Passerby Shoots, Kills Man Beating Deputy: A man who physically attacked a Florida sheriff's deputy Monday morning was shot and killed by an intervening bystander. Fox News reports that the incident began after Lee County Deputy Dean Bardes, a 12-year veteran of the department, attempted to make a traffic stop, prompting the driver to take off at unsafe speeds. The car chase ended on an exit ramp, where the suspect got out of his car, pulled Bardes out of his car and repeatedly beat him. Another driver then got out of his car and intervened, telling the suspect that he'd shoot him if he refused to stop beating the deputy. When the suspect refused to comply, the bystander shot three times. Bardes was not hit and sustained only minor injuries from the attack. The unidentified suspect, who was unarmed, later died. The bystander, whose identity also remains anonymous at this time, possessed a concealed weapons license. It is not known if any charges will be sought.
CA Serial Killer Denied Parole: A California serial killer who murdered and mutilated more than two dozen farm workers over four decades ago was denied parole for the eighth time last week. The AP reports that Juan Vallejo Corona, 82, was denied parole on Thursday for another five years for the murders of 25 men, whose bodies were discovered buried on two Yuba City ranches in 1971. Corona was convicted in 1973 of 25 counts of first-degree murder, and again in 1981 after it was overturned on appeal. He skirted the death penalty because it had been ruled unconstitutional in the state during his first trial. At the time the men's remains were discovered, the murders represented the deadliest rampage in the nation.
Psychologists Testify TX Child Killer is Unfit for Execution: A Texas man who murdered his two children over a decade ago is not mentally competent for his upcoming execution, psychologists testify. Ed Adamczyk of UPI reports that John Battaglia, 60, is scheduled to die on Dec. 7 for fatally shooting his daughters, 6 and 9, in 2001 while on the phone with his estranged ex-wife, who was pleading with him not to hurt their children. Battaglia's wife had reported a parole violation to the authorities that was going to put him back in jail. Prosecutors argue that Battaglia has sufficient understanding of his crime, while the defense states that he suffers from delusional disorder, marked by a strong belief in untrue things. Battaglia was initially scheduled to die in March 2016 but it was postponed for further psychological evaluation. More testimony will be heard on Tuesday. Battaglia's competency will then be at the determination of the judge.
CA Serial Killer Denied Parole: A California serial killer who murdered and mutilated more than two dozen farm workers over four decades ago was denied parole for the eighth time last week. The AP reports that Juan Vallejo Corona, 82, was denied parole on Thursday for another five years for the murders of 25 men, whose bodies were discovered buried on two Yuba City ranches in 1971. Corona was convicted in 1973 of 25 counts of first-degree murder, and again in 1981 after it was overturned on appeal. He skirted the death penalty because it had been ruled unconstitutional in the state during his first trial. At the time the men's remains were discovered, the murders represented the deadliest rampage in the nation.
Psychologists Testify TX Child Killer is Unfit for Execution: A Texas man who murdered his two children over a decade ago is not mentally competent for his upcoming execution, psychologists testify. Ed Adamczyk of UPI reports that John Battaglia, 60, is scheduled to die on Dec. 7 for fatally shooting his daughters, 6 and 9, in 2001 while on the phone with his estranged ex-wife, who was pleading with him not to hurt their children. Battaglia's wife had reported a parole violation to the authorities that was going to put him back in jail. Prosecutors argue that Battaglia has sufficient understanding of his crime, while the defense states that he suffers from delusional disorder, marked by a strong belief in untrue things. Battaglia was initially scheduled to die in March 2016 but it was postponed for further psychological evaluation. More testimony will be heard on Tuesday. Battaglia's competency will then be at the determination of the judge.
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