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Ta’Kiya Young’s family wants the police officer who fatally shot the pregnant Black woman to be charged COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio authorities on Friday released bodycam video showing a police officer fatally shooting Ta’Kiya Young in her car in what her family denounced as a “gross misuse of power and authority” against the pregnant Black mother. Sean Walton, an attorney representing Young's family, said the video clearly shows that the Aug. 24 shooting of the 21-year-old woman was unjustified and he called for the officer to be fired and charged immediately. Walton also criticized police for not releasing the video footage for more than a week after the shooting. “Ta’Kiya’s family is heartbroken," Walton said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The video did nothing but confirm their fears that Ta’Kiya was murdered unjustifiably ... and it was just heartbreaking for them to see Ta’Kiya having her life taken away under such ridiculous circumstances.” A spokesman for the p...

A person has been taken into custody on Long Island in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders, multiple law enforcement sources have told ABC News. A person has been taken into custody on Long Island, New York, in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders , multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. A large police operation was underway in Massapequa Park in Nassau County, led by Suffolk County Police, New York State Police and other law enforcement partners. MORE: Suffolk County police release evidence from unsolved Gilgo Beach murders Fears of a serial killer on the South Shore of Long Island began in 2010 with the discovery of a woman’s body along Ocean Parkway. Over the next year, the bodies of seven more women, a man and a toddler were discovered in the same general area. Pictures of women, whose bodies were identified among 10 bodies found near Gilgo Beach since December 2010, are seen in this Suffolk County Police handout image released to Reuters on September 20, 2011. Han...

Emmett Brock, 23, told ABC News that he was beaten by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy after he flipped off the officer. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it's investigating a transgender man's violent arrest after he and his lawyer released surveillance footage of the February encounter. Emmett Brock, 23, told ABC News that he was beaten by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy after he gave the middle finger to the officer who Brock alleges was behaving harshly toward a woman on the side of the road. Surveillance footage of the arrest was obtained by Brock's attorney from a nearby store and released to ABC News. "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department takes all use of force incidents seriously," the department said in a statement Tuesday. The statement added, "The Department is investigating the information and allegations brought forward by Mr. Brock and his attorney. Unfortunately, we cannot comment any furt...

Asa Ellerup, wife of Rex Heuermann, told ABC News Monday that "everything is destroyed" following the arrest of her husband. The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspect arrest ed on suspicion of murdering three women in the Gilgo Beach, Long Island, area told ABC News Monday that "everything is destroyed " following the arrest of her husband . Asa Ellerup told ABC News in a phone call that she and her two adult children are adjusting to the reality that they have a family member who has been arrest ed on suspicion of being a serial killer. "[My children] have been crying themselves to sleep and I've been crying myself to sleep too," Ellerup, who has filed for divorce from Heuermann, told ABC News. Authorities remove evidence as they search the home of suspect Rex Heuermann, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in Massapequa Park, N.Y. John Minchillo/AP, FILE MORE: Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dead at age 70 Ellerup said that following the search of the family ho...

A cousin of the Uvalde school shooter was arrested Monday on allegations he threatened to commit a school shooting. A cousin of the Uvalde school shooter was arrested Monday on allegations he threat ened to commit a school shooting , according to two arrest affidavits filed in a Bexar County, Texas, court and signed by a judge. Officers from the San Antonio Police Department responded to a mental health call from the mother of a teen Monday. The mother reportedly told police that her son had threatened to “do the same thing” as his cousin, who committed a mass shooting at an elementary school in 2022 -- statements police say were made to the suspect’s sister. The mother was concerned because her son is on probation, and she claimed he was intoxicated when the alleged statements were made, according to the affidavits. The 17-year-old suspect's sister, who gave a recorded statement at police headquarters, told police she was giving her brother a ride when he allegedly threatene...

A man has been arrested after breaking into women’s homes and rubbing their feet while they slept in a series of disturbing events that escalated in nature, police say. A man has been arrested after breaking and entering into women’s homes and rubbing their feet while they slept in a series of disturbing events that escalated in nature, police say. The incidents began last month on consecutive nights from July 1 to July 3 when the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada received reports of an adult male who entered two Stateline resort condominiums by opening unlocked screen doors of homes and then positioning himself at the foot of women’s beds when he would begin rubbing their feet while they slept , according to a statement posted on social media by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. MORE: Wild otter attack leads to woman being airlifted to hospital, 2 others treated for injuries “Each female awoke from their sleep as the subject was rubbing their feet,” authorities said...

