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Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI’s top fugitives list, has been arrested, AP sources say. Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, landed on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list for allegedly ordering dozens of murders across the globe, including in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The 44-year-old is accused of running a drug trafficking operation, and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes. Authorities had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. The arrest is expected…
An Alaska man accused of fatally shooting his 87-year-old grandmother at her Fairbanks home told police he “didn’t want her to worry” – likening the killing to “pulling the plug,” according to court records. Brian Davenport, 29, was arrested earlier this week and charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Velma Koontz, who was found shot in the back of the head while seated in her wheelchair inside her home. On Wednesday, Davenport appeared via livestream at the Fairbanks Courthouse, where the deceased’s son, George Koontz, urged the court not to release the suspect, citing concerns…
A former security officer for the Miami Heat has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.9 million in restitution for stealing hundreds of valuable game-worn jerseys and other sports memorabilia from the team. Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, was sentenced earlier this month after pleading guilty last August to transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce. The 25-year retired veteran of the Miami Police Department worked for the Heat from 2016 to 2021 and as an NBA security employee from 2022 to 2025. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding…
Actor Jerry O’Connell had no idea his vintage 1979 Cadillac had vanished – until Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies returned it earlier this month. The Scream 2 star’s missing ride was recovered during a traffic stop on Pacific Coast Highway, long before O’Connell even realized it had been stolen, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told NBC4. Behind the wheel was an unnamed homeless man who was pulled over for speeding by the Lost Hills sheriff’s department on January 13. The man failed to provide deputies with a driver’s license, registration or proof of insurance, authorities said. He claimed the…
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI’s top fugitives list, has been arrested, AP sources say. Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, landed on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list for allegedly ordering dozens of murders across the globe, including in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The 44-year-old is accused of running a drug trafficking operation, and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes. Authorities had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. The arrest is expected…
A Florida charter boat captain was arrested this week after selling $10,000 worth of cocaine to undercover cops who were carrying out a drug sting, authorities said. Bradford Todd Picariello, 65, of Marathon, was arrested Monday after reportedly selling drugs found at sea, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook. Authorities seized 23 kilograms of cocaine, $8,000 in cash and a 38-foot vessel during the covert operation. Picariello was arrested after detectives purchased a kilogram of cocaine from him for $10,000 in cash. He was charged with trafficking cocaine, selling cocaine and possessing cocaine, the sheriff’s office said. open…
A Florida woman has been accused of drugging men at bars to later rob them so many times that a detective remembered her, according to a report. Sarah Tavano, 39, faces 10 criminal charges across four cases in Miami-Dade County, police wrote in an arrest report this week, according to Local 10 News. Tavano, who is originally from Massachusetts, gained the trust of the men “under the pretense of consensual activity,” while living in St. Augustine, about 320 miles north of Miami. She was arrested Sunday at Sugar, a rooftop bar in downtown Miami. At the time of her arrest,…
Six families have sued TikTok after their children died while allegedly attempting a viral choking challenge on the social media platform. The case centers on a Delaware family and five others from the United Kingdom, all of whom were late teenagers aged 11 to 17. Their families have claimed they took part in a trend called the “Blackout Challenge.” According to the six families, the “Blackout Challenge” encourages users to choke themselves until they pass out. Delaware resident Michelle Ortiz says that her son, Jaedon Bovell, was one of the teenagers killed while attempting the challenge. Her son died in…
Prosecutors have rested in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack. After over a week of grueling testimony, the prosecution called a state investigator as their final witness in the case against Adrian Gonzales, who has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts child abandonment or endangerment. He faces up to two years in prison if convicted. It’s unclear if Gonzales will take the stand in his own defense before the case goes to the jury. His…
Once fixtures of New York’s ultra-luxury real estate scene, the Alexander brothers built careers selling some of the most expensive homes in the country – and cultivating a jet-set lifestyle to match. But now Tal Alexander, 38, his brothers, Oren Alexander and Alon Alexander, who are 38-year-old twins, will face a jury in a Manhattan federal courtroom on charges that prosecutors say expose a far darker reality – a years-long sex trafficking conspiracy involving dozens of women, luxury travel, drugs, and violence. Prosecutors say the brothers typically met their victims on dating apps, through social events, at bars and nightclubs,…