Violent repeat offenders — 1 was arrested 14 previous times — accused of attempted murder, sexual abuse in two Chicago cases



Two violent repeat offenders — one of whom had been arrested 14 previous times — are accused of attempted murder, sexual abuse, and aggravated battery in separate cases in Chicago.

The first suspect is accused of sexually abusing a woman inside a Chicago Transit Authority elevator at the Jackson Red Line station in the Loop on Tuesday, CWB Chicago reported.

Briana Bush last week also was charged with three counts of aggravated battery in connection with the stabbing of a 24-year-old man, the outlet said.

Kurtis Porter is charged with criminal sexual abuse by force and aggravated battery of a transit passenger, the outlet said.

Porter allegedly followed a 29-year-old woman into the elevator around 5:40 p.m., the outlet said, adding that police said CTA security video shows Porter obstructing the surveillance camera upon entering the elevator.

The victim told police Porter exposed himself, sexually abused her, and grabbed her face during the attack, the outlet said.

Police and CTA distributed an internal bulletin that included images of Porter, the outlet said, adding that a CTA supervisor recognized Porter hours later and notified nearby patrol officers.

Judge Shauna Boliker on Friday ordered Porter detained, the outlet said. Cook County Jail records indicate that Porter — a 30-year-old — is behind bars on no bond.

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CPD records show Porter has been arrested 14 other times since becoming an adult in 2014, mostly for misdemeanors, but court files show nearly all of those charges were dropped. The only exceptions were a 2019 domestic battery case that ended with court supervision he did not complete satisfactorily and two trespassing charges at the same Old Town building that resulted in a 14-day sentence in November.

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The second suspect — a 21-year-old female already on probation in connection with a violent 2024 robbery aboard a CTA train — has been charged with attempted murder, CWB Chicago said in a separate story.

Briana Bush last week also was charged with three counts of aggravated battery in connection with the stabbing of a 24-year-old man, the outlet said.

Officials told the outlet Bush was fighting the man and a 37-year-old woman aboard a Red Line train at 69th Street on Jan. 5 when Bush allegedly stabbed the man and left the scene. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, the outlet added.

Judge Luciano Panici Jr. detained Bush at the state’s request, the outlet said.

Bush had been on probation in connection with a group robbery aboard a Red Line train in July 2024, the outlet said, citing court records.

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In that case, CTA surveillance footage allegedly showed Bush punching a 29-year-old man as he slept on the train near 95th Street and taking his phone. Police arrested Bush shortly after she fled the scene with the victim’s phone in her pocket, authorities said.

Bush was also charged with escaping electronic monitoring while awaiting trial in the robbery case, but prosecutors dropped that matter when she pleaded guilty to the robbery in September. Judge Peggy Chiampas sentenced Bush to two years of probation for the robbery.

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Final words revealed from Marine who survived war — but was gunned down at home in Facebook Marketplace trap



A decorated U.S. Marine veteran — who reportedly survived dangerous military missions overseas — was shot and killed at his Missouri home during what was supposed to be the sale of an iPhone on Facebook Marketplace, according to police. The distinguished service member allegedly spent the last moments of his life delivering a heartbreaking message to his family.

According to KOMU-TV, police were dispatched around 8:15 p.m. Jan. 18 concerning reports of gunshots at a residence in Columbia.

'While stationed in Baghdad, Burke founded the Oasis Church.'

The Columbia Police Department said in a statement that 42-year-old Michael Ryan Burke was shot at his home.

Citing court documents, the New York Post reported that Burke was trying to sell his iPhone 15 Pro for $585 after arranging the sale on Facebook Marketplace.

Court docs said Burke provided a buyer with his address, and around 8:10 p.m. one of the suspects messaged the seller: "I'm here."

Moments later, the transaction reportedly spiraled into violence, and Burke was shot. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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Police arrested Alexis Baumann, Kobe Aust, and Joseph Crane, all 18 years old, along with a fourth individual whom authorities identified as a juvenile.

