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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
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Ex-school board member sentenced for attempted statutory rape
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Lakeside Union School District board member was sentenced Tuesday after pleading no contest to attempted statutory rape. Travis Fugitt must register as a sex offender for 10 years, perform 1,000 hours of community service and stay away from all minors to whom he's not related for a two-year probation period. Fugitt, of Fugitt Farming & Harvesting, pleaded no contest last month and charges of contacting and going to an arranged meeting place with the intent to commit a sex act with a minor were dismissed. He was a member of the school board at the time of his arrest on Feb. 6, 2021. Sheriff's investigators say Fugitt contacted a detective working undercover through a profile on the gay dating app Grindr. The detective said he was 14 during an online chat, and Fugitt said he was 'down for anything,' according to court documents. They made plans to meet at Fruitvale Norris Park, where Fugitt was arrested and found in possession of two condoms and a bottle of lubricant, the reports say. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former school board member pleads no contest to felony sex charge
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Lakeside Union School District board member has taken a plea deal in connection with his arrest four years ago for allegedly trying to meet a minor for sex. Travis Fugitt, 40, pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of attempted unlawful sexual intercourse, court records show. Under the plea agreement, charges of contacting and going to an arranged meeting place with the intent to commit a sex act with a minor were dismissed. Fugitt, of Fugitt Farming & Harvesting, was a member of the school board at the time of his arrest on Feb. 6, 2021. He's scheduled to be sentenced June 3. Sheriff's investigators say Fugitt contacted a detective working undercover through a profile on the gay dating app Grindr. The detective said he was 14 during an online chat, and Fugitt said he was 'down for anything,' according to court documents filed in the case. They made plans to meet at Fruitvale Norris Park, where Fugitt was arrested and found in possession of two condoms and a bottle of lubricant, the reports say. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Chicago Tribune
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Freshman speedster Adalynn Fugitt brings key dimension to Oswego's batting order. ‘Get ′em started, be the spark.'
Playing instructions for Oswego newcomer Adalynn Fugitt are pretty simple, really. You go girl. Fast. A freshman speedster and self-taught bunter and slapper, the left-handed Fugitt does just that. She's a blur on the bases for a veteran team coming off the program's first appearance at state. 'She impressed us at tryouts,' Oswego co-coach Annie Scaramuzzi said of Fugitt. 'We knew we were missing some speed in our lineup, especially losing a difference-maker like Kaylee LaChappell to graduation. 'We were scoring runs, but we still felt like in tough games, we'd need the small ball and we'd need speed. We knew Adalynn would bring that.' But could she handle varsity pressure? So far, so good as Fugitt demonstrated that once again in a 9-3 victory Thursday when the Panthers traveled across town for a Southwest Prairie Conference showdown at Oswego East. 'Get ′em started, be the spark,' Fugitt said, describing her role. After being hit by a pitch to open Thursday's game, Fugitt stole second, moved to third on a fielder's choice and scored on a two-out single from Northern Illinois recruit Aubriella Garza. Fugitt added an RBI bunt single in a five-run second inning, beat out a slap grounder to third base and finally was retired on a comebacker to sophomore pitcher Addyson Dunn. Garza pitched the win for Oswego (17-0, 6-0). Iowa-bound senior catcher Kiyah Chavez highlighted a 10-hit attack with a two-run homer, her fourth of the season. Junior outfielder Savannah Page added a two-run triple. Sophomore second baseman Danielle Stone, senior outfielder Lundin Cornelius and senior catcher Ryenne Sinta had two hits apiece for the Wolves (7-8, 3-2). 'We had 10 hits and need to do better pushing them across the plate,' Oswego East coach Sarah Davies-Dymanus said. 'Get the bases loaded against a team like this you need to get something.' Oswego twice stopped potential rallies for the Wolves with double plays. Fugitt, meanwhile, opened the season playing one game for the junior varsity but joined the varsity for Oswego's trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama over spring break. 'She's very fast and basically fit right in,' Chavez said. 'I wanted her to be on our team from the beginning. I think a lot of us did, but I think they wanted her to earn her spot. 'She's incredibly talented, but being a freshman on varsity can be a lot, so I'm sure they wanted to give her a second. She's a great kid — hilarious. I love her.' Coaches were quickly impressed as well. 'From her first at-bat in Gulf Shores, we knew we had just found our leadoff hitter,' Scaramuzzi said. 'She slapped and beat it out.' Fugitt, who has played both middle infield positions, can play in the outfield and also pitches. LaChappell, now a freshman at Missouri S&T, hit .405 with a .477 on-base percentage and 24 stolen bases last spring. Fugitt is hitting .478 with a .529 OBP and seven steals in 15 games. She started softball at age 8 in the Oswego Baseball and Softball Association recreation league, and within a year had joined the Oswego Liberty travel program started by coach Doug Hagerty. 'I used to bat righty because I'm a natural righty,' said Fugitt, who ran track in middle school junior high and holds three Traughber Junior High records in the 100, 200 and hurdles. 'I actually didn't hit the greatest righty, so during COVID, I ended up switching to lefty by watching YouTube videos. 'It's tricky to track a ball while you're moving your feet, but I worked hard at it. I can swing away, but with our power hitters, I want to get on and let them hit me around.' Smart move since Oswego already has hit 24 home runs this season. 'I love slapping — it challenges me,' Fugitt said. 'You can take control of the offense. 'A good time from home to first is normally around 3.0 seconds. I think my best is 2.9.'
