FBI Houston via Twitter (CLEVELAND, Texas) — Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of gunning down five people in an “execution-style” mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, was taken into custody Tuesday evening after a multiday manhunt, officials said. Oropesa, 38, was apprehended at a house in Montgomery County, about 20 miles […]
kali9/Getty Images (LAKE WALES, Fla.) — A mother and her three children have been gunned down in a Florida apartment in a “senseless” mass shooting, according to authorities. On Tuesday night, after family members called 911, officers responded to the Sunrise Apartments and found a mother, her son and two […]
Jacksonville Beach Police Dept. (JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.) — Florida prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for the man who is accused of masterminding the murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, prosecutors said at a court hearing Wednesday. Mario Fernandez Saldana, the new husband of the victim’s ex-wife, committed the crime for “pecuniary […]
Tim Drivas Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK)– Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell welcomed the first police officers to work a new flexible schedule as the department attempts to increase morale and slow an exodus of veteran officers. Sewell addressed the officers at Wednesday morning’s roll call at the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, […]
Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Marshal leading the investigation for the two Virginia inmates that escaped from jail earlier this week detailed how he believes the two men escaped from jail. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, both federal detainees, escaped over the weekend […]
FBI Houston via Twitter (CLEVELAND, Texas) — Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of gunning down five people in an “execution-style” mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, has been taken into custody after a multi-day manhunt, officials said. Oropesa, 38, was taken into custody in Montgomery County, about 20 miles from where […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina lawyer serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, said he “invented” the story about a dog causing his housekeeper’s fatal fall at the family’s hunting property, Moselle, in February of 2018, causing her to die, […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An “up-and-coming” teenage equestrian has died following an accident during a competition in Florida over the weekend. The incident occurred when 15-year-old Hannah Serfass was riding Quaxx — a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding — and “the horse tripped and suffered a rotational fall” while competing […]
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (FLINT, Mich.) — A school district in Michigan has banned all backpacks from school buildings, in response to growing safety concerns. Flint Community Schools announced last week that backpacks would be banned and the ban would be in place for the rest of the school year. The […]
EllenMoran/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — A man was arrested and charged with battery following an alleged incident on a United Airlines flight Sunday, law enforcement officials told ABC News Tuesday. San Francisco Police said 47-year-old Cody Benjamin Lovins of Montgomery, Texas, was arrested following an alleged “physical altercation” on a […]
