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Angel Ortiz charged with murder in fatal shooting at Bonner Drive residence

1Oct

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Texas

Angel Ortiz charged with murder in fatal shooting at Bonner Drive residence

HOUSTON, TX – Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man that occurred around 9 p.m. on September 30, 2025, at a residence located at 8429 Bonner Drive. Angel Ortiz, 21, is charged with murder in the 179th Criminal District Court. According to HPD Homicide Division Detectives L. Patterson and C. Vaughn, patrol officers responded to a shooting call at the residence and found an unresponsive male in the driveway. The victim had suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Houston Fire Department paramedics. His identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. Investigators determined that the suspect and the victim had been talking when Ortiz picked up a rifle and poin...

Arkansas State Crime Lab rules Fordyce couple’s deaths a murder-suicide

1Oct

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Arkansas

Arkansas State Crime Lab rules Fordyce couple’s deaths a murder-suicide

FORDYCE, AR – The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory has concluded that the deaths of two Fordyce residents last month were the result of a murder-suicide. File Photo (August 2025) On September 15, 2025, the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division initiated a death investigation at the request of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office after a deceased couple was discovered inside a home in the 1700 block of West 4th Street. Deputies with the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and officers from the Fordyce Police Department responded to the residence around 11 a.m. after receiving a report of two unresponsive individuals. Upon arrival, authorities located the bodies of 81-year-old David Parham and 70-year-old Holly Parham. The Dallas County Coroner pronounced both individuals de...

Forrest City doctor sentenced to six years for sexually assaulting patients

1Oct

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Arkansas

Forrest City doctor sentenced to six years for sexually assaulting patients

FORREST CITY, AR – Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 61, of Forrest City, was convicted on September 29, 2025, of six counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault following a jury trial in St. Francis County Circuit Court. The conviction stems from multiple incidents involving sexual assaults of female patients during medical examinations at Banaji’s clinic in Forrest City. He was sentenced to six years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections and ordered to pay $90,000 in fines. According to the Arkansas State Police, the investigation began in August 2023 when the First Judicial District Prosecutor’s Office requested assistance from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID). Special Agents with ASP CID arrested Banaji on August 26, 2024, following their investigation. For further information, c...

Chase Washington arrested for manslaughter after fatal shooting of 20-year-old woman in Magnolia

1Oct

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Delaware

Chase Washington arrested for manslaughter after fatal shooting of 20-year-old woman in Magnolia

MAGNOLIA, DE – Delaware State Police have arrested 23-year-old Chase Washington, of Magnolia, in connection with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman on September 30, 2025. At approximately 7:30 p.m., troopers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Millchop Lane following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they located the woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification. According to the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit, which assumed the investigation, Washington, an acquaintance of the victim, was inside the residence handling a loaded handgun in a reckless manner when it discharged and struck the woman. Washington was taken into...

Amanda Kegg arrested for conspiracy to commit murder in deaths of Malisa and Michael Kegg III

1Oct

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Indiana

Amanda Kegg arrested for conspiracy to commit murder in deaths of Malisa and Michael Kegg III

PRINCETON, IN – Amanda N. Kegg, 34, was booked into the Gibson County Detention Center on October 1, 2025, around 4:30 p.m., on an arrest warrant for Conspiracy to Commit Murder, a Level 1 Felony. According to the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, Kegg’s arrest is connected to the ongoing investigation into the December 31, 2024, murders of 51-year-old Malisa Kegg and 34-year-old Michael Kegg III. On January 1, 2025, 53-year-old Michael Kegg Jr. was arrested and charged in connection with the same case. Gibson County Detectives Sgt. Roger Ballard and Jennifer Loesch located Amanda Kegg in Vincennes, Indiana. She was taken into custody without incident with assistance from the Vincennes Police Department. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law....

