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Woman accused of driving into crowd of people on packed downtown street after Philadelphia Eagles earn trip to Super Bowl
A woman is accused of driving into crowd of people on a packed downtown street Sunday after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders, winning the NFC championship and earning the team a trip to the Super Bowl.
Police told WTXF-TV the driver of a silver 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 struck multiple pedestrians at 1400 Spring Garden Street just after 9:30 p.m. before police stopped the motorist.
Police also were investigating another shooting, a stabbing, assaults against officers, and vandalism.
You can view cellphone video here of the driver hitting the pedestrians.
Police said eight people were treated for injuries ranging from minor pain to fractures, the station said.
Police said the driver was identified as 26-year-old Rebekah DeShields of Narberth, WTXF said, adding that she was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, driving without a license, simple assault, reckless driving, and related offenses.
What else?
An 18-year-old was wanted in connection with a shooting on Chestnut Street that took place Sunday night following the Eagles' victory, WTXF reported in a separate story. The station said a 20-year-old man was shot in the lower body and reportedly was in stable condition.
Amere Wright was arrested during a search of his Philadelphia home Wednesday, WTXF said, adding that he was charged with aggravated assault. Police told the station they found a handgun loaded with live rounds and clothing worn during the shooting in the suspect's home.
WTXF said in a third story that police also were investigating another shooting, a stabbing, assaults against officers, and vandalism — and that the timeline of the incidents ran from Sunday night through Monday morning.
The station said Tramayne Davis-Blockson, 34, was arrested in connection with a stabbing and charged with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and recklessly endangering another person.
WTXF added that Jose Moya, 32, and Eugene Dennis, 44, both were charged with aggravated assault in connection with assaulting police.
The station also reported that police are investigating a video circulating online that appears to show a male shooting into the air at Frankford and Cottman Avenues.
Oh, and the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office was vandalized just after 4 a.m. with a shattered glass front door and two cracked glass windows, WTXF added.
You can view a video report here about the overall violence following the game.
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SCOTUS temporarily blocks Texas immigration bill. Here’s what COULD happen after the final ruling on March 13.
Just as Texas reached its limit with Biden’s open border policies and proposed Texas Senate Bill 4, which would allow the state to arrest illegal immigrants, the Supreme Court stepped in and halted progression.
Now, Texas once again has its hands tied with the invasion at the border — at least until March 13, when SCOTUS will make a final ruling.
“We can't enforce our laws; we can't keep our border sovereign,” sighs Sara Gonzales.
To make matters worse, “We're finding out there was a FOIA lawsuit from the Center of Immigration Studies that revealed that the Biden administration has been coordinating flights for approximately 320,000 illegal immigrants to 43 different cities across the country.”
“You don't even have to walk these days,” says Sara. “You can just get a free flight, free money, free debit card, free phone — free everything, but if you're an American citizen, no. If you’re a homeless veteran, stay on the streets.”
“It's so blatant, and you may see the Supreme Court end up taking the position of the Federal Government because I do not think that they want freer states,” adds Eric July of Rippaverse Comics.
How Texas would respond to such an unfavorable ruling poses some serious implications.
According to Eric, if SCOTUS blocks SB4 and prevents Texas from protecting its borders, the state must take the position of “we don’t care” and decide to protect the border anyway, regardless of what that means on a national level.
Sara agrees — “What are they going to do? You already have Border Patrol who is calling out Joe Biden and saying he is doing a horrible job ... and they have already come out and said we respect the Texas National Guard.”
“Maybe violence breaks out, but maybe that’s what it has to come to.”
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Darius Rucker released on bond after arrest in Tennessee
Darius Rucker, a well-known music figure who has had great success both in the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish and as a solo country music artist, was arrested on Thursday in Tennessee.
"Darius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges," attorney Mark Puryear noted in a statement, according to Fox News.
The Post and Courier reported that the charges had been filed by the Franklin Police Department.
Rucker got arrested on two counts of simple possession/casual exchange of a controlled substance as well as a single count of violating state vehicle registration law, People reported, citing the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
The celebrity, who is 57 years old, was released on $10,500 bond, reports indicate.
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"Keith Urban, Brad Paisley — those are folks that did it right," Rucker has said, according to Variety. "I think the main goal of country music is to stay humble, and those guys did that. I'm 10 years older than both of them, but those are guys that I've patterned myself after. Tim McGraw has been relevant since the '90s, and not just relevant — a star, still putting out hits. Those are all good people, too, the sort of people that you want to call your friend."
"If you don't have a song, the hard work and everything doesn't matter. At this point in my career, I just want to find the best songs, take my time, and make the records I want to make," Rucker said, according to the outlet.
Rucker recently had the honor of getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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77-year-old school bus driver appears to shove, slap, and allegedly choke middle-schooler
A 77-year-old Louisiana school bus driver was arrested after getting caught on video appearing to shove, slap, and allegedly choke a middle school student.
What are the details?
Miles Jenkins was arrested Monday after a family member of the Marrero Middle School student contacted the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, WVUE-TV reported.
Video recorded by another student on the bus shows Jenkins appearing to shove the student back into a seat before apparently slapping the student in the head, the station said.
