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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Priceville police: Man had psilocybin laced with fentanyl, marijuana during I-65 stop
May 27—On Monday, police charged an Ohio man with drug trafficking after a traffic stop on Interstate 65 yielded pounds of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms laced with fentanyl in his vehicle, according to the Priceville Police Department. According to a police affidavit, an officer initiated a traffic stop at approximately 1:47 a.m. on a gray Hyundai Elantra traveling south on I-65 for failing to signal a lane change and having an obstructed windshield. Police said they identified the driver as 29-year-old D'Angelo Antonio Bates from Toledo, Ohio. There was an odor of raw and burnt marijuana coming from Bates' vehicle, according to the affidavit, which prompted officers to conduct a search. Officers located a firearm, 2.3 pounds of marijuana, 2.3 ounces of fentanyl laced "psilocybin/psilocin substance," and various drug paraphernalia hidden within the vehicle's spare tire compartment, police said. Bates was charged with trafficking in cannabis, trafficking dangerous drugs-fentanyl, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in the Morgan County Jail in lieu of a $515,000 bond Tuesday, according to jail records. A felony warrant signed by Morgan County Circuit Judge Jennifer Howell states that Bates' bond was set higher because of his criminal history, his status on bond in another state for felony assault and strangulation, and concerns that he poses a danger to the community. — or 256-340-2442.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Yahoo
Paulding County man sentenced to life in prison for 2021 murder
A Paulding County man has been found guilty of murder in the 2021 death of Lindsey Foster of Dallas, Georgia. On July 2, 2021, deputies responded to reports of shots being fired. Detectives say they reviewed surveillance footage and text messages to identify Octavious Bates, 32, as the shooter. They were also able to gather gunshot residue from Bates' clothing. During Bates' week-long trial, the victim's family, witnesses, the lead detective, GBI agents, and the State's Medical Examiner testified. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The jury deliberated for under two hours before finding Bates guilty of all charges. He was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. TRENDING STORIES: Suspected child predators arrested in undercover operation in Alpharetta 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' star Karlie Redd charged with burglary 'We need to apprehend him': $10K reward offered for Family Dollar 'security guard' who killed man [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Yahoo
Maine Man Accused of Crashing Car Into Ski Lift Scan Gates at Sunday River
Local Maine law enforcement said they have arrested a man in connection with an incident where a car drove onto the slopes behind Sunday River's South Ridge Lodge during the early morning of Sunday, March 9, tearing up the snow, crashing into ski lift scan gates, and causing estimated damage over $45, Oxford County Sheriff's Office said the car's driver fled the alongside Sunday River Security, deputies quickly identified the suspect as 33-year-old Jesse involved vehicle, a Subaru Impreza, left deep ruts in Sunday River's ski slopes and was found with significant body damage at Bates' residence in the nearby Town of Mexico, according to the Sheriff's Bates' capture, law enforcement made several unsuccessful arrest attempts, the Sheriff's Office said. After the multi-day search, Bates was arrested around 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at his home without incident and transported to Oxford County Jail, the Sheriff's Office said. He faces charges of aggravated criminal mischief and violation of conditions of release. An investigation of the incident is ongoing, and the Sheriff's Office asked that those with additional information contact is a developing story and may be updated.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Judge orders Trump admin to restore removed health agency webpages
A federal judge ordered federal health agencies Tuesday to restore pages they removed from their websites last month to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order on 'gender ideology and extremism,' saying the decision to pull them down could be detrimental to public health. The decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, came after a testy Monday afternoon hearing in which he sharply questioned the administration about doctors' claims that the removal of the pages damaged their ability to care for patients. Bates said Tuesday that the pages' removal appeared to harm some doctors' ability to treat patients and was done without any public rationale, recourse or ability to challenge the decisions, despite laws and regulations that typically require them. 'No backend remedy could ameliorate the inability to provide all required care during an appointment time to a patient who cannot return in the future,' Bates wrote. Bates' decision requires federal health agencies — including the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration — to restore by midnight websites identified by Doctors for America, the left-leaning advocacy group that initiated the lawsuit. The order followed a 90-minute hearing Monday on Doctors for America's bid to win a temporary restraining order restoring the pages and blocking the agencies 'from removing or substantially modifying' other datasets to implement the executive order. The group sued the Office of Personnel Management, the CDC, the FDA and HHS last week, claiming the missing information 'deprives' doctors and researchers of ready access to data that's critical to treating patients and addressing public health emergencies. Bates' order is the latest in a growing list of court decisions to slow or stop Trump's early blitz of executive orders that are remaking the federal bureaucracy. Zachary Shelley, an attorney with consumer advocacy group Public Citizen representing the doctors, argued the removal of datasets and guidance — including guidelines on HIV and contraception drugs and information on student health — has hampered their ability to timely treat patients based on federally vetted information. 'There's nothing that can be done to un-delay research, un-delay progress,' he said. 'Every day that's lost now can't be given back if pages eventually go up." DOJ attorney James Harlow argued that agencies are free to stop sharing information or to remove it for review, even if that data was once routinely disclosed. 