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Brasstax said:

Rhetorical Q: What the fuck kind of world do people live in where a kid, just because he is a POC can shoot people at school including a teacher and then walk out free the next day?

Rhetorical A: A country under attack by "progressive" shitheads.

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"Since at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office we always strive to do the right thing, our Narcotics Agents are trying to identify the rightful owner of the approximately 770 lbs of marijuana that was seized from a mini-storage facility in Viera," Sheriff Wayne Ivey wrote. "I mean, trying to identify the rightful owner of the property is the very least we can do, especially since it has a street value of roughly two million dollars!!"

Once we properly identify you as the rightful owner we will gladly return your property and also make sure that both you and your property are kept in a secure area so that no one can try to rip you off!!" Ivey continued.

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StapleMammal1 said:

Navy nuclear engineer and his wife charged with trying to share submarine secrets with a foreign country - The Washington Post

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FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — Fourteen people, including two young teenagers, have now been charged following an investigation into the murder of a Malaga, Calif. man.

Christina Lopez, 42, of Madera, Calif. is one of the 14 people arrested in the death of Javier Fernandez.

She's facing felony charges of conspiracy to provide firearms to a minor for the benefit of a street gang, child endangerment, and conspiracy to provide a firearm to a gang member.

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But it's how prosecutors say she funded the crime that has many outraged.

We have mothers who have money who are buying guns and supplying them to their children for criminal activity," said Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp.

Smittcamp says Lopez bought guns, used in the killing, with money from a multi-million dollar settlement after Fresno police killed her son.

Back in 2017, Lopez's 16-year-old son Isiah Murrieta-Golding was shot and killed by Fresno Police. The shooting happened during a chase, as he was wanted for killing a man.

Javier Fernandez was shot to death on Friday, July 9, 2021 (Courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff's Office)

Michael Haddad, Lopez's attorney after her son's death, says the City of Fresno had to pay out $4.9 million this past August to settle the case related to Isiah's death.

During a news conference Friday, prosecutors said Lopez used money that she received from the city to help fund this crime.

She has been providing guns through a financial means that she has, to minor children that are 14, 15, and 16 years old," said DA Smittcamp, "As a mother and a prosecutor and a citizen of this county for my entire life, this is some of the most despicable behavior I’ve ever seen from a human being.

Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp held a news conference on Friday to announce the arrest. (FOX26)

Smittcamp adds Lopez now faces approximately 10 years in state prison.

"And she has continued now to take the money from her settlement that she received from the City of Fresno to buy and purchase a home where she lives, in addition to spending thousands of dollars on guns that she then, in turn, has given to her 14-year-old son," said DA Smittcamp, "And I didn’t misspeak, 14-year-old son, who is distributing them, sharing them and selling them with other gang members in the community."

That 14-year-old is also facing felony charges for gun possession, conspiracy to commit crimes, and street gang enhancements.

This is why I say the behavior of this woman is some of the most egregious criminality that I have ever seen," said DA Smittcamp, "And as a mom and as a prosecutor it is just horrendous to me that she could do this.

Christina Lopez, 42, of Madera. She faces felony charges of conspiracy to provide firearms to a minor for the benefit of a street gang, child endangerment and conspiracy to provide a firearm to a gang member (Courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff's Office)

The lawyer who represented Lopez during the settlement case says some of that money went to Isiah's father.

He adds, "I think she's a good mom and I can't see her doing something like this."

Now, the city may be looking to get some of that settlement money back.

Smittcamp says the settlement was lawfully given to Lopez, but she said her office would need to do some research to see if there's a way to seize any of that money.

Up until last month, law enforcement only had still photos from a surveillance video. Looking for answers, the Sheriff's office posted the still shot asking the public for help.

Since then, the investigation has moved along quite a bit, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said it's largely due to two solid tips that came into Valley Crime Stoppers.

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ArakAtak said:

In a peanut butter sandwich no less

I imagine he thought people would never look there, allergy fears and all that

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Kei’lan Allen sat on the bed at his Tuscaloosa home Friday night, playing games on his iPad as he often did.

The Westlawn Middle School eighth grader was wearing his beloved red Beats, with an open dictionary next to him even though he didn’t have school that day and wouldn’t again until Tuesday.

That’s just the kind of kid he was.

“He was a very smart kid,’’ said his cousin, 26-year-old Corey Prewitt. “He probably had over 30 books in his room.”

