at the scene. He shouted “free Palestine!” as …

NBC News reports: Former Sen. Bob Menendez appealed to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a former Senate colleague and a Trump ally, to request a pardon or sentence commutation on his behalf, according to three people with direct knowledge of that effort. Graham and Menendez have long had a close relationship, with Graham standing by the Democrat during Menendez’s first indictment …

The New York Times reports: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday evening that the Trump administration would work to “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese students, including those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party or who are studying in “critical fields.” He added that the State Department was revising visa criteria to “enhance scrutiny” of all future applications …

Greenville, South Carolina’s NBC affiliate reports: A pastor at a Greenville County, South Carolina, church is facing numerous child sex charges, and his wife has also been arrested, according to deputies. Myron Chorbajian is a pastor at 1st Southern Methodist Church on Fork Shoals Road, according to the church’s Facebook page. Myron and his wife, Kathleen, were arrested on fugitive …

The Independent reports: A Florida youth pastor faces over 20 charges of sexual abuse of foster children in his care, including a six-year-old girl who he allegedly abused “for years.” Daniel R. Lamppin also used his role as an employee at a local branch of Chick-fil-A to gain access to youngsters, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Lamppin, 40, …

Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reports: A Phoenix pastor and his church are among 22 defendants charged in what the Arizona attorney general’s office says is one of the largest fraud cases to date in the ongoing sober-living homes scandal. The alleged $60 million fraud diverted millions of dollars to the owners of a behavioral health business; to the Hope Of Life …

The Washington Blade reports: The two Israeli embassy officials who were shot to death outside D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday evening, May 21, were strong supporters of Bet Mishpachah, D.C.’s LGBTQ supportive synagogue, according to a statement it released. “We are especially devastated by the loss of our dear colleague and friend of Bet Mishpachah, Sarah Milgram, and her soon …

Florida Politics reports: Former Rep. Joseph Harding wants the courts to end his probation early. The Ocala Republican sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor seeking relief from his sentence. He made the request one year into a two-year probation sentence. “Since the beginning of my probation, I have worked diligently to secure and maintain steady employment, allowing …

The Associated Press reports: The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church. The archdiocese, its parishes and several insurers will pay $179.2 million into a trust to benefit survivors, according to a statement by the …

The Livingston Post reports: William Eugene Johnson, 38, of Howell — fired from 2|42 Church in Brighton in September 2024 after placing a video recording device inside a unisex restroom — was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 68 months and a maximum of 20 years in prison by Livingston County Circuit Court Judge Matthew McGiveny. In April, Johnson pleaded …

CNN reports: The Justice Department charged Elias Rodriguez, 31, with federal murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members. At least one of the charges — using a firearm to commit murder — carries the possibility of the death penalty. The Justice Department levied the same capital charge earlier this year against Luigi Mangione, …

The New York Times reports: One night in April 2022, Julio Ramirez left a Manhattan gay bar, escorted by a group of men into a taxi. It was just after 3 a.m. About an hour later, the taxi driver reported to the police that Mr. Ramirez was alone and abandoned in the back of his cab. Mr. Ramirez’s bank account …

Washington DC’s NBC affiliate reports: A female driver was shot at CIA headquarters early Thursday morning in what the agency called a “security incident” after she refused to follow commands at a checkpoint, according to law enforcement sources and local police. The “non-fatal shooting” occurred before 4 a.m. outside the agency’s main gated entrance in McLean, Va., a Fairfax County …

NBC News reports: Two staff members of Israel’s embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the district’s Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night, officials said. The suspect shouted “Free, free Palestine” while in police custody and “implied” that he committed the shooting, Washington Police Chief Pamela Smith said. “We’ll be doing everything in our power to keep all citizens …

The New York Post reports: President Trump denounced the deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, where two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed and three others were injured on Wednesday night. “These horrible DC killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The …

NBC News reports: A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in February to sending …

The Associated Press reports: Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was a research assistant, and …