Details emerge in Summit County snowmobiler assault case involving social media influencer David Lesh

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

Details emerge in Summit County snowmobiler assault case involving social media influencer David Lesh A Denver-area man notorious for controversial social media stunts and snowmobile-related offenses allegedly strangled a man during a dispute while snowmobiling in Summit County in March, according to court documents.David Lesh, 37, is facing charges of second degree assault by strangulation, a Class 4 felony, and third degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor. He is scheduled to appear in Summit County court in Breckenridge on Wednesday, May 10, for an appearance on bond.JB Katz, a defense attorney representing Lesh, declined to comment on the assault charges he is facing beyond stating, “Facts will come out in court, not in a newspaper.”On March 25 around 1 p.m., a Summit County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the west end of Spring Creek Road, north of Heeney, according to an affidavit in support of an arrest warrant filed in the assault case.Read the full story at SummitDaily.com.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

LAPD chase ends with a crash on the 10 Freeway

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

LAPD chase ends with a crash on the 10 Freeway A police chase involving a stolen car suspect ended with a crash that closed the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon.The chase started around 2:30 p.m. and ended a short time later in the westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway at Arlington Avenue where the driver of a dark-colored sedan apparently collided with at least three other vehicles.  Sky5 footage showed the suspect in custody and receiving medical attention at the scene.All westbound lanes were blocked for the investigation and accident cleanup. It was not clear if any innocent drivers or passengers were hurt.

San Bernardino County prison camp walkaway apprehended in Arizona

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

San Bernardino County prison camp walkaway apprehended in Arizona An inmate missing from a prison camp in San Bernardino County for more than a month was apprehended this week in Arizona, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced.Casey J. Lyons, 30, was reported as a walkaway from the Prado Conservation Camp near Chino on the morning of April 7. Prison staff searched all camp buildings and the grounds but were unable to locate Lyons, who was serving a multiyear sentence at the camp for the second time.A search was conducted by CDCR officials, Cal Fire and other local law enforcement agencies, but he continued to elude capture. California to close Riverside County prison, deactivate other facilities On Monday, more than a month after he disappeared, Lyons was located and apprehended by special agents in Bullhead City, Arizona, a town located on the Arizona-Nevada border, about 100 miles south of Las Vegas.He is awaiting extradition to California where he will likely face new charges for his escape.Lyons has two pre...

LAPD officers kill dog that bit person in South Los Angeles

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

LAPD officers kill dog that bit person in South Los Angeles A dog suspected of biting a person in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of South Los Angeles was shot and killed by L.A. police officers Tuesday morning.Police responded to the area of Vermont Avenue and West 70th Street around 10:25 a.m. for a report of a person who was bit by a dog.Officers arrived and immediately encountered the dog, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Details are limited, but police confirmed that shots were fired and the dog was struck and killed. It's unclear whom the dog belonged to or whether or not the owner was present at the time of the shooting. Police also did not specify the extent of the injuries suffered by the person who was bitten.No further details were made available by police.

Grace Bumbry dies at 86; singer was ‘one of the first great African American stars’ of opera

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

Grace Bumbry dies at 86; singer was ‘one of the first great African American stars’ of opera By Ronald Blum | Associated PressNEW YORK — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world’s top stages, has died. She was 86.Bumbry died Sunday at Evangelisches Krankenhaus, a hospital in Vienna, according to her publicist, David Lee Brewer.She had a stroke Oct. 20 while on a flight from Vienna to New York to attend her induction into Opera America’s Opera Hall of Fame. She was stricken with the plane 15 minutes from landing, was treated at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens and returned to Vienna on Dec. 8. She had been in and out of facilities since, Brewer said Monday.Bumbry was born Jan. 4, 1937, in St. Louis. Her father, Benjamin, was a railroad porter and her mother, the former Melzia Walker, a school teacher.She sang in the choir at Ville’s Sumner High School and won a talent contest sponsored by radio station KMOX that included a s...

