Drunk Dad With Bulging Pants At Kennett Middle School Found With Loaded Gun: Police Drunk Dad With Bulging Pants At Kennett Middle School Found With Loaded Gun: Police
Drunk Dad With Bulging Pants At Kennett Middle School Found With Loaded Gun: Police An intoxicated man armed with a loaded pistol tried to pick up a child he wasn’t authorized to retrieve from a Chester County middle school, police announced on Thursday, May 15.  Joseph L. Lawthers, 30, showed up at Kennett Middle School at 195 SunnyDell Road in Landenberg at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, well after dismissal had ended, according to Southern Chester County Regional Police. Staff immediately activated safety protocols after determining Lawthers was not on the approved list to pick up the child. He was kept outside in the secure vestibule where the school resource off…
Man Gave Loaded Gun To Child To Hide It From Cops During Meriden Green Drug Bust: Police Man Gave Loaded Gun To Child To Hide It From Cops During Meriden Green Drug Bust: Police
Man Gave Loaded Gun To Child To Hide It From Cops During Meriden Green Drug Bust: Police A convicted Connecticut felon tried to hide a loaded revolver by giving it to a child as police moved in on an active drug investigation at Meriden Green, authorities said. Osvaldo Rivera, of Meriden, was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, criminal possession of a firearm, and risk of injury to a minor, police said. Members of the Meriden Crime Suppression Unit were investigating reports of drug dealing at Meriden Green last month when they spotted Rivera and a juvenile, whose name was not released. Police said the child was carr…
DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate
DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate The man who shot a father and his 5-year-old daughter as they were enjoying a day out in DC will spend more than a decade behind bars, authorities announced. Alante Partlow, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the April 2024 shooting in Northeast DC when he fired shots at the family, who investigators said he knew before the incident. At around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, police say officers were called to the 4800 block of North Capitol Street NE, where they found a man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the Fort Totten neighb…
Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Exposure In Dumfries Motel; Parents Charged With Murder: Police Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Exposure In Dumfries Motel; Parents Charged With Murder: Police
Toddler Dies Of Fentanyl Exposure In Dumfries Motel; Parents Charged With Murder: Police A Virginia toddler is dead, and her parents are facing murder charges after fentanyl was found in her bloodstream, Prince William County Police announced. William Nathaniel Fuller, 28, and Markita Ayanna Williams, 25 — both of no fixed address — were caring for the 2-year-old girl when she was found unresponsive inside a room at the Red Roof Inn on Dumfries Road around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, there were no visible signs of trauma or medical concerns at the time. A second child, under 6 years old, was also in …
Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate
Owings Mills Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate A Maryland man who opened fire on a driver during a midday road rage dispute on I-95 in Howard County will spend decades in prison. Owings Mills resident Quwan Gordon, 48, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting last summer after firing at another driver during a bout of road rage, and he was later convicted. This week, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office announced that Gordon was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection to the shooting along the interstate. In January, Gordon was convicted of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and related weapons offenses fo…
Man Shoots Couple In Feet After Walking By Them Arguing In Newburgh: DA Man Shoots Couple In Feet After Walking By Them Arguing In Newburgh: DA
Man Shoots Couple In Feet After Walking By Them Arguing In Newburgh: DA A 33-year-old man has admitted to gun charges after walking by a couple arguing in Orange County and shooting them both in the foot, prosecutors announced.  Jason Brown, 33, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 23, in Orange County Court to charges connected with the shooting, which happened in July 2024, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, April 29.  The incident happened on July 31, 2024, around 12:30 p.m., when a man and woman were arguing on a Newburgh street, according to prosecutors.  Brown and another man walked by and began a…
