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  • Kaivon Washington, Suspect In The Madison Brooks Rape, Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl In 2020

    Kaivon Washington, Suspect In The Madison Brooks Rape, Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl In 2020

    New details into the rape and death of LSU student Madison Brooks have revealed that one of the suspects was involved in a prior rape of a 12-year-old girl in 2020, the NY Post reported. 

    According to documents obtained by WBRZ, Kaivon Washington, 18, was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl at the age of 15. Reports state, that the two attended a birthday party and after the girl left the party to go swimming at an apartment complex Washington allegedly followed and raped her. The incident occurred at Livingston Parish in May or June 2020, reports note. 

    The girl told police that Washington forced her towel off and raped her for about 30 minutes in an apartment. The 12-year-old was taken to the hospital where she was examined. Washington denied the allegations and the case had gone cold until recently. A witness came forward on Friday stating that she had seen Washington go into a room with the victim. 

    “She witnessed the accused enter the victim’s bedroom, but denied hearing any voices or sounds that would have led her to think someone was having sex,”

    the arrest report states.

    “She further stated that she did not hear anyone hollering.”

    Ron Haley, Washington’s lawyer, addressed the allegations against his client and questioned the timing of the witness. 

    “Mr. Washington and his mother cooperated with the investigation two years ago, and law enforcement took no action,”

    Haley said.

    “Upon the review of the new statement from a witness that came forward yesterday, we are concerned not only of the timing of this statement, but whether it meets the threshold of probable cause.”

    Washington was arrested and charged with third-degree rape in connection to the alleged rape of LSU student Madison Brooke who later died from being struck by a vehicle after Washington along with two other men and a 17-year-old boy dumped her on the side of the street.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Boy Playing Hide-And-Seek Discovered In Another Country Six Days Later

    Boy Playing Hide-And-Seek Discovered In Another Country Six Days Later

    A 15-year-old boy accidentally locked himself inside a shipping container while playing hide and seek with friends and was found a week later across the country, India Times reported. 

    The boy identified only by his first name, Fahim of Bangladesh was playing hide and seek with friends when he wandered off into the parked container. The teen reportedly locked himself inside the container and while waiting for friends to find him he fell asleep. 

    The container was taken to a commercial ship where it was transported from Chittagong to Malaysia. The boy who went missing on January 11th was discovered six days later in West Port Klang in Malaysia.

    According to the outlet, Fahim cried out for help from within the container but could not be heard. A Reddit video taken by workers at Port Klang shows the teen emerging from the container seemingly weak and confused. Officials said he had a fever and he was later taken to a nearby hospital. Arrangements for him to return to Bangladesh have been made as soon as he recovers. 

    Investigators initially thought Fahim was a victim of a human trafficking scheme and is happy to know he’s alive. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Canadian Theater Receives Backlash For Announcing ‘Black-Only’ Shows

    Canadian Theater Receives Backlash For Announcing ‘Black-Only’ Shows

    The National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada is receiving backlash for hosting a blacks-only play, that only allows

    “black identifying audiences”

    to attend, NY Post reported. 

    The news comes as Black History Month approaches. The National Arts Centre announced that they’ll be putting on a “Black Out” night at its Babs Asper Theatre on Feb. 17th. The play,

    “Is God Is,”

    is written and will be performed by black women and will be available to black people only. 

    “A Black Out is an open invitation to Black-identifying audiences to come and experience performances with their community,”

    the theater announced earlier this month.

    “The evenings will provide a dedicated space for Black theatergoers to witness a show that reflects the vivid kaleidoscope that is the Black experience,”

    they added. 

    The announcement spurred outrage on social media. One individual took to Twitter stating,

    “Racism is alive and well in Canada. I hope this event is boycotted.”

    Another asked,

    “So given that the National Arts Centre now does single-race-only shows, are they planning on doing a whites-only show?”

    A spokesperson for NAC told Quillette podcaster Jonathan Kay that despite its policy ushers will not be

    “race-checking”

    attendees at the door.

    “No one will be turned away at the door,”

    the spokesperson told Kay. The company is expected to host another

    “Black Out”

    show in May. However, another Canadian theater that also hosts

    “Black Out”

    shows says they won’t be bullied into changing their policy.

    “If someone self-identifies as a non-Black person and demands to enter the room, a member of our staff will be present to chat with this person… to help de-escalate such situations,”

    Toronto’s Theatre Pass said on their website. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Father Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping His Son’s 15-Year-Old Girlfriend, Police Say

    Father Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping His Son’s 15-Year-Old Girlfriend, Police Say

    A Texas father is accused of kidnapping his son’s 15-year-old girlfriend at gunpoint, Kens5 News reported. 

    Alexander McCormick, 35, was arrested Friday on charges of aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he kidnapped his son’s 15-year-old girlfriend. 

