Man pulls gun on victim after alleged road rage incident

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

By David Collins

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     GLEN BURNIE, Maryland (WBAL) — A road rage incident ended with a gun drawn and threats to use the weapon in Glen Burnie, police said.

“It appears the victim approached to discuss the situation, to confront the suspect, and that’s when the suspect brandished a firearm, threatened the victim, then fled the area,” said Justin Mulcahy, a spokesperson for Anne Arundel County police.

Erick Brett Metzger, 34, is charged with pulling a gun on a driver who accused him of cutting him off. The confrontation took place in the parking lot of a car wash in Glen Burnie, police said.

The alleged victim told police Metzger pulled out a handgun, cocked it and pointed it at him, saying “You will never see your family again,” according to charging documents.

Police said Metzger then turned his attention to a car wash employee who did not see the encounter.

Metzger pointed at the employee and said, “If you want some, you can have some too,” according to charging documents.

According to police charging documents, Metzger arrived at the car wash just before closing. His tag was captured by a camera. Then another camera took a picture of him behind the wheel when he purchased a car wash.

In addition, police have business surveillance video that followed Metzger’s movements.

“We’ve had some prior encounters,” Mulcahy said. “This particular suspect, through our investigation, was prohibited from carrying a firearm, and had an open arrest warrant, which was appropriately served.”

Metzger’s criminal history includes charges of robbery, assault, burglary and theft, online records show.

Metzger told police at the car wash that a stranger quickly approached him. Unsure of what was going on, he secured his gun and put a round in the chamber. Metzger said he never pointed it at the individual.

He is being held without bail.

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‘Can hardly believe it’: How a Facebook post helped an 89-year-old woman impacted by a 2024 tornado

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

By Olivia Hickey

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    CHOCTAW, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Volunteers in Choctaw are helping 89-year-old Ruth “Connie” Holland clean up her property, which was devastated by a tornado last November.

Holland had lived in her home for decades before the 2024 tornado destroyed it. Recently, Corey Driver, a local resident, discovered her address on a city council meeting agenda,

“One of the items on the agenda was to discuss the disposition of a dilapidated structure at this address,” Driver said. “I knew that if the city council was talking about it at this point, that probably the next step was that they were going to make her clean the place up, and if she didn’t, they were going to put a lien on her property. I felt bad because I knew that she had lost that property in the tornado and she didn’t have insurance.”

After Driver put out a call for help on Facebook, dozens of volunteers offered their time and equipment to assist with the demolition and cleanup, alleviating the costs for Holland and her family.

On Saturday, demolition crews took down what remained of the house, and on Sunday, volunteers of all ages gathered to clear debris, filling several donated dumpsters.

“I can hardly believe it. They’re just wonderful people,” Holland said.

Although she had hoped to rebuild, Holland now said she believes it is more likely that the property will be sold, with the hope that another family can move in and create memories as she did.

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North Port man receives life sentence in prison for 2023 murder of adoptive parents

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

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    NORTH PORT, Florida (WBBH) — A North Port man was found guilty and received a life sentence in prison on Friday for stabbing his adoptive parents to death in their home in 2023.

Dima James Tower, 24, committed the first-degree murder of Rob and Jennifer Tower, his adoptive parents, according to the verdict. He was also found guilty of fleeing/eluding law enforcement.

Tower grew up in Ukraine before his parents adopted him. When the North Port Police Department responded to the scene at the Tower’s home on Mallicoat Road in 2023, they said officers saw Tower bloodied and shutting the trunk of a vehicle. Officers tried to stop Tower, but he fled the scene in a black car.

After an eight-hour search after a chase, Venice police officers found him at the Shell Gas Station located on Knight’s Trail Road.

When officers entered the Tower’s home, they found the dead bodies of Rob and Jennifer lying on the living room floor. Rob appeared to have puncture wounds in his upper back, while Jennifer’s head was covered in blood, NPPD said.

Officers found blood on the couches in the living room, the bed in the master bedroom, the inside of the front door and the kitchen. A towel rag in the kitchen sink was also covered in blood.

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Boynton Beach man accused of murder-for-hire plot against ex-wife asks court to dismiss case

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

By Malcolm Shields

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    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WPBF) — A Boynton Beach man accused of paying an undercover Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputy to kill his ex-wife has asked a judge to dismiss his case.

According to court documents in Broward County, Michael D. Pine, 56, submitted on Oct. 29 a motion to dismiss attempted first-degree murder and first-degree solicitation of murder charges against him.

According to documents submitted by Pine in his own handwriting, Pine argues that the Broward County Sheriff’s Office engaged in entrapment.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, entrapment says “Government agents may not originate a criminal design, implant in an innocent person’s mind the disposition to commit a criminal act and then induce commission of the crime so that the Government may prosecute.”

