Ann Arbor Police are investigating the death of former police oversight commissioner Jude Walton, 51, as a homicide. Walton was found dead in her home with signs of forced entry and "obvious signs of trauma" on her body. Interim Police Chief [...] has urged anyone with information to contact the department, as they are "deeply saddened" by Walton's death and committed to finding the person or persons responsible.
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A new report from ProPublica has revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to properly report gifts from a billionaire benefactor, Harlan Crow, involving the sale of three properties in Savannah, Georgia. In response, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has called on the body overseeing the federal judiciary to refer Justice Thomas to the Department of Justice for investigation. Ethics law experts have noted that Thomas’ failure to report the sale of the properties appears to be a violation of the law, and the consequences of this violation remain unclear.
Jack Teixeira, a 21 year old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, has been charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal of classified information and defense materials. He was arrested by heavily armed tactical agents and is being held in federal custody. The FBI identified Teixeira as a suspect in the leak of highly classified military documents, which were posted on social media and exposed sensitive information about the war in Ukraine.
On Friday morning, the U.S. Capitol Police confiscated an assault-style rifle with an extended magazine from an off-site delivery facility. The driver of the truck, Michael J. Donohue, was taken into custody and faces charges for possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition. The investigation is ongoing, and the Capitol Police have not released any further information about the incident.
The U.S. Justice Department and Treasury Department have announced a major crackdown on the Sinaloa cartel, with charges filed against four sons of imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and sanctions imposed against two Chinese companies and five people in China and Guatemala. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the charges are part of a larger effort to combat the trafficking of fentanyl coming north into the U.S. while also cracking down on the trafficking of guns going south into Mexico. The Biden administration has said it is committed to strengthening cooperation with Mexico to combat the trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs.
The family of Bob Lee has thanked the San Francisco Police Department for arresting Nima Momeni, the suspect in Lee's murder. Momeni is a 38-year-old man from Emeryville who is the owner of an IT business. The family has stated their intention to work with the District Attorney's office to ensure that Momeni is held accountable for his actions.
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, was arrested Friday in connection with the leak of classified documents. An FBI affidavit revealed that Teixeira had searched for the word “leak” on his government computer on the same day the first media reports about the leak were published. Teixeira appeared in court Friday, where he was charged with possessing classified documents and national defense materials. It remains unclear what consequences he may face if convicted.
Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Michael Riley was sentenced to 120 days of home incarceration and two years of probation for offering advice to a rioter and deleting messages when contacted by the FBI. Logan Barnhart, a 42-year-old pipelayer from Michigan, was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting police at the Capitol during the attack. Judge Amy Berman Jackson took into account Riley's job loss, health issues, and lack of criminal history in delivering the sentence, and noted the seriousness of Barnhart's actions and the need to deter similar behavior in the future.