It’s Not Just Minnesota. The Vast Majority Of Daycare Is A Scam
Taxpayers have spent hundreds of billions more on completely ineffective daycare than even Somalis have been able to pilfer.Taxpayers have spent hundreds of billions more on completely ineffective daycare than even Somalis have been able to pilfer.Wife of Jill Biden's ex-husband found dead in Wilmington home after domestic dispute call
Police officers responding to a report of a domestic dispute in Wilmington, Delaware, found a woman dead on Sunday at the home of Jill Biden's ex-husband, Bill Stevenson.
According to the New Castle County Police Department, officers arrived around 11:16 p.m. and found Linda Stevenson, 64, unresponsive in the living room. Despite administering life-saving measures, Mrs. Stevenson was later pronounced dead.
'She's the greatest thing in my life.'
Detectives with the NCCPD's Criminal Investigations Unit responded to the scene and have taken over the investigation. The decedent's body was, meanwhile, turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science so that an autopsy can be conducted to determine the cause of death.
When pressed by the Daily Mail about the suggestion by the decedent's daughter, Christina Vettori, that the death is being investigated as a murder, the New Castle County Sheriff's Office responded, "No, it is a death investigation."
No charges have been filed.
Bill Stevenson, the founder of the University of Delaware-area bar Stone Balloon, married the former first lady in February 1970. The pair divorced in 1975 — two years prior to her marriage to Joe Biden.
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Jill Biden's biographer Julie Pace claimed in a 2022 interview that "she had these expectations of sort of what that marriage was going to be, and the marriage did not live up to those expectations."
Stevenson told the Daily Mail in 2020 that he suspected that Jill was having an affair with Biden in August 1974 — when she declined to join him on a trip to meet Bruce Springsteen, allegedly claiming she had to look after Biden's kids, who had lost their mother years earlier in a car crash. Jill and Joe Biden alternatively claim that they began dating in March 1975.
Stevenson claimed, however, that he was not bitter because "if it wasn't for my divorce, I would never have met my wife, Linda, and she's the greatest thing in my life."
Citing law enforcement sources, TMZ reported that Bill Stevenson was the individual who called police to report the domestic dispute at his home and was present when authorities pronounced his wife dead.
The Office of Joe and Jill Biden did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
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When everyday people find themselves presumably overmatched and outgunned by armed crooks — and end up turning the tables on the thugs breaking the law — it's nothing short of inspiring.
In 2025, Blaze News ran across its fair share of such stories. Such as when a concealed-carrying garbage truck driver found himself facing down a pair of would-be armed robbers — and won the battle ... or when five armed males forced their way into a California home, only to find themselves on the losing end of things when the homeowner grabbed his own gun ... and best tale of all, when a gun-wielding thug demanded a Rolex from a man on a West Hollywood street. The crook's problem? His target allegedly was a retired wrestler. Oops!
So check out our satisfying top-five instances when everyday people turned the tables on armed thugs:
Home invasion victim fights armed burglar, then turns the tables on him — with deadly results
A Houston home invasion victim fought an armed burglar on the night of April 9, police said — and the victim turned the tables on the crook, taking his gun away and then shooting him dead with it.
Police told KPRC-TV that three burglars targeted an apartment on Westridge Street near the NRG Stadium in the southeast part of the city a little after 9 p.m. One of the masked males knocked on the door while the two others tried breaking in through a window, the station said, citing a police news release. The residents called 911 by that time, KPRC reported.
Police said one of the burglars pointed a gun at the two tenants, and a fight ensued after one of the tenants knocked the gun out of the burglar's hands, the station reported.
During the fight, police told KPRC the burglar "pulled out a second gun from his waistband." But the 20-year-old apartment resident who was fighting the burglar wrestled the gun away from the suspect and shot him, the station said.
The two other burglars ran off by the time police arrived, KPRC said, adding that the third burglar, who was shot during the fight, died from his injuries. Police have identified the deceased burglar only as an 18-year-old male, the station said.
