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Domenico Gigante Murders 4 In Florida

Domenico Gigante is a man from Florida who has been arrested and charged with four murders including his fifteen year old daughter. According to police reports Domenico Gigante was attempting to rebuild a relationship with his daughter however she would have nothing to do with him. Domenico Gigante would respond by shooting her and three other people dead.

Police have identified the four victims as Glenda Terwilliger, 63; Michael Andrew Watson, 36; Constance Marie Terwilliger, 35; and Constance’s daughter, Kiarra Terwilliger, 15. Domenico Gigante who has a long violent criminal history has been charged with four murders

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A Florida man with “an extremely violent past” is accused of fatally shooting four family members, including his own 15-year-old daughter, at a home early Wednesday, authorities said.

Domenico Claude Gigante, 36, of Rockledge, is charged with four counts of premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of Glenda Mae Terwilliger, 63, Michael Andrew Watson, 36, Constance Marie Terwilliger, 35, and 15-year-old Kiarrra Terwilliger, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said.

Two children, ages 6 and 9, were at the home in Cocoa, Florida, at the time of the shootings but were unharmed. One of the children had called for help using video chat, and the recipient of that call drove to the home and called 911, the sheriff’s office said.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey told reporters Gigante has a long history of violence, which includes hurting and killing animals.

“This is an extremely violent individual with an extremely violent past,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. “This individual should have never been out on our streets.”

Ivey said Gigante was previously arrested for domestic violence and battery in 2005 and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault in 2012.

Gigante was also previously arrested on several counts of animal cruelty in 2008. Ivey told reporters that the murder suspect had killed a dog by slamming the animal’s head onto a table and breaking its neck and stabbed another dog.

Gigante was the biological father of Kiarra Terwilliger and had formerly been in a relationship with her mother, Constance Marie Terwilliger, according to investigators.

While a motive was not immediately clear, Ivey said detectives believe the incident was domestic and isolated.

Florida man arrested after 4 found shot dead inside home, including his 15-year-old daughter | Fox News

Mayor Patrick Wojahn Charged With Child Porn

Patrick Wojahn use to be the Mayor of College Park Maryland that is until he was arrested for possession of child pornography which not only comes with its own steep penalties it also led to him resigning. According to police reports Patrick Wojahn became a suspect after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children altered police that someone in the county was distributing child pornography through a social media account. After an investigation Patrick Wojahn would be arrested and has been charged with 56 counts related to child pornography. 40 counts of Possession of Child Exploitative Material and 16 counts of Distribution of Child Exploitative Material.

Needless to say when the news broke that the Mayor of College Park had been arrested it caused quite a stir and soon after Patrick Wojahn would formally resign from the position.

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Patrick Wojahn, the mayor of College Park, Maryland, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of possession and distribution of child sex abuse material, Prince George’s County Police said.

Wojahn, 47, has resigned from his position as mayor, according to a news release from the city.

“Last night, after business hours, Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn submitted his letter of resignation as Mayor of the City of College Park, effective immediately on March 2,” the release said. “Mayor Wojahn has served in this position since 2015 and on Council since 2007.”

News4’s Tracee Wilkins broke the story on Twitter Thursday morning.

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#Breaking: College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn is being investigated for possession and distribution of child pornography after a search warrant was issued according to sources close to this investigation, he is now in police custody. pic.twitter.com/LyHfKjLA4D— Tracee Wilkins (@TraceeWilkins) March 2, 2023

According to a news release from Prince George’s County police, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified police of a suspicious social media account operating in the county on Feb. 17.

“The image and videos,” which the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children believed to be child sex abuse material, “had been uploaded to the social media account in January of 2023,” the release said. “Through various investigative techniques, PGPD investigators discovered the social media account belonged to Wojahn.”

Police served a search warrant on Wojahn’s home Tuesday and found “multiple cell phones, a storage device, a tablet and a computer,” the release said.

Wojahn was taken into custody Thursday morning and was “charged with 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative material,” police said.

The investigation is still ongoing, police said.

It is unclear if Wojahn has an attorney.

The City of College Park posted a link to Wojahn’s resignation letter on the same webpage as their official release.

“While this investigation does not involve any official city business of any kind, it is in the best interests of our community that I step aside and not serve as a distraction,” Wojahn said in the letter, dated March 2.

