Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW A prison riot in Veracruz, Mexico, left 7 inmates dead and 11 injuredPrisoners protested mistreatment and control by the criminal group “Grupo Sombra.”Authorities regained control with military support after 12 hours Seven people were killed and 11 others were injured in a Mexican prison riot on Sunday where inmates were protesting treatment inside the prison due to the activities of a criminal group, authorities said.  The violence broke out Saturday afternoon and stretched into the night at a prison in the Mexican state of Veracruz, according to a statement from the state security ministry. Inmates maintained control…

A New Jersey state trooper shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend before turning the gun on himself. The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office says Ricardo Santos, a New Jersey State Police lieutenant, fatally shot Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb in Franklin Township, N.J., on Aug. 1, before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot. Santos was found dead in Piscataway in a 2008 Mercedes SUV, prosecutors say. Investigators say they learned Santos had been in a relationship with Semanchik, which ended in September 2024, and that after it concluded he “engaged in continued harassing and controlling behavior.” Semanchik, a veterinarian,…

NEED TO KNOW Juan Baron, 26, pleaded guilty to murdering his 73-year-old lover, Gary Ruby, in Hawaii in 2022After the murder, Baron fled Hawaii and was arrested in California hiding on a Mexico-bound busBaron was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole A man in Hawaii who pleaded guilty to killing his lover and burying his body in a bathtub full of concrete in 2022 was sentenced on Wednesday, July 30, to life in prison with the possibility of parole.  Juan Baron, a 26-year-old Colombian man, pleaded guilty to murdering 73-year-old Gary Ruby, who was killed sometime…

NEED TO KNOW A convicted rapist who planned to argue he committed the crimes in his sleep was sentenced this week to 11 years and eight months in prisonDean Final, 32, of Leicester, England, was convicted of rape, controlling or coercive behavior, assault and moreThe Crown Prosecution Service said Final admitted he “physically, sexually and emotionally abused two former partners” A convicted rapist who planned to argue he committed the crimes in his sleep has learned his fate. Dean Final, 32, of Leicester, England, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 5, after admitting…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CINCINNATI – Stomach-turning footage of the viral brawl that broke out in downtown Cincinnati in late July has ignited public outrage as community leaders and members demand answers about the event that left six civilians injured. The brutal beatdown gained traction online as the video of several victims being thrown to the ground and assaulted shocked the nation, forcing local leaders to answer for the unnecessary violence in a series of events that continue to play out on the national stage.  Saturday, July 26 Bystander footage captures the moment a large group turns on several…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Residents in a ritzy Boston, Massachusetts, neighborhood are complaining that city leadership isn’t doing enough to control open drug use, with locals saying the situation has gotten “very scary.”During a Boston City Council meeting in October 2024, Beacon Hill resident Katherine Kennedy said she hasn’t seen this level of illegal drug use in Beacon Hill, according to Boston 25. According to Realtor.com, the average home price in Beacon Hill is $2.3 million.”Prior to this year, I’ve never seen the Boston Common, Cambridge Street or the Esplanade get this overrun with drug paraphernalia…

NEED TO KNOW A Maryland mother has been indicted on murder charges for a second time in connection with the presumed deaths of her two children who vanished in 2014 and have never been foundCatherine Hoggle, 38, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, July 31, on two counts of first-degree murderHoggle, who has struggled with mental illness, was initially charged with murder but those charges were dropped after a court found her to be not competent to stand trial A Maryland mother whose two kids vanished more than a decade ago has been indicted on murder charges for…

NEED TO KNOW A federal judge denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bail for a fifth timeHe was denied bail on account of being a risk of “flight or danger”Combs will be sentenced on his conviction of transportation to engage in prostitution on Oct. 3 A federal judge denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bail in a new ruling on Monday, Aug. 4. This marks the fifth time that Combs, 55, has been denied release from the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where he has been held since his September 2024 arrest. In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Judge Arun Subramanian wrote that the court…

NEED TO KNOW The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Bill and Hillary Clinton, plus several former top Justice Department officials, for depositions regarding Jeffrey EpsteinFormer President Clinton associated with Epstein in the early 2000s but has since renounced any ties to himThe news comes as the Trump administration faces strong scrutiny over its handling of the Epstein files and President Trump’s own long friendship with the convicted sex offender A committee of the House of Representatives has subpoenaed a slew of former officials, including former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for testimony on the “horrific crimes” of…

NEED TO KNOW Mark Gibbon, 62, allegedly tried to drown his daughter-in-law Jasmine Wyld after a verbal altercation between the two about his will escalated into physical violence, according to an incident reportWyld’s 9-year-old daughter rushed to try and save her mother, according to bystanders, who claimed Gibbon “pushed” the girl inside and continued to hold her mother’s head underwater, per the reportGibbon, a British man who was on vacation in Florida at the time, is being held without bail on charges of attempted murder and felony battery A family vacation to Florida quickly soured for one British family after…