No charges have been filed against the homeowner, KPRC said, but police confirmed that the Harris County District Attorney's Office was contacted and that a grand jury would review the case.
Concealed-carrying garbage truck driver turns the tables on wannabe armed robbers — 1 of whom pays ultimate price
A concealed-carrying garbage truck driver turned the tables in late January on a pair of would-be armed robbers in Chicago, fatally shooting one of them and wounding the other, police said.
Chicago police told WLS-TV the shoot-out occurred around 5:15 a.m. Jan. 31, just steps away from a high school. The station, citing police, said a 28-year-old man working as a garbage truck driver was outside in the 900 block of South Homan Avenue when two males approached him, showed a gun, and announced a robbery.
But it seems the pair chose unwisely.
Police told WLS the suspects and the victim — who has a valid Firearm Owner's Identification card and concealed carry license — engaged in a shoot-out.
One of the suspects, 42, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, the station reported. The other suspect, 20, was shot in the neck and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, WLS noted.
The victim was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in good condition for an evaluation, the station said.
Police recovered two weapons from the scene, the station said, adding that Area Four detectives are investigating.
Gun-wielding thug demands Rolex from man. But victim allegedly is a retired wrestler — and the tables are about to turn.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told Blaze News that deputies responded just before 1 p.m. Oct. 22 to the 900 block of North Sweetzer Avenue in West Hollywood regarding an armed robbery call.
According to the victim, a dark-colored sedan was seen traveling down the street at a high rate of speed before stopping near his location, authorities said.
As you might expect, the driver didn't need directions.
The sheriff's department told Blaze News that an adult black male wearing a mask exited the vehicle holding a semiautomatic handgun and demanded the victim's Rolex watch. But the victim refused to comply, and a physical struggle ensued, authorities said.
Patrick McCloskey told KTLA-TV he was working from home when he heard a woman screaming from the sidewalk: "The chaos was so intense, I didn't know who jumped who. I ran to the door to see what was happening. At that point, I hear her yell, 'Get the gun, get the gun!'"
Apparently getting hold of the gun wasn't too difficult for the victim, as McCloskey explained to the station that the gunman "didn't know that the guy was a retired wrestler. So he was able to get the gun off the guy and wrestle him down."
Video of the incident's aftermath shows the victim — who didn't want to be identified — telling a deputy that he grabbed the gunman's wrist and put him on the ground before taking the gun away, KTLA reported. The victim's girlfriend then threw the gun over a nearby fence, and he held the suspect down until police arrived, the station said.
The sheriff's department told Blaze News that a second adult male suspect exited the vehicle during the struggle but fled the scene in the dark-colored sedan prior to the arrival of deputies. Responding deputies recovered the gun and took the suspect into custody without further incident, officials said.
"I was told the gun was loaded," McCloskey noted to KTLA. "The guy who is sort of the hero in all of this, who was able to pin the guy down, told me he saw a bullet in the chamber."
McCloskey added to the station that the retired wrestler showed no mercy in his struggle with the gunman: "At one point the guy's arm got dislocated, and he just held him down."
5 armed thugs force their way into residence — but gun-toting homeowner isn't about to back down
When five armed males forced their way into a residence in Los Banos, California, in late March, the homeowner also got himself a gun — and won the confrontation, shooting two of the intruders.
Police Chief Ray Reyna told KFSN-TV that "the homeowner approached the intruders with a gun he legally owns," after which the chief said a shoot-out ensued with the homeowner shooting two of the suspects.
A dispatcher on police scanner audio indicated that one suspect was wounded in the leg and another was wounded in the stomach, KFSN reported. The two suspects were in custody at a Modesto area hospital where they were expected to survive, the station said. Los Banos is about an hour south of Modesto.
KFSN said police were searching for the other three suspects who escaped the home through a bedroom window and then took off in a car.
The chief told the station that at least four people were inside the home at the time of the incident, and they weren't hurt.
Reyna added to KFSN that he has reason to believe the intruders are not from the area, and he said police are looking into a possible motive.
