All charges against top golfer Scottie Scheffler were dropped on Wednesday after a Kentucky prosecutor said the high-profile arrest amounted to a “big misunderstanding.” Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell told the court that the evidence against Scheffler doesn’t even meet the lower standard of “probable cause.” “Therefore based upon the totality of the evidence, my […]
A 35-year-old Chinese man has been arrested in Singapore, and millions of dollars in cars, watches and real estate have been seized as part of a blockbuster raid on a global cybercriminal network that defrauded the US government of billions of dollars, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The Chinese man, YunHe Wang, is accused of […]
All criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed to bring to an end an extraordinary fortnight for the world number one. Scheffler’s bid to win the US PGA Championship earlier this month was thrown into chaos on May 17 when he was arrested ahead of his second round after he tried to drive into […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday afternoon to drop the four charges against Scheffler, who was […]
May 28—PERU — Police have made an arrest related to a car crash and report of gunfire earlier in the evening Tuesday. Around 7:10 p.m. police arrived to the area of 106 Auburn Road, also called Route 108, in the vicinity of Dirigo Elementary School. Oxford County dispatch said late Tuesday that a suspect was […]
ALBANY – Albany police arrested a suspect in a Monday afternoon slaying within hours of the fatal shooting in the 400 block of Lipsey Drive. Officers with the Albany Police Department took Damontae D. Johnson into custody and police have charged the 17-year-old with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man faces several charges including theft after what Henderson police call a financial institution spoofing scam over two days. Emmanuel Almonor, 32, was arrested on May 23, following the department’s investigation. Police said they responded to reports involving the scam from May 22 and 23. According to police, the suspect […]
May 28—Republicans pounced on Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez on Tuesday after a conservative news outlet reported Texas police executed an arrest warrant against New Mexico’s freshman congressman in March over outstanding traffic tickets from more than two decades ago. “FUGITIVE IN CONGRESS,” the National Republican Congressional Committee tweeted along with a story by the […]
On Tuesday, Bellevue Police arrested two juveniles on suspicion of making online threats. Monday night, three high school students called police to report threats to shoot them were made online. The suspects, a male and female, through social media threatened to find the victims at their high schools and shoot them, police said. The victims […]
Texas authorities on May 25 captured an international fugitive wanted for murder. Splendora police, in coordination with federal authorities, apprehended 21-year-old Leo Acosta Sanchez, who had been illegally residing in the “state and country,” the Splendora Police Department said in a press release. Sanchez “was known to travel between” Splendora and “her residence in Terrenos,” […]
The groom, Corey Parker, and his guest, Jonathan Goff, are each charged with criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon and battery resulting in bodily injury Indiana State Police (2) Groom Corey Parker (Left) and wedding guest Jonathon Goff (Right). A wedding celebration took a turn after a guest was accused of flirting with the […]
American Tyler Wenrich was sentenced to three weeks in jail and fined Tuesday after he had pleaded guilty earlier this month to possession of ammunition while traveling to Turks and Caicos. The Virginia resident was fined $9,000, Kimo Tynes, the director of communications for the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, said in a […]