Female, 25, accused of sexually assaulting child and recording video of the act



A New Jersey female is accused of sexually assaulting a child and recording video of the act, officials told Patch.

Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, of Little Egg Harbor is charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, manufacturing child sexual abuse material, and possession of child sexual abuse material, the outlet said, citing the Ocean County Department of Corrections.

A search warrant uncovered additional videos of Cranmer and the boy in the bathroom, officials told Patch.

The charges stem from allegations involving a child younger than 13 in May, News 12 reported.

Cranmer had been living with a woman identified as Ms. P, who gave Cranmer an iPhone and paid for the cell service, Patch said, citing the affidavit of probable cause filed in Cranmer's arrest.

Several months later, Cranmer was kicked out of where she was staying, and Ms. P asked Cranmer to return the cell phone — and Ms. P discovered video on the phone, Patch said, citing the documents.

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On Cranmer's Snapchat, she found a video of the young boy touching Cranmer's exposed vagina while she sat on the toilet laughing, according to the affidavit. Ms. P knew it was Cranmer due to distinctive tattoos, her voice, and the fact that it was filmed in her own bathroom, the affidavit said.

Ms. P "freaked out," according to the affidavit, and saved the video to her phone before locking Cranmer out of the Snapchat account so it couldn't be deleted.

While Cranmer was living with Ms. P, she would often babysit her daughter and the young son of a woman identified as Ms. H, the documents said. The son's age was not stated, however, documents refer to him being in diapers.

Ms. H began to notice her son behaving oddly after spending time with Cranmer, and he began to not like the bathtub, according to the documents. She learned that Cranmer bathed herself with the boy, officials said.

A search warrant uncovered additional videos of Cranmer and the boy in the bathroom, officials told Patch.

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Image source: Image source: Ocean County (N.J.) Jail

According to the affidavit, the prosecutor approved the charges on July 7, News 12 reported, adding that Cranmer was arrested and taken to the Ocean County Jail pending court proceedings.

Cranmer on Tuesday remained behind bars with no bail amount or hearing information listed in her jail record.

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'You wanna get hit?' Female purposely drives into, injures Florida resort security guard after refusing to provide ID: Cops



A Wisconsin female who was renting an Airbnb at a Florida resort purposely drove into and injured a resort security guard after refusing to provide ID earlier this month, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

The victim — who works security at the Windsor Island Resort on Aloha Boulevard in Davenport — contacted authorities around 9 p.m. July 4, the sheriff's office said.

'All this woman had to do was show some ID and register her car at the resort where she was staying.'

The victim told officials a female driving a gray Chrysler Pacifica was attempting to enter the property when she was told at the entry gate that she needed to be on the list of approved visitors or provide identification, the sheriff's office said.

The driver, who had a female passenger in the car, asked, "What are you going to do if I drive through?" officials said.

The driver was told that would not be a good idea, officials said.

With that, she sped through the entry gates and proceeded to Lana Avenue, the sheriff's office said.

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Image source: Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office

Officials said the security guard got into his patrol vehicle and followed her.

He asked her again for identification and to register her car as a visitor to the property, and she replied that he was "doing too much," officials said, adding that she also said she was renting an Airbnb there.

As the security guard stood next to his patrol car, the female then asked twice, "You wanna get hit?" and drove into him, pinning his body between the passenger side of her vehicle and the driver's side of his patrol car, injuring him and damaging the equipment on his belt and the patrol car, officials said.

The sheriff's office said the security guard's injuries were not serious, but the suspect fled the scene at a high rate of speed.

Detectives responding to the scene positively identified the suspect as 32-year-old Tayquanna Butler of Green Bay, Wisconsin, officials said.

Indeed, detectives also confirmed she was listed as a resort renter through July 6, officials said.

Detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Butler with aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, officials said, adding that a check of her criminal record showed she had prior arrests in Wisconsin for disorderly conduct and domestic abuse.

