When 7-Eleven clerk refuses to sell cigar to underage girl, young lass complains to her friends — who fight employees, cops say; 5 charged



When a 7-Eleven clerk refused to sell a cigar to an underage girl, she complained to her friends — who ended up fighting employees in the Mesquite, Texas, store earlier this month, police said.

Now, five suspects have been charged, KDFW-TV reported.

What are the details?

Video from the June 3 incident shows people throwing items inside the store and other people throwing punches at employees, the station said.

Ahliyah Turner, 19, of Garland and Kiara Beale, 21, of Dallas both were charged, KDFW said. Beale was charged with assault causing bodily injury, and Turner was charged with warrants from another agency.

\u201cNEW: Ahliyah Turner (19) and Kiara Beale (21) are named as suspects in the assault of 7-Eleven employees in Mesquite who refused to sell a cigar to an underage girl. Beale is charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Turner is charged with warrants from another agency. @FOX4\u201d
— David Sentendrey (@David Sentendrey) 1686357534

Charges against the three juveniles include two counts of assault, criminal mischief, and theft, the station said, adding that police aren't releasing the juveniles' names due to their ages.

Police told KDFW the two female employees who were assaulted suffered busted lips and other minor injuries.

Mesquite 7-Eleven brawl leaves 2 injured, police searching for suspectsyoutu.be

"This is an absolute senseless act of violence," Lt. Brandon Ricketts of the Mesquite Police Department told KDFW in an initial story about the incident.

Ricketts added to the station that "the clerks were just doing their job. They were trying to make a living."

Police noted that the violence caught on video underscores the need for some parents to pay closer attention to their kids — particularly as summer starts, KDFW said.

"Know who they’re hanging around with, know what they’re up to, because it’s hard for me to believe that any of them on their own would’ve done something like this," Ricketts told the station, adding that when "you start hanging around the wrong crowd, you start doing things that you normally wouldn’t do — next thing you know you have a criminal history that follows you around the rest of your life."

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'Keep Harrell': Dozens of students show up to school board meeting to back football coach who was suspended for a 400-push-up punishment



Approximately 40 students attended a Rockwall, Texas, school board meeting wearing "Keep Harrell" T-shirts in defense of high school football coach John Harrell, who was recently suspended for issuing upwards of 400 push-ups during a football practice.

According to the New York Post, the attending students are from the school's varsity football team that participated in the off-season workout that resulted in eight players going to the hospital.

At least one student suffered from rhabdomyolysis, a condition resulting from the breaking down of muscle tissue that releases chemicals into the blood after continuous stress on the muscles. The condition can also cause kidney damage.

The team captain, who previously defended Coach Harrell, gave remarks at the meeting, saying it "isn’t about choosing sides."

“We want to support Coach Harrell and all of our teammates. Harrell has been a father figure to a lot of these boys, including me," the teen continued.

One parent told local reporters that her son spent seven days in a hospital and was unable to do basic hygienic tasks due to his injuries.

“He could not lift his arms, brush his teeth. He could not lift his hands to wash his face. He had swelling in his muscles,” the mother, who is a doctor, said.

A parent who attended the meeting alluded to the idea that parents of football players should better physically prepare the students outside the school.

"I think some of us as parents have failed. ... We should push them and do what we need to as far as at home, just because what the demand is when they do go to school," the father said.

"It's bound to happen again, maybe not this year, maybe not next year, but it's going to come up again, because it's football," he added.

According to reports, Child Protective Services has opened its own investigation into the incident, separate from the district's own investigation. However, the school board did not have any updates regarding the situation during the meeting, but after the students spoke, board President Linda Mitchell Duran gave her condolences.

"Our hearts and our prayers go out to all the children involved, all the parents involved, all the faculty involved," Duran said.

None of the parents of the hospitalized students attended the school board meeting, with two parents who spoke to a Fox4 reporter saying that they did not plan to attend.

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\u201cRockwall ISD is having a regularly scheduled meeting tonight. The incident involving multiple students being sent to the hospital is not on the agenda. But dozens of students are wearing shirts that say \u201cKeep Harrell.\u201d That\u2019s the name of their coach who is on leave. @FOX4\u201d
— Steven Dial (@Steven Dial) 1674000005
\u201cJUST IN: football players for Rockwall-Heath attending tonight\u2019s RISD board meeting to support Coach John Harrell.\n\nMany wearing shirts that say \u201cKeep Harrell\u201d on them. \n\nHarrell on leave right now after a controversial offseason workout that left some needing medical attention.\u201d
— Matt Howerton (@Matt Howerton) 1674000258
\u201cDozens of Rockwall-Heath students and parents came to the Rockwall ISD school board meeting to support their suspended coach John Harrell. A January 6 workout sent multiple players to the hospital. Now Child Protective Services and the district is investigating. @FOX4\u201d
— Steven Dial (@Steven Dial) 1674058858

36-year-old father of 3 fatally shot after confronting neighbors firing guns on New Year's Eve, family says



The family of a 36-year-old father of three told KDFW-TV he was fatally shot after confronting Dallas neighbors who were firing guns on New Year's Eve.

