Wild video shows family of slain young woman attacking murder suspect in court: 'It was worth every moment'



A courtroom brawl erupted in New Mexico as the family of a slain young woman attacked the suspect in her murder during a hearing on Friday.

Alexander Ortiz, 20, is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, 20-year-old Alianna Farfan.

The uncle told police that the murder suspect "killed my niece like a coward."

According to police, Ortiz shot Farfan at her apartment in the Northeast Heights neighborhood of Albuquerque on Jan. 11, 2024. With assistance from SWAT officers, Ortiz was arrested on Feb. 21, 2024.

Police suspect that Ortiz shot and killed another woman, 25-year-old Nicole Maldonado, outside a food market just six days after the Farfan murder.

The Albuquerque Police Department stated in March, "Following his arrest for the murder of Farfan, detectives executed a search warrant at the residence and located multiple parts of a .40 caliber handgun, including an extended magazine, 50-round drum magazine, Glock 22 .40cal slide, .40cal ammunition, and a mobile phone."

"Detectives determined several of the firearm parts were similar to those used in the homicide at the Adam Food Market," the Albuquerque Police Department confirmed.

The Albuquerque Police Department noted that Ortiz was charged with the murder of Farfan. In the death of Maldonado, Ortiz was charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder resulting in death, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and tampering with a witness.

Around 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Ortiz appeared at a procedural hearing related to the murder of Farfan. The family of the alleged murder victim also attended the hearing.

In the middle of the hearing, a man in the gallery suddenly jumped over the barrier and sprinted toward Ortiz. The video of the courtroom attack shows the man tackling Ortiz right in front of the judge's bench. The assailant was later identified as Farfan’s uncle, Carlos Lucero.

The courtroom video shows a second man entering the fray. The man was identified as 51-year-old Pete Ysasi. Ysasi was Farfan's stepfather, according to NBC News.

According to the New York Times, Lucero and Ysasi struck a corrections office during the melee.

KOAT-TV reported that Joeray Ortiz, Ortiz's father, joined the donnybrook to allegedly defend his son. Joeray told deputies that he was trying to “break up the fight,” according to the criminal complaint.

At one point during the fight, women were swinging chairs at the men wrestling on the floor.

The courtroom scrum reportedly lasted for about a minute until Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies broke up the brouhaha and restored order to the courtroom.

Court documents said Ortiz, Lucero, and Joeray Ortiz all suffered "visible lacerations" from the physical altercation. Lucero and Ysasi were both arrested and charged with felonies of battery upon a peace officer and assault on a jail. Lucero was released from the Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, and Ysasi was released the day after, according to jail records.

According to the criminal complaint, the uncle told police that the murder suspect "killed my niece like a coward." Regarding the courtroom assault of the murder suspect, he allegedly said, "It was worth every moment."

The Albuquerque Journal cited court records showing that Lucero and his wife were granted custody of Farfan's 1-year-old daughter two months after Farfan's death.

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Evidently tired of having his city immobilized by vegetarian climate alarmists, vigilante single-handedly dismantles barricade



Vegetarian climate alarmists held up traffic for miles Tuesday in London, England, after they blocked Westminster Bridge, demanding that the government put livestock farmers and fishers out of business and help force the population onto a plant-only diet.

While motorists waited patiently and the police bided their time, one Briton, evidently tired of having his city held hostage by extremists, took matters into his own hands.

What are the details?

Vegetarian climate alarmists blocked traffic on Westminster Bridge during rush hour on Feb. 14, staging a so-called candlelit "Valentine's dinner," reported the Hackney Gazette.

One alarmist dressed up as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and uncorked a bottle of champagne:

\u201cProtesters from @RebelsAnimal have blocked Westminster bridge in a protest against government money for animal agriculture\u201d
— Damien Gayle (@Damien Gayle) 1676369733

The alarmist seated opposite the man in the mask, who can be seen in the video playing with counterfeit cash, explained that he and other demonstrators wanted the prime minister to transition the country off animal-based agriculture and end subsidies to the industry.

One of the alarmists present, Joshua Lane from Derbyshire, stated, "This Valentine’s Day we’re calling on the government to get out of its toxic relationship with animal farming and fishing and, instead, show commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergencies with a plant-based food system."

Lane and the other demonstrators who delayed Britons who work for a living from completing their journeys are associated with Animal Rebellion.

Animal Rebellion is a climate alarmist organization that seeks to "reimagine our food system so it is resilient enough to survive the climate crisis that is already here."

Contending that "it is obvious to everyone that the current animal-based food system cannot survive the climate crisis," Animal Rebellion seeks to put meat and dairy farmers out of work and compel the population to eat only plant-based foods.

Like other climate alarmist groups previously detailed by TheBlaze, Animal Rebellion claims that "democracy is broken" on account of the democratic will of the people producing results other than those the activists would prefer.

Orla Coghlan, a spokesman for the climate alarmist group, said of the Feb. 14 blockade, "We fully accept responsibility for the disruption to the public caused by these actions and that it can naturally lead to anger."

Carnivorous strength

While Metropolitan Police stood idly by as the climate alarmists forced hundreds of cars to idle on the bridge in the direction of St Thomas' Hospital for an hour, one bystander took action.

Video of the incident shows a young man tossing the climate alarmists' candelabra aside. He can then be seen chucking their romantic set decorations — including their table — off to one side of the road.

The vigilante proceeds to unseat both climate alarmists and drag them, one by one, out of the way of those motorists possibly poised to help feed their families.

Finally, the vigilante tears down the climate alarmists' banner.

\u201cQuite a bit of aggro here with this man one of several who has tried to physically remove @RebelsAnimal protesters from the road\u201d
— Damien Gayle (@Damien Gayle) 1676369733

One of the climate alarmists subsequently told Damien Gayle the vigilante "straight up just assaulted us."

