Man gets 10 years for shooting Bronx boy celebrating his 5th birthday in the head
CLAREMONT, the Bronx — A 5-year-old boy spent several weeks in a medically induced coma, breathing through a ventilator, after he was shot in the head in the Bronx.
Michael Quiles, the man who shot Jaheem Hunter on June 5, 2017, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. He was found guilty of weapon possession.
“The young victim miraculously survived a gunshot to the head but continues to struggle with the injuries,” Clark said. “An innocent child’s life has been utterly changed.”
Quiles argued with two men near 167th Street and Washington Avenue on the day of the shooting. They had knives. Quiles, who was on parole at the time for an attempted kidnapping charge, fired multiple times.
One shot hit Hunter. He was out with his dad to celebrate his birthday at the time. Hunter underwent several major surgeries after the shooting.
Cop, teacher, others accused of trying to lure teens for sex
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey police officer and a New York City high school teacher are among 16 men who allegedly tried to set up sexual encounters with people they thought were teenage boys and girls.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced the arrests Wednesday. They were made as part of “Operation Home Alone,” a multiagency undercover sting that targeted people who allegedly used social media in an attempt to lure children.
Grewal said most of the defendants were arrested when they arrived at a residence in Bergen County, where they expected to find the victim home alone. The arrests were made from April 11-15.
The defendants face various charges including luring and attempted sexual assault.
Those arrested include a Ridgewood police officer, a Bronx high school teacher, drivers of rideshare companies a minister and dental hygienist and a barbershop owner.
They are variously charged with second-degree luring, second-degree attempted sexual assault on a minor and third-degree attempted debauching the morals of a child. Two men face third-degree charges of attempted showing obscene material to a minor for allegedly sending photos of their genitals to the undercover detectives.
Two men are charged with having child pornography on their electronic devices, including one who had more than 13,000 files on his phone.
“The 16 men we arrested allegedly used social media to stalk victims they believed were vulnerable children who could be sexually exploited. Fortunately, their victims were really undercover officers prepared to put them in handcuffs,” said Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
“Operation Home Alone is a great example of our collaborative efforts to guard children from the ever-present danger of online predators,” said Director Veronica Allende of the Division of Criminal Justice. “We will continue to partner with the State Police, the County Prosecutors, the ICAC Task Force, HSI, the FBI, and law enforcement at all levels to apprehend these sex offenders who exploit the anonymity of social media to prey on those who are most vulnerable.”
Parents are advised to be aware of their children’s internet activities, including who they talk to.
The following 16 men were arrested in Operation Home Alone:
- Peter Tuchol Jr., 28, of Waldwick, N.J.: A police officer with the Ridgewood Police Department.
- Kevin Roth, 26, Nanuet, N.Y.: A teacher at the High School of Computers and Technology in Bronx, N.Y.
- Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 37, of Pomona, N.Y. : A dental hygienist.
- Joel Guichardo, 38, of Passaic, N.J.: A barbershop owner
- Larry Noel Jr., 43, of Stanhope, N.J.: A warehouse worker.
- Shaheen Lariff, 49, of New City, N.Y. : A bank branch office manager.
- Rajan Lama, 33, Woodside, N.Y. : A driver for a rideshare company.
- Luis Gonzalez Palacio, 36, of Weehawkin, N.J. : A finance lead for a major internet service provider.
- Roger Arroyo, 37, of Philadelphia, Pa.: A traveling minister.
- Yosef Kriger, 31, of New City, N.Y. : A pharmaceuticals delivery driver
- Michael Mancini, 36, of Hawthorne, N.J. : A supermarket employee and DJ.
- Teodoro Alvarez Ortega, 28, of Suffern, N.Y.: A restaurant server.
- Jacob Smith, 26, of New Rochelle, N.Y.: A takeout food delivery driver
- Jose Martinez, 47, of Fairview, N.J.: A takeout food delivery driver
- Jason Keizer, 33, of Garfield, N.J.: Unemployed.
- Hareshkum Tailor, 55, Garfield, N.J.: A driver for a rideshare company
via: https://pix11.com/2019/04/24/cop-teacher-others-accused-of-trying-to-lure-teens-for-sex/
13-year-old girl on life support 2 days after fight near middle school
HOUSTON (KTRK/CNN) – A 13-year old girl is on life support at Texas Children’s Hospital two days after a fight near her Houston middle school.
Mamie Jackson told KTRK-TV that two girls attacked her daughter, Kashala Francis, after school on Thursday. The mom said a third girl later jumped in the fight and kicked Kashala in the head.
