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  • California Man on Bond for Attempted Murder Faces Kidnapping Charges for Abducting 89-Year-Old Woman in South Carolina

    California Man on Bond for Attempted Murder Faces Kidnapping Charges for Abducting 89-Year-Old Woman in South Carolina

    A California man, who was out on bond for attempted murder, has been arrested for kidnapping and assaulting an elderly woman in South Carolina after she stopped financially supporting him, as reported by Fox News. 

    Enver Marius Zueros, 34, was taken into custody on Monday and faces charges of first-degree burglary, kidnapping, and attempted murder in connection with the extortion of an 89-year-old woman. Authorities revealed that the woman was discovered on Sunday, left for dead with her wrists bound by duct tape, a dog leash around her ankles, and a bag over her head. 

    Police believe Zueros, who reportedly cross-dresses on social media, had a distant online relationship with the victim’s brother. The woman maintained contact with him through text and email while providing financial help. According to investigators, Zueros, a resident of Mission Viejo, California, became frustrated when she started donating to charities instead of sending him money. 

    To target her, he allegedly rented an Airbnb in the vicinity. When Zueros was in the woman’s house a retired law enforcement neighbor grew suspicious and rang the doorbell. He gave them a fake name and said that the victim had been hospitalized due to a fall in the shower. The neighbor, still feeling uneasy, went back to his home to retrieve a firearm, according to police. Zueros then fled the scene in the woman’s vehicle. 

    Authorities later located the car and discovered the woman restrained beneath the rear folding seats in the floorboard. Zueros was apprehended shortly thereafter. The victim suffered minor injuries but is reported to be in good condition, according to Wright. Zueros is currently being held in a local jail where he was denied bond.

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  • California Teen Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Making Hundreds Of ‘Swatting’ Calls

    California Teen Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Making Hundreds Of ‘Swatting’ Calls

    A California teenager was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for his role in numerous swatting calls, per Huff Post.

    Alan W. Filion, 18, was found guilty of making 375 swatting calls. Filion targeted a mosque in Florida, among other places and individuals, as stated by federal prosecutors. 

    He pleaded guilty in November to four counts of making interstate threats to harm others. Swatting involves making a false emergency call to provoke a significant police response at a specific location as a

    “prank.”

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office reported that Filion made threatening calls from August 2022 to January 2024. 

    These calls included claims of having planted bombs at various locations and threats to detonate them or carry out mass shootings, prosecutors stated. His targets included religious institutions, high schools, colleges and universities, government officials, and individuals across the country. At the time he made most of these calls, Filion was just 16 years old.

    As part of a plea deal, he acknowledged making a threatening call in October 2022 to a public high school in Washington state. He had threatened a mass shooting and claimed to have planted bombs across the campus. He also pleaded guilty to a call made in May 2023 to a historically black college and university in Florida.

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  • Former Housekeeper Allegedly Posed As Holiday Toy Donor To Attack and Kidnap Volunteer

    Former Housekeeper Allegedly Posed As Holiday Toy Donor To Attack and Kidnap Volunteer

    A woman volunteering for a community holiday toy drive was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted by her former housekeeper, who pretended to be a donor, per the NY Post.

    Erin Quinn was helping with the local holiday toy drive in her Southern California neighborhood when she received a text from an unknown number. The message claimed to be from an elderly woman wanting to donate gifts, as reported by KTLA. Quinn agreed to meet, and the con artist, who identified herself as Connie, provided an address for the donation pickup.

    On Wednesday, when Quinn arrived at the specified location and approached the house, she received another message stating that someone would bring the toys to her car. However, upon returning to her vehicle, someone was already inside waiting for her. A woman in her backseat grabbed Quinn’s hair and shocked her with a taser, then ordered her to start driving.

    About 25 minutes into the ordeal, Quinn, who had already been tased around 30 times, crashed the vehicle. Both women exited the car and started to struggle. In her attempt to defend herself, Quinn managed to bite off part of her assailant’s finger, as reported by KTLA.

    ”I kicked her as hard as I could,”

    Quinn told the outlet.

    “She tried to put her fingers in my mouth, maybe in an attempt to rip my mouth open, and in a complete panic, I bit part of a portion of her finger off in self-defense because I didn’t know what else to do.”

    Quinn recounted that it was at that moment she realized her attacker was her former housekeeper, Olga Mendez, who was wearing a blonde wig. She managed to escape only when a bystander, whom she referred to as her

    “hero,”

    rushed to her aid. Quinn sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Local authorities have not yet made any arrests. 

    “I strongly believe that her plan was to kidnap me and take me to Mexico for either ransom or sale,”

    Quinn explained.

    “I am completely terrified. I don’t know why she would do this.”

    A GoFundMe campaign created for Quinn by a close friend has so far raised $1,890 of its $8,000 target.

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  • Father Arrested After Allegedly Beheading 1-Year-Old Son With Knife After Attacking His Wife and Mother-In-Law

    Father Arrested After Allegedly Beheading 1-Year-Old Son With Knife After Attacking His Wife and Mother-In-Law

    A father from California was apprehended for reportedly beheading his 1-year-old son in a violent outburst early Friday morning, officials say. 28-year-old Andrey Demskiy reportedly attacked his wife and her mother around 4 a.m., according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, reports the New York Post. 

