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13 hours ago
- General
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3 sentenced for deadly 2023 Tempe drive-by shooting
The Brief Three men were sentenced for a deadly drive-by shooting in Tempe back in March 2023. A boy, 5, was killed and a teen boy and girl were injured in the shooting near 48th Street and Broadway Road. TEMPE, Ariz. - Three men were sentenced for their roles in a deadly Tempe drive-by shooting that killed a little boy and injured a teen and young girl. What we know In March 2023, Alfred Gary, Freddy Patterson and Charles Adams pulled up alongside a black Chevrolet Impala at a red light near 48th Street and Broadway Road in Tempe. Seven people were inside the Impala, mostly kids and teens, and they shot more than 20 rounds into it. A five-year-old boy was killed, and a 17-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl were injured. "The defendants then picked up dinner before returning to the crime scene to take a video, which they used to brag about the shooting with fellow gang members," the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said. Documented gang members, Patterson and Adams, had an issue with a rival gang member inside the Impala. "All three defendants pleaded guilty to a range of felony offenses, including second-degree murder, drive-by shooting, conspiracy to commit a drive-by shooting, and aggravated assault. Gary was sentenced to 16 years in prison, while Patterson and Adams were each sentenced to 30 years in prison," MCAO said. Patterson and Adams had another five years tacked onto their sentences because of a drive-by shooting that happened two days earlier. They shot into a car with a mother and her kids inside – no one was hurt.
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21 hours ago
- General
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Harrison Twp. woman gets probation in robbery, shooting case
Jun. 2—A Harrison Twp. woman was sentenced to probation for her part in a robbery and shooting in 2024. Crystal Carpenter, 36, was sentenced by Montgomery County Steven Dankof to up to five years of probation, on the condition that she have no contact with the victim or co-defendants Jerrell and Jermaine Harbor, as well as completing up to 500 hours of community service. Carpenter and her co-defendants were charged after an incident Nov. 30, 2024, when Montgomery County sheriff's deputies were called to Miami Valley Hospital around 4:26 p.m. for a shooting victim. The shooting victim said he med Carpenter in the 2400 block of Rugby Road to sell her marijuana, after which two men approached his vehicle with guns drawn and robbed him, according to an affidavit filed in Vandalia Municipal Court. The men reportedly dragged the victim out of the vehicle and shot him in the back as he ran away. The victim's brother, who was in the area but did not witness the shooting, took him to the hospital, records said. Video from the area showed a Chevrolet Impala pull up to the man's car, followed by a woman getting out, making a transaction and getting back in the car, court documents said. The Impala then pulls out of view and two man approach from that direction with guns drawn. The video shows the men drag the victim out of his vehicle take his bag, shoot him as he ran away, the flee in the Impala, the affidavit said. Hours later around 8:30 p.m., deputies found the Impala and tried to pull it over on North Dixie Drive near Bartley Road, but it fled, records said. Tire deflation spikes were deployed in the 5400 block of North Dixie Drive, and the Impala came to a stop near Republic Drive. Carpenter and the two Harbors were arrested. Jermaine Harbor was sentenced to four years and nine months to six years and three months for aggravated robbery, failure to comply and having weapons while under disability, according to court records. Jerrell Harbor was sentenced to four to six years for a felonious assault and aggravated robbery conviction.
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4 days ago
- Automotive
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State Patrol: Alcohol suspected in crash that seriously injured motorcyclist Thursday night
May 30—SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — Alcohol was suspected in a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist Thursday night, May 29, 2025, in Spring Valley. A 2014 Chevy Impala and 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle were traveling south on Highway 63 when one rear-ended the other at the intersection with North Park Drive around 11:53 p.m., according to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report. It was unclear in the report which vehicle rear-ended which. A request for clarification was sent to the State Patrol Friday morning. The driver of the motorcycle, Taylor Anthony Roe, 27, of Spring Valley, was transported to Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys with life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the report. The driver of the Impala, Alexander William Kimelman, 26, of Rochester, was not injured. The Minnesota State Patrol report said both drivers may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. The Fillmore County Sheriff's Office, Spring Valley Fire Department and Spring Valley Ambulance also responded to the scene.
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5 days ago
- General
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Johnston man killed in wrong-way, head-on Highway 30 crash
STORY COUNTY, Iowa — A head-on crash east of Ames Wednesday night left a Johnston man dead and a Slater woman hospitalized. The Story County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a crash at Highway 30 and Sand Hill Trail at 11:30 p.m. Officials say the investigation into the collision indicates a Jeep Renegade driven by 41-year-old Ashley Taylor was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 when it struck a Chevy Impala head-on. Iowa teen killed in head-on crash in Jefferson County The driver of the Impala, 26-year-old Christian Royston, was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor was transported to a Des Moines hospital by air ambulance. The SCSO said she suffered serious injuries in the crash. The crash investigation is ongoing. Trump's Qatar jet deal not finalized even as Pentagon has taken possession Smoke it or eat it, cannabis is bad for your heart, new research shows Group urges appeals court to allow refugees into US New Mexico couple takes wedding photos in front of tornado White House blasts rulings on tariffs: 'The courts should have no role here' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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22-05-2025
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Man avoids prison in drunken head-on crash on highway ramp
A Gary man avoided prison in a plea deal for a drunken head-on crash on a highway ramp. John Blackwell III, 30, formerly of Hobart, pleaded guilty in March to causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle, a Level 5 felony. