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Former NBA Player Keith Appling Pleads Guilty To Murder

Former NCAA basketball star and former NBA player Keith Appling has plead guilty to second degree murder in Michigan. Keith Appling who played for the Orlando Magic in 2016 has plead guilty to the murder of 66-year-old Clyde Edmond to whom he was related. Clyde Edmond was found in his front yard in Detroit Michigan with several gunshot wounds. Keith Appling would be driven away from the scene by Natalie Bannister, who plead guilty earlier and was sentenced to probation for lying to an officer. Keith Appling plea deal includes a sentencing guideline of 18 to 40 years in the Michigan Department Of Corrections, sentencing will take place in March 2023.

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Former NBA player Keith Appling pleaded guilty to second degree murder and a firearm charge on Monday in relation to a fatal shooting in 2021 in Detroit.

Appling, who played for the Orlando Magic in 2016, pled guilty in a Michigan court to one count each of second-degree murder and weapons felony firearm possession.

The plea deal was announced just as his trial was set to begin on Monday.

The 31-year-old Appling had been charged in 2021 for the murder of 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds, to whom Appling was related.

According to prosecutors, Appling’s plea agreement calls for a sentence of 18 to 40 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections and two years consecutive sentencing for the felony firearm possession.

He will be sentenced by a Michigan judge on March 3rd.

“It has been clear that this man has been spiraling downward for some time. Many of those that tried to intervene with this defendant were hoping that he would get on the right track and stay there,” said County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in 2021. “It is always tragic when one with so much promise, talent and possibility is alleged to have committed the most serious of crimes.”

On May 22, 2021, police officers were called to a house in Detroit because of a reported shooting where they found the victim on the front lawn with multiple gunshot wounds. Edmonds was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Prosecutors say that Appling had an argument with Edmonds over a handgun, after which Appling shot Edmonds multiple times before fleeing the scene.

It was alleged that Appling’s girlfriend Natalie Bannister drove Appling away from the crime and failed to tell the truth to officers investigating the case. In 2022, Bannister pled guilty to lying to a peace officer and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation.

Appling had a productive few years with the Michigan State Spartans, finishing among the college’s career leaders in starts, games played, free throws made, three-pointers attempted and points.

As well as playing for the Magic, he featured in the NBA’s developmental league, the G League, as well as playing for professional teams in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

CNN has reached out to Appling’s lawyers for comment.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/sport/keith-appling-guilty-plea-second-degree-murder-spt-intl

Weng Sor Drives Uhaul Into Group Of People In NYC

Weng Sor is a 62 year old man from New York City who would drive a Uhaul van into a group of people killing one. According to police reports Weng Sor would drive into a group of people in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn killing one person and injuring seven others including a police officer. Weng Sor who has a violent criminal history would be arrested and taken into custody. The NYPD has yet to announce any charges against Weng Sor but that is expected to change later this afternoon. Police are still trying to figure out what Weng Sor motive was.

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The man accused of injuring multiple people in New York City when he swerved onto a sidewalk in a U-Haul truck lived in Las Vegas and served prison time for stabbing his brother and also stabbed a roommate in a separate incident, records the 8 News Now Investigators reviewed said.

Weng Sor, 62, was in custody after the incident in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, 8 News Now’s affiliate station in New York City and the Associated Press reported.

In October 2015, Sor stabbed his brother, records said, adding “Weng has [an] unknown type [of] mental health illness for which he takes medication.”

A judge sent Sor to prison for 1-3 years, records showed. While awaiting sentencing, he was charged with another battery. Sor served both cases concurrently.

Sor ultimately served 16 months in prison and was never on parole, a Department of Corrections spokesperson said.

In November 2020, Sor stabbed a roommate in the arm. In September 2021, Sor took a plea deal on a lesser charge of conspiracy to commit battery. Records show a judge first found Sor not competent to stand trial.

“Sor had been walking up and down the driveway talking to himself about Communism,” before the stabbing, police said.

Sor was ordered to serve a year in the Clark County Detention Center. The judge granted him nearly 300 days credit for time served, records showed.

Las Vegas Metro police cited a person with the same name in January for speeding 31-40 over the limit, records showed.

Stephen Sor told the Associated Press his father lived in Las Vegas.

New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell described the driver’s actions as a “violent rampage,” the Associated Press reported.

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/man-accused-in-new-york-city-u-haul-rampage-stabbed-brother-in-las-vegas-served-16-months-in-prison/

Anthony McRae Michigan State Shooter Kills 3

Anthony McRae is a man who earlier would head to Michigan State University and kill three people and critically injured five more. According to police reports Anthony McRae would go to the campus of Michigan State University and open fire killing three people and injuring five more. After a intense manhunt police would get a tip from Lansing Michigan regarding Anthony McRae who would be found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Police are still attempting to figure out what preceded the mass shooting.

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A tip from a member of the public led Lansing law enforcement to the man who opened fire on Michigan State University, killing three students and critically wounding five more, police revealed Tuesday.

Anthony McRae, 43, was located “shortly after” the on-campus shooting, and was found to have died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in an off-campus area within hours.

“It was a caller’s tip that led law enforcement to that suspect in the city of Lansing,” Michigan State University Police and Public Safety Deputy Chief Chris Rozman said Tuesday.

Investigators began scouring surveillance footage as the bloodshed unfolded Monday night, and quickly located an image of the suspect, which they then immediately disseminated to the public, Rozman told reporters during a Tuesday morning press conference.

“It was shortly after we released it that he was recognized by an alert citizen,” Rozman said. “And that was exactly what we were trying to achieve by releasing that picture, was to generate immediate tips for this person that was mobile, that we had no idea where he was at that point.”