'An agency's maintenance of a website is not the functional equivalent of an agency's formulation of an order,' he said. But Bates challenged Harlow's 'maintenance' assertion, arguing the agencies could have announced their intent to review the webpages in question while leaving them up in the interim. 'It's termination,' Bates said of the pages' removal. 'That's different than … 'ordinary maintenance.'' In his opinion, Bates said the agencies' decisions to take down certain webpages 'likely' constitute an 'order' that's reviewable under federal administrative law. 'The decision to remove myriad public-facing webpages, some of which had been active for decades, is certainly a 'form of agency power' or 'action' that the [Administrative Procedures Act] reaches,' he wrote. Dr. Reshma Ramachandran, a Yale School of Medicine professor who provides primary care at a clinic that serves low-income people, said in a declaration to the court that the webpages' removal has impacted her work. Ramachandran said the disappearance of CDC guidelines on prescribing HIV preventive medication added time and confusion to a recent patient visit. Patients visiting federally qualified health centers like where she practices tend to use public or scheduled transportation options that leave them with tight timelines to receive care and medications, Ramachandran said. Reducing the risk of HIV transmission requires timely care, she said. 'The delays imposed by CDC's removal of information is extremely harmful,' Ramachandran added. Harlow's argument that patients weren't losing access to health care 'because CDC pulled down a couple pages' prompted Bates to loudly reprimand him for 'questioning' the judge. ''Adequacy of treatment' — that's a pretty clear term,' Bates said. In his opinion, Bates signaled those impacts on patient care convinced him the doctors had a case. 'These doctors' time and effort are valuable, scarce resources, and being forced to spend them elsewhere makes their jobs harder and their treatment less effective,' he wrote.
Politico
11-02-2025
- Health
- Politico
Judge orders Trump admin to restore removed health agency webpages
A federal judge ordered federal health agencies Tuesday to restore pages they removed from their websites last month to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order on 'gender ideology and extremism,' saying the decision to pull them down could be detrimental to public health. The decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, came after a testy Monday afternoon hearing in which he sharply questioned the administration about doctors' claims that the removal of the pages damaged their ability to care for patients. Bates said Tuesday that the pages' removal appeared to harm some doctors' ability to treat patients and was done without any public rationale, recourse or ability to challenge the decisions, despite laws and regulations that typically require them. 'No backend remedy could ameliorate the inability to provide all required care during an appointment time to a patient who cannot return in the future,' Bates wrote. Bates' decision requires federal health agencies — including the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration — to restore by midnight websites identified by Doctors for America, the left-leaning advocacy group that initiated the lawsuit. The order followed a 90-minute hearing Monday on Doctors for America's bid to win a temporary restraining order restoring the pages and blocking the agencies 'from removing or substantially modifying' other datasets to implement the executive order. The group sued the Office of Personnel Management, the CDC, the FDA and HHS last week, claiming the missing information 'deprives' doctors and researchers of ready access to data that's critical to treating patients and addressing public health emergencies. Bates' order is the latest in a growing list of court decisions to slow or stop Trump's early blitz of executive orders that are remaking the federal bureaucracy. Zachary Shelley, an attorney with consumer advocacy group Public Citizen representing the doctors, argued the removal of datasets and guidance — including guidelines on HIV and contraception drugs and information on student health — has hampered their ability to timely treat patients based on federally vetted information. 'There's nothing that can be done to un-delay research, un-delay progress,' he said. 'Every day that's lost now can't be given back if pages eventually go up.' DOJ attorney James Harlow argued that agencies are free to stop sharing information or to remove it for review, even if that data was once routinely disclosed. 'An agency's maintenance of a website is not the functional equivalent of an agency's formulation of an order,' he said. But Bates challenged Harlow's 'maintenance' assertion, arguing the agencies could have announced their intent to review the webpages in question while leaving them up in the interim. 'It's termination,' Bates said of the pages' removal. 'That's different than … 'ordinary maintenance.'' In his opinion, Bates said the agencies' decisions to take down certain webpages 'likely' constitute an 'order' that's reviewable under federal administrative law. 'The decision to remove myriad public-facing webpages, some of which had been active for decades, is certainly a 'form of agency power' or 'action' that the [Administrative Procedures Act] reaches,' he wrote. Dr. Reshma Ramachandran, a Yale School of Medicine professor who provides primary care at a clinic that serves low-income people, said in a declaration to the court that the webpages' removal has impacted her work. Ramachandran said the disappearance of CDC guidelines on prescribing HIV preventive medication added time and confusion to a recent patient visit. Patients visiting federally qualified health centers like where she practices tend to use public or scheduled transportation options that leave them with tight timelines to receive care and medications, Ramachandran said. Reducing the risk of HIV transmission requires timely care, she said. 'The delays imposed by CDC's removal of information is extremely harmful,' Ramachandran added. Harlow's argument that patients weren't losing access to health care 'because CDC pulled down a couple pages' prompted Bates to loudly reprimand him for 'questioning' the judge. ''Adequacy of treatment' — that's a pretty clear term,' Bates said. In his opinion, Bates signaled those impacts on patient care convinced him the doctors had a case. 'These doctors' time and effort are valuable, scarce resources, and being forced to spend them elsewhere makes their jobs harder and their treatment less effective,' he wrote.
