Author: Houston Stringer

ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has upheld the 78-month federal prison sentence of Brian Bocage, who described himself as “Michael, the archangel,” after he admitted to a series of arsons targeting monuments, memorials, and a police vehicle outside a synagogue. File Photo (October 2025) According to court documents, Bocage carried out four arsons in Florida and Tennessee and posted videos of the crimes on social media. His targets included the North Lauderdale Veteran’s Memorial, two Tennessee monuments, and a police car outside the Synagogue of Inverrary-Chabad. Bocage pleaded guilty to arson in the Southern District of Florida after previously receiving a 20-month sentence in a separate Tennessee federal case. He argued that his 78-month sentence...

CAMDEN, AR – Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division have arrested 17-year-old Makya McClain of Camden in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Kimaria Wilson. According to the Arkansas State Police, Camden Police officers responded around 5:45 p.m. on October 19 to a reported shooting at an apartment in Fort Lookout Manor. Upon arrival, officers found Wilson suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, she was pronounced deceased at approximately 8:30 p.m. by the Ouachita County Coroner. Following a request from Camden Police, state investigators began a homicide investigation. McClain was arrested two days later, on October 21, and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. She was tra...

HESPERIA, CA – Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department arrested 36-year-old Scott Binder of Hesperia following an investigation into a video showing a man provoking and then shooting a dog in a yard. According to investigators, Deputy Mark Ballinger identified Binder as the possible suspect after observing a vehicle at his residence similar to the one seen in the footage. On October 30, deputies executed a search warrant at Binder’s home in the 14600 block of Mojave Street, where evidence confirmed he was the individual in the video. Binder was taken into custody and booked into the High Desert Detention Center on multiple felony charges, including animal cruelty, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He rema...

AUSTIN, TX – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Google has finalized a $1.375 billion settlement with the State of Texas, resolving two of the largest single-state data privacy enforcement actions ever brought against the company. File Photo (October 2025) Paxton stated that the settlement serves as a warning to other tech companies about violating Texans’ privacy rights. The lawsuits accused Google of unlawfully tracking users’ geolocation data, monitoring incognito browsing, and collecting biometric identifiers without consent. The agreement represents the largest single-state settlement against Google for privacy-related violations. By comparison, a 40-state coalition previously secured $391 million, nearly $1 billion less than the amount obtained by Texas. Thi...

OXFORD, MS – Twenty individuals from Mississippi and Tennessee were arrested in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy operating across the Mississippi Delta. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi, the suspects identified as Brandon Addison, Javery Howard, Milton Gaston, Truron Grayson, Bruce Williams, Sean Williams, Dexture Franklin, Wendell Johnson, Marcus Nolan, Aasahn Roach, Jeremy Sallis, Torio Chaz Wiseman, Pierre Lakes, Derrik Wallace, Marquivious Bankhead, Chaka Gaines, Martavis Moore, Jamario Sanford, Marvin Flowers, and Dequarian Smith face charges related to drug distribution. Nineteen of the defendants are also charged with federal firearm violations tied to drug trafficking, including fourteen who were local law enfor...

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas State Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred following a high-speed pursuit late Wednesday night. Around 10:15 p.m., an Arkansas State Police Trooper observed a red Infiniti traveling eastbound on Interstate 30 near the 133-mile marker at a high rate of speed. When the Trooper attempted a traffic stop, the driver exited at Geyer Springs Road and fled, reportedly reaching speeds over 100 mph while disregarding traffic signals and nearly hitting other vehicles. The chase continued onto I-30 westbound, where the vehicle exceeded 130 mph before exiting at McDaniel Drive. The Infiniti struck another motorist, lost control, and crashed into heavy machinery at a nearby business, where it caught fire. The 20-year-old male driver from Littl...

ASHDOWN, AR – A Little River County jury has sentenced 35-year-old Chance Cathey of Idabel, Oklahoma, to 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections after finding him guilty of Abuse of a Corpse. According to the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division, the Little River County Sheriff’s Office contacted state investigators on January 2, 2024, after receiving a report of a body left in a well along County Road 106 in west Little River County near the Oklahoma border. Investigators from both agencies excavated the well and recovered the body of 57-year-old Bobby Graham, also known as Bobby Conley, of Tom, Oklahoma. Authorities believe Graham had been in the well for up to two weeks before being found. An arrest warrant for Cathey was issued in December 2024,...