    According to the news station, McCormick had been tailing a group of teens in his black Dodge Ram pickup truck before abruptly cutting them off in traffic. The teens told police that McCormick got out of the vehicle and pointed a gun at them demanding the 15-year-old girl

    “get out of the car.”

    The frightened young lady complied with McCormick, leaving in his car. Reports state that McCormick drove the teen to his residence where his son was waiting. Words were reportedly exchanged and the girl was then dropped off at a park. The young lady kept an open communication with friends throughout the entire ordeal, who then notified police of her whereabouts. 

    McCormick was arrested at the park. He is also on bond for another felony arrest for threatening young people who allegedly damaged his truck.  

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • New York Man Sent Estranged Wife Cryptic Message Before Fatally Their Shooting 14-Year-Old Daughter: “This Is How It sends For Us”

    New York Man Sent Estranged Wife Cryptic Message Before Fatally Their Shooting 14-Year-Old Daughter: “This Is How It sends For Us”

    Throughout the month of January, Heather Wood received multiple harassing and threatening text messages from her estranged husband, Christopher Wood. Though she was still legally married to the 51-year-old, they were legally separated and living apart. According to People, Christopher was confronted by police for stalking, but Heather regretfully never pressed charges. Ava, their daughter and a ninth-grader at Durgee Junior High School, went back and forth between her parents’ homes.

    On January 20th, Mrs. Wood received a call from Ava’s school informing her that her daughter was reported as absent. She immediately recalled a cryptic text she received from her soon-to-be ex the night before that read, “This is how it ends for us.” Frightened, she called police to perform a welfare check, and Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office sent deputies out to Christopher Wood’s New York home.

    Inside the home, police discovered the bodies of Christopher and Ava in their rooms, each with fatal gunshot wounds. The murder weapon, a shotgun that was purchased 16 days before the murder-suicide, was found next to Christopher.

    Ava, who was an honor student and soccer player, was known for her “competitive spirit and a love for life” as well as “for the strong relationships she had with family and friends,” her obituary reads. In order to support her mother during the tragic loss of her beloved daughter, a GoFundMe that raised over $50,000 was created to pay for the funeral expenses.

    “She was kind, gentle, and had the most loving spirit, the fundraiser stated. “She loved her teammates and her friends and shared many memories on and off the field with them. She was deeply adored by her momma, and her family and she instantly stole the hearts of all those around her.”

  • Florida Woman Accused Of Defrauding 87-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Of Almost $3 Million

    Florida Woman Accused Of Defrauding 87-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Of Almost $3 Million

    On Wednesday, January 25th, a Florida woman was arrested for allegedly defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, The Guardian reported. “Today, we allege the defendant callously preyed on a senior citizen simply seeking companionship, defrauding him of his life savings,” said FBI assistant director Michael J Driscoll on the day of the arrest.

    The accused, Peaches Stergo, met the victim on a dating website in 2014, posing as a woman named “Alice Watson.” In 2017, the 38-year-old told the unnamed elderly man that she had won a lawsuit from a car accident she was in, and needed money to pay her lawyer in order to receive the settlement funds. Despite her never being a part of a suit, he wrote her a check of $25,000. Later, she told the victim that if she wasn’t given more money, the bank would freeze her account and prevent her from paying him back. She even disguised her voice to pose as a bank employee to facilitate the ruse.

    Within five years, Stergo received 62 checks totaling $2.8 million. The accused reportedly used the money to pay for several homes, cars, designer clothing, international trips, name brand clothing, jewelry, and gold and silver bars. While she and her husband were embracing a luxurious lifestyle, her victim lost his life savings and was forced to move out of his Manhattan home.

    Peaches Stergo has since been charged with one count of wire fraud. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison.

  • Arkansas Pastor And Founder Of Halfway House Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Resident

    Arkansas Pastor And Founder Of Halfway House Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Resident

    In May of 2021, Pastor Thomas Gilman Hartman and his wife founded Wings of Peace, a Christian transitional living facility for those who were released from prison. The purpose of the halfway house was to provide help and support to the previously incarcerated as they transitioned into their new lives while remaining sober. Though he claimed to provide services and basic necessities to former drug offenders, investigators discovered Hartman was using his position of power to sexually assault one of his residents, The Arkansas Democrat reports.

    A 23-year-old, who was required to live at the location because he was on probation, told authorities that he had known Hartman for around fives years and had considered him a father figure. His feelings changed when he was forced to engage in sexual intercourse multiple times with the pastor. The victim says he obliged because Hartman had bonded him out of jail, and he was afraid that he would be turned in if he decided to leave or report his assaults.

    Hartman admitted to the sexual contact with the victim, but claims that the acts were consensual. According to The Arkansas Democrat, Hartman has a history of committing sexual abuse. In 1998, he was convicted of sexual assault in the second degree of a child and was released on parole five years later. He is currently registered as level 3 sex offender.

