Archive for July 2025
Suspect arrested in killings of couple hiking with daughters in Arkansas
A suspect has been arrested in the killings of a couple who were attacked on an Arkansas hiking trail Saturday, state police said Wednesday. James Andrew McGann, 28, of Springdale, was arrested at 4:57 p.m. Wednesday at a business in Springdale and is charged with two counts of capital murder, Arkansas State Police said in…
Read MoreMan charged with threatening Emmitsburg children’s camp, assaulting deputies
An Emmitsburg man has been charged with threatening violence against a children’s camp being held in the town, and with assaulting two deputies when they responded to the incident. Benjamin Dewees, 28, of the 200 block of DePaul Street, was arrested on charges of assault and disturbing the peace. He was held without bail after…
Read MoreWoman convicted of making threats of mass violence to WNC community college event
A woman has been convicted of making false threats of mass violence to a community college in Western North Carolina. On Oct. 18 and 19, 2023, Isothermal Community College received two calls threatening a shooting if a “Paint the Campus Blue” event, scheduled for Oct. 21, proceeded. The threats caused the event to be cancelled.…
Read MoreSwedish man convicted for role in 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot by ISIS
A Swedish man was found guilty of serious war crimes and terrorism on Thursday over his role in the murder of a Jordanian air force pilot who was burned to death in Syria a decade ago, the Stockholm district court said in a verdict. The Swede, identified in court documents as Osama Krayem, was sentenced…
Read MoreSouthern California man charged with hate crimes for separate attacks on Hispanic men
A man from Irvine has been charged with hate crimes in two separate attacks on Hispanic men that occurred on the same day. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office stated Wednesday that Robert Tackett was charged with felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, violation of civil rights, assault with…
Read MoreVirginia city councilman doused in gasoline and lit on fire in attack at his office
A man poured gasoline on a Virginia city councilman and set him on fire Wednesday, police said. Danville City Council member Lee Vogler was attacked at the office of a local media outlet, Showcase Magazine, where he works, in Danville, a small city roughly 45 miles northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, police said in a…
Read MoreRewards for Justice Reward Offer for Information on the Leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is increasing its reward offer for information leading to the identification or location of the leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki. The new reward offer for information on al-Awlaki is up to $10 million. The previous reward offer was…
Read MoreAffidavit: Man charged after I.E.D. found on Central Texas bridge threw explosive device onto neighbor’s property
A Hill County man in custody on a weapons charge is facing additional charges after authorities in Central Texas removed an improvised explosive device (IED) from a local bridge, the Hill County Sheriff’s Office said. Michael Louis Degner, 48, of Malone, is charged with disorderly conduct, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and…
Read MoreNew York gunman, a former L.A. high school football player, left a note saying: ‘Study my brain please’
Investigators are looking into whether a Las Vegas man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in Manhattan on Monday was targeting the National Football League after it emerged that the gunman was a Los Angeles high school football player with a documented mental health history. New York Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the…
Read MoreCase against father of Madison school shooter will move forward after court official finds probable cause
The criminal case against the father of a Madison school shooter will move forward after a Dane County court commissioner ruled there is probable cause to believe he gave his daughter access to the guns used in the deadly attack. Jeffrey Rupnow, 43, of Madison appeared in court Thursday on felony charges. He faces two…
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