Mom kills 3-year-old son, husband at popular family resort, cops say. Then she makes chilling 911 call.



A Pennsylvania woman killed her 3-year-old son and husband at a popular family-friendly resort in the Pocono Mountains, according to authorities. Afterward the mother reportedly called 911 to help her commit suicide.

Around 3:13 p.m. last Monday, law enforcement responded to the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun for a report of a "distressed female," according to a statement the Pocono Township Police Department released.

'Every day, I work so hard to be the best person, the best mother, the best wife.'

"The female, identified as Metallica Rose Harrison of Towanda, Pennsylvania, advised the dispatcher that she needed help committing suicide," the police statement read.

NBC News obtained the criminal complaint, in which Detective Earl Ackerman of the Pocono Township Police Department wrote that Harrison asked the dispatcher for help "to find the vein in her neck to stab" because she was attempting to commit suicide.

Police said officers discovered a deceased adult male and a 3-year-old male child in a room at the resort; they were later identified as the suspect's husband, Charles Harrison, and the couple's son, whose name has not been released.

According to the affidavit People magazine obtained, Metallica Harrison told the dispatcher she had knives and that "my husband and son are already gone in the bed in the living room."

"They’re already gone, I’m sorry," the 27-year-old told the dispatcher, police said.

The affidavit said Charles Harrison appeared to have suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest while the boy had a single stab wound to the chest.

Police said Metallica Harrison had injuries to her wrist and neck and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The affidavit indicates that during the ambulance ride to the hospital, she told first responders: "I f**ked up. I f**ked up. I just needed energy and strength."

Police said she repeatedly made "statements that she wasn't supposed to be here."

"Every day, I work so hard to be the best person, the best mother, the best wife," she said in the ambulance, according to the affidavit. "It wasn’t supposed to end like this. I was supposed to have my happy family. That’s what I envisioned since I was a child."

Police said Metallica Harrison told officers while at the hospital that she was "suicidal, not stupid."

WGAL-TV reported that investigators recovered two teal-handled knives, medication bottles, and containers of what law enforcement believes was blood.

Resort employees confirmed to police that the recovered knives were not the type kept at the Great Wolf Lodge.

Police executed a search warrant at the family's home where they seized 10 teal knives, teal-colored scissors, nine sealed envelopes addressed to Metallica Harrison, four sealed envelopes addressed to Charles Harrison, two journals, a book, financial records, a laptop, a safe, and an envelope, according to WGAL.

Police said of the seized records, "It is common for individuals in these scenarios to document their homicidal and suicidal ideations via hand writings or electronics prior to, during, and after the act has taken place."

Investigators found an electric utility shutoff notice posted on the front door of the home, the warrant stated.

Police said the Harrison family checked into Great Wolf Lodge on Sept. 21 and were scheduled to leave on Tuesday.

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Police records show investigators spoke with the slain father's mother and sister, who told them Metallica Harrison was "dominant" and "controlling" and had isolated Charles Harrison and the boy from Charles' family during the last three years.

WGAL reported, "The women also told investigators that Metallica appeared resentful toward her son and had said she never wanted to become pregnant, the documents stated."

Charles Harrison's mother, April Thetga, said money had been drawn from her son's retirement account to pay for the three-week trip.

"It was definitely odd, but they’d taken their 401(k) out. ... There was nothing we could do about that," Thetga told the New York Post.

Metallica Harrison was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal homicide.

On Tuesday, Magisterial District Judge Daniel Kresge ordered Harrison held without bail, according to police.

Harrison is being detained at the Monroe County Correctional Facility.

Police characterized the incident as an "isolated domestic tragedy."

"Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to the family and loved ones affected by this tragedy," police stated.

Police have not revealed a possible motive and said the investigation is ongoing.

The Great Wolf Lodge said in a statement, "We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by a tragic domestic incident that occurred yesterday in a guest room at our resort in the Pocono Mountains."

"It was an isolated family incident, and we’re cooperating fully with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation," the resort's statement continued. "Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of those affected."

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New Jersey deputy AG charged with heinous child sex crimes allegedly involving 'prepubescent female'



A man entrusted with prosecuting bad guys in New Jersey is accused of being a bad guy himself.

Brian Richard Fitzgerald, a 51-year-old deputy attorney general in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, has been arrested and charged with three felonies in connection with alleged child sexual abuse material.

