Florida man allegedly sets love interest on fire because she was dating his stepdad
Fuming about an unrequited love, a Florida man allegedly set a woman on fire after finding out she was in a relationship with his stepfather, according to a report.
Luis Angel Quinonez, 53, was accused of dousing Angelica Acosta Blanco, 61, with gasoline and igniting her, the Sun-Sentinel reported, citing the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Firefighters responding to the home in Lantana at 10:30 p.m. Monday found Quinonez using a garden hose on the burning woman after she ran outside, according to the news outlet.
Quinonez told investigators he was furious about the “romantic relationship” between Acosta Blanco and his stepfather, Feliberto Alvarez, because he also was in love with her, police said.
The woman had lived in the family’s home for years and had cared for Quinonez’s mother until she died about a month ago, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Alvarez lived in a separate home nearby.
Quinonez said that when he discovered that Acosta Blanco was involved with his stepfather, he stormed off to a gas station and filled a container with fuel.
Police said Quinonez, who said he had been drinking, then returned home, poured the gasoline on Acosta Blanco and set her on fire using a lighter.
The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and then flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami with second- and third-degree burns.
Her condition was not immediately available.
Quinonez was charged with attempted first-degree murder and held without bond in the Palm Beach County Jail.
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Kentucky mayor, driving under the influence, falls asleep in White Castle drive-thru, crashes into pole
A Kentucky mayor was arrested for driving under the influence after falling asleep in a White Castle drive-thru line and crashing into a utility pole Tuesday night, authorities said.
Louisville Metro Police officers found Shively Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton standing outside her silver Cadillac after smashing into a pole as she was trying to leave the parking lot around 11 p.m., the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.
Witnesses said Chester-Burton fell asleep behind the wheel at the fast-food drive-thru line, and people even had to knock on her window to wake her up, according to a police report obtained by the outlet.
Cops reported Chester-Burton reeked of alcohol and failed a sobriety test when she couldn’t walk in
Chester-Burton, who was elected Shively’s first black mayor in 2018, told police she had dinner and two apple martinis at 5 p.m., but then changed her story, saying she had the drinks at 9 p.m., the police report states.
The mayor was booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and released Wednesday. She’s set to be arraigned Friday.
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UK mom weeps after being cleared of knowingly having sex with underage boy
A UK mom wept in court Thursday as she was cleared of knowingly having sex with a boy who was only 14 years old — after he admitted previously lying about his age to set up a social media account, according to reports.
Mom of three Teah Vincent, 32, admitted to initiating sex with the teen after inviting him and a pal into her Glousterceshire home — but insisted she thought he was 16, the legal age of consent in the UK.
She had told the court that it was only after they were finished in bed that the schoolboy “panicked” and confessed his tender age.
She was cleared of knowingly having sex with an underage boy after the court was told how he had lied about his age before, including when setting up a Facebook profile when he was too young to be approved, the Sun said.
He admitted to the online lie in court but still insisted that he “definitely did not tell [Vincent] I was 16 going on 17” before they had sex in October 2018, the court report said.
The jury of eight men and four women deliberated for just one hour and four minutes before clearing her of the underage sex crime, leaving her in floods of tears, the Sun said.
Her attorney, Catherine Flint, had reminded jurors in her closing arguments that they had to put aside any feelings that Vincent’s behavior may have been “morally questionable.”
“Your role is not to make moral judgments, but to decide if she broke the law,” Flint had said.
“Can you be sure he told her he was 14 before they had sex or had he lied about his age? You’d be hard-pressed to find a young teenager who doesn’t wish they were a few years older,” the defense attorney said.
Vincent wrote a joyful “NOT GUILTY” on her Facebook page under the name Teah Leanne as she posed alongside a friend outside court.
“THANKYOU EVERYONE THAT STOOD BEHIND ME AND BELIEVED ME ITS BEEN THE HARDEST TWO YEARS OFF MY LIFE,” she wrote.
“WELLCOME 2021 FOR ME AND MY KIDS,” said Vincent, who had faced a possible jail term.