Citing court documents, the New York Post reported that one suspect confessed to investigators that they had "arranged to meet with the victim under the ruse of buying the victim's cell phone."

The Post reported that Baumann told investigators she drove the group to Burke's home, and Crane and the juvenile went inside.

KOMU-TV in a separate story reported that Baumann confessed to investigators that she heard three gunshots from inside the home and recalled that the juvenile ran out of the home; the suspects drove away from the crime scene, according to court documents.

Citing the probable cause statement, WDAF-TV reported that detectives used traffic cameras to determine that the suspects' car traveled in the direction of a nearby Walmart.

Just after the shooting, Burke's stolen phone was sold at an ecoATM at a nearby Walmart, according to court documents.

Court documents indicated that surveillance cameras caught Baumann and the juvenile suspect selling the phone at Walmart.

A day before Burke was killed, the juvenile stole another cell phone under the guise of a Facebook Marketplace sale, according to court documents. The Post reported that the juvenile told the alleged victim, "If you touch me, I'll shoot you."

Baumann and Aust were arrested on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and first-degree burglary; Crane and the juvenile were arrested on charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, and unlawful use of a weapon, Columbia Police said.

All three 18-year-old suspects are being detained without bond at the Boone County Jail, while the unidentified juvenile is being held at the Boone County Juvenile Office.

(L to R) Kobe Aust, Alexis Baumann, Joseph Crane. Image source: Boone County (Mo.) Jail

Jerry Reifeiss — who met Burke 24 years ago as a fraternity brother at Mizzou's Sigma Nu — revealed the Marine's heartbreaking last goodbye.

Reifeiss told KRCG-TV that Burke contacted his mother and sister: "He texted them saying that, 'Hey, I'm dying, and I love you.'"

"That was just Ryan," Reifeiss continued. "He always put people in front of him and wanted to make sure people knew how he felt."

Before he died, Burke reportedly called 911 and gave a description of his attackers to the dispatcher.

"He didn't want to go on to the next life and pass away without providing some information to us here that would bring justice to these people and let people know he always loves them," Reifeiss said.

Reifeiss said of the arrests, "I'm very happy the police did their job and were able to get these people very quickly, assuming these are the correct people."

Burke's obituary said he served as a "Force Reconnaissance Marine in the United States Marine Corps, holding the rank of Staff Sergeant, with both active-duty and reserve service."

Burke was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. From 2014 to 2021, Burke served as a medic in Baghdad.

While stationed in Baghdad, Burke founded the Oasis Church. According to his obituary, Burke also founded Holy Smokes — a men's Bible study group. Burke also preached and taught in Uganda, the Philippines, Kenya, the U.K., and throughout the U.S.

The obituary states, "He was deeply committed to creating lasting impact, helping fund schools and churches in Africa and Asia, including support for 14 churches in the Philippines."

One of Burke's passions was fighting human trafficking, and he worked both locally and internationally to help victims.

Burke also served as a firefighter with the city of Columbia.

Police said there is an "active and ongoing investigation" into the alleged murder.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573-874-7652 or call CrimeStoppers at 573-875-8477.

The Columbia Police Department did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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Feds Arrest Anti-ICE Agitators Over ‘Coordinated Attack’ On Minnesota Church

Two anti-ICE activists have been arrested for their alleged roles in barnstorming a Minnesota-based church, federal authorities announced Thursday. In a series of X posts, Attorney General Pam Bondi disclosed that Homeland Security Investigators and FBI agents executed the arrests of Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen. According to Bondi, Armstrong “allegedly played a […]

'You want to live with these people?' Trump exposes killers and child rapists Walz, Frey are shielding with anti-ICE agenda



Democrats and their friends in the liberal media have worked overtime to demonize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have in recent months faced a massive spike in death threats and attacks.

President Donald Trump confronted the legacy media on Tuesday with insights into the real villains — those degenerate criminal noncitizens whose removal from Minnesota streets leftists have fought and in at least one case died obstructing.

