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Social media influencer Benjamin 'BenDaDonnn' Beard and his security guard Kenny Carter were arrested in College Station, Texas, following a confrontation with police at Northgate. Beard was charged with evading arrest, while Carter faced charges for interfering with public duties. The incident occurred after a Texas A&M football game, involving a taser deployment and physical resistance.
Axel Zizumbo, 18, was arrested after firing a gun on W. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on Friday evening. Police reported no injuries and no ongoing threat. Zizumbo faces charges including discharging a firearm in city limits and contributing to the delinquency of minors.
Rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach on October 1, 2026, facing felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery charges stemming from an alleged August incident at his Star Island home. He surrendered voluntarily, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, and later posted a $5,000 bond. Ross denies the allegations, calling them fabricated, while prosecutors and police cite victim testimony, injury photos, and surveillance video as probable cause. His arraignment is scheduled for October 22.
Jamar Goff, the 23-year-old foster son of Ree Drummond, was arrested in Alabama on September 15 for assaulting a police officer and possessing methamphetamine. Court records reveal he was previously detained in May 2025 for biting a correctional officer. Goff is currently held in Jefferson County Jail with a $37,000 bond, while Drummond has not publicly commented on the incident.
Jamar Goff, 23, the foster son of 'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond, was arrested in Alabama on Sept. 15 for allegedly assaulting a police officer, possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, and attempting to elude police. He was found sleeping shirtless near a fountain at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told to leave, then tracked down after officers discovered an existing warrant. He was booked at Jefferson County Jail with a $37,000 bond. Drummond has not publicly addressed the incident.
Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas was arrested in Malibu on suspicion of felony obstruction and public intoxication after kicking a deputy during a traffic stop. He was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and the driver was separately arrested for driving under the influence. Thomas was released from custody the following day, and prosecutors are reviewing the case for potential charges.
Chrissy Payne, 47, of Flatlands, is charged with attempted kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly trying to snatch a 4-year-old boy from his grandmother outside a Crown Heights McDonald’s. The boy’s off-duty‑cop mother grabbed him back; Payne fled but was arrested days later. No injuries were reported, the child returned to school, and Payne faces further prosecution.
A 34-year-old Los Angeles man, Matthew Ware, was arrested after allegedly pepper-spraying a fellow moviegoer over cellphone use at the AMC 16 in Burbank, injuring two others who required hospital treatment; Ware was booked on misdemeanor battery and released the next morning, as online debates raged about cinema etiquette and response to phone use.
A former ICE officer accused in a Minnesota non-fatal shooting was arrested in Texas in May on those charges; after Texas Gov. Abbott refused to sign an extradition warrant, he was released and later indicted on federal charges, then turned himself in to federal authorities and returned to Minnesota.
A 33-year-old man, Jorlan Alves da Silva, was arrested in Mulungu, Paraíba, Brazil, after authorities say he tried to flee while dressed as a woman, wearing a wig and carrying a 2-year-old child. Police allege he’s a serial killer with at least 15 murders in the past three months and have him linked to around 80 murders overall, a figure still under investigation; if confirmed, he would be Brazil’s most prolific killer, with the arrest following a 48-hour operation and ongoing investigations into killings including a double homicide in Rio Tinto.
A Winfield man, Scott Denning, 52, was jailed after a Friday-night brawl at the Arthur B. Sim Golf Course in Wichita. He allegedly chased three men with a golf club following an apology for an errant shot, and struck one of the Wichita men in the head, leaving another unconscious and others injured. Denning faces multiple charges including aggravated assault, aggravated battery, assault and battery, and criminal damage to property; he posted a $50,000 bond and remains in Sedgwick County Jail as investigators continue.
Police say a Pennsylvania man with the same name as Forbes’s child’s father is in custody on an out-of-state warrant; investigators have not confirmed a link to Forbes’s disappearance, with her last contact on Sept. 5 and authorities treating her Northwest DC home as a potential crime scene as friends and family urge information to help bring her home.
Fort Wayne police arrested 45-year-old Rahiem Kubisty after a vehicle pursuit tied to a viral video near Barr and Dewald Streets; investigators say he is a habitual traffic violator and charged him with resisting law enforcement (in vehicle and on foot), fleeing on foot, leaving the scene of a property-damage crash, with three officers injured during the arrest; Kubisty was taken for medical clearance before booking.
New York State Police arrested Tucker J. Taylor, 48, of Ausable Forks, for second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Patricia Lawrence, 54, whose body was found Aug. 2 at a Carey Road home in Jay. Autopsy ruled the cause of death as stab wounds to the neck and heart. Taylor was arraigned Sept. 13 and is held without bail, with a next court date set for Sept. 18 in Elizabethtown; the investigation involved multiple agencies including the Plattsburgh and Lake Placid police departments and regional sheriff offices as well as the DEA.
Tiliek Thompson, 41, was arraigned on charges including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and first-degree strangulation for the death of 27-year-old Lovay Williams inside her Washington Heights apartment; Williams’ body was found during a wellness check, Thompson turned himself in, was remanded with a Sept. 18 court date, and the 7-year-old child was inside the apartment at the time.