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Politics
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Daniel Perry to face trial for deadly conduct after being pardoned for murder conviction
A Travis County judge said he won't dismiss a deadly conduct charge against Daniel Perry, who was pardoned last year by Gov. Greg Abbott after Perry was convicted of murder in the Austin shooting death of a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. "I will be preparing legal findings of fact and conclusions of law which will explain the decision," County Court-at-Law No. 8 Judge Carlos Barrera said Thursday in an email to the American-Statesman. "The defense wants to submit proposed findings, and the state wants to respond; so I will wait to see those before I finish mine." Defense lawyer Doug O'Connell declined to comment Thursday on the judge's decision. The Travis County attorney's office does not comment on pending cases, spokeswoman Diana Melendez said. More: Judge delays decision on whether to dismiss deadly conduct charge against Daniel Perry Barrera said he sent attorneys for both sides an email Tuesday about his decision not to dismiss the indictment. O'Connell had argued during a hearing Jan. 24 that the indictment should be dismissed because of prosecutorial misconduct that happened both before and after grand jury hearings. Former Austin police homicide Detective David Fugitt testified at the hearing that prosecutors told him he could not include evidence in his grand jury testimony that would prove Perry did not run a red light and did not intentionally drive into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters on Congress Avenue downtown in July 2020. More: Daniel Perry released from Texas prison within an hour after Gov. Abbott's pardon Fugitt also said police threatened him with an internal investigation if he didn't remove the exculpatory evidence from his presentation to the grand jury. Police threatened Fugitt after they received an angry phone call from District Attorney José Garza, O'Connell said. Prosecutorial misconduct also occurred after the grand jury indicted Perry when Garza held a news conference saying Perry had declined to testify, O'Connell said during the hearing last week. What Garza said violated Perry's Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, O'Connell said. Assistant County Attorney Alexandra Gauthier objected to most of what Fugitt said during the hearing, saying it violated rules about the secrecy of grand jury proceedings. The judge overruled most of her objections. Gauthier also said that a district judge already had decided there was no prosecutorial misconduct regarding Fugitt's testimony. Fugitt didn't know what the other witnesses said at the grand jury hearing, she said. Prosecutors also are not required to present exculpatory evidence at a grand jury proceeding, the assistant county attorney said. During the hearing, Gauthier also submitted a writ of mandamus to the 3rd Court of Appeals asking the appeals court to order Barrera to "reverse his ruling eliciting secret grand jury information during this evidentiary hearing." Barrera said in his email to the Statesman on Thursday that the state had withdrawn its request for a writ of mandamus. O'Connell filed a court document Wednesday that said the county attorney's office in previous filings had offered Perry a plea bargain of six months in jail with no credit for the one year and one week Perry had spent in jail before being pardoned by the governor. "This plea deal appears to be retaliating for the Defendant successfully exercising his legal rights to seek a pardon," the document said. "If true, this constitutes additional Prosecutorial Vindictiveness, yet another type of Prosecutorial Misconduct." Perry was charged with the Class A misdemeanor of deadly conduct in 2021 at the same time he was charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in July 2020. A jury in April 2023 convicted Perry of murder, but he was pardoned by the governor in May 2024 and released from prison. He was acquitted of the aggravated assault charge. In announcing the pardon, Abbott pointed to the state's "Stand Your Ground" laws of self-defense and said that Garza "demonstrated unethical and biased misuse of his office in prosecuting Daniel Scott Perry." Shortly after Abbott's announcement, a state district judge unsealed court records that contained Perry's previously unreleased messages and social media posts, which contained racist rhetoric. During Perry's murder trial, prosecutors argued that he had sought out confrontation. The deadly conduct indictment said that Perry, who was an Uber driver at the time, placed a group of marchers walking on Congress Avenue on July 25, 2020, in danger of serious bodily injury by texting while driving and turning right at a red light without coming to a complete stop. It also said Perry turned into an intersection where pedestrians were visible in the crosswalk and in the intersection, and that he drove into a group of people in the street. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to one year in a county jail and a fine of up to $4,000. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Judge won't dismiss deadly conduct charge against Daniel Perry
