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States need not punish seniors, but tax policies must be structured in such a way so as not to freeze younger generations out of the market.States need not punish seniors, but tax policies must be structured in such a way so as not to freeze younger generations out of the market.Armed male allegedly stalking his ex forces entry into her Florida home. But victim's husband is there — and also has a gun.
Police in DeLand, Florida, said a male knocked on the back door of a residence in the 100 block of Voorhis Street on Monday, WOFL-TV reported.
A woman inside the home opened the door, thinking it was a delivery, police told the station.
'Unfortunately, for the invader, you have a right to protect your home. You have a right to protect your life.'
However, police told WOFL the male at the door was brandishing a gun — and forced his way into the home.
But another man inside the home — believed to be the woman’s husband — grabbed a gun of his own and ordered the intruder multiple times to drop his weapon, police told the station.
Authorities said when the intruder refused to obey the commands, the homeowner shot the intruder in the chest, WOFL reported.
The intruder fled the home, the station said, adding that arriving officers soon found the wounded suspect in a wooded area a few blocks away from the scene.
WOFL said he was airlifted to a hospital.
The station said the suspect is facing a number of pending charges while he's in the hospital, including armed burglary, aggravated assault with a firearm, and destruction of evidence. Volusia County Sheriff's Office deputies believe the intruder dumped the gun, WOFL reported.
The homeowner was not charged with any crime, the station added.
Police said based on preliminary information, the intruder is believed to have had a prior relationship with the woman in the home, WOFL noted, adding that the woman told police the suspect had been stalking her.
"Unfortunately, for the invader, you have a right to protect your home," DeLand Police Capt. Prurince Dice said Monday, according to the station. "You have a right to protect your life."
The shooting remains under investigation, WOFL said, adding that police believe it was an isolated incident and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Detectives are working to confirm all the details, the station added, including the possible history between the intruder and the people inside the home.
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Armed Florida homeowner fights back against 4 thugs who reportedly try to force their way into his residence
Four unidentified individuals arrived at a south Florida home Saturday evening and tried to force their way inside, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office told WPLG-TV.
However, the homeowner was armed with a gun and opened fire.
'Everyone has a duty and a right to defend themselves when attacked. Good job homeowner!!!'
Indeed, gunshots and a male hollering in pain are audible on two home surveillance videos that are part of WPLG's report. The station in a separate story said it all went down in the area of Southwest 141st Street and 110th Avenue in Miami-Dade’s Richmond Heights neighborhood around 6:40 p.m.
The homeowner struck one of the subjects in the upper body, deputies told WPLG, adding that the other three individuals fled the scene in an unknown direction.
The wounded male died at a nearby hospital, the station said, adding that the Homicide Bureau of the sheriff's office has taken over the investigation.
The mother of the fatally shot male told WPLG the next morning in the separate story that she's "in shock, disbelief" and "hurt."
The mother, who did not provide her name, added to the station that while she was told that her son "tried to break into someone's house," she also noted, "That's not him.”
Commenters under WPLG's Facebook post about the mother's reaction offered a number of opinions in the aftermath:
- "I am truly sorry for this mother, but the son apparently was involved with the wrong people and participated in a fatally stupid crime," one commenter wrote. "No doubt that the homeowner feared for his life with four men trying to force their way inside. Either she really didn't know her son at all, or he was easily misled."
- "I'm pretty sure she is distraught," another user observed. "But the bottom line is her son committed a crime. I feel bad for her, but not for him. Break into my home and find out."
- "Everyone has a duty and a right to defend themselves when attacked," another commenter declared. "Good job homeowner!!!"
- "The son should have made better choices, and he would still be here," another user noted.
- "Play FAFO in Florida and this is the result!!!" another commenter exclaimed. "Love our freedom to protect ourselves."
Authorities were continuing to search for the three remaining suspects, WPLG reported, adding that those with information can call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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Young GOP outsider takes aim at Trump-endorsed candidate in campaign launch to replace Gov. DeSantis in Florida
Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds' bid to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) just received another challenge from a fellow Republican.
