Robert Mueller, the former FBI director known for leading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, has died at age 81. He served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013, transforming the bureau’s focus toward counterterrorism after 9/11, and later led a nearly two-year special counsel investigation that charged 34 individuals but did not establish conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. Mueller was widely respected for his integrity, served as a Marine in Vietnam, and had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease before his death.
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A grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate at a white nationalist gathering in Charlottesville in 2017. The incident, which resulted in violent clashes with counterprotesters, has been widely condemned as a hate crime and is the subject of ongoing investigations. The indictments are a reminder of the need for continued vigilance against hate and bigotry, and serve as a warning to those who would seek to spread fear and hatred in our communities.
A YouTuber known for his pranking videos was shot at a Washington, D.C.-area mall on Sunday, resulting in the arrest of 31-year-old Alan W. Colie for allegedly shooting 21-year-old Tanner Cook. Cook was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, causing panic in the mall. Colie was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm within a building. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the incident.
Two inmates, John M. Garza and Arley V. Nemo, escaped from a Newport News, Virginia jail Monday night by using primitive-made tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object. The two were found at an IHOP restaurant early Tuesday morning and taken back into custody without incident. The Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation and the two inmates will face additional charges.
Two inmates at the Newport News Jail Annex in Virginia escaped their cell Monday night using primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall and exploit a weakness in the jail's construction design. The preliminary investigation found that the two inmates used tools made from a toothbrush and a metal object to access rebars between the walls and then used the rebar to further their escape. The Newport News Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the incident and is urging anyone with information about the escape to contact them.
A grand jury has indicted 10 people in connection with the death of Irvo Otieno, a mentally ill man who suffocated to death while in police custody in Virginia earlier this month. Seven deputies and three hospital employees have been charged with second-degree murder, and surveillance video and emergency calls offer further details of the final moments of Otieno's life. The indictment of the 10 people charged is a step towards accountability and justice for Otieno and his family.
Surveillance video of Irvo Otieno's death in police custody has been released, showing him being dragged into an upright seated position and held down by at least two officers. Seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital employees have been charged with second-degree murder, and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, has spoken out for the first time since she was allegedly shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in January. Zwerner has tried to stay positive despite the traumatic incident and hopes it will lead to more conversations about gun safety and the need for more resources to help children in need. The student and his parents have been charged with various offenses related to the incident.