College Park will hold a special election within 65 days to elect a new mayor. Until then, “Mayor Pro Tem Denise Mitchell will serve as presiding officer” of the city.

College Park Mayor Resigns, Arrested for Possession, Distribution of Child Porn – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)

Brett DiBiase Pleads Guilty To Fraud

Former WWE wrestler Brett DiBiase has plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the federal government. According to court documents Brett DiBiase would plead guilty after authorities learned that he used money that was intended for poor families in Mississippi for other purposes. Now Brett DiBiase is facing five years in federal prison plus a $250,000 fine.

Brett DiBiase plead guilty in 2020 to State charges for basically the same thing however his sentencing was delayed as authorities were going after other people involved in the scam

Brett DiBiase who is the son of WWE legend Ted DiBiase competed in the WWE for three years until a knee injury would end his wrestling career.

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A former pro wrestler pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge related to misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help needy families in Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the U.S.

Brett DiBiase faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for his plea to conspiracy to defraud the federal government.

He pleaded guilty in December 2020 to a state charge of making false representations to defraud the government. State sentencing was delayed, and DiBiase has been cooperating with state and federal investigators looking at others in the case, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said.

Owens and Mississippi Auditor Shad White announced DiBiase’s federal guilty plea.

“I applaud our federal partners for continuing to pursue federal charges for each and every individual responsible for stealing from Mississippi’s most needy and vulnerable citizens,” Owens said Thursday. “This case is far from over and both the state of Mississippi and the U.S. government will continue to pursue all those involved in this fraud, regardless of their position or standing.”

White said the auditor’s office will continue to assist prosecutors as they decide who will face criminal charges.

“I’m pleased that our work uncovering the largest public fraud in state history continues to result in convictions,” White said.

John Davis, who was Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director from 2016 to mid-2019, pleaded guilty last September to state and federal charges tied to misspending of money through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.

Davis’ state court charges were mostly tied to welfare money spent on DiBiase, including $160,000 for the former wrestler’s drug rehabilitation in Malibu, California.

Davis, DiBiase and four other people were indicted on state charges in the welfare misspending case in February 2020.

Two of those indicted, a mother and son who ran a nonprofit organization and an education company, pleaded guilty in April 2022 to state charges of misusing welfare money, including on lavish gifts such as the first-class airfare for Davis. Nancy New and Zachary New ran the organization that funneled welfare money for DiBiase’s drug rehab. They agreed to testify against others.

The welfare scandal has ensnared high-profile figures, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who lives in Mississippi. Favre has not faced criminal charges but is one of more than three dozen defendants in a civil lawsuit that the current Human Services director filed to try to recover some of the welfare money wasted while Davis was in charge.

Welfare money helped fund pet projects of the wealthy, including $5 million for a volleyball arena that Favre supported at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, the state auditor said. Favre’s daughter played volleyball at the school starting in 2017.

Ex-wrestler pleads guilty again in Mississippi welfare fraud (yahoo.com)

Jose Marquez Stabs 2 Lambs To Death

Jose Marquez is a man from Gonzales California who has been charged with a number of animal abuse charges for a crime that left two lambs dead. According to police reports Jose Marquez was mad following a fight with his mother and headed to Gonzales High School where he attacked a number of animals that belonged to high school students. When his rampage was over Jose Marquez would stab two lambs that would die from their injuries and also another lamb and a pig which are both expected to survive their injuries.

Jose Marquez would be arrested in the bizarre crime and has been charged with four counts of felony animal abuse with an allegation that the crime involved a deadly or dangerous weapon, felony resisting a police officer and felony burglary. Jose Marquez who is a convicted felon now faces 19 years in prison.

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The man accused of bludgeoning two sheep to death was arraigned in a Salinas courtroom Monday.

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said that Jose Jesse Marquez, 31, was arraigned on four counts of felony animal abuse with an allegation that the crime involved a deadly or dangerous weapon, felony resisting a police officer and felony burglary.

Pacioni also stated that Marquez was charged with an enhancement for a prior strike conviction and “numerous factors in aggravation.”

The judge, in this case, said Marquez would not be given bail.

The district attorney’s office said he arrived at the Gonzales High School grounds to take a tool on Feb. 18 at around 2:29 a.m. Marquez became upset with his mother, approached the barn area, and stabbed multiple animals belonging to the students.

