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Ryan Geraghty Arrested In Elizabeth Lyn Vargas Standoff

Ryan Geraghty has been arrested following a standoff at his ex girlfriends Elizabeth Lyn Vargas home. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas is best known for being part of the series Real Housewives Of Orange County. According to police reports Ryan Geraghty would break into the home of Elizabeth Lyn Vargas home and would threaten the reality tv star. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas would call 911 and Ryan Geraghty can be heard in the background threatening to murder officers and Vargas. Eventually an armed SWAT team would take Ryan Geraghty into custody and he has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, felon in possession of a firearm and extortion. The extortion charge came after his arrest as it was revealed Ryan Geraghty had been extorting Elizabeth Lyn Vargas for sometime

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The ex-boyfriend of former “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member Elizabeth Lyn Vargas was charged Thursday with multiple felonies for allegedly extorting her and holding her at gunpoint during a standoff at her Newport Beach home.

Ryan Matthew Geraghty, 33, was charged with single counts each of extortion, assault with a firearm, criminal threats, corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, possession of a firearm by a felon and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm, all felonies, as well as two misdemeanor counts of possession of cocaine and a Xanax bar. He also faces sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a firearm.

According to the criminal complaint, Geraghty has two prior convictions for burglary in Los Angeles in June of 2008 and November of 2016. The two prior strikes mean he faces about 75 years to life in prison if convicted.

Geraghty allegedly extorted Vargas for what was reportedly tens of thousands of dollars, threatening to release nude photos of Vargas if she did pay him. This came before he held her at gunpoint during a roughly two-hour standoff with Newport Beach police inside Vargas’ home Tuesday night before he was arrested.

The standoff began at about 5:45 p.m. when police conducted a welfare check at the home located on the Balboa Peninsula in the 100 block of East Oceanfront, near East Balboa Boulevard and Medina Way, according to Newport Beach police.

After two hours, officers entered the home and found Geraghty “actively threatening the life of the victim.”

“She was being held captive for a number of hours and is extremely thankful to the Newport Beach Police Department, who was able to rescue her and get her out of harm’s way,” Weintraub said in a statement. “She spent the entire night with the Newport Beach Police Department going over what exactly happened and she is just glad to be safely out of the situation.”

Prosecutors say Geraghty began blackmailing Vargas on Christmas Eve, forcing her to pay tens of thousands of dollars to prevent him from releasing nude photos of her. According to the prosecutors, he also allegedly forced her to buy him a BMW.

On Tuesday, he allegedly called Vargas and accused her of stealing his car, because she stopped payments on the BMW, prosecutors said.

The day prior, Geraghty supposedly fired a gun of in Vargas’ home, where the bullet hit the ceiling.

Orange County Defense Attorney Todd Spitzer issued a statement on Geraghty’s violent criminal past that began well before his time with Vargas. “There are some members of our society who are so violent that they cannot live amongst the rest of us,” he said in a portion of his statement. “(We) will do everything (we) can to prevent this violent criminal from being able to harm anyone else,” the statement continued.

The judge made sure to make it clear to Ryan Geraghty that there was a “no contact protective order” placed against him by Vargas.

Following the standoff, Weintraub issued a statement saying, “Elizabeth is doing great now,” and added, “She wants to thank the Newport Beach Police Department and SWAT teams for saving her from harm’s way. This was a traumatic experience for her and she feels blessed that she survived.”

She was reunited with her husky at a safe location shortly after authorities were able to extract both from the home on Tuesday.

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/02/03/ryan-geraghty-charged-extortion-rhoc-elizabeth-vargas/

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Rae Carruth Celebrity Crime

Rae Carruth was a NFL player whose career came to a crashing end when he was charged in the murder of a pregnant woman. In 1997 Rae Carruth was drafted by the NFL Carolina Panthers. Carruth who would sign a five million dollar contract for four years would do well his first year however he would break his foot during the second season and had played six games in his third season before being arrested for murder.

Rae Carruth was casually dating a woman named Cherica Adams and when Carruth learned that she was pregnant he set up her murder with Van Brett Watkins Sr. On the night that she was murdered Cherica Adams was blocked in by a car driven by Rae Carruth as Van Brett Watkins Sr would shoot her multiple times. Cherica Adams would call police and identify Rae Carruth before passing away.

Cherica Adams son Chancellor Lee Adams was delivered through an emergency C-Section had sustained injuried due to lack of oxygen to his brain which resulted in cerebral palsy

Rae Carruth would be arrested after he was found hiding in the trunk of a car. Carruth would ultimately be convicted and sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison. Carruth would be released from prison in 2018. Van Brett Watkins Sr would be sentenced to forty years in prison

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Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was released from prison Monday after serving nearly 19 years in jail for conspiring to kill Cherica Adams, his girlfriend who was eight months pregnant with their child.

Carruth did not speak with reporters as he exited the Sampson Correctional Institution in North Carolina. He was originally sentenced to between 18 and 24 years in prison for his involvement in the murder.

Adams died a month after being shot four times in a drive-by shooting Carruth orchestrated in 1999. Their child survived after an emergency caesarean section but was born with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy because of the shooting.

“I’m apologizing for the loss of her daughter. I’m apologizing for the impairment of my son,” Carruth told WBTV. “I feel responsible for everything that happened. And I just want her to know that truly I am sorry for everything.”

Carruth addressed Adams’ mother in a 15-page letter earlier this year. Saundra Adams has raised her grandson during Carruth’s incarceration. The child is now 18.

Carruth has expressed an interest in caring for his son upon his release.

“I should be raising my son. His mother should be raising her son,” Carruth said. “Ms. Adams should not be doing this and I want that responsibility back.

“I feel like he might not ever have his mother in his life but he could still have me and I could still make a difference and I don’t think that’s anyone’s responsibility when I’m still here.”

Carruth will be under a nine-month supervision period in which he will have to check in periodically with law enforcement

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2802178-rae-carruth-released-from-prison-19-years-after-conspiracy-charge

Johnny Lewis Celebrity Crime

Johnny Lewis was an actor who is best known for playing half sack on the television program Sons Of Anarchy however it is what took place after leaving the show that most people remember. According to family members and friends Johnny Lewis behavior drastically changed following a motorcycle accident. Johnny Lewis would be arrested multiple times in a two month behavior and would spend time in jail and in a psychiatric facility.

When Johnny Lewis was finally released he would murder an elderly woman and her cat before falling from a tall building causing his death. Many believed that Johnny Miller was high on drugs when the murder took place however his toxicology report came back clean. Chances are his odd behavior was a result of a brain injury following the motorcycle accident that doctors missed.

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Fans and fellow castmembers remain in shock over the gruesome death of Sons of Anarchy star Johnny Lewis, who fell to his death from the roof of a Los Angeles home and is accused of killing its 81-year-old owner, from whom he rented a room.

But criminal records obtained by E! News reveal that the 28-year-old had a sprawling history of recent run-ins with the law, as well as a stint at a mental-health treatment facility.

Feb. 10, 2012: Lewis is arrested in Los Angeles for battery allegedly involving a woman named Shirley Wendell. He is held in custody, with bail set at $20,000.

Feb. 12: He is officially charged with two misdemeanors stemming from that arrest: assault and battery, and resisting arrest. He enters a plea of no contest and is placed on summary probation for three years, and ordered to serve 12 days in a county jail and pay various fines and restitution fees. He is also ordered to stay away from Wendell.

Feb. 18: Lewis is again arrested, this time for entering a residence in Los Angeles through a window with intent to commit a felony. His bail was set at $50,000.

Feb. 24: He is charged with two counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a third incident that happened in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2012, but does not appear for his two court dates. At the second court date, his public defender tells the judge he has had no contact with his client. His bail is set at $100,000, and a bench warrant is issued for his arrest. The actor eventually shows up for his third court date, and the bench warrant is vacated.

March 19: Lewis faces a new round of charges, this time from his Feb. 18 bust for entering an L.A. structure. He is slapped with charges of felony burglary and loitering, a misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He does not show for his arraignment, and a bench warrant is issued for his arrest, with bail set at $250,000. He fails to appear for multiple hearings, and when he finally does, his bail is lowered to $150,000.

March 27: Lewis is taken into custody over his Jan. 3 incident, and he pleads not guilty to both counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon. He remains in custody pending his trial.

April 12: He is sent to jail over his Feb. 18 arrest.

May 18: Following a court order that he be conditionally released to a secure treatment center, Lewis is transported from jail to Ridgeview Ranch in Altadena, Calif., which specializes in mental-health, drug and alcohol-related issues.

Aug. 8: The actor appears in court representing himself, where he withdraws his plea of not guilty and pleads no contest to one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon. He is sentenced to three years’ formal probation and ordered to serve 365 days in the county jail and pay restitution and fines.

Aug. 17: Less than 10 days after being slapped with a yearlong jail sentence, Lewis pleads no contest to felony attempted burglary and is ordered to serve another 291 days in jail and pay various fines and restitution costs.

Sept. 21: Lewis is released from jail.

Sept. 26: Police believe Lewis strangled and beat to death his elderly landlady, Catherine Davis, and fought with two neighbors before plummeting to his own death from the rooftop of her home.

https://www.eonline.com/news/349447/sons-of-anarchy-murder-case-a-timeline-of-johnny-lewis-criminal-past

Josh Duggar Celebrity Crime

Josh Duggar is the latest celebrity to find themselves in court and convicted of some nasty charges. Josh Duggar who is known as Joshua Duggar from the reality television show 19 Kids And Counting first started showing up as a sexual deviant as he was let go from the Family Research Council when news came out that he may have molested a number of children under five years old when he was a teenager (14 to 15).