Detectives contacted the Orlando International Airport Police Department and confirmed that Butler was scheduled to fly back to Wisconsin on July 7, officials said.

But when Butler arrived at check-in, she was successfully detained, officials said. Polk County Jail records indicate Butler remained behind bars Monday morning; her total bond amount for both felony charges is $25,000.

"You're not going to come into Polk County and act the way you do back home, disobeying not just the laws of decorum but the laws of our state," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. "All this woman had to do was show some ID and register her car at the resort where she was staying. Now she's facing two felonies and is locked up in jail."

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Florida 13-year-old arrested after photos of gun, written death threat sent over social media: Cops



A Florida 13-year-old male was arrested after photos of a gun and a written death threat were sent over social media, authorities said Thursday.

Deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the incident on July 7 after the victim’s mother called 911 to report the threat to law enforcement, authorities said.

‘I want to remind parents to stay engaged in what their kids are doing online and who they’re talking to.’

The victim, also 13, received several Instagram messages earlier in the day from the suspect that included a photo of the suspect holding a handgun as well as a written message that read, “Tn 8:00 pm we be there we alr got lo,” which translates to, “Tonight 8:00 pm we be there we already got location,” authorities said.

The victim told deputies he believed the suspect planned to show up at his home and shoot him at 8 p.m. that night, authorities said.

The suspect later told deputies that he and the victim used to be friends but had a falling-out, authorities said, adding that the suspect also stated that he had messaged the victim that day, and they were planning to fight.

Deputies arrested the suspect and transported him to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he was later transferred to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, authorities said.

“Threats are no joke, and we take every threat seriously. This teen had already made plans to fight the victim, and he made it clear it wasn’t going to be a fistfight,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I want to remind parents to stay engaged in what their kids are doing online and who they’re talking to. Teach them the proper way of handling disagreements and be the sheriff of your home.”

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Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office

Blaze News has reported extensively on similar arrests in Florida recently:

  • In May, a 12-year-old girl was accused of threatening to "shoot up" an elementary school and threatening a teacher.
  • An 11-year-old boy who was arrested in March for making a death threat was charged with the same crime in October, officials said.
  • Also in March, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office arrested a 10-year-old boy and perp-walked him on camera after officials said he threatened to bring a gun to his elementary school and left a kill list in his classroom.
  • In February, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said officers arrested a 12-year-old girl after she posted online a "detailed manifesto" about carrying out a mass shooting at a middle school due to bullying.
  • Also in February, a pair of 15-year-olds were arrested after being accused of threatening to shoot up high schools, police said.
  • In late October, an 11-year-old girl was arrested after writing a "kill list" at her desk at school, police said. Then just two weeks later, an 11-year-old boy from the same school district was arrested after allegedly creating a "kill list" at school, police said.
  • Also in October, a Florida sheriff's office came under fire for posting a 9-year-old male's mug shot on Facebook after his felony arrest for allegedly bringing a knife into his elementary school.
  • Just a week prior, that same sheriff's office said a 10-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, a third-degree felony, after bringing a pocketknife to school and threatening another student. The sheriff's office posted the suspect's name and mug shot.

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Video: Thug throws Molotov cocktail at man in wheelchair, setting him on fire — right in front of police headquarters



Oklahoma City Police this week released video recorded around 8 a.m. July 2 showing a suspect throwing a Molotov cocktail at a victim in a wheelchair — and authorities said the "terrifying incident unfolded right across the street" from police headquarters.

"What happened next showed the absolute best of our community and our first responders," police said.

'These are people, these are our neighbors, these are our fellow Oklahomans. These are people with hopes and dreams, just like any of us.'

Police department detectives and a "quick-thinking bystander immediately rushed into danger to help the victim and take the suspect into custody on the spot," police said, adding that the city's fire department "was also quick to the scene to provide crucial medical aid."

Police said, "Thanks to this rapid, heroic response, the victim is expected to recover, and the suspect is behind bars."

