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Man Suffered Burns When Police Held Him on Pavement

Arizona's Michael Kenyon is bringing a lawsuit

(Newser) - The temperature in Phoenix reached 114 degrees on July 6, a fact that became painfully clear to Michael Kenyon. As he went to buy a drink, he was confronted by police officers who held him down on the hot pavement for four minutes, according to surveillance video viewed by the...

Decomposed Bodies of Adults, Kids Found at Funeral Home

Georgia funeral home operator Chris Johnson charged with 17 counts of abusing a corpse

(Newser) - A landlord who went to serve an eviction notice at a southern Georgia funeral home on Saturday ended up finding corpses in various states of decomposition, according to police. Eighteen human bodies were discovered at Johnson Funeral and Cremation Services in Douglas, in addition to the bodies of a dog...

Ex-Abercrombie CEO Enters Plea in Sex Trafficking Case

Mike Jeffries pleaded not guilty on Friday on Long Island

(Newser) - Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, with his lawyer entering the plea for him in court in Long Island's Central Islip, reports the AP . The 80-year-old—who the Washington Post notes was accompanied by...

All Charges Dropped Against Deaf Black Man Beaten by Cops

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell made announcement Thursday regarding Tyron McAlpin

(Newser) - All charges have been dropped against a deaf Black man who was beaten and shocked with a Taser by Phoenix police after not responding to their commands. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Thursday that, after reviewing evidence, her office won't be seeking charges of resisting arrest and...

Alleged Hacker Didn't Help His Case With Online Searches

'How can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI' was one of Eric Council Jr.'s queries

(Newser) - In January, the price of bitcoin saw a temporary surge after a fake Securities and Exchange Commision post online. Now, an Alabama man has been arrested for his role in that post. The AP reports that Athens resident 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. was taken into custody on Thursday, for allegedly...

Jay Cutler Didn't Have a Great Rush Hour in Tennessee

Former Bears QB arrested on DUI, gun possession charges in Franklin

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested Thursday in Tennessee, charged with DUI and gun possession, among other charges, arrest records cited by USA Today show. According to a release from the Franklin County Police Department, the 41-year-old ex-Chicago Bear (and former Miami Dolphin and Denver Bronco) was detained around...

Francesca Eastwood Arrested in Beverly Hills

Clint Eastwood's actor daughter, 31, was booked on felony domestic violence charges

(Newser) - Francesca Eastwood, daughter of famed actor/director Clint Eastwood and Titanic actor Frances Fisher, was arrested over the weekend, accused of domestic violence. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the 31-year-old Fargo and Twin Peaks actor was driving with her boyfriend on Saturday night in Beverly Hills when things first got...

CBP Probably Didn't Expect to Find This Much Bologna

Officers in Texas say woman coming from Mexico had 750 pounds' worth of meat in car, plus drugs

(Newser) - When officials inspected the bags of a woman crossing over from Mexico into Texas earlier this week, they noticed her suitcases seemed to be heavier than they should. They soon found out why: Customs and Border Protection says that when they opened up the bags in the GMC Yukon at...

Neighbor Charged With Killing Couple He Allegedly 'Hated'

Police believe remains found under Michael Sparks' home are of Daniel and Stephanie Menard

(Newser) - Murder charges have been laid against Michael Sparks, a neighbor of Daniel and Stephanie Menard, who were reported missing from their California nudist community last month. Police believe human remains found beneath Sparks' mobile home on Friday are the Menards. "We know they're dead," San Bernardino County...

Cops: Pair Who Vanished From Nudist Park Likely Dead

California cops say neighbor Michael Sparks, 62, is now a murder suspect in the case

(Newser) - Police say they're now sure that an elderly couple who vanished from their California nudist community are dead, and a neighbor is in custody. ABC News reports 62-year-old Michael Sparks was arrested on murder charges Thursday, after a search using remote video gear found him hiding under his home...

