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Groom indicted for murder in fatal wedding shooting of stepfather

Aaron White is charged with felony murder in the death of his bride’s stepfather, Jason Maughon, during a Butts County wedding. JACKSON, Ga. — A Butts County grand jury has indicted Aaron White, 33, on felony murder and aggravated assault in the July 2024 shooting death of his bride’s stepfather, 44-year-old Jason Daniel Maughon, at the couple’s wedding in rural Georgia, authorities said Thursday. Prosecutors say new ballistics testing and a site visit led them …

Two dead, one arrested after SUV with suspected burglars hits Broward lake

Officials say a 21-year-old survived and was arrested; two men, ages 20 and 22, were found dead in the water. DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — The Broward Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified three suspected car burglars tied to a pre-dawn crash that sent an SUV into a Deerfield Beach lake on Tuesday, killing two occupants and leaving a third under arrest on multiple burglary charges. Investigators said the incident began just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday, …

Oklahoma teen detained after mother discovered dead in neighborhood trash bin

Officials say 49-year-old Spring Weems was discovered outside her home; one of her adopted sons is held on a murder complaint. LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. — State and county investigators on Thursday identified the woman found in a trash bin outside a home near Edmond as Spring Weems, 49. One of her adopted teenage sons is being held at a juvenile facility on a first-degree murder complaint while detectives continue interviews and await autopsy results. Authorities …

Son interrupts attack, saves 71-year-old father in Houston robbery

Surveillance video shows the suspect placing the older man in a chokehold before the son intervenes at a southwest Houston complex. HOUSTON — A 71-year-old man was assaulted during a robbery outside his southwest Houston apartment this week, police said, until his adult son sprinted into the frame and forced the attacker to let go. The suspect fled moments later as neighbors looked on. Houston police said the case is being investigated as an aggravated …

Police probe shooting of Berkeley man investigating blaring car alarm

The shooting, revisited by a local investigative program, remains unsolved. BERKELEY, Mo. — A man wounded by gunfire after stepping outside to check his car alarm is still waiting for answers, as Berkeley police review tips and area video in an aggravated assault case that drew renewed attention this month. The incident occurred late at night near Thanksgiving several years ago, according to the man and family members interviewed in the broadcast. The victim, identified …

Caller admits shooting; four found dead in Rancho Cordova

Investigators say a father killed his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself inside a Mill Water Circle home. RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — A 58-year-old man phoned 911 Tuesday morning to say he had fired a gun and set “booby traps” in his Rancho Cordova house; hours later, deputies found him, his wife and their two children dead inside, the sheriff’s office said. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as …

Round Rock man charged in Katy-area double homicide

Investigators say a custody dispute may have preceded the Jan. 12 shootings. HOUSTON, Texas — A 42-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Christopher and Trinette Lopez, both 52, who were found shot inside their west Harris County home shortly after 6 a.m. on Jan. 12. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect, Norman Lee Johnson Jr., was arrested this week and booked in Williamson County after members of …

Robbery injures disabled man; emotional support dog stolen

The attack happened near U.S. 290 and FM 1960 West on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to the victim and authorities. HOUSTON — A 42-year-old disabled man says he was beaten and robbed at a northwest Harris County gas station on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and his small emotional support dog was taken by people seen leaving in an older blue pickup. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation. The case …

Two Detroit west-side fires erupt minutes apart; one injured

Blazes reported on Sturtevant and Trinity streets; investigators working to determine causes. DETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Fire Department battled two separate house fires on the city’s west side Wednesday morning, with the blazes reported within minutes of each other on the 4200 block of Sturtevant Street and the 14000 block of Trinity Street. One person from the incidents was transported to a hospital, fire officials said. The simultaneous calls put crews at two scenes …

Houston bus killing becomes early test of Texas no-bail rule

Brayden Smith, 17, remains jailed without bond as prosecutors cite risk and video evidence; a second teen faces federal gun charges. HOUSTON, Texas — The fatal shooting of passenger Caitlin Stup on a Houston METRO bus is among the first Harris County cases where a judge denied bail under Texas’ strengthened authority to hold violent-crime suspects, keeping 17-year-old Brayden Smith in jail while the murder case proceeds. The decision comes as state and local officials …