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Cook County correctional officer charged; accused of beating inmate 'more than 30 times'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

CHICAGO — A Cook County correctional officer has been charged after he allegedly beat an inmate "more than 30 times" last year.Richard Smith, 44, is charged with official misconduct and aggravated battery following an incident at Cook County Jail on Sept. 20, 2022.Smith allegedly struck a 24-year-old inmate inside the jail's residential treatment unit "more than 30 times." Smith, who has been employed by the Cook County Sheriff's Office since 2010, was removed from working with individuals in custody following the incident as the investigation unfolded, authorities said.The condition of the 24-year-old was not given, but a press release states he was "treated for his injuries."Sheriff Tom Dart's office said cameras were the reason Smith was caught. A supervisor reviewing camera footage noticed the incident and reported it, authorities said.Smith was issued a $50,000 bond Tuesday. Police: Man helping get goose out of road struck, killed in suburbs The Cook County Sheriff's Office s...

2nd 14-year-old charged in shooting death of international GSU graduate student

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

CHICAGO — A second 14-year-old boy is charged in the death of a Governors State University graduate student who police said was shot and killed during a robbery near a Walmart on the city's South Side in January.The male juvenile was arrested Monday in the 1200 block of W. 83rd St. in connection with the shooting death of international student Devsish Nanpedu. SEE ALSO: Boy, 14, charged in shooting death of Governors State University graduate studentAccording to police, on Jan. 22, 23-year-old Nanpedu and another man were approached by two juveniles who demanded their personal belongings in the 8400 block of S. Holland in Princeton Park, near Walmart.Nanpedu and the man complied but were shot, police added. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where Nanpedu later died from his injuries.A spokesperson for the university called the incident "a tragic loss of life for his family and the GSU community."Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesThe 14-year-ol...

DOJ seeking longest sentence yet for Jan. 6 defendant

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

(The Hill) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek a 24-year prison sentence for a Jan. 6 rioter convicted of assaulting police officers, which if imposed would be the longest term of any case related to the 2021 attack at the Capitol. In a sentencing memo submitted on Monday, federal prosecutors argued that Peter Schwartz already had a lengthy criminal record before the events on Jan. 6, when he and others assaulted groups of officers. Schwartz, a Uniontown, Pennsylvania native, was convicted last December of several charges for his role in the Capitol insurrection, including four counts of felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers using a dangerous weapon. The DOJ said that Schwartz — who traveled to Washington, D.C. with his then-wife Shelley Stallings — “stole chemical munitions, including pepper spray, that had been left behind by the fleeing officers and used that pepper spray as a weapon to attack those same officers as they desperately tried...

Tiebreaker helps Bulls' chances to keep first round pick..a bit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

CHICAGO — Despite the fact that the team wasn't playing in the playoffs, the Bulls did have something on the line on Monday.That's when the NBA broke ties in the standings between the teams that didn't make the postseason - and the Bulls got a little help in their question to try and keep their first round pick.The Bulls won their tiebreaker drawing with the Thunder as they are officially 11th in the NBA Draft order..They have an 8.5% chance to get in the Top 4 (So they keep the pick, not trade it to the Magic).They have a 1.8% chance for the No. 1 pick..@WGNNews pic.twitter.com/4mBBLsBFgt— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) April 17, 2023After each team finished with a 40-42 record, the Bulls won their tiebreaker against the Thunder for the 11th spot in the draft order. It's the second time in the last three years the Bulls have done so, having won the tiebreaker with both the Kings and the Pelicans for the eighth overall pick in 2021.Yet the team is faced with the same problem as ...

WATCH: Woman tries flirting with trooper before arrest on suspicion of human smuggling

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

MISSION, Texas (KVEO) — A woman accused of trying to smuggle two undocumented immigrants into the United States tried to flirt her way out of an arrest, and was captured on a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper's body camera.The video of her arrest was posted on Twitter by DPS Lt. Christopher Olivarez.On Wednesday, April 12, troopers stopped a gold Chevrolet Malibu in Jim Hogg County. After speaking with the driver, Lidia Elizabeth Badillo, a Mexican national living in Edinburg, troopers suspected she was smuggling two women.Badillo is seen on the trooper's body cam footage saying that she and her two friends, who she claims she met four months ago at "Club Fuego," were going to go get drinks at a bar. Photo: Texas DPSWhen asked if the driver's licenses presented were legitimate, Badillo told the trooper that she did not know. Body of missing Mission woman found in Nuevo León Moments later, as the trooper states he is going to run the driver's licenses through the system, Ba...