'They have to be abused by guys like Don Lemon, who's a loser, lightweight.'

At the outset of a press conference, during which he highlighted some of what he accomplished in his first year back in office, Trump noted that it was appropriate to shine a spotlight on some of the individuals whom ICE has arrested "because Minnesota is so much in the fray." He produced a stack of illegal alien mugshots, then began showing them one by one.

"They're apprehending murderers and drug dealers and a lot of bad people," said Trump. "And these are just some of the more recent ones that we have, and I could show you some of the people — vicious, many of them murderers. These are all out of Minnesota."

Aldrin Guerrero-Munoz was one of the illegal aliens whose mugshots Trump showed reporters. Guerrero-Munoz is an illegal alien from Mexico with a final order of removal from 2015.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Guerrero-Munoz is "a criminal illegal alien who has been incarcerated on the taxpayer’s dime since 2004 following a 32-year prison sentence for the intentional murder of his three-month-old son." During his time in Stillwater Prison, Guerrero-Munoz assaulted a fellow inmate, resulting in another conviction.

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"Do you want to live with these people?" Trump asked as he parsed through pages of mugshots depicting killers and sex offenders.

Trump also held up the mugshots for:

  • Abdirashid Adosh Elmi, a Somali national convicted of homicide;
  • Chong Vue, a criminal illegal alien from Laos with a final order of removal dated March 11, 2004, who was convicted of strong-arm rape of a 12-year-old girl, kidnapping a child with intent to commit sexual assault, and vehicle theft;
  • Hernan Cortes-Valencia, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with a final order of removal dated Dec. 1, 2016, who was convicted of sexual assault against a child, sexual assault-carnal abuse, and four DUIs;
  • Sriudorn Phaivan, a criminal illegal alien from Laos with a final order of removal from March 8, 2018, who was convicted of strong-arm sodomy of a boy, strong-arm sodomy of a girl, another aggravated sex offense, nine counts of larceny, unauthorized use of a vehicle, four counts of fraud, vehicle theft, two counts of drug possession, obstructing justice, possession of stolen property, receiving stolen property, burglary, and check forgery; and
  • others.

Abdirashid Adosh Elmi, Chong Vue, Hernan Cortes-Valencia, and Sriudorn Phaivan. Mugshots courtesy of ICE.

"These are just in Minnesota," said Trump. "In California, it's worse. In other states, it's worse."

ICE previously noted in reference to several of the criminals identified by Trump that these "are some of the monsters Walz, Frey, and rioters are defending in MN."

"ICE arrests criminal illegal aliens. Communities get safer," said ICE. "Governor Walz and Mayor Frey’s radical sanctuary agenda is doing the opposite — putting Minnesotans at risk."

Trump emphasized on Tuesday that ICE simply wants to get the criminal noncitizens typified by those in the mugshots out of the country.

"That's all they want to do. They're patriots, and they have to be abused by guys like Don Lemon, who's a loser, lightweight," said the president, alluding to the storming of St. Paul's Cities Church on Sunday by Lemon and other anti-ICE radicals.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Monday that ICE has "arrested over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children, and reigning terror in Minneapolis because Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refuse to protect their own people and instead protect criminals."

Noem indicated further that "vicious murderers, rapists, child pedophiles, and incredibly dangerous individuals" were among the 3,000 criminal illegal aliens captured over the past six weeks during Operation Metro Surge.

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5-year-old boy weighed about 19 pounds at time of death, cops say: 'Probably the worst case of child neglect I've seen'



Around 9 p.m. on New Year's Day, deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana responded to a reported medical emergency involving a juvenile at a gas station in Geismar, the sheriff's office said. Geismar is about 30 minutes southeast of Baton Rouge.

Upon arrival, deputies found 5-year-old Marley Perilloux unresponsive, officials said.

'People be treating their pets almost better than that.'