On Monday morning, James Fishback, founder and CEO of investment firm Azoria, officially launched his bid for the governor's seat in 2026.
'Congressman Byron Donalds can't be our next governor because he won't fight for Florida like Ron DeSantis has.'
In a campaign launch video posted on X, Fishback, 30, says he will "stop the H-1B scam, tell Blackstone they can't buy our homes, cancel AI Data Centers, and abolish property taxes."
"Nowadays, not all Republicans are the same. If a Republican politician supports the H-1B scam that fires our workers, he can't be our next governor," he said in the video.
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"Congressman Byron Donalds can't be our next governor because he won't fight for Florida like Ron DeSantis has."
Fishback emphasized his outsider status in the campaign video: "I'm not a politician. I'm an investor and a businessman."
Fishback promised to visit all 67 counties in Florida in the coming months because "Florida's next governor has to be someone you can see, talk to, and even debate with."
"Florida is our home; America is our birthright; and we will never let them steal it from us," Fishback's website reads.
Fishback's X profile emphasizes making Florida affordable for families.
Fishback is also the founder of the Incubate Debate, an organization that encourages middle and high school students to debate and equips teachers with a no-cost "Teacher Toolkit."
Donalds, who currently represents Florida's 19th district in the U.S. House and has received Trump's endorsement in the Florida gubernatorial race, has consistently led Democrat David Jolly, a former Republican, in early polling.
Fishback joins a very crowded gubernatorial race, with over 30 candidates having already filed.
Blaze News reached out to Fishback's campaign but did not immediately receive a response.
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Video: Female bully towers over and beats up elderly woman on Florida bus. Victim is left 'battered and bruised': Sheriff.
Law enforcement in Florida is looking for a female seen on video inside a bus beating up an elderly passenger last month.
A 70-year-old woman on Oct. 21 took a seat in the disabled section of a transit bus, the Broward County Sheriff's office said, adding that "her ride would end with her battered and bruised after being attacked by a fellow bus rider."
'This is repulsive. This is something that should never happen; it should not happen in any type of civilized society. What this woman did is absolutely unacceptable.'
Detectives said the attacker, who was standing, bumped into the victim several times due to the movement of the bus, officials said.
The victim asked the attacker to give her some space, officials said, after which a verbal argument ensued.
With that, officials said the attacker "intentionally and forcefully pushed her body into the victim several times. The attacker then grabbed a grocery bag and struck her in the face with it."
At one point during the assault, video appears to show the feisty elderly woman issuing a middle finger to her attacker.
The sheriff's office said the victim used her cane to defend herself, and the attacker punched the victim multiple times in the head.
Officials said several bystanders on the bus came to the victim's defense and separated her from the attacker.
The bus driver saw the incident and stopped the bus in the 4100 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderdale Lakes, officials said, and that's where the attacker and a woman with her fled.
The victim suffered bruising on her forehead but declined to be transported to the hospital, officials said.
"Fortunately the victim did not suffer any major injuries. She was treated on scene," sheriff spokesperson Carey Codd told WFOR-TV.
Codd added, "This is repulsive. This is something that should never happen; it should not happen in any type of civilized society. What this woman did is absolutely unacceptable."
Broward Sheriff's Office Violent Crimes Unit detectives released video of the attack in hopes of identifying the woman who pestered the elderly woman before punching her repeatedly. You can view the sheriff's office video here.
Those with information on the identity of the attacker or the woman with her are asked to contact BSO Violent Crimes Unit Detective Andres Lopez at 954-321-4915 or submit a tip through the SafeWatch app, officials said.
Those wishing to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward can contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), submit a tip online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cell phone in the United States. If your tip leads to an arrest in this case, you are eligible for a reward of up to $5,000, officials said.
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YouTube prankster challenges cops to a duel — immediately regrets it
Infamous YouTube prankster Jack Doherty faces serious jail time after a run-in with police in Miami Beach last weekend.
The charges — which include possession of a controlled substance, possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana, and resisting an officer without violence — could get the baby-faced boor up to seven years in prison.
'After we duel, sir.'