Thug picks wrong victim to allegedly point weapon at and chase — and the tables painfully turn on him
Deputies from the Oneida County Sheriff's Office in upstate New York responded to a reported physical altercation involving a weapon in Vernon on the evening of Dec. 1, officials said. Vernon is about 40 minutes east of Syracuse.
It was reported that an individual was acting erratically and pointed what was believed to be a handgun at two victims, officials said. The two victims tried to retreat into a nearby residence, but the suspect advanced toward them with the weapon, officials said.
A fight then broke out between the suspect and one of the victims, officials said, and the victim managed to get the weapon away from the suspect. Arriving deputies took the suspect into custody without issue, officials said.
The suspect was identified as Glenn A. Wallis, 40, of Vernon, officials said, adding that Wallis was taken to the Kurt B. Wyman Law Enforcement Building.
Wallis was charged with two counts of menacing in the second degree — a class A misdemeanor — along with one count of harassment in the second degree, which officials defined as a "violation."
However, officials said a member of the Criminal Investigation Unit also charged Wallis with one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, which is a class D felony. According to WUTR-TV, the weapon that Wallis was brandishing was a pistol-style pellet gun. Wallis was then taken to and held at the Oneida County Correctional Facility.
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5 craziest 'Florida man' crime stories of 2025 that sound fake — but aren't
The notorious "Florida man" didn’t just live up to his reputation in 2025 — he shattered it.
The Sunshine State became a rolling highlight reel of off-the-rails antics, including a meth-fueled birthday joyride on a stolen train and a crazy police bodycam video capturing the arrest of a costumed suspect as stunned families watched in disbelief at a Chuck E. Cheese.
'Would y’all put Mickey Mouse in handcuffs?'
So we hereby present the top five wildest incidents of the year involving the infamous "Florida man."
1. Key West chaos: Man with meth pipe hijacks tourist train on birthday, police say
As Blaze News reported in July, a 57-year-old Florida man allegedly celebrated his birthday with a meth-fueled joyride by hijacking a tourist train in Key West.
Citing the arrest report, WPLG-TV said Jonathan Patrick Winslow stole the Conch Tour Train and even managed to pick up "two random passengers" while driving the trolley.
When confronted by cops, Winslow had a meth pipe in his possession — and he told deputies that it was a "weed pipe," according to the police report.
Police said Winslow told officers he previously worked at the Conch Tour Train Depot, that he merely "borrowed" the train — and that "today is his birthday."
Despite it being his birthday, Winslow was arrested and hit with burglary, grand theft auto, and drug charges.
2. Kids watch in shock as man in a mouse costume is arrested at Chuck E. Cheese
What was supposed to be a fun, innocent time for children devolved into a bizarre arrest caught on police bodycam footage that captured officers arresting a Chuck E. Cheese mascot — with kids and parents watching.
Blaze News reported in September that 41-year-old Jermel Jones was accused of allegedly purchasing items with someone else's credit card.
"We’re gonna detain the mouse," a police officer is heard telling a fellow cop on bodycam footage as they enter the pizza restaurant in Tallahassee.
An officer about to confront the man in the mouse costume is heard telling a woman, "Chuck E.’s a little bit busy, ma’am."
A police officer orders the man in the costume, "Chuck E., come with me. Chuck E! Chuck E! Stop resisting! You’re being detained! Stop resisting! Let it go! Do not cause a scene here, sir."
The Chuck E. Cheese mascot is handcuffed and then escorted out of the children's restaurant as parents and kids watch in stunned disbelief.
A woman is heard yelling at the officers, "I would like y’all to walk him out the door instead of traumatizing all these children seeing someone like Chuck E. Cheese get arrested."
She then asks, "Would y’all put Mickey Mouse in handcuffs?"
Jones was arrested and charged with theft of a credit card, criminal use of personal identification information, and fraudulent use of a credit card totaling over $100.
3. Florida man offers cops alcoholic drink during car chase — then gets tased
Only in Florida does a police pursuit include a suspect casually offering officers an alcoholic drink mid-chase.
