Bat-wielding homeless male attacks gun owner working on car in driveway: Report. Things don't work out for male with bat.



A bat-wielding male attacked a man who reportedly was working on his car in his driveway in East Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday afternoon — after which the victim of the bat attack pulled out a gun and fatally shot his attacker.

Tulsa Police said officers responded to a home near Admiral and 193rd E. Ave. around 2:45 p.m. over a reported shooting. Officers found a male with a gunshot wound lying in the street, authorities said, adding that the male died a short time later.

'Poor guy brought a bat to a gun fight.'

Police said that after reviewing surveillance video and talking with the suspected shooter, detectives determined that the incident began with the male who was shot approaching the suspected shooter, after which the pair got into an "altercation."

Police said the male who was shot pulled out a bat, began hitting the man with it, after which the victim of the bat attack pulled out a gun and opened fire.

Police said the suspected shooter was questioned and was not placed under arrest.

Police identified the deceased male as 36-year-old Dane Swets, WXXA-TV reported, adding that police said Swets was a known homeless man in the area — and that he used a bat to attack a man who was working on his car in his driveway.

Police said that due to the complexity of the case "all the evidentiary details and investigative findings will be submitted to the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s Office will thoroughly review the details and determine if charges are warranted."

How are people reacting?

Nearly 500 comments have poured into the Tulsa Police Facebook post about the incident. Some are questioning whether the shooting was justified; others are convinced it was. Some examples:

  • "Good job Tulsa for not charging this man if it was actually self defense," one commenter said. "Usually people sit in jail for a min[ute]. Bravo. Nice to see people are protected by [the] law. We all could be in the same situation easily. So now we know: They swing. We shoot. Justified."
  • "Sounds like self defense," another user said.
  • "Poor guy brought a bat to a gun fight," another commenter quipped.

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Homeless male wearing blonde wig, makeup, and pearls accused of trying to kidnap 11-year-old boy outside his home



A homeless male wearing a blonde wig, makeup, and pearls is accused of attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy outside of his Ohio home.

According to the Alliance Police Department, 39-year-old Joshua Freyermuth was arrested Sunday for attempting to kidnap the boy that same day.

'He kicked his heels off — my son said he had white high heels on — and then he took off running down the street.'

Freyermuth allegedly approached the child while he was outside his home in Alliance — roughly 30 miles southeast of Akron.

Freyermuth — who also goes by the name Vicky, according to the Daily Mail — was accused of attempting to lure the boy away from his property.

The police report stated that Freyermuth told the child, “I need to talk to you.”

WOIO-TV reported that the child refused, and Freyermuth attempted to grab the boy on South Webb Avenue.

The alleged victim said he was able to get away because the family's dog attacked the suspect.

"When he grabbed my son's arm, my dog attacked him, and then he stumbled back off the stairs," the child's father, Zachery Thurmond, told WOIO. "He kicked his heels off — my son said he had white high heels on — and then he took off running down the street."

The father said he chased after the male.

Alliance police said they had enough evidence to make an arrest.

Police also noted that there has been quite a reaction on social media. An Alliance police spokesperson said Freyermuth's arrest is "probably just as well for his safety" because of the number of people "who have decided they want to take this into their own hands."

However, Freyermuth has denied the allegations.

Still wearing his blonde wig during his arraignment Monday in Alliance Municipal Court on attempted kidnapping charges, Freyermuth told the judge, “I wasn’t even there. I didn’t try to kidnap anybody.”

The suspect said he has an alibi and that he was at a friend's house when the alleged attempted child abduction was said to have occurred.

Freyermuth's bond was set at $100,000, and he has been ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim.

Freyermuth also was arrested Friday on drug possession charges after police said they found methamphetamine in his car.

Police said they pulled Freyermuth over after they received reports of a suspect driving around trying to speak to children, according to the New York Post.

Freyermuth's mugshot for that arrest shows him wearing a different wig, and he was released on bond for that charge.

Image source: Stark County (Ohio) Jail

Police are still investigating the alleged incident.

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Male, 30, allegedly punches 9-year-old girl in face in NYC; he was charged just days prior with punching woman — and released



A 30-year-old male allegedly punched a 9-year-old girl in the face Saturday while she was with her mother in New York City's Grand Central Station. Just days before, cops charged the same suspect — reportedly for punching a woman and breaking her nose, after which authorities soon released him from custody.

What are the details?

Police said the girl and her mom were in the dining concourse at Grand Central just before noon when the suspect — identified as 30-year-old Jean Carlos Zarzuela — punched the girl in the face, WNBC-TV reported.

He got away before the Bronx girl was taken to the hospital, the station said.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The victim suffered from dizziness and pain, WPIX-TV reported, citing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. She's expected to recover, WPIX added.

Police arrested Zarzuela within a few hours, WNBC said. He was charged with assault, WPIX said, adding that the MTA indicated additional charges are pending.

Court records show police arrested Zarzuela about a week before — April 4 — and charged him with assault, WNBC reported, adding that a law enforcement source said Zarzuela randomly punched a 54-year-old woman inside Grand Central and broke her nose.

In that previous case, the source told WNBC a judge set Zarzuela's bail at $2,500 cash, and Zarzuela went to jail — but he went before a different judge April 9 and was released.

A concourse coffee shop worker who arrived at work just after the alleged assault against the girl had some interesting reactions during a WNBC interview.

"My coworkers were, like, 'Oh my God, like, a child got punched today in front of Tartinery,' and I was like, 'Wow, that's terrible, like, who was it?' and it's, like, it's this guy who has given us problems before," she told WNBC.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

"He, like, fake, like, swings at people sometimes. But I guess he's, like, actually swinging at people now?" she also told WNBC, adding that "there is a very big, like, mental health crisis here, obviously, and, like, like, the reform for that isn't, you know, gonna just, like, change fast? So, I don't know, it's a very nuanced issue."

9-year-old girl punched in face by repeat Grand Central attacker: police | NBC New York youtu.be

“It doesn’t make any sense that this guy — who recently was released after being charged with randomly punching someone else and breaking that victim’s nose — should be back in a public space where he can attack others, especially children,” MTA Communications Director Tim Minton told WPIX. “The people responsible for the criminal justice system need to learn from this episode before more innocent people become victims.”

WPIX's video report called the suspect a "homeless individual."

Man arrested for punching girl in Grand Central: MTA youtu.be

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