Shocking video: Boys, just 7 and 9 years old, wrestle for loaded gun — and 1 points it at deputies during tense standoff



Newly released video shows two young boys engaging New Mexico deputies in an armed standoff.

The boys, ages 7 and 9, both handled a loaded handgun — and one of them even pointed it at Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Feb. 16

'We know where the children learned the behavior from, and that is being addressed as well.'

The two young boys, seen in the video dressed in "Minecraft" and "Star Wars"-themed pajamas, are standing next to an air-conditioning unit while handling a loaded handgun.

During the nearly seven-minute video, the boys are seen struggling with each other to take control of the gun.

Image source: Bernalillo County (N.M.) Sheriff’s Office

A female voice is heard saying in the drone video, "Put it down, baby. Put it down, babe."

A deputy tells the children, "Just throw it on the ground, bud. Come talk to us. You're not in trouble."

After more than five minutes into the standoff, police fired a warning shot — a non-lethal projectile — near the children, and the boy holding the gun immediately pointed it at officers.

Image source: Bernalillo County (N.M.) Sheriff’s Office

Deputies scream in unison, "Drop it! Drop it!"

The boy who was not holding the gun put his hand up and hid behind the air-conditioning unit.

Police fired another warning shot.

As both boys took cover between the air conditioning unit and a house, a deputy rushed toward the children and wrestled the gun away from the boy, after which other deputies converged on the scene and took the pair into custody.

Image source: Bernalillo County (N.M.) Sheriff’s Office

Image source: Bernalillo County (N.M.) Sheriff’s Office

The sheriff’s office said in a statement, "Utilizing BCSO’s drone program, deputies were able to monitor the situation in real-time, providing critical updates and enhancing situational awareness. This technology allowed deputies to secure the area swiftly and safely, ultimately preventing a potential deadly force encounter with the juveniles."

Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen stated, "I will tell, if it was not for our drone program, we would have probably went in there a little bit more blind and been into a deadly force confrontation pretty quick, and as you can imagine, it would have not gone well with us killing and shooting a 7- and 9-year-old."

Police said the drone program has been "instrumental in providing deputies with additional tools to manage diverse and high-risk situations."

Sheriff Allen said, "This case illustrates the complex intersection of juvenile crime, mental health, and public safety. We are taking important steps to close service gaps and expand our ability to work with juveniles involved in firearms or violent crimes."

Allen added that his department previously had been called to the home at least 50 times due to issues with the boys and their family, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

Allen did note that if the boys were several years older, the department would 'probably be speaking differently and doing it the reverse route.'

BCSO Behavioral Health Unit Clinical Manager Michael Lucero said members of the unit immediately went to the boys' home to assist the family with "numerous issues they’re experiencing" and conducted psychiatric evaluations of the children.

Lucero said the unit is working on getting help for the children and the parent who reportedly has an extensive history of trauma.

The family’s case agent, Danielle Smith, told KRQE-TV, "I don’t know how much I’m able to say, so I’m just gonna leave it very vague, but we know where the children learned the behavior from, and that is being addressed as well."

BCSO Deputy Deanna Aragon said the boys were not arrested, and no charges were filed against the children. She noted that the children have not been removed from the home.

Law enforcement did not divulge where the boys got the gun but said the firearm was seized after the standoff.

Sheriff Allen said the boys “were taught how to use the firearm.”

Police said the case is still under investigation, and the parents could face charges.

“We’re dealing with a 7- and 9-year-old, so now we’re looking at the adult side, how they had the firearm, are they gonna be charged with the Bennie Hargrove law, we’re looking into all of that,” Allen stated.

The Bennie Hargrove law holds adults criminally liable for negligently allowing minors access to firearms.

Allen also pushed back against critics who called for the arrest of the young boys.

"Children are our future, and we know one side is going to say, ‘Lock them in jail.’ They’re 7 and 9 years old. I told you before, numerous times in numerous interviews, that I understand the frontal lobe,” Allen said, referring to children's incomplete brain development.

Allen added, “Arresting people isn’t the only way out of this crisis of juvenile crime. ... You have to look at it from a bunch of different avenues and use the resources you have, and then criminal elements can come later.”

Allen did note that if the boys were several years older, the department would "probably be speaking differently and doing it the reverse route."

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High-tech hero: Video shows police bomb squad robot outsmart, pin down hotel gunman in Texas showdown



There's a new RoboCop in town. A police bomb squad robot singlehandedly incapacitated and pinned down an armed suspect in a Texas showdown.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said there was a warrant out for the arrest of 39-year-old Felix Delarosa because he violated his parole by tampering with his electronic monitoring device, KCBD reported.

The robot approached the broken window, and the suspect shot his gun at the robot. The bomb squad robot countered by spraying tear gas into the room.

