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Rochester mayor's husband arrested on felony drug and weapon charges after police search
The mayor of Rochester, New York, is questioning the timing of authorities arresting her husband on felony drug and weapon charges, after he was arrested as part of an ongoing drug investigation this week.
What are the details?
Mayor Lovely Warren's (D) husband, Timothy Granison, emerged as a suspect three months ago in an investigation being conducted by Rochester police and the area's narcotics team, which was launched seven months ago.
Authorities said that once Granison became a target, the part of the probe involving Granison was taken over by State Police "to preserve the integrity of the investigation for obvious reasons," the Democrat & Chronicle reported.
On Wednesday afternoon, State Police pulled Granison over and found cocaine inside his vehicle, and in a following search of the home he shares with Warren, law enforcement discovered an unregistered handgun. A rifle was also seized, but it is unclear if that firearm is illegal.
Bearing Arms noted that just last week, Warren announced a gun buy-back program for the city of Rochester.
"Getting guns off our streets must be our priority," she said in a statement. "We must continue working together with our citizens to take these guns off our streets so our residents can feel safe in their neighborhoods and live the lives they deserve."
Warren's husband was one of seven people charged in the investigation that involved authorities finding more than two kilos of powder and crack cocaine, three firearms and $100,000 cash, according to Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley (R).
Granison "previously served five years probation for a 1997 jewelry store robbery," according to The Daily Caller. He was charged with three felonies in connection with Wednesday's searches: two drug possession charges, and one weapons charge.
What did the mayor say?
The mayor held a news conference Thursday wherein she addressed the charges against her husband, as well as a separate ongoing investigation into her allegedly violating election laws.
Warren, who has served as mayor of Rochester since 2014, distanced herself from her husband, saying that she and Granison had signed a separation agreement years ago but the two had decided to stay together to co-parent their daughter.
The mayor also suggested she was being targeted at this time because it is three weeks before early voting starts in the mayoral election, and after she "announced we were moving forward with reparations and universal basic income."
She declared during the presser, "Some people would do anything to try and break me."
Husband charged with murder of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew
Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew disappeared almost a year ago, and her husband was just charged with her murder.
Mrs. Morphew, 49, has two adult daughters, and was reported missing by a neighbor on Mother's Day of last year after going on a bike ride and never returning.
What are the details?
Fox News reported that Barry Morphew, 53, was arrested near his home on Wednesday and has been "charged with first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and attempt to influence a public servant, according to authorities."
The arrest of Mr. Morphew was announced by Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze during a news conference, where the sheriff said, "Today is not a day for celebration, nor does it mark the end of this investigation. Rather, it's the next step in this very difficult yet very important journey as we seek justice for Suzanne and her family."
The Denver Post reported that Chaffee County authorities were "tight-lipped" about the arrest of Barry, revealing few details about what they knew from the year-long investigation that has thus far involved "70 investigators... serving 135 search warrants in Colorado, interviewing more than 400 people and taking about 1,400 tips on the case."
Despite acknowledging that Suzanne's remains have still not been found and her cause of death is unknown, District Attorney Linda Stanley expressed her confidence that they have the right suspect, citing an "incident" that pointed to Barry as being responsible for killing his wife.
For now, officials said, the arrest affidavit will remain sealed.
One week after Suzanne went missing last year, Barry released a video wherein he pleaded:
"Suzanne, if anyone is out there and can hear this — that has you — please, we'll do whatever it takes to bring you back. We love you, we miss you, your girls need you. No questions asked, however much they want. I will do whatever it takes to get you back. Honey, I love you and I want you back so bad."
The Daily Mail reported that the outlet "exclusively revealed that [Mr.] Morphew was at a hotel in Broomfield, Colorado, on the day of his wife's disappearance and mysteriously left the room reeking of chlorine and covered in wet towel."
The Mail also noted that Barry sold a two-acre plot of land in February of this year that he purchased weeks after Suzanne disappeared, adding that "cadaver dogs picked up the scent of human remains" on the grounds of that property in September.
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GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik calls newspaper 'heartless' over post mocking her as 'childless'
A New York-based newspaper published a post mocking Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as "childless" this week, prompting the congresswoman and her husband to issue a joint statement condemning the characterization as "hateful, abusive, and heartless."
What are the details?
The Times Union out of Albany posted a "work of fiction" presented as a made-up script Stefanik might deliver to first graders at a school visit, making fun of her throughout.
The paragraph that drew the ire of Stefanik read:
I see that there are only a few of you in class today, and I just want to assure you that there is nothing to be afraid of. That's why I am not wearing a mask. Because Kung Flu is a socialist hoax, a term that will mean more to you when you grow up and have children of your own. I myself am childless because I am a rising star in the Republican Party, and family planning is possible by way of the contraception paid for by my excellent taxpayer-provided healthcare plan.
The congresswoman and her husband, Matt Manda, responded with the following statement:
"As a young married couple, we have developed a thick skin over many years as we have become accustomed to repeated sexist smears in media coverage. However, the Times Union's decision to publish an article that mocked us as 'childless' is a new low and is truly heinous and wildly inappropriate. This shameful statement is not only inherently sexist, but also hateful, abusive, and heartless. The Times Union publisher, editors, and staff have clearly let the paper's standards sink so low that they have chosen to embrace sexist scum and content under the masthead. They should be ashamed.
We not only require a complete retraction, but we also demand an immediate public apology and explanation as to how this was allowed to be published in the Times Union and who will be held responsible and accountable.
We are grateful to the thousands of constituents who have encouraged and prayed for us over the years. Thank you for your kind words and best wishes. Like millions of families, we hope and pray that we will be blessed by becoming parents."
What happen to the 'blog' post?
Fox News reported that "blog has since been removed from the Times Union website," but it remains on the personal site of one of the joint authors.
The Times Union editor and vice president Casey Seiler told the outlet in a statement:
"The Times Union has for years hosted a series of community-generated blogs covering a range of topics. They are not edited by Times Union staff, but are expected to meet a set of civility guidelines. A post that recently appeared on one of these sites was brought to our attention, and, upon our review, we felt it did not meet those guidelines. We pulled it down immediately along with all earlier posts on that blog."
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