When the climate alarmists eventually resumed their positions on the street, another passerby began pulling them to the side. However, on this occasion, police officers intervened:

\u201cPolice tackle a passerby manhandling a @RebelsAnimal protester\u201d
— Damien Gayle (@Damien Gayle) 1676369733

After the physical interactions came to an end, the police permitted the climate alarmists to continue blocking traffic.

According to police, officers ultimately "removed the protesters from the highway to allow traffic to move freely over the bridge. Five protesters were arrested for obstruction of the highway. ... A sixth person was arrested for actual bodily harm after assaulting a protester. All six were taken to a West London police station."

The road was opened one hour after the climate alarmists initiated their blockade.

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Ex-MMA fighter choked out wanted felon who violently attacked police officer



A wanted felon violently attacked a police officer last week in Portage, Indiana. The wanted man may have gotten away from law enforcement if it wasn't for a former MMA fighter volunteering his particular set of skills to incapacitate the felon.

William Cassoday, 39, was on his way with his wife to visit his mother on Monday afternoon to show her their new car. While driving, he noticed a Porter County Sheriff’s Office patrolman being punched in the face and he immediately pulled over to help the brutalized cop.

Unfortunately for the felon, Cassoday is an ex-MMA fighter and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainer.

Cassoday – who is working on getting his black belt and has been training on and off for 13 years – took down the felon with ease.

"I’m 280 pounds - this guy was probably half my size," Cassoday said.

Cassoday came up from behind and put his arm around the felon's neck, then used his other arm to tighten the grip in a rear-naked choke.

“He couldn’t do anything because I was squeezing on his neck and then he kinda felt like he went limp for a second and so I loosen[ed] it up,” Cassoday told WMAQ-TV.

Cassoday pinned the man within 15 seconds, and the police officer recovered to handcuff the suspect.

The Porter County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as 37-year-old Christopher Delgado.

Porter County Sheriff’s Office patrolman Jamison Smith noticed Delgado walking down the street and stopped him for an outstanding warrant for auto theft. Delgado allegedly attacked Smith during the confrontation.

Delgado was arrested and charged with battery, resisting arrest, and providing false information to police.

Patrolman Smith suffered swelling above his right eye from a punch, but is reportedly "going to be OK," according to officials.

While being pinned to the ground, Delgado allegedly told Cassoday that he should be a cop. Cassoday replied, "It's not something I would be interested in. They don't get enough credit for what they do."

Cassoday's wife – Marisa McDaniel – said, "Not a lot of people would have done that. He was very courageous. He didn’t have to think twice, he did what he had to do."

Law enforcement officials said they "cannot thank Mr. William Cassoday enough for his courageous actions."

“Putting his own safety aside, he ran into harm’s way, assisting Officer Smith in taking a felon into custody,” said Porter County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Benjamin McFalls said, according to the Lake Geneva Regional News.

“Mr. Cassoday willingly jumped into a fight, in which our officer was being violently attacked,” McFalls added. “Mr. Cassoday exemplified what it means to be a resident of Porter County. We will be honoring him in the near future."

New Orleans father arrested in alleged 'street justice' killing of man accused of murdering his son



New Orleans police have arrested a father who allegedly shot and killed a man who is accused of murdering his son.

Bokio B. Johnson, 46, is accused of shooting to death Hollis Carter, 21, and wounding Carter's mother in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Carter and his mother were headed to court around 9 a.m. on March 23. Minutes before arriving at their scheduled court hearing, they stopped their white sedan at a traffic light when a black Ford F-150 pulled up beside them, the New Orleans Advocate reported. Johnson allegedly executed a deadly drive-by shooting. Carter was shot in the head twice and died at the crime scene. The mother was critically injured in the shooting.

Pastor Mike Smith of Bethel Baptist Community Church said he witnessed the shooting and told WVUE-TV, "When they heard it, everybody turned and they saw a gentleman standing out with his rifle pointing in the car."

"[The mother] was hurt, she couldn't feel her legs, and they called the police. She kept saying, 'My baby, he's in the car, is he ok?' They didn't tell her that he was deceased, they just sent her to the hospital," Smith said.

Carter was headed to court for the alleged slaying of Caleb Johnson, 18, and his stepsister Breyiana Brown, 25, in March 2021.

Caleb – a senior at the Edna Karr High School – was the son of Bokio Johnson.

Johnson's obituary reads: "Caleb leaves behind to cherish his memories his loving parents Bokio Johnson and DeCarlas O'Neal-Johnson." The obituary added that the teen planned to enlist in the U.S. Navy after graduating high school.

Carter – who was facing two second-degree murder charges – served five months before he was released after making a $375,000 bond, according to WWL-TV.

Police said Carter confessed to the murders, but his attorney claimed that Carter provided a false confession because he was fearing retribution from the actual gunman.

Authorities believe the lethal shooting on March 28, 2021, happened because of a gun sale that went wrong in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. A third unidentified person suffered non-deadly injuries in the shooting.

John Fuller – the defense attorney who represented Carter – said on Wednesday that he believed, "Street justice has resulted in an assurance that there would never be any closure in this case."

Bokio Johnson's attorney said, "People have jumped to conclusions."

"While it is admittedly true that the victim in this matter was accused of the March 2021 murder of Mr. Johnson's son and daughter, that does not, especially in a city like New Orleans, indicate that this is a matter of vigilante justice," attorney Michael Kennedy wrote in a statement.

"If and when the State of Louisiana chooses to indict Mr. Johnson, I can state without question, we will stand together and loudly and clearly respond, 'Not guilty,'" Kennedy declared.

On Friday, Bokio Johnson was booked into the Orleans Justice Center on one count each of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office records.

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