Two IA Police Officers Killed, Suspect in Custody: Two Iowa police officers were fatally shot early Wednesday in what appears to be ambush-style attacks, and a suspect is in custody. Jason Hanna and Max Blau of CNN report that Des Moines police Sgt. Anthony Beminio and Urbandale police Officer Justin Martin were found two miles apart, both shot while sitting in their squad vehicles near intersections. Scott Michael Green, 46, was named a suspect was detained, though detectives didn't elaborate further. The shootings come eight months after two other Des Moines officers were killed when a wrong-way driver slammed head-on into their vehicle. They also come just four months after five Dallas police officers were ambushed and killed by a sniper during a protest and three Baton Rouge officers were slain in a surprise attack. Wednesday's shootings bring the number of police officers fatally shot in the U.S. and Puerto Rico in 2016 to 51, the highest one-year total since 2011 when 73 officers were shot dead, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
La. Man Sentenced to Death: A jury in Lafourche Parish, La., sentenced someone to death Tuesday for the first time in 40 years. Bridget Mire of the Daily Comet reports that the unanimous decision was reached three days after the jurors unanimously sentenced David Brown, 38, to first-degree murder for killing Jacquelin Nieves, 29, and her daughters Gabriela, 7, and Izabela, 1, almost four years ago to the date. On Nov. 4, 2012, Brown stabbed the young mother and her daughters, and also sexually assaulted her and her eldest daughter, before setting the family's apartment on fire. Assistant District Attorney Joe Soignet said a death sentence was "the only appropriate sentence for this man." The last time a jury sent someone to death row in the county was in 1978, when David Dene Martin was sentenced to death for shooting and killing his wife's lover and three other people. He was executed in 1985.
AR Officer Injured During Arrest, Suspect Arrested: A North Little Rock, Ark., police officer sustained injuries Tuesday night while attempting to arrest a fleeing suspect. KARK reports that Ranthony Stephenson, 25, was partially unclothed and harassing children at a bus stop when officers appeared on the scene. Stephenson fled on foot before managing to gain control of a patrol car, and one of the pursuing officers sustained injuries to the head and hip while attempting to wrest control of the vehicle. Stephenson will be charged with second-degree battery, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, fleeing and theft of property.
CA Taxi Driver Convicted of Terrorism Repatriated: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week returned to his home country a former California taxi driver who had been convicted of providing material support to Somalian terrorist groups. As reported on ICE's official website, Ahmed Nasir Tahlil Mohamud, 41, who resided in Anaheim, was repatriated to Mogadishu on Tuesday due to a prior conviction for providing material support to al-Shabaab, a militia group that engages in suicide bombings, targets civilians for assassination and uses improvised explosive devices. Nationwide, ICE repatriated 351 individuals classified as high-profile removals in FY 2015. Among those repatriated, 274 were wanted for crimes committed overseas, often of a very serious or violent nature, 20 were classified as human rights violators and 54 were considered national security threats.
La. Man Sentenced to Death: A jury in Lafourche Parish, La., sentenced someone to death Tuesday for the first time in 40 years. Bridget Mire of the Daily Comet reports that the unanimous decision was reached three days after the jurors unanimously sentenced David Brown, 38, to first-degree murder for killing Jacquelin Nieves, 29, and her daughters Gabriela, 7, and Izabela, 1, almost four years ago to the date. On Nov. 4, 2012, Brown stabbed the young mother and her daughters, and also sexually assaulted her and her eldest daughter, before setting the family's apartment on fire. Assistant District Attorney Joe Soignet said a death sentence was "the only appropriate sentence for this man." The last time a jury sent someone to death row in the county was in 1978, when David Dene Martin was sentenced to death for shooting and killing his wife's lover and three other people. He was executed in 1985.
AR Officer Injured During Arrest, Suspect Arrested: A North Little Rock, Ark., police officer sustained injuries Tuesday night while attempting to arrest a fleeing suspect. KARK reports that Ranthony Stephenson, 25, was partially unclothed and harassing children at a bus stop when officers appeared on the scene. Stephenson fled on foot before managing to gain control of a patrol car, and one of the pursuing officers sustained injuries to the head and hip while attempting to wrest control of the vehicle. Stephenson will be charged with second-degree battery, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, fleeing and theft of property.
CA Taxi Driver Convicted of Terrorism Repatriated: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week returned to his home country a former California taxi driver who had been convicted of providing material support to Somalian terrorist groups. As reported on ICE's official website, Ahmed Nasir Tahlil Mohamud, 41, who resided in Anaheim, was repatriated to Mogadishu on Tuesday due to a prior conviction for providing material support to al-Shabaab, a militia group that engages in suicide bombings, targets civilians for assassination and uses improvised explosive devices. Nationwide, ICE repatriated 351 individuals classified as high-profile removals in FY 2015. Among those repatriated, 274 were wanted for crimes committed overseas, often of a very serious or violent nature, 20 were classified as human rights violators and 54 were considered national security threats.
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