WVUE added that the student appears to shove the bus driver, after which the bus driver appears to pin the student against a window and allegedly choke him.
In the video, another student yells, “Get off of him," the station said.
The student and the driver then walk toward the bus door before the video cuts off, WVUE reported, adding that it's unclear what led up to the incident.
Jenkins, who is out on bond, faces a simple battery charge, the station said.
What else?
Jenkins resigned from First Student, the school bus contractor that Jefferson Parish Schools uses, WVUE said.
“At First Student, we invest heavily in the comprehensive training and ongoing development of our drivers," the bus contractor said in a statement to the station. "They receive an average of 40 hours of training before operating a bus, which is more than double the federal requirement. Drivers also go through regular enhancement training during their tenure with the company. We monitor driver performance daily and conduct annual evaluations.”
The school district added to WVUE that "all bus drivers who transport our Jefferson Parish Schools students undergo state and federal background checks. They also undergo training before, and during, the period that they transport our students. The district provides thorough instructions to drivers in compliance with state and federal safety and operations guidelines and regulation. Bus drivers for our transportation vendor, First Student, are required to know and abide by our district’s policies and procedures. To the extent that drivers fail to follow those policies and procedures, they are not fulfilling the requirements of their job.”
The school district added to the station that if a student is accused of misbehaving on a school bus, the incident is reported through an office referral, after which disciplinary actions may take place.
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Sucker-puncher, now arrested and charged, allegedly did worse stuff to unsuspecting folks than just clobber them from behind
Blaze News earlier this week reported about a 19-year-old male who admitted to sucker-punching unsuspecting folks while being recorded on video just so he could get likes and views on YouTube and TikTok.
If that isn't disturbing enough, Alford Lewis told KHOU-TV that while he regrets his violent actions, he "just made a mistake, and everybody makes mistakes" and "from the video all you see is the bad part about it."
Well, Lewis allegedly carried out far worse deeds against his sucker-punched victims.
What are the details?
Lewis was charged with assault with bodily injury and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with two incidents that took place last Thursday, KHOU-TV reported in a separate story, citing court documents.
One man told the Harris County Sheriff's Office he was walking on a trail when a male later identified as Lewis approached him from behind and punched him in the head, the station said.
The victim added that he saw a second male recording video of the attack on his phone as Lewis laughed at him, KHOU noted.
The victim asked Lewis why he was doing this, but both Lewis and the second male just continued to laugh, the station said.
The victim also noted that he saw Lewis grab something from a pocket underneath his red hoodie and believed Lewis had a gun, KHOU reported, adding that the victim then tried to de-escalate things by telling Lewis he forgave him.
Lewis and the second male who was taking video just continued to laugh and then ran from the scene, the station said, citing the victim's account to deputies.
Investigators told KHOU they identified Lewis and the male taking video from comments under the video posted to social media — and they also spotted a gun in one of the video stills.
Prior to the aforementioned incident, a similar attack took place involving Lewis and a male taking video, the station said.
Court documents indicate that a second victim was on the same trail and said Lewis approached him and tapped him on the shoulder with a gun in his hand, KHOU reported, adding that the victim also saw another male recording video.
Lewis then pointed the gun at the victim and demanded his phone, the station said, citing court documents. After the victim refused, Lewis asked the victim if he wanted to be shot in the foot, KHOU reported.
Lewis then gave the gun to the male recording video, who kept the gun pointed at the victim, the station said. The victim said Lewis charged at him and hit him several times in the head and upper body, KHOU added. Lewis then put the victim in a choke hold and hit him several more times, the station said.
The victim got away and ran from Lewis and the second male, KHOU reported, adding that investigators said a witness recognized Lewis and the second male from school.
What happened next?
While prosecutors asked for a $75,000 bond for one charge, a judge on Monday evening set bond at $10,000 total for both charges and ordered Lewis to wear an ankle monitor, the station said.
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'My decision to drive last night was irresponsible': California Democrat apologizes after being 'cited for a misdemeanor for driving under the influence'
California state Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat currently running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, was arrested on Tuesday night.
"Last night I was cited for a misdemeanor for driving under the influence. My decision to drive last night was irresponsible. I accept full responsibility and there is no excuse for my actions. To my family, constituents and supporters, I am so deeply sorry. I know I need to do better. I will not let this personal failure distract from our work in California and in Washington," Min wrote in a Wednesday Facebook post.
California Highway Patrol officers noticed a vehicle being driven without the headlights on, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing an arrest report supplied to the outlet by CHP. Authorities followed the vehicle, which they saw "stop at a red light momentarily but then proceed into the intersection while the light remained red."
"The officers contacted the driver of the vehicle and noticed signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication," the report said, according to the Times. "The officers conducted a Driving Under the Influence [DUI] investigation and determined the driver was driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage."
Min is running for the U.S. House seat currently occupied by Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who is running for U.S. Senate.
"Like Senator Min, we're disappointed in his actions, but pleased that he's taken responsibility and apologized," California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins said in a statement, according to the Associated Press.
"Voters will rightfully question David Min's judgement after this incident, but will California Democrats?" National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Ben Petersen asked in a statement.
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