Police: Man arrested, 2 shot after Elgin parking lot fight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — A 25-year-old man was arrested after two people were shot during a fight in an H-E-B parking lot early Tuesday morning, the Elgin Police Department said in a release.Police said multiple shots were fired into a vehicle in the parking lot at 1080 East U.S. Highway 290, hitting two people. One person was taken to the hospital by helicopter with serious injuries. Another person was treated at the scene, EPD said.Officers initially responded to the shots fired call around 12:15 a.m. While at the scene, police got a call for a shooting victim near 800 State Highway 95 North, which is about two miles away from the first call, police said.After investigating throughout the night, police said a suspect, identified as Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., was taken into custody and charged with deadly conduct, a third-degree felony.EPD said the investigation is still active and additional or enhanced charges could be filed.

A few days of wet weather

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Pre-dawn showers and thunderstorms raced across Caldwell, Bastrop, and Fayette Counties with brief heavy rain and lightning. The "highest" rain total measured was .16" at the Fayette Power Plant.Light rain moved north over Hays, Bastrop, Travis, and Williamson Cos. during the noon hour. More areas of light rain are expected this afternoon with only a few hundredths of an inch measured.Scattered areas of rain will affect some of the area Wednesday morning. Decreasing clouds are forecast during the afternoon. A better chance of thunderstorms pops in the Thursday afternoon/night forecast period. Present forecast trends point to the majority of these thunderstorms, which could be severe, affecting the eastern half of the area, essentially from the interstate eastward.Active weather possible Thursday afternoonStorms remaining active during the eveningThe Storm Prediction Center's Thursday severe outlook includes a SLIGHT risk over Milam and adjacent sections of Lee and W...

McDonald’s is making changes to its Big Mac and other burgers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

Peter Sblendorio  | New York Daily NewsMcDonald’s hopes a few changes to its burgers will be a recipe for success.On Monday the fast-food giant announced tweaks to its Big Mac, McDouble and standard hamburgers and cheeseburgers, including softer buns and onions added to the patties on the grill. The chain is also adding more sauce to its Big Mac burgers.McDonald’s has already begun to introduce the “small but tasty improvements” at some U.S. restaurants and says the national rollout will be complete by 2024.“I’ll always remember my first burger from McDonald’s. And now my culinary team and I have the best job in the world: thinking about ways to bring even more of that iconic McDonald’s taste to fans,” said Chad Schafer, McDonald’s USA’s senior director of culinary innovation, in a statement Monday.“We found that small changes, like tweaking our process to get hotter, meltier cheese and adjusting our grill settings for a better sear, added up to a big difference in making our burger...

NYSDOT to host public meeting on Troy-Menands Bridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Department of Transportation will hold its second public meeting about the Troy-Menands Bridge on Wednesday, April 26. The virtual meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. on Zoom. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The meeting will provide the public the opportunity to hear and discuss options about a potential replacement of the bridge. A replacement may alter the location of the bridge crossings and improve connections to the roadway network on both sides of the Hudson River.RSVP here to get the Zoom link. There will be additional public meetings in the future.

Pinhead Susan's in Schenectady closes, owner looking to lease

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:41:22 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Pinhead Susan's, an Irish pub at 38-40 North Broadway in Schenectady, has closed. Property owner Joey Faizy said the restaurant closed on Friday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Faizy is a real estate agent for Realty ONE Group Key and owns other properties and businesses in the area. He bought Pinhead Susan's a few years ago, and ran it himself for a year before leasing it to the previous restaurant owners three years ago.Faizy would not give NEWS10 the previous owners' names, but said they owe him five months worth of rent. Faizy didn't know exactly why the pub closed, but thought the previous owners didn't have the resources to keep the place up and running. Stewart’s closing Geyser Road location in Milton Faizy is looking to lease the property and he's had multiple offers, including from franchises and steakhouses. It's a turn-key restaurant on the first floor, and the second floor is ope...