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, Texas Anti-Gang unit members tracked down Delarosa at a Days Inn hotel in Lubbock. Delarosa — who was armed at the time — reportedly fired a shot at officers from inside his room when they went to approach him.

The officers called the Lubbock County Sheriff’s SWAT team to assist with apprehending the suspect.

Officials said Delarosa fired another shot while SWAT negotiators attempted to convince him to peacefully surrender. During the negotiations, Delarosa — who was barricaded in his hotel room — allegedly fired more shots at officers.

A sheriff’s office sniper returned fire and allegedly struck Delarosa.

By this time in the standoff, the room's large glass window had been shattered amid the exchange of gunfire.

Robot to the rescue

The Lubbock Regional Bomb Squad deployed a robot to deal with the suspect without putting the lives of law enforcement in jeopardy. The bomb squad robot rolled up to Delarosa's hotel room. The suspect first attempted to debilitate the robot by throwing a bed sheet on it, which was not effective.

The robot approached the broken window, and the suspect shot his gun at the robot. The bomb squad robot countered by spraying tear gas into the room.

The suspect is seen on video desperately crawling out of the room and appears to be extremely disoriented from the tear gas.

While Delarosa was wriggling on the ground, the robot drove on top of him.

Then, while pinning him to the ground, the wheels of the robot pulled down the suspect's pants.

SWAT team members swooped in to take Delarosa into custody two hours after the showdown began.

Delarosa was transported to University Medical Center for his injuries and then booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center.

Delarosa was charged with aggravated assault against a public servant.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice noted that Delarosa was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance in 2017.

Delarosa was released from prison and placed on parole in April 2022.

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Gangbanger, female posed with dismembered body of landlord with hatchet in his chest in photos cops reportedly found



A New Jersey woman and an alleged Bloods gangbanger posed with the dismembered body of a landlord with a hatchet in his chest in grisly photos investigators unexpectedly uncovered following a whirlwind path of recent crimes.

The macabre saga began last month when 25-year-old Gabriella Caroleo reportedly got into an argument with her ex-boyfriend in Manchester Township, New Jersey, which is located in the central part of the state near the coast. On June 27, Caroleo reportedly called 911 to notify authorities that her ex-boyfriend — 35-year-old Maxwell Johnston — shot her. Caroleo was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and later died.

Police brought cadaver dogs to the property and made a gruesome discovery.

Caroleo also texted her mother moments before the deadly shooting to ask her to call the police, saying she was in fear for her life, according to assistant Ocean County prosecutor Eleni Demestihas.

On July 5, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Manchester Township Police Department, and United States Marshals Service finally located Johnston at a residence in Toms River.

Johnston — an alleged Bloods gang member who had a gun during the seven-hour standoff — allegedly was holed up in the house with four other individuals.

Marshals negotiators persuaded Danielle Bolstad, 42, Jared Krysiak, 34, and Jarred Palumbo, 36, to exit the home. Hours later, 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli reportedly exited the residence and was transported to Community Medical Center to be treated for injuries sustained during the standoff.

"The residence was subsequently cleared using a drone, and Johnston was located in a bedroom, deceased, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head," according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutors accused Mascarelli of housing Johnston — a known fugitive — for four days despite her knowing about Caroleo's fatal shooting.

Mascarelli was arrested and charged with harboring a fugitive from justice.

The Toms River home where the standoff occurred belonged to 56-year-old Kerry Rollason, but he was not in the house. He allegedly was a landlord who rented it out.

Detectives executed a court-authorized search warrant on the home and found a defaced .22 caliber handgun, according to the prosecutor's office. Evidence that a murder had been committed at the house allegedly was found as well.

On July 11, disturbing photos were discovered during a forensic examination of Mascarelli's cell phone.

"Photographs were observed which depicted Mascarelli and Johnston in close proximity to an individual being clearly deceased and amputated at the top of his legs, with a hatchet in his chest, the hatchet being held by Mascarelli," Demestihas said, according to the Asbury Park Press.

The assistant prosecutor said the photos were taken in the basement of Rollason's home.

Demestihas added, "Additional images were recovered depicting Mascarelli, Johnston and Danielle Bolstad in a wooded area, with Johnston holding a large ax, and an active burn barrel behind him. An item with red staining, possibly blood, was also seen protruding from the barrel."

Police determined the location of the wooded area was in nearby Jackson and conducted a search of the property on July 11.

Investigators found numerous gloves, some similar to the ones Mascarelli and Johnston were wearing in the photos, according to Demestihas. Tests revealed the gloves had human blood soaked into them.

Demestihas noted that a knife was found in the barrel, and there were two pick axes and a shovel nearby.

The following day, police brought cadaver dogs to the property and made a gruesome discovery.

Approximately 100 yards from the burn barrel, police reportedly found numerous body parts in black bags and blankets. The assistant prosecutor said authorities also found several live 9mm rounds of ammunition, the hatchet Mascarelli was seen holding in the pictures, a saw, clothing, and multiple latex gloves.