    The two women escaped and waited for officials. Demskiy didn’t open the door for sheriff’s deputies. However, they forced their way in, knowing the child was still inside. Demskiy was

    “uncooperative”

    and resisted officials.

    Deputies reportedly located the father and his son’s severed head in the bedroom. He allegedly used a knife for the crime. Demskiy was apprehended, booked into Sacramento County Main Jail, and is not eligible for bail.

    The man’s mother-in-law was transported to the hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening.

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  • Family Mourns 6-Year-Old Who Tragically Died After Leaving Home Unattended and Running Across Interstate, Per Reports

    Family Mourns 6-Year-Old Who Tragically Died After Leaving Home Unattended and Running Across Interstate, Per Reports

    A San Jose, California family is grieving their 6-year-old son, King Holguin, who was nonverbal and autistic. Sadly, he was tragically struck by a vehicle on Interstate 280 on Friday, Dec. 13, according to ABC 7 News. King was merely two weeks away from his seventh birthday. 

    The boy’s unidentified father told the news outlet,

    “I just want to hold him… I want him back, but I know he is in a better place. He was always outgoing, loving and the house is quiet without him. But I know everyone misses him and I miss him.”

    A California Highway Patrol report said a pedestrian ran into the third lane of the northbound interstate and was hit by a 2024 Nissan Altima driven by an unnamed 36-year-old who reside in San Jose. The pedestrian, identified as King, was declared deceased at the hospital. His parents wish to reach out to the driver to let him know that it wasn’t his fault, they informed ABC 7 News.

    King’s main daycare provider, Solis Sisneros, mentioned that he often ran away, especially in the rain. His home on Parkmoor Avenue was reportedly close to a highway entrance. 

    Sisneros said,

    “He got out in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep — locked the door behind him, left his iPad….He just went out, you know. Everybody was looking for him, but we’d never expect him to be on the freeway, though.”

    The medical examiner told PEOPLE that King died accidentally from multiple injuries in the crash. His relatives informed KRON 4 that he didn’t comprehend the dangers of traffic. His mother, Victoria Olivas, explained to KTVU that King got past the child safety locks, and she noticed he was missing after he had already left. Lydia Holguin, a relative, set up a GoFundMe to assist with his burial expenses.

    #Clique, let’s keep King’s family in our thoughts and prayers! 

  • Man Sentenced Life In Prison For Beating 4-Year-Old Daughter Into ‘Vegetative State,’ Prosecutors Say

    Man Sentenced Life In Prison For Beating 4-Year-Old Daughter Into ‘Vegetative State,’ Prosecutors Say

    A Southern California man has been sentenced to life in prison for severely assaulting his daughter, leaving her in a paralyzed, vegetative state in 2021, as reported by prosecutors per Law & Crime. 

    Tekquan Alexander, 28, of Thousand Oaks, was found guilty last month on multiple charges, including torture, assault, and corporal injury to a child. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced the sentencing in a news release on Friday morning.

    Prosecutors report that Alexander repeatedly assaulted his 4-year-old daughter during Thanksgiving week in 2021. The abuse came to a tragic end on November 29, when he attacked the girl after she had wet the bed. He initially struck her with a belt and then used a stereo amplifier cable. He continued to beat Alani until she lost consciousness in the bathroom of their home. 

    She was taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. According to prosecutors, Alani suffered severe injuries, including a brain injury, subdural hematoma, spinal compression, multiple bone fractures, and numerous bruises and abrasions.

    Prosecutors state that three years after the horrific assault, Alani is still paralyzed and in a vegetative state. She requires constant medical care and assistance with everyday activities. On Thursday, Tekquan Alexander was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole. However, prosecutors have not disclosed when he might be eligible for parole.

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  • 2 Kindergarteners In ‘Critical But Stable Condition’ Following Christian Grammar School Shooting

    2 Kindergarteners In ‘Critical But Stable Condition’ Following Christian Grammar School Shooting

    Two boys, ages 5 and 6, are in serious but stable condition after being shot at their Christian school in Northern California. The suspected shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he opened fire on the pupils, reports ABC News.

    Butte County authorities went to the Feather River Adventist School near Oroville after hearing about an active shooter. A highway patrol officer discovered two injured students and the shooter’s body nearby. The shooter had talked to a school administrator earlier that same day about enrolling a student. Reports say that the school teaches students from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

    Officials mentioned it’s unclear if the meeting was real or a stunt for the shooter to enter the school. It seemed friendly, and the administrator had no concerns. Shots were blasted shortly after the meeting, and officials are investigating a possible motive, which they believe could’ve been connected to the fact that the school is linked to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

    Kory Honea, the Butte County Sheriff said,

    “Out of an abundance of caution, we sent an alert out to law enforcement agencies throughout the state of California, advising them of this shooting and advising them that the subject may have targeted this school because of its affiliation with that particular religious organization.”