Pine argues that the state attorney’s office in Broward County has not established or been able to provide evidence of any criminal activity prior to his encounter with law enforcement or the confidential source.

Pine argues that because of that, he should not be in jail, and the court must discharge the case.

Pine also requested in another motion on Oct. 29 that his court-appointed public defender be taken off his case, claiming that the attorney has not prepared a defense for the case and has failed to contact Pine in recent weeks about the case.

Pine has a scheduled Tuesday court hearing in Fort Lauderdale.

[related id=’d20f83d1-129c-45d8-8701-b3b822ec1b0b’ align=’center’ source=”][/related] Pine is accused of wanting his ex-wife dead so he could get his kid back and also blamed her for him going to state prison.

Pine initially requested someone to kill his ex-wife in February while serving a prison sentence for stalking, written threats and insurance claim fraud that occurred in Palm Beach County.

When Pine was released from prison on Feb. 26, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office continued its investigation into Pine.

Pine allegedly offered an undercover detective $10,000 to kill his ex-wife and in March, he paid an undercover detective $2,000 as a down payment for the murder.

After the undercover agent told Pine he killed his ex-wife, Pine allegedly agreed to pay the remaining $8,000.

Pine, who was born in New York, was arrested on March 6 and has pleaded not guilty.

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‘Holiday Home Tour’ teaches the how-to’s of decor while raising money for Tri-Lakes charities

KRDO on November 17, 2025

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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – Ready to get inspired before decking out your home with holiday decor?

Organizers are gearing up for the fifth-annual Holiday Home Tour for the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club. The organization said the ticket revenue goes to its grant fund, and the grants support various organizations in the Tri-Lakes region. Last year, the club said it raised over $24,000 through the home tour fundraiser.

Event goers will be able to tour five festive homes, specially decorated from top to bottom in different holiday season styles.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to have lots and lots of people come in Friday and Saturday, see the beautiful decor, but also give money to a great, great cause,” said participating homeowner and local interior designer, Bethany Palmer.

Palmer said she and her employees have spent hundreds of hours decorating one of the homes.

“I totally have callouses on the side of my fingers,” Palmer said.

The home tour is this Friday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are five homes in the Tri-Lakes area professionally decorated with Christmas decor. Tickets are $30. The tour starts at the Woodmoor Barn Community Center. Participants can buy tickets online ahead of time or at the barn.

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South Academy Boulevard project to resume early next year but won’t be finished until 2028

KRDO on November 17, 2025

Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many viewers have asked why work hasn’t continued this year on the project to improve two miles of South Academy Boulevard between Fountain Boulevard and Jet Wing Drive.

Preliminary construction began early last year and was initially delayed until this fall, but officials last week announced that work will continue on an unspecified date early next year.

The city also revealed that the project will not be completed until summer 2028 — two years later than originally scheduled.

Officials stated that they planned to hold an open house in September to inform and educate the community — comprising residents, merchants, and drivers — about the project’s impact.

The goal, they explained, is to avoid the significant impacts that accompanied the 2023-2024 northern phase of the Academy upgrades between Bijou Street and Airport Road.

Drivers often complained about traffic being frequently reduced to one lane in each direction, about temporary closures of Airport Road at the Academy intersection, and about construction discouraging customers from stopping at local businesses.

When the city’s longer Academy project resumes, officials said that they will try to minimize impacts by doing the work gradually — in four segments over the next two years — instead of in larger segments, as they did at the project’s northern end.

“It’s going to be a $44 million investment that’s going to be providing smoother roads, enhancing safety, providing better drainage, improving pedestrian access, and upgrading utilities through a partnership with Colorado Springs Utilities,” said Gayle Sturdivant, the city’s deputy public works director.

KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior previously reported that groundwater issues plagued both ends of the project, but particularly the south end; the infrastructure dates back to the 1950s and 1960s.

Business owners along the south end of the project said they’re aware of how impactful the project was on the north end, and are uneasy about what may happen this time — even with the city’s commitment to lessen the construction effects.

“I think it’s going to be a little bit worse because it’ll be winter soon,” said Sol Lopez, co-owner and manager of the 2 Luchos restaurant. “So, people take more precautions on where to drive and how to drive now. So, like a lot of traffic, the snow’s coming. It’s going to affect us in both directions.”

For more information about the project, visit: https://coloradosprings.gov/AcademyBlvdImprovements.

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Shooting victim seeking answers after trial dismissal against son who shot him

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

By Waverle Monroe

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    OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — While holding his Bible, 64-year-old Sabir shares his story.

“This is the blood, the only blood I was seeing after I came home,” Sabir said.

He was shot in the head back in February of 2021.

“So now, I’m blind on one side. The bullet, still in my head, and it leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth,” Sabir said.

And he says he knows the shooter.

“I was shot by my son. I don’t know why,” Sabir said.