Detectives told WAFB-TV the boy's parents put him in a car and called 911 in search of help, and deputies met them at the gas station off Highway 73.

Deputies immediately began performing CPR on the boy while awaiting emergency services, the sheriff's office said.

Marley was transported to an area hospital while deputies and other first responders continued life-saving measures, officials said.

Ascension Parish Sheriff's Col. Donald Capelo told WAFB that medical professionals at the hospital "continued to work on the child for about 40, 45 minutes before the child just passed away."

Detectives with the juvenile unit of the sheriff's office opened an investigation following reports of apparent injuries on the juvenile and additional concerns of child neglect, including severe malnourishment, the sheriff's office said.

During their investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at the home where Marley lived with his parents, 33-year-old Marlon Perilloux and 27-year-old Raynisa Young, officials said.

Detectives reported the home's interior was in poor condition and barely livable due to Perilloux and Young's negligence, officials said.

Detectives interviewed Perilloux and Young and learned that both parents failed to ensure proper hygiene, feeding, and medical care for Marley, who weighed about 19 pounds at the time of death, officials said.

Detectives arrested Perilloux and Young for negligent homicide, second-degree cruelty to juveniles, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal carrying of weapons, the sheriff's office said.

Both were transported to the Ascension Parish Jail with no bond, officials said, adding that additional or upgraded charges are pending.

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In addition, investigators said Marley was bedridden and apparently never left the house, WAFB reported.

"This is probably the worst case of child neglect I’ve seen in my 34 years of law enforcement," Capelo told the station. "To put it in perspective, when the coroners come out, there are body bags for adults, and there are body bags for infants. And this child, 5 years old, fit in an infant body bag."

Cellphone video WAFB obtained shows the Geismar apartment where the family of six lived in squalor, the station said, adding that the unit was filled with trash, debris, and mattresses on the floor.

Neighbors told the station the news stunned them, and they had no idea what was happening inside the home.

"People be treating their pets almost better than that," neighbor Calvin Lewis told WAFB.

Lewis added to the station that neighbors gladly would have helped if the family had asked.

"We're a neighborhood where somebody needs something, that we have something going on," Lewis told WAFB. "You're more than welcome to come get a plate or, you know, any way we can help out."

The state removed the three other children from the home, the station said.

The district attorney told WAFB that he will see if any other adults knew about the child's condition — and if they did, they also could face charges.

An autopsy is pending, the station said, adding that investigators said it's unclear when the child last ate.

Capelo urged parents dealing with tough times to seek help, WAFB noted.

"They need to seek help, whether it be through a family member, whether it be through [the Department of Children & Family Services], a division of the state, but you have to seek help," he told the station. "You have to do whatever you can and whatever means you have to just take care of your children."

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Brazilian au pair turns on former lover during murder trial, says he plotted wife's death by luring stranger from fetish site



The trial of a Virginia man accused of orchestrating a scheme to have his wife killed began Tuesday. The man's former au pair, who prosecutors say was having an affair with him, testified that another man was lured to the crime scene through a fetish website.

As Blaze News previously reported, 40-year-old Brendan Banfield was arrested in September 2024 and indicted in connection with the February 2023 double murder that occurred in his home in Herndon — which is approximately 20 miles west of Washington, D.C.

'He mentioned his plan to get rid of [Christine].'

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis and Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano announced in a statement that officers "descended upon an appalling scene" on Feb. 24, 2023.

Officers discovered Christine Banfield — Brendan Banfield's 37-year-old wife — in an upstairs bedroom suffering from stab wounds to her upper body. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Police said 39-year-old Joseph Ryan was found dead in the home from apparent gunshot wounds to his upper body.

Investigators soon set their sights on Brendan Banfield and Juliana Peres Magalhaes — the family's Brazilian au pair, who was 21 when she began working for the family in October 2021.

Chief Davis stated, "We know Brendan Banfield and Juliana Magalhaes, the family au pair, were involved in a romantic relationship at the time of the murders."