In April, police were called to a local market after a report of a theft of alcoholic beverages, according to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office.
Blaze News reported that 39-year-old Richard Christopher Smith of Miami was driving a black minivan in circles near the market, after which a miles-long police chase ensued.
The sheriff's office said Smith was holding a can of Ketel One vodka spritz out the window of the minivan as he drove by a deputy attempting to pull him over. Smith is heard in the bodycam video telling the officer, "I was just going to give you a drink, that’s it."
The sheriff's office said in a statement, "We don’t know if he was expecting us to just say 'Cheers!' and let him go, or what."
Officials added, "After his toast, Smith attempted to ram two patrol vehicles in the midst of getting all four tires flattened by spike strips."
The minivan slowed down, and the crazy police pursuit ended several miles away in the parking lot of a business at the Sebring Airport. Bodycam video shows Smith exiting the minivan and being greeted by cops with their guns drawn and ordering the suspect to get on the ground.
However, the suspect is seen not obeying orders and walking toward a deputy — and Smith gets tased and falls headfirst on the pavement.
According to the bodycam video, Smith asks officers why he's being arrested, to which the deputy replies, "A lot of stupid s**t, right now."
Smith is heard saying to the officers in the bodycam footage, "You guys had fun, though, right?"
Jail records show that Smith was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a DUI test, and petty theft.
4. Here's how an alligator sent Florida folks flying
Florida motorcyclists were sent flying over their handlebars after slamming into a large alligator on a highway.
Blaze News reported in June that two motorcyclists collided with a six-foot alligator on Interstate 4 in Orange City. The impact of hitting the alligator crossing the highway sent both riders soaring into the air.
Motorcyclist Cameron Gilmore told WESH-TV, "I saw it, like, 10 feet in front of me, and I just, you know, I thought — I knew I was going to hit it. It kind of just happened so quick."
Gilmore added, "I didn't even have a second to do anything. Couldn't put on the brakes or not. And I just had to hold on."
Gilmore said the collision caused him to "start flying for a long way."
The two bikers were rushed to the HCA Lake Monroe Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
5. Sex offender gets rejected at job interview — reacts by flinging bottles of urine
A Florida man reportedly turned a denied job interview into a criminal spectacle and threw bottles of urine at a store.
As Blaze News reported in April, 51-year-old John Connaughton asked for a job interview at a door store in St. Petersburg.
Connaughton was rejected, after which he lashed out by hurling multiple bottles filled with urine at the front of the store, according to an arrest affidavit. Urine splattered on building materials and splashed at least one employee, court documents say.
The affidavit accused Connaughton of causing more than $1,000 in damage "to various building materials" by "splattering [them] with urine."
Connaughton reportedly fled, but two men chased after him. Connaughton — a registered sex offender — raised his skateboard over his head as if he were going to hit one of the men with it, according to the arrest affidavit.
The St. Petersburg Police Department arrested Connaughton, and he was charged with felony battery, criminal mischief, and two counts of aggravated assault, according to court records.
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Outrage after Oregon city appoints convicted killer to police oversight panel
Officials in Salem, Oregon, are facing a public backlash after appointing a man convicted of murdering a teenage girl to a city public safety and police oversight board.
Kyle Hedquist was convicted in 1994 of killing 19-year-old Nikki Thrasher and served 28 years of a life sentence without the possibility of parole before then-Gov. Kate Brown (D) granted him clemency in 2022.
'Oregonians… are you tired of this kind of leadership yet? Are you ready to show up and vote these criminals out?'
Hedquist was 17 at the time of the crime. Prosecutors said he drove Thrasher to a wooded area, shot her in the back of the head, and left her body on a remote logging road. They described the killing as an “execution-style” murder.
According to prosecutors, Hedquist believed Thrasher had discovered he had stolen items from his aunt and killed her to prevent her from reporting him. Thrasher had asked him about the stolen items, which prosecutors said he interpreted as a threat.
