Spirit Airlines pilot reportedly arrested at airport amid accusations involving alleged underage victims



A Spirit Airlines pilot reportedly was arrested at an airport amid accusations involving alleged underage victims.

Dominic A. Cipolla — a 40-year-old pilot with Spirit — was arrested July 17 while he was working at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the Guardian reported.

'The pilot was removed from duty pending our investigation into the matter.'

A Spirit spokesperson informed the paper that the airline was "aware of a matter involving a pilot at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport … which was unrelated to the performance of their job duties."

"The pilot was removed from duty pending our investigation into the matter," the spokesperson stated. "And we arranged for another pilot to operate the flight."

According to a July 11 criminal complaint out of Kansas, Cipolla is accused of stalking two children in Olathe.

Citing the complaint filed in Johnson County District Court, the New York Times reported that Cipolla was charged with two counts of stalking the minors with "reckless conduct causing fear."

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The criminal complaint offers no specifics about the alleged behavior, only stating that the incident occurred “on or about” Aug. 5, 2024.

The Guardian added that the birth dates of the alleged victims listed in court documents indicate "they are approximately 12 and 17 years old."

The Guardian said the charge involving the younger alleged victim is a felony because of the person's age and carries a prison sentence of up to three years. The other charge is a misdemeanor that carries a sentence of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

On Saturday, Cipolla was taken to the Johnson County Jail in Kansas. According to jail records, he was released the same day after posting a $12,500 bond.

Cipolla is scheduled to make his initial court appearance next Tuesday, according to records.

As part of the terms of his release, Cipolla is not permitted to leave Kansas without the approval of the Johnson County District Court. He also is forbidden to make any contact with children.

Court records say Cipolla is a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, which is roughly 22 miles north of Olathe.

Citing a now-deleted LinkedIn account, the New York Times reported that Cipolla has been a first officer with Spirit Airlines since 2022.

The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, which brought the charges against Cipolla, did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

But attorney Brandan Davies said in a statement on Cipolla's behalf that he's “a two-time combat veteran with not so much as a speeding ticket on his record," the Guardian reported, adding that Cipolla "denies the allegations against him and asks that the media allow the court process to take place."

As Blaze News recently reported, federal agents reportedly stormed the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines plane and dragged a pilot off the commercial airliner. The pilot was hit with 24 charges related to sexual assault of a child 10 years or younger.

The ex-girlfriend of the arrested Delta Air Lines pilot also was arrested and charged in the disturbing case that allegedly involves her young daughter, according to officials.

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Man dumps girlfriend; she reacts by secretly marrying him without his consent or knowledge — then she lands in jail



After a Texas man dumped his girlfriend, the breakup reportedly didn't stop her from going behind her ex-boyfriend's back to marry him without his knowledge. However, the ex-girlfriend ended up going to jail for allegedly stalking her former lover.

Beverly Hills Chief of Police Kory Martin said a 42-year-old man contacted the police department on June 13 to report that he returned home and found a package from his ex-girlfriend on his property, Law & Crime reported.

Chief Martin said the alleged victim was 'going through a significant process to try to fix this at this point, so that's a whole [different] situation.'

The package was a "gift bag from Bath & Body Works," which contained products from the personal care and home fragrance retail chain, the outlet added.

The package also had some surprising contents.

One item was a photo of his ex-girlfriend — 36-year-old Kristin Marie Spearman — "holding what appears to be a marriage license showing them married and officiated by a local reverend," People magazine reported.

The package also had a copy of the marriage certificate filed with the McLennan County Clerk’s Office, Law & Crime added.

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The anonymous victim told police that he never got married to Spearman.

He told police he went with Spearman to get a marriage license on June 2. However, the couple reportedly got into an argument, they allegedly broke up, and their marriage never happened.

According to police, the man told Spearman that "he did not want to be in a relationship" with her any longer.

Investigators suspect that Spearman convinced a reverend to certify her marriage, even though the groom wasn't in attendance or even aware that he was getting married.

"It was found during a follow-up investigation with the reverend that Kristin Spearman pursuant to the scheme of obtaining a marriage certificate convinced the reverend to certify the victim and Kristin in the Holy Union of Matrimony without the knowledge of the victim and his required presence," police said, according to Law & Crime.

According to McLennan County’s website, both parties “must appear in person” and have valid identification to apply for a marriage license.

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Chief Martin told KWKT-TV, "At first, we were really considering that it may be some forged documents. However, once we made contact with the reverend who ended up signing the actual ceremony, showing that they were unified, he basically, you know, solidified the fact that, yeah, the groom was not present when that occurred."

