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Jan. 6 committee eyes referring criminal charges for Trump
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee eyes referring criminal charges for TrumpThe House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Department pursue three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, including insurrection.
School, law enforcement investigate violent attack at Horizon Middle School
Read full article: School, law enforcement investigate violent attack at Horizon Middle SchoolLaw enforcement and school officials are looking into an alleged physically violent attack that occurred at a Kissimmee middle school Friday, the Osceola County school district said in a tweet.
‘Your actions had a profound impact on me’: Rep. Stephanie Murphy thanks officers during Capitol riot committee hearing
Read full article: ‘Your actions had a profound impact on me’: Rep. Stephanie Murphy thanks officers during Capitol riot committee hearingRep. Stephanie Murphy was tapped to be part of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.
US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial
Read full article: US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)NEW YORK – A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up New York City's 9/11 Memorial and other landmarks and attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, authorities said. According to court papers, he expressed his frustration with the U.S. military and his desire to aid the Islamic State group. The criminal complaint said he then provided training and guidance to purported Islamic State fighters who were planning attacks, including advice about potential targets in New York City, including the 9/11 Memorial. This month, according to the complaint, Bridges sent a video of himself in body armor standing before an Islamic State flag, gesturing support. In a statement Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Fort Stewart-based 3rd Infantry Division, Lt. Col. Lindsey Elder, confirmed that Pfc.
3 arrested on attempted murder charges after ATV attack on Florida wildlife officer
Read full article: 3 arrested on attempted murder charges after ATV attack on Florida wildlife officerPOLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County authorities have arrested a third person after a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer was run over by an ATV during a Saturday night confrontation, officials said. The officer was patrolling the Avon Park Bombing Range when, officials said, he spotted three people shining a spotlight into the Avon Park Bombing Range property. When the officer approached the individuals, a scuffle broke out, according to sheriff’s officials. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the assailants ran over the officer as they fled the scene. Rodrigo Alberto Mato La Rosa was apprehended in South Florida and also faces a charge of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer.
Tunisia arrests 7 suspects after deadly weekend attack
Read full article: Tunisia arrests 7 suspects after deadly weekend attackTUNIS Tunisian authorities say that they have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in a deadly weekend attack that left one security officer dead and another wounded. National guard spokesman Housameddine Jbabli said Monday on Radio Shems that seven suspects are being held by anti-terrorism authorities. The Islamic State group's Amaq agency carried a brief claim of responsibility on Monday for the attack. Among the seven detained is the wife of one of the dead attackers and the two brothers of another. Sousse was the site of Tunisias deadliest extremist attack in 2015, when a massacre killed 38 people, most of them British tourists.
Man sought after 95-year-old suffocated by pillow at Florida nursing home
Read full article: Man sought after 95-year-old suffocated by pillow at Florida nursing homePORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A 95-year-old nursing home patient was killed in Florida after being attacked in his room, police said. According to a news release from Port St. Lucie police, staff members at Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center called 911 just after midnight Sunday when a nurse walking by a room saw a man sitting on top of the patient’s chest, holding a pillow over his face. TC Palm reported that the nurse shouted for help and the man fled. The patient was dead when police arrived, authorities said. Police set up a perimeter and searched the area with a K-9 unit and the county sheriff’s office helped with a helicopter, but they were unable to locate the culprit.
Suspect in violent downtown Orlando attack turns himself in, police say
Read full article: Suspect in violent downtown Orlando attack turns himself in, police saySuspect in violent downtown Orlando attack turns himself in, police sayPublished: November 4, 2019, 1:08 pmMichael Scarlett has turned himself in after investigators linked him to a violent attack in downtown Orlando.