Josh Duggar would not face any charges as too much time had elapsed and that his father had taken him to see a Arkansas State Trooper Joseph Truman Hutchens. According to documents that four out of the five children he had molested were his own siblings. Apparently his parents put him into treatment for his behavior. Later that same Arkansas State Trooper would be sentenced to over fifty years in prison for child pornography.

Josh Duggar would be arrested by US Marshalls in April 2021 for watching and being in possession of child pornography of young girls under the age of 12. Josh Duggar would go on trial in November 2021 and would be convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Josh Duggar is to be sentenced in 2022 and faces up to twenty years in Federal Prison

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Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was convicted Thursday of downloading and possessing child sex abuse images on his work computer.

A federal jury in Fayetteville, Arkansas, found the 33-year-old Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 for each count when he’s sentenced.

“We appreciate the jury’s lengthy deliberations, we respect the jury’s verdict, and we intend to appeal,” Duggar’s legal team said in a statement to NBC News.

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Clay Fowlkes said Thursday that more than 7 percent of the cases in his office involve child sex abuse images.

“This verdict sends the message that these cases are a top priority for our office,” Fowlkes said. “This verdict also demonstrates that no person is above the law. Regardless of wealth, social status, or fame, our office will continue to seek out all individuals who seek to abuse children and victimize them through the downloading, possession, and sharing of child pornography.”

Duggar pleaded not guilty to federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography in Arkansas in April. Federal prosecutors contended that Duggar downloaded a Linux partition on the laptop to circumvent computer software that monitors internet use.

His activity was found in connection with an undercover investigation involving a file-sharing program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Investigators geolocated the computer to Duggar’s car lot and then matched the timing of the image downloads to times Duggar was at the lot.

This includes times when Duggar was the “only paid employee on the lot,” the prosecutor’s office said in a Thursday press release.

Evidence presented to the court included logs of Duggar’s internet use, which included downloading the images, sending personal messages, and saving pictures.

Defense attorneys for Duggar denied the allegations during trial, saying someone else downloaded the images and that Duggar’s own personal devices were clear of any illicit material.

In the second week of his trial, Duggar’s family friend Bobye Holt testified that he confessed to molesting underage girls during a conversation in 2003, according to NBC affiliate KNWA.

Holt told the court Duggar had informed them that he touched multiple girls under their pants and underwear, according to KNWA.

Duggar’s defense filed a petition to strike Holt from the witness list in November, citing clergyman privilege. The filing stated that any statements allegedly made to Holt and her husband were made after Duggar’s father requested their spiritual advice.

Both Duggar’s father and Holt’s husband were elders in their church, according to the petition. Prosecutors opposed the request from the defense, saying in a separate filing that the Holts were among the family’s closest friends.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks denied the request and ruled to allow evidence of previous molestation allegations against Duggar in the trial. Brooks said in his order that the prior allegations were “probative of defendant’s sexual interest in underage children.”

Duggar was featured in a reality show on the TLC network with his family called “19 Kids and Counting” that ran from 2008 and 2015. The show chronicled the lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children, of which Duggar was the eldest, and often centered around the family’s religious beliefs as devout Baptists.

In 2015, following an In Touch magazine report that he was investigated for molesting his four younger sisters and a babysitter, Duggar released a statement saying he “acted inexcusably” when he was a teenager. An Arkansas police report indicated Duggar was investigated in 2006 when he was 18. He was never arrested or charged with any crime.

Also in 2015, following the apparent hack of the extramarital affairs website Ashley Madison, Duggar was revealed to have frequented the site. He released a statement following reports by The Hollywood Reporter and Gawker saying he was “so ashamed of the double life that I have been living” and apologized to his wife.

He checked himself into a rehabilitation center not long after, according to his mother’s blog at the time.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar said Thursday that “this entire ordeal has been very grievous,” and that their hearts and prayers are with anyone who has been harmed through child sex abuse material.

“As parents, we will never stop praying for Joshua, and loving him, as we do all of our children,” they said in a statement. “In each of life’s circumstances, we place our trust in God

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/josh-duggar-found-guilty-child-sex-abuse-image-trial-rcna7788

Austin Jones Celebrity Crime

Austin Jones was a popular YouTuber until his followers found out what he was using his young fan base for. Austin Jones who would later admit to asking young female followers to send private videos to him in order to prove that they were his biggest fans. According to deal he made with prosecutors he asked over thirty young fans to do this. Austin Jones would be arrested and charged with child pornography. The YouTuber would make a deal with prosecutors and plead guilty to the charges. Austin Jones would be sentenced to ten years in Federal Prison.

