Darius Young, 33, was killed in a gunshot on Thursday in Southeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. This is D.C.’s first homicide since February 24. Officers responded to a gunshot at a business on the 5000 block of Benning Road in Southeast D.C. on Thursday at 9:26 a.m. Young was located inside, suffering … Read more
A South Carolina woman was detained during a high-speed chase that began in Floyd County and ended in Pike County. On Friday, February 28, police claimed they responded to a complaint about a white Honda Pilot traveling at high speeds, into oncoming traffic, and in an explicitly unsafe manner. Police say they saw Stephanie McGuire’s … Read more
A former police officer was detained after being accused of inappropriately touching a woman he was transporting to jail last month, state officials said. Caleb Hickmon-Payne, an officer with the Columbia Police Department, was transporting the woman to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia on February 1. According to the affidavits, while transporting … Read more
A Mexican national has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. Audivier Martinez-Gomez, 24, of Oaxaca, Mexico, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Martinez-Gomez was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale on March 11, … Read more
Three Guatemalan car wash workers were detained Tuesday afternoon in New Bedford’s North End after a group of immigration agents stormed the business as shocked customers and coworkers looked on, according to Corinn Williams, executive director of the Community Economic Development Center. Williams identified the three captives as Santos López Coxaj, Ezequiel Cos Pacheco, and Alberto … Read more
On February 25th, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), detained Roxana Beatriz Ayala-Duran, 41, an unlawfully present Salvadoran national in Alexandria. Ayala-Duran had a prior assault conviction in Virginia. ICE officers underlined the importance of public safety in the region. “The arrest of Roxana Beatriz Ayala-Duran demonstrates … Read more
A federal investigation into fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims led to the imprisonment of five more people this week in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. The plan featured bogus filings with the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), resulting in the theft of more than $341,000 in relief money intended for eligible claimants. More Sentences Handed Down On … Read more
According to an official press release from the United States Attorney’s Office of Northern Alabama, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, a U.S. District Court judge sentenced Alabama resident William Guy Long (47) to 276 months in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor, followed by a life sentence of supervised release. According to the … Read more
An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 360 years for murdering six family members in 2021. A Marion County judge sentenced Raymond Childs III on March 10. In October 2024, a jury found Childs guilty on all six murder charges, as well as attempted murder and carrying a weapon without a license. The new trial followed … Read more
A Shirley man pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to traffic substantial amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 49-year-old Noel Haro pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams … Read more