A Mississippi civil rights lawyer has been arrested while filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court, her attorney says. Jill Collen Jefferson is the president of JULIAN, the civil rights organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year against the Lexington Police Department on behalf of a group of city residents. Michael Carr, Jefferson's attorney, told The Associated Press she was arrested late Saturday evening after she filmed officers after they pulled someone over. The Lexington Police Department did not immediately respond to request for comment in voicemails and phone calls. Jefferson was arrested nine days after Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division traveled to Lexingto...

A former USC college football player has been charged with raping two women in the past three years, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. A former USC college football player has been charged with raping two women in the past three years, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The suspect, 22-year-old Joshua Fred James Jackson Jr., was arrest ed on Wednesday and charged with one felony count of forcible sexual penetration and three felony counts of forcible rape from two separate incidents, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced in a press release on Wednesday. MORE: Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter drowns in swimming pool "Sexual assault is a heinous crime that cannot be tolerated," District Attorney Gascón said. "These brave women made the difficult decision to come forward and report their assault, now it’s our turn to ensure that justice is done. We will do ...

Police say a Houston man declared innocent in 2021 after being convicted in a fatal stabbing and serving seven years in prison has been charged with murder HOUSTON -- A Houston man declared innocent in 2021 after being convicted in a fatal stabbing and serving seven years in prison has been charged with murder in the shooting a fellow motorist, police said. Lydell Grant, 46, is accused of killing Edwin Arevalo, 33, following a minor traffic collision Thursday night, Houston police said. Police said Grant got out of his vehicle, shot Arvelo and then fled. Grant was the taken into custody Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest , police said. He remained jailed Sunday on $1 million bond. The attorney for Grant listed in court records in this case could not immediately be reached on Sunday. In 2012, Grant was convicted of killing 28-year-old Aaron Scheerhoorn, who was stabbed outside a Houston bar in 2010. Six eyewitnesses to the stabbing had testified against Grant at trial. B...

Two juveniles are in custody in connection with the murders of three teenagers. The third suspect, also a juvenile, remains at large. Two juveniles are in custody in connection with the murders of three teenagers in the "rural, tight-knit community" of Ocklawaha, Florida, the sheriff said Friday, adding that the third suspect , also a juvenile, remains at large . The first victim, 16-year-old Layla Silvernail, was found shot on the side of a road on March 30, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said. The next day, about a half mile away, a 17-year-old boy was discovered on the side of a road, also fatally shot, the sheriff said. Layla Silvernail in a photo provided by softball tournament company Southeastern Fastpitch. Southeastern Fastpitch One day later, Silvernail’s car was found partially submerged in a pond about 9 miles from where she had been found, the sheriff said. The third victim, a 16-year-old girl, was found inside the trunk with a gunshot wound, according to the ...

Dharmesh Patel was arrested for allegedly driving a car off a cliff with a woman and two children on board in California. A Southern California man has been arrested for attempted murder and child abuse after California Highway Patrol officials say he intentional ly drove a Tesla over a cliff with his wife and two child ren in the car. A crash victim is lifted to a helicopter during a rescue operation after a vehicle carrying two adults and two children went over a cliff in Devil's Slide, San Mateo county, Calif. Jan. 2, 2023, according to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in this still image obtained from social media video. Chp/Golden Gate Division Air Operations via Reuters The driver of the car, Dharmesh A. Patel, of Pasadena, California, is being treated for his injuries and will be booked into San Mateo County Jail upon his release from the hospital, according to CHP. MORE: Mastermind of 'Varsity Blues' college cheating scandal to be sentenced Accordi...

Tyre Nichols, 29, of Memphis, died three days after he was arrested and hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities are investigating the recent death of a man following a confrontation with police officers during a traffic stop in Memphis. Tyre Nichols, 29, of Memphis, was arrest ed on the evening of Jan. 7 after officers attempted to make a traffic stop for reckless driving near the area of Raines Road and Ross Road, according to separate press releases from the Memphis Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A confrontation unfolded as the officers approached Nichols, who ran away. Another confrontation occurred when the officers pursued Nichols and ultimately apprehended him, police said. After the incident, Nichols "complained of having a shortness of breath" and was transported by ambulance to Memphis' St. Francis Hospital in critical condition, according to police. MORE: 5 Louisiana officers charged after deadly arrest of unarmed Black m...