WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two more men were arrested by the FBI since Friday in a fast-moving investigation of a plot to attack the June 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event at the White House, according to a press release issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice. William Lee Spartacus Falkner was arrested […]
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DHS: Alleged ringleader of UFC Freedom 250 plot involving Danville teen is a Mexican illegal alien
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The suspected ringleader of the failed terrorist plot at last weekend’s UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn is a Mexican illegal alien who overstayed a B2 visitor visa, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The FBI arrested Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez in Omaha, Neb., on June 14 for his alleged involvement in the […]
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New information, photos released in probe of planned White House attack by Danville man
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story stated that Tycen Proper was enrolled at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (College on the report). The Knox County Sheriff’s Office stated that information was not accurate in its original report. DANVILLE — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office has released a 211-page document in relation to the planned […]
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Arrest of 19-year-old Danville man may have helped foil planned attack on UFC Freedom 250
The arrest of a 19-year-old Danville man may have helped foil a multi-state plan to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event.
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Former FBI agent to speak June 7 in Lexington on Cleveland mafia’s assassination of Greene, Bomb City USA
LEXINGTON — Lou Sorrenti will be hosting a presentation by former FBI agent Bob Friedrick on Sunday, June 7 on his experiences dealing with the Cleveland mafia in the 1970s. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at The Local, 97078 Ohio–97, Lexington. Contact Lou Serentini 419-884-7117, for tickets. Friederick is former FBI Agent/Supervisor of the […]
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Shelby man faces federal charges for alleged cyberstalking over 3-year period
SHELBY — A 28-year-old Shelby man has been charged federally for alleged cyberstalking at least three different victims over a three-year period, according to court records. Logan Stanford, 28, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of online cyberstalking and making interstate threatening communications, according to U.S. District Court records for the […]
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DNA helps to solve brutal, 43-year-old Mansfield murder case
MANSFIELD — The brutal 1981 murder of Deborah L. Miller was one that retired Mansfield police Lt. Dale Fortney could not forget. The 18-year-old’s dead naked body was found bludgeoned to death in her West Third Street apartment on April 29, 1981. It was a homicide that went more than unsolved for more than 40 […]
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FBI arrests Ashland County man for alleged involvement in Jan. 6 riots
POLK — The FBI arrested a man from Ashland County on Tuesday for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jeffrey Newcomb, 41, of Polk, faces five federal charges for allegations tied to him bringing a Trump sign to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and, along with other rioters, […]
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Ashland’s Trump rally survivors recount harrowing experience
ASHLAND — Kelly and Patrick Eckrich stood a mere 50 feet away from former President Donald Trump with thousands of other supporters when shots rang out on July 13 in Butler, Pa. Now, a week later, Kelly wakes up with splitting headaches, rattled from disturbing dreams. Patrick is still processing the traumatic experience. In the […]
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Open Source: FBI arrests man in Mount Vernon in connection with theft case
MOUNT VERNON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man at the Mount Vernon Lowe’s on Saturday afternoon in a fraud investigation. Lin Kai was initially booked into the Knox County Jail on Saturday on a theft without consent charge. Kai was transferred out of the jail Monday morning and is believed to be […]