Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at Boone County Courthouse

A man who was accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of the Boone County Courthouse in January pleaded guilty to two felonies on Tuesday. Nicholas Walters, 39, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to arson and resisting arrest. He was originally charged with first-degree assault, first-degree arson, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and drug…

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Indiana teen accused of planning mass school shooting takes plea deal

An Indiana teenager accused of planning a mass school shooting has agreed to a plea deal. Court documents say 18-year-old Trinity Shockley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, which is a level 2 felony. Police received an anonymous tip in February that Shockley was planning a shooting at Mooresville High School on Valentine’s Day.…

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Flight diverted after man allegedly stabbed teens with metal fork

A flight was diverted Saturday after an Indian man allegedly stabbed two teens on a plane en route from Chicago to Germany. The flight made an unscheduled landing at Boston Logan International Airport, where Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, was taken into custody and later charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do…

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Germany: Police officer guilty of not pursuing future killer

A Bavarian court has sentenced a police officer to five months in prison, commuted to three years’ probation plus a donation to a victims’ organization, for failing to launch investigations against a man accused of attacking his girlfriend with a knife in August 2024. Five months later, the same individual went on to kill a…

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Israeli forces kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank, police say

Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. Palestinian militant group Hamas said two of the men were its members and that all three had died in a clash with Israeli forces. The Israeli forces shot at the militants who were planning attacks in the…

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Japan defendant admits to killing ex-PM Abe in first court hearing, media say

A man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted to murder on Tuesday in the first hearing of the case, media said, three years after the assassination of Japan’s longest-serving premier stunned the nation. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was arrested at the scene of the shooting in July 2022 after allegedly firing at…

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Minnesota man arrested after allegedly offering $45,000 for the killing of Pam Bondi

A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly offering $45,000 for the killing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to court documents. Tyler Avalos, 29, published the threat on TikTok saying he wanted Bondi “dead or alive” but “preferably dead,” according to an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Caleb Jurchisin. The investigation into Avalos started Oct.…

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Keizer teen arrested in Lincoln City mass shooting threat at cultural center

A Keizer teen was arrested Oct. 27 in connection with a mass shooting threat in Lincoln City. On Sept. 13, Lincoln City police received a 911 call threatening a mass shooting of attendees at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, the center said in a post. Patrick Magada’s “Summerset” concert was brought to an early end…

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