Tag: man
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Calls for hate crime charge as Jewish man shot in Chicago
A Chicago man has been charged with 14 felonies after allegedly shooting a Jewish man who was on his way to a local synagogue. But some community leaders are questioning why hate crime charges have not been filed. The Chicago Police Department said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting an unidentified 39-year-old man…
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Man found guilty of killing 4 relatives, pregnant woman during fight about staying out late when he was a teen
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder Friday in the shooting deaths of five people, including family members and a pregnant woman who was nearly due to give birth, prosecutors said. A jury deliberated about three hours before finding Raymond Childs III guilty of six counts of murder in the killings, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office…
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Man pleads guilty to killing Eliza Fletcher, Memphis teacher who was kidnapped on morning run
The Tennessee man charged with kidnapping and killing a kindergarten teacher during a morning run two years ago pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, officials said Monday. Cleotha Abston, 40, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, for the Sept. 2, 2022, murder of Eliza Fletcher, 34, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said…
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Police arrest man charged with threatening and shooting neighbor in the neck after standoff
A white Minneapolis man accused of shooting and critically injuring his Black neighbor was arrested early Monday following a SWAT standoff, after the department faced backlash for failing to address his escalating threats that turned violent. John Herbert Sawchak, 54, was arrested in connection with allegedly shooting his neighbor, Davis Moturi, 34, in the neck…
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Minneapolis man charged in shooting of neighbor but has not been arrested, prompting anger at police
A white Minneapolis man was charged with attempted murder Thursday after allegedly shooting his Black neighbor in the neck for touching a tree following an ongoing dispute, but the failure of police to arrest the suspect has angered city council members. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed charges against John Herbert Sawchak in connection with…
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Miami-Dade jurors vote death for man guilty of fatally beating woman in Hialeah
Eight years after a woman’s body was found in a grassy area on a Hialeah motel, completely naked, and covered in blood, a Miami-Dade jury recommended her killer should also die. Last week, those same jurors found Ronald Lopez Andrade guilty of raping and later killing 30-year-old Yaimi Guevara Machado. Late Wednesday evening, despite not all jurors…
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Man found guilty of kidnapping after woman escaped cinderblock cell in Oregon
A man who was arrested last year after a woman escaped a makeshift cinderblock cell where was holding her has been convicted of kidnapping and other charges. Negasi Zuberi was found guilty of two counts of kidnapping, two counts of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, two counts of felon in possession of…
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Trial to start for man accused in chokehold death on NYC subway
A widely shared video of a former Marine wrapping his arms around a man’s neck and restraining him in a chokehold until he died on the floor of a New York City subway car will play a key role in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged in the death of Jordan Neely. Both…
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Charges dismissed against deaf man with cerebral palsy who was tased and repeatedly punched by Phoenix police
All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was shocked with a Taser and repeatedly punched by Phoenix police officers. Tyron McAlpin, 34, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of resisting arrest, both felonies, after police accused him of failing to respond to verbal…
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California man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting nine women is charged with murder
A Southern California man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting nine women, one of whom died, prosecutors said. Michael DiGiorgio, 50, has been charged with murder, three felony counts of rape by use of a drug in connection to events that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office say happened at his homes in…