Chelsea King Case Details

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Police officials who have been part of the investigation in the Chelsea King case, have revealed that the registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III was taken into custody after DNA from semen, linked him to the rape and murder of the teenager. The body of Chelsea King was discovered …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Chelsea King Case Details.

Many tried to help computer whiz who plunged into mental illness and became Pentagon shooter

Pentagon shooter little known by neighbors

HOLLISTER, Calif. – John Patrick Bedell was a brilliant and seemingly gentle computer whiz, yet so withdrawn that people in this rural community where his parents and grandparents are civic leaders knew little about him – until he opened fire at the Pentagon this week.
Family and friends now paint a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Many tried to help computer whiz who plunged into mental illness and became Pentagon shooter.

Afghan picked to set up credible government in Marjah faces has criminal record in Germany

New Afghan chief in Marjah has criminal record
KABUL – The man chosen to be the fresh face of good Afghan governance in a town just seized from the Taliban has a violent criminal record in Germany, but Western officials said Saturday they are not pushing to oust … Read more »».

Ex-Wis. sheriff’s deputy shown on video punching handcuffed suspect in squad car gets prison

Ex-Wis. deputy gets prison for punching suspect

MILWAUKEE – A former Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy caught on video punching a handcuffed suspect in the back of a squad car has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Scott Krause was sentenced Friday in Milwaukee after prosecutors played a video that shows the 38-year-old former sergeant hitting 34-year-old Ray …. Source article  : Ex-Wis. sheriff’s deputy shown on video punching handcuffed suspect in squad car gets prison.

Man afraid to testify against suspect in Broncos player’s death reconsiders after jailing

Witness will testify in Broncos player’s death

DENVER – A witness too afraid to testify against the man accused of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has changed his mind after a night in jail.
The surprising twist came Friday, after defense attorneys spent a day calling witnesses to build an alibi for the defendant, 26-year-old Willie … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Man afraid to testify against suspect in Broncos player’s death reconsiders after jailing.

Attackers stake out highway, open fire on Mexican federal police convoy, killing 2, wounding 3

Ambush kills 2 Mexican federal police, wounds 3

MORELIA, Mexico – Heavily armed gunmen ambushed a convoy of federal police on a highway in one of Mexico’s drug battleground states Friday night, killing two officers and wounding three, officials said.
The unknown attackers hid on both sides of the road near the port city of Lazaro Cardenas …. Source  : Attackers stake out highway, open fire on Mexican federal police convoy, killing 2, wounding 3.

8-year-old Mich. girl pleads for help in desperate 911 call as mother dies of gunshot wounds

911 call reveals Mich. girl’s pleas to help mother

DETROIT – Her mother shot and dying in a Detroit home, an 8-year-old girl desperately pleaded to a 911 dispatcher for help. But Monica Botello’s daughter didn’t know where she was or how to tell police to get there.
“My mommy’s in the basement and, I need, emergency, …. Source  : 8-year-old Mich. girl pleads for help in desperate 911 call as mother dies of gunshot wounds.

Man charged with stalking TV and radio personality Dr. Drew and his family

Man charged with stalking TV personality Dr. Drew

PASADENA, Calif. – A Los Angeles man accused of stalking Dr. Drew Pinsky and threatening the reality television and radio personality and his family has pleaded not guilty to six felony counts.
Prosecutors say 33-year-old Charles William Pearson entered his not guilty pleas Friday in Pasadena Superior Court.
Pearson is …. Source article  : Man charged with stalking TV and radio personality Dr. Drew and his family.

Man afraid to testify against suspect in Bronco’s death reconsiders after night in jail

Scared witness agrees to testify in Bronco’s death

DENVER – A witness too afraid to testify against the man accused of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has changed his mind after a night in jail.
The surprising twist came Friday, after defense attorneys spent a day calling witnesses to build an alibi for the defendant, 26-year-old … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Man afraid to testify against suspect in Bronco’s death reconsiders after night in jail.

Air Force base near Las Vegas closes main entrance after verbal threat; 1 man arrested

Air Force base in Nev. shuts entrance after threat

LAS VEGAS – Military officials say the main entrance of an Air Force base outside Las Vegas was shut down after a man made a verbal threat to a guard at the gate.
Nellis Air Force Base spokesman Chuck Ramey said the entrance was closed more than three …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Air Force base near Las Vegas closes main entrance after verbal threat; 1 man arrested.

