Archive for January 2024
Failed Republican candidate charged in shooting spree aimed at New Mexico Democrats
A failed Republican state candidate in New Mexico was charged by federal authorities on Wednesday for a shooting spree targeting the homes of four elected Democratic officials, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. Solomon Pena, 40, lost a state House of Representatives race last November. After his defeat, Pena organized the shootings on…
Read MoreOregon Proud Boys member pleads guilty to transporting undocumented migrants
A Proud Boys member being prosecuted for alleged criminal offenses during the Oregon City Clackamette Park riot has pleaded guilty to transporting undocumented migrants in Arizona. Barry Lloyd James Johnson, 58, is allegedly seen on drone video, police body cameras and bystander video from 2021 engaging in violent behavior in Oregon City. While awaiting trial…
Read MoreMaryland Man Sentenced for Issuing Death Threats to LGBTQI+ Advocacy Group
Defendant Also Sent Threatening Messages to Maryland and Virginia State Delegates Due to Their Support of Transgender People A Maryland man was sentenced today to two years in prison, along with three years of supervised release, for making death threats and other calls for violence against a group that advocates for LGBTQI+ people. According to…
Read MoreSalisbury man arrested for alleged involvement in January 6th Capitol breach
A Salisbury man has been charged in connection to his conduct at the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6th, 2021. 52-year-old Carlos Ayala is charged with civil disorder, a felony, and other misdemeanor offenses. Ayala was arrested on January 9th, and will make his initial court appearance in Washington D.C. The United States Attorney’s Office…
Read MoreMan arrested in possible San Fernando Valley hate crime spree
A man has been taken into custody after he was linked to a string of possible hate crime vandalisms in the San Fernando Valley, and it turns out this is not the first time he’s been accused of doing this. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that 64-year-old Edelidio David Wallace was…
Read MoreUN helicopter carrying ‘several’ foreigners captured by al Shabaab in Somalia
Al Shabaab militants captured a United Nations helicopter carrying two Somali men and several foreigners when it made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the Islamist group, a military official said on Wednesday. The aircraft encountered a defect shortly after taking off from Beledweyne city in central Somalia, Major Hassan Ali told Reuters,…
Read MoreFBI arrests Florida man accused of threatening ‘mass casualty event’
A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and charged with making an interstate threat and a weapon violation, federal court records show. Alexander Lightner, 26, of Venice, Florida, allegedly posted comments online that were “intended to convey the message that he was planning to conduct a…
Read MoreMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Arson Charge By Pouring Gasoline on Several Supreme Court Vehicles
Cody Tarner, 26, of Hagerstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty on January 9, 2024, in federal court to Arson. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth scheduled a sentencing hearing for May 14, 2024. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael O’Callaghan of the FBI Washington Field Office’s…
Read MoreHoax threats sent to schools, synagogues across Colorado
Dozens of schools and synagogues across Colorado received bomb threats Tuesday, which prompted some of them to evacuate. The FBI Denver office said it was aware of “numerous hoax bomb threats” sent to various government buildings, schools and other facilities in Colorado but said they have no information that any of them were credible. The…
Read MoreEcuador’s escalating gang violence is broadcast live to the nation as masked gunmen storm TV studio
It was a day like any other at the TC Television studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with its mid-afternoon newscast underway, when the masked gunmen burst in unleashing at least 15 minutes of threats and fear – all broadcast live First a man with a pistol appeared in the middle of the public TV station’s live…
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