Christopher Fox, Author at Loyal Conservatives

Two charged with murder in Florida City livestream shooting

Investigators say a Dec. 30 home invasion turned lethal while the victims were on Facebook Live. FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — Two men were arrested Monday in connection with a Florida City home invasion that left one man dead and another wounded during a Facebook Live broadcast on Dec. 30, authorities said. The arrests cap a two-week investigation that relied on video, witness statements and forensic evidence. Detectives with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Florida City …

License plate reader data aids arrest in fatal hit-and-run

The victim’s family identified her as Ruizhi You, 70, who had recently come from China to visit her son. CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Detectives arrested 46-year-old Monica Armenta just after 5 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a crash that killed a 70-year-old pedestrian Sunday evening near North Greensview Drive and Park Meadows Road, police said. Investigators said they began with only a rough vehicle description and a direction …

Seminole County couple charged after malnourished twin infants hospitalized

Investigators say the 5-month-old boy and girl weighed about 5.7 pounds and had no baby formula at home. SANFORD, Fla. — A Seminole County couple was arrested Tuesday after deputies said their 5-month-old twins arrived at a hospital extremely malnourished and dehydrated, with one child initially unresponsive. Madison Smith and Leroy Somersall face two counts each of child neglect with great bodily harm. The case drew urgent attention after a Jan. 6 tip to Florida’s …

Coroner names 15-year-old killed in Elizabethtown parking lot

Authorities say a second 15-year-old is charged with murder; a 21-year-old faces additional counts tied to alcohol and a firearm. ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A 15-year-old girl shot in the chest in a Lowe’s parking lot early Sunday was identified Monday as Katen Atwell, the Hardin County coroner said, as police detailed arrests of another 15-year-old on a murder charge and a 21-year-old man on related offenses. Police say the shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. …

Courthouse arrest in Louisville leads to $9K counterfeit cash seizure

Jefferson County deputies say 124 local counts were filed as the Secret Service evaluates federal charges. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Charlestown, Ind., man booked on a warrant at the Jefferson County District Courthouse Thursday was found with a concealed stack of counterfeit bills worth a little over $9,000, officials said. The U.S. Secret Service responded after deputies flagged the suspected forgeries during intake at Louisville Metro Corrections. Investigators identified the man as 29-year-old Hunter Byrnes. …

Three inmates dead, dozens hurt in Georgia prison melee

Officials say three inmates died after a fast-moving clash tied to suspected gang rivalries at Washington State Prison. DAVISBORO, Ga. — Georgia prison officials on Monday identified three inmates who died after a burst of violence Sunday at Washington State Prison and said investigators are examining possible gang ties. The prison remains on lockdown as authorities review video and physical evidence and track those involved in the chain of fights. The Georgia Department of Corrections …

Police probe fatal shooting outside Southfield lounge after dispute

Investigators say two women were shot around 2:35 a.m.; one died at a hospital and a 30-year-old man was detained for questioning. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Southfield police are investigating an early-Saturday shooting outside Bloom Southfield that left one woman dead and another wounded in the lounge’s parking lot. Officers responding to reports of gunfire at 2:35 a.m. found both victims near 25080 Southfield Road and called medics, authorities said. Detectives believe an argument in the …

Body of missing CPS teacher Linda Brown recovered from Lake Michigan

The longtime Healy Elementary educator disappeared Jan. 3; an autopsy will determine cause and manner of death. CHICAGO — The Cook County Medical Examiner on Monday identified a woman pulled from Lake Michigan as Linda Brown, 53, a Chicago Public Schools special education teacher who vanished more than a week earlier. Police said she was recovered shortly before noon near the 3100 block of South Lake Shore Drive by the department’s marine unit. The identification …

Police search for gray Jeep after fatal Bristol crash

Investigators say the SUV fled after striking 36-year-old Tomek Paluch. BRISTOL, Conn. — Detectives on Friday said they are looking for a gray or silver Jeep Grand Cherokee with front and passenger-side damage in connection with a hit-and-run that killed bicyclist Tomek Paluch, 36, on Birch Street late Thursday afternoon. Investigators said the crash unfolded at about 5:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Birch Street. Police believe an SUV first struck Paluch, throwing him …

Hartselle husband gets life after wife’s lead poisoning

Jurors convicted Brian Mann in 2025; appeals and motions continue in Alabama courts. HARTSELLE, Ala. — A Morgan County judge sentenced former chiropractor Brian Mann to life in prison after a jury found he tried to kill his wife, Hannah Pettey, by giving her lead-laced pills during a bitter split, a case now winding through appeals. The verdict capped a yearslong saga that began as a medical emergency. Pettey, then in her mid-20s, landed in …