Shortly before 6:30 p.m., a hail of gunfire aimed at Kei’lan’s Washington Square home erupted from the outside. Roughly 13 bullets entered Kei’lan’s bedroom, and even more in other parts of the house.

“I don’t even think he heard the gunshots,’’ Prewitt said, because of the headphones. “I’m pretty sure it was an AR-pistol that hit his head.”

Kei’lan’s mother, Christina Barnes, called her son’s name repeatedly after the shots rang out. He was her first-born, and her only son.

“He didn’t answer after that, so she walked in the room, and he was slumped over,’’ Prewitt said. “She just grabbed him and was telling him, ‘I love you. I love you.’ An innocent child with a bullet hole in his head. "

Tuscaloosa police and the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit responded to Kei’lan’s home on the city’s west side, off Foster’s Ferry Road.
Tuscaloosa Homicide Oct. 15, 2021

A 13-year-old boy was shot to death Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Washington Square on Tuscaloosa's west side. (Tuscaloosa Police)

When they arrived on the scene, they found the 13-year-old boy dead inside the home.

The shots were fired from outside the home in an apparent drive-by. Police marked multiple shell casings in the street.

“It’s a senseless murder,’’ an emotional Chief Brent Blankley said Friday night. “We see it all the time where adults are shot and it’s terrible, but when it’s a kid, it takes it to another level.”

On Saturday, Tuscaloosa police posted this on Facebook: “Last night, our Chief of Police had to tell a mother and a father that their little boy was gone. Their son had been sitting in his room, playing on his iPad, when gunshots fired at the house came through the window and ended his life.

There were so many shell casings in the road, officers had to pull business cards from their wallets to fold and use as temporary evidence markers. The parents and family of a 13-year-old boy had to stand across the street and watch paramedics drive the ambulance away after realizing there was nothing they could do.”

The family is reeling from Kei’lan’s death.

“It just happened out of nowhere,’’ Prewitt said. “It’s a tough time and I can’t say we’re handling it well.”

Kei’lan leaves behind his parents, three little sisters and close-knit group of extended family members.

“He was a phenomenal kid. A straight-A student. Very artistic. He could really draw,’’ Prewitt said.

“He was very mild mannered – ‘yes sir, no sir, yes ma’am, no ma’am,’’' he said. “He kept to himself. He wasn’t too much of a talker, he was much of a doer. He just got a lot done.”

While Kei’lan’s little sisters often played outside, Kei’lan was content to spend his time drawing, reading and playing on his electronics.

“He was tech savvy,’’ his cousin said. “This was a very bright and smart young man, and they took his future away.”

Prewitt said Kei’lan was the last person expected to ever become a victim of gun violence.

“He was at the safest place he could be – at home,’’ Prewitt said. “He wasn’t a street kid. He’s not cut from that cloth. My auntie did a phenomenal job raising him.”

Police as of Saturday afternoon had not announced any arrests, not identified a possible motive.

“I think this was just something meant for someone else,’’ his cousin said. “And it just happened.”

It also took an emotional toll on investigators who responded to the crime scene.

“We’re all dads and moms out here. When you see that, and you see the senseless tragedy of that, it hits you different,’’ the police chief said Friday night. “We’re going to do everything we can to make these arrests.”

Prewitt said he would have done anything for his little cousin. “I’m a barber and I cut his hair every two weeks,’’ he said. “I had just told his mom I would cut it Sunday or Monday so he would be fresh for the week.”
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Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley talks about the killing of a 13-year-old boy on the city's west side Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (Contributed)

The family is still trying to absorb the shock of Kei’lan’s death.

“I want people to remember how kind he was,’’ Prewitt said. “He should be remembered as smart and kind and patient. He didn’t bother anybody.”

“He was an artist, and friendly to all his friends,’’ he said. “All that got taken away from him.”

Prewitt said he often told Kei’lan’s mother that he should take advanced courses once he got to high school. “You just snatched away a future valedictorian from his family and that’s not something that’s easy to deal with,’’ he said.

The family, he said, will keep Kei’lan’s name and memory alive.

“I’m pretty sure now they *the shooter or shooters) know they made a huge mistake,’’ Prewitt said. “The world is going to see we’re not going to stop until justice is served.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 205-349-2121, 205-464-8690 or report anonymously at 205-752-STOP (7867).

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Brasstax said:

Meanwhile in North Korea

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Someone else wrote, “People that say ‘tips are not required’ are Karens – point blank period.”

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