Woman dead, teen shot, toddlers injured after getting caught in Saint Louis MO rolling gun battle
NORTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – A woman was killed, a teenager was shot and three other children were injured after getting caught in a rolling gun battle in north St. Louis City Thursday afternoon.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the people in two cars were shooting at each other near the intersection of Grand and Kossuth in the Fairgrounds neighborhood just after 3:30 p.m.
A woman, two teens and two toddlers were in a car driving in the area when they got caught in the gun battle. Police said the woman, who was driving, was shot. She was ejected from the vehicle and later died. One of the teenagers was also shot and is in serious condition. The second teenager suffered a broken arm. The two toddlers suffered minor injuries but not from gunfire.
Police said a total of six cars were damaged either by gunfire or from the crash.
The suspects left the area on foot and investigators are looking for nearby surveillance footage.
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10-year-old boy fires shotgun at police during 2-hour standoff in San Diego
A 10-year-old boy fired two shotgun rounds at police in San Diego during a two-hour standoff before turning himself in, authorities said. No one was hurt.
The boy will be evaluated by mental health professionals, San Diego Police Officer Billy Hernandez said.
The boy’s mother called police shortly after 9 a.m. and said he had a knife and was slashing furniture, Hernandez said. The youth went outside with the knife and locked himself into a backyard shed, where there was a shotgun and several rounds inside.
As officers tried to talk to him, the boy fired one shot, Hernandez said. While SWAT officers and crisis negotiators were en route to the home, he fired another round, police said.
Hernandez said the boy walked out of the shed and into the home as the SWAT officers set up. He then came out the front door with his hands up and was taken into custody.
Police evacuated several homes in the neighborhood and put a nearby school on lockdown, Hernandez said.
He said he wasn’t aware of previous police responses to the boy’s home.
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NJ woman allegedly used tape dispenser, shower rod to beat her roommate to death
MANCHESTER, N.J. — A woman allegedly fatally beat her male roommate with a tape dispenser, a shower rod and other household items during a dispute inside their southern New Jersey home last month.
Ocean County prosecutors said 56-year-old Mary Carbone was charged Wednesday with murder and four weapons offenses. It’s not known if she’s retained an attorney.
The charges stem from the death of Frank Stochel, who was found Feb. 24 lying on the floor of his Manchester home.
His death was ruled a homicide, but authorities haven’t disclosed a cause of death. Prosecutors said the investigation determined that Carbone used several household items to commit the murder.
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TikTok restores Lizzo swimsuit video after removing it
TikTok has restored a video of Lizzo after the singer shaded the social media platform for taking down content of her in swimwear — implying it was removed because of her body type.
In a clip posted ever-so-slyly to TikTok, Lizzo is getting her hair done with a caption that reads, “Tiktok keeps taking down my videos with me in my bathing suits,” adding, “But allows other videos with girls in bathing suits.” She continues, “I wonder why Tiktok…we need to talk.”
All the while, the body-positive songstress is mouthing the words to a song with the lyrics “I know” repeatedly, insinuating that video content was taken down because of the way she looks in a swimsuit. The 31-year-old is passionate about body positivity and is known for flaunting her curves and twerking in very little clothing as a way of embracing her figure.
A spokesperson from TikTok, however, told Page Six that the platform has since contacted Lizzo’s team and assured them that the removal of the now-restored video had nothing to do with her body type.
The spokesperson told us that one of the videos initially did not appear to meet TikTok’s community guidelines because it looked like Lizzo was flashing her underwear, so it was removed. However, after TikTok reviewed the video and saw that Lizzo was in fact, wearing a bathing suit, TikTok restored the video to her page.
Lizzbians were quick to side with the Grammy winner.
“Because you’re glowing queen, and people cannot handle,” one TikTok user wrote.
“It’s so disheartening when TikTok picks favorites and discriminates…it happens to me I can’t imagine how much more it happens to others,” said another.
“Oh wow! Wouldn’t think they’d pull videos from stars. Disappointing. I do hope they talk to you,” a fan added.
Article via PageSix
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R. Kelly: Singer pleads not guilty to updated sex abuse charges
R&B singer R. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to 13 sexual abuse charges in Chicago, including allegations involving a new accuser.
The new alleged victim, referred to as Minor Six, was included as part of an updated federal indictment.
Prosecutors also said they had seized more than 100 electronic devices, such as smartphones, iPads and hard drives, after executing a search warrant.
The judge set a trial date for 13 October, six months later than planned.
The Chicago case includes several counts accusing Kelly of child pornography. The chart-topping US singer, whose full name is Robert Kelly, has consistently denied the allegations.
The updated indictment is largely the same as the original – which also had 13 counts – but now includes a reference to Minor Six.
