Man allegedly impersonated rideshare driver and raped woman, police say
(CNN) — A man has been arrested and is facing charges after authorities say he impersonated a rideshare driver in Seattle and then raped a woman who got in his vehicle.
Israel Ramos-Islas, 34, turned himself in Wednesday after a family member recognized an image of him in news reports, according to a news release from the King County Sheriff’s Office.
A King County judge on Thursday found probable cause to hold Ramos-Islas in the county jail on $750,000 bond. Ramos-Islas is expected in court Monday and will be formally charged with first-degree rape, according to Dan Katzer, a spokesman for the King County prosecutor.
An attorney for Ramos-Islas declined to comment.
The King County Sheriff’s Office said in its statement that so far, detectives have been unable to connect the man to any rideshare companies.
The alleged victim in the case left a bar shortly after midnight on December 16, 2018, to catch a rideshare that her friend had ordered for her, according to a probable cause document obtained by CNN.
A man in a car led the victim to believe he was her rideshare driver, the court documents said, the woman got inside and they drove away.
At some point, the driver pulled over and raped the woman, according to the documents. He then drove her home.
The sheriff’s office said in its statement the suspect was captured in surveillance footage near the victim’s home.
Authorities finally released an image of the suspect this week after exhausting all investigative leads, the probable cause document said. Working toward retirement? That can feel like it takes a lifetime. Fortunately, opening an IRA is a move you can make quickly with Merrill Edge. Ad By Merrill Edge See More
Ramos-Islas eventually admitted to having sex with the victim, the document said. He claimed he “thought she was consenting, but admitted that she was intoxicated.”
Questions have been raised recently over the safety of rideshares, especially after the body of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson was discovered in a field last Saturday. Josephson had gotten into a vehicle she mistook for her Uber, according to police in Columbia, South Carolina.
The suspect in that case faces chargers of murder and kidnapping in connection with Josephson’s death.
CNN’s Hollie Silverman contributed to this report.
Reginae Carter Shares Adorable Photo Of Lauren London’s Kids
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Reginae Carter took to her Instagram earlier today to share an adorable photo of Lauren London’s kids-Kross and Cameron. The picture, which is a little blurry, shows the two brothers wearing Gucci outfits as they look at the camera.
“I love you Kross and Kam. Be strong for your mommy and brother, Kam Bam,” Reginae wrote as a caption to the photo.
Carter’s supportive words to her brother Cameron, 9, and his little brother Kross, 2, is one of a few encouraging posts that Reginae has shared since the untimely death of Nipsey Hussle.
Nipsey, who was Lauren London’s longtime love and the father to Kross, was fatally shot outside his clothing store on March 31st. Shortly after being rushed to to hospital, he was pronounced dead.
In another heartfelt post, Reginae criticized the senseless shooting and called for change.
“This world is getting scary! Too much killing, clout chasing is at its finest, and don’t nobody wanna support one another. Honestly, my heart can’t take,” she began.
She continued, “We gotta change y’all! It stars with this generation! You guys gotta start raising our kids how you want the next generation to be like. Teach them unity, respect and how to love. Make sure you tell your loved ones you love them every chance you get because you never know when it will be your last.”
Speaking to her followers, she added, “I understand social media has a lot to do with what’s going on in the world. Understand this tho… You don’t have to fake it to kick it, you don’t have to put someone else down to stand up, and you definitely don’t have to take someone else’s life because you’re not happy with yours. When people start realizing this… life would be better.”
Reginae is the daughter of Toya Wright and rapper Lil Wayne, who shares son Cameron Carter with Lauren London. Lauren and Nipsey welcomed their son Kross in 2016.
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Cliff plunge that killed family of 8 ruled a murder-suicide
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Two women drugged themselves and their six adopted children before intentionally killing the entire family by driving off a California cliff last year, a special coroner’s jury has ruled.
A jury of eight women and six men unanimously found Thursday that Jennifer and Sarah Hart, both 38, committed suicide and that their six children — ages 12 to 19 — died “at the hands of another, other than an accident” in the Mendocino County murder-suicide on March 26, 2018, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The jury’s verdict came after eight investigators and one pathologist testified that the women took steps in advance to intentionally kill their entire family by driving off a 100-foot cliff along Highway 1 near Westport with their drugged children inside their 2003 GMC Yukon.
“They both decided that this was going to be the end,” California Highway Patrol investigator Jake Slates said. “That if they can’t have their kids, that nobody was going to have those kids.”
The fatal crash — the largest mass murder in Mendocino County history, according to Sheriff and Coroner Tom Allman — happened just days after authorities in Washington state opened an investigation into the family after allegations surfaced that the children were being neglected.
