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An 18-year-old Texas mother handed her one-month-old baby to a stranger at a San Antonio bus stop and fled by Uber; the baby was later placed with relatives, and she was arrested on abandoning and endangering a child with intent to return, with bail set at $7,000. Texas’ Baby Moses Law allows surrender of a newborn 60 days old or younger at designated locations without criminal penalties.
A woman was taken into custody in Miami after allegedly undressing and performing indecent acts on American Airlines Flight 1779 from Baltimore/Washington; the flight landed in Miami without diversion and authorities have not yet disclosed any charges.
A former attorney, Matthew Exton, tried to shoot his ex-wife in a crowded Toledo, Ohio restaurant, but the weapon did not discharge because the safety was on; a waiter and other patrons tackled him, ending the attempted murder. Exton was found guilty of attempted murder and related felonies and faces up to 25 years in prison, with sentencing set for September 21.
A 40-year-old Illinois mother, Corie Walsh, is charged with first-degree murder after authorities say she killed her 2-year-old son and then attempted suicide, just hours after becoming highly invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. Neighbors found the child in the basement; Walsh allegedly said the child was the 'devil' or 'anti-Christ' and later confessed. Police say other children in the home were unharmed, and Walsh is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; her attorney says she suffered a psychotic episode.
Agostino Abbatiello, a Penn State student, is accused of leading a cocaine trafficking ring that operated out of two fraternities and supplied large quantities to students. A Pennsylvania judge granted him bail of $250,000 with conditions including no contact with witnesses and living with his parents, despite prosecutors' claims he threatened witnesses. The operation allegedly ran from 2023 to 2024, with cocaine cut and packaged at Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi houses and distributed by Abbatiello and others; 14 people were charged with felony counts such as corrupt organizations and conspiracy.
A shooting at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro, Virginia prompted an evacuation; authorities say the incident is contained and the shooter is no longer a threat, with one adult injured and transported to a hospital. Governor Spanberger is monitoring the situation as first responders secure the scene and students are reunified with families at Westminster Presbyterian Church, while the public is asked to avoid the area.
Prosecutors opened the murder-for-hire trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, charged with arranging the killing of Jared Bridegan, a Microsoft design manager, on a Jacksonville Beach road with Bridegan’s young daughter in the back seat; the case centers on an alleged plot by Bridegan’s ex-wife Shanna Gardner and her husband amid years of bitter divorce disputes over religion and parenting, with a key witness who previously pleaded guilty but later withdrew his plea.
A Marion County, Florida man, 38-year-old James Westervelt III, has been indicted on first-degree felony murder charges after authorities say he used a leaf blower on his infant son as a prank; the child later died from injuries attributed to shaken baby syndrome, with deputies reporting video evidence of him using the tool on the child when younger and prosecutors noting additional charges are pending.
A Nevada judge ruled that a 2008 police interview with Duane “Keffe D” Davis is admissible at the Tupac Shakur murder trial, a decision prosecutors say could be pivotal as the four-week case begins in August; Davis faces life without parole if convicted for the 1996 Las Vegas drive-by, and the interview has long been cited as a central piece of evidence in the case.
Elaine Forbes, 53, Sausalito’s newly appointed city manager, was arrested on burglary charges after reportedly boarding someone else’s yacht at a harbor early Saturday, less than three weeks after starting the job; authorities say she attempted to start a vessel and alcohol was found on board. Forbes is in custody, the city has placed her on leave amid an active investigation, and family representatives say she is experiencing a mental health crisis.
A 24-year-old Veronica Lopez and a 48-year-old man were killed when her boyfriend allegedly opened fire inside a Pomona, California, apartment. The suspect, 48-year-old Robert Galtman, was arrested after an hours-long chase with California Highway Patrol. Family descriptions and GoFundMe pages frame the incident as domestic violence; bail for Galtman was set at $3.1 million, and Lopez’s family has raised funds for funeral expenses.
A teenage barrel racing competitor in Las Vegas has been arrested and charged with stabbing three horses at the National Barrel Horse Association’s Las Vegas Super Show at South Point Casino. She faces 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony destruction of private property over $5,000. The incident occurred early Saturday; injuries to the horses were not life-threatening, and investigators say the suspect had access to the barn. She was detained at a nearby hotel and transported to Clark County Juvenile Hall. The NBHA described the event as an isolated incident and said the competitor involved was removed and there is no ongoing threat to horses.
Shannon Marie Harris, 46, of Tyrone, Georgia, was removed from a Delta flight from Miami to Atlanta and arrested for misdemeanor trespassing after allegedly refusing to end a phone call when crew asked; the plane returned to the gate and departed about an hour later. Delta said it has zero tolerance for disruptions; the FAA requires devices to be in airplane mode and passengers to follow crewmember instructions, with penalties for violations.
More than half of the 22 victims of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade are under 16 years old, with one fatality identified as local DJ Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan. Three individuals, including two juveniles, have been detained, but no charges have been filed yet. President Biden called for stricter gun control measures, while the shooting is believed to have stemmed from a dispute and is not terrorism-related. The lax gun laws in Missouri have come under scrutiny, and a GoFundMe page has raised over $100k for the victim's family.
During the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade, a shooting occurred, leaving one person dead and over 20 injured, with more than half of the victims under 16 years old. Police have detained three individuals, two of whom are juveniles, and recovered several firearms from the scene. The shooting is believed to have stemmed from a dispute and is not related to terrorism. Witnesses described the chaos and heroic actions during the incident. President Biden called for stricter gun control measures, while former President Trump boasted about protecting the Second Amendment.