Two years after his release, the Salem City Council appointed Hedquist to the city’s Community Police Review Board, which oversees police conduct and public safety matters. The council recently reappointed him to the position, prompting renewed backlash.
Some city officials have defended the decision, citing Hedquist’s rehabilitation and community involvement since his release.
Others strongly disagree. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson criticized the appointment, calling it inappropriate for a public safety role.
“While I acknowledge there are appropriate ways for those who have completed their sentences and demonstrated rehabilitation to give back to our community, this is not one of them,” Clarkson said. “Our police and fire professionals have a right to expect better from city leadership.”
The Oregon Republican Party also condemned the decision in a statement, calling it “absurd” to place a convicted murderer on a board overseeing public safety and policing.
"Oregonians… are you tired of this kind of leadership yet? Are you ready to show up and vote these criminals out?" said a commenter on social media.
At the time of Hedquist’s release, Thrasher’s mother said the governor’s office did not notify her that clemency was being considered.
“He took the life of my daughter — in cold blood!” she told KOIN-TV. “He planned it!”
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The Oregon Justice Resource Center, an organization that opposes mass incarceration, defended Hedquist’s appointment. In a statement on social media, the group said Hedquist has spent years contributing to his community and advocating for systemic reform.
“That kind of experience brings value to public institutions,” the group said in a statement, adding that criticism of Hedquist was “misdirected.”
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Ex-teacher accused of possessing 500+ child porn images — second arrest deepens case
A former teacher in Texas has been accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a child and possession of child pornography. Just days after the substitute teacher’s arrest, her alleged boyfriend was also arrested for child sex crimes.
On Dec. 19, Madison Paige Jones was reportedly charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child, two counts of indecency with a child sexual contact, and one count of possession of child pornography.
Jones is accused of having more than 500 visual depictions of child pornography in her possession.
According to Ellis County Sheriff's Office jail records, Jones is being held on a $90,000 bond.
The Midlothian Police Department said in a statement that officers were “dispatched to investigate a report of a potential sexual assault involving a child” on Dec. 17.
Law enforcement reportedly zeroed in on the former 30-year-old substitute teacher and arrested her.
KDFW-TV reported that the Midlothian Independent School District said Jones worked as a substitute teacher four times in the past year at Heritage High School and Baxter Elementary School.
According to the district, Jones substituted for one day at Heritage High School on Nov. 19 and for three days at Baxter Elementary on Oct. 28, Oct. 29, and Nov. 3. The New York Post separately reported the same dates, citing the district.
The San Antonio Express-News reported that Jones is accused of possessing more than 500 visual depictions of child pornography.
The school district said there is no indication that the charges are connected to Jones’ work as a substitute teacher and that preliminary information shows none of the alleged conduct occurred on a Midlothian ISD campus or during a school-related activity.
CBS News reported that the Midlothian Independent School District said in a statement that its process for monitoring employee criminal history “functioned as intended” and that the district was notified quickly by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The district said the substitute teacher is no longer employed and that it followed required reporting procedures with the Texas Education Agency.
Police said detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division continued the investigation and identified a second suspect, Zackery Dondlinger, 37, of Happy, Texas.
Authorities arrested Dondlinger on Dec. 23 in Loving County, Texas, according to police.
The sheriff’s office said Dondlinger was charged with sexual performance by a child and is being held at the Winkler County Detention Center awaiting arraignment.
Citing the Midlothian Police Department, CBS News reported that Jones and Dondlinger were in a dating relationship.
Law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation include the Midlothian Police Department, the Ellis County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit, and the Loving County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information related to this case is urged to contact Midlothian Police Detective Dawson Frazer at 469-672-0056.
The Loving County Sheriff's Office, the Ellis County Children’s Advocacy Center, and the Texas Office of the Attorney General's Fugitive Apprehension Unit did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
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Migrant from Ghana hid in Nativity scene to avoid police, mayor says
A bizarre scene unfolded in a small town in southern Italy when the mayor said that he noticed that one of the "three wise men" figures in the public Nativity scene appeared to be moving.
