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Texas Woman Says Deputies ‘Sexually Assaulted’ Her, Conducted Illegal Search
A Texas woman says she was sexually assaulted after being subjected to a vaginal search by Harris County deputies, who suspected her of possessing marijuana, KTRK reports. Charnesia Corley, 21, said that she was driving to the store on June 21 to get something for her sick mother when she was pulled over by a…
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Heavily Armed Members of Controversial Patriot Organization Show Up at Michael Brown Protests
A state of emergency in St. Louis County did not prevent a controversial patriot organization from adding to the tensions felt across Ferguson, Mo., early Tuesday. According to NBC News, members of the Oath Keepers—an organization consisting of former members of the military, police officers and first responders that pledge to “defend the Constitution against…
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Ala. Police Enraged After Photos Posted to Social Media Sites Mock Beaten Officer
Alabama police are incensed that an officer was beaten unconscious during a traffic stop turned violent—and that several people gathered to take photos only to mock the officer on social media. According to AL.com, around 11 a.m. Friday, a plainclothes detective, whose identity has not been released, stopped 34-year-old Janard Cunningham, who was driving a…
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White House Staffer Shot at Boyfriend Who Refused to Give Up His Cellphone Password: Report
A White House staffer was placed on unpaid leave after she reportedly threatened her boyfriend with a gun during an argument about other women. According to NBC News, Barvetta Singletary, 37, who serves as a special assistant to the president and House legislative-affairs liaison, confronted her boyfriend, a U.S. Capitol Police officer, with his service…
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ABC Agents Who Arrested UVA Student Martese Johnson Won’t Face Charges, Return to Job
Three agents with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control involved in the arrest of a 20-year-old college student have been returned to active duty after an investigation concluded that they “did not violate agency policy,” the Associated Press reports. Bloody photos of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson went viral after he was reportedly beaten…
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St. Louis County Declares State of Emergency; Protesters at St. Louis DOJ Office Arrested
Activists at a peaceful protest were arrested at the office of the U.S. Department of Justice in St. Louis Monday as witnessed in Vines uploaded by Twitter user and activist DeRay McKesson. Protesters were apparently staging a sit-in, urging the DOJ to do its job in the face of police violence, and blocking off the…
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Indianapolis Police Shoot, Kill 15-Year-Old Suspected of Carjacking
A young man who reportedly carjacked a vehicle and and drove it toward police officers at an increasing speed was shot dead by police Sunday night, IndyStar reports. The Marion County Coroner’s Office has identified the boy as 15-year-old Andre Green. According to the report, authorities tried to pull over a car full of people…
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Christian Taylor’s Father Says Cops Won’t Talk to Him: ‘I’m Having to Find Out About How C.J. Died on Social Media’
The father of Christian Taylor, a 19-year-old Texan who was gunned down by police officers last week, is claiming that authorities have remained silent, withholding information in relation to his son’s death, The Guardian reports. “They won’t even talk to me,” Adrian Taylor told the news site. He revealed that he only learned some details…
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NC Woman Who Won the Nation’s Heart When She Won Huge Jackpot Keeps Losing
In February a 26-year-old unemployed North Carolina mother of four won the Powerball lottery jackpot totaling $564 million. Marie Holmes was one of three winners who agreed to a lump-sum payment of $188 million. After taxes and fees, she walked away with a cool $88 million—and, some have argued, into a series of problems. Since…
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Texas Man Accused of Murdering His Ex, 6 Kids and Ex’s Husband
A Texas man has reportedly admitted to breaking into his ex’s home, handcuffing her, along with her husband and her six children, and shooting each of them in the back of the head, the New York Daily News reports. Harris County, Texas, deputies reportedly found the bodies of the family of eight inside their Houston…