Austin Jones 2021 Information

Register Number: 52069-424
Age:	28
Race:	White
Sex:	Male
Located at: Loretto FCI
Release Date: 12/31/2027

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Former YouTuber and musician Austin Jones has been sentenced to 10 years in prison “for enticing several underage girls, some as young as 14 years old, to produce sexually explicit videos of themselves,” the Justice Department said.

In February, 26-year-old Jones, who is from Bloomingdale, Illinois, pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography, the Justice Department said in a news release Friday.

“Jones admitted in a plea agreement that in 2016 and 2017 he chatted with six underage girls on Facebook and enticed them to produce pornographic videos of themselves and send them to him,” the release said. “Jones told some of his victims to send him the videos as a way to ‘prove’ they were his biggest fans. He also told some of his victims that the videos were part of a modeling opportunity, and that he could assist them in gaining followers on Instagram.”

Jones also admitted to using Facebook around 30 other times to try to persuade minors to send him “sexually explicit” videos and photos, according to prosecutors

“Production and receipt of child pornography are extraordinarily serious offenses that threaten the safety of our children and communities,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Neff Welsh said in a sentencing memo. “Jones’ actions took something from his victims and their families that they will never be able to get back.”

Jones had faced a minimum sentence of five years in jail and a maximum sentence of two decades. Prosecutors asked for an 11-year sentence.

“Today’s sentencing of Austin Jones represents a major step towards justice for the young victims whom he manipulated and exploited,” Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge James Gibbons said in a statement.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youtube-star-austin-jones-gets-10-years-in-prison-in-child-porn-case/

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YouTube singer Austin Jones has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for asking underage girls to send him sexually explicit videos of themselves to prove that they’re fans.

Jones, 26, crooned a capella covers of popular songs and performed on tour nationwide. Most of the fans of the suburban Chicago singer were teenage girls.

In 2017, he was arrested on two counts of production of child pornography. Jones admitted to enticing six underage girls to make pornographic videos of themselves and send them to him, according to a plea agreement. The girls were as young as 14.

He pleaded guilty in February, and on Friday, US. District Judge John Z. Lee sentenced him to 10 years in federal prison.

“Production and receipt of child pornography are extraordinarily serious offenses that threaten the safety of our children and communities,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Neff Welsh said in the government’s sentencing memorandum. “Jones’ actions took something from his victims and their families that they will never be able to get back.”

To get the videos, Jones told some of the girls “to ‘prove’ they were his biggest fans,” that they “were part of a modeling opportunity, and that he could assist them in gaining followers on Instagram,” the Department of Justice said.

Jones admitted using Facebook to persuade minor girls to send him pornographic videos and pictures approximately 30 other times.

Even before his arrest, Jones had come under fire for his interactions with young fans. In June 2015, he posted a 16-minute YouTube video in which he looked directly into the camera and admitted that he used to ask fans to send him twerking videos.

“Nothing ever went further than twerking videos,” he said. “There were never any nudes, never any physical contact.”

Jones was first arrested in June 2017 at O’Hare International Airport and questioned in a recorded interview, the complaint states. He waived his Miranda rights and admitted to using Facebook to have sexually explicit chats with underage girls, receive explicit videos from them and view those videos for sexual pleasure.

A federal criminal complaint cites two instances of Jones messaging teenage girls to send him explicit videos of themselves dancing.

In one example, Jones messaged with a girl who told him she was 14 years old. Jones allegedly asked her to send videos of herself dancing in a sexual manner and referred to it as a “try out” and an “opportunity.”

According to the complaint, Jones instructed the girls on how to shake or “clap” their buttocks and expose themselves in videos for him.

“At the beginning, get super close and say these lines: hey Austin, it’s (name) and this butt is (age) years old and then make it clap for 30 seconds. Got it?” Jones wrote on Facebook to the girl, the complaint states.

She ultimately sent him about 15 videos of her dancing, including 10 videos in which she exposed herself, the complaint states.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/04/us/austin-jones-youtube-child-porn-sentence-trnd/index.html

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A federal judge on Monday allowed YouTube star Austin Jones to remain on house arrest until he surrenders to federal prison authorities to start his 10-year sentence for coercing underage girls to perform sexually explicit dances during live online chats.

U.S. District Judge John Lee declined to take Jones into custody after a therapist who has treated him for nearly two years testified Jones has not expressed any thoughts of suicide for at least the last six months.

Lee also noted that Jones would benefit from continued mental health treatment before he must report to prison. The judge set June 28 for his surrender.

After Jones’ sentencing Friday, prosecutors had requested that he be taken into custody immediately, raising concern about his history of self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

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