The suspect was charged with first-degree assault back in 2021.

The charge carries up to 50 years in prison, if convicted.

The suspect never went to trial, and Sabir’s spent the last four years wondering why.

He said that’s why he called KETV Investigates.

“Finally, somebody is listening to me. Finally, somebody hears me. Finally, somebody is going to help me to get answers,” Sabir said.

He points the finger at the prosecutor’s office.

“I see Donald Kleine on the television a lot. ‘Well, I’m going to do this. I’m not going to do that. I’m not going to do this. I’m looking to do that.’ Well, what happened?” Sabir said.

KETV went to the Douglas County Attorney’s Office to find those answers.

“I don’t disagree with him. This should not have happened,” Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said.

Kleine said the defendant got off on a technicality.

Basically, a paperwork mistake that Kleine said all came apart when a trial date was set.

“We rely on the judges; we don’t set their calendar,” Kleine said. “They set their own calendar.”

According to court records, the trial was initially set for Oct. 18, but district court judge Honorable Marlon Polk had another trial that would overlap.

Polk moved the new trial date to Valentine’s Day 2022, a date that would fall four months outside the six-month window for a speedy trial.

“But the way the record was made was not good enough, and so we should have caught that and we didn’t,” Kleine said.

The case made its way all to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

The high court ruled emails and statements of unavailability were “insufficient to show docket congestion existed” or that there was “good cause” to continue the jury trial past that six-month speedy trial window.

Now, because of the law, the defendant cannot be tried again.

“It makes me feel like I’ve been victimized twice,” Sabir said.

Kleine said he wants to make sure this never happens again.

“It should bother everybody that’s involved in this side of the business that this is not the way things should happen, and so, it’s a problem, a big problem because it caused dismissal of the case,” Kleine said.

Sabir told KETV he is looking at possibly filing a lawsuit in order to get some justice in his case.

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Milwaukee mother charged with neglect in 3-year-old son’s death

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

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    MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A Milwaukee mother has been charged in the death of her 3-year-old son, Da’Quarius Berry, after he was found unresponsive earlier this month near 29th Street and Concordia Avenue.

Prosecutors charged Zaquitta Joiner-Murphy, 34, with child neglect, resulting in death.

According to the criminal complaint, Joiner-Murphy said on Nov. 6 at around 5:40 a.m., she was getting her other four children ready for school. She claimed Berry was awake and appeared to be fine. She also said that other than being sick two weeks before with a stomach virus, Berry was in good health. Joiner-Murphy said she then left to drive the other children to a bus stop for school. She then returned home after claiming to be gone for ten minutes or less.

When Joiner-Murphy arrived back at home, she went to check on Berry. According to the complaint, Berry at that point was lifeless and had a faint pulse.

Berry was taken to a hospital where doctors found “a large hemorrhage in Berry’s abdomen that would have been caused by non-accidental trauma.”

Investigators said the injuries Berry sustained showed “complete utter disregard for human life.

Berry died at the hospital.

During an interview with police, Joiner-Murphy said there were only three caretakers for the children, according to the complaint. Herself, her boyfriend and a woman who lived upstairs from them. Joiner-Murphy told police that she was a bartender and worked from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. to raise money for her kids. She would get back from work just before 6 a.m. She would ask the upstairs neighbor occasionally to check on her kids while she was working. The upstairs neighbor eventually spoke with police and said she was living on and off there, but she was staying with her grandmother from Nov. 5 to 7, so she wasn’t responsible for checking on the kids during those days. Police later confirmed the neighbor was at her grandmother’s house through surveillance video, according to the complaint.

The complaint states that Joiner-Murphy was with her children during the day on Nov. 5 and that they were all fine. At 10:30 p.m., she left her home to pick up her boyfriend. The two returned to her home and hung out until around midnight. Afterwards, they went to get food. Joiner-Murphy admitted to leaving her five children home alone during this time, according to the complaint.

Both Joiner-Murphy and her boyfriend returned to her home around 1:30 a.m. so she could go to work from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Her boyfriend was with her the entire time while she was working. Before leaving, she claimed she yelled to her neighbor to watch the kids, according to the complaint.

When they returned to her home around 5:45 a.m., Joiner-Murphy said she some of her kids for school, according to the complaint. Berry also woke up during this time, while sitting on a couch. Berry was still on the couch when she left to drop her kids off at the bus stop. Her boyfriend was sleeping in her bed, according to the complaint. Some of her kids were picked up by the school bus in front of the house at 6:30 a.m. At 6:40 a.m., she drove the other two children to a corner to be picked up by another school bus. Once those children were picked up, she drove to a corner store to pick up food for Berry.

According to the complaint, when she returned home, Berry was asleep on the couch. The complaint did not give a specific time when she returned home. Joiner-Murphy then took a shower and went to change Berry. At this time, she realized Berry was unresponsive. She then told her boyfriend to call 911 as she began CPR on Berry.