At least one 'image mentioned in the probable cause was a prepubescent female. That image was actual CSAM, not AI-generated.'

According to a press release from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, a search warrant was executed at Fitzgerald's home in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, on Thursday after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a tip about a user on the messaging app Discord who had allegedly sent an "illicit image" on July 10.

An investigation into that tip "linked the account and associated internet protocol addresses" to Fitzgerald's residence. Once there, law enforcement discovered "prompts and scripts" that helped create pornographic images of children using artificial intelligence, the press release claimed.

Investigators also determined that Fitzgerald had allegedly engaged in Discord chats under the username "thegentlemanpervert_2160_07833." In these chats, he "admitted to making multiple illicit images using artificial intelligence and sharing them with other users," the press release claimed.

The accusations against Fitzgerald do not involve just images generated by AI. The press release claims that Fitzgerald also received and sent via social media explicit images of "real children."

Manuel Gamiz Jr., director of communications for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, confirmed to Blaze News that at least one "image mentioned in the probable cause was a prepubescent female. That image was actual CSAM, not AI-generated."

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Citing the probable cause affidavit, Gamiz told Blaze News that the alleged AI-generated CSAM depicted "pubescent females (approx. mid to late teens.)"

Fitzgerald has been charged with three felonies: possession of child sexual abuse material, dissemination of photos or film of child sexual abuse materials, and criminal use of a communication facility. The offense date listed on the court docket is July 10.

Magisterial District Judge Corryn Kronnagel set bail at $2 million with 10% surety. Fitzgerald is scheduled to appear in court again on October 27.

No attorney for Fitzgerald was named on the court documents.

A spokesperson from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said in a statement to Blaze News: "Our office is aware of the charges that have been filed against an employee of the Division of Law. We are cooperating with our partners in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and are taking appropriate action with respect to his employment."

Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan stated: "No one is above the law, least of all someone entrusted with upholding it. Our office will pursue these cases aggressively and hold offenders fully accountable, regardless of their profession or title."

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Scranton, Pa., mayor Paige Cognetti, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District, tentatively settled a lawsuit brought by a former city employee alleging that she was fired after facing a "campaign of harassment, intimidation, and unfounded and unfair scrutiny" for supporting Cognetti's past political opponent, according to court filings.

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Pa. Governor Shapiro Sides Against Netanyahu In Israeli Election

Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania—a likely 2028 Democratic presidential contender perceived in some circles as a pro-Israel moderate—used a recent debate in his own re-election campaign to call on Israeli voters to dump Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Male, 45, fatally shoots 7 of his relatives, 1 family friend in home, police say; 1 victim was 8 months pregnant



A 45-year-old male fatally shot seven of his relatives and one family friend in an Erie, Pennsylvania, home, on Friday, police told the Associated Press.

The gunman took his own life, the AP said, adding that authorities have not released his name. One of the victims was eight months pregnant, police said in a news conference video.

'They were a lovely family. Who would have thought this would ever happen?'

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the gunman was related to seven of the victims, while the eighth victim was a friend of the pregnant woman, the outlet added. Police have not made the names of the victims public, the AP noted.

A man whose 1-year-old daughter Amarianna was among the shooting victims told the outlet Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed.

"I think that was a front for him," Julius Windham told the AP while standing at a memorial to shooting victims, who also included a 5-year-old boy.

"Him every day, him smiling and being just — you would think ... nothing like that would happen," Windham added to the outlet.

Mourners on Sunday placed candles, flowers, and stuffed animals outside the home where the man opened fire shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, the AP said, adding that Windham wore a T-shirt with pictures of the women and children and the words, "Forever In My Heart."

"Words can't even explain what I'm going through right now," Windham added to the outlet. "But I gotta be strong for my community, you know what I'm saying? My family, my daughters, my sons, everybody."

Chief Lorah said video and audio evidence investigators recovered included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two "distressed" women arrived and began pounding on the door, according to the AP, which added that the gunman came out of the house, shot them as they ran toward him, and then returned inside the house.

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Responding officers found the two women dead outside, the outlet said.

Police deployed a drone and robot, the AP said, adding that officers then went inside the home and found the bodies of the 5-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor.

"Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home," the chief said at a news conference, according to the outlet.

