Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California man was arrested after authorities said they discovered an underground fortified bunker with an “alarming cache of illegal firearms and ammunition” inside. Michael Kamfolt, 40, of Anderson, is now facing nearly a dozen weapons-related charges, including possession of an assault rifle and manufacturing of a ghost gun, following his arrest by the California Highway Patrol. He was taken into custody as part of an investigation into a suspected illegal marijuana cultivation operation on a property in Anderson, authorities said.”This operation went far beyond an illegal grow. The combination of a hidden…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The killing of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minnesota spurred backlash from Second Amendment advocates after some Trump administration officials initially claimed Pretti was armed and dangerous, but the unfolding investigation has not centered on gun-carrying policies.Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and licensed concealed-carry holder, was killed during an immigration enforcement operation Saturday, and the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice are investigating it through the lens of typical use-of-force policies, despite a national narrative that emerged about gun rights.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed Friday that the…

NEED TO KNOW Jacqueline Neill, Cameron Kilpatrick and Michael Kilpatrick were found fatally shot in their home this weekCharles Broomfield has been charged with several counts of murderAuthorities say they found the victims in the residence after a distressed Broomfield called 911 A Michigan man is facing murder charges in connection with a triple homicide involving his fiancé and her two sons. Jacqueline Neill and her teen sons Cameron Kilpatrick and Michael Kilpatrick were found fatally shot in their Grand Rapids, Mich. home on Tuesday, Jan. 27, according to court documents cited by 13 ABC and WOOD TV. Grand Rapids…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: American Sovereignty, a conservative nonprofit focused on border security and community safety, will launch a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign over the weekend to press for support for ICE.The ad spots aim to remind the public that ICE agents are family men and women who are part of the fabric of their communities on and off the job — and among those who put themselves in the most danger to protect the homeland.The two ads — which will run nationally, with an additional focus on the District of Columbia, North Carolina,…

NEED TO KNOW A 3-year-old girl was found in 8-degree weather outside a hotel in Mentor, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 29, the Mentor Police Department said in a news releaseHer 8-year-old sister was missing and was later found outside a nearby hotel in the sub-freezing temperatures; neither girl was wearing winter gearTheir mother, Laura Beitler, was arrested and charged with endangering children An Ohio woman was charged with endangering children after authorities discovered her 3-year-old and 8-year-old daughters were outside in sub-freezing temperatures in Mentor, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 29. Laura Beitler, 36, was arrested by the Mentor Police Department (MPD)…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The illegal immigrant convicted of murdering nursing student Laken Riley is seeking a new trial, returning to court in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate and led to federal legislation named for the victim.Jose Ibarra, who is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole, is scheduled to appear Friday in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court in Georgia, where a judge will hear arguments from his post-conviction attorneys requesting a new trial.Judge Patrick Haggard, who presided over the original case and handed down the maximum sentence, will hear the…

NEED TO KNOW Dorothy “Toby” Tate was found dead in her camper van along California’s Pacific Coast Highway in 1984The waitress had been shot in the side of the headFour decades later, California police announced that two men from Texas were responsible for her death On the morning of Nov. 15, 1984, San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a suspicious camper van parked at a turnout along California’s Pacific Coast Highway. Motorists called dispatchers after noticing blood dripping from the van’s door. Deputies checked inside the cream-colored van and discovered the body of 41-year-old Dorothy “Toby” Tate lying…

NEED TO KNOW Daniel O. Conahan Jr. is on Florida’s Death Row after being convicted of the murder of Richard MontgomeryHe is suspected in a series of killings of transients and drifters in the 1990sSome of the alleged victims were tied to trees and had their genitals mutilated On Feb. 1, 1994, two hog hunters discovered the decomposed remains of a man known as John Doe #1 in the woods in Florida’s northern Charlotte County. A family dog found a second set of remains in the woods of nearby North Port on Jan. 1, 1996. A third body, which was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man accused of killing a Florida man and leaving his body inside a recycling bin has been arrested and extradited from Mexico, ending a months-long international manhunt, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials announced.Alfredo Carballo Gonzalez, 32, was taken into custody by Mexican authorities on Jan. 27 and extradited to Miami, where homicide detectives arrested him the following day, the sheriff’s office said Thursday. Carballo Gonzalez’s immigration status was not immediately shared. Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for details.The arrest caps an investigation into the killing of Daylon Fleitas Gonzalez,…

NEED TO KNOW An elderly Iowa man was sentenced to six months probation for running over a flock of Canadian geese with his car last June, federal authorities announcedJoseph Thomas Lamb, 82, was sentenced Tuesday for killing one of the birdsCanadian geese are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act An elderly Iowa man was sentenced this week for purposefully running over a flock of Canadian geese last summer after waiting for them to walk in front of his car, killing one of the animals. The United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Iowa announced the sentencing details against 82-year-old…