Two lambs died, and one lamb and a pig survived the attack, said Pacioni. Then when law enforcement approached the suspect he refused to comply with police and “threatened to commit violence towards the officer booking him.”

If convicted, Marquez could face 19 years and eight months in prison, given a past 2018 domestic violence strike conviction.

DA: Gonzales suspect that killed two lambs faces 19 years in prison – KION546

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A 31-year-old man has been charged with felony animal abuse and other offenses for allegedly stabbing and killing farm animals at Gonzales High School earlier this month, Monterey County prosecutors said Tuesday.

Jose Marquez, a resident of Gonzalez, was arraigned Monday on the felony abuse charge as well as burglary and resisting police for the Feb. 18 stabbing that killed two lambs and injured a third along with a pig, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office.

The animals were part of the school’s 4-H program.

Gonzales police said they used surveillance footage to identify the attacker as Marquez, who was arrested last Thursday after a short struggle.

Marquez allegedly confessed to entering the campus on his bicycle with the intention of stealing a tool, then said he “felt angry” and bludgeoned the animals before leaving, police said.

At his court hearing Monday, a Monterey County Superior Court judge denied bail for Marquez, who has a prior conviction in 2018 for domestic violence and faces up to 19 years and eight months in prison if convicted of all charges, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Man charged with animal abuse in stabbing of high school farm animals – CBS San Francisco (cbsnews.com)

Scott Anderson Serial Bomber Arrested

Scott Anderson is a man from Fresno California who has just been arrested for a series of bombing. According to police reports Scott Anderson has set off seven bombs during the last year that included everything from a mailbox to a California Probation Services vehicle. Authorities believe that Scott Anderson is tied to a white supremacy group however they did not elaborate.

During an execution of a search warrant Fresno Police would recover 11 illegal guns, 90 pounds of methamphetamine, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and $50,000 was found.

Scott Anderson is now facing a host of charges both at the State level and possibly Federal level

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A man is facing federal and state charges in connection to a series of bombing incidents across Fresno.

On Tuesday, police said that 44-year-old Scott Anderson was arrested for seven incidents that started on December 13.

Authorities say that one of the incidents happened at the Fresno County probation office, where a bomb went off inside one of the patrol units. Six of the incidents involved cars, and the seventh involved a mailbox

During their investigation, police say they discovered there could be ties between Anderson and a White supremacist group.

Fresno Police Paco Balderrama said there was no reason to believe that the bombings were going to stop, leading to quick action.

Authorities are still investigating the motivation behind the crimes.

“On January the 8th of 2023 detectives from the northwest policing district responded to 3560 west San Jose avenue for a pipe bomb detonation under a vehicle,” said Balderrama. “Detectives learned that there was an additional pipe bomb detonated inside the same vehicle on January the 6th”

Balderrama says they were able to narrow in on Anderson following that bombing and gathered more evidence on another incident that occurred on December 13th.

There would be four more bombings, three involving vehicles

That includes the final bombing of a probation officer’s vehicle on February 21

“It became apparent very quickly that the suspect or suspects in this case were professing in skill level of making bombs and also their frequency,” said Balderrama.

Balderrama says three separate locations related to Anderson were identified and search warrants were written, but he says Anderson left Fresno on February 23.

The next day, Anderson was arrested by deputies in Riverside, along with his partner.

Due to the nature of the arrest, nearby residents had to be evacuated as a precaution.

After Anderson’s arrest, a series of search warrants led to four more arrests for a number of drug and firearms violations.

“The people of the state of California will be filing, have filed a criminal complaint alleging 4 different defendants for the actions we have been speaking about that occurred in January and February of 2023,” said Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp.

One of those four, identified as Frank Rocha, was also charged with possession of bomb-making materials.

He is still awaiting extradition to Fresno and was arrested alongside Anderson in Riverside County.

Anderson has since been booked in the Fresno County Jail on a no-bail status.

He also faces federal charges in three of the bombings.

“As alleged in the federal complaint, the three pipe bombings that are charged all damaged vehicles that are involved in interstate commerce,” said US Attorney Phil Talbert.

44-year-old man arrested for series of bombing incidents in Fresno: PD – ABC30 Fresno