Lorah declined to discuss a motive for the shooting but suggested mental health could be a factor, the AP said, adding that the chief noted that investigators would talk to relatives and examine the cell phones of the women who were killed outside the home.

"They knew something was going on at that house," Lorah also said, according to the outlet. "We have to figure out what that is."

Nicole and Debra Eller, whose best friend was among the victims, told the AP they have known the family for more than 30 years. Nicole Eller added to the outlet that the shooter "was a good guy, and then he started going downhill with everything."

"They were a lovely family. Who would have thought this would ever happen?" Debra Eller added to the AP. "Oh my gosh, this is so upsetting. This should have never happened to her or the kids or anybody. His grandchildren, his kids, how can you do that?"

The outlet added that Erie Mayor Daria Devlin (D) at a Saturday news conference told the victims' families she was "so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier. ... Our entire community is with you; we're grieving with you. And we are here to support you."

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Allegedly drunk female flips out on arresting officer with repeated violent physical attack, police say



An allegedly drunk female is accused of flipping out on an arresting police officer with a repeated violent physical attack over the weekend in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Hatboro Police said officers were dispatched Sunday to Hatters Court in the Woodwinds Condo Complex for a report of a domestic disturbance in progress. Hatboro is about 45 minutes north of Philadelphia.

'$1,000? Seriously?? ... Seems like she should have been held to a higher bail.'

While officers were responding, police said they received information about approximately seven individuals engaged in a fistfight in the parking lot.

Arriving officers didn't encounter a large-scale fight, but police said 23-year-old Emily Abbruzzi was in violation of statutes regarding disorderly conduct as well as public drunkenness.

When officers attempted to take Abbruzzi into custody, police said she purposefully kicked an officer in the leg.

Police said after Abbruzzi was placed in handcuffs and was being placed in the back of a patrol vehicle, she attempted to kick the same officer in the chest.

As she was being seat-belted into the patrol vehicle, police said Abbruzzi attempted to kick the same officer in the face.

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Abbruzzi was arrested and charged with:

  • Aggravated assault on police
  • Simple assault
  • Resisting arrest
  • Harassment
  • Public drunkenness
  • Disorderly conduct

Abbruzzi was arraigned Monday; bail was set at $1,000, police said, adding that a preliminary hearing is pending.

One commenter under a Facebook post from the Hatboro-Horsham Patch about the incident said, "$1,000? Seriously?? This woman kicks or attempts to kick a police officer three times? Seems like she should have been held to a higher bail."

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French author tells Glenn Beck why she fell in love with America: 'It's endless'



Lea Martin arrived in America expecting to find the country she'd heard about her entire life: uncultured, superficial, and different from Europe in all the wrong ways.

Instead, she found something she never anticipated.

Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck has read her new book, "Dear Land of the Free," and he calls it “almost like a love letter” about his beloved country.

Martin explains that she wrote the book after she broke up with her ex-boyfriend and felt “disassociated.”


“I felt like, oh my god, I need to write this love letter to this country that gave me so much and helped me transform so much,” she tells Glenn.

“So, it’s just my whole love for this country that gave me so, so much,” she adds.

“What was it that flipped you … because I know what people say in Europe about America, and it’s almost a cartoon version of us. But what was it that you either saw that you were like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have this all wrong,’ and what flipped you to this?” Glenn asks.

“When I arrived in the U.S., I had so many cliches, and I’ve never dreamed about moving to the U.S. It just happened because of my ex,” she explains. “And then when I arrived here, I realized how wrong I was because we have so many cliches around food, around Americans, around so many things here.”

“And I realized I was so wrong,” she says, noting that “one of the biggest cliches” is that Americans are “uncultured” because they don’t travel as much as Europeans.

“And I’ve realized there’s a lot of nuance in this cliche,” she says.

“It’s so easy for us to travel because also the flight tickets there are way cheaper, while in the U.S. it's more complicated. This country is so huge. Like, when even I was in Pennsylvania, I did a road trip in Pennsylvania, and I was like, I’m still in the same state, but I can drive hours and hours and hours,” she explains.

When she road-tripped through Texas, she found the same thing, calling it “endless.”

“Each state has its own specialties, people, mindset. It’s so interesting,” she adds.

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Scranton Mayor Running for Congress Turned Her Own Street Into a One-Way, Angering Residents: 'Somebody's Going To Get Killed There'

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