Wendy Williams Breaks Silence on Ex's Shocking Lawsuit
Wendy Williams' ex-husband is suing to end her guardianship, but she tells us she's not involved and calls it a money grab. Karen Read was found not guilty of murdering her boyfriend, but still picked up a DUI conviction and probation. Antonio Brown went live to promote a crypto casino — all while facing an attempted murder charge in Miami.
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Arrest made in slaying of 78-year-old Vietnam veteran
FORT PIERCE – Fort Pierce Police on June 18 reported the arrest of a son in connection with the 2022 homicide of his father, 78-year-old Jorge Fuentes Sr., the agency stated. Jorge Alberto Fuentes, Jr., 31, was arrested by police and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force in Palm Beach County on a first degree murder charge following the death of his father, a Vietnam veteran. The elder Fuentes was found May 6, 2022, in his home in the 1200 block of Wyoming Avenue with several gunshot wounds. Juliana Walker, police spokesperson, said no one from the police department was available to speak about the case June 18. Police did not provide information about why they believe Fuentes Jr. is responsible for his father's death. Jorge Fuentes Sr. lived in the Wyoming Avenue house south of Virginia Avenue for about 30 years. He was born in El Salvador and came to the United States in the mid 1960s, and was drafted into the U.S. Army, one of his sons, James Fuentes, has said. James Fuentes and his brother, John Fuentes, have said their father had a second wife and additional children. James Fuentes has said his father and the second wife were estranged and in the process of divorcing. John Fuentes, 53, on June 18 said the son arrested in the incident is the first born from his father's second marriage. John Fuentes said he feels "great" about the arrest. "I'm just hoping that everyone else that was involved gets caught as well and is brought to justice," John Fuentes said. "This is definitely some closure, not fully, but definitely the beginning of some closure." The elder Fuentes served in Vietnam, receiving a Purple Heart, James Fuentes has said. Vehicle 'cloning' investigation: Vehicle 'cloning' case; 3 arrests in Indian River, St. Lucie counties 'Extremely hardworking': Man dead after motorcycle crash in PSL remembered 'He was involved in the Tet Offensive,' James Fuentes said. 'I remember him telling me that, and he got discharged in '68.' The Tet Offensive, which began in early 1968, involved a massive series of coordinated attacks by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces against many areas throughout South Vietnam. On April 5, 2023, a memorial service for Jorge Fuentes Sr. was held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families. Will Greenlee is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm. Follow Will on X @OffTheBeatTweet or reach him by phone at 772-267-7926. E-mail him at This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Man jailed after police accused him of killing his 78-year-old father
Fox News
27 minutes ago
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Vindicated Karen Read thanks 'greatest' legal team as jurors deliver not guilty verdict in boyfriend's death
Karen Read, finally vindicated after two murder trials in the 2022 death of her former boyfriend, Boston cop John O'Keefe, thanked a vocal crowd of supporters Wednesday, minutes after jurors found her not guilty of all homicide-related charges. She will serve a year on probation for drunken driving. Read's father, William Read, credited her legal team for the result — which spared her the maximum punishment of life imprisonment as well as multi-year stints behind bars on a series of lesser charges. "I want to acknowledge the greatest team of attorneys," he told her cheering supporters from the courthouse steps. "Our first one that we found was David Yannetti. We added Alan Jackson and Liza Little. Bob Alessi you know about, all right. It was a fantastic team, but we needed them all to defeat this." He also thanked Read's vocal supporters and internet "content providers." But it was her legal team that put in the legwork. They were already high-powered lawyers from a trio of America's largest cities: Boston, New York and Los Angeles. Now they've risen to new heights, experts say. "All those lawyers can write their tickets in terms of what type of high-profile cases they want to handle moving forward, but I'm sure they want to take a break after this one," said Maryland attorney Randolph Rice, who represents the family of Rachel Morin, a mother of five whose murder on a hiking trail at the hands of a fugitive illegal immigrant prompted congressional hearings. "Trials like these take it out of you, both physically and emotionally," he told Fox News Digital. "I've seen some lawyers that like to step back and do smaller cases for a while, and others like the high and want to get right back and do another one." But he said viewers can expect to see them making the rounds on TV and in additional documentaries. Read famously sat down for numerous interviews after her first trial — an unorthodox move that prosecutors attempted to use against her by playing soundbites for the jury. She also spoke out repeatedly during the trial, but her lawyers remained tight-lipped due to the court's gag order. "I think this catapults them into a stratosphere of representing celebrities and big cases, which furthers their fame, as long as they keep winning," Rice said. The Los Angeles-based Jackson has already put that theory into action. He delivered the opening and closing for the defense. He previously prosecuted music producer Phil Spector for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson and defended actor Kevin Spacey from Nantucket groping charges. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Little works for the firm where Jackson is a partner: Werkman Jackson and Quinn. Robert Alessi is a partner at the international law firm DLA Piper. Read added him to the team ahead of her second trial, in which he translated complex data through questioning of experts who discussed the details of their fields and findings. And David Yannetti — Read's Boston lawyer and the local lynchpin — may have the most to gain. Even Hank Brennan, the special prosecutor who also came into the case with a high profile as the former lawyer for mobster Whitey Bulger, will likewise see a boost in his business, according to Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts judge and Boston College law professor. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER "They will all be flooded with new clients," Lu told Fox News Digital. "Brennan will be catapulted to stardom because anyone can see his talent. I would say Yannetti and Brennan's practices go national." As for Read, prominent lawyer turned legal analyst Linda Kenney Baden expects her to file a slew of new lawsuits against the investigators who charged her. "Especially a civil rights lawsuit against [Michael] Proctor," she said, referring to the former homicide detective who lost his job over texts he sent about Read's case.
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33 minutes ago
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Ken Paxton Cleared As State Charges Dismissed After A Decade
(Texas Scorecard) – After years of legal wrangling, the state has officially moved to dismiss the long-standing felony securities fraud charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The charges—first brought by a Collin County grand jury in 2015—accused Paxton of failing to properly disclose financial ties to a tech firm while soliciting investors. But over the next nine years, the case became mired in delays, venue changes, and disputes over special prosecutor compensation. In March 2024, Paxton and prosecutors reached a pretrial diversion agreement to cancel the upcoming trial. Under its terms, Paxton completed over 100 hours of community service, 30 hours of ethics training, and paid full restitution—reportedly around $300,000—to the alleged victims. At the time, Paxton's attorney, Dan Cogdell, emphasized that the deal included no admission of guilt. 'There is no admission of any wrongdoing on Ken's part in the agreement because there was no wrongdoing on his part,' Cogdell said. On Wednesday, State District Judge Andrea Beall formally accepted the dismissal of the three felony indictments, closing the case for good. In a joint statement released this morning, special prosecutors Brian Wice and Jed Silverman said, 'Justice was delayed. But to be equally sure, justice was not denied.' They noted that Paxton had fulfilled every condition of the agreement and called the resolution 'the fair, right, and just outcome for both sides.' Paxton, who has long claimed the case was politically motivated, said in when the settlement was reached he was relieved to move forward: 'There will never be a conviction in this case nor am I guilty.' The charges—and the drawn-out prosecution—were a central piece of the Texas House's impeachment of Paxton in 2023. While the Senate ultimately acquitted him, House leaders had pointed to the pending fraud case as further justification for their actions. The dismissal marks a formal end to one of the most high-profile and politically charged prosecutions in Texas history. Paxton, meanwhile, is currently mounting a campaign for the U.S. Senate against John Cornyn.