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11-Year-Old Calif. Boy Dies by Apparent Suicide During Online Class, Officials Say
An 11-year-old California boy has died in an apparent suicide while he was attending distance learning classes, authorities said.
Deputies responded just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday to reports that a person had been shot in a house in Woodbridge, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Upon arrival, deputies found a juvenile with a head injury who was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The sheriff’s office said the child died of his injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound several hours later.
Deputy Sandra Mendez, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, told the Stockton Record that the child and his sister were both attending virtual schooling when the incident occurred.
She said the victim’s computer audio and video were not turned on when the gun fired, but that his sister heard from a separate room and ran to check on him.
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After finding him injured, she alerted her Zoom classroom and ran to the home of a neighbor, who called 911, ABC affiliate KXTV reported.
“The sister [came] here, banging on the door,” a neighbor who called for help told NBC affiliate KCRA. “That little boy was one the nicest little boys you’ll ever want to know. He was special. Easygoing. He was the type of person who would never hurt anybody. Soft-spoken, with a beautiful smile.”
The child was a sixth-grader at Woodbridge Elementary School, which offered its condolences in a statement shared by Lodi Unified School District Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer.
“We are deeply saddened to share that a student from Woodbridge Elementary School passed away today as a result of a gunshot wound,” Nichols-Washer wrote. “Counseling and bereavement support services are available to students and staff during this difficult time.”
“Our thoughts are with the family affected by this terrible tragedy. We also offer our condolences to the Woodbridge Elementary community,” she added.
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs also offered his condolences to the child’s family and friends.
“During this time, we have to check in on each other and our children, and know that community is the antidote to crisis,” he wrote on Twitter. “We have to prioritize our children as we persist through this pandemic.”
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Keke Palmer Shows Her Acne After Learning She Has Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Keke Palmer is showing her acne in the hopes of helping others who are also struggling with their skin.
The Hustlers star, 27, posted three bare-faced selfies on Instagram and shared that after years of trying to get rid of her acne and working with doctors to understand why it wouldn’t go away, she finally learned that she has polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS.
“For some of you this may be TMI, but for me my platform has always been used for things much greater than me,” she said. “Polycystic [ovary] syndrome has been attacking me from the inside out my entire life and I had no idea.”
Palmer said that she has “tried EVERYTHING” to minimize her acne, including doing two rounds of Accutane, an intensive treatment for severe acne, changing her diet and drinking more water. The actress and singer said that she had trouble finding a doctor who would investigate her skin trouble.
“It took ME taking a personal look into my family that has a history of diabetes and obesity, to understand what was ACTUALLY happening with me,” she said. “And unfortunately doctors are people and if you don’t ‘look the part’ they may not think that’s your problem. They may not even suggest it if you ‘look healthy’ whatever that means!”
Palmer said that after reading up on PCOS, she went to a doctor who was able to confirm that she has the hormonal disorder, which causes enlarged ovaries and cysts and often comes with side effects like acne, excessive hair growth and weight gain. But that she needed to do the research on her own frustrated Palmer, and she said that her family similarly struggled to understand their health.
“This especially makes me sad because my family struggled for years and no doctor could help them, they actually mislead them and just took their money,” she said. “It’s only because of what my family sacrificed that allows me to even have the resources to share the information I’m sharing with you! Their fight out of poverty gave me a better life and I just want to share what I learn.”
Palmer said she’s sharing her story — and her acne — to let others know “that it’s okay.”
“My skin has made me sad many nights but I do not give up on myself. I know this is not me and my body has been looking for help,” she said.
Palmer plans to figure out how to treat her PCOS, and in turn, her acne. But she added that she’s not going to hide her skin anymore.
“The least harmful thing PCOS can bring is acne. To all the people struggling with this please know you’re not alone and that you are still so f—ing fine! MY ACNE AINT NEVER STOPPED ME. But we don’t have accept this. Now I can really help KEKE! And I love her so it’s ON,” she said.
“Pray for me on this journey and I will pray for you too. I’m not afraid to show myself to the world and you shouldn’t be either.”
via: https://people.com/health/keke-palmer-shows-acne-has-pcos/
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Florida mom dies after teens feuding with her son run her over
A Florida mom who was intentionally run over by a group of teens feuding with her son over a “romantic entanglement” has died, authorities said.
