Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a Missouri deputy, according to officials.Richard Dean Bird, 45, was apprehended early Tuesday morning following the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on social media.The incident triggered a manhunt for the suspect, who was considered to be armed and dangerous.The Missouri State Highway Patrol described the suspect as a bald white man with brown eyes standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oscar Freemond Fowler III, a repeat offender whose federal sentence was commuted in the final days of the Biden administration, has been taken back into custody to face state charges, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday.”Moments ago, we took Oscar Fowler, a dangerous career criminal who was commuted by Biden’s autopen, into custody to face state charges,” Uthmeier wrote in a post on X. He thanked the St. Petersburg Police Department and ATF Tampa for assisting in the arrest, adding that “Florida is safer because of our local and federal law enforcement…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A manhunt is underway in Missouri after a deputy was shot and killed Monday afternoon.The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the alert was issued out of Highlandville following the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy just before 4 p.m. The suspect vehicle has been identified as a white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck with Missouri license plate 9MGX36. Authorities said the truck was seen in the area of the shooting and was last reported traveling southbound on U.S. Route 160 from Route HH in Christian County. U.S. 160 runs south…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested and federally charged over the weekend after allegedly grooming a 13-year-old girl online to share sexually explicit images, with some content depicting severe self-mutilation, authorities announced Monday. Officials described Matthew Edward Pysher as a “sadistic” predator who harbored ideologies consistent with nihilistic violent extremism (NVE) and “764,” an online “gore” group characterized by hatred of society and the promotion of self-harm, sexual exploitation and violence among children.He was arrested late Friday while meeting with the girl at a Santa Clarita Valley, California, motel, where he allegedly coerced…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Carolina judge has ruled that Charles Weldon Boyd cannot claim self-defense protection under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law in the 2023 shooting death of Scott Spivey.After a hearing that spanned four days, Circuit Court Judge Eugene Griffith ruled that Boyd’s secretly recorded phone calls with a Horry County police official showed he was seeking law enforcement help and trying to avoid responsibility.”Credibility’s huge here,” Griffith said, according to the Post and Courier. “I really question the credibility of Weldon Boyd. I find his testimony lacking credibility in many places.”The…

Maven’s new RS4.2 is an upgraded and optimized variant of the RS.4. This new optic is here specifically because precision rifle competitors (NRL/PRS) and long-range hunters need turrets that stay put during movement between positions, illumination that doesn’t quit mid-stage from a dead battery, and a zero stop you can hit without tools after dialing back from extreme distance shots, all while keeping weight down for barricade work and extended carries, in addition to doing all of that on a budget. “Building on the proven performance of the original RS.4, the RS4.2 Riflescope represents the next iteration for shooters who…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The killing of drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes may look like a decisive victory in the war on drugs. But in Washington and Mexico City, it is also being viewed as something more strategic: a visible response to mounting U.S. pressure that has reshaped Mexico’s approach to the cartels.The operation, carried out by Mexican forces with U.S. intelligence support, underscores deepening coordination between the two governments as fentanyl trafficking remains a central political and security issue in the United States.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., told Fox News Digital he had personally…

A bill that would have, among other things, banned the sale and ownership of so-called “assault weapons” in New Mexico stalled in the state House of Representatives, which adjourned without considering the measure on the House floor. Senate Bill 17 would have banned common gas-operated semi-automatic firearms, .50-caliber rifles virtually never used in crimes and firearm magazines holding more than 10 rounds under the guise of labeling them all “extremely dangerous weapons.” The measure passed the state Senate by a 21-17 vote, with all Republican senators and three Democrats voting against the bill. The measure stated: The measure states: “‘Semiautomatic…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas woman was arrested after police say she was caught testing Molotov cocktails, sparking numerous fires throughout a city outside Dallas.Authorities with the Commerce Police Department were investigating the source of several fires that had happened across Commerce, Texas, over the course of 36 hours last week, officials said in a statement.  On Saturday, a night-shift officer spotted a fire at Centennial Park – located approximately 70 miles from Dallas – and observed an unknown woman leaving the area. Upon confronting the woman, identified as Jamia Howell, authorities discovered nine homemade bombs…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An alleged top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel accused of funneling massive quantities of fentanyl into the U.S. appeared in federal court Monday, facing charges that could put him behind bars for life.According to the Department of Justice, 53-year-old Fidel Felix-Ochoa was a senior figure in the cartel who oversaw its drug trafficking and money laundering operations.Prosecutors allege he coordinated the smuggling of hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine into the U.S., using couriers who transported the narcotics by vehicle and through the mail.Last year, the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel was designated…