This tragic event marred the New Year's Eve festivities in Mobile, Alabama, leaving one person dead and nine others injured.
Posts published in “Crime”
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell revealed at a press conference that a rookie NYPD officer suffered a fractured skull while patrolling on his first day. FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. praised the officer's actions and stated that there were no credible threats to New Yorkers. The suspect, who had posted jihadist writings online, was known to law enforcement agencies but did not have a criminal record.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, is expected to waive his extradition hearing this week in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. His family has pledged to support him, and his attorney claims he is eager to be exonerated. DNA evidence from a public database and subsequent investigative work by law enforcement led to his identification as the suspect, and he is expected to face four counts of first-degree murder and burglary.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a 28-year-old graduate student at Washington State University, has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students in November. Bill Thompson, a prosecutor in Latah County, Idaho, has asked anyone with information about Kohberger to call the police tip line. Kohberger is being held without bond in Pennsylvania and will be extradited to Idaho to face the charges.
On November 12, four University of Idaho students, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen, were seen at a party at Chapin's fraternity, Sigma Chi. The next morning, the four were found dead in an apartment house on King Road. On December 30, Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, a resident of Pullman, Washington and a doctoral student at Washington State University, was apprehended by Moscow police in connection with the quadruple homicide. DNA evidence and surveillance footage linked Kohberger to the crime and he is currently being held without bail. The families of the victims are struggling to understand why the lives of "four beautiful people" were taken so brutally.
Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer and internet personality, was involved in a Twitter spat with Greta Thunberg this week. On Friday, he and his brother were arrested and charged with human trafficking and rape, leading to a wave of social media speculation and conspiracy theories. Afualo, a rapper who had previously defended and promoted Tate's content, tweeted that he knows Tate but is not his "hero".
President Joe Biden has issued six full pardons to individuals who have completed their sentences and become active in their communities since their release. These pardons include five people convicted of drug or alcohol offenses, and one woman convicted of murdering a husband she said abused her. The White House said Biden was a believer in second chances and that those he pardoned had “demonstrated a commitment to improving their communities and the lives of those around them.” This is the first of many pardons Biden has issued, including a wide-ranging pardon for all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.
Moscow Police have arrested Bryan Christopher Kohberger in connection with the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students. Police believe the victims were attacked while asleep, and that this was an isolated, targeted attack. They have received over 16,500 tips and reviewed 113 pieces of evidence, 4,000 photographs, and multiple 3-D scans in the investigation. Social media rumors and speculation have been a distraction, and police have asked for help from the public in locating a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra seen near the crime scene.