An attacker with a crossbow has wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia’s interior ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the attacker. Both Serbian and Israeli officials said that initial indications are that it was a terror-motivated attack. Interior minister Ivica Dacic said in a statement that the […]
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Attacker killed after firing crossbow at policeman guarding Israeli embassy in Serbia
BELGRADE (Reuters) -An attacker who fired a crossbow at a police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade was shot and killed on Saturday in what Interior Minister Ivica Dacic called a terrorist attack against Serbia. The policeman is in a life-threatening condition and is undergoing surgery, Serbian news agency Tanjug quoted Dacic as saying. […]
‘Goons’ attacker waives appearance at probation violation hearing
A man serving probation for his role in a “Gilbert Goons” attack was scheduled for a probation revocation hearing Friday but did not appear in court and asked to enter a denial of the new allegations against him. Deleon Haynes, 19, was sentenced June 3 to three years of probation and 100 hours of community […]
Attacker sought in Victorville shooting
A man was wounded following a shooting a residential neighborhood in Victorville on Friday afternoon, officials said. The gunfire was first reported about 3:25 p.m. in the area of Mesa View Drive and Forest Park Lane, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials said. Responding deputies encountered the victim inside a vehicle, suffering from at least […]
Prosecutors want probation revoked for ‘Gilbert Goons’ attacker arrested again
Prosecutors want probation revoked for a 20-year-old who admitted being part of the “Gilbert Goons” because he was arrested on suspicion of underage drinking the same day he was sentenced for an assault outside the Gilbert In-N-Out Burger, according to court records and police. Jacob Pennington, who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in April, was […]
Woman punched at Brooklyn Pride parade files police report against attacker
After saying she would not file a police report, the victim of an investment banker’s attack after Brooklyn’s Pride celebration June 8 has come forward to lodge a complaint with the NYPD over the vicious punch. The woman, who identified herself as Micah P. when she spoke to NBC 4 New York on Tuesday told […]
Woman killed by Venice Canal attacker honored by loved ones
Loved ones held a vigil to honor a woman who was murdered after a brutal sexual assault along the Venice Canals. Sarah Alden, 53, was declared brain-dead in May before being taken off life support shortly after. Portions of the Sherman Canal were transformed Thursday night as hundreds of friends, family, neighbors and community members […]
Judge dismisses multiple state charges against Paul Pelosi’s attacker, including attempted murder
A California judge on Thursday dismissed multiple state charges — including attempted murder — against David DePape, who was sentenced in federal court last month for a violent 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. On Thursday, Judge Harry M. Dorfman granted the defense motion to dismiss three of eight counts […]
Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attacker
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge on Thursday dismissed several state charges against Paul Pelosi’s attacker, who was already convicted in federal court, based on the argument that the counts amount to double jeopardy, according to the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. David DePape was convicted of assaulting a federal official’s family member and attempting to […]
Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attacker
FILE – In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home, Oct. 28, 2022. A judge has dismissed several criminal […]
Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape resentenced to 30 years, judge apologizes for error
David DePape, the man convicted of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, has been resentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison after a federal judge told him she was “truly sorry” for not allowing him to speak during his first sentencing hearing. DePape was brought back to district court in San Francisco after Judge Jacqueline […]
Pelosi attacker David DePape to be resentenced after federal judge commits ‘clear error’
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — After receiving a 30-year prison sentence Friday for his attack on Paul Pelosi in 2022, David DePape will be resentenced later this month. It turns out the federal judge handling the case committed a “clear error” by not giving DePape the opportunity to speak in Friday’s sentencing, according to United States […]