Tag: man
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S.C. man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Black trans woman after historic verdict
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. A jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter, whom police say shot Dime Doe in August 2019, on all charges, including one hate crime count, one federal firearms count and one obstruction count. Ritter was the first person…
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Police rescue injured man from tracks seconds before an oncoming train
A police officer risked his life to carry out the daring rescue of a man suffering a “mental health crisis” from train tracks, seconds before a train rushed past. Video released Wednesday by Seattle Police Department showed the dramatic moment a 57-year-old man was standing on a ledge above train tracks last week while surrounding…
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Man given 45-year sentence for trafficking fentanyl from NYC daycare where toddler died
A New York man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a daycare where a toddler died and three others were poisoned after being exposed to the drug, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, of the Bronx, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release, according to…
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Man accused of leaving dog tied to fence ahead of Hurricane Milton is charged with animal cruelty
A Florida man who allegedly tied his dog to a fence and abandoned it as Hurricane Milton approached the state is now charged with aggravated animal cruelty, authorities announced Tuesday. Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, Florida, was arrested Monday on felony charges of aggravated animal cruelty, The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor…
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Video of Phoenix police using a Taser and punching deaf man with cerebral palsy under scrutiny
The arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy, who was repeatedly punched and Tased by a pair of Phoenix police officers in August and later charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest, has come under new scrutiny. Tyron McAlpin was arrested by officers Benjamin Harris and Kyle Sue on Aug. 19. But his…
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Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in stormy Sea of Okhotsk
A Russian man has been rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew were dead, officials said on Tuesday. The prosecutor’s office in the far east of Russia said the man was rescued by a…
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Man arrested near Trump rally denies he was trying to assassinate the former president
Vem Miller, the man arrested near former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Coachella, California, denied in an online video Monday that he was trying to assassinate Trump. Miller, 49, of Nevada, who was arrested on state weapons charges a quarter-mile from the rally, said he is a longtime supporter of Trump. He said that…
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Armed North Carolina man arrested on suspicion of making threats against FEMA workers, authorities say
An armed North Carolina man was arrested after it was reported that he had made comments about “possibly harming FEMA employees” involved in hurricane relief efforts in the state, authorities said. William Jacob Parsons, 44, was arrested Saturday after the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received a call saying the caller witnessed Parsons making threatening comments…
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Man falls to his death after getting stunned by Utah state trooper
A man fell to his death after he was stunned by a Utah state trooper Sunday, the Utah Department of Public Safety said. The Utah Highway Patrol received reports just after 8 p.m. of a man running through traffic on Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah DPS said in a news release. The man…
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Police arrest man after Korean American candidate’s campaign signs appear spray-painted with slurs
An Orange County, California, man has been arrested in connection to acts of vandalism in which anti-Asian slurs that were spray-painted over campaign signs for Democratic congressional candidate Dave Min, who’s Korean American. Huntington Beach Police Department arrested Kevin Walker, a 62-year-old from the city of Fountain Valley, on suspicion of vandalism last week, according…