Jeffrey Epstein found nearly unconscious in NYC jail cell after possible suicide attempt
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found in his cell on Tuesday nearly unconscious with injuries to his neck after a possible suicide attempt, sources said.
Epstein was discovered by guards sprawled out on the floor at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he’s being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, according to law enforcement sources.
The multi-millionaire financier was taken to a nearby hospital.
It’s unclear how Epstein suffered his neck injuries.
Investigators believe Epstein may have done it to himself either on purpose or as a ploy to get transferred out of the jail, sources said.
It was also possible that Epstein was attacked by another inmate, the sources added.
Epstein was busted July 6 on sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges for allegedly sexually abusing underage girls at his Manhattan townhouse and his $12 million estate in Palm Beach, Fla., between 2002 and 2005.
He’s pleaded not guilty to the charges and appealed a judge’s decision to keep him behind bars pending a trial.
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2 Men Fined After Eating Raw Squirrels in Anti-Vegan Stunt in London
There were the vegans who “terrorized” the butchers. Now, meat eaters tried to terrorize the vegans.
The BBC reports a macabre scene in London on March 30 earned two men disorderly conduct convictions and fines on Monday.
Gatis Lagzdins, 29; and Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, stationed themselves in front of a food stall at the Soho Vegan Food Market and began to eat dead but raw squirrels—ones that still possessed their skin and fur, reports USA Today.
You can view two grisly photos here; they show one of the men wearing a “veganism = malnutrition” shirt.
A British prosecutor says people asked the men to stop but they did not comply, and their “pre-meditated actions” distressed both adults and children.
The men are said to be anti-vegan and claimed they were demonstrating the dangers of not consuming meat by eating the squirrels. They were fined $500 and $250, respectively
via: https://ktla.com/2019/07/24/anti-vegan-stunt-had-men-eating-raw-squirrels/
Photo Credit: Crown Prosecution Service in London
Mom accused of killing 4-year-old son with table salt reaches plea deal
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman accused of killing her ailing 4-year-old son with table salt in 2015 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Pima County prosecutors say 35-year-old Ashley Castro reached a plea agreement in the case Monday.
They say Castro is facing up to 25 years in prison when she’s sentenced on Sept. 30.
Castro was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after her young son died at a hospital in November 2015.
Authorities say Ezekiel Castro was being treated for a heart condition at the time.
Tucson police say Ashley Castro admitted to giving her son a mixture of salt and water that she carried for use as a mouthwash.
Authorities say the high level of sodium put the child in critical condition, leading to several hemorrhages and a stroke.
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Woman arrested after pouring alcohol into mouth of Taco Bell worker at drive-thru
(Meredith) – A sheriff’s office in Oregon said it made one of the “weirdest DUI” arrests over the weekend after a woman pulled up to a Taco Bell drive-thru and poured Hennessy into the mouth of an employee.
Elianna Aguilar-Aguilar, 23, apparently didn’t notice the Washington County Sheriff’s sergeant behind her in line when she reached through the drive-thru window and gave the worker a swig of alcohol on Saturday.
The sergeant immediately followed Aguilar-Aguilar out of the parking lot and pulled her over, the Oregonian reported. Two passengers were also in her vehicle.
Aguilar-Aguilar was booked into the county jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, according to KPTV. The sheriff’s office said she had a blood alcohol content of .12 percent.
Deputies talked to the Taco Bell worker following the incident. He said most of the alcohol spilled on him, and he didn’t consume any of the Hennessy, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Deputy Brian van Kleef.
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Newborn baby abandoned on doorstep with heartbreaking note
ORLANDO, Fla. (WKMG/CNN) – Police are investigating after a 1-day-old baby boy was found wrapped in a T-shirt on a woman’s doorstep.
Althea Brown said she still cannot believe someone abandoned the baby Saturday morning outside her unit at the Willow Key Apartments in Orlando, Fla.
“It’s incomprehensible to me,” she said. “I don’t know if it was a neighbor… or if it was just somebody that decided to use this place as their escape.”
Brown had already left for work when she got a call from a neighbor saying they heard the sound of a baby crying.
When officers arrived at the apartment, they found the infant, who appeared to be in good health. The baby was taken to a children’s hospital.
Sgt. Eduardo Bernal said detectives are also examining a note that neighbors found with the baby. The note appears to have been written by the mother, detailing a domestic violence situation
“We’re not going to specifically talk about a note being part of this case,” Bernal said. “But we are looking into all the circumstances with that.”
Police are still investigating the incident, and the Florida Department of Children and Families was notified. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the police department.
Officers are also reminding the public that before 7 days old, an unwanted newborn in Florida can be taken to a hospital or fire station. There are no criminal repercussions in such cases.
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Mom brought her dead 5-year-old daughter to the ER and lied about a car crash
A Louisiana mother brought her dead daughter to a local emergency room and lied about a car accident, police say.
Jasmine Anderson, 24, of Alexandria, was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of Audrey Chelette, 5, the Alexandria Police Department said.
Early in the afternoon of July 17, Anderson brought the girl to a hospital, where doctors called police.