Galatone Mayor Flavio Filoni wrote about the incident in a post on Facebook on Dec. 10. He says that he was admiring the Nativity scene set up by the town's tourism office when he made the startling discovery.
Rather than a wise man, the man was a foolish criminal migrant from Ghana, according to Filoni.
"I noticed a presence I had initially mistaken for part of the scene. A detail that seemed harmless, but turned out to be decisive," Filoni wrote.
A comical image of the scene shows the man trying to blend in among the mannequins of the holy display.
Rather than a wise man, the man was a foolish criminal migrant from Ghana, according to Filoni. He had previously been sentenced by a court in Bologna to nine months in prison but reportedly fled before completing his time. When he hid in the scene, the man was being sought for allegedly assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.
Filoni said law enforcement officials were able to capture the man without difficulty.
"A result that confirms, once again, how fundamental it is to place full confidence in the day-to-day work of those who guarantee safety and legality," added the mayor.
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"A sincere thank you to all the women and men who guard our territory with competence, attention and dedication," Filoni said.
Galatone is a small town of about 15,000 residents in the Lecce province of southern Italy.
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Top 5 of 2025: Worst repeat offending crooks of the year
There was no shortage of crime this year involving repeat offenders — folks who get arrested, maybe even convicted, then somehow they're let out of police custody or set free from jail, and then they're accused of yet more crimes.
Among top five repeat offenders of 2025, we present to you a 32-year-old Florida male who was accused of lewd behavior against young girls more than once ... a 13-year-old Baltimore male who got arrested with 18 felony arrests already on his rap sheet ... and a thug with over 40 arrests under his belt who was accused of punching and then shoving a mentally disabled man onto train tracks outside Chicago — all over $1.
Read about them all below.
Florida creep — out on bond after allegedly exposing privates to girl, masturbating, saying 'It's big, isn't it?' — is caught again
A 32-year-old Florida male who was out on bond after a 2023 incident during which he allegedly exposed his privates to a 13-year-old girl, masturbated, and said, 'It's big, isn't it?" was arrested again in late April.
About a year and a half ago, Lauderhill police said a 13-year-old girl was walking to school when she said a male in a vehicle told her, "It's big, isn't it," while he pleasured his exposed privates, WTVJ-TV reported.
Detectives arrested Travis Davis on charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition and indecent exposure of sexual organs, WTVJ said in a separate story, which added that police said they received additional calls from others describing similar accounts.
Prosecutors at the time said Davis admitted to driving around schools and approaching underage girls, WSVN-TV reported. A judge ordered Davis to have no contact with minors and to stay at least 100 feet away from all public and private schools in the area, WSVN said. Records show Davis was released on bond while awaiting trial, WTVJ said.
A 16-year-old girl told Fort Lauderdale police that she was walking to school on April 28 when a male in a gray Dodge Charger approached her at the intersection, WTVJ said. The girl said the male rolled down his window, exposed his genitals, and made inappropriate gestures and movements before fleeing the scene, the station said.
Detectives later identified the male in question as Davis, and he was arrested the next day on charges of exposure of sexual organs (second offense) and violation of pretrial release, police added to WTVJ.
13-year-old with 18 felony arrests under his belt — and a GPS monitor on his ankle — charged in violent Baltimore crime spree
A 13-year-old male who already had 18 felony arrests on his record was charged in connection with a spree of armed carjackings and robberies over the summer, WBFF-TV reported, citing Baltimore Police.
Police identified one of the suspects as a 13-year-old male in question since his ankle monitor GPS placed him at the scene of each crime, WBFF reported.
The 13-year-old was arrested and taken to juvenile booking, where he was charged with carjacking, robbery, assault, and several other offenses, officials told the station.
"The juvenile has 18 previous felony arrests in Baltimore City," police wrote on their official Facebook page, according to WMAR-TV. "The investigation is still ongoing to identify the other individuals involved."
