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Family Sues NYC After Off-Duty Cop, Described as ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Leaves Man Paralyzed in Road Rage Shooting

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New York — A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court by the family of Kishan Patel, a 30-year-old man who has been left quadriplegic after being shot in the head during what authorities describe as a road rage incident involving an off-duty New York City police officer in New Jersey. The lawsuit alleges that the officer, identified as Hieu Tran, had known issues with alcohol and mental health that should have prevented him from carrying a firearm. According to prosecutors in Camden County, New Jersey, the dispute between Tran and Patel escalated … Read more

Peoria Man Sentenced to Over Three Years for Threatening Federal Judge and Plotting to Bomb Government Facility

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Peoria, IL – A Peoria man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison after issuing threats against a U.S. District Court judge and several other individuals, federal authorities announced. Paul Jordan Klawer, 34, will also face a three-year term of supervised release following his incarceration. In May 2022, while self-representing in a civil rights lawsuit, Klawer expressed his frustrations through violent threats directed at the judge overseeing his case. He communicated these threats through a letter to the attorney representing the opposing side. The threats included a warning to the judge, stating … Read more

Litchfield Man Faces Dual Trials over Alleged Bomb Making and Drug Charges

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Hillsdale, MI — A Litchfield resident is set to face two separate jury trials later this year on multiple charges including the possession of homemade explosives and illegal narcotics. Arvil Wesley Bryant, 32, will answer to allegations that range from drug possession to the unlawful holding of weapons, according to officials. Bryant has been implicated in two distinct legal cases. The first involves charges of aggravated stalking and malicious use of telecommunications services. The second, more severe case charges him with possession of methamphetamine, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a short-barrel shotgun, and possession … Read more

Florida Attorney Admits to Plotting Bomb Attack on Foreign Embassy

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Miami, FL — A Florida attorney has admitted to his role in a plot to detonate explosives at an embassy in Washington, D.C., federal officials reported Tuesday. The lawyer, whose identity has not been disclosed pending further proceedings, entered a guilty plea at a federal court hearing in Miami, acknowledging his attempt to support what he believed was a terrorist operation. Authorities stated that their investigation began two years ago following a tip-off about the lawyer’s radical activities. Federal agents, posing as representatives of a foreign terrorist organization, made contact with him shortly thereafter to … Read more