The Oklahoman reported that a city police officer wrote in a court affidavit that the perpetrator was walking westbound on Main Street when he saw the victim — who was in a wheelchair — crossing the street. The perpetrator turned around and approached the victim, then ignited a Molotov cocktail and threw it directly at the victim, which set him on fire, the paper noted.

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The Oklahoman said the video shows the victim wheeling himself out of the fire — but the suspect who threw the Molotov cocktail then appears to try to push the victim back into the flames.

Two Oklahoma City police detectives exited a vehicle at the intersection and took a 38-year-old suspect into custody, the paper said.

The victim was treated for minor injuries, including burns on the back of his neck and arms, the Oklahoman said, citing court documents.

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According to the court affidavit, the suspect told investigators he was "looking for marks" and intended to kill the victim because he thought he saw a "mark" and believed the victim was a child molester. He also told investigators he made two Molotov cocktails but was only able to use one before detectives stopped him.

After the attack, the suspect was booked into the Oklahoma County jail on complaints of first-degree arson, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, assault with intent to kill and two counts of possessing, using, manufacturing or threatening to use an incendiary device or explosives.

KOCO-TV identified the suspect as Alexander Emery, adding that authorities said Emery has a lengthy criminal history, including charges of trespassing, burglary, drug offenses, breaking and entering, and assault and battery — with cases dating back about a decade.

Jail records indicate Emery's bond amount is $200,000.

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Alexander Emery. Image source: Oklahoma County Jail

KOCO said a news crew from the station found the Molotov cocktail attack victim, who is homeless, in his wheelchair near the scene of the attack. The station said he declined to go on camera but told the news crew he's OK, feels grateful, and believes God was with him during the harrowing incident.

The victim also told KOCO he was treated at the scene but declined to go to the hospital. He also told the station he doesn't know the attacker or the reason behind the assault.

Meghan Mueller, president and CEO of the Homeless Alliance, told KOCO the video of the attack is "absolutely horrific."

"The fact that this happened is something that should shock the community," Mueller added to the station. "These are people, these are our neighbors, these are our fellow Oklahomans. These are people with hopes and dreams, just like any of us."

Mueller also told KOCO that "the really important thing to remember is that we all need to take better care of each other."

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Male, 18, accused of placing fingers inside woman's private area on NYC subway train reportedly while she was with 4 children



The New York City Police Department told Blaze News that it received a report that a 30-year-old female was aboard a northbound R train approaching the West 28th Street and Broadway subway station around 3 p.m. June 28 when an unidentified individual sexually abused her.

Police told Blaze News that the victim exited the train, and EMS transported her to a local hospital for treatment. The unidentified individual accused of sexually abusing her remained on the train, police told Blaze News.

'Savage.'

Police noted to Blaze News that Ari Shtein, an 18-year-old male from Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged Wednesday evening in the NYPD's 5th Precinct with aggravated sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

Citing prosecutors and a criminal complaint, WPIX-TV reported that Shtein is accused of putting his fingers inside a woman's private area while she was riding a Manhattan subway train with four kids, ages 7 to 11.

The station, citing authorities, said Shtein was standing behind the woman when he allegedly sexually abused her.

Shtein was arrested after turning himself in, WPIX said.

The station said it was unclear whether the victim is the mother of any of the kids she was with.

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WPIX, citing police, added that Shtein also was charged with sexual abuse and forcible touching.

The station reported that Shtein was arraigned Wednesday, and he pleaded not guilty and was released without bail, according to court records.

WPIX said his attorney could not be immediately reached.

One commenter under the NYPD Crime Stoppers' "wanted for sexual abuse" X post regarding the incident replied with one word: "Savage."

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'Comedian' ambushed homeless, disabled people with high-powered, motorized water guns — and posted videos of his deeds: Cops



Houston Police last week said they arrested a 34-year-old male after investigating multiple cases of disabled and homeless people who'd been shot with high-powered, motorized water guns.

