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Grandson “Snapped” His Grandma’s Neck, Then Went Shopping

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A Florida man confessed to killing his 76-year-old grandmother and later used her car and credit card to buy beer and cigarettes, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies discovered the woman dead during a welfare check Monday night at an apartment on Fairways Circle and took her grandson into custody. Authorities identified the suspect as 29-year-old Nicholas Leonard Ivey. Investigators said Ivey admitted in interviews that he killed his grandmother, Patricia Dibella, after …

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Body of Rapper Lil Jon’s Son Found in Pond

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A body believed to be Nathan Smith, the 27-year-old son of rapper Lil Jon, was recovered from a pond near his north Fulton County home on Friday, authorities said. The artist confirmed his son’s death in a statement as police continued their investigation around Mayfield Park late in the day. Smith, a musician and DJ who performed as DJ Young Slade, was reported missing on Tuesday after leaving his Milton residence without his phone. Police …

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Man Bit Off Part of Woman’s Face

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A Louisiana man accused of holding a woman against her will for days and biting off part of her face during her escape is in custody after turning himself in, deputies said. Brandon Patrick, 31, was booked on domestic abuse battery with serious bodily injury and false imprisonment stemming from a Jan. 27 incident at a residence in Ponchatoula. Deputies said the violence capped a domestic dispute that stretched over several days inside a home …

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Ex-NFL Linebacker Charged with First-Degree Murder

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Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after first responders found his girlfriend unresponsive inside a suburban Hamilton County home, the sheriff’s office said. Medics attempted life-saving measures, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the investigation is being treated as a homicide. Lee, 31, remained jailed without bond Friday as detectives examined the residence and interviewed witnesses. Officials did not …

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Three Dead, Six Injured in Grocery Store Accident

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Three people were killed and six others were injured Thursday after a car hit a bicyclist and then barreled into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood just after noon, Los Angeles authorities said. The driver, a 92-year-old woman, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Police and fire officials said the driver in a Toyota Prius struck a bicyclist near Westwood Boulevard and Rochester Avenue shortly after 12 p.m., continued about a block and …

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Neo-Nazi 14-Year-Old Arrested for Planned Mass Shooting

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A 14-year-old boy was arrested after discussing plans to carry out a mass shooting at a church near his home and sharing violent messages in an online extremist chat, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said this week. Deputies searched the residence on Jan. 31 and took the teen into custody; investigators found firearms in the house and electronic devices now undergoing forensic review. The case drew swift attention because of the suspect’s age, the religious …

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Pregnant Woman and Newborn Die in Tragic Accident

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A 36-year-old pregnant woman riding an electric bicycle with her family in Playa del Rey was struck from behind around 6 p.m. Saturday near Pershing Drive and Manchester Avenue and later died at a hospital, police said. Doctors delivered her baby girl, who died the next day, relatives said. The woman was identified by family members as Regan Cole-Graham, a mother of two who was seven months pregnant. Los Angeles police said the southbound driver, …

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Mother of Toddler Missing After Crash

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Authorities and relatives are expanding the search for Lupita Lizbeth Zúñiga Ontiveros, 21, who vanished shortly after midnight Wednesday when a dune buggy she was riding in flipped into the Delta–Mendota Canal in western Merced County, officials said. The Stockton mother’s 18-month-old daughter is with family. California Highway Patrol investigators say the off-road vehicle rolled into the canal near State Route 140, a rural corridor of farms and aqueducts. Three people made it out of …

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Olympic Athlete, Only Fans Model, Suspended for Anti-Doping Rules Violation

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Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman has been provisionally suspended from competition for violating anti-doping whereabouts rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit said this week. The notice, dated Feb. 3, cites “whereabouts failures,” which cover missed tests or filing errors within a 12-month period and trigger an automatic ineligibility pending a case outcome. The ruling sidelines one of Canada’s most prominent track and field athletes less than two years after she won a historic pole vault bronze …

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Mom Killed ‘Execution-Style’ Shooting Opening Up Her Bar

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A 47-year-old man was arrested in Indiana after authorities say he entered a rural bar near the Illinois-Indiana line late Monday morning, demanded cash and fatally shot the owner before fleeing. The victim was identified as Courtney M. Drysdale, 30, who was getting ready to open The Line bar east of Momence around 11 a.m., the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators described the killing as a targeted robbery that turned deadly even after the …

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