(FLORIDA) — Two former south Florida police officers handcuffed a homeless man last month and drove him to an isolated area where they beat him unconscious, prosecutors alleged Thursday. According to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Hialeah city officers Rafael Otano and Lorenzo Ofila, who have since been fired, were […]
CSN Classic @ Henderson, Nev. HENDERSON, Nev.-Haddie Hadley, Olivia Spear, August Cowan and McCall Maxfield each had 2 RBI and the Snow Badgers improved to 2-1 with a 9-4 win over Central Arizona Friday. Lisette Urquidez, Gabby Escontrias and Hannah Nordby each drove in a run in the loss for […]
Boys Basketball Region 12 RICHFIELD, Utah-Cort Moon stepped up with 18 points and the Richfield Wildcats bested Canyon View 58-54 Friday in Region 12 boys basketball play. Andrew Barnes led the Falcons with 18 points in the loss. Region 14 DELTA, Utah-Ty Allan beat the 4th Quarter buzzer with the […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols died at the age of 29 on Jan. 10, three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop arrest in Memphis, Tennessee. The five Memphis Police Department officers involved in his arrest — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, […]
Memphis Police Department (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Memphis Police Department unit at the center of Tyre Nichols’ death earlier this month has now come under scrutiny from critics over its approach to fighting crime. The SCORPION unit, which stands for Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, was […]
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Six months after a man with a loaded AK-47-style rifle was caught outside the Brooklyn, New York, home of a prominent Iranian dissident journalist, federal prosecutors on Friday announced new arrests in what they’ve called a murder-for-hire plot by Iran. On Friday, […]
Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office (ABINGDON, Va.) — Two inmates, including a convicted murderer, who escaped from a Virginia jail have been apprehended in Tennessee, authorities said, more than 24 hours after announcing a fugitive manhunt. The inmates — identified by the Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office as Johnny Shane […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Jan. 6 rioter who attacked fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with pepper spray was sentenced Friday to 6 years and 8 months in prison. Julian Khater, 33, of Somerset, New Jersey, pleaded guilty last year to assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon. According […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols died at the age of 29 on Jan. 10, three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop arrest in Memphis, Tennessee. The five Memphis Police Department officers involved in his arrest — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, […]
Deandre Nichols/Facebook (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols, the man who died this month after an alleged beating by five police officers, was “damn near perfect,” his mother RowVaughn Wells said at a press conference on Monday. The 29-year-old Nichols had been living in Memphis, Tennessee, with his parents since the […]
