Las Cruces, NM

Columbus, OH

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

A Coffee County man was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery. Copies of the indictments show that on August 1, 2023, the defendant, Steve Eugene Sellers, committed aggravated assault by choking a woman until she could not breathe.

Coffee County Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Aggravated Assault and Battery

PopCulture

The singer and his family were riddled with gunfire along the side of the road in a reported cartel hit.

Country Singer and Family Left Butchered After 'Bloodbath Ambush': Latest on Kevin Hernandez Murder

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Irving, TX

New York Post

The illegal migrant accused of shooting dead two Texas Chick-fil-A workers had previously sneaked past authorities to enter the US illegally, sources told The Post.

Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta — a 37-year-old native of El Salvador who is charged with capital murder — told authorities he crossed into the US illegally, but claimed not to know when or where, Homeland Security sources said. 

He also told authorities he’s married with a child, whom he says is a US citizen.

The number of migrants crossing the border without detection has skyrocketed in recent years, amounting to roughly 1.8 million since the start of...

Illegal migrant accused of shooting dead 2 Texas Chick-fil-A workers previously sneaked into US

El Paso, TX

An American tourist was killed and his wife was seriously injured after both were suspected to have been electrocuted by a malfunctioning hot tub at a private resort in Mexico on Tuesday (June 11), the General Prosecutor's Office for the State of Sonora confirmed via KTSM. The victims were identified...

American Tourist Dies, Wife Critically Injured At Mexican Resort

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

Border Report

Mexican authorities say they have identified the remains of a young man whose disappearance was featured on last year’s Border Report special: “Death, Denial and a Region Under Siege.”

Missing man featured in Border Report special confirmed dead

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Houston, TX

The Independent

 A judge in Texas set bond of $10 million Monday for an undocumented Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl whose body was found in a creek after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store.Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, is one of two men charged with capital murder in Jocelyn Nungaray's death. The other is Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, 22.Peña’s bond was set during a court hearing in which prosecutors told state District Judge Josh Hill that he and Martinez-Rangel tried to flee the Houston area after the killing.The two men are Venezuelan nationals who entered...

Judge sets $10 million bond for Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Texas State

Bexar County, TX

San Antonio, TX

Officials in southern Texas say they have disrupted a human smuggling operations, helping rescue 26 people – 11 of whom are in the hospital – and taking 7 suspects into custody. 

26 people were rescued, some with injuries, and 7 suspects were arrested in a Texas human smuggling operation, sheriff says

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Tom Handy

Before things could settle down over the Houston killing of a 12-year-old by a migrant, two other killings happened in North Texas. On Wednesday, June 26, a migrant who entered the country illegally was arrested for killing two employees at an Irving Chick-fil-A. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was identified as the shooter by his wife who witnessed the shooting and is an employee of the restaurant.

Illegal Immigrant Kills 2 Chick-fil-A Employees in North Texas

Allentown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MOREA – An Allentown woman is in Schuylkill County Prison, accused of trying to smuggle...
The post PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

PSP: Allentown woman tried to smuggle synthetic opioid strips into prison

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Georgia State

Douglas City, CA

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

New Jersey State

Sandeep Bengera, 36, of Newark, pleads guilty to orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving stolen or fake identities to claim and resell replacement cellular devices.

$9 Million Fraud Scheme: Indian National Pleads Guilty

Ringtown, PA

RINGTOWN – A dispute over a guest invited to a child’s birthday party turned physical...
The post Court Docs: Gunfire sparked by fight over child’s birthday party guest first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Court Docs: Gunfire sparked by fight over child’s birthday party guest

Mesilla, NM

Mesilla Park, NM

Fairacres, NM

Dona Ana County, NM

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Mesquite, NM

Organ, NM

Vado, NM

Berino, NM

Chamberino, NM

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Anthony, TX

Canutillo, TX

Chaparral, NM

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Las Cruces man sentenced to 22 years for crime he committed as a 17-year-old

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Las Cruces man sentenced to 22 years for crime he committed as a 17-year-old

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