Police said Christopher Cayce — after taunting his victims and posting videos of the incidents on social media — was charged with assault with bodily injury.

'In my eyes this was harmless fun that we all enjoy at one point of life.'

"I'm totally a thousand percent sorry for this, and that's not just saying this because I'm caught," Cayce told KTRK-TV Friday.

Cayce — a "self-described comedian," according to the station — since last summer had been recording videos of himself driving around the Houston area and ambushing people with water guns.

But he was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of assault for spraying two men on June 4, KTRK said.

Many of his targets appeared to be homeless, and police said some of his victims were disabled, the station reported.

A KTRK reporter asked Cayce why he targeted "some of the city's most vulnerable," and he replied, "In my videos, I don't just shoot homeless people."

The station said that in one video he lures a woman to his car with money before spraying her in the face, and in another video he throws food at a man before shooting him with a water gun.

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According to the Houston Chronicle, Cayce also took to Facebook to defend himself.

"I REALLY LOVE THESE PEOPLE I'M NOT A BAD PERSON," he wrote Saturday alongside a video showing him handing food to people from the back of a pickup truck, the paper said, adding that Cayce's post tagged the Houston Police Department.

"I feed these people," Cayce told KTRK. "I gave these people $500 worth of clothes. I don't post all my positive stuff 'cause it don't get views. My channel algorithm was me shooting people with water guns."

The Chronicle said Cayce in another post apologized for his "childish activities" but maintained he never intended to hurt anyone.

"For all the feelings I hurt I do sincerely apologize for my actions," he wrote, the paper said. "In my eyes this was harmless fun that we all enjoy at one point of life."

Cayce also argued that many of those condemning him online ignore the homeless in everyday life, the Chronicle said.

In the KTRK interview, Cayce held up a cross and said, "I just put this in front of the door. I walk and pray every day. Every time I go out, I pray before I go and shoot these people because I really don't want to hurt nobody."

"Believe it or not I keep God first," Cayce also wrote on Facebook, the Chronicle said.

KTRK also pointed out that in one post, Cayce refers to his targets as "zombies," but he told the station that "I'm not calling them zombies because that's what they are. It's all commentary for the content. It's not what I really, truly mean. I love everybody genuinely."

Cayce is set to appear in court Thursday, KTRK reported, and he also said he's done with his water-gun exploits.

"They took all my water guns," he added to the station. "You can go buy more easily, but I told them I'm done with it. I'm not gonna shoot nobody no more."

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Florida motorist, 41, who cops say sideswiped ambulance, injured paramedic, found asleep on couch when deputies confront him



A Florida motorist was arrested Tuesday after Polk County deputies said he sideswiped an ambulance and injured a paramedic in the crash, WFLA-TV reported.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said an ambulance was traveling north on Harden Boulevard when a driver in a Volkswagen Jetta made a U-turn in front of the ambulance, the station said.

‘He was vulgar and rude to the deputy and had to be removed from the patrol car after he refused to get out of it.’

“After completing the U-turn, the Jetta entered the lane occupied by the ambulance, and the vehicles collided,” the sheriff’s office said, according to WFLA.

Deputies said the Jetta driver then left the scene of the crash, the station reported, while a paramedic in the back of the ambulance was taken to a hospital with a neck injury following the crash.

The sheriff’s office told WFLA that deputies went to the home where the Jetta was registered and spoke with the owner of the car — and she said her nephew had been driving it.

Gregory McManus, 41, was found asleep on a couch, deputies told the station.

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“When deputies awakened him, he admitted that he had been involved in the crash, but claimed it was the ambulance driver’s fault,” Polk deputies said, according to the station.

The sheriff’s office said video from the ambulance “clearly showed that McManus had caused the crash," WFLA noted.

