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News.com.au
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‘Hunting the hunters': The terrifying true story of a crossbow attack on police in rural Australia
When someone ran into the Tenterfield Police Station on April Fool's Day, 2012, to report that someone was shooting at members of a commune with a bow and arrow at a remote property near Rocky River, Sergeant Carter Knyvett called for backup before attending the scene. The backup came in the form of his de facto partner, Sergeant Karen Peasley, who was the only other officer available. What the couple experienced when they arrived was – as former Deputy State Coroner Hugh Dillon describes it, 'nightmarish'. 'Usually when police are involved in some sort of scenario and someone dies, they've come upon a scene where someone's threatening others,' he tells Gary Jubelin on this week's episode of the former-homicide cop's I Catch Killers podcast. 'In this case, [the offender] was actually hunting the police themselves. It put me in mind of the film Deliverance.' Dillon, who presided over the coronial inquest into the case, saw more than 300 cases during his time as a coroner – and will never forget the 'terrifying' set of circumstances of the Tenterfield crossbow attack. A man in camouflage shatters the peace Earlier that afternoon, 33-year-old Ryan Pringle had posted a status on his Facebook page that read: 'going hunting be back when i have enough food for winter [sic].' He then approached the property, on which members of the 'Rainbow Family' commune had gathered for a month-long celebration of the group's values of 'peace, love and harmony,' and almost immediately became aggressive. According to reports, he then took 10 members hostage, assaulted them and threatened them with a knife and his crossbow. Because there was no phone reception at the property, it wasn't until a few campers escaped and drove into Tenterfield that police could even be notified. Jubelin, who was called to attend as a senior investigating officer on the critical incident team, describes his own recollection of the 'very brave' actions of officers Knyvett and Peaseley. '[The property] was about an hour's drive out from town in a very remote location with no communication, not just police radio, but telephones – there were black spots all over the place,' he recalls. '[Knyvett and Peaseley] get out there and Ryan's decided to start stalking them,' he continues. 'I thought they were very brave in that they went and gathered up all the people at the festival and got them all to travel out. It was like a wagon train, getting everyone to pack up their gear and get in their vans and follow the police car.' A hunt in the night 'Then, just as they're about to move off – this is late at night and pitch black out there – Ryan's come out of the shadows and started calling out to police and threatening to kill them.' This 'hunt' went on for some time, with police unable to turn on their torches to locate Pringle, lest they make themselves more of a target. 'The police were trying to protect a whole gaggle of people who were simply there for a good weekend,' agrees Dillon. 'They were ordinary country police, just decent people trying to protect members of the community. And suddenly they're being hunted for their lives.' Eventually, after Pringle approached the van where police were sheltering and there was a chase; Peasley deployed her taser, which missed, and Knyvett shot Pringle to prevent him from shooting them both with the crossbow. 'I think it gave me a lot of respect for what country cops do,' adds Jubelin. 'There wasn't any backup for them – the communications – it was an hour or two before other police came by. You've got the other people in the situation, someone's just been shot with critical injuries and they're left there dealing with all that. I think [Sgt Knyvett] told me he wasn't sure if the rest of the community were going to attack him after the shot [that killed Pringle]. Just a horrendous situation.' After a critical incident investigation that heard several eyewitness testimonies from members of the Rainbow Family, all of whom reported that officers had continually pleaded with Pringle to drop the crossbow, telling him they did not want to get hurt, both officers went on to receive bravery awards for their actions. Although, adds Jubelin, some members of the 'eclectic' group provided colourful memories with their approach to courthouse attire. 'There was this one particular person that was a witness to this situation who didn't believe in wearing clothes,' he recalls. 'Clothes just weren't his scene. And I don't think you realise, as the Deputy State Coroner, how much work we had to do behind the scenes to get that witness to appear in court with some clothes on.' A system in need of an overhaul Along with being at the coalface of human tragedy through his coronial career, Dillon's time trying to understand death has left him desperate for things to change within the system. Dillon says one major failing in the current system is that while approximately 8,000 deaths are reported annually in NSW, only about 100 inquests are held. 'Around 40 per cent of the reported deaths are due to unnatural causes,' he explains. 'We don't really investigate enough accidents, I think, to learn all the lessons that could be learned. Ideally, a coronial system should really, thoroughly investigate all the fatal accidents that occur, and try to put them into patterns or identify trends so that we can pull out lifesaving lessons.' He adds that while investment into increased coronial inquests might seem steep, the impacts could actually be economically beneficial. 