According to WJLA-TV, Magalhaes claimed she began an affair with Banfield in August 2022.

When Magalhaes asked Banfield about the possibility of him divorcing Christine, WJLA reported that he allegedly told the au pair that a divorce would cost too much money and that he didn't want to split child custody.

"He mentioned his plan to get rid of [Christine]," Magalhaes told prosecutors, according to the New York Post. "Initially, he didn't know what he would do. He just mentioned that he would think about it [and] let me know when he thought about it."

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Citing prosecutors, WTOP-TV reported that two months before the murders, Magalhaes and Banfield went to a shooting range; Banfield then returned to the range on Jan. 28, 2023, and bought a Glock from the range.

WJLA added that Magalhaes claimed Banfield instructed her to get a new phone and Apple ID and ordered her to park in a different location on the day of the murders.

Citing prosecutors, Fox News noted that Banfield — a former IRS special agent — was impersonating his wife on a fetish website for a month. Ryan was then "summoned to the couple's million-dollar Herndon home" through the site, according to the New York Post.

Court documents also show Magalhaes told investigators that Ryan was framed as a home intruder.

'There's somebody here; I shot him. But he stabbed her. She's bleeding. She's got several marks on her neck. What do I do?'

Court TV reported that Ryan went by the username "TacoSupreme7000" on the site and responded to the messages, believing he was talking to Christine Banfield. Court TV added that Magalhaes read messages aloud to the jury, saying that she and Brendan asked Ryan to bring restraints and a knife to the Banfield home.

Magalhaes on Tuesday testified that "Christine ... yelled back at Brendan, saying, 'Brendan, he has a knife.' That's when Brendan first shot Joe."

According to NBC News, lead prosecutor Jenna Sands told the courtroom this week, "Brendan enters the bedroom, first shooting Joe in the head, picks up the knife that Joe had brought and stabs Christine repeatedly in the neck. He directs Juliana to shoot Joe a second time with her gun. This time the bullet enters Joe's chest with Christine dead or dying."

Magalhaes was arrested in October 2023 in connection with Ryan's alleged murder.

Magalhaes was originally charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in October 2024. She will be sentenced after Banfield's trial.

According to CNN, Banfield was heard identifying himself as a federal agent in the 911 call to report the stabbing and shooting.

Banfield reportedly told the emergency dispatcher, "There's somebody here; I shot him. But he stabbed her. She's bleeding. She's got several marks on her neck. What do I do?"

Banfield's attorney, John Carroll, questioned Magalhaes' motivation for taking a plea deal after nearly a year of protesting her innocence.

"The whole reason she was arrested was to flip her against my client," Carroll claimed.

WDCW-TV reported that Brendan Banfield was charged with aggravated murder in connection with his wife's death, plus child abuse and endangerment charges, since the Banfields' 4-year-old daughter was at home at the time of the deadly shooting and stabbing.

If convicted on all of the charges, Banfield faces a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 13 additional years of incarceration, a judge said on Monday, WDCW reported.

Banfield pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Fairfax County Police Department and Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Blaze News.

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4 violent robbery suspects arrested; but when jailer opens cell to check on 1 suspect, more violence — and an escape — ensues



Police in Sugar Land, Texas, said four males physically attacked a clerk at a CVS store in the 1400 block of Crabb River Road in the Greatwood area and made off with a bag of cash just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Sugar Land is just under 30 minutes southwest of Houston.

The clerk suffered minor injuries but required no hospital transport, police said, adding that four suspects in the aggravated robbery were soon located and taken into custody.

'I hope they get the justice they deserve! Clearly they cannot be trusted to live in society!'

However, a police department jailer checked on one of the four prisoners later on Sunday — around 4:50 p.m. — and the jailer was assaulted when he opened the cell, police said.

With that, the suspect was able to release the other prisoners, and they all escaped, police said.