    He continued,

    “Our request of those law enforcement agencies was to be vigilant and make sure that those schools are safe and the students are still safe.”

  • 3 States Enhanced Sam-Sex Marriage Protections In Anticipation Of Supreme Court Overturning Landmark Ruling

    3 States Enhanced Sam-Sex Marriage Protections In Anticipation Of Supreme Court Overturning Landmark Ruling

    California, Colorado, and Hawaii took steps to protect same-sex marriage in their states during the 2024 elections, as reported by PEOPLE. This decision comes after fears that the Supreme Court’s recent actions could threaten same-sex marriage rights.

    On November 5, voters in these three states approved measures to amend their constitutions and protect marriage equality. This decision comes as President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who have expressed negative views about LGBTQ+ rights, prepare to take office in January 2025. 

    Even though same-sex marriage has been legal across the U.S. since the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, activists are worried about its future after the court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. In California, voters passed Proposition 3, which gets rid of the state’s 2008 ban on same-sex marriage and guarantees the right that anyone can marry, no matter their sex or race. 

    Colorado voters also chose a similar measure called Amendment J, which posed the question, 

    “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution removing the ban on same-sex marriages?”

    Colorado enacted the ban in 2006, and it was never officially repealed. 

    Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage two years before the Supreme Court mandated it, but there was still a section in the state constitution that allowed the Hawaii Legislature to create a ban on same-sex marriage in the future. However, the year, Hawaii voters decided to remove that part from the constitution, so state lawmakers wouldn’t have the power

    “to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples.”

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  • Man Charged After Randomly Attacking Sleeping United Passenger During Flight Leaving Victim With Two Black Eyes

    Man Charged After Randomly Attacking Sleeping United Passenger During Flight Leaving Victim With Two Black Eyes

    A man from Florida is facing felony charges for allegedly punching a sleeping passenger on a flight from California to Washington, D.C. The attack left the cabin covered in blood, according to a federal complaint. About two hours into the United Airlines flight, 44-year-old Everett Chad Nelson left his seat and went to one of the cabins in the front, according to the Independent.

    A United Airlines official told the news outlet that there were 82 passengers and 6 crew members onboard.

    What Happened?

    Upon leaving the bathroom, Nelson approached seat 12F and suddenly began attacking a sleeping man by punching him multiple times in the face and head, causing bleeding. The attack lasted about a minute until the victim screamed, prompting a bystander to intervene and break up the altercation.

    Nelson not only gave the unidentified passenger two black eyes but also cut his nose, causing blood to splatter on the seat, wall, window, and Nelson’s green windbreaker. The complaint does not mention any motive or prior relationship between the two, suggesting the attack was unprovoked.

    Per a complaint,

    “Nelson had no observable injuries and there was no indication that [the alleged victim] struck him in defense.”

    Following the incident, flight attendants relocated Nelson to a front seat, allowing the person who broke up the attack to monitor him for the rest of the flight. Many passengers saw the attack, and a doctor on board treated the victim’s injuries, per the complaint.

    “Thanks to the quick action of our crew and customers, one passenger was restrained after becoming physically aggressive toward another customer on a flight from San Francisco to Washington Dulles on Monday …The flight landed safely and was met by paramedics and local law enforcement,”

    the United Official told the outlet.

    Nelson is scheduled for a detention hearing on Wednesday. He faces one charge of assault by beating in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to up to one year in prison.

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  • Mom Taken Away In Handcuffs At Disneyland With Her Crying Children After Attempting To Sneak Them Into The Park For Free

    Mom Taken Away In Handcuffs At Disneyland With Her Crying Children After Attempting To Sneak Them Into The Park For Free

    A mother was escorted out of Disney California Adventure Park with her hysterical kids after she tried to get them in for free by pretending they were toddlers, per the NY Post. A video shared on TikTok shows her surrounded by Disney security and being hauled out in handcuffs by the police. 

    Her two young daughters can be seen crying and yelling

    “Help!”

    in Spanish, holding onto their mom. Another officer was seen pushing a stroller with them. The video has almost 400,000 views since it was posted with the caption

    “Getting arrested at the happiest place on earth.”

    Another clip, obtained by TMZ , shows the mother shouting,

    “You’re f–king hurting me!”

    as she’s taken out of the park. She is accused of trying to pass her kids off as 2-year-olds so they could get into the park without buying tickets, according to the Anaheim Police Department. 

    A one-day ticket to Disneyland and Adventure Park costs at least $104. For an additional $65, guests can opt for the

    “Park Hopper Pass,”

    allowing visitors to

    “explore both theme parks on the same day,”

    reports state. 

    According to Disneyland’s ticket rules, kids under 3 don’t need a ticket to enter Disneyland or Adventure Park. The Anaheim Police Department also mentioned that the woman was suspected of trying to sneak her kids into Disneyland before. She was arrested for trespassing but was later given a citation and released. 

    A spokesperson for Disneyland said she had tried to sneak her kids in and was stopped by security. When security asked her questions, she didn’t cooperate, which led them to call the police.

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