Sheriff Grady Judd had this to say, according to the station: “Gregory McManus not only caused the crash, he fled from the scene without checking on anybody, and then had the audacity to claim the other driver was at fault. He was vulgar and rude to the deputy and had to be removed from the patrol car after he refused to get out of it. I doubt there is a responsible bone in his body."

McManus was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash with injury, WFLA said.

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16-year-old suspect in Philadelphia murder of Penn State senior arrested by US Marshals over 1,700 miles away



One of the two teen suspects named in connection with the murder of a Penn State University senior in South Philadelphia less than a month ago was arrested by U.S. Marshals over 1,700 miles away from the crime scene — in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore announced Wednesday night that 16-year-old Azzubair Outen-Fleming was arrested, WPVI-TV reported.

'Surrender now.'

Police are still searching for a second suspect, 16-year-old Kaiseem Smith, the station said.

Authorities said the suspects stole 22-year-old Billy Schmidt's cell phone in the 1900 block of Durfor Street on June 6, WPVI reported, adding that as Schmidt chased after the suspects, one of them turned and shot Schmidt in the chest.

Schmidt was pronounced dead a short time later, the station said, adding that family members said Schmidt had been returning home from a nearby bar where he was watching an NBA Finals game with friends.

Both Outen-Fleming and Smith are facing murder charges, WPVI said.

Officials describe Smith as standing 4' 10'' and weighing roughly 110 pounds, WPVI reported, adding that Smith is a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, but is known to frequent the 27th and Reed area of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said investigators believe Smith was the gunman, the station said.

Image source: U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia

"Surrender now," Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark said, according to WPVI. "If you choose to remain fugitives, the Marshals Service will relentlessly pursue every lead, every associate, and every tip until you are located and taken into custody."

WPVI noted that U.S. Marshals have arrested Outen-Fleming's stepfather — 35-year-old Dante Abdul Malik — who faces charges, including hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence in connection with the case.

Schmidt had been studying digital journalism and media and was planning to graduate in December, WTXF-TV reported.

"I hope they find them. I want [them] in jail. That's what I want. They don't deserve to get to walk away from what they did," Matthew Segal of South Philadelphia told WPVI in a previous story.

Police released video of the wanted suspects earlier this month, WPVI said.

The Philadelphia Police Department was offering a $20,000 reward for an arrest and conviction in the case, the station said, adding that the U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday it was offering up to $10,000 in reward money: $5,000 for Smith's arrest of Smith, and another $5,000 for Outen-Fleming's arrest.

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Armed thug steals cash from Kentucky Fried Chicken. But when he demands employee's phone, brave worker refuses to back down.



Markell Hitchings — a 21-year-old cook for a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Florissant, Missouri — had an unsettling notion going through his mind when the restaurant was just getting underway for business Monday morning.

Hitchings told KSDK-TV his concerns were sparked after he noticed a male dressed in black.

'I was never afraid at all.'

"I thought he was a regular customer just going to the bathroom and leaving," Hitchings explained to the station.

But he recalled something else to KSDK: "I had it back in my mind that he was going to try to do something."

Turns out Hitchings' unsettling concerns were spot on.

"He came back there behind our counter, and it all started from there. At the time, he was asking my manager for money. She dropped to the floor. I told her to give him the money because I didn't want her to get hurt," Hitchings recalled to KSDK.

Employees told the station that after the robber got the cash, he ran out the front door and around to the back of the business.

Except Hitchings also was out back, KSDK said.

"He asked me for my cell phone, and I didn't give him my phone — and we got to tussling around in back by the drive-thru," Hitchings recalled to the station.

Hitchings told KSDK that he and the robber fought for several minutes as the suspect's gun flew out of his hand.

"I was screaming for help because I was losing adrenaline," Hitchings noted to the station.

Nevertheless, the courageous cook still had plenty of strength left.

"Once I had him in a chokehold, I'm on his back," Hitchings recalled to KSDK. "He grabbed rocks and tried to smash them over my head, but it didn't work."

