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CT Convicted In Deadly Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate CT Convicted In Deadly Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate
CT Convicted In Deadly Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars for a deadly shooting that left one person dead and another seriously hurt in a New Haven neighborhood. Treyvon Battle, 35, of Hamden, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison on Wednesday, April 22, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said.  A jury found Battle guilty of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit in January.  The charges stem from a shooting that happened on May 27, 2017, on Dickerman Street in New Haven.  Prosecutors said Battle opened fi…
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial
Ryan Routh Reportedly Tries To Stab Himself After Verdict In Trump Assassination Attempt Trial There was chaos in court moments after a jury found Ryan Wesley Routh guilty in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the defendant reportedly tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen, triggering a chaotic scene as marshals rushed the defense table. The verdict was returned Tuesday, Sept. 23, in a South Florida courtroom overseen by US District Judge Aileen Cannon after the jury deliberated two hours. She described the courtroom commotion as an “outburst,” and Routh was forcibly removed before being brought back in shackles to be told he will be sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 18, ac…
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified as 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced. Menefee was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the rubble Monday evening, officials said. He and Timothy Quinn, 39, of Westmoreland County, were both killed when the blast tore through the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. Timothy Quinn  Facebook/Timothy Quinn @timothy.quinn.31 Ten others were injured in …
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…
Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion
Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion The second victim of the deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works was a “mama’s boy” and devoted father of three who was raising five children, Governor Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, Aug. 12. Family identified him as 39-year-old Timothy Quinn a second-generation steelworker who followed his father into the industry and worked at the Clairton Coke Works for years. Quinn was deeply devoted to his family, helping raise his three children along with his girlfriend Lucy’s two children, friends said. According to his public social media, Quinn was a heater at U.S. Steel, previously wor…
Feds Raid Outlaw Biker Gang After Hookah Lounge Bloodbath With 80 Shots Fired Feds Raid Outlaw Biker Gang After Hookah Lounge Bloodbath With 80 Shots Fired
Feds Raid Outlaw Biker Gang After Hookah Lounge Bloodbath With 80 Shots Fired A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison A Virginia man who torched his car with homemade “napalm” outside the US Capitol during President Jimmy Carter’s memorial will avoid prison time, federal officials said. Adrian J. Hinton, 36, of Lorton, was sentenced to one year of supervised release and 125 hours of community service for setting his vehicle on fire near the Capitol, according to the US Attorney’s Office in DC. Hinton pleaded guilty in January to one count of destruction of government property. The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, when Carter's body was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda.  …
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: NY Town Board Asks Highway Super To Step Down (Update) Nearly two weeks after a DoorDash driver was allegedly shot by a New York town's highway superintendent, town officials are publicly responding to increasing calls for his removal and addressing the limits of their authority to act.  John J. Reilly III, 48, who serves as Highway Superintendent for the Hudson Valley town of Chester in Orange County, was arrested on Saturday, May 3, after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who had pulled into his driveway asking for directions on Valerie Drive the night before. Police say Reilly told the driver to leave, and as the driver atte…
College Student In Boston Firebombed Tesla Dealership While On Spring Break, Feds Say College Student In Boston Firebombed Tesla Dealership While On Spring Break, Feds Say
College Student In Boston Firebombed Tesla Dealership While On Spring Break, Feds Say A college freshman on spring break is now facing federal charges after allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla dealership, torching two Cybertrucks in a late-night firebombing. Owen McIntire, 19, of Kansas City, Missouri, who attends college in Boston, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, April 18. Prosecutors say the charges stem from a Monday, March 17 blaze at the Tesla Center in Kansas City, where he’s accused of using incendiary devices, including one that didn’t detonate, to start a fire that destroyed two vehicles worth more than $100,000 eac…
Incest, Rape: Woman In Mass Illegally Facing Horrific Crimes Against Child, ICE Says Incest, Rape: Woman In Mass Illegally Facing Horrific Crimes Against Child, ICE Says
Incest, Rape: Woman In Mass Illegally Facing Horrific Crimes Against Child, ICE Says Federal authorities have arrested a Brazilian woman living illegally in Massachusetts who now faces multiple charges connected to the sexual abuse of a child, officials said. Ilma Leandro De Oliveira, 53, was taken into custody in Falmouth on March 20 by agents from ICE, the FBI, and the ATF, according to officials on Tuesday, April 15. De Oliveira is accused of committing numerous crimes involving the sexual abuse of a child. According to ICE, she is charged with rape of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, unnatura…
10 Guns Stolen During Burglary Of CT Firearms Business 10 Guns Stolen During Burglary Of CT Firearms Business
10 Guns Stolen During Burglary Of CT Firearms Business An investigation is underway after 10 handguns were stolen from a Connecticut firearms business during a burglary. The incident occurred in Hartford County on Sunday, May 19, at Lock N Load Firearms, 1573 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, in Southington. According to Lt. Keith Egan of the Southington Police, officers responded to Lock N' Load Firearms for a commercial burglary. Video captured from inside the business recorded suspects entering the gun store through the business's front window, activating the alarm.  The business has reported a total of 10 handguns stolen, Ega…