Motorist allegedly tries to run over trio standing on home's lawn after argument. Driver's downfall? One victim has a gun.



A motorist in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month allegedly tried to run over three people who were standing on a home's lawn after an argument.

But one of driver's alleged targets was carrying a gun — and the victim's aim was true.

'Let this be a lesson. Don't bring a car to a gunfight.'

Police said 32-year-old Alexander Oglesby after an argument "used his vehicle as a weapon, driving it off the roadway in an attempt to strike the three victims" in the 1800 block of Noe Bixby Road around 2 a.m. Oct. 5.

Police added that "tire tracks at the scene show that Mr. Oglesby drove at the victims, who were approximately 40 yards away in the grass in front of their residence. One of the victims fired shots at Mr. Oglesby in self-defense and struck Mr. Oglesby. He was taken to an area hospital and treated for the injury."

Police said Oglesby was charged with three counts of felonious assault and taken to the Franklin County Jail. According to jail records, Oglesby on Tuesday was still incarcerated.

Police also said those with information about the incident are asked to contact Columbus Police Felony Assault Det. Reffitt #222 at 614-645-4323 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477) — and that callers may remain anonymous.

How are observers reacting?

A handful of commenters underneath WCMH-TV's Facebook post about the incident completely backed up the person who pulled the trigger:

  • "Yeaaa, right, guns are the problem," one commenter noted sarcastically.
  • "Let this be a lesson," another user warned with tongue planted firmly in cheek. "Don't bring a car to a gunfight."
  • "The gun grabbers hate stories like this," another commenter declared.

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Harris haunted by her revisionism and past attacks on Columbus Day



Leftists have worked feverishly in recent years to deracinate and disorient the population, severing America's ties with its history and vilifying those dynamic figures who paved the way for the United States to ultimately become the envy of the world.

Over the course of this resentment-fueled campaign, iconoclasts and revisionists have changed place names, renamed species, toppled hundreds of statues, melted down busts, removed church windows, advanced bogus alternate histories, dug up graves, and built a parasitic industry geared toward racial division.

The Trump campaign and other critics issued reminders Monday that Kamala Harris has long been a proponent of this campaign — and that Columbus Day is one of her many targets.

Karoline Leavitt, national press secretary for the Trump campaign, told Fox News Digital, "Kamala Harris is your stereotypical leftist. Not only does she want to raise taxes and defund the police, she also wants to cancel American traditions like Columbus Day."

Leavitt appears to have been referring to Harris' indication prior to the collapse of her previous presidential campaign that she would officially change "Columbus Day" to "Indigenous Peoples' Day."

When asked at a 2019 town hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, whether she supported the controversial name change, the Washington Times reported that Harris first began by talking about legislating to make lynching a federal crime.

'Those explorers ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations — perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease.'

"People did not want to deal and accept and most importantly admit that we are the scene of a crime when it comes to what we did with slavery and Jim Crow and institutionalized racism in this country, and we have to be honest about that," said then-Sen. Harris. "If we are not honest, we are not going to deal with the vestiges of all of that harm, and we are not going to correct course, and we are not going to be true to our values and morals."

Harris added, "Similarly when it comes to indigenous Americans, the indigenous people, there is a lot of work that we still have to do, and I appreciate and applaud your point and your effort, and count me in on support."

On her first Columbus Day as vice president, Harris issued a statement effectively condemning the immigrants who first diversified the continent:

It is an honor to be with you this week as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, as we speak truth about our nation's history. Since 1934, every October the United States has recognized the voyage of the European explorers who first landed on the shores of the Americas. But that is not the whole story. That has never been the whole story. Those explorers ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations — perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease. We must not shy away from this shameful past, and we must shed light on it and do everything we can to address the impact of the past on native communities today.

In 2022 and 2023, Harris doubled down, celebrating the Columbus Day alternate.

Columbus Day, which commemorates the daring 15th-century Italian whose four transatlantic voyages opened the way for European exploration of Americas, is one of 11 official federal holidays.

The Pew Research Center noted that it was first observed as a federal holiday in 1937 — initially conceived of as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and largely the result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization known for its charitable outreach. Not only does Harris want to rename its hard-won holiday, she has suggested that the group's members' Catholic faith disqualifies them from serving in federal courts.