He added to the station that "I don't think in 23 years I've never heard of anybody who managed somehow to get married to someone who wasn't present for a ceremony."

The Beverly Hills Police Department did not release the identity of the marriage officiant.

Chief Martin said the alleged victim was "going through a significant process to try to fix this at this point, so that's a whole [different] situation."

Police took Spearman to the McLennan County Jail after obtaining an arrest warrant for third-degree felony stalking, KWKT said.

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How an Arkansas dad accused of shooting 67-year-old male who was with his missing daughter, just 14, could beat murder charge



An Arkansas father was arrested last week after allegedly shooting dead a 67-year-old man who was in a car with his missing 14-year-old daughter.

Aaron Spencer, 36, reported to police around 1 a.m. last Tuesday that his daughter was missing, according to a press release from the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office.

'Aaron Spencer's legal team will clearly argue what's called a heat of passion.'

"While en route, deputies were notified that the father, Aaron Spencer, had located the juvenile in a vehicle with Michael Fosler," the news release stated.

The sheriff's office said there was a "confrontation" between Spencer and Fosler.

Spencer is accused of shooting Fosler. Police said Fosler was pronounced dead at the scene.

Spencer was taken into custody and transported to the Lonoke County Detention Center.

Jail records show Spencer posted bail and was released Oct. 9, USA Today reported.

The Lonoke County Sheriff's Office said Spencer is facing a preliminary charge of first-degree murder.

Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley said in a video shared Oct. 10, "Currently, official charges have not been filed. I have not, nor will I advocate for any specific charges."

Staley added, "This is a tragic situation, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those involved."

Staley said that an investigation is ongoing and “only limited details can be released” at this time.

On Friday, the sheriff told USA Today that Fosler had been arrested by another agency in July and booked for internet stalking of a child and sexual assault. Fosler was scheduled to appear in court in December.

Fox News asked Attorney Brian Claypool — a social and legal commentator — if it's possible that Spencer could beat a murder charge.

"Aaron Spencer's legal team will clearly argue what's called a heat of passion. That is a defense in the state of Arkansas," Claypool explained. "And what that really means is that Spencer committed the alleged murder in the midst of an emotional disturbance."

Claypool added: "Heat of passion reduces a charge of first-degree or second-degree murder down to manslaughter. That would be a big deal for Aaron Spencer because that can make the difference between getting convicted and spending 30 years to life in jail or serving five to 20 years in jail."

Claypool noted that the confrontation between the two men could allow the defense to argue that their client shot Fosler in self-defense.

He highlighted that most self-defense laws throughout the country apply when there is an "imminent fear of grave bodily harm to either themself or a family member."

Spencer's wife — Heather Spencer — said she had launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for her husband's legal defense but said the campaign was taken down.

GoFundMe's terms of service state: "You agree that you will not use the services or platform to raise funds or establish any fundraiser for the purposes of promoting or involving the legal defense of financial and violent crimes, including those related to money laundering, murder, robbery, assault, battery, sex crimes, or crimes against minors."

Heather Spencer wrote on Facebook, "We have been absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of love and support we have received since this incident. I keep saying that we are private people, because we are. It’s been incredibly hard to see this posted all over social media. While we want and need the public’s help for Aaron’s case, we are still trying to process as a family what has happened to our child. We have been trying to navigate this the best we can for everyone."

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Lawsuit: RICO Queen Fani Willis Violated The Same Law She Weaponized Against Trump Republicans

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Why stalking can be extremely dangerous



The government isn’t the only entity going after Blaze’s investigative journalist Steve Baker.

Now, the man who has been unfairly persecuted for chasing the truth of what really happened on January 6 is dealing with a stalker, too.

“This newfound attention that I have is now bringing some of the crazies out of the woodwork,” Baker tells Pat Gray.

“This guy had flown in from Atlanta and to here. When he got to the airport at DFW, he actually did a selfie video that he posted on X saying that he was going to come here, and he was going to confront me and Beck, because we were part of this underground mafia that’s trying to overthrow the government, trying to take down Trump,” he explains.

When he made it to the parking lot of Mercury Studios, he began live streaming and walking around the building with a “sidekick” that he had picked up in Dallas.

“He picked up a sidekick in Dallas? Is this Batman that came to confront you,” Gray laughs.

A fearless security guard was able to scare the stalker and his comrade off, but a person like Baker doesn’t just attract one crazy person — he attracts many.

While Baker was in D.C. covering the sentencing hearing of the Oath Keepers, a woman flew from Chicago to confront Baker because he refused to cover the story she told him about the 20 brain implants she claims the government has put in her head.