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Soon employees at a neighboring business called 911, the station said, adding that Hitchings held down the suspect — Tamon Sleet — until police arrived and arrested him.

Police added that officers recovered a stolen firearm that was used during the robbery, as well as currency taken from the business.

Police told KSDK that Sleet tried to strangle a ride-share driver in north St. Louis County several days before the KFC robbery — and Hitchings added to the station he's grateful that he, his manager, and the ride-share driver all survived.

"It all just happened so fast. I know it was dangerous. I wouldn't advise anyone to do that. I was never afraid at all. Honestly, I thank God that it all played out the way it did," Hitchings noted to KSDK.

The station said Sleet faces multiple charges in both cases, including assault, armed criminal action, and vehicle hijacking.

KSDK said he remained jailed Thursday night on a $250,000 cash-only bond.

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Church pastor charged with battery, says male he's accused of beating up threatened to rape, kill his family



A Louisiana church pastor charged with battery this week said the male he is accused of beating up threatened to rape and kill his family.

Tony Spell, 48 — pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Central — on Tuesday walked across Hooper Road and allegedly beat up a person who screamed “F**k you," KLFY-TV reported, citing an affidavit.

'They don’t like the church; they made that clear.'

The station said that during a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Spell indicated that the person he is accused of beating up said a lot more than that.

Spell said he was working on a church bus when he heard the neighbor's son yelling at him, WBRZ-TV reported: "He said, 'Tony, I'm gonna rape your wife, I'm gonna rape all of your grandchildren,' and he said, 'The next time you go out of town, I'm gonna kill them — and what the F are you going to do about it?'"

Spell added that he's the "natural protector" of his family and church, and it was his job to take action, WBRZ reported.

“You’re not going to rape my wife. I can’t allow you to do that. You’re not going to rape my grandchildren and me live with the cloud over my head that if I leave, my children and wife are unprotected. I have a duty and an obligation to do what I did,” Spell said, according to KLFY.

WBRZ said sheriff's deputies arrested Spell after the altercation with the 20-year-old.

“This has gone on for years now," Spell also said at the news conference, according to KLFY. "Behind me are several witnesses who can attest to what was said; they have video, they have made numerous complaints to the police and sheriff’s department."

Spell also said that the people across the street have stalked and intimidated church attendees, KLFY noted: “As a shepherd, I have not allowed the sheep to attack the wolves for what was said to them."

WBRZ said it spoke with those neighbors — the Sherwins — who countered that Spell's claims are false and stem from the recent conclusion of a legal battle that began after Spell was arrested for disregarding coronavirus mandates and holding church services while stay-at-home orders were in effect.

"This pastor is a bully who gets mad when he does not get his way," the Sherwins said, according to WBRZ, which added that the family's video cameras captured Tuesday's altercation.

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KLFY said arrest documents indicate that the beatdown victim sustained some injuries, including a possible broken orbital bone around his right eye.

Spell's attorney, Jeff Wittenbrink, told KLFY there possibly was a law enforcement failure or a “gap” in the law regarding the ongoing problem with family across the street from the church, which he called “domestic terrorism.”

“They don’t like the church; they made that clear,” Wittenbrink also said, according to KLFY.

Central Police Department Chief Roger Corcoran responded to criticisms against law enforcement, KLFY added.

“Allegations that the Central Police Department has failed to investigate complaints lodged by Pastor or Mrs. Spell are untrue. Our records reflect only five incidents involving Pastor or Mrs. Spell in the past four years, and only one of those involved a complaint against their neighbors," Corcoran said, according to KLFY. "All calls to our department are recorded, and all persons who visit our department to make in-person complaints are captured on video. If dates and times of complaints were allegedly made are provided to me, I will order an audit of our systems to investigate any claim of a failure to investigate."

KLFY said Spell was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a second-degree battery charge. WBRZ said Spell bonded out Tuesday evening; the bond was $25,000, KLFY reported.

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