As of October 2023, only 16 American states and the territory of America Samoa observe the second Monday in October as an official public holiday called Columbus Day.

Axios noted that the day is officially known as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" in New Mexico, Maine, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden proclaimed Oct. 14, 2024, both "Indigenous Peoples' Day" and Columbus Day.

"President Trump will make sure Christopher Columbus' great legacy is honored and protect this holiday from radical leftists who want to erase our nation's history like Kamala Harris," added Leavitt.

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Gun-toting homeowner confronts 2 males accused of breaking into cars, and 1 suspect advances toward homeowner. Dumb move.



A gun-toting homeowner confronted two males accused of breaking into cars in Columbus, Georgia, over the weekend — and when one of the suspects advanced toward the homeowner, the homeowner opened fire.

Police said officers were dispatched at 12:01 a.m. Saturday to a residence in the Benning Hills area regarding two males breaking into vehicles.

Officers found another pistol inside the suspects' vehicle along with more than 40 grams of marijuana, police said.

Authorities said the homeowner confronted the suspects, and one of the suspects advanced toward the homeowner, after which the homeowner shot the suspect.

Both suspects fled the scene in a vehicle to a nearby gas station, police said.

Officers at 12:03 a.m. were dispatched to the Circle K on Victory Drive and North Lumpkin Road regarding a male — later identified as 18-year-old Deonte Smith — who entered store with a gunshot wound, police said.

Officers responded to the scene, and Smith was taken to a hospital and listed in stable condition, police said.

The second suspect — a 17-year-old male — was taken into custody with a stolen firearm in his possession, police said.

Officers found another pistol inside the suspects' vehicle along with more than 40 grams of marijuana, police said.

The 17-year-old was charged with entering auto, receiving stolen property (firearm), possession of a firearm during commission of a crime, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug-related objects, loitering, and credit card theft, police said.

Police said they obtained warrants for Smith, who will be transported to the Muscogee County Jail upon his released from the hospital. Police said Smith will be charged as well but didn't say what Smith will be charged with.

How are observers reacting?

A number of commenters shared their reactions underneath the police department's Facebook post about the incident. Here are a few of them:

  • "The homeowner should be given a 'stand your ground' award!!" one commenter wrote.
  • "Great job officers and great job to [the] homeowner for protecting what is his," another commenter shared.
  • "Good for the homeowner," another commenter said. "Two more thugs off the streets."
  • "Nice to get a couple of thieves off the streets...and homeowners protecting their ground!!" another commenter declared. "Great job."

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Subway charges woman over $1,000 for sandwich. She finally gets refund nearly 2 months later — but her problems aren't over.



While an Ohio Subway customer finally received a refund after she was charged over $1,000 for sandwich nearly two months ago, Letitia Bishop's problems aren't over yet.

What are the details?

This financially nightmarish tale began Jan. 5 when Bishop stopped in a Subway that was part of the Thorntons Oil store in Columbus, Business Insider said.

She soon learned that her debit card was charged to the tune of $1,021.50 for her sandwich purchase, according to WSYX-TV.

When Bishop went back to the store to resolve the issue, it had closed down, the station said. Her numerous attempts to resolve the issue through Subway's corporate office were unsuccessful, as WSYX said she was unable to speak to anyone who could help her.

Bishop told the station, "I’m just trying to make ends meet at this point. Stressed, overwhelmed — I couldn’t get groceries at one point because my account was negative.”

Business Insider said it conducted an interview with Bishop, and she said her financial situation has been more dire due to raising two young children on a social worker's salary. In fact, she told the outlet she was forced to prioritize bill payments while living off of credit cards.

"It was very difficult," she told Business Insider. "I have never had to feel like we're going to have just to get spaghetti, and that's going to be that."

Finally, a break — but not quite

The outlet said after Bishop filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau in Connecticut — where Subway's headquarters is located — she got her refund over the weekend from the regional manager of Thorntons, which apparently owns the Subway franchise that was part of the store.

Interestingly, Bishop told Business Insider that the regional manager said Thorntons had never used an online portal for issuing the refund, so the preference was to give her cash in person at the gas station.

"She basically counted all this money," Bishop told the outlet, adding that the regional manager "gave us this cash and made us sign a copy of this receipt."

On a positive note, she added to Business Insider that she also was offered free dinners once a week for eight weeks at a new restaurant the Thorntons chain was opening.