The property owner told investigators he saw Johnston and Mascarelli there July 3 after Bolstad dropped them off in the area of the burn barrel, Demestihas said during Wednesday detention hearings for Mascarelli and Bolstad.

Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels ordered Mascarelli and Bolstad be held without bail at the Ocean County Jail.

Investigators determined Rollason was murdered July 3.

Surveillance footage from nearby homes showed Bolstad's car leaving July 3 around 12:38 a.m. and not returning until 4:31 a.m., Demestihas stated.

Palumbo reportedly told investigators he was in Rollason's basement with Krysiak during the early morning hours of July 3 when he suddenly heard three gunshots. He claimed that moments later, Johnston instructed them to leave the house immediately.

"Upon returning a short time later, Johnston began cutting the limbs off the decedent with the help of Mascarelli and Krysiak," Palumbo told the detectives, according to Demestihas.

Palumbo admitted to helping move Rollason's body parts, the assistant prosecutor stated.

Roughly three hours later, Palumbo allegedly was asked to bring up several bags from the basement and load them in Bolstad's car.

Palumbo was charged with hindering Johnston's apprehension and failing to dispose of human remains in a lawful manner.

Rollason's cause of death was determined to be from multiple gunshot wounds in addition to blunt force trauma, and the manner of death was a homicide.

Krysiak faces a detention hearing Friday.

Citing an autopsy conducted by the Ocean County Medical Examiner, the Toms River Patch reported that Rollason had been shot three times and bullets pierced his heart and liver. The landlord also suffered a significant skull fracture caused by blunt-force trauma. He was dismembered into eight pieces, according to authorities.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer declared, "The crimes committed against Mr. Rollason are unsettling and disturbing. I am thankful for the law enforcement professionals that worked diligently to uncover these depraved and soulless crimes."

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Ohio traffic stop goes sideways after couple takes a trucker hostage, then leads police on a 3-hour police chase, ending in gunfire and blood



Police pulled over a couple in a Dodge Caravan Wednesday morning after noticing they had been speeding through Ohio without taillights or visible registration. What might otherwise have gone down as a commonplace encounter quickly escalated into a bloody standoff.

Bodycam footage shows an officer from the London Police Department stopping the couple around 1 a.m. in Madison County, then approaching the van on the passenger's side.

"I just came from the ER," the 51-year-old female passenger told the officer, while her compatriot feigned shock about the lack of lights.

The officer indicated that "not a single light back there" was functioning, but reassured the couple they still might be able to get home since their brake lights were still operable — assuming, of course, the 54-year-old driver could provide some form of identification.

Appearing cooperative, the couple told the officer their names were Ronald and Barbara Taylor and that they were in town traveling. The driver ultimately failed to produce a driver's license, Social Security number, or temporary tags for his vehicle.

WBNS-TV reported that the suspects have since been identified as Elaine and Rodney Helman of Dayton.

As the officer walked away to check what LPD Chief Glenn Nicol indicated was false information, the driver revved his engine and veered off.

The couple made their way to a nearby BP gas station, where they bailed out of the van along with their dog and bolted in search of an alternate mode of transportation.

Police, who had given chase, pursued the suspects on foot.

As one officer came up on the suspects, he drew his taser and announced he would employ it should they fail to stand down. The male suspect allegedly drew a handgun, forcing the officer to take over behind a pickup truck.

The LPD indicated in a statement the suspect "pointed a handgun at the officer" after falling during the initial foot chase.

Nicol indicated that while the man did not ultimately shoot the officer, a live round was found at the truck stop.

LPD5 Bodycam youtu.be

The suspects managed to steal into an unlocked semi truck with no trailer but with the driver still inside, whom they reportedly took hostage.

In the semi and in the company of the unlucky truck driver, the couple blasted past the additional officers who had responded to the scene, striking a police cruiser in the process.

Taking once more to the road, the couple commenced a 2.5-hour chase.

Nicol indicated the top speeds reached in the pursuit were between 60 and 65 mph, reported the Daily Mail.

"Usually we try not to engage in such a long pursuit," said Nicol. "However with the speeds and the seriousness of crime and with the abduction taking place, we had to maintain contact with that vehicle."

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Madison County sheriffs joined officers from the LPD in the pursuit, which ended off Interstate 70 near the Dayton International Airport just before 3:30 a.m..

Although the chase had come to an end, the standoff was only just beginning.

According to authorities, the OSHP's special response team arrived later Wednesday morning, while personnel with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office attempted to negotiate with the suspects.

Around 7:30 a.m., the special response team in tactical gear approached the suspects in the semi "in an attempt to remove the hostage."

As the troopers approached the semi, they were reportedly shot at.