“The more interesting part of her story was that for 20 years now, since this began, every single doctor that she has gone to to have these removed have all refused because they’re afraid that they’re going to be assassinated,” Baker explains.

“I don’t blame them,” Pat Gray jokes. “You start removing brain implants that the government put there, and you know you’re going to be in trouble.”


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Oklahoma teacher allegedly sent nude photos to minors, accused of stalking and grooming at least 10 students including boys who were dating her daughter



A former high school teacher in Oklahoma is facing three felony charges for allegedly stalking and grooming at least 10 students.

Serena Cator, 43, was arrested on March 16 and released on $15,000 bail. Cator was charged with three counts of engaging in sexual communications with a minor by use of technology.

Cator was a home economics teacher at the McLoud High School in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. She was fired in December.

An investigation into Cator began last November after a student told her mother that a home economics teacher was having sex with a student.

"We received the information from the school in November 2022, so the investigation pretty much started then," McLoud Chief of Police Kyle Webb said. "It took a little while [since] it was a pretty in-depth investigation, and then we turned everything over to the DA, and they filed three counts against Serena."

The investigation revealed that Cator was sending sexually explicit messages to at least 10 male students, according to the affidavit. The students ranged in age from 14 to 18.

Cator sent nude photos to the students on Snapchat and then asked the minors to send explicit images in return.

KOKH-TV reported, "Documents say she groomed the students the same way, messaging them through social media, and eventually inviting them to Snapchat where she would send and ask for nude photos."

Cator reportedly became friends with the mothers of the students that she was interested in. She would allegedly send the mothers photos of the boys in class or at school sporting events.

Two of the students were in a relationship with her daughter at one point, according to court documents.

Police said Cator stalked and sexually groomed at least ten minors.

When confronted by school officials about the accusations of inappropriate behavior, Cator allegedly provided a list of students who she had been involved with on social media.

Cator blamed her actions on having mental health issues and not being able to differentiate between dreams and reality, according to the affidavit.

The Pottawatomie County district attorney is now handling the case.

Webb said, "I think one thing that people need to understand is it's not always a male predator and a female victim. I think sometimes that people look at that differently, maybe they fly under the radar a little bit because they're not used to it."

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Dad confesses to killing elderly sex offender with moose antler; says man stalked his daughter



A Minnesota father turned himself in and confessed to fatally beating a convicted sex offender he believed had stalked his toddler daughter, the Star Tribune reported Friday.

"[Lawrence Scully] is a convicted pedophile, and him stalking and attempting to groom my daughter is completely inappropriate and needs to stop," Levi Axtell reportedly wrote of Lawrence Scully in a request for a protective order in 2018.

Levi Axtell, a 27-year-old father from Grand Marais, was charged with second degree intentional murder after allegedly beating 77-year-old Lawrence Scully to death in Scully's home on March 8, WTIP reported.

A blood-covered Axtell reportedly turned himself in after the encounter, telling local authorities he beat Scully with a shovel and "finished him off" with a moose antler.

"This was a brutal attack without provocation on an elderly man," County Attorney Molly Hicken said during a hearing Friday, according to Star Tribune.

Axtell told the court in 2018 that Scully had stalked his then 22-month-old daughter at her day care. He alleged Scully would sit in his van near the day care as the children were taken for walks. The court temporarily granted Axtell's request for an order of protection, reportedly dismissing it within several weeks.

Scully was convicted of assaulting a 6-year-old girl in 1979 and released from prison in 1982, KNBC reported. WTIP describes Scully as a "notorious personality" in Grand Marais who lost a race for mayor in 2014.

Axtell arrived in the Sheriff's Office covered in blood on Friday. After walking into the lobby, he dropped to his knees, "put his hands on his head and said he had murdered [Scully] with a shovel," according to the Star Tribune.

Axtell said he grabbed the shovel from Scully's deck. After delivering 15 to 20 blows with the shovel, he "finished [Scully] off" via repeated blows with a large moose antler.

Todd Axtell, Levi Axtell's uncle and St. Paul's police chief from 2016 to 2022 told the outlet he loves his nephew. He also said he has "always believed in, and supported, the criminal justice system — a system that will now do what it's designed to do."

Axtell's bail was set at $1 million. His next court appearance is slated for April 10. Until then, WTIP reports, he will be held in custody of the Cook County Sheriff.

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'I like teenage girls! ... It's not wrong': Man who stalked, raped 14-year-old girl — and used pliers to pull off her braces — sentenced to life in federal prison



A Michigan man who stalked and raped a 14-year-old girl — and pulled off her braces with pliers after enticing her to run away from her Texas home — was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported, citing U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham.