But there was another negative development.

More from the outlet:

Despite the resolution, Bishop faced another hurdle when depositing the cash at her local Huntington Bank branch. She said the funds were placed on hold, meaning she couldn't access them to settle her outstanding bills.

"I just honestly don't have the emotional space to deal with this because literally it's stressing me out so much," she added to Business Insider.

The outlet reported that Thorntons, Subway, and Huntington Bank did not immediately respond to its requests for comment.

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Iconoclasts tore down a Columbus statue in Providence, Rhode Island. The defiant mayor of its new hometown can't be happier: 'He's here.'



Christopher Columbus' four transatlantic voyages opened the way for European exploration of the Americas. While once held in high regard for his daring and ambition — such that counties, cities, and towns across the United States were named after him — in recent years, he has been subjected to routine defamation and denunciations by leftists.

As part of this ongoing anti-Western campaign, iconoclasts have sought to deface and raze various Columbus statues. The 15th-century Italian's statue in Providence, Rhode Island, was no exception. The city saw fit to tear down the monument amid the costly BLM riots in 2020.

The historic statue, which is over a century old, has since found a home in a town unembarrassed by its history.

Joseph Polisena Jr., the mayor of Johnston, Rhode Island, noted in a Sept. 26 post on X, "He's here."

"A huge thank you to all the companies that donated their time and resources to get this done," wrote Polisena. "Our Columbus Day event will be on Monday, October 9 at 11am."

— (@)

What's the background?

The 6,000-pound Columbus statue had stood at Elmwood and Reservoir Avenues in Providence since 1893.

In the lead-up to the 2020 BLM riots, vandals took to splashing the statue with red paint, on at least one occasion spray-painting, "Stop celebrating genocide," reported the Associated Press.

After the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was torn down in Richmond, Virginia, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City announced its plan to remove a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt, and radicals tore down the statue of abolitionist Hans Christian Heg in Madison, Wisconsin — just three of the hundreds of monuments toppled nationwide — Democrats in Rhode Island figured they would similarly go farther than red paint and blood libels.

The Providence Journal reported that former Democratic Mayor Jorge Elorza announced the statue's removal in June 2020, noting that a six-member committee would subsequently help the city determine what to do with it.

Protesters chanted, "Take it down! Take it down!" as a crane removed the statue and set it down on a flatbed truck.

— (@)

The historic monument was placed in storage for well over a year.

Ray Rickman, who headed the committee advising the city on what to do with the statue, said, "Columbus is not to be respected if you pay any attention," reported WJAR-TV.

Elorza made clear the statue wouldn't be returning to its former spot, saying, "It's either insulting to a certain group or it's going to get destroyed. And if it doesn’t get destroyed, it's going to take a lot of resources from the city to keep it from being destroyed, and we still can't guarantee it."

Defying the iconoclasts

Former Providence Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to Malta Joseph Paolino Jr. ultimately bought the statue for $50,000 after it had been left to gather dust, reported the Providence Journal.

Paolino understood that the statue was "a symbol of Italian culture," which he did not want to see melted down and turned into scrap metal.

Paolino subsequently reached out to see whether Johnston, a town of roughly 30,000, would take it. After all, 49.5% of Johnston's residents reportedly have Italian heritage, and its mayor had previously indicated he'd make a home for the statue.

Johnston Mayor Polisena ultimately seized upon the former mayor's offer, stressing Columbus is a "very important figure for Italian-Americans"; a historic figure who "really ushered in the modern era ... the age of discovery."

While acknowledging that nobody is perfect, Polisena said, "I don't judge people who lived 500 years ago based on modern standards. I'm sure 500 years from now, people will look back on some of the things we did and say, 'I can't believe they did that.'"

The mayor noted that the reactions to the statue have so far been positive, but that prospective critics can rest assured that no tax money was spent on the statue.

The Associated Press indicated leftists farther afield are already fuming.

Harrison Tuttle, a failed Democratic candidate for state Senate and current resident of the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC, said, "You don't have to be Indigenous to understand the harm that Christopher Columbus inflicted. ... To see it go back up is really tone deaf to all the progress we made just three years ago."

Johnston's Columbus Day event is unlikely to be a one-off.

"I'm hoping to make it an annual event," said the mayor. "People should learn about him, the good and the bad."

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