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Sheriff: New Jersey Army Recruit Hijacks School Bus Carrying 18 Children In South Carolina Sheriff: New Jersey Army Recruit Hijacks School Bus Carrying 18 Children In South Carolina
Sheriff: New Jersey Army Recruit Hijacks School Bus Carrying 18 Children In South Carolina A U.S. Army recruit from New Jersey said he was just trying to get back home when he hijacked a school bus carrying 18 children Thursday in South Carolina. Jovan Collazo, 23 -- in his third week of basic training in Fort Jackson -- had escaped with his rifle which did not have any ammunition and was trying to flag drivers on Interstate 77 before stopping the bus around 7 a.m., Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. As the elementary school-aged children were getting on the bus, Collazo forced his way on and ordered the driver to drive, according to Lott. The children were using their pho…

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Newark Anti-Violence Activist's 15-Year-Old Daughter Kidnapped, Killed In South Carolina Newark Anti-Violence Activist's 15-Year-Old Daughter Kidnapped, Killed In South Carolina
Newark Anti-Violence Activist's 15-Year-Old Daughter Kidnapped, Killed In South Carolina The missing 15-year-old daughter of an anti-violence activist in Newark was found dead after leaving her home in South Carolina, authorities said. Sanaa Amenhotep had last been seen leaving her northeast Columbia home with an acquaintance on April 5, according to a release from the AWARE Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Her body was found early Thursday morning in a patch of woods in Lexington County, Richland County Sheriffs said during a video press conference. The teen’s father, Sharif Malik Amenhotep, is an active member of the Brick City Peace Collective…

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by Valerie Musson