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Faulty $2 Drug Test Lands Military Couple in Jail for 2 Months
For two-and-a-half months, Gale Griffin and her husband, Wendell Harvey, a military couple with top security clearance, sat in an Arkansas jail after bags of baking soda tested positive for cocaine because of a faulty drug-test kit used by police. “I felt cut off from reality; it felt very strange—someplace that doesn’t feel like America…
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La. Mother Arrested After Son, 2, Shoots Daughter, 1
Crystal Kinchen, 23, was arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after, police say, her 2-year-old son accidentally shot his 1-year-old sister in a car in Baton Rouge, La., CBS News reports. The incident happened when Kinchen and her children were in a parked car at a strip mall Tuesday night. Kinchen was…
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Brother of Joshua Beal, Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Cop, Faces Charges
Michael Beal, 28, was held on charges of felony aggravated battery to a police officer and attempting to disarm a police officer on Tuesday following the shooting of his brother, Joshua Beal, 25, on Saturday, CBS News reports. The dispute that resulted in Joshua Beal’s death started over whether a funeral caravan was blocking a…
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NY Mets Pitcher Who Starred in Anti-Domestic-Violence Campaign Charged With Domestic Violence
New York Mets pitcher Jeurys Familia—who appeared in an anti-domestic-violence public service announcement—was arrested Monday for domestic violence. According to the New York Post, Familia, 27, was arrested and charged with domestic violence and allegedly gave police his middle name—Mojica—as his last time to keep the arrest from the Mets. The right-hander and his wife…
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Philadelphia Eagles Receiver Arrested After Gun, Weed Found in Car
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Josh Huff was arrested Tuesday and charged with “possessing an unloaded 9-mm handgun without a permit and a small amount of marijuana after he was pulled over for speeding,” ESPN reports. According to court records viewed by the sports station, a Delaware River Port Authority officer pulled Huff over around 11…
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3 Mo. College Basketball Players Charged in Rape of Female Student
Three Missouri college basketball players have been arrested in the rape of a female student. According to Fox 2 Now, three Lindenwood University students—Tylan Birts, Ermias Nega and Bradley Newman—were arrested Thursday. Birts and Nega were charged with second-degree rape, while Newman was charged with second-degree invasion of privacy. According to a statement provided by…
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Ex-Boyfriend of Missing Texas Woman Charged With Kidnapping
Chris Revill was arrested Wednesday on a kidnapping charge after his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend went missing, Fox News reports. Typhenie Johnson was last seen at an apartment complex in Fort Worth, Texas. Revill was the last person to see her before she disappeared, authorities said. Johnson’s twin brother, Asher, said that the former couple were outside talking…
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The Sad Story of Ex-NFL Quarterback Marcus Vick Continues
The sad story of ex-NFL quarterback Marcus Vick continues as TMZ Sports reports that the younger brother of Michael Vick was arrested in Virginia on a drug-possession charge. According to the sports site, police went to Vick’s Newport News, Va., apartment Saturday after receiving a call from neighbors about marijuana odor. An intense weed smell…
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Judge Prohibits NYC Macy’s Store From Detaining Alleged Shoplifters in Its Basement Jail
Last summer, Samya Moftah walked into Macy’s flagship store at Herald Square in New York City to exchange a few items. The process should have taken less than a half hour. Instead, she says, Moftah found herself locked in a jail cell in the basement of the store. Moftah was accused of stealing the items…
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Ex-Fla. Officer Who Fatally Shot Musician Corey Jones Arrested, Charged
Prosecutors Wednesday charged a former Florida police officer with manslaughter and attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a black musician whose car had broken down on the side of a highway. Former Palm Beach Gardens Officer Nouman Raja, 38, was arrested for the Oct. 18, 2015, shooting of 31- year-old Corey Jones. Prosecutors, in…