(AP) – The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days shortly before the Jan. […]
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Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail
(AP) – The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days shortly before the Jan. […]
Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail
(AP) – The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days shortly before the Jan. […]
Iowa Florida man sentenced to 25 years in hate attacks on 2 kids
Poole Franklin’s public defender asked Rose for nothing longer than a 27-year term. He argued in a filing that she was suffering from “severe pre-existing mental illnesses that were exacerbated by methamphetamine use, numerous extremely difficult life events hitting at nearly the same time, and with some of the worst aspects of the culture acting behind the scenes and further poisoning her mental state.”
Iowa Florida man sentenced to 25 years in hate attacks on 2 kids
Poole Franklin’s public defender asked Rose for nothing longer than a 27-year term. He argued in a filing that she was suffering from “severe pre-existing mental illnesses that were exacerbated by methamphetamine use, numerous extremely difficult life events hitting at nearly the same time, and with some of the worst aspects of the culture acting behind the scenes and further poisoning her mental state.”
Tampa police officers spend $421 at strip club, sergeant receives suspension
The officers spent money in the club, but according to an internal affairs investigation did not have a clear purpose for being in the club.
Sarasota Olympic skateboarder Jake Ilardi returns home from Tokyo, gets big surprise
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – When Olympian Jake Ilardi arrived back home in Sarasota on Wednesday, he did what any skateboarder would do. He hopped on his board and rode through baggage claim, much to the delight of fellow passengers. After competing in Tokyo in the first-ever skateboarding event at the Olympics, the 24-year-old was happy to […]
Sarasota Olympic skateboarder Jake Ilardi returns home from Tokyo, gets big surprise
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – When Olympian Jake Ilardi arrived back home in Sarasota on Wednesday, he did what any skateboarder would do. He hopped on his board and rode through baggage claim, much to the delight of fellow passengers. After competing in Tokyo in the first-ever skateboarding event at the Olympics, the 24-year-old was happy to […]
Inside a Florida KKK murder plot: Grab him up, take him to the river
Joseph Moore breathed heavily, his face slick with nervous sweat. He held a cellphone with a photo of a Florida man splayed on the floor; the Florida man appeared dead, his shirt torn apart and his pants wet.
‘Go get vaccinated’: Lightning national anthem singer hospitalized after COVID-19 diagnosis
“Now is the time Champa Bay needs to come together for Sonya, we need to rally around her. She is a champion,” he said.