But the four suspects — 19-year-old Edmound Guillory, 18-year-old Devontae Simon, and 17-year-olds Desean Dillard and Clayton Johnson — were located around 6:20 p.m. and taken back into custody. KTRK-TV reported that they were found at the First Colony Church of Christ.

Police said their jailer was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

Police told KTRK that all four suspects will be transported to Fort Bend County Jail. Police said in addition to the initial charges of aggravated robbery, the suspects now face charges ranging from escape to attempted murder.

Commenters underneath the police department's Facebook post about the jail escape weren't thrilled with the suspects, to say the least:

  • "Please put these idiots away," one commenter wrote, adding that "we don't need them on the street; that's what's wrong with things these days; [teenage] punks have no respect."
  • "Fathers please help your sons when they are young," another user urged.
  • "Oooh, that FAFO is about to come back on them," another commenter remarked.
  • "Thugs!" another user exclaimed before adding "prayers for the officer who was injured and for those who caught these incorrigibles."
  • "I hope they get the justice they deserve!" another commenter stated. "Clearly they cannot be trusted to live in society!"

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3 males — ages 8, 11, 12 — steal car, crash into house; driver, 11, says he learned how to steal cars from YouTube: Cops



Three males — ages 8, 11, 12 — were arrested Saturday after stealing a car, leading cops on a chase, and crashing into a home, police in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, told Blaze News. Newburgh Heights is about 12 minutes southeast of Cleveland.

Police said officers received an alert just before 3 p.m. from its Flock Safety license plate readers about a stolen car driving westbound on Harvard Avenue around East 54th Street.

The 11-year-old stated that 'something just came over his body, and he could not control it, he needed to take the car,' police said.

A Newburgh Heights officer spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled from officers, police said.

The vehicle crashed into a home where three juveniles fled on foot, police said.

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Image source: Newburgh Heights (Ohio) Police

Officers quickly apprehended the occupants of the car and discovered that they were ages 8, 11, and 12, police said, adding that officers later determined the 11-year-old was the driver.

Police bodycam video shows the arresting officer drawing his gun on the 8-year-old and the 11-year-old males, who were cowering against a fence, and ordering them on their stomachs. One can be heard whimpering.

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Image source: Newburgh Heights (Ohio) Police bodycam video screenshot

Soon the 12-year-old is seen approaching the officer, who orders him on the ground as well.

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Image source: Newburgh Heights (Ohio) Police bodycam video screenshot

One of the males can be heard moaning that "I'm going to jail!" and "I'm sorry!"

As other officers arrive, one can be heard saying, "You should've thought about that before you got in the car." He added, "And you suck at driving." All three were placed in handcuffs.

The 12-year-old — who was wearing a gray hoodie adorned ironically with the words "Essentials: Fear of God" on the back — appeared to giggle and tell another male that "you gotta laugh."

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Image source: Newburgh Heights (Ohio) Police bodycam video screenshot

An officer yanked him away from the fence and said, "Real funny, ain't it." He replied, "No, ma'am."

Police said they were seeking the following charges against the 11-year-old driver: failure to comply with order or signal of police officer and receiving stolen property. Police said they were seeking the following charges against the 8-year-old and 12-year-old: obstructing official business and receiving stolen property.

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According to police, the juveniles stated they went to a store and saw "this car sitting there." The 11-year-old stated that "something just came over his body, and he could not control it, he needed to take the car," police said.

The 11-year-old said he and the 12-year-old "knew how to steal a car" from YouTube, police said.

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Image source: Newburgh Heights (Ohio) Police

"All three boys stated that they know right from wrong and admitted what they did was wrong," police said. "While in our custody, they were concerned about how this would affect Santa coming to bring them presents."

Police added that at one point, one of the juveniles said "he knew because of what they did he was going to get coal for Christmas."

The juveniles were released to their parents pending the filing of criminal charges in juvenile court, police said.

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Mother's boyfriend allegedly beat her 3-year-old son to death — and officials say she turned a blind eye



Authorities allege that a Texas mother turned a blind eye to her boyfriend beating her 3-year-old son over a sustained period. Now the boy is dead — and his mother as well as her boyfriend are charged with capital murder.

