Newly released records revisit the bureau’s long-running investigation into Elton Simpson before the deadly ISIS-inspired shooting. On May 3, 2015, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi pulled up to the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, body-armored and armed with assault rifles, and opened fire on security personnel outside a “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest.” A…
Investigators: Alabama Man Died While Hiding Girlfriend’s Body
Authorities concluded the suspect suffered a fatal heart attack while dragging the victim into a wooded area. Chambers County, Alabama sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of two unresponsive people found a man and a woman dead in the brush along County Road 86 in Lanett on June 24, their bodies lying next to each…
Former Death Row Prisoners Seek $572 Million Over Alleged Jury Discrimination
The federal lawsuits accuse Alameda County prosecutors of systematically excluding Black and Jewish jurors for decades. Ernest Dykes, who was sentenced to death for shooting nine-year-old Lance Clark to death in Oakland in 1993, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday demanding 282 million dollars from Alameda County, arguing that prosecutorial misconduct during jury selection at his…
Missouri Father Faces Murder Charge After Infant Killed With Hidden Handgun
Investigators allege the loaded firearm was stored beneath a mattress where a 10-year-old had previously accessed it. A 10-year-old boy found a loaded handgun stored beneath a mattress inside a north St. Louis home on June 26, retrieved it, and fatally shot 7-month-old Kiyomi Parker in the head. The infant’s father, 19-year-old Ca’Marion Pawnell of…
Arizona Baseball League Dispute Escalates Into Parking Lot Gun Attack
Investigators allege two brothers blocked the victim’s vehicle before assaulting him with firearms and opening fire. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Two brothers face multiple felony counts after authorities say they followed a recreational baseball opponent to the parking lot at Salt River Fields, blocked his car with their vehicles, and attacked him with handguns before firing…
Six Arrested in Irvine Home Burglary Ring That Targeted Wealthy Neighborhoods
Police say the suspects are believed responsible for more than 10 residential break-ins and may have ties to a broader criminal network. Irvine police arrested six people, including four 17-year-olds, believed to be part of a professional South American residential burglary crew that operated across multiple neighborhoods in one of Orange County’s most affluent cities…
U.S. Marshals Say Fugitive Used Sister’s Identity to Evade Arrest for Years
Investigators traced the Missouri woman through rideshare records after reopening the long-unsolved manslaughter case. A Missouri woman charged with killing two people, including her 12-year-old nephew, in a 2020 crash was arrested last week after federal marshals traced her through rideshare records and discovered she had been living under her sister’s identity. Source: St. Louis…
End of Watch: Deputy Erika Serrato, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
A Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputy was struck and killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, when a commercial truck entered an active crash scene on Interstate 45 North near The Woodlands, authorities said. Deputy Erika Serrato, 24, was working traffic control near the Woodlands Parkway exit alongside other deputies at approximately…
End of Watch: Officer Trevor Howard, Marked Tree Police Department
Marked Tree Police Officer Trevor Howard, 25, died Sunday after an early-morning crash at the intersection of Broadway and Nathan streets at approximately 2:50 a.m. Officer Anthony Johnson, 22, who was driving the patrol truck at the time, was transported to NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro with non-life-threatening injuries. Kareem Jones, 28, of Marked…