Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW A New York-based travel agent was arrested for allegedly scamming travelers out of tens of thousands of dollars in bookingsTavia Thomas pleaded not guilty to charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraudShe founded the travel agency Destiny Travel NY in 2016 A travel agent was arrested after allegedly scamming customers out of tens of thousands of dollars. Tavia Thomas, a New York-based travel agent and owner of Destiny Travel NY, was charged on Jan. 6 with three counts of grand larceny in the third degree, three counts of scheme to defraud in the first degree, and…

NEED TO KNOW A Florida man convicted in a decades-old case in which a 5-year-old girl was left to be eaten alive by alligators is again facing a possible death sentenceIn November 1998, Harrel Braddy kidnapped Shandelle Maycock and her daughter, Quantisha “Candy” MaycockBraddy, now 76, was sentenced to death by jury in 2007 but his sentence was overturned in 2017 since the jury’s decision was not unanimous A Florida man convicted in a decades-old case in which a 5-year-old girl was left to be eaten alive by alligators is again facing a possible death sentence. Harrel Braddy, now 76,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Agitators in Portland, Oregon, clashed with police late Thursday near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building, hours after a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot two people.Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.The Portland Police Bureau said six people were arrested, with those detained facing charges including riot, disorderly conduct in the second degree and interfering with a peace officer. All were booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center.VANCE DEMAND DEMOCRATS ANSWER WHETHER ICE OFFICER IN MINNEAPOLIS…

NEED TO KNOW Rusty Yates’ wife, Andrea Yates, drowned their five children in 2001Andrea was convicted of capital murder, but the verdict was later reversed and she was found not guilty by reason of insanityRusty opened up about the horrific event in HBO Max’s docuseries The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story Rusty Yates’ life was forever changed on June 20, 2001. On that day 25 years ago, his wife, Andrea Yates, drowned the couple’s five children in a bathtub inside their Houston home. Andrea had struggled for years with postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, but ID’s The…

NEED TO KNOW Fetty Wap has been released from prison earlyThe “Trap Queen” rapper served over three years of his six-year sentence at FCI Sandstone, a low-security facility in Minnesota, and was transferred to home confinement in PhiladelphiaHe pleaded guilty in August 2022 to conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances and was sentenced in May 2023 Fetty Wap has been released from prison early. The rapper, 34, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was released from prison on Thursday, Jan. 8. Maxwell served over three years of his prison sentence at FCI, Sandstone, a low security facility in Sandstone,…

Support for the lawsuit challenging California’s restrictive law requiring a background check for the purchase of ammunition is gaining steam. We recently reported how, in the case Rhode v. Bonta, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) kicked off the new year by filing a brief with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the challenge. Since then, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general and two Arizona lawmakers have also filed briefs with the court in support of the challenge.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Surveillance video and details emerging from the crime scene where an Ohio dentist and his wife were killed are offering investigators and analysts clues about how the crime may have unfolded, even as police say they have not identified a suspect.Columbus police recently released grainy surveillance video showing a person of interest walking through an alley near 37-year-old Spencer Tepe and 39-year-old Monique Tepe’s Weinland Park home between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Dec. 30.Former Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said the timing of the video stands out, particularly given…

NEED TO KNOW Renee Nicole Good has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis by an ICE agent on Wednesday, Jan. 7The 37-year-old mother of three was described as an “extremely compassionate,” “amazing human being” by those who knew herGood lived in Minneapolis with her partner and son Renee Nicole Good is being remembered by those who knew her as a loving mother of three. Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer on Wednesday, Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, an incident which was captured on camera from multiple angles. Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was…

NEED TO KNOW Columbus police are sharing more details about the day the Tepes were found slain in their home Monique and Spencer Tepe were killed in the middle of the night on Dec. 30 Spencer’s co-workers and friend grew concerned after the beloved dentist did not respond to their calls for hours Police responding to requests for a welfare check on slain Ohio couple Monique and Spencer Tepe initially went to the wrong address on Dec. 30, per local law enforcement. Monique, 39, and Spencer, 37, were found dead inside their home after Spencer’s co-workers and a friend made…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal prosecutors have rejected “meritless” arguments from accused assassin Luigi Mangione’s legal team claiming Attorney General Pam Bondi has a conflict of interest and should have recused herself due to prior ties to a lobbying firm, ahead of a key hearing in his federal case.The defense, in previous filings, has accused Bondi of “prejudice” against the defendant and claimed that her former position as a partner at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with ties to the company of Mangione’s alleged target, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, should lead to her recusal.”When Ms. Bondi…