After going viral with his "flipping" videos as a teen, Doherty has amassed a huge following — and a reputation for obnoxious public behavior — over the last decade.
Doherty was filming content for his over 15 million YouTube subscribers while parked in the middle of the street in Miami when local police asked him to move. That's when the trouble began.
In a video uploaded to TikTok, Doherty is heard responding to the request by telling police, "I challenge y'all to a duel," as he plays a gambling app on his phone. Repeated requests by the police were met with the same response. "After we duel, sir."
Fed-up cops placed Doherty under arrest, before conducting a search that led to a string of charges.
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YouTuber Jack Doherty Arrested While Filming Content On Miami Street
"Chill, chill, chill," Doherty said as an officer placed his hands in cuffs.
In bodycam footage from Miami Beach Police, an officer searched Doherty's pockets and found a pill before placing him in the back seat of a patrol car.
While it isn't clear what the pill was, "Inside Edition" reported that Doherty was later charged with possession of cannabis, a misdemeanor, as well as possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Another misdemeanor, resisting an officer without violence, was also charged.
The Populist Times reported, however, that Doherty was charged with possession of amphetamines and cited another video where police were visibly upset with the young male.
"You think you’re funny?" a uniformed officer asked Doherty. "If you're gonna be funny, get out of the f**king street. I don’t know who the f**k you think you are, bro," the officer added.
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Doherty was reportedly booked into a Miami-Dade County facility just before 9 a.m., alleging that he was released after about 10 hours.
Doherty said in a subsequent video that he "waited in a cell for five hours" before getting fingerprints and mug shots. "Then I chilled in there for another five-plus hours, maybe more," he explained.
He was later released on $500 bond, according to "Inside Edition," with an arraignment set for January.
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Armed crook breaks through window, orders elderly homeowner to turn over valuables — but victim fights back with his own gun
Police in Jacksonville, Florida, said they responded to a home around 12:41 p.m. Tuesday after a report that a person was shot, First Coast News said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a man believed to be in his 70s living in the home on Arlex Drive, off Merrill Road, reportedly told police that a male armed with a gun broke through a window in the back of the home, the outlet reported.
'Just glad to have another one, another one of these guys off the streets.'
The victim said he was ordered into a back bedroom and forced to hand over his car keys and other valuables, the outlet added, citing the sheriff's office.
But the elderly victim fought back.
The sheriff's office said the homeowner was able to grab a gun and managed to shoot the suspect once in the shoulder, the outlet reported.
The wounded suspect reportedly fled the home and drove off in the victim's car, First Coast News said.
However, the sheriff's office said police found the suspect inside the vehicle about 30 minutes later and took him into custody on Fort Caroline Road, near Jacksonville University — just a few miles from the scene of the home invasion, the outlet noted.
Brandon Meredith, who was driving along University Boulevard, told First Coast News he witnessed the suspect's capture.
"Everyone had their tasers drawn," Meredith told the outlet. "They're moving up in a special kind of formation on the back of the car, heard a pop, they grabbed him and pulled him out, put him on the ground, and EMS was tending to him, and they had the intersection shut down for about two hours while this whole thing unfolded."
The suspect, who has not yet been publicly identified, was taken to a hospital for the gunshot wound, the sheriff's office told First Coast News, and was in police custody.
Meredith added to the outlet that he's happy with the way things ended up: "Just glad to have another one, another one of these guys off the streets."
First Coast News said those with information about the incident that could help in the investigation can contact the sheriff's office at 904-630-0500. The outlet added that anonymous tips are also welcome through Crime Stoppers.
Commenters on WJAX's Facebook post about the incident expressed a variety of opinions about the outcome. The following are but a few of them:
- "'In custody' means the homeowner needs some range time," one commenter asserted.
- "Dang, people still dare to break in other houses in open carry state," another user opined.
- "He's a hero," another commenter declared.
- "The only problem I see is the homeowner needs some shooting lessons," another user wrote, adding "shoot for center mass, and this potentially eliminates the issue."
- "In blue states and cities, this poor homeowner would have to face trial and have his life financially ruined (at best), or spend the rest of his life in prison," another commenter observed.
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