Delaware GOP calls on University of Delaware to address student TV show credit thanking “Charlie Kirk’s Killer”

1Oct

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Delaware

Delaware GOP calls on University of Delaware to address student TV show credit thanking “Charlie Kirk’s Killer”

WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Republican Party is demanding accountability after the University of Delaware’s Student Television Network (STN49) allegedly broadcasted violent messaging in one of its programs. In a recent episode of The Bi-Weekly Show, an SNL-style program produced under the advisement of the University’s Communication Department, the closing credits included a “Special Thanks to Charlie Kirk’s Killer.” After students raised concerns, the video was deleted and reuploaded with the reference removed. Sources indicated the department attempted to resolve the matter quietly. https://twitter.com/realnickmiles/status/1973469251596960040?s=46&t=qpHXKRrodumlvlidNEoopw “This program operates under faculty oversight, with taxpayer-funded resources, and carries the ...

Man killed in head-on crash after veering into oncoming traffic in Palmdale

30Sep

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California

Man killed in head-on crash after veering into oncoming traffic in Palmdale

PALMDALE, CA – A man was killed following a head-on collision Sunday morning after reportedly losing control of his vehicle in Palmdale. The crash occurred around 11:27 a.m. on September 28, 2025, near 50th Street East and Club Rancho Drive. According to the preliminary investigation, a male Hispanic adult was driving a 2015 white Hyundai Elantra southbound on 50th Street East at an unknown speed when he lost control and veered into oncoming traffic. The Elantra struck a 2001 silver Honda Civic traveling northbound. The driver of the Hyundai was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Honda Civic was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing and being handled by the California Highway Patrol, Antelope Valley Office. ...

DEA targets CJNG in week-long operation, seizes over a million counterfeit pills and 77,000 kg of drugs

30Sep

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Washington D.C.

DEA targets CJNG in week-long operation, seizes over a million counterfeit pills and 77,000 kg of drugs

WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today the results of a five-day surge targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), resulting in 670 arrests and the seizure of more than 77,000 kilograms of narcotics, including over a million counterfeit pills. The operation, conducted from September 22 through September 26, 2025, involved DEA agents across 23 domestic field divisions and seven foreign regions. The surge led to the following seizures: Fentanyl powder: 92.4 kg Counterfeit pills: 1,157,672 Methamphetamine: 6,062 kg Cocaine: 22,842 kg Heroin: 33 kg U.S. currency: $18.6 million Assets: $29.6 million Firearms: 244 CJNG, designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February, is considered one of the most violent and prolific ...

Omar Mendoza charged with vehicular homicide in fatal Bear motorcycle crash

30Sep

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Delaware

Omar Mendoza charged with vehicular homicide in fatal Bear motorcycle crash

BEAR, DE – Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Omar Mendoza of New Castle in connection with a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday morning on US Route 40 near Fir Avenue. The incident happened on September 28, 2025, around 10:00 a.m., when Mendoza, driving a Chevrolet Malibu eastbound, entered a crossover at Fir Avenue, failed to stop at a stop sign, and drove diagonally across the westbound lanes into oncoming traffic. A westbound Suzuki motorcycle struck the front of the Malibu, ejecting both its riders. A 44-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle, from New Castle, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her name has not been released pending family notification. The 36-year-old male operator of the motorcycle, from Bear, was transported to a hospital wi...

DOJ sues protest groups and individuals for attacking New Jersey synagogue event, citing FACE Act violations

30Sep

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New Jersey

DOJ sues protest groups and individuals for attacking New Jersey synagogue event, citing FACE Act violations

NEWARK, NJ – The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit in the District of New Jersey against the Party for Socialism and Liberation–New Jersey (PSL), American Muslims for Palestine–New Jersey (AMP), and several individuals, alleging violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) during a coordinated protest at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange on November 13, 2024. According to the complaint, the defendants—including Tova Fry (also known as Terry Kay), Altaf Sharif, Matt Dragon, Eric Camins, and two unnamed individuals—engaged in acts of intimidation, threats, and physical obstruction that disrupted a religious event and targeted Jewish worshipers based on their faith and identity. The DOJ alleges that: Protesters forced the relocation o...