Day: September 11, 2023

Virginia police crack cold case, arrest New York suspect for 1994 murder

8:47 pm September 11, 2023

Fairfax County Police Department announced that they cracked a 29-year-old murder case this week, identifying the suspect that they say killed a woman in 1994. Niskayuna, New York resident Stephen Smerk, 51, was charged with second-degree murder over the incident. Smerk – who confessed to the murder – is awaiting extradition to Fairfax County, Virginia. […]

Biden admin strikes deal with Iran to swap prisoners, release $6 billion in frozen funds

8:38 pm September 11, 2023

The Biden administration has struck a deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds. Per the deal, Iran will release five American citizens detained in Iran and the U.S. release five Iranian citizens being held in the U.S. The deal creates a blanket waiver to transfer $6 billion in […]

Ex-NFL star Adam Jones arrested in airport for intoxication, terroristic threats, official says

8:14 pm September 11, 2023

Former Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested Monday at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, authorities said. Police responded to an “unruly passenger” at the airport at 6 a.m. on Monday, and Jones was eventually charged on misdemeanor counts of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening, Boone County Jail Capt. Kevin Klute said. […]

Body of 9-year-old recovered after jet ski collision with barge in Tennessee

8:05 pm September 11, 2023

Search crews have recovered the body of a 9-year-old boy who died when a jet ski operated by his father hit a barge over the weekend on a Tennessee waterway. The father, 36-year-old Steven White, was also killed but the child’s body wasn’t found until Sunday evening, nearly 24 hours after the crash, news outlets […]

Alex Murdaugh’s attorney argues ‘jaw-dropping’ juror revelations warrant new trial

8:00 pm September 11, 2023

The defense team for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh is demanding a new trial amid allegations of jury tampering by the court clerk in South Carolina. An explosive motion filed last week alleges Colleton County Clerk Rebecca “Becky” Hill pressured jurors to reach a verdict quickly so she could secure a book deal. Murdaugh defense […]