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Ex-Ala. Trooper Accused of Raping Woman in Cruiser Gets 6 Months in Plea Deal
Samuel McHenry II, an ex-Alabama state trooper who faced charges of raping a woman after handcuffing her inside his police cruiser and threatening her with jail unless she had sex with him, has been sentenced to six months in jail. As part of a plea agreement Thursday, McHenry pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct, AL.com…
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Baltimore Shooting Suspect Identified
Police have identified the Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee who allegedly fatally shot a co-worker at a city maintenance depot following an argument that turned physical Thursday, Fox News reports. Police discovered 34-year-old Darrin Ulysses Johnson Jr. with multiple gunshot wounds in a locker-room area at a Public Works facility. Johnson was taken…
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Ohio Police to Person Who Lost Drug Baggie: We Feel ‘Horrible for Your Loss’
Northeast Ohio police are hoping to track down the unfortunate soul who left a bag of methamphetamine in a hotel-room trash can, CBS News reports, stating that they feel horrible for the owner’s loss. The Macedonia Police Department posted the message to its Facebook page earlier this week, encouraging the owner to “contact us, or…
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SC Toddler Calls 911 for Help Getting Dressed
In a case of probably one of the cutest emergencies ever, a 2-year-old made a hang-up 911 call after not being able to put on her pants, the Associated Press reports. When Greenville County, S.C., Sheriff’s Deputy Martha Lohnes went to check out the source of the call, she was surprised by the little girl,…
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Knife Reportedly Recovered From Former O.J. Simpson Property Being Tested by LAPD
O.J. Simpson’s trial and not-guilty verdict 20 years ago are still the topic of much heated debate in certain circles. Now adding more fuel to the “conspiracy” fire is the fact that the Los Angeles Police Department has reportedly recovered and is now testing a knife that was found on the Brentwood, Calif., property once…
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DC Family Did Not Recognize Grandmother in Casket Because of Funeral Makeup and Lighting
As it turns out, the body of a Washington, D.C., grandmother was never missing. It was always her body lying in a casket at Horton’s Funeral Home, News4 reports. “The physician determined it is my grandmother. We had them to strip her down of all of her makeup and put her in her natural light—as…
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911 Audio: Gym Employee About Seahawks Player Kam Chancellor: ‘I Know There Used to Be a Lot of Heroin Addicts Around Here’
TMZ has obtained audio of the 911 call placed by a Redmond Athletic Club employee as Seattle Seahawks player Kam Chancellor and friends were looking to get more information about the recently closed gym. Chancellor, who the employee admits was outside taking pictures, was interested in buying the location. The woman can be heard telling a…
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Report: New Orleans Woman Charged With Rape of Younger Male Relative
A 21-year-old New Orleans woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree rape of a younger male relative over a five-year period. According to the Times-Picayune, police arrested Dereka Chair after authorities said an investigation revealed that Chair had had sexual encounters with a male relative beginning when he was 11 and she was 15.…
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Lawyer for Teen in False NYC Park Rape Case Speaks Out
Their faces—and names—were all over the Internet. Five teens accused of raping an 18-year-old woman inside a Brooklyn, N.Y., park Jan. 9 were arrested and charged with the crime. Now that charges against them have been dropped, an attorney for one of the teens is lashing out at the prosecutor for the way the case…
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President Obama Reveals His Family Will Stay in DC After He Leaves Office
President Barack Obama confirmed today that his family will stay in Washington, D.C., after they leave the White House so that Sasha can finish up high school there, according to CNN. The president announced his plans during a lunch in Milwaukee, saying, “We’re going to have to stay a couple of years in D.C. probably…