The bodies of three of the children — 19-year-old Markis, as well as Jeremiah and Abigail, both 14 — were found outside the SUV. A medical examiner ruled Wednesday that both Jennifer and Sarah Hart, as well as Markis, Jeremiah and Abigail, died of broken necks.
The remains of Ciera, 12, were found weeks after the wreck in the Pacific Ocean, but her body was too decomposed to make a definitive ruling as to how she died. A partial foot found on a Northern California beach has been connected to 16-year-old Hannah, while the remains of the family’s sixth child, Devonte, 15, still have not been found.
Toxicology tests revealed that Jennifer Hart, who rarely drank, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.104 at the time, roughly the equivalent of five beers, investigators were told. And no one inside the SUV was believed to be wearing a seat belt, despite the fact that friends said Jennifer Hart regularly acted as a “seat belt Nazi,” often refusing to drive until her entire family buckled up, the Chronicle reported.
Separately, a search of Sarah Hart’s cellphone revealed Google searches inquiring what dosage of Benadyrl would kill a 120-pound woman, whether drowning would be painful and what common medications could be taken to prompt an overdose, the newspaper reports.
Toxicology reports found large doses of diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl — in all of the victims. Slates said that the level found in Sarah Hart’s blood indicated she took 42 dosage units prior to the crash, while Markis had more than 19 doses in his blood.
“The children were more than likely unconscious,” Slates said. “Sarah would have been extremely intoxicated at that point.”
Despite the steps taken in advance of the fatal plunge, Slates said he didn’t think the Harts started their trip to California with the idea of killing themselves and their children. But at some point, that changed dramatically.
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Blac Chyna Allowed to Depose Ryan Seacrest in Kardashian Legal Battle
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Blac Chyna will be allowed to depose Ryan Seacrest in her legal battle with the Kardashians.
According to The Blast, Chyna’s legal team will be allowed to grill Seacrest on any information he may have pertinent to her case against the family, wherein she claims that the Kardashians and Jenners executed a plan to publicly defame her for the purpose of getting her reality series Rob & Chyna cancelled so that it could be replaced with Life of Kylie.
She also requested that Seacrest be forced to turn over private texts between he and Kylie Jenner, but the court is not requiring that of him at this time.
Seacrest previously refused to agree to a deposition on the basis that he was not personally involved with Rob & Chyna, and therefore “there simply is no legal or factual basis to subject
to a deposition” because he “had nothing whatsoever to do with the events giving rise to this action” and “has no relevant testimony to offer.”
Chyna and her team hit back at Seacrest, issuing a statement in response that read, “Contrary to Mr. Seacrest’s conduct… celebrities with massive wealth and fame are not above the law.”
“Although the requested amount of sanctions for Mr. Seacrest’s conduct will not make a dent in Mr. Seacrest’s wealth as a practical matter, it is very important of this Court to send a message to Mr. Seacrest and the celebrity community that they, in fact, are not above the law,” Chyna’s attorney, Lynne Ciani wrote in an affidavit:
“While no Californian likes to be subpoenaed for a deposition, noncompliance with that subpoena without justification should not be permitted simply because the subpoenaed Californian has the money to pay his attorneys to mount a baseless defense to the subpoena in court,” the affidavit added.
Ciani then went on to address Seacrest’s claims that he was never involved with Rob & Chyna.
“Now Seacrest is now falsely claiming he had no involvement with the show getting picked up for a second season,” she said. “One of the defenses in this case is that Season 2 of Rob & Chyna did not go forward due to ‘poor ratings.’ ”0comments
“However, Mr. Seacrest likely has unique knowledge regarding the impact on Defendants Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, and Kylie Jenner of the fact that Season 1 of Rob & Chyna had higher ratings than the concurrent season of KUWTK, and twice the ratings of Rob & Chyna‘s Season 2 replacement show, Life of Kylie,” Ciani added.
There is no word on when Seacrest deposition will be held, but if Chyna’s team is not satisfied with his statements they will be allowed to to depose him a second time.
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Student Petition Seeking Permission to Use N-Word at O.C. High School Was ‘Bad’ April Fools’ Joke: District Official
A petition circulated at Marina High School in Huntington Beach asking students of color for permission to use the N-word prompted school officials to discipline two students involved in the incident, a member of the school board said Wednesday.
Duane Dishno, president of the Huntington Beach Union High School District, described the petition as “a bad joke gone wrong on April Fools’ Day.”
“Kids made a mistake,” Dishno added. “It’s been dealt with. Everyone is OK.”