Former Baltimore City Police Deputy Commissioner Jason Johnson told WBFF in a follow-up story that young repeat offenders are a growing problem: "The state maintains juvenile detention facilities for a reason. And this is a poster child literally for the type of person that needs to be detained."
Thug with over 40 arrests accused of punching, then shoving mentally disabled man to train tracks — all over $1
A rampant repeat offender was accused of punching and then shoving an intellectually disabled man off a Chicago suburb train platform and onto the tracks below, seriously injuring the victim — and all over $1.
Tommie O. Carter, 39 — who law enforcement sources said has been arrested over 40 times in Cook County, Illinois — has been identified as the culprit, WGN-TV reported.
Forest Park officers were dispatched to the Harlem Blue Line stop just before 8:35 a.m. Dec. 1 for a report of a battery, the station said. Forest Park is a suburb just west of Chicago.
Prosecutors allege Carter approached the man and repeatedly asked him for a dollar, WGN said, adding that the man replied that he had no money. Soon Carter allegedly punched the 59-year-old victim and shoved him onto the tracks, which is where officers found him.
WGN reported that the victim — who suffered multiple fractures to his right knee and a fracture in his left knee — was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Officers approached Carter on the train platform after witnesses identified him, the station said, citing court documents.
But Carter refused to comply with officers’ orders and fought back as they were placing him in handcuffs, police told WGN. He was accused of repeatedly spitting on officers throughout his arrest, the station said, adding that Carter was charged with attempted murder and three counts of aggravated battery against a police officer.
He reportedly already had seven felony convictions on his record as well as six other convictions. A judge ordered Carter detained.
Creep accused of slapping NYU student's backside, knocking her to ground is repeat sex offender who was paroled just months before
A 45-year-old male accused of slapping a New York University student's backside and knocking her to the sidewalk while she was on her way to class on Dec. 1 is a repeat sex offender who was paroled in September.
James Rizzo was arraigned late on the night of Dec. 3 in Manhattan Criminal Court, WCBS-TV reported. The station said Rizzo appeared emotionless while pleading not guilty to three new assaults — all the victims women — at his arraignment.
Rizzo — a level 2 sex offender with 16 prior arrests and a history of violence against women — was paroled in September after serving time for sex abuse, the station said, citing the New York State Department of Corrections.
Police told WCBS that Rizzo kept on attacking women while he was out on parole. The station said the most recent alleged attack occurred Dec. 1 in Greenwich Village; surveillance video shows NYU student Amelia Lewis walking to class when the suspect slaps her backside and shoves her to the ground.
Lewis, 20, spoke about the incident on a Wednesday podcast, WCBS said: "I wanted to report this, and after I did tell the cops I let NYU security know to let students know that this man is going around doing this to other women. They also told me they were already aware of the man in the blue towel around his neck running around the city."
Officials told the New York Daily News that Rizzo's criminal history stretches back to the 1990s, when he stabbed a 74-year-old woman in the face during a burglary in Brooklyn.
9-time convicted felon opens fire on man, woman outside Florida home; he allegedly was after money owed to him: Cops
A nine-time convicted felon opened fire on a man and woman outside a Florida home early in the morning of Dec. 7, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies responded around 2:15 a.m. to a report of two people who had been shot in the 3100 block of 11th Street Court East in Bradenton, officials said.
When deputies arrived, they found a 32-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her face and a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his chest, officials said, adding that both victims were taken to a hospital, officials said. The woman was later listed in stable condition, and the man's injury was determined to be minor, officials said, adding that he has since been released.
An investigation identified the suspect as 26-year-old Exzavion Richardson, officials said, adding that he was located in a vehicle several blocks away and detained during a traffic stop.
Richardson is charged with two counts of attempted murder, home invasion robbery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, officials said. Jail records indicate he was being held with no bond.
As for his criminal history, court records indicate Richardson has at least two battery convictions and multiple convictions for lewd and lascivious behavior, WFLA-TV reported. Jail records indicate Richardson stands 6'3'' and weighs 205 pounds.
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