What are the details?

Donald Reeves told the station the last time he saw his son, Dylan Reeves, was on New Year's Eve.

The elder Reeves told KDFW his son told him he was planning to stay at his home off Mar Vista Trail in Oak Cliff with his longtime girlfriend and their three children — a 12-year-old son, a 5-year-old daughter, and a 3-year-old son.

Image source: KDFW-TV video screenshot

But Dylan Reeves was concerned about people down the street who were shooting guns into the air to celebrate and worried that bullets might drop into his family's home, the station said.

"He said, 'I've got to stop it somehow. My kids are going to get hurt, you know?'" Donald Reeves recalled to KDFW. "I said, ‘Well, son, you be sure to call the police first.’"

Image source: KDFW-TV video screenshot

Donald Reeves told the station his son went after midnight to tell a group at a party to stop shooting their guns — and that's when Dylan Reeves was shot.

"He said he was going to go confront these people," Donald Reeves noted to KDFW. "He was tired of it."

Reeves' family said Dylan Reeves went alone to confront the group, the station reported.

What did police have to say?

Dallas police haven't released many details, KDFW said, but did say "there was a fight that escalated to a murder."

Police identified 18-year-old Miguel Sereno as the suspect, the station said, adding that Sereno fled the scene before police arrived and a murder warrant was issued for Sereno's arrest.

\u201cNEW: @DallasPD is releasing a photo of Miguel Sereno (18) \u2014 considered \u201carmed and dangerous\u201d \u2014 who\u2019s on-the-run after allegedly shooting-and-killing Dylan Reeves (36). Reeves\u2019 family says he was confronting a group shooting celebratory New Year\u2019s gunfire near his home. @FOX4\u201d
— David Sentendrey (@David Sentendrey) 1672761055

"I would think if you’re defending yourself, you wouldn’t run, you know?" Donald Reeves asked KDFW, and also told the station that after his son took part in an altercation, another person fired multiple shots.

'My son was a good man; he didn't deserve that'

Charity Reeves, the shooting victim's sister, told the station her brother "worked so hard" and "always said how much he loved" his children.

Image source: KDFW-TV video screenshot

Donald Reeves, growing emotional, added to KDFW that "I saw him grow right in front of me" and "my son was a good man; he didn't deserve that."

"He was a man who loved his family," the elder Reeves also told the station.

BREAKING: Horrifying video shows moment two planes collide mid-air during Dallas airshow



Horrifying video shows the moment that two airplanes collided mid-air during an airshow in Texas.

According to initial reports, two planes crashed into each other while flying above Dallas around 2:30 p.m. EST on Saturday. The planes were reportedly part of the Commemorative Air Force’s Wings Over Dallas Show.

Video reportedly shows a plane colliding with a B-17 bomber as it flew at a low altitude over the airfield at Dallas Executive Airport. The planes break into pieces and then crash to the ground. A large and fiery explosion followed and black smoke billowed into the sky.

There are no reports about if the crew survived or if there were any injuries or casualties on the ground.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbot said of the airshow crash, "Planes collide during air show at Dallas Executive Airport. The Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the Texas Dept. of Transportation are assisting local officials in responding to this tragedy."

(WARNING: The following videos are graphic)

\u201cAir collision involving a B-17 bomber and smaller plane at Dallas airshow\u201d
— Ryan (@Ryan) 1668282833
\u201chttps://t.co/kgMq7Lmjlp\u201d
— DTX Daily (@DTX Daily) 1668283516
\u201c\u26a0\ufe0f GRAPHIC VIDEO: A mid-air collision involving two planes near the Dallas Executive Airport, today. The accident took place during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow at 1:25 p.m., according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. A @FOX4 viewer took this video. @FOX4 is working for more details.\u201d
— David Sentendrey (@David Sentendrey) 1668283537
\u201cUpdate - Here is a look at the aircraft collision scene at Dallas Executive Airport. There was an air show today. More details soon.\u201d
— DFW Scanner (@DFW Scanner) 1668282418

This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new details when they become available.

'I just lost it on him': Texas man clubs suspect who tried to steal his catalytic converter



On August 4 at 10 p.m., the motion sensor on Clay Hayner's Ring camera alerted him to movement near his van, parked outside his home in Dallas' Design District. Hayner told Fox 4 that he checked his live security video feed and "saw a guy walking around [his] van and ... starting to move some of the stuff under there." Upon seeing the suspect crawl under his van — despite the deterrents he had installed earlier — Hayner equipped a metal light stand and ran outside to confront the man.

Hayner, a photographer who claims never before to have engaged in a fight, found the suspect allegedly armed with a knife. "He looks at me and he holds up like a knife and I just lost it on him," said Hayner. "My adrenaline was going."

