Joel Alejandro Bowman, 33, was charged with attempted murder and other crimes after he allegedly fired a gun outside a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee. A Memphis police officer stopped Bowman's pickup truck and he was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition. The incident has raised questions about school safety protocols and the importance of having a quick response from law enforcement in order to prevent any further harm.
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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by the Department of Justice on Tuesday for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, with six unnamed co-conspirators believed to be Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Corey Lewandowski, and David Bossie. The charges include engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the government, a conspiracy to obstruct the Jan. 6 certification of electoral votes, and a conspiracy against the right to have one’s vote counted. The indictment is a major development in the ongoing investigation into the events leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Leah Remini, best known for her role in the sitcom “King of Queens”, has filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, alleging that she has been threatened, harassed, and stalked for the past decade. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief to end the Church's policies against Suppressive Persons, so that current and former Scientologists, and others who wish to expose Scientology's abuses, may feel free to do so without fear of being threatened into silence. The Church of Scientology has yet to comment on the lawsuit.
Mike Pence has taken direct aim at Donald Trump in the wake of his four-count federal indictment, defending himself for ignoring Trump's pleas and emphasizing the importance of upholding the Constitution and the rule of law. Pence was a key witness in the prosecution's case, and his statement serves as a reminder of the importance of putting the country first.
Negasi Zuberi, a 29-year-old man from Klamath Falls, Oregon, has been arrested and charged with federal crimes after kidnapping a woman in Seattle, Washington, and holding her captive in a makeshift cinderblock jail cell in his garage. The woman was able to escape and flag down help, and authorities are now looking for additional victims after linking Zuberi to sexual assaults in at least four other states. The FBI is asking anyone with information to contact the Portland Field Office.
U.S. Capitol Police locked down and evacuated the Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday afternoon in response to a report of an active shooter. Videos posted to Twitter showed people evacuating the cluster of three Senate office buildings located on the north side of the Capitol complex. After a thorough search, no injuries and no shooter were located and the lockdown has since been lifted. Capitol Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Nicholas Alahverdian, an American fugitive accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah, has been ruled eligible for extradition to the U.S. by a judge in Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Despite Alahverdian's claims of mistaken identity and insistence that he was an Irish orphan, Judge Norman McFadyen found his claims to be "implausible" and "fanciful." Alahverdian's lawyers argued that he should not be extradited due to his poor health, but the judge ruled that his health was not a factor in his decision. Alahverdian is now expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face the charges against him.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has indicted former President Donald Trump on four counts related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. Several of Trump's GOP rivals have used the indictment to call into question his fitness for office and to urge him to step away from the campaign, while Trump remains the clear front-runner in the Republican presidential primary. Asa Hutchinson, a former congressman and former Arkansas governor, has said that now the system of justice will determine whether Trump is criminally responsible.