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Indiana judge and his wife injured in shooting at their home: Officials
An Indiana judge and his wife were injured in a shooting at their home over the weekend, with a search underway for the suspected gunman, officials said. Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, were shot in their home on Sunday, according to Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush. Both are…
Read MoreGunman kills one, wounds six others in Czech town hall before killing self
A shooting at a Czech town hall left one person dead and at least six others, including three police officers, wounded on Monday, authorities said, adding that the gunman had also killed himself. Police said they had secured the building in Chribska, 110 km (70 miles) north of Prague. “Currently, nothing suggests any terrorist or…
Read MoreMan accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot to enter plea
A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump is set to enter a plea deal resolving the case Thursday. Nikita Casap, 18, is expected to agree to the deal during a morning hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court in suburban Milwaukee. He…
Read MoreHonduran lawmaker injured in Congress by homemade explosive
A Honduran lawmaker from the conservative National Party of President-elect Nasry Asfura was injured Thursday when someone threw a homemade explosive device into the country’s Congress. Lawmakers had been called to convene and Deputy Gladis Aurora López was in a hallway of the legislative building when she was hit in the back with the device.…
Read MoreCharlotte-area man charged, arrested by FBI for threats against President Trump
The FBI arrested a Salisbury man accused of making threats against President Donald Trump and others on social media, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina announced Thursday. Christian Daniels has been charged with making threats against the President over several days, and with sending threats across state lines. “It has…
Read MoreRaleigh man sentenced for threats to kill then-President Biden, Secret Service agent
A Raleigh man was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for threatening to kill then-President Joe Biden and threatening to kill the U.S. Secret Service agent who came to investigate the original threat. “This sentence makes one thing clear: threatening to murder the president of the United States…
Read MoreSwatting attempts hit growing list of Indiana Republican lawmakers, as tensions rise around redistricting
Multiple Republican lawmakers in Indiana have become the victims of swatting attempts on their homes. In a statement, state Senator Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) said police received a call Thursday morning notifying them of a domestic abuse incident at Deery’s address, and that there would be a threat of violence to officers who respond. “I…
Read MoreEight people arrested over suspected plot to kill Brussels chief prosecutor, officials say
Eight people in Belgium were arrested in dawn raids on Tuesday in connection with a suspected plot to assassinate the Brussels chief prosecutor, according to authorities. The arrests were made after searches of 18 homes in Brussels and the nearby city of Leuven, the Belgian state prosecutor’s department said. The raids were the culmination of…
Read MoreMass. man convicted of making threats against State Rep.
A Dennis man has been convicted by a jury for his involvement in making a threat against State Rep. Steve Xiarhos, officials announced Wednesday. James Spence, 63, was convicted of one count of threat to commit a crime (arson), according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. On Feb. 25, Barnstable police learned of…
Read MoreGerman man arrested for running assassination platform targeting Merkel and Scholz
Special police arrested a man in Dortmund on Monday evening over running a darknet hitman platform targeting high-profile politicians and offering cryptocurrency as bounty, German prosecutors said. The suspect, Martin S, allegedly operated the anonymous “Assassination Politics” board since at least June, and kept a list of more than 20 targets including former Chancellors Olaf…
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