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE Wilmer Ramos-Giron was deported — twice. He came back — again. Now he's accused of choking and abducting a woman in Virginia. A Guatemalan national who was previously deported twice is in custody again after being arrested in Chantilly and charged with abduction, assault, and felony strangulation, federal officials announced. Wilmer Ramos-Giron, 34, was taken into custody on April 24 by officers from ICE Washington, DC and the Virginia State Police, according to ICE. Ramos-Giron, who has a past federal firearms conviction, had already been deported from the US in 2012 and again in 2020, bu…
Woodbridge Teen Brandished Gun At 14-Year-Old During FaceTime Fight, Police Say Woodbridge Teen Brandished Gun At 14-Year-Old During FaceTime Fight, Police Say
Woodbridge Teen Brandished Gun At 14-Year-Old During FaceTime Fight, Police Say A Virginia teen was arrested after allegedly flashing a gun and threatening a 14-year-old girl during a video call, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 3:10 p.m. on Monday, April 22, during a video call between two teens at a home on Beau Ridge Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say the girls got into a heated verbal argument that escalated when the 17-year-old pulled out a firearm and threatened the younger teen. The call ended shortly after, and the 14-year-old reported the threat to a family member, who called police. …
Four Robberies, Two Shootings: Jersey City Man Learns Fate After Wild Night Four Robberies, Two Shootings: Jersey City Man Learns Fate After Wild Night
Four Robberies, Two Shootings: Jersey City Man Learns Fate After Wild Night A 32-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to 26 years in federal prison on Wednesday, April 23 after pleading guilty to committing four robberies and two shootings, all in the same evening, authorities said. On Nov. 14, 2021, Rodney Williams robbed a store in Jersey City at gunpoint, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Soon after, Williams, accompanied by Siobhan Chandler, demanded money from a gas station, Habba said. When the attendants did not immediately comply, Williams shot one of the attendants in the chest before fleeing the scene, Habba said. Williams and Chandler then robbed a third s…
Sicklerville Man On Probation Ran Fake Check Scam Using Stolen Mail, Had Loaded Gun: Feds Sicklerville Man On Probation Ran Fake Check Scam Using Stolen Mail, Had Loaded Gun: Feds
Sicklerville Man On Probation Ran Fake Check Scam Using Stolen Mail, Had Loaded Gun: Feds A 23-year-old Sicklerville man admitted to obtaining checks stolen from the mail and unlawfully possessing a firearm on Thursday, April 17, authorities said. Donovan Bunch, who was on probation, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm, US Attorney Alina Habba said. Bunch and three others would obtain checks stolen from the mail and then would create counterfeit checks or alter the stolen checks by increasing the value of the check or changing the name of the payee, Habba said. Bunch would negotiate each counterfeit…
'Kick Axe' Shooting In DC Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ 'Kick Axe' Shooting In DC Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ
'Kick Axe' Shooting In DC Leaves NFL Prospect Paralyzed; Gunman Convicted: DOJ A District man will spend decades behind bars for shooting a former NFL prospect in the back outside a bar in DC, paralyzing him for life and derailing his career. Roger Lee Jones, 42, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury on Monday, April 7, of assault with intent to kill while armed and several other offenses in connection to a January 2022 shooting in Northeast DC. Shortly after midnight on Jan. 22, 2022, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to Kick Axe Throw Social in Northeast, according to federal officials. Jones — who was out that night with his ex-girlf…
Norwich Felon Busted Making Ghost Guns After Woman Calls Police Fearing For Her Life: Cops Norwich Felon Busted Making Ghost Guns After Woman Calls Police Fearing For Her Life: Cops
Norwich Felon Busted Making Ghost Guns After Woman Calls Police Fearing For Her Life: Cops A Connecticut convicted felon is back behind bars after a woman called police, reporting that she feared for her life when he threatened to kill her, authorities said. She told authorities he had multiple guns at the home and 3D-printed "ghost" firearms as well.  Richard Menzano, 50, of Norwich, is facing multiple felony charges following his arrest on Friday, April 4, police said. Officers responded to a Norwich residence after a woman told them Menzano had threatened to kill her. She said he was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, but he had weapons in the home —so…