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Virginia Marine Among 3 Dead In Osprey Crash Virginia Marine Among 3 Dead In Osprey Crash
Virginia Marine Among 3 Dead In Osprey Crash A U.S. Marine from Virginia was among three killed in an Osprey crash in Australia over the weekend. U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Spencer R. Collart, 21, of Arlington, and two others died in the Sunday, Aug. 27 crash on Melville Island, north of Darwin, around 9:30 a.m., military officials said. The two other Marines killed in the crash were: U.S. Marine Corps Captain Eleanor V. LeBeau, 29, of Illinois; and U.S. Marine Corps Major Tobin J. Lewis, 37, the executive officer of VMM-363 (REIN), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, of Colorado. Three Marines remain hospitalized, including one in cr…
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots
Man Who Pinned Officer Between Doors Convicted For Role In Jan. 6 Riots A man who used a riot shield as a weapon and pinned an officer between doors was found guilty of felony charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol Building. Patrick McCaughey III, 25, of Ridgefield, CT, was among the three men found guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of felony and misdemeanor offenses for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced.  Tristan Chandler Stevens, 26, of Pensacola, Florida, and David Mehaffie, 63, of Kettering, Ohio were also convicted on Tuesday. The US Attorney's Offi…
VA College Swimmer Paralyzed In Diving Accident VA College Swimmer Paralyzed In Diving Accident
VA College Swimmer Paralyzed In Diving Accident A college swimmer in Virginia was left partially paralyzed after a diving accident in Alabama. Devin Bateman, of Fredericksburg, was just beginning his vacation on the Gulf Shores when he decided to go out for a swim Easter Sunday, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. The 18-year-old freshman swimmer at Washington and Lee University freshman dove into the ocean and hit his head, rendering him unable to move, the campaign says. The swimmer was immediately airlifted to an area hospital in nearby Pensacola, FL and underwent emergency surgery on his C5 vertebrae. Sin…