Anderson said she and her daughter had been in a crash that injured the child’s neck, a police report states.
Police said they found nothing to back up the story and the injury didn’t seem likely caused by a crash.
On Tuesday, detectives obtained a warrant to arrest Anderson and found her in Bunkie, about a 40-minute drive from her home in Alexandria.
Anderson is being held at Rapides Parish Detention Center on $500,000 bond.
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Woman charged with murder after premature twins, born with several drugs in systems, die
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee woman is facing multiple charges – including murder – in the deaths of her premature newborn twins, both of whom were born with multiple drugs in their systems.
According to WTVC, 29-year-old Tiffany Marie Roberts had gone in for check-ups prior to the twins’ birth and, on three different occasions, tested positive for cocaine, oxycodone, Roxicodone, methamphetamine and benzodiazepine usage while pregnant.
Sunday, the day of the babies’ births, Roberts reportedly admitted to taking ecstasy and immediately felt short of breath, prompting her to go to the hospital.
She gave birth to the twins who died at a children’s hospital two days later, nine hours apart.
Police were called to investigate and learned both infants tested positive for “several narcotics,” including cocaine, at the time of their birth.
Roberts was arrested and charged with viable fetus as victim, aggravated child abuse or neglect and first-degree murder.
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Plane passenger throws laptop at boyfriend for ‘looking at other women’
A crazed airplane passenger threw a laptop at her boyfriend’s head on a packed jet — enraged at him looking at other women.
A viral video watched more than 4 million times by Tuesday caught the expletive-filled fight between the couple as other American Airlines passengers pulled awkward faces trying to avoid the craziness.
“You want to try to f—ing look at other women, n—er? Nah, f–k you!” the unidentified woman screamed as their plane sat at the gate at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
“I wear the f—ing nuts, n—er,” she told her partner in the seat next to her, warning, “Watch ’til we f—ing get home.”
Even an air stewardess telling her to stop screaming because children were on the flight fails to stop her wild rant, with the woman replying, “Yeah, I know, I f—ing consoled the f—ing child.”
Telling her she was “out of control,” her partner — whom she calls “Memo” — finally has enough, accusing her of “assaulting” him as he gets up to leave the grounded plane, which only enrages the woman more.
“Oh, I’m assaulting you? F–k you!” she screams, hitting him as he gets out of his seat.
She then flings her laptop straight at him as he moves away down the aisle, hitting him once more as other passengers scream and gasp.
After running back to get a purse, she is warned by a male flight attendant that “you’re going to get charged with assault.”
“Fine, whatever,” she replies nonchalantly.
A rep for American confirmed the “dispute” on the flight from Miami to LA, saying, “Law enforcement was requested, and both passengers were removed from the aircraft.”
A rep for the Miami-Dade Police Department did not have a record of any arrests.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/07/23/plane-passenger-throws-laptop-at-boyfriend-for-looking-at-other-women/
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Woman wearing cat shirt arrested for trying to poison neighbor’s dog
She’s more of a cat person.
A Colorado woman wearing a cat-themed t-shirt was arrested for trying to poison her neighbor’s dog, according to reports.
Margaret Werker, 73, was convicted of felony animal cruelty earlier this month for throwing a poisonous substance over her neighbor’s fence and at his dog, Wrigley, according to The Gazette.
The act itself, which happened in April, was caught by her neighbor’s surveillance camera.
The neighbor alerted police and Werker was arrested in May, the report said.
It was later determined by investigators that the substance Werker threw was likely ground chicken dipped in antifreeze, according to police records obtained by 11 News.
The dog did not consume any of the chicken.
Werker pleaded guilty on July 9 and received a deferred sentence. She was ordered to pay a $250 fine to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.
In Werker’s booking photo, she wore a black t-shirt with a black and white cat in the center.
Authorities believe Werker may have been annoyed over Wrigley’s barking.
“There were some concerns with some complaints about a barking dog in that area,” HSPPR Assistant Director told the station.
“We weren’t really ever able to pinpoint down who it was coming from. But, we believe that’s where it stemmed from, a barking issue.”
via: https://nypost.com/2019/07/22/woman-wearing-cat-shirt-arrested-for-trying-to-poison-neighbors-dog/
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Snow globes filled with $1M worth of meth found in Australia
Australian border security agents seized a $1 million shipment of liquid methamphetamine hidden inside 15 snow globes, the Australian Border Force said in a statement Tuesday.
The meth globes held picturesque winter scenes and more than 7 liters of the dangerous drug.
The sinister souvenirs were spotted by agents in Sydney after the package arrived from Canada.
Border agents suspected something was amiss with the shipment and subjected the liquid inside — which was of a dark amber hue — to a drug test that returned a positive result for methamphetamine.
The officers in Sydney said they had only recently invested in the technology used in the discovery.
“Our officers continue to prove, time and time again, that criminals who attempt to hide these substances in new and imaginative ways are wasting their time,” ABF regional commander Danielle Yannopoulos said.
“It doesn’t matter how clever you think your concealment is — we can find it,” she said.
There have been no arrests announced.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/07/23/snow-globes-filled-with-1m-worth-of-meth-found-in-australia/
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