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Man's Bleeding Scalp Gets Him, Wife Kicked Off Flight

Las Vegas couple says they were booted from plane despite doctor's note after surgery

(Newser) - A couple arrested for refusing to get off an American Airlines flight claim they were "discriminated against and abused." Eugenio Hernandez-Garnier and Yusleydis Loyola, a married couple from Las Vegas, had traveled to Miami for cosmetic procedures. Hernandez-Garnier, 27, underwent a hair transplant and liposuction, while Loyola, 32,...

Husband Charged 3 Weeks After Wife Disappears

Naresh Bhatt charged with moving a body, presumably that of wife Mamta Kafle

(Newser) - A Virginia man who pleaded for the safe return of his missing wife has reportedly been charged with moving her body. Naresh Bhatt was taken by police in handcuffs Thursday morning from the Manassas Park home he shares with 28-year-old Mamta Kafle, who's been missing since late July. The...

Hangover Actor Is the New Recipient of a Restraining Order

Nathalie Fay is charged with domestic battery after allegedly punching her beau

(Newser) - An actor who appeared in films The Hangover and Old School has been arrested for allegedly punching her boyfriend, who's taken out a restraining order against her. Nathalie Fay, a Canadian-born actor whose real name is Nathalie Tordion, was arrested Saturday in Miami and now faces a charge of...

Doctors Charged in Perry's Death Mocked Him in Texts

Actor's personal assistant and an alleged dealer known as the 'Ketamine Queen' also charged

(Newser) - Authorities have charged five people in last year's fatal overdose of Matthew Perry —including his personal assistant and two doctors, reports the Washington Post . Perry died of a ketamine overdose last year at the age of 54, and authorities have been investigating the source of the drug. The...

French Prosecutors: We're Keeping Scott a Bit Longer

Police extend rapper's detention after allegedly drunken altercation; video emerges of arrest

(Newser) - Footage has emerged of the Friday arrest in Paris of rapper Travis Scott (born Jacques Webster), after an allegedly drunken altercation between Scott and his bodyguard, as well as between Scott and a security guard who tried to intervene. The video obtained by Page Six shows Scott being hauled out...

Maduro Vowed 'No Mercy,' Then Aid Worker Disappeared

AP highlights Edni López's detainment amid wave of human right abuses in Venezuela

(Newser) - The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight from Venezuela to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. "It's showing...

Frontier Flight Canceled After Pilot Arrested

He was taken into custody before passengers could board plane at Bush Intercontinental Airport

(Newser) - A Frontier Airlines flight that had been set to go from Houston to the Dallas area last week got canceled not because of weather, but because one of its pilots got arrested. The pilot, Seymour Walker, was arrested by officers around 4pm Thursday before passengers began to board the plane...

Cops: Dad Dumped Girl, 10, on Dark Road, Sped Away

Witnesses said 10-year-old was crying as her father fled the scene in Kissimmee, Florida

(Newser) - A Florida man threw a 10-year-old girl out of his silver Toyota Tundra pickup truck shortly after midnight on Tuesday, hurling her toys after her, according to witnesses in an affidavit seen by USA Today . Per those bystanders in Kissimmee, the distressed girl cried as the man then drove off...

Timberlake After Arrest: 'I Know Sometimes I'm Hard to Love'

Singer performs at first concert since being detained on Long Island for DWI, speaks out

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake has finally broken his silence on his DWI arrest earlier this week on Long Island. "It's been a tough week, but you're here and I'm here, and nothing can change this moment right now," the 43-year-old singer told the audience at Chicago's...

Travis Scott After Arrest in Miami: 'Lol'

A 'rowdy' boat party ended in the 33-year-old rapper's arrest

(Newser) - Rapper Travis Scott was arrested early Thursday in Miami after what authorities say was a drunken disturbance on a charter boat. The 33-year-old was reportedly arrested at 1:44am local time at the Miami Beach Marina and booked three hours later into Miami-Dade County Jail on charges of disorderly intoxication...

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