An arrest warrant states that Christopher Alexander — the boyfriend of Chelsea Berg — brought 3-year-old Dawson Zamora to Medical City McKinney on Oct. 14, KFDA-TV reported.

'Chelsea knew that Dawson was demonstrating signs of severe illness and physical deterioration, yet neglected to remove Dawson from the dangerous situation and failed to obtain appropriate care for his injuries.'

Medical staff determined the child was covered in "apparent physical injuries in various stages of healing" and immediately became concerned about intentional trauma or abuse, the station said.

Witnesses then observed Alexander speaking in an agitated manner on the phone with Berg, who is Dawson's mother, KFDA reported.

Witnesses added that they could hear Berg making accusatory statements toward Alexander and Alexander saying he "had to get rough with the child and strike the child in the stomach while trying to wake him up," the station said.

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Documents indicate that Berg told detectives her son previously had been hospitalized for normal illnesses but added that she recently noticed bruising on his body, KFDA reported.

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She indicated she thought the child's day care was responsible for the injuries. She also indicated that she trusted Alexander to watch Dawson and made statements to indicate she had "never seen anything alarming concerning Christopher and her children."

Documents state detectives showed Berg photographs of Dawson taken during the current incident, which included severe physical injuries throughout his head, chest, abdomen, back, and all extremities. Berg denied having seen most of the current injuries and was shocked by the severity of the injuries.

Documents indicate that Berg didn't suggest that Alexander was responsible for the abuse, KFDA said.

Soon Dawson was taken to Children's Medical Center Dallas, where medical staff determined that the child's injuries likely would result in death or permanent disabilities, the station said.

Detectives then got a search warrant for the apartment of Berg, Alexander, and Dawson, KFDA reported.

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Documents also note that investigators collected evidence in the apartment suggesting someone may have been hurt — and there may have been an attempt to clean or conceal blood or other trace evidence, the station said.

What's more, through search warrants detectives downloaded data from multiple cell phones and electronic devices — and documents say detectives found evidence illustrating that Dawson suffered numerous injuries over the past months while alone with Alexander, KFDA reported.

Police added to the station that the evidence "clearly indicated that Chelsea observed the injuries on her child, knew that her child was continuously getting hurt with Christopher, and clearly knew the dangers that Christopher presented to her children."

In addition, documents added that "Chelsea knew that Dawson was demonstrating signs of severe illness and physical deterioration, yet neglected to remove Dawson from the dangerous situation and failed to obtain appropriate care for his injuries," KFDA reported.

Dawson died Sunday of his injuries, the station said.

KFDA, citing the arrest warrant, states that evidence indicates Alexander had been physically assaulting the boy over a period of at least 30 days — and that both Berg and Alexander noticed his visible injuries.

Police added to the station that evidence also suggests the couple feared Child Protective Services would investigate them if they sought medical treatment for Dawson. In addition, KFDA noted that the couple "deliberately omitted pertinent information about the cause of the child's injuries" at one point, according to documents.

Berg was arrested Monday — the day after her son's death — and charged with capital murder, the station said, adding that Alexander's charges were upgraded to capital murder.

KFDA noted that a Texas capital murder conviction is punishable by death or life in prison.

Berg and Alexander were first arrested in October and charged with injury to a child, a first-degree felony, KTVT-TV reported, adding that Alexander also was charged with tampering with evidence.

Berg had been out of jail on bond until she was arrested again Monday, KTVT said, adding that Alexander remained in the Collin County Jail.

Dawson's father, Dahrian Zamora, confirmed his son's death Sunday in a social media post, KTVT said, adding that Dahrian's birthday also was on Sunday.

"His gift to me was his final breath, and we are now forever interlocked with my birth and his death," Dahrian Zamora wrote on Facebook, KTVT added. "He held on to spend one last birthday with me and refused to go until then."

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