Suzette Penton, a Polk City librarian, succumbed to her injuries last week after she was mowed down by a dark van at her house on Nov. 9, news station WFLA reported.
“I think everybody is still in shell shock,” said Polk City city manager Patricia Jackson. “We’re heartbroken. We’re just here to do whatever we can to help them.”
The group had shown up at the house wanting to fight Penton’s son over a “romantic entanglement,” according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Elijah Stansell, 18, was behind the wheel and was joined by Raven Sutton, 16, Kimberly Stone, 15, and Hannah Eubank, 14, news station WFTV reported.
Stansell is dating Stone, the ex-girlfriend of Penton’s son, the outlet reported. His name has not been released.
“This was an ongoing dispute between a group of kids, via social media, texting,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Horstman told WFLA.
“I think there was some verbal altercations at school. It has never risen to the level of physical violence.”
When the teens started attacking Penton’s son, his mom went outside to confront them and take pictures of their van, authorities said.
“They purposely and intentionally ran her over and critically injured her,” Horstman said.
“They had ample opportunity and space to get out of that area as she stood there in the street to take pictures of them to give to law enforcement. Instead, they ran her down in the road.”
The four teens were charged with attempted murder, but upgraded charges are pending, authorities said.
Penton was brought to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones, but doctors ultimately were unable to save her, the outlet reported.
She was remembered in the wake of her death as a “Mama Bear,” always protective of her kids, WFLA reported.
“I can understand her putting herself in harm’s way to protect her children,” Jackson said.
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Texas waitress gets $2K tip but restaurant refuses to give her a cent
A Texas waitress says she was thrilled to receive a $2,000 tip on a bill — only to find out from the restaurant that she won’t take home a single cent.
Emily Bauer had only been a server for about two weeks when she was scheduled for a busy Sunday shift at Red Hook Seafood and Bar in San Antonio, news station KVUE reported.
While working all the tables, she kept apologizing to a man seated in her section for “being slow.”
“He was just like, ‘I understand.’ He also mentioned he owned restaurants, so he knew how hard it was to be a server,” Bauer said.
“He was like, ‘Just cancel everything. Cancel everything and give me the ticket.’ So, I said okay. I gave him the ticket.”
Bauer said she didn’t notice until he left that he had given her a $2,000 tip and wrote a note that said, “Merry Christmas! Keep working hard!”
“I was like, wait. I just opened it and started crying. I was like, ‘Oh my God! My kids! I’m going to spend it all on my kids,’” said Bauer, who has two sons, a 2-year-old and a 5-month-old.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God. I’ve never had a Christmas where I’ve been able to like splurge on them.’”
But she said her excitement was quickly dashed when the restaurant told her it can’t process a tip larger than $500.
Other servers suggested that the restaurant give her four separate tips of $500, but the seafood joint refused, KVUE reported.
It is unclear why the restaurant couldn’t process $500 of the $2,000 tip to give to Bauer, in line with its limits.
“I don’t think it’s our responsibility as a server to say, ‘Oh, you can’t tip me that much, I’m sorry. Oh no, there’s a limit, I’m sorry,’” Bauer said.
“If that’s the case, there should be signs posted on the restaurants or the receipt to say there’s a limit of $500.”
Bauer said the customer received word that she won’t get the tip and called the restaurant to express his disappointment, KVUE reported.
When she asked to call him to express her gratitude, her manager said his information hadn’t been taken down, the outlet reported.
Instead, she’s shared the message to Facebook in hopes that it reaches the customer.
“Even though I can’t receive it, thank you. Thank you for having such a big heart,” Bauer said.
The restaurant didn’t respond to a request for comment, KVUE reported.
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YouTuber Gabi DeMartino allegedly sells inappropriate childhood video on OnlyFans
YouTube star Gabi DeMartino is getting slammed for allegedly peddling a nude childhood video of herself on OnlyFans for $3.