2 US missionaries to spend another weekend in Haitian jail as release delayed again

US missionaries get another weekend in Haiti jail

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Two U.S. missionaries are spending another weekend in a Haitian jail.
A judge had said earlier he was likely to release the women soon. But that didn’t happen after a closed hearing Friday. The judge did not publicly explain the delay in releasing Idaho residents Laura … Read more »».

US intensifies hunt for citizens training with terror groups overseas

US hunts for citizens training with terror groups

LOS ANGELES – The top U.S. diplomat in Pakistan said Friday that the Obama administration does not know how many Americans might have disappeared overseas to train with al-Qaida or other terrorist groups, but the number is not thought to be large.
Speaking to the Pacific Council on International …. Original article  : US intensifies hunt for citizens training with terror groups overseas.

Prosecutors: 68 overdose deaths linked to illegal prescriptions, fraud scheme at Kansas clinic

Feds: 68 fatal ODs linked to scheme at Kan. clinic

WICHITA, Kan. – A new federal indictment implicates a Kansas doctor and his wife in nine additional patient deaths, bringing to 68 the number of fatal overdoses the government contends are linked to illegal prescription writing and a moneymaking conspiracy at their clinic.
Dr. Stephen Schneider, his …. Original article  : Prosecutors: 68 overdose deaths linked to illegal prescriptions, fraud scheme at Kansas clinic.

Suspect on trial for Bronco’s drive-by shooting death begins defense

Suspect on trial for Bronco’s death begins defense

DENVER – A man too afraid to testify against the defendant accused of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has changed his mind after a night in jail.
The news came Friday at the end of the defense’s first day of testimony. The witness had been called Thursday by … Original article on : Suspect on trial for Bronco’s drive-by shooting death begins defense.

Muslim group files complaint with Henderson police after 7 men detained while praying

Muslim group says police detained 7 praying men

LAS VEGAS – The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization filed a complaint with police in a Las Vegas suburb, saying seven Muslim men from southern California were detained and told they were acting suspiciously while praying in a shopping center parking lot.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Friday … Original article on : Muslim group files complaint with Henderson police after 7 men detained while praying.

Apology offered in black cultural center incident that roiled Missouri campus

Missouri students apologize for cotton ball prank

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Two University of Missouri students have apologized for scattering cotton balls outside the Black Culture Center in an incident that heightened racial tensions during Black History Month.
Nineteen-year-old freshman Sean Fitzgerald and 21-year-old senior Zachary Tucker were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hate crimes and possible felony …. Source article  : Apology offered in black cultural center incident that roiled Missouri campus.

Md. man sentenced to 25 years for hijacking shuttle bus, threatening to blow up NJ casino

Md. man gets 25 years in ‘07 NJ casino bomb threat

TRENTON, N.J. – A Maryland man who hijacked a shuttle bus in 2007 and threatened to blow up a New Jersey casino unless he was paid $3 million has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.
David B. Kilkeary of Crofton, Md., was sentenced Friday … Original source on Gaea Times at : Md. man sentenced to 25 years for hijacking shuttle bus, threatening to blow up NJ casino.

Police investigate Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in an alleged sexual assault in Georgia

Steelers QB accused of sexual assault in Georgia

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – A jovial night of bar-hopping in a central Georgia college town ended in a new allegation against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student told police he sexually assaulted her in a nightclub.
The two-time Super Bowl winner already faces a lawsuit from …. Read the original article  : here.

Witness heard ‘pop’ as shooting started outside Pentagon, was then detained by police

Witness heard ‘pop’ as Pentagon shooting began

ARLINGTON, Va. – A witness to a shooting outside the Pentagon says he heard a “pop” and hit the ground as a gunman exchanged fire with guards.
Dan Namisi tells The Associated Press he was heading to catch a bus when it happened. The next thing he knew officers had …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Dogs keep jobs while humans lose theirs as police departments keep K-9 units despite cuts

Police departments cut costs, but not K-9 units

LOS ANGELES – One hundred sheriff’s deputies and 400 part-time deputies were laid off. SWAT officers were ordered back to the streets. Narcotics and gang units were disbanded. Helicopters were grounded.
K-9 survived.
To absorb more than $30 million in losses, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department had to focus almost [..] Read the original article: here.