Author: Jack Bogart

A man was arrested after authorities allege he nearly gouged out another driver’s eyes in a road rage incident in Vermont. Aaron Williams, 44, has been charged with aggravated assault and maiming in connection with the alleged attack on Aug. 26, per court documents obtained by WPTZ, WCAX and Seven Days Vermont. He has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail, per the reports. The victim, identified as 46-year-old Ronnie Bushway II, claimed to police that Williams cut him off and then brake-checked him in traffic, WPTZ reported, citing court documents. That’s when both drivers got out of…

Anti-gun Democrat lawmakers in Wisconsin are seeking to change the law that allows citizens with a concealed carry permit to carry a firearm on college and university campuses in the state. On August 27, state Sen. Kelda Roys and state Rep. Brienne Brown announced legislation to prohibit firearms from campuses around the state, except for law enforcement and military personnel. Roys, who is a likely gubernatorial candidate for November 2026, uttered all the typical anti-gun talking points when announcing the introduction of the measure. “As students return to campus, gun violence is top of mind for students who have grown…

NEED TO KNOW A 23-year-old man has been accused of stabbing a woman to death before dumping her body in the ocean in Australia after leaving her corpse in his bathroom for daysIn court, prosecutors alleged that Muhammad Abdur Rehman Mirza killed Helen Jeremy Solomon Marsuk on Dec. 1, 2022Mirza alleged that he killed Marsuk in an act of self-defense amid a dispute over drugs A man in Australia has been accused of stabbing a woman to death before dumping her body in the ocean. The Western Australia Police Force confirmed to PEOPLE that the body of a woman was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A retired NYPD homicide detective told Fox News Digital that significant cultural and policy shifts in 2020, including bail reform and George Floyd backlash, are contributing to low homicide case clearance rates across the United States. According to the Murder Accountability Project, which tracks unsolved homicides, the homicide case clearances – that is, the percentage of homicides where a perpetrator is identified, arrested and referred for prosecution – plummeted to an all-time low of 52.3% in 2022. Clearance rates were above 60% before 2020, according to the organization, which cites data from the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago residents are calling for more police as crime continues to plague the Windy City, with the Trump administration considering sending in the National Guard.”When I’ve been growing up actually, it wasn’t really as bad as it is today. When I was growing up back in the early 2000s… it was bad, but the kids nowadays, they’re just wreaking havoc in all of the neighborhoods,” Osiris King told Fox News Digital.Illinois officials presided over a deadly Labor Day weekend as 32 separate shootings occurred in Chicago, leaving at least seven people killed…

NEED TO KNOW Bryan Kohberger turned 28 on Nov. 21, 2022, less than two weeks after he murdered four University of Idaho students in their off-campus homeBirthday cards he received are included in the more than 500 new evidence photos from inside his apartment at Washington State University released by police”A son leaves your home but never leaves your heart. He discovers his own happiness which, in turn, becomes yours,” reads the card from his parents New evidence photos have been released by Idaho State Police of the apartment Bryan Kohberger lived in when he murdered four University of Idaho…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! I’ll admit it: Democrats are on the defensive when it comes to crime. President Donald Trump’s takeovers of Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles aren’t making America any safer, but they’re effective stunts — designed to put Democrats on the back foot and distract from his administration driving our country to economic ruin. Republican law and order messaging is nothing new — Google “Richard Nixon.” But in the wake of the whole “defund the police” debacle, Democrats are still working to find clear, consistent answers to it that voters trust. Democrats’ perceived positions on…

NEED TO KNOW Leonardo Campos Torres, 19, is charged with murder after police say he confessed to fatally shooting Cristian Montes, 35, at a celebration for the victim’s son’s baptismThe teenager claims he acted in self-defense and is seen with a battered and swollen face covered in bruises, a deep laceration and a bloody eye in his mugshotCristal Flores, a cousin of the victim who claims she attended the party and witnessed the shooting, said Torres’ injuries were sustained as he tried to flee the scene A family celebration turned into a crime scene after a father was fatally shot…

NEED TO KNOW Laken Snelling was arrested on charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant after her child was allegedly found dead in her closetLexington Police confirmed that she was the biological mother of the childThe infant’s body was found in a trash bag in her closet A student and cheerleader at the University of Kentucky was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 30, when her infant’s corpse was discovered in her closet, according to police. Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 31, on charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering…

NEED TO KNOW A pawn shop owner has been named a suspect in the burglary of Macklemore’s homePatrick Maisonet was arrested in connection with an unrelated robberySeveral of Macklemore’s possessions were allegedly recovered during a raid at Maisonet’s shop, per police Authorities in Washington State have arrested a person they believe is connected to the June burglary of Macklemore’s home. Patrick Maisonet, a 29-year-old pawn shop owner, was arrested last month in Renton, Wash., Seattle police said, according to KOMO News, FOX 13 Seattle and NBC. Maisonet was booked into custody on a robbery charge in connection with a seemingly…