Rep. George Santos charged by DOJ in federal probe

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

Rep. George Santos charged by DOJ in federal probe By Mark Morales, Evan Perez and Gregory Krieg | CNNFederal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the Republican lawmaker whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications stunned even hardened politicos, according to three sources familiar with the matter.Santos is expected to appear as soon as Wednesday at federal court in New York’s eastern district, where the charges have been filed under seal.The exact nature of the charges couldn’t immediately be learned but the FBI and the Justice Department public integrity prosecutors in New York and Washington have been examining allegations of false statements in Santos’ campaign finance filings and other claims.The congressman’s attorney declined to comment. Spokespeople for the Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office, the Justice Department and the FBI declined to comment.The freshman congressman, who was elected last year to represent a district that includes parts of Long Isla...

This university is the first in the Bay Area to unveil a free Narcan vending machine

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

This university is the first in the Bay Area to unveil a free Narcan vending machine As lawmakers in Sacramento debate solutions to the fentanyl crisis, public health students at Santa Clara University unveiled their own unique approach on Tuesday: a free on-campus vending machine that dispenses canisters of the opioid-overdose reversing medication Narcan to anyone who wants it.It’s the first of its type on a Bay Area campus, with Stanford University expected to introduce one in a few weeks.Students who helped lead the effort say its an important first step in addressing growing use of the powerful drug, which is blamed for one-in-five youth deaths statewide.“SCU (Santa Clara University) is a party school, so drug use is something that we know happens on campus, off campus or near campus,” said Setareh Tehrani, one of the public health majors who championed the project.School officials say that the vending machine is designed to solve one of the biggest barriers that students face in acquiring Narcan — its high cost. The drug, which is also k...

Athletics get good news on rookie right-hander Mason Miller — no structural damage to elbow

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

Athletics get good news on rookie right-hander Mason Miller — no structural damage to elbow The Athletics got some welcome news Tuesday regarding prize rookie right-hander Mason Miller.Miller returned to the Bay Area after starting Sunday in Kansas City with elbow soreness, but tests indicated no major problems.“It’s a clean, structural MRI and based on the soreness level, the best case scenario is he starts playing catch Friday,” Kotsay told reporters before faced the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.Miller has made four starts, pitching 21 1/3 innings, with pitch counts of 86, 81, 100 and 98. No determination has been made when Miller, 0-2 with a 3.38 earned run average, will make his next start or how the A’s will adjust their starting rotation.“It’s too early to tell and make a move right now,” It could be better than that, the soreness could be gone and we could have a different plan, but right now that’s kind of the outlook.”On May 2, Miller threw seven no-hit innings against the Seattle Mariners but left with n...

Pittsburg teen comes forward as suspect wanted in Pleasant Hill firework incident

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

Pittsburg teen comes forward as suspect wanted in Pleasant Hill firework incident (KRON) -- A 15-year-old Pittsburg boy has come forward and confirmed his identity as a person seen in a surveillance video lighting a firework that later cost another teen his hand. The boy came into the Pleasant Hill Police Department on May 5 with his parents and provided a voluntary statement confirming he was the person depicted in the video, police said. New sideshow enforcement ordinance being considered by Oakland City Council The initial incident occurred on April 17 at around 3:05 p.m. Pleasant Hill police received calls of an explosion on a walking path near 2800 Contra Costa Boulevard. A 14-year-old boy suffered significant injuries to his hand as a result of a fireworks detonation. The boy was treated at the scene by paramedics and later transported to Children's Hospital Oakland by ambulance for immediate treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.The boy lost most of his right hand in the detonation.An investigation determined that the boy had come into possession o...

Fairfield police looking for man accused of stabbing woman in the neck

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:03:42 GMT

Fairfield police looking for man accused of stabbing woman in the neck (KRON) -- Police in Fairfield are looking for a man accused of stabbing a woman in the neck. The incident occurred on Monday at around 3:05 p.m. in the 1600 block of Travion Court, according to Fairfield PD.Officers responded to reports of a stabbing and arriving at the scene, found a woman suffering from a serious stab wound to the neck. The Investigations Unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation.Photo: Fairfield PDA suspect in the incident was identified as 33-year-old Timothy Fisher. He was last seen walking north on Union Avenue, shortly after the attack. In addition to the stabbing, police say Fisher is wanted for robbery and multiple outstanding warrants.