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Body-worn camera footage from a shooting involving a Baltimore police officer in the Southwest District was made public by the Baltimore Police Department. The video shows what happened on December 30, 2023, around 9:15 a.m., when patrol officers from Southwest District noticed a naked man…
Read More Video: Baltimore Police Release Body-Worn Cam Footage Of Naked Man Shot By Officer
After they attacked and killed a man for being a “cop caller” and disrespecting women, one suspect reportedly hanged himself, and another is behind bars. According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, January 15, just before 7 p.m., deputies were called to a…
Read More Florida Man Hangs Himself In Backyard After Murdering Man For Being A “Cop Caller”
The FBI is warning caregivers, educators, parents, and kids about the risks and dangers associated with online activity that could encourage and solicit a minor to participate in sexual activity. Sextortion is when a perpetrator forces a minor to produce and transmit pornographic photos or…
Read More FBI Warns Of Growing Threat Of Sextortion Targeting Minor Children
A 38-year-old Ohio man has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. Raymond Michael Hardmon, also known as “Dro,” 38, of Bellaire, Ohio, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute…
Read More Ohio Man Pleads Guilty In West Virginia Drug Trafficking Operation Case
Defyned Brands, a company based in Austin, Texas, also known as 5 Star Nutrition LLC, admitted to three counts of distributing misbranded dietary supplements in a guilty plea. The company, in accordance with the plea agreement, acknowledged that between September 2018 and July 2020, it…
Read More Guilty Plea, $4.5 Million Forfeiture For Texas Company And Misbranded Dietary Supplements
A former West Virginia coal broker pleaded guilty Tuesday in North Carolina to attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation. According to court documents and statements made in court, Vondie Brunty owned and operated West Star Management Inc. (WSM), a company that, from…
Read More Former West Virginia Coal Broker Pleads Guilty In North Carolina To Obstructing The IRS
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man after a nonfatal shooting that occurred Monday at a Brandon McDonald’s. Deputies arrested Monte Outlaw, 25, after completing an investigation of the shooting, which left 18-year-old Jeremiah Lawson in the hospital. According…
Read More Florida Man ‘Outlaw’ Arrested For Shooting Man In The Nose With BB Gun At McDonald’s
On today’s LEO Round Table, we discuss the Texas National Guard takes on the Biden Administration at the border, a felon lunges at a judge in court on video, a high school student may face charges following the beatdown of a teacher, and officers fatally…
Read More Officers Fatally Shoot Suspect With Weapon After Trying To Deescalate, LEO Round Table
The former CEO of Latitude 360 has pleaded guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes withheld from employees’ paychecks. Brent Brown, 55, formerly of Jacksonville, faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. As part of his plea, Brown agreed to pay $3,832,360.48…
Read More Former CEO Of Latitude 360 Pleads Guilty In Florida To Nearly $4 Million In Payroll Tax Fraud
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 60-year-old Florida man was arrested after driving drunk and smashing into a police car. Officers say he was also in possession of Fentanyl. According to police, at about 7:15 p.m., Monday, James Anderson, 60, struck a police cruiser while its…
Read More Florida Man Charged After Driving Drunk Into Police Car