In response, the troopers returned fire, with one trooper allegedly blasting the cab over 20 times with his sidearm. Both suspects were hit in the exchange.

Fortunately, the hostage got out with only minor injuries, and no officers were reported injured in the shooting.

After the decisive firefight, troopers took the suspects into custody, both of whom were transported to the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Both suspects were pronounce dead at the hospital.

Suspect killed, another seriously hurt after troopers fired shots into stolen semi during standoff youtu.be

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Standoff between the US gov't and Texas — Gov. Abbott: 'See You in Court!'



The southern border crisis is escalating, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott isn’t backing down despite the DOJ’s confirmation that it intends to pursue legal action against him.

The DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources division has claimed the construction of a floating barrier in the Rio Grande river is unlawful and violates section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.

However, Abbott is firm in his stance that this border crisis is President Biden’s fault.

“Texas Has Seized More Than 422 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Since 2021.” Abbott tweeted.

“More than enough to kill all Americans,” he continued, adding, “We have also made 394,200 illegal-immigrant apprehensions and 31,300 criminal arrests. All because Biden is not doing his job.”

In a follow-up tweet, Abbott said he will see Biden in court and that the president must now face the consequences because under Biden’s policies, the U.N. declared the U.S.-Mexico border the deadliest border crossing in the world.

“Which you would think would be a great reason to not be encouraging people to make the dangerous journey,” comments Sara Gonzales.

While the Democratic Party likes to pat itself on the back as the “compassionate” one, Gonzales doesn’t find this very “compassionate.”

“I don’t find it to be compassionate to encourage people to make a dangerous journey, to encourage people to traffic their children, to encourage people to give their children to coyotes who can make money off of it. Their children are being raped the whole way,” she says.

BlazeTV contributor Jaco Booyens believes we need “real immigration policy” in order to stop this.

“It cost me $100,000 in 10 years to become a citizen. That’s not right either,” Booyens says.

“I do my fair share here, so we need reform. We’ve never been interested in reforming immigration,” he adds.


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Quick-thinking cop saves the life of knife-wielding suicidal man by turning up the heat at the airport



In recent times, the decisions of police officers are often questioned, especially during life-or-death scenarios where the cop may only have seconds to assess the situation and take action. A tense standoff at the Oakland International Airport was safely defused thanks to the quick-thinking and resourcefulness of a veteran police officer, who literally turned up the heat to cool down a highly flammable predicament.

At 6 a.m. Tuesday, a man was running between terminals inside the Oakland International Airport. The man then barricaded himself in a baggage carousel in Terminal 1, and threatened to kill himself with a knife. The man placed the 7-inch knife near his own neck and begged deputies to shoot him, which caused the terminal to be closed for hours and the area outside of TSA security was evacuated.

"We got a call from TSA, the man passed a note saying he needed help," said Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy Tya Modeste. "When deputies assigned to the airport responded, the man immediately pulled out a knife and put it to his throat."

Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeffery Hazelitt knew that drawing his gun might only escalate the situation that was already distressing for everyone inside the airport. Hazelitt, a 24-year-old veteran, analyzed the emergency and determined that the best course of action would be to ratchet up the heat. The suicidal man was wearing a thick jacket, so Hazelitt instructed the director of airport operations to turn off the air conditioning and crank up the heat.

Soon enough, the distraught man started to sweat. As soon as the suicidal man started to take off his jacket, Hazelitt used a Taser to subdue him, and was able to wrestle the knife from the suicidal man. The man suffered a minor injury to his neck. No other injuries were reported.

The knife-wielding man was taken to John George psychiatric hospital in San Leandro, according to the sheriff's office. The man was not arrested for the airport incident, but he did have an outstanding warrant from another county.

"Time is your best friend," Hazelitt said, adding that the standoff lasted four hours, during which a crisis team had been talking to the man and feeding him fruit. "I just saw the opportunity to get him warm and uncomfortable.

"I definitely feared for my life," Hazelitt told KTVU. "But more importantly, I feared for his life.

"I didn't want to shoot him or harm him," said Hazelitt, who is a member of the Special Response Unit. "I was looking to de-escalate the situation.

"Everybody has a story," the hero cop said. "I don't know what caused his mental health crisis at the time."

"My opportunity to give him one more day was all I was thinking about," he continued. "I wanted to give him the opportunity to see his children. He was talking about his children. So if I was able to get the knife away, get him the mental help that he needed, then that would pretty much give him extra life."

In a time of the defund the police and abolish the police movements, Hazelitt demonstrated level-headed thinking that was celebrated by his law enforcement peers.

"Sergeant Hazelitt is a trained professional," an Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy spokesperson said of the officer's brilliant unorthodox tactics to de-escalate the situation. "His actions on Tuesday were indicative of who he is as a person and a professional. He's passionate about his job, and he always puts others before himself."

"I hope he got the resources he needs," the officer said of the disturbed man.

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