Police said late Monday three people were killed and five more were critically wounded after the gunman opened fire inside one of the college’s on-campus academic halls.

Four of the five surviving wounded victims required surgery. Officials have not yet identified the victims, but said they would be doing so later Tuesday.

Anthony McRae is not affiliated with the university, and police are still working to “ascertain his place of residence” and his hometown, Rozman said. Investigators currently have “absolutely no idea” of his motive.

According to police, Anthony McRae opened fire shortly before 8:30 p.m. inside Michigan State University’s Berkey Hall, an academic building in the northern portion of campus.

“We had officers in that building within minutes and in that building they encountered several students who were injured,” Rozman said. He confirmed that two of the students were slain inside Berkey Hall, along with several of the surviving victims.

The university ordered its students to shelter in place shortly thereafter.

“While the officers were managing that scene at Berkey Hall, we began receiving additional reports of another shooting at the MSU Union building just to the west of Berkey Hall,” Rozman went on.

The third student was found killed inside the student union, which is “within very close proximity to Berkey Hall,” he said.

“The suspect actually quickly fled that building,” Rozman said.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from the FBI, local and state police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives descended upon the crime scene.

James Tarasca, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office, said Tuesday the bureau deployed agents, analysts and specialty teams in the wake of the shooting.

Investigators located Anthony McRae – and a weapon – around 11:35 p.m., officials said. Rozman would not disclose the location where police found McRae, but confirmed police did execute a search warrant on “a residence that was connected to the suspect.”

Dr. Denny Martin, interim president of Sparrow Hospital, where victims are recovering, broke down as he explained the work of his staff in the aftermath of the shooting.

“I can’t speak to anything about the identity of the individuals,” he said. The facility is treating the five surviving victims, all of whom remained hospitalized. “Everyone is in critical condition at this time, but actively being cared for by our team.”

The university has canceled classes until Monday morning and is offering counseling and support services to grieving students in need, officials said.

MSU boasts 17,000 on-campus students and 50,000 students university-wide.

“This is the morning that nobody ever wants to have. This is the day that nobody ever wants to be standing up at a lectern,” Lansing Mayor Andy Schor said.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-state-university-shooter-anthony-mcrae-found-dead-callers-tip-police-officials-say

Malisha Sasfras And Javonte Harris Murder 4 Yr Old Boy

Malisha Sasfras And Javonte Harris are a couple from Georgia who have been charged in the murder of a four year old boy. According to police reports officers arrived at the home and found the four year old in critical condition. The child was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Police believe that Javonte Harris beat the little boy to death. The mother Malisha Sasfras was arrested at the hospital as she allowed Javonte Harris” to abuse the child multiple times and having knowledge the abuse was going on” and allowing him “to continue to abuse the child till death.” Javonte Harris has been on the run since the incident and is being searched for by police.

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A mother is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-year-old child. Another man is on the run — also wanted for the boy’s death, police in DeKalb County said.

Authorities need help finding Javonte Harris, who is wanted for cruelty to children and felony murder. Harris and the child’s 25-year-old mother, Malisha Sasfras, are believed to have been involved in her death.

Police were called to the scene Saturday, Feb. 11, where they found the child in critical condition. The boy was rushed to a hospital but later died, according to a Facebook post from the department. They did not say who called 911.

Investigators did not say how the child died but believed it resulted from cruelty to children “based on physical evidence” found at the scene.

Warrants against Sasfras allege that she allowed Harris “to abuse the child multiple times and having knowledge the abuse was going on” and allowing him “to continue to abuse the child till death.”

Police said the two are in a relationship but said they are not married.

Anyone with information about Harris’ whereabouts, call 911 or the DeKalb County Special Victims Unit at 770-724-7710.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/child-murder-dekalb-county-javonte-harris-malisha-sasfras/85-1064a95e-b7d5-4f92-a020-90d442dfb0c1

Teen Wilmary Mejia Charged In Fatal Boston Stabbing

Wilmary Mejia is a sixteen year old girl from Roxbury Massachusetts who has been charged with murder following a double stabbing in Boston. According to police reports Wilmary Mejia would fatally stab a twenty one year old woman and injure a seventeen year old girl in Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Officers are attempting to figure out the motive behind the double stabbing. This alleged teen killer was arrested and faces a variety of charges including murder.

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A 16-year-old girl is scheduled to face multiple charges, including murder, in connection with a stabbing in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood that left a woman dead and another teenager injured, according to authorities.

Wilmary Mejia, of Roxbury, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Boston Municipal Court. Under Massachusetts law, arraignments of juveniles ages 14 to 17 who have been charged with homicide will take place in regular session instead of juvenile session.

Police responded 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 Woodside Ave. in Jamaica Plain, on a report of a person stabbed. Before officers arrived, two people suffering from multiple stab wounds ran to the District 13 police station at 3347 Washington St.

Both victims were transported to separate Boston hospitals. One of the victims, a 21-year-old woman, died of her injuries, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s Office said the second victim, a 17-year-old girl, was seriously wounded in the attack but Boston police said she is expected to survive her injuries.

Police said officers apprehended a juvenile female in the area of Glen Road immediately after the incident. She was taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries and was later arrested.

The Boston Police Department is investigating the stabbings. Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at 617-343-4470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-8477 or by texting the word “TIP” to 27463.

Police also encouraged people to call the Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team at 617-431-0125 if they need emotional support or wish to talk about the distressing events. The NTT provides free, private support 24/7.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/jamaica-plain-fatal-stabbing-16-year-old-girl-charged-february-13/42854321#