Jackson said it happened down the street from Attucks Middle School, where her daughter attends. When Kashala came home, she had a bruise on her face but insisted she was okay, the mother said.
By Sunday, Kashala became weak and complained to her mother about a painful headache.
“I told her to get up. I said ‘Get up, Kashala.’ She kept saying, ‘Mama, my head hurt,’ so she laid down,” Jackson said.
That was the last time she saw her daughter’s eyes open. Jackson said by the time first responders arrived the 13-year-old was unconscious. They rushed her to Texas Children’s Hospital, where she is fighting for her life.
“We found out she has a large tumor in the back of her head, and she had fluid buildup in her brain,” Jackson said.
The tumor was unbeknownst to the family before doctors discovered it Sunday. It’s too early to tell whether the fight contributed to Kashala’s declining health or if this was solely a pre-existing medical condition.
Houston police are investigating the fight, and the Houston Independent School District said it’s cooperating with the investigation.
“The district is aware that several Attucks Middle School students were involved in an off-campus altercation on Thursday,” HISD said in a statement. “HISD is gathering information and cooperating with the Houston Police Department in its investigation.”
St. Louis police officer attempts to tase partner while on duty, prosecutors say
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer is accused of attempting to tase his partner while they were on patrol.
Christopher Childers, 34, is charged with fourth-degree assault.
Police said he tried to tase his partner as she was driving their patrol on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. The incident happened on February 26, but charges were just filed Wednesday.
The other officer was afraid she would lose control of the patrol car, authorities said.
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Couple furious after dealership ‘gave away’ the car they left for servicing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A couple is furious at a Sacramento County car dealership after they say their vehicle was stolen right off the lot.
“We dropped off our vehicle for service for the A/C because it’s starting to get warm in Sacramento,” Steve Russell said.
Last Friday, Steve and his wife Trish left their 2017 Ford Fusion at the Future Ford dealership on Madison Avenue near Interstate 80 and saw something that made them feel uneasy.
“The employee left the vehicle unlocked. He had the keys with him,” Steve said. “About two hours later, we were called and someone said that our vehicle had been stolen from the lot.”
The California Highway Patrol says a woman had come into the dealership with her boyfriend, leaned into the Russells’ Fusion without telling him and grabbed the identification tag. Investigators say the woman used the tag to claim to be the owner of the vehicle.
An employee handed the woman the keys, the CHP said, without asking for identification.
“When the police contacted her to ask, ‘Why did you steal the car?’ She actually said, ‘I didn’t steal it, it was given to me,'” Trish Russell said. “Which is actually true. The keys were handed to this woman.”
The CHP says the car was later recovered. The woman was not arrested, officers said, but has been charged with grand theft auto.
Meanwhile, the Russells say their Fusion had significant damage to its front left tire and the inside was trashed.
The Russells feel the dealership should have done more to prevent this.
“It took them an hour and a half to contact me. Like everybody else, our garage remote and our address was in the vehicle. So my fear was they took my car and now they’re robbing us as well,” Trish said.
The dealership’s general manager told KTXL that because their insurance is involved, he has been advised not to comment. The Russells said the dealership told them they will cover the costs of the damage done to the car while it was stolen.
Still, the Russells feel the dealership should beef up its security.
“Came the next day to trade in our loaner and would see again and again service techs bring vehicles up and walk away from them,” Trish said. “Even when questioned, ‘Why would you do that when somebody had just stolen a car from there?’ they just shrugged and kept on walking.”
The CHP says the boyfriend of the suspected thief had no idea she was stealing a car.
Officers say he was actually here to legitimately buy a car and he did stick around for the officers to arrive.
Toddler stuck ‘used condom’ from McDonald’s in mouth: report
A McDonald’s customer in Australia says she was “sickened” to find her 2-year-old daughter stuck a “used condom” she found at the chain in her mouth, according to a report.
The little girl’s mom — who only wanted to be identified as Wendy — said her daughter now requires STD testing after the incident Friday night at the fast-food joint in Perth, the local 10 daily reported.
“I don’t know how it happened but when my husband next looks at her, she’s sucking on a black condom,” Wendy said. “I ran into the bathrooms, washed her mouth and hands and came out and gave her a drink.”
The couple said they rushed their daughter to a doctor — who suggested they retrieve the condom from the restaurant for testing, according to 10 daily.
But the McDonald’s reportedly refused to give the condom back to them.
“What if there is an STD there and my daughter is going to get it? We have to wait two months to do a blood test on her,” the mom said.
A McDonald’s spokesperson said the restaurant was investigating the incident.