A student offended by the hand-written petition addressed to “Brown People” took a picture of it, shared it on social media and notified the principal after school, Dishno said.
Security footage shows shoplifter hide chainsaw in his pants
FRESNO, Calif. — A California man was caught on camera stealing a chainsaw from a hardware store, but where he hid the tool may make you cross your legs.
Security footage shows the man sliding the chainsaw down the front of his pants.
The man apparently hid the motor underneath his jacket, but the bulge of the tool is still clearly visible around his abdomen.
The hardware store’s owner said the thief drove away in a pickup truck. Police are still searching for him.
via: https://pix11.com/2019/04/04/california-shoplifter-hides-chainsaw-in-his-pants/
University to offer ‘Angry White Male Studies’ course this fall
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas is offering a class on white male anger his fall, according to WDAF.
According to the Fall 2019 course list on the University’s website, “Angry White Male Studies” is open to students who have taken the prerequisite course of Woman, Gender and Sexuality Studies 101 or 102.
The course “charts the rise of the ‘angry white male’ in America and Britain since the 1950s, exploring the deeper sources of this emotional state while evaluating recent manifestations of male anger. Employing interdisciplinary perspectives this course examines how both dominant and subordinate masculinities are represented and experienced in cultures undergoing periods of rapid change connected to modernity as well as to rights-based movements of women, people of color, homosexuals and trans individuals,” according to the website.
Information on the course was first published by Campus Reform, a right-wing publication based in Arlington, Virginia, that focuses on “conservative coverage of liberal bias and abuse on college campuses.”
A tweet from the publication caught the eye of Republican Congressman Ron Estes, who represents Kansas’ 4th District. Estes sent out a tweet Wednesday saying the class could “create a hostile campus environment based on gender.”
WDAF reached out to the University of Kansas as well as the professor teaching the course for a comment, but have not heard back.
New mom loses job after requesting to pump at work
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama mother Haley Gentle was working for a small company and went on leave to have her baby in early January 2019.
She was off without pay, and it was understood by all parties that she would be returning to her job after maternity leave – until she asked her employer if she could pump breast milk at work. Her employer said no, and that she no longer had a job with the company, according to WHNT.
When she first inquired about pumping, she wrote her boss:
“I’m breastfeeding my baby and plan on pumping. I have a hands-free device that I will need to use during work maybe twice, once during 8-5, and the other time I can during lunch. Pumping will not require me to be away from my desk, computer, or the phone. It’s silent and no one would even know I’m doing so.”
Her employer’s reply:
“I do have an issue with the pumping. You will be able to do it on your lunch hour but not during work time. What I allow for you I would have to allow for others.”
WHNT spoke with an attorney who specializes in employment law and general laws that apply to pregnant women and new mothers in companies with under 50 employees.
“Pregnant women do have rights in the workplace,” said Teri Mastando with Mastando & Artrip LLC. “Unfortunately, what rights you have varies based on the number of employees your company has.”
Gentle’s company was under 50 employees, which means any accommodations the company didn’t want to make for her have to be proved as an “undue hardship” on the company.
“I feel like I did everything that a mother should do,” she said. “I went and I found out what my rights were.”
Gentle followed up with her employer by sending a certified letter asking for reasonable accommodations – two 20-minute unpaid breaks to express breast milk.
“They can only deny those breaks if they can show there’s a hardship involved,” Mastando said. “What kind of financial hardship is it on a company to provide those breaks that the person is asking for to express breast milk.”
Still, Gentle was told she was no longer an employee of the company. Now she’s sharing her story and urging women to know their rights before starting employment with a small company, so that what happened to her won’t happen to anyone else.
“I want mothers to know that there are support groups out there,” she said. “And for them to know their rights, too.”
“Unfortunately, in my world, ‘right’ and ‘legal obligations’ are two different things,” Mastando said. “The best advice I would give to someone is to find out in advance and get in writing what their employer’s plan is. And know your rights, know how many employees your company has, know which laws apply.”
A few days later, after receiving the certified letter, Gentle’s employer said they would be willing to discuss accommodations.
“Suddenly I’m not valuable to them anymore because I asked to pump? I don’t want to work for a company that doesn’t support that,” Gentle said. “I don’t want to go back to work for somebody like that.”
Gentle has since been appointed the Alabama ambassador for the Normalize Breastfeeding initiative.
She has a new job lined up, where she will have access to a private pumping room any time she needs it.
“This is my story,” she said. “I don’t think that’s something you should be quiet about.”
via: https://pix11.com/2019/04/03/new-mom-who-lost-job-over-request-to-pump-at-work-is-raising-awareness/