What's the background?

A federal jury in June convicted 22-year-old Thomas John Boukamp on 16 counts, the paper said: one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual conduct, one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, one count of enticement of a minor, two counts of receipt of child pornography, 10 counts of production and attempted production of child pornography, and one count of cyberstalking.

Boukamp met the child — identified in court as Jane Doe — on the instant messaging platform Discord when she was just 13, the Star-Telegram said, citing federal authorities. They exchanged messages — including some detailing threats to hurt the young girl's family if she disclosed their “relationship" — and Boukamp later brought her to Michigan, the paper reported.

Once she was in Michigan, Boukamp kept Jane Doe in his home where he sexually assaulted her, forcibly removed her braces with pliers, strangled her, and hit her, the Star-Telegram said.

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The girl's father testified in court that when she ran away to Michigan, his terrified daughter brought her baby blanket with her, the paper added.

“This man stalked and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old, then had the gall to claim in federal court that their so-called ‘relationship’ was consensual,” Meacham said in a Thursday news release, the Star-Telegram said. “The child, who bravely faced her abuser in court, asserted in no uncertain terms that his advances were unwelcome. By law, 14-year-olds simply cannot consent to sexual contact with adults. We are immensely proud of this child and hope this sentence brings some solace to her and her family."

'I like teenage girls!'

At Thursday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutors introduced as evidence a recorded jailhouse phone call in which Boukamp said he wouldn't apologize for “quote unquote raping a 14-year-old," the paper reported.

“I like teenage girls! They don’t like that I like that,” Boukamp said of federal agents and prosecutors, according to the Star-Telegram. “I frankly don’t care what the morality of this current time and place says. It’s not wrong. There’s nothing wrong about it. And they’re not going to ever convince me of its wrongness. So up theirs. I hate this nation.”

When Boukamp was reminded that authorities were monitoring his jailhouse phone calls, he threatened, “If you’re listening to this, yeah, your family is going to die," the paper reported.

The girl’s father submitted a statement to the court describing his daughter's continuing trauma, the Star-Telegram added: “Her childhood was ended too soon. He took that from her. She struggles with her self-esteem. I don’t know if she’ll ever be able to truly love herself again … We hope that she can be okay. We hope that she can make it through this. We know that she will never be the same. We know that she will never get her innocence back.”

U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix issued Boukamp's sentence, the paper said.

Here's a video news report about Boukamp's conviction in June:

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Man charged with allegedly 'stalking' and 'threatening' to 'inflict injury' to wife of Rep. Devin Nunes



A California man has been charged for allegedly "stalking" and "threatening" the wife of GOP Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.), according to an exclusive report by The Daily Wire.

What are the details?

According to The Daily Wire's report, a misdemeanor criminal complaint was filed against William Joseph Burden, 58, (who is also known as William Joseph Terrell), on Aug. 13 for contacting Elizabeth Nunes — an elementary school teacher and wife of Devin — "unlawfully, and with the intent to annoy." The outlet noted that Burden is accused of using "obscene language," "including a 'threat to inflict injury' to her or her property and family."

Burden was not arrested due to the new coronavirus protocols, but he has been ordered to appear before a judge. According to The Sun, if convicted, Burden could spend up to 180 days in county jail.

The Wire also reported that Nunes' office told them:

That Burden sent a series of threatening and lewd communications to Elizabeth aimed at her and her children. At the same time, similar threats were sent to the school where Elizabeth teaches third grade. Nunes' office said it hopes the FBI can determine whether Burden was responsible for both sets of messages or if he was working with someone else.

Terri Rufert, superintendent for the Sundale Union Elementary School District where Mrs. Nunes works, confirmed the allegations to The Daily Wire, issuing a statement saying:

We would like to thank the U.S. Capitol Police, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, and the Tulare County District Attorney for taking action to protect our students and teachers. We take threats aimed at our school and our kids seriously. We will not tolerate any form of harassment or stalking directed at any of our students or teachers.

What did Rep. Nunes say?

Rep. Nunes also issued a statement in reaction to the charges against Burden, thanking law enforcement for their work.

"All threats will continue to be turned over to the proper authorities," he said.

Devin Nunes is a nine-term congressman and currently the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. The couple have three children.

The Washington Examiner pointed out:

Devin Nunes has said a stream of troubling calls and emails to his family and school district began after an activist from the left-wing group Southern California Americans for Democratic Action, Michael Seeley, obtained Elizabeth's work emails through a California Public Records Act request and released them online in 2018.