Prosecutors offered little detail about the new alleged victim, but said the person met Kelly in the late 1990s at the age of 14 or 15.
The indictment said Kelly “engaged in sexual contact and sexual acts” with Minor Six and four others when they were aged under 18.
The R&B singer is facing several state and federal charges of sexual abuse in the US.
Kelly was arrested in Chicago in July on two sets of charges including sex trafficking, child abuse images and obstruction of justice.
He has already pleaded not guilty to more than 20 sexual offences across several US states, including prostitution charges in Minnesota.
The allegations were brought back into the spotlight following the documentary series, Surviving R. Kelly, which aired in the US at the start of 2019.
It detailed stories about him pursuing teenage girls going back to the start of his career.
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Britney Spears’ son Jayden Federline slams grandfather Jamie: ‘He could go die’
Britney Spears‘ 13-year-old son, Jayden Federline, ripped into his grandfather Jamie Spears in a no-holds-barred rant on Instagram Live on Tuesday.
When a follower wrote, “kill your grandfather,” Jayden responded, “Bro, I was thinking the same thing,” in the almost 20-minute video. Jayden is the younger son of Britney and ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Then, when a fan asked the teen, “Is your grandpa a jerk?,” Jayden responded, “Yeah, he’s a pretty big d—k. He’s pretty f—king gay as s—t. He can go die.”
Jamie, 67, previously had conservatorship rights over his pop-star daughter for nearly a decade.
In 2019, fans formed the #FreeBritney movement, which claimed the singer’s social media was being controlled by her team. They also believed she was forced to seek mental health treatment against her will.
During his Instagram Live, Jayden denied that his mother was being controlled, but said he would open up more about her situation once he reached 5,000 followers.
Jayden said he last saw his mother two days prior to recording the video, but was currently staying with his dad, whom he praised.
“I have the best dad ever,” he said. “My dad is literally Jesus.”
Kevin, 41, has 70 percent custody of Jayden and his 14-year-old brother, Sean Preston Federline. Britney, 38, has 30 percent unsupervised rights.
Although Jayden slammed Jamie, he praised Britney’s boyfriend, Sam Asghari, saying he was “nice” and calling him a “really good dude.”
He also spoke highly of his maternal grandmother Lynn Spears, saying, “My grandma is literally the best grandma in the universe. All of my grandmas, actually.”
It’s no secret that Jamie has had tension with Britney’s sons in the past.
In September, Kevin accused Jamie of abusing Sean by putting his hands on him during an altercation. Sources told TMZ that Jamie allegedly broke down a door to get to the teenager during a fight and grabbed him.
Criminal charges were not filed against Jamie.
Kevin’s rep, Los Angeles family law attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, exclusively told us at the time that it was not Kevin’s desire to see Jamie be prosecuted. He added, “The police report that he initiated was only for the purpose of obtaining protection orders for the children and those remain in place.”
Aside from Jayden’s rant about Jamie, the teen also commented on Britney’s music career, saying she may leave the industry. She has been on hiatus since she checked into a mental health facility last April.
“I haven’t seen her do a lot of new music at all,” Jayden said. “I remember one time I asked her, ‘Mom, what happened to your music?’ and she was, like, ‘I don’t know, honey. I think I might just quit it.’”
He said he was shocked by her response, adding that he told her, “What are you saying? Do you know how much bank you make off of that stuff?”
Page Six has reached out to Britney and Kevin’s reps for comment.
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Kenneth Petty Snatched by the Feds (Forgot to Register for the Sex Offender Registry)
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Nicki Minaj‘s husband’s past is coming back to bite him in the ass — he’s been arrested by U.S. Marshals on an indictment for failing to register as a sex offender … TMZ has learned.
Kenneth Petty was in federal custody Wednesday — we’re told he turned himself into the Marshals. According to court docs, he’ll face a judge later today. Petty moved to California in July 2019, but according to law enforcement he got pulled over in Beverly Hills in November and that’s when his legal troubles started.
We’re told Bev Hills PD made a traffic stop on November 15 and determined Petty was a registered sex offender in New York state but had not registered in California … as required.
He was arrested and released on a $20,000 bond. The L.A. County D.A. charged him for failing to register as a sex offender.
It appears he still didn’t check in after that because now the feds are in on the case. He was indicted in federal court for the same thing … failing to register.
As we’ve reported, Kenneth’s rap sheet includes a 1995 conviction for first-degree attempted rape. He served almost 4 years in NY state prison for the crime and was required to register as a sex offender. If convicted on the federal charge for failure to register, Kenneth faces up to 10 years in prison.
TMZ broke the story … Nicki and Kenneth hit up the Bev Hills Courthouse to get a marriage license in July … around the time the couple moved to Cali.
We’ve reached out to Nicki’s camp for comment, so far no word back.