    On January 20th, Hartman was arrested and charged with sexual assault. While searching his home, deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office discovered a rifle and he was later charged with possession of a firearm by certain persons. Despite his history, Hartman was released on a $150,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment February 27th.

  • UK Man Sentenced To 11.5 Years In Prison For Hate Speech Videos Linked To Mass Shooters

    UK Man Sentenced To 11.5 Years In Prison For Hate Speech Videos Linked To Mass Shooters


    In May of last year, a gunmen entered a supermarket in Buffalo, New York and fatally shot teen Black people. Half a year later, in November, another mass shooting in a Colorado Springs LGBT night club took the lives of five and injured twenty-five. Though these murderers, who intentionally targeted marginalized groups of people, were mostly met with disdain, a select few influenced them.

    Earlier today, a 19-year-old from the United Kingdom was sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison for five counts of encouraging terrorism, and one count of possession of material for terrorist purposes for attempting to make a gun with a 3D printer, BBC reported. Before his arrest, Daniel Harris made dozens of far-right online posts and videos that glorified and praised mass killings. The British teen’s videos were liked and shared by the attackers of the Buffalo and Colorado Springs mass shootings, where he called for the “total extermination of subhumans.” Judge Patrick Field, who announced the sentence, described Harris’ footage as “vile antisemitic, racist, misogynistic and homophobic.”

    “What they did was truly appalling, but what they did was no more than what you intended to encourage others to do when publishing this material online,” Field said at Harris’ sentencing. “You intended to encourage terrorism, and it’s plain that what was being encouraged was lethal, racist and anti-Semitic violence, as well as violence against the gay community.”

  • Woman Asleep In Car Wakes Up To Find Stranger Driving Her Away From Rest Stop

    Woman Asleep In Car Wakes Up To Find Stranger Driving Her Away From Rest Stop

    In Columbia County, Wisconsin, a woman who was sleeping in her car parked at a Love’s Truck Stop, while her husband went inside to use the bathroom, woke to a stranger driving at high speeds, NBC 15 reported. Video footage from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office captured the January 14th pursuit.

    When the female victim spoke to dispatch, she informed them that she didn’t know her location, but read road names and signs that were around the city of Lodi, Wisconsin. During the call, the victim and suspect are also heard arguing.

    “ You know, you should get back,” the victim said.
    “I will. OK, I’m going back,” Wagner said.
    “No, you are not,” the victim responded.

    In police documents, the car thief and kidnapper reportedly told the victim that he was a truck driver and that there was “a conspiracy and that people wanted to kill them so he was saving her.” He also falsely told her that her husband was dead.

    At around 4 A.M., officers located the vehicle and began to chase it. Police dash cams show the car swerving and crossing over to the wrong side of traffic. Half an hour later, a police vehicle used tire deflation devices and a chase tactic, causing the car to hit a guardrail and lift into the air.

    The suspect left the vehicle first, and runs to safety. Police then arrest Kyle Wagner, who admitted to have recently using fentanyl and meth. The 51-year-old has since been charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, false imprisonment, attempting to flee or elude an officer, and possession of methamphetamine. Wagner is being held on a $40,000 cash bond, and is scheduled to appear in court in February.

  • Man Called Mom To Confess To Random Killings At Convenience Store Before Fatally Shooting Himself

    Man Called Mom To Confess To Random Killings At Convenience Store Before Fatally Shooting Himself

    On Tuesday, January 24th, at around 3:30 A.M., Jarid Haddock drove to an ARCO gas station in Yakima, Washington. When the 21-year-old pulled on the doors and discovered that they were locked, he walked across the street to a Circle K convenience store. According to CNN, Haddock then fatally shoots two customers that were waiting for their food and walks away. After he leaves the store, Haddock kills another person that was standing outside, before crossing the street to return to his vehicle and flee the scene.

    “There was no interaction between him and people,” explained the Yakima Police Chief, Matt Murray. “They were just sitting there getting food and got surprised by this person who came in. . . And literally as he was opening the door, he started shooting these people.”

    Later that day, Haddock asked a shopper inside a Target if he could borrow her cell phone. When the woman agreed, she heard him confess to his mother about the killings. “I killed those people,” the witness heard him admit before saying he planned to kill himself next. After he returned the shopper’s phone, she immediately notified police.

    “I listened to that call- it’s pretty harrowing,” Murray said. “I have to really thank her again, because she was very courageous in getting us there.”

    Minutes after being provided with his location, Yakima police arrived to the Target and found Haddock hiding behind nearby warehouses. As officers attempted to approach him, Haddock fatally shot himself in the head, NBC reported.

    Though the identities of Haddock’s three victims have yet to be released, it was discovered that the suspect has a history of criminal activity. In March of 2020, he was arrested for fleeing police after being pulled over for stealing a car that had been left running. Haddock later completed a diversion program, despite violating its terms after being discovered using methamphetamine or heroin.