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NBC News
07-08-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
GOP Rep. Cory Mills accused of threatening to release explicit videos and images of an ex
Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida allegedly threatened to release sexually explicit videos and images of a woman who said she was previously in a relationship with him, according to a police incident report obtained by NBC News. Lindsey Langston, 25, a Republican state committeewoman and former Miss United States 2024, filed a report with Florida authorities on July 14, alleging that after their breakup, Mills contacted her 'numerous times on numerous different accounts' threatening to release nude images and videos of her, as well as videos of the pair engaging in sexual acts, the report said. The incident report was made to the Columbia County Sheriff's Department in Florida, which provided it to NBC News. According to the report, Langston said their relationship began in November 2021 and ended in February 2025 after she saw news reports that Mills had allegedly been involved in a physical altercation with another woman in Washington, D.C. Mills denied any wrongdoing, and that woman later said 'no physical altercation" had occurred. Metropolitan police investigated the matter as well as their own handling of the incident, but no charges were filed. 'Lindsey confronted Cory about the woman, to which Cory told her he was not in a romantic relationship with her and the press fabricated the story," according to the Florida incident report filed by Langston. "Lindsey then found a social media account for the other woman and saw posted photos of her with Cory." Langston, according to the report, said that Mills threatened to release the sexual videos and images involving her when he 'believed Lindsey to have other romantic partners in her life after the breakup.' She provided text messages and Instagram messages between her and Mills to authorities, which also included him 'threatening to harm any men Lindsey intended to date in the future,' according to the report. The last communication between Langston and Mills was in June when he sent her a message saying, 'I hope you hold your crown until the end,' the report said. Anthony Sabatini, Langston's legal advisor, said she filed a petition for a restraining order against Mills, which is pending before a judge. Sabatini declined to comment further. NBC News has not reviewed the petition for a restraining order. NBC News has reached out to Mills' office for comment. Langston didn't immediately respond to NBC News' requests for comment. A spokesman for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday about whether Mills should face any disciplinary action. The matter has since been turned over to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for further review, said Sgt. Steven Khachigan, a spokesperson for the sheriff's department. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that they received the referral from the sheriff's office on July 16 but said it does not comment on active inquiries or investigations. Mills, 45, was elected to Congress in 2022. In addition to Langston's allegations and the February police investigation, Mills is also facing an eviction lawsuit in Washington, in which a property management company has accused him of failing to pay $85,000 in rent this year. Mills responded on X, saying that he'd repeatedly emailed asking for a link to pay his rent. Mills is an Army veteran who served in the Iraq War and later worked as a military contractor. He represents a north central Florida district that sits between Daytona Beach and Orlando. He easily won reelection last year, defeating Democrat Jennifer Adams 56.5% to 43.5%.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Columbia County Sheriff's Office's response to this past weekend's incidents at the Columbia County Spring Fair
EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – This weekend, the Columbia County Spring Fair saw its fair share of fights involving children. There has been social media chatter about people saying they saw a gun or heard gunshots. I talked with the Columbia County Sheriff's Department about what happened. Although the Fair has a rule that a parent must accompany children 17 and under after 7 PM, there were still many incidents on Friday night, including fights between a 14- and 16-year-old, and Saturday night, the Fair had to close early at 9:30 due to unsupervised kids cutting lines and not following rules. 'Based on the fact of disruptions and the unruliness. The Merchants Association decided to close down the Fair,' said Andy Shedd, Special Operations Division, Columbia County Sheriff's Office. People at the Fair say they saw a gun or heard gunshots, but investigators say they have no proof that weapons were shown or fired at the Fair. 'There is no indication and no proof whatsoever that that occurred. It was a social media myth that ran rampant, but our officers that were there were obviously eyewitnesses to the entire incident and to the unruliness, and they said there were no shots that were fired,' said Shedd. One attendee was there with her family. She says that as they were leaving, they saw an officer rushing to where an incident must have occurred. They could tell from the moment they got to the fair that it was different and more hectic than in previous years. 'Next thing you know, you've got a big crowd of people screaming and running past us,' said Sheena Inglett at Saturday night's fair. 'My husband grabbed me and the baby, and we went beside a vendor, and she had us hide behind one of her curtains because nobody knew what was going on.' Inglett says she hopes attendees get refunds because some had just gotten to the Fair before they were forced to leave. Shedd says they are looking into videos. 'If we can prove that someone was an instigator, then they will definitely be charged,' said Shedd. The sheriff's office plans to provide more officers this weekend to ensure the safety of people who want to attend the Fair. 'Our plans for this this upcoming weekend is to bolster our efforts in security and have even more officers on hand so that nothing like this happens again,' said Shedd. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