'One thing that people don't often think about – and frankly, I didn't think about when I was a coroner, but I have thought about since – is the economic value of a human life,' he says. 'The Australian Government puts an economic value on Australian life, and it's called the 'value of a statistical life'. And that, in 2024, was estimated to be $5.7 million. One year of life is valued by actuaries at around $240,000 or $250,000.' Dillon argues that thoroughly investigating the causes of accidents should be regarded as an investment in lifesaving. 'If we could save more lives, if we can prevent more accidents, then it would be obviously good for the families and the community in general if this human cost wasn't spent or incurred, but there's also a value to the economy,' he says. 'If you think about it, we have 3000 unnatural deaths a year. That's possibly $15 billion. Just putting it in dollar terms, which is a very crude and unsatisfactory way to put it, is really worth looking at,' Dillon continues. 'This is not just a lot of grief and a lot of sadness. It's an enormous cost to the society that we live in.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
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Mayor of Kingstown season 4: everything we know so far about the hit Paramount+ show's return
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mayor of Kingstown season 4: key information - Officially renewed in December 2024- Coming to Paramount+ in October- Main cast expected to return- New characters confirmed- No official plot details - Taylor Sheridan has seven seasons in mind Mayor of Kingstown season 4 returns in October, which is no doubt excellent news for fans of the crime thriller. Spearheaded by Yellowstone's Taylor Sheridan alongside Hugh Dillon, it's one of the best shows on Paramount+ and there's plenty more where that came from. Viewers have watched the McClusky family position themselves as power brokers acting as the go-between for police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians. And leading the McClusky family? Mike (Jeremy Renner) as he navigates Kingstown, a place with a real lack of order, in hopes of digging his way out. Here's everything we can expect from release date speculation, predicted cast, plot rumors, and more. Full spoilers follow for Mayor of Kingstown seasons 1-3. Potential spoilers are also discussed for season 4. Mayor of Kingstown season 4 release date prediction While Mayor of Kingstown season 4 doesn't have an exact release date, it does have a release window – and that's October. Thanks to an Instagram post by the show's co-creator, Hugh Dillon, it was revealed on June 10 that season 4 had officially wrapped on production and will start streaming on Paramount+ in October. Mayor of Kingstown season 4 trailer speculation With filming wrapped on Mayor of Kingstown season 4 and an impending October release window in mind, I'd expect the trailer to arrive in September – and when it does, I'll post it here. If we take a look at season 3's trailer release, it officially dropped on April 25 before the season arrived on June 2. That's just over a month before, which is the same gap as the trailer release to show launch of season 2. Mayor of Kingstown season 4 confirmed cast Spoilers follow for Mayor of Kingstown season 1 to 3. The Mayor of Kingstown season 4 cast has been growing in size with returning cast and newcomers alike. Here's who we can expect to star this time round: Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky Hugh Dillon as Ian Tobi Bamtefa as Deverin 'Bunny' Washington Nishi Munshi as Tracy Taylor Handley as Kyle McLusky Hamish Allan-Headley as Derek Webster as Clayton Cardenas as Deputy Warden Torres Edie Falco as Nina Hobbs Lennie James as Frank Moses Laura Benanti as Cindy Stephens Derek Rivera as Cortez As mentioned, there's already been a few casting announcements for Mayor of Kingstown season 4 including Edie Falco, Lennie James and Laura Benanti all revealed in the official Instagram post above. And, as per Deadline in January, Clayton Cardenas joined as Deputy Warden Torres: "the right-hand man to the prison's new warden at Anchor Bay Prison". Another cast announcement, confirmed again by Deadline in June, is Derek Rivera. He'll be joining the cast for season 4 as Cortez: "a young, cold, and measured Colombian Sicario in a recurring role". Mayor of Kingstown season 4 story synopsis and rumors Full spoilers follow for Mayor of Kingstown seasons 1-3. Potential spoilers for Mayor of Kingstown season 4. The Mayor of Kingstown season 3 finale was tumultuous, to say the least. While a lot of issues were resolved, most importantly the Russian mafia which has had a chokehold on the McClusky family for three strong seasons, the stage is set for Mike to navigate new territory. It also comes as no surprise really that new cast announcements have been made for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, considering the characters that were lost in season 3. There was Iris (Emma Laird) and Kareem (Michael Beach) met their untimely fates. And, Milo (Aidan Gillen), who seemingly returned from the dead to take over Konstantin, succeeding with the manipulation of Iris before being overpowered by Mike. Milo's return made Mike's plan to finally rid Kingstown of its Russian problem in the season 3 finale a little tricky, but he managed it all the same. For season 4 though, co-creator Hugh Dillon told The Hollywood Reporter that the season 3 finale: "leaves a vacuum". But, he adds: "And it will be filled, it's human nature". But, who's next to step into the criminal abyss left behind by the eradication of the Russian mafia, we'll have to wait and see. Then, there was the shootout on the bridge during a confrontation with Bunny's game, which saw Kyle shoot at Robert