A detective confronted Joiner-Murphy with the fact that her neighbor was not at the home 47 minutes into her interview with a detective. According to the complaint, Joiner-Murphy confirmed that she left her five children alone the night of Nov. 6 to the morning of Nov. 6.

Investigators are still looking into Berry’s death. Prosecutors wrote at the time of filing the complaint that Joiner-Murphy was one of two suspects who had the opportunity to inflict blunt force trauma to Berry’s abdomen. It’s unclear who the second suspect is in the complaint.

Joiner-Murphy appeared in court Saturday for an initial appearance, wearing an anti-suicide smock.

The court commissioner set Joiner-Murphy’s bond at $50,000.

“I am confronted by an extremely serious case involving the death of a child as a result of a significant amount injury I guess to the abdomen and substantial internal bleeding with very limited explanation in the criminal complaint except that the child was under the care of Ms. Joiner-Murphy,” said Milwaukee County Court Commissioner J.C. Moore during Joiner-Murphy’s initial court appearance on Nov. 15.

If convicted, Joiner-Murphy could face up to 25 years in jail.

Family told WISN 12 News reporter Kendall Keys Joiner-Murphy’s boyfriend was arrested at the hospital on a probation violation. The district attorney’s office said it had not received a referral for charges against him on Nov. 13.

Berry’s grandmother said the other children are now in the care of family members.

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‘He has permanent brain damage’: Man remains hospitalized following attack outside Sacramento club

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Weeks after a Halloween party, a Sacramento resident remains hospitalized after an attack that the Sacramento Police Department is investigating as a hate crime.

The attack happened after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1 at Badlands Sacramento, one of the city’s most prominent LGBT+ friendly nightclubs. Officers who went to the Lavender Heights district found a man with serious injuries.

Andrea Prasad told KCRA 3 that she went to Badlands with her father, Alvin Prasad, whom she described as being very close to. They were celebrating Halloween with their friend Jonathon Wisniske and left the club around 2 a.m. when they were approached by a man as they were heading back to their car.

“A guy walked past me and my dad and just called him weird, insulted him for the way he was dressed. My dad is gay, and he likes to dress up a lot when going out dancing. So he was dressed more flamboyantly,” Andrea Prasad recalled.

Andrea Prasad said her father turned to confront the man and asked Jonathon to check on him. Wisniske said Andrea had not even finished her sentence when he saw the man cock back and punch Alvin Prasad “right in the forehead.”

“My dad hit the ground pretty quickly,” Andrea Prasad said. “The back of his head hit the concrete.”

After the initial punch, Wisniske said he threw himself in the middle of them and confronted the man.

“He cocks back again to punch me,” Wisniske recalled, explaining that he punched back in self-defense. “I wasn’t going to let him go. The first thing I said to him was, ‘Why are you running?’ That’s when he went into the street.”

After the confrontation ended, Wisniske said he rushed back to help Alvin Prasad, noting that he saw blood underneath his head.

Alvin Prasad has been in the hospital ever since that night. Andrea Prasad said he is in a coma and has permanent brain damage.

“He’s never going to be who he was,” Andrea Prasad said. “He can’t express himself, can’t go out dancing.”

That night has also been traumatic for Wisniske, who said he can’t even look at his hands without seeing Alvin Prasad’s blood on them.

Police said they arrested 24-year-old Sean Payton in connection with the attack. He faces a felony charge for assault with great bodily injury with a hate crime enhancement and a misdemeanor charge for resisting arrest, according to a complaint obtained by KCRA 3.

As her father recovers, Andrea Prasad remains overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, one of them anger.

“I don’t understand why someone would choose to do something to someone they don’t even know,” Andrea Prasad said.

When asked what she would tell her dad, she said that she would tell him that she misses him, wants him to get better, a lot of people care about him and that “he should still be happy and proud to be gay.”

“Last thing I said to him was the dimmest light shines brightest in the dark, that he’s that light and that he should keep shining,” Wisniske said.

Payton is due in court on Monday.

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Deadly Iowa police shooting: Suspect killed in exchange of gunfire with officers

CNN Newsource on November 17, 2025

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    GRUNDY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a deadly police shooting in Grundy County.

Authorities say a man wanted out of Waterloo led them on a chase last night before his vehicle was disabled and came to a stop on the side of the road.

“The subject exited his vehicle, produced a firearm, and fired at officers,” according to a news release. “Deputies with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office and a Trooper with the Iowa State Patrol returned fire, striking the subject.”

According to the Iowa DCI, “officers performed lifesaving measures on the subject at the scene” before he was transported to a Waterloo hospital where he was pronounced dead. He has not yet been publicly identified.

No law enforcement officials were hurt. The officers involved are on critical incident leave.

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