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Cops: Students For Trump Founder Struck GF With Gun

Axios reports: The North Carolina-based Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier is facing misdemeanor charges for assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon, law enforcement records obtained by Axios show. Fournier, who studied at Campbell University in Raleigh, co-founded Students for Trump ahead of the 2016 election and now leads the group Radical Alert, which “exposes” radicals’ …

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Man Charged In Shooting Of VT Palestinian Students

The Burlington Free Press reports: Burlington police have arrested a 48-year-old man for shooting three 20-year-olds on North Prospect Street Saturday. Burlington resident Jason J. Eaton is the suspect of shooting the three men of Palestinian descent at about 6:25 on Saturday, according to police. The three victims are college students who were visiting the home of one victim’s relatives …

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Officials: Chauvin To Survive Severe Prison Stabbing

The New York Daily News reports: Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, will most likely live after being stabbed by a fellow inmate, an official said Saturday. “We have heard that he is expected to survive,” said Brian Evans, a spokesman for the Minnesota attorney general’s office. Details were scant on what led up …

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Catholic Hospital System Removes “Metal And Wooden Crucifixes” So That They Can’t Be Used To Beat Staff

Becker’s Hospital Review reports: Hospital Sisters Health System, a Catholic organization based in Springfield, Ill., is removing all wooden and metal crucifixes from its hospitals’ emergency departments and patient rooms. That decision is a response to “the changing healthcare landscape and the general increase in healthcare workers experiencing workplace violence,” according to a Nov. 21 statement the health system shared …

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Pastor Gets 12 Years For Raping Unconscious Woman

Waco’s ABC affiliate reports: A pastor from Mission was sentenced Thursday to 12 years behind bars after pleading guilty to charges of aggravated sexual assault and practicing medicine without a license, court records show. As part of his sentencing, Melquisedec Chan will serve 10 years probation and pay a $5,000 fine for practicing medicine without a license. Chan was arrested …

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Source Ratted Out Cultists In Michigan Tampering Probe

Bridge Michigan reports: A private investigator retained by Stefanie Lambert and Matt DePerno [photo] later cooperated with authorities and testified before a grand jury that indicted the pair for their role in an alleged voting machine tampering scheme, according to new court records. Recent disclosures in the high-profile case also reveal a secret informant shared additional information with Special Prosecutor …

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Man Gets Two Years In Attack On Dem Rep. Angie Craig

Courthouse News reports: A man who assaulted a congresswoman in her apartment building in February was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Thursday. Kendrid Hamlin, a 27-year-old homeless man who suffers from schizophrenia, followed Representative Angie Craig, a Democrat from Minnesota, into an elevator, where first he said he needed to get into her apartment, then punched her in …

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Christian School Teacher Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Goldsboro’s CBS affiliate reports: A teacher at a Christian school in Sanford has been charged with sex offenses involving a student, Sanford police said Thursday. On Nov. 8, police received a report of misconduct by a teacher at Lee Christian School at 3220 Keller Andrews Road. Further Investigation into the allegations led police investigators to bring charges against 57-year-old Daniel …

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MAGA Pastor Says He Won’t Take Plea Deal In GA Case

The Chicago Tribune reports: An Orland Park pastor charged with conspiring with others in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia says he is not planning to take a plea deal, but his attorney said that going through a trial would likely be very expensive. The Rev. Stephen Cliffgard Lee, pastor at Living Word Lutheran Church …

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MI Baptist Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Michigan Live reports: Convicted of assaulting young boys as a Little League coach in North Carolina, Jonathan S. Russell relocated to Saginaw Township. He’s now facing charges in two Michigan counties for allegedly assaulting numerous children by exploiting his position in a local church. In February, Michigan State Police troopers began investigating allegations Jonathan S. Russell had been abusing children …

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OK Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate reports: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was notified by the Oklahoma Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center in regards to possible computer crimes by 40-year-old David Prince, who is a chaplain and associate pastor in McAlester. Officials say on November 6, the OSBI ICAC unit, along with other law enforcement agencies, served a search warrant at Prince’s …

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NC Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Charlotte’s CBS affiliate reports: A pastor at a Caldwell County church is facing child sex charges after the execution of recent search warrants. Investigators served warrants against 51-year-old Ashley James Crouse on Nov. 3, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said. Both deputies and agents with the NC State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) participated in the searches. Officials said both Crouse’s …

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4 Charged In Theft Of $6M Gold Toilet Titled “America”

The Associated Press reports: Four men were charged Monday over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. The toilet, valued at 4.8 million pounds ($5.95 million), was the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan. It was part of an art installation at Blenheim Palace, …

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Baptist School Teacher Gets Ten Years For Child Sex

La Crosse’s CBS affiliate reports: A former Tomah Baptist Academy teacher will spend 10 years in prison for repeated sexual assault convictions. Friday, Monroe County Judge Richard Radcliffe sentenced 75-year-old Anne Nelson-Koch to 10 years prison, 15 years supervised release for convictions on 25 counts of sexual assault. Nelson-Koch was convicted in July of repeatedly forcing a 14-year-old student to …

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Boastful Trump Appointee Rioter Sentenced To Six Years

NBC News reports: A former Donald Trump political appointee at the State Department who tried to storm the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 70 months in prison on Friday. Federico Klein was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of eight felonies as well as misdemeanor offenses by U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, …

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Florida Prison Chaplain Arrested In Child Sex Sting

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: A Department of Corrections chaplain was arrested on multiple child sex charges, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Robert William Austin, 58, of Sanderson, was allegedly sending explicit messages to a “14-year-old girl,” who happened to be an undercover detective, according to the CCSO. Austin allegedly knew of the “juvenile’s” age but continued to …

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Rioter Who Beat Capitol Cop With 2X4 Gets Three Years

Via press release from the Justice Department: A Colorado man was sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 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 to the 2020 presidential …

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Youth Pastor At Anti-LGBTQ “Bait And Switch” Georgia Church Arrested For (You Already Know What For)

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: An Acworth man who once had a leadership role at a popular Cobb County church has been arrested. Cobb Police have charged him with four counts of child molestation for his alleged encounters with a 15-year-old boy who attended the church. Cobb Police have arrested the 32-year-old former Worship in Wonders former director of operations Marcus …

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Oregon Man Charged With Plotting Mass Shooting At “All Gender Identifications” Rock Climbing Fest [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: A Portland man was arrested for allegedly planning a shooting at a rock climbing festival over the weekend in Oregon, authorities said. Samson Zebturiah Garner, 39, was arrested Thursday after “evidence of a planned attack,” including a rifle and two handguns, were found in his vehicle. Garner was allegedly planning to attack a three day climbing festival …

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Alabama Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Sex Charge

The Decatur Daily reports: A former member of Grace River Community Church in Decatur said Tuesday that he left the church after one of its leaders was arrested and charged with electronic solicitation of a child and violating the Sex Offenders Registration and Community Notification Act. “It seems to me that a background check would’ve caught this,” said Josh Harris, …

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