Using the light stand, Hayner clubbed the suspect multiple times. Since the suspect was momentarily stuck under the vehicle, Hayner said he was "able to beat him for a while."

The suspect can be heard on video yelling, "I'm leaving, I'm leaving," before fleeing the scene.

\u201cVIDEO: A Dallas man confronted \u2014 and beat \u2014 a man who appeared to be attempting to steal a catalytic converter from his van. \u201cI\u2019m leaving! Im leaving!\u201d the suspect shouted. Police are investigating. More on @FOX4.\u201d
— David Sentendrey (@David Sentendrey) 1659901710

Hayner noted his regret in permitting the suspect to get away, but was otherwise happy with having defended his property. "At least I got a little bit of revenge for all the past stuff that's happened." This was, after all, not the first time someone had come for his catalytic converter. "This is the fourth time they've tried to take it and they've gotten it twice."

In his rush to get away, the suspect — who has not yet been apprehended — left behind his tool bag, which contained wire cutters, masks, saws, gloves, and knives, along with his bike.

CBS reported that catalytic converter thefts in Dallas are up 25% in 2022. The Dallas Police Department indicated that such thefts in 2021 were already four times higher than the previous year.

Nationally, such thefts have skyrocketed over recent years. 1,298 were reported in 2018, 3,389 in 2019, and 14,433 in 2020.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau attributes the spike in catalytic converter thefts, in part, to the value of precious metals. Catalytic converters contain platinum, rhodium, palladium, and gold. According to a March 2022 KITCO appraisal, rhodium was valued at $20,000 per ounce; palladium at $2,938 per ounce; and platinum at $1,128 per ounce.

To replace this critical component of a vehicle's emissions system could cost between $300 and $2,500, not including the labor cost of installation.

While Hayner successfully chased away the suspect who allegedly sought to remove his catalytic converter, not all confrontations end in the victim's favor.

On August 8, a 54-year-old Chicago man was shot twice after trying to prevent thieves from taking his catalytic converter in West Rogers Park. On August 2, Sergio Maas was allegedly gunned down in Dallas by Isabel Campbell after intervening in a similar theft. A 23-year-old man who confronted such thieves was shot on March 20 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Coach for 10-year-old baseball players shoves umpire, knocks him to the ground; injured ump says he's pressing charges



An umpire said he's pressing charges after a coach of select 10-year-old baseball players shoved the ump to the ground during a game in a Dallas suburb Saturday — an incident that was caught on livestream video, KDFW-TV reported.

What are the details?

During a tournament game in The Colony — which is about 30 minutes north of Dallas — a coach for an Abilene team walked over to the umpire after a safe call at the plate and appeared to argue with the ump.

At one point the coach appeared to lift his left hand toward the umpire's face, and the umpire threw the coach out of the game.

With that, the coach shoved the ump with both hands near the umpire's head, and the victim fell backward to the grass and did not get up as others walked over to attend to him.

Last night, we spoke to an umpire from Denton, TX who said he\u2019s pressing charges against a boy\u2019s baseball coach after he was assaulted on Saturday.\n\nThis morning, @FOX4 obtained video of the incident.\n\nThe umpire was released from the hospital and is at home recovering.\n\n@FOX4pic.twitter.com/fUN5cAjE0q
— Peyton Yager (@Peyton Yager) 1649786118

What happened next?

Witnesses said the coach in question got in his car after the incident and drove away from the Five-Star Complex before police arrived, KDFW reported.

The umpire — Sam Phelps of Denton — was treated and released from a hospital and has neck pain, the station said.

"It snapped back, and that’s where it hurt the most," Phelps told KDFW, adding that the last thing he remembered are two fists in his face before he fell backward.

Image source: KDFW-TV video screenshot

Phelps also confirmed to the station that he’s pressing charges against the coach: "If there are no consequences, this can continue."

Coach says he's sorry

KDFW said it spoke to the coach by phone multiple times, although the station has not named him. The coach did not want to go on camera, KDFW said, but said he's sorry and admits assaulting Phelps and hopes one day to apologize directly to him.

Police from The Colony will issued an arrest warrant for assault once probable cause is established, KDFW said.

24 Sports — which organized the tournament — gave video of the incident to detectives who are working to interview both sides, the station added. The video is now part of the assault investigation, police also told KDFW.

Anything else?

The station said the coach is banned from future 24 Sports tournaments, and his team also is banned.

"I got there, and I see [an] ambulance, I see police officers, and I see the game has stopped," L’Erin Hampton, president and founder of 24 Sports, told KDFW. "Sam's nowhere to be found, and I see that he’s in the ambulance."

Image source: KDFW-TV video screenshot

Hampton added to the station he's concerned about the impression the incident left on the young players who saw the violence with their own eyes.

"You can see the kids around," he told KDFW. "And you are like, 'What are they thinking after that happens,' right?"

Hampton added to the station that "the 'why we do it' is everything ... we've lost that ... we're so focused on the score of the game and do we wing the game, but the real win is the kids having fun."