Four men believed to have ties to a far-right militia group were indicted on charges of destroying evidence in a federal investigation over the shootings of two police officers. The Justice Department announced Friday that Jessie Alexander Rush, 29, Robert Jesus Blancas, 33, Simon Sage Ybarra, 23, and Kenny Matthew Miksch, 21 were charged with conspiracy to destroy records, destruction of records and obstruction of official proceedings. Prosecutors allege the four men are members of the far-right extremist "Grizzly" militia, which has ties to the “boogaloo” movement, which advocates for a politically-motivated civil war or uprising against the government. ADVERTISEMENT The indictment against the four men references two shootings, one on May 29, 2020 and one days later on June 6. Two federal Protective Security Officers (PSOs) where shot in the first incident, in which one of the PSOs died, and two Santa Cruz sheriff’s deputies were shot in the second incident. One … [Read more...] about Four California men tied to militia accused of destroying evidence in federal shooting probe
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Former Dallas police officer released from jail, has murder charges dropped: report
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A former Dallas police officer arrested last month on capital murder charges has been released from jail and had his charges dropped after a judge ruled he could not be held, according to reports. Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, was accused of hiring three people to kill Albert Douglas and Lisa Saenz in 2017. He was freed on a $5 million bond following a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead found that police did not have enough evidence to keep Riser behind bars. Prosecutors for the Dallas County District Attorney's Office also agreed there was insufficient evidence to move forward with the case against him, FOX 4 of Dallas-Fort Worth reported. TEXAS MOM CONFESSES TO KILLING DAUGHTERS, 1 AND 6, BY SMOTHERING THEM, POLICE SAY … [Read more...] about Former Dallas police officer released from jail, has murder charges dropped: report
New York men harassing, mocking NYPD cops in alarming video
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Video shows a group of young New York City men surrounding an NYPD SUV and hurling insults at the officers inside while placing a pig-shaped squeaky toy on the hood and waving a filthy, damaged American flag. The city’s largest police union shared the video on Twitter on Friday but said it had been recorded Tuesday in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. It shows several men surrounding the SUV and mocking the officers inside. WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE One member of the group uses a megaphone to hurl a slew of profanities at two officers who are inside the vehicle with the windows rolled up. DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES 'UNPRECEDENTED' RACIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION TO RETHINK NYC LAWS In addition to a two-minute-long string of curse words, he accused them of beating their wives. … [Read more...] about New York men harassing, mocking NYPD cops in alarming video
Friend Gives Disturbing Account Of Bryan Stow’s Beating At Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A paramedic who was off-duty at the time Giants fan Bryan Stow was severely attacked at Dodger Stadium gave graphic details of the incident in court Wednesday. Stow was knocked unconscious when witnesses say several men wearing Dodger jerseys assaulted him in a stadium parking lot on opening day last year. READ MORE: 6-Year-Old Wounded After Gunfire Erupts At Sun Valley Apartment Complex Corey Maciel attended the game with fellow paramedic Bryan Stow and two others to root for the Giants on March 31, 2011. He testified Wednesday that he quickly realized the severity of Stow’s injuries after he saw the back of a friend’s head bounce off the pavement. Stow’s friend said he saw the assailant — whom he described as a Hispanic man between 20 and 30 years old — repeatedly kick Stow in the head with “full wind-up” kicks after knocking him to the ground with a “haymaker punch” to the left side of his head. “To my recollection, it was three times,” Maciel … [Read more...] about Friend Gives Disturbing Account Of Bryan Stow’s Beating At Dodger Stadium
Witness Saw Confrontations Between Dodgers, Giants Fans
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Three women who were in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium after the team’s home opener last year testified Thursday in the beating case of Giants fan Bryan Stow. Megan Duffy took the witness stand during the second day of a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood to stand trial for the violent attack. READ MORE: 6-Year-Old Wounded After Gunfire Erupts At Sun Valley Apartment Complex “I don’t remember how many men there were but I did see a gentleman throw a punch at Bryan Stow,” Duffy said. “I heard Bryan hit the pavement, the parking lot pavement, and then I saw Bryan get kicked in the head,” she said. Another witness, Joann Cerda, also could not pick out Sanchez or Norwood as the attackers but detailed how the attack occur. “Suspect 1 came back and kicked [Stow] while he was lying down on the floor,” Cerda said. Ana Maria Davila testified that a taller, light-skinned man who was wearing a tank … [Read more...] about Witness Saw Confrontations Between Dodgers, Giants Fans