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Two 10-year-old boys handcuffed and booked after playing with toy gun outside
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) – A Colorado family wants to share their story with others after their 10-year-old son was arrested and charged with felony menacing in July of 2019.
“They came back over, told me my rights, and told me what was going to happen. They put handcuffs on me, and I got into the car,” 10-year-old Gavin Carpenter said.
Gavin said he and a friend were playing outside with toys near N. Powers Blvd and Constitution Ave. in Fort Carson. He said they were playing a version of the video game Fortnite.
“The toy bow was an orange Nerf bow. It didn’t work. Nothing could shoot out of it. Nothing would come out of it. The weapon, well, toy I had, had an orange tip. It was also broken and couldn’t shoot anything out of it,” Gavin said.
Gavin said they pretended to shoot at about 5 to 10 cars until one man stopped. He said he and his friend ran to his friend’s grandparents’ house.
“He slammed his brakes and started reversing as fast as he could,” Gavin said. “He came up and started getting very heated and was very mad. I was at the time, very scared.”
The man called the police. According to the Carpenter family, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrived and arrested both Gavin and his friend. He was handcuffed and taken to the Colorado Springs Police Department for mugshots and fingerprinting.
“I told them I had no intention to have scared them or have any threat to their life,” Gavin said.
Gavin’s parents, Chris and Stephanie, followed the cars to the police station. They said that night Gavin wasn’t released until 10:30 p.m.
They immediately hired an attorney to help get the charge expunged from Gavin’s record. When they arrived for his court date, however, they recalled being taken to a separate room instead of seeing a judge.
“It was just a hard no, that the district attorney wasn’t going to throw this out,” Gavin’s father, Chris said. “That is when we moved into the diversion program.”
The diversion program required Gavin to do community service, submit an essay, and do other tasks. After 216 days of fighting it, the felony was finally expunged.
“So if you run his name, nothing will show up, but he did have a class five felony on there for at least half a year,” Chris said.
Both mom and dad agreed this was a learning lesson not only for Gavin but for them as well.
“The kids don’t understand the way the world thinks right now,” Gavin’s mom Stephanie said. “So, they don’t know what we know … they are kids.”
Gavin’s dad has decided since this was all a bit traumatic on Gavin, he is planning some ideas where both of the boys arrested can do some events with police and deputies to help overcome their fears.
“Were trying to establish … a few events to help build trust in law enforcement because it was shattered. We want them to not be scared and show that law enforcement is their friends, and they need to show them the proper respect,” Chris said.
EPSO released this statement when we asked about the arrest:
“If anyone is dissatisfied with the actions of any employee of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, they have administrative avenues available to them. We encourage citizens to take advantage of those avenues.“
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Binge-watching burglar breaks into Oregon home, watches Netflix before stealing various items
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV/Meredith) – A binge-watching burglar is on the loose after breaking into an Oregon home, watching Netflix and getting away with various items.
It happened Wednesday evening. William and Emily Bellew said they were in bed, as were their children, at around 11 p.m. when someone got into the house.
They said the house was locked up, except for a board that usually keeps the sliding glass door closed. That’s how the suspect got inside.
The Bellews checked their surveillance system to find out more. It turns out the suspect made himself at home, but he also realized there was a camera, so he first covered his face and then disabled the camera.Gesa’s Uni, AI-Powered Digital AssistantLearn how Gesa Credit Union is leveraging interface digital assistants to provide 24×7 support to its members.Ad By InterfaceSee More
The Bellews later discovered that the thief not only stole from them, but he even spent several hours watching episodes of the Netflix show “Frontier” in their living room.
“It’s kind of devastating, I guess you could say. This is your home. This is your sanctuary,” said William Bellew.
The couple said the suspect got away with food, electronics, medication and a new saw. He also rifled through both of their cars.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
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NBA players advised not to high-five fans as coronavirus spreads
(CNN) — NBA fans might be getting fist bumps over high-fives from players as coronavirus spreads in the United States.
The National Basketball Association advised its players to restrict physical contact with fans as a precaution to limit potential exposure to coronavirus, according to a league memo obtained by CNN.
There are currently 102 cases of the novel coronavirus nationwide, according to federal and state health officials. The best ways to avoid transmission include avoiding sick people, covering coughs and sneezes and washing hands.
The memo suggests that players “fist bump” fans in lieu of a “high-five” and avoid items handed to them by fans for autographs like pens, markers, balls or jerseys.
“The health and safety of NBA players, coaches, staff, and fans is paramount. Working with infectious disease experts, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are providing the following information for players related to the coronavirus outbreak,” the memo says.
The memo outlines general information about coronavirus, its symptoms and other precautions players should take to limit risk, such as cleaning frequently touched surfaces, updating vaccinations and avoiding touching one’s eyes, nose and mouth.
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