to protect the innocent civilians around them. While this subsequently led to Kyle's arrest, it leaves the door open for Robert's story in season 4 given Evelyn is still hellbent on looking into him, despite him recovering in hospital from Kyle's shooting. It's all speculation for now as the Mayor of Kingstown season 4 plot is kept firmly under wraps. And I'd expect no less from a show filled with complicated dynamics and brutal exchanges. Though, Dillon did say, when it comes to Mayor of Kingstown season 4: "The scripts are graet, the characters great. And that's what we want to do. We don't want to leave any strone unturned. This show is very much rock 'n' roll". Will there be more seasons of Mayor of Kingstown? Mayor of Kingstown has a rather complicated relationship with renewals, especially after Jeremy Renner's serious accident in 2023 left the entire show hanging in the balance. But, even after returning for season 3, it still took a few months to confirm the return of Mayor of Kingstown season 4 was happening. It appears though that the plan has always been for more. In conversation with ScreenRant, Hugh Dillon reveals the aim has always been for multiple more seasons – with Taylor Sheridan already having planned an ending in season 7: "Well, Taylor's my mentor, he has been. He's coached me, this was the first thing he ever wrote, and he was my acting coach. "He coached me on 100 episodes of TV, and we would talk about this all the time. And when we first mapped it out, he's the king of knowing where it ends. I like intros, and I like explosive intros. And he has an ending for it in season 7". Dillon added: "So, our goal is to get to that season 7, because that's as far as we can get, because that's where he's always had it". Whether the show makes it that far is one thing, but if Sheridan has plans to extend its run with a multi-year deal at Paramount+ already in place, there's some real hope for more Mayor of Kingstown. Watch this space. 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CTV News
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
The Tea Party, Finger Eleven, Headstones to play in Edmonton as part of fall cross-Canada tour
Members of the band Finger Eleven pose for a photo on the red carpet during the Juno Awards in Calgary Sunday, April 6, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry McDougal The Tea Party, Finger Eleven, Headstones will all play at Edmonton's Rogers Place on Nov. 28 as part of a joint tour. The tour will start in Penticton, B.C., three days earlier. It's the first time they have toured together. 'What's coming is a perfect storm of Canadian rock 'n' roll—an onslaught of the finest degree. A tour de force,' said Headstones' frontman Hugh Dillon in an announcement on Tuesday. Tickets go on presale on Wednesday and general sale on Friday. The bands will play in Calgary the day after Edmonton.
Business Upturn
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Mayor of Kingstown Season 4: Release date speculation, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on May 11, 2025, 17:12 IST Mayor of Kingstown has solidified its place as one of Paramount+'s most gripping crime dramas, with its raw portrayal of power, corruption, and survival in a prison-dominated town. With Season 3 leaving fans on edge, anticipation for Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 is at an all-time high. Here's everything we know so far about the release date, cast, plot details, and more. Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Release Date Speculation While Paramount+ has not yet confirmed an official release date for Mayor of Kingstown Season 4, the show was officially renewed in December 2024, and production is well underway. Filming began in January 2025 in Pittsburgh and Canada and is expected to wrap by May 2025. Based on the production timeline of Season 3, which filmed from January to May 2024 and premiered on June 2, 2024, a similar schedule suggests a potential premiere in July or August 2025. Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Expected Cast The cast of Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 is expected to see familiar faces return. Here's a breakdown: Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky : The heart of the series, Renner returns as the 'mayor' navigating the town's criminal and political chaos. His miraculous recovery from a 2023 snowplow accident continues to inspire, with co-creator Hugh Dillon praising his dedication. Hugh Dillon as Lt. Ian Ferguson : The hard-nosed detective and co-creator of the show will continue to play a pivotal role, especially as his character faces scrutiny from Evelyn's investigation. Taylor Handley as Kyle McLusky : Mike's younger brother, now dealing with the fallout of his arrest for attempted murder in Season 3, will likely face significant emotional and legal challenges. Tobi Bamtefa as Deverin 'Bunny' Washington : The Crips leader, now in control of Kingstown's underworld, is poised to expand his influence in Season 4. Hamish Allan-Headley as Robert Sawyer : The SWAT leader remains under suspicion, with Evelyn targeting him for his violent actions. Necar Zadegan as Evelyn Foley: The district attorney's investigation into corruption within the Kingstown Police Department will intensify, creating tension with Mike. Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Potential Plot The Season 3 finale delivered a brutal shake-up, resolving the Russian mafia storyline while opening new avenues for conflict. With Milo and Konstantin dead and Iris succumbing to a tragic overdose, Season 4 will explore the aftermath of these losses and the power vacuum in Kingstown's criminal underworld. Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