The 25-year-old shared a video of herself as a kid with the alleged caption, “Won’t put my panties on.”
DeMartino’s OnlyFans account has since been taken down.
“You better not be trolling with kid pics and thinking that’s OKAY,” one critic tweeted at her.
“I want all the defenders to talk to their parents/guardians and explain what is OnlyFans and if it was acceptable or not for her to profit a video of herself as a child to a mature content platform. This was wrong, pure wrong and it is unacceptable,” another critic wrote.
DeMartino issued an apology and explanation shortly after the heat rolled in.
“A childhood video of me on the phone sayin ‘Nani says put your panties back on’ and jumping up and down laughing. I’m sorry I didn’t think that one through. period,” she explained on Twitter Tuesday afternoon following backlash from her followers.
DeMartino went on to explain that the home video was meant to be shared with a select group of people, in the same way high-profile people use a “Finsta” account, or a private friends-only Instagram, to share more intimate content. OnlyFans is a subscription service that has become popular among adult entertainers seeking to monetize their material.
“The video was a goofy throwback family moment that I wanted to share with my personal OnlyFans fancy babies,” she wrote. “I am sorry that this wasn’t thought out completely I apologize. The video is down now I am sorry again if this came out wrong.”
The YouTuber has 3.2 million subscribers to her YouTubechannel, where she shares music, beauty and lifestyle content.
An OnlyFans rep told The Post that her account was deactivated due to a “violation of OnlyFans’ Terms of Service.”
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Woman’s body found in trunk of car after it crashes during police chase
The body of a 28-year-old woman was found in the trunk of a car after it crashed during a police chase in Texas, authorities said.
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety discovered the remains of Briana Teirra Johnson on Saturday while searching a white Honda they’d been pursuing, local ABC affiliate KTRK-TV reported.
Cops first spotted the vehicle speeding around 7:45 a.m. and pulled it over in Beaumont, about 85 miles east of Houston.
But the driver, Victor Campbell Jr., allegedly zoomed off, leading the troopers on a chase that ended when he crashed near the parking lot of a church thrift shop.
Surveillance video from Johnson’s house in Houston allegedly showed Campbell dragging her out just before 5 a.m. and loading her body into the car, the report said.
Sources told the outlet that Campbell occasionally stayed at Johnson’s house, though it’s unclear what their relationship was.
Campbell — who’s previously been charged with family violence — was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the crash, and later booked into Jefferson County jail.
The 35-year-old now faces charges for felony evading arrest, driving while intoxicated, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. Additional charges may be added, police said.
Authorities have not yet released Johnson’s official cause of death, pending an autopsy.
Friends described the Texas Southern University graduate as having a good sense of humor and a love of makeup that she shared on her YouTube channel.
“She was happy,” pal Cierra Kenner told the station. “She always kept me laughing.”
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YouTuber ‘chasing dreams’ fractures skull during jump from Texas bridge
A YouTuber chasing his “dreams” fractured his skull after leaping into a river from atop a massive Texas bridge last week.
Saa Fomba recorded last Monday’s stunt at Austin’s Pennybacker Bridge, posting it to his YouTube channel on Friday after several days in the hospital.
The footage shows the daredevil as he hatches the dangerous stunt.
“Hopefully this video will motivate you to chase after your dreams,” Fomba said to the camera as he prepared to jump into the Colorado river. “I don’t see no fun in living a normal life.”
A woman later records Fomba scaling up an arch of the bridge. At the apex of the arch, Fomba raises his arms into the air before wildly jumping to the water below, the video shows.
A boater pulled Fomba from the water and he is later seen lying on the shore until first responders arrive.
Later in the video, Fomba gave a video update on his condition from a hospital room.
“This is day three in the hospital. I can walk … I fractured part of my skull,” he said.
“People are texting me ‘is it worth it?’ Fomba said. “No one wished to get hurt, but it’s always worth it chasing your dreams.”
Officials told CBS Austin that Fomba was taken to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center.
It is unclear if he will face any criminal charges for the stunt.
via: https://nypost.com/2020/11/30/youtuber-fractures-skull-during-jump-from-texas-bridge/
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