“We are very sorry that the incident occurred, and take situations like this seriously,” the rep said. “Cleanliness and safety are our top priorities and we ensure the shift manager on duty conducts what we refer to as a travel path every 30 minutes.”
via: https://nypost.com/2019/04/22/toddler-stuck-used-condom-from-mcdonalds-in-mouth-report/
Teen injured when gun goes off while taking selfie
A Texas teen trying to take a selfie while holding a gun ended up in the hospital after it went off, sending pieces of glass and metal into his face and penetrating his brain, according to a report.
The photo shoot went awry around 11 p.m. Thursday as the 16-year-old boy was posing with a loaded 9mm pistol at a San Antonio home, news station KABB reported.
The unidentified boy accidentally fired a bullet at his phone, sending glass and metal shrapnel into his face and eye, authorities said.
The shooting penetrated the teen’s brain, and he was rushed to University Hospital in stable condition, radio station WOAI reported.
Police are investigating to determine how the teen got hold of the gun.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/04/23/teen-injured-when-gun-goes-off-while-taking-selfie/
Attorney allegedly used ‘shoe camera’ to look up girl’s dress at Apple store
A 66-year-old licensed Bay Area lawyer was arrested Sunday after he allegedly taped a camera to his shoe and then “moved his shoe so that the camera was under a female juvenile’s dress” at an Apple Store in Walnut Creek, Calif., police said.
Jacques Bloxham, who is a personal injury attorney, was reportedly confronted by the girl’s father and fled the store. Officers said they found various cameras and recording devices in the suspect’s car in addition to the one attached to his shoe.
Bloxham was arrested around 3 p.m. and booked into Contra Costa County Jail on suspicion of using a camera to secretly record the undergarments of another person, along with annoying or molesting a child under 18, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. He later posted bail.
Police are investigating whether Bloxham recorded others and urge anyone with information to call the Walnut Creek Police Department.
Bloxham was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1986. He founded the Injury Law Center “in response to the public’s need for a personal injury attorney with honesty, integrity and a new understanding of the needs of injured clients,” according to his Yelp business profile.
FL White deputy caught on video punching black teen, slamming head on pavement
A sheriff’s deputy in Florida is on restricted duty after being caught on video punching a black teen in the head after he was pepper-sprayed and slamming his face into the pavement, video shows.
The Broward County deputy, Christopher Krickovich, is seen in footage circulating on social media platforms punching an unidentified 15-year-old boy in the back of the head after repeatedly slamming his face into the ground during an incident Thursday near J.P. Taravella High School.
Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said Friday that Krickovich has since been placed on “restrictive administrative assignment” as an investigation is conducted.
“We will look at this as a fact-finding measure to ensure that we hold folks accountable,” Tony said in a videotaped statement. “This may take some time for us to look thoroughly into, but understand that we will be transparent and if folks need to be held accountable, it shall be done. So please be patient with us.”
Witnesses at the scene — where 200-plus students gathered after rumors that a fight was set to break out, according to Krickovich’s report — can be heard screaming as the rough arrest unfolded.
“What are you doing?!” one woman shouts. “He’s bleeding!”
Krickovich said in an arrest affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald that the incident erupted when a large group of students began “yelling, threatening us and surrounding us” outside the school. One teen was taken into custody on trespassing charges after being involved in a fight there a day earlier. The second teen, meanwhile, was taken to the ground as the unruly group surrounded the deputies, Krickovich wrote.
“I had to act quickly fearing I would get struck or having a student potentially grab weapons off of my belt vest,” the arrest report read.
Two teens were arrested in connection with the incident, including one who was charged with assaulting an officer and obstruction without violence. A judge later downgraded the assaulting an officer count against the 15-year-old, who had no prior criminal history, WPLG reports.
Krickovich acknowledged that he was able to subdue the teen after he “struck the male in the right side of his head with a closed fist” as a distraction, WTVJ reports.
Other witnesses said deputies arrived at the school and threatened students in the crowd with pepper spray while ordering them to leave the area.
“The next thing you know, his head started bleeding and everything, and while he was getting handcuffed, lil bro got punched in the face by police,” one student told the station.
Another witness told WPLG that the deputies went “way too far” during the arrests.
The mayor of Broward County, Mark Bogen, said Krickovich should be fired and potentially prosecuted for his actions.
“The entire issue has to do with one word: resistance,” Bogen tweeted Monday. “In law enforcement if the alleged perpetrator is not resisting, then there is no justification to use force. When the student was on the ground, he did not resist at all.”
The video shows that the officer “had no justification” for smashing the teen’s head into the cement and punching him in the head, according to Bogen, who called on prosecutors to look into whether battery charges against Krickovich are warranted.