Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York

Prosecutors in the trial of the man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie told jurors Monday that the author came “dangerously close” to dying in a frenzied assault that left him blind in one eye. Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old Lebanese-American who said “free Palestine” as he entered court, is charged with attempted murder and assault over…

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MS-13 gang member with weapons conviction arrested in Maryland

https://www.nottinghammd.com/2025/02/10/ms-13-gang-member-with-weapons-conviction-arrested-in-maryland/  BALTIMORE, MD—An MS-13 gang member convicted of possessing a loaded handgun was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. German Ronal Del Cid Carranza, 33, was taken into custody by ICE in Silver Spring on February 4, 2025 after he was arrested by Prince George’s County Police in Sept. 2022. Del Cid was…

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FBI searching for man wanted for breaking into a power plant in West Virginia

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking help identifying a man who broke into a West Virginia power plant. The FBI offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a man who entered a West Virginia power plant in 2023. According to the release, the unknown suspect gained unauthorized…

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54-Count Federal Indictment Charges 12 Members and Associates of Mongols Motorcycle Gang With Racketeering Conspiracy and Three Others With Various Federal Crimes Including Large Scale Drug Trafficking

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/54-count-federal-indictment-charges-12-members-and-associates-mongols-motorcycle-gang A 54-count superseding indictment was unsealed today, charging 12 members and associates of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang (Mongols) with racketeering conspiracy, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.  Three other individuals were charged with…

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Temple University student arrested for impersonating ICE officer: Police

A Temple University student has been arrested and charged with impersonating an ICE officer after showing up at a residence hall and attempting to enter. Two “suspicious” males identified themselves as police and ICE agents to dorm security on Saturday, according to Philadelphia police. The individuals were denied access to the residence hall, according to…

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Swedish police say ‘around 10 dead’ in Örebro campus shooting

Örebro police district chief Roberto Eid Forest told media on Tuesday evening that around 10 people were killed in the shooting at the Campus Risbergska adult education centre. “The suspected assailant is not known to police,” he said. The shooting took place shortly before lunchtime with initial reports claiming five people had been injured. But…

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Virginia Gang Members Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Kidnapping and Murder

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/virginia-gang-members-sentenced-decades-prison-kidnapping-and-murder Hezekiah Carney, 26, of Norfolk, Virginia, and Jayquan Jones, 22, of Richmond, Virginia, were each sentenced today to 38 years in prison for federal charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of a fellow Almighty Black P. Stone gang member. A total of four defendants have now been sentenced as part of the case.…

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PDS Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Discharging Firearm During and in Relation to Drug Trafficking

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pds-gang-member-pleads-guilty-discharging-firearm-during-and-relation-drug-trafficking Defendant Admitted to Participating in “Rolling Shootout” Targeting Rival Gang             WASHINGTON – Isjalon Jermiah Armstead, 22, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty today in connection with an indictment charging numerous members of the Push Dat Shit (PDS) street gang with distributing large quantities of marijuana in the District of…

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Salvadoran national and MS-13 member arrested by ICE in Maryland

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/south-texas/salvadoran-national-and-ms-13-member-arrested-by-ice-in-maryland/article_8fc39bd9-67a7-587a-a4a7-bce09a1f6fdd.html ROMA, Texas— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has apprehended a 19-year-old Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang member in Hyattsville, Maryland. Anderson Geovany Romero was arrested on January 25 after being released from custody by the Prince George’s Detention Center, which did not honor an immigration detainer. Romero, who is undocumented, faces pending criminal…

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