Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens
Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens Authorities announced that a North Carolina man has been sentenced to time in federal prison after admitting to using social media platforms and traveling over state lines to exploit teenage boys in Virginia. Jonathan Avery Shumate, 54, of Warrensville, N.C. has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of coercion and enticement of minors. Prosecutors say that Shumate used both Snapchat and Grindr to contact teenage boys attending Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, and offered to provide vapes and vaping materials in exchange for t…
Taco Bell Slammed By Redditors For Pete Davidson Apology Ad Taco Bell Slammed By Redditors For Pete Davidson Apology Ad
Taco Bell Slammed By Redditors For Pete Davidson Apology Ad Taco Bell is under fire to issue yet another apology after hiring Pete Davidson to launch their newest apology campaign following an uproar of annoyed Redditors who find the ad choice offensive. The popular chain recently joined several other fast food giants in a quest to build the best breakfast menu for customers to enjoy, recognizing that some of their innovations may have been taken to "unwelcomed heights", as stated by the chain. The restaurant decided to apologize for offering bizarre and over the top options on their menu such as the Naked Egg Taco and Waffle Taco, replacing them w…
STEM Student Found With Loaded Semiautomatic Handgun At Maryland School After Posting Photo STEM Student Found With Loaded Semiautomatic Handgun At Maryland School After Posting Photo
STEM Student Found With Loaded Semiautomatic Handgun At Maryland School After Posting Photo A 16-year-old student was arrested after being found with a loaded semi-automatic handgun outside of a Baltimore school, according to multiple reports. The semi-automatic weapon was found outside of the Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy in East Baltimore the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 13, the reports continue. The handgun was allegedly found in the student's car after the student posted a photo of the handgun on social media. This is a developing story.
'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation 'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation
'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation Social media once again reared its ugly head for officials in one Maryland school district who are investigating a hateful post made by a student, officials announced. Top officials from the Frederick County Public School District issued an alert on Thursday, Sept. 29 advising of a “disturbing social media post involving a student who attends a high school in our district.” The social media post in question contained hate speech and racial slurs, according to the district officials, who did not disclose which school was targeted by the message. “Frederick County Public Schools is committed…
Maryland Police Officer On Administrative Leave After Striking Man In Viral Video: Mayor Maryland Police Officer On Administrative Leave After Striking Man In Viral Video: Mayor
Maryland Police Officer On Administrative Leave After Striking Man In Viral Video: Mayor A police officer in Maryland has been placed on administrative duty after a video of him hitting another person circulated and went viral on social media. In Harford County, Havre de Grace Mayor William Martin announced that an investigation has been launched into the police department following an incident at a Waffle House parking lot early on Saturday, Sept. 24. Martin said that he is working with Havre de Grace Police Chief Teresa Walter “to fully investigate the matter.” Walter has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident, Martin said, after Havre de Grace Police officers…
DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia
DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia A Washington, DC man will spend more than a decade in prison for his role in a day of terror that involved a violent armed robbery and two armed carjackings in Maryland and Virginia, federal officials announced. Rashaun Onley, 23, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on federal charges of committing an armed commercial robbery, carjacking, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The violence began in the early morning of Feb. 5, 2021. Onley and a co-conspirator entered a convenience…
Minor Threatens To Blow Up Maryland High School, Teacher's Home: Sheriff Minor Threatens To Blow Up Maryland High School, Teacher's Home: Sheriff
Minor Threatens To Blow Up Maryland High School, Teacher's Home: Sheriff Social media reared its ugly head once more in Maryland. A juvenile is in custody after the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office received a report of threats made online to blow up Walkersville High School, as well as a teacher’s home, officials announced. Deputies from the sheriff’s office started an investigation at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 after receiving reports of the threat, which were found to be not credible. “Throughout the course of the evening, deputies conducted multiple interviews and successfully identified a suspect, a female juvenile who is a student at the s…
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police A Virginia man has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor after he was caught trying to meet up with an underage girl in Maryland, authorities say. Jose M. Jimenez, 34, of McLean, Virginia, had thought he was talking to a 15-year-old girl on social media, but in reality, was actually having a conversation with a Montgomery County detective posing as the child, Montgomery County police say. Jimenez initiated the sexually-charged conversation with the "girl" online, and agreed to meet up with her in Montgomery County, according to police. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, Jimenez traveled fro…
School Threat Leads To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim In Maryland: Sheriff School Threat Leads To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim In Maryland: Sheriff
School Threat Leads To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim In Maryland: Sheriff A second teen in Maryland is facing charges after being busted making bomb threats, this time on social media targeting a senior citizen bus, the Frederick County Sheriff advised. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, officials said that a concerned citizen contacted the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office regarding a threat in the Urbana Community posted to social media. The complaint came days after a bomb threat against Urbana High School was made by a teen student just days into the new academic year. Several of the images posted were with a picture of the graffiti posted at the sc…
Maryland Man Who Coerced, Enticed Teens Into Sexual Actions Sentenced: Feds Maryland Man Who Coerced, Enticed Teens Into Sexual Actions Sentenced: Feds
Maryland Man Who Coerced, Enticed Teens Into Sexual Actions Sentenced: Feds A 40-year-old Maryland man will spend more than a decade in prison after engaging in sexually explicit conversations with multiple minors and traveling to a hotel to engage in sexual acts in Pennsylvania, federal officials announced. Aberdeen resident Anthony Gonzalez was sentenced to 13 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for coercing and enticing minors, US Attorney Erek Barron announced in Maryland. In addition to that sentence, Gonzalez will also be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act upon his rel…
Twitter Back Up And Running After Major Outage Twitter Back Up And Running After Major Outage
Twitter Back Up And Running After Major Outage UPDATE: Twitter was back up and running as of 9:15 a.m. Twitter experienced the outage Thursday, July 14. While Twitter's status page said "all systems operational," tweets were not loading on the main domain and thousands of users reported issues on Downdetector.  Downdetector users joked that if Twitter were working, Twitter would be "trending hard on Twitter right now."
DC Man Sentenced After Carjacking Victims He Lured Through Social Media DC Man Sentenced After Carjacking Victims He Lured Through Social Media
DC Man Sentenced After Carjacking Victims He Lured Through Social Media A Washington DC man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an armed carjacking of a BMW he found through social media, authorities say. Markeith Dwayne Jones, 21, pleaded guilty in April after luring the victims to a shopping center under the false promise of purchasing their vehicle in June 2021, according to Montgomery County officials. Jones met the victims at a Wheaton shopping center on June 9, 2021, investigators said, threatened them with a gun, and drove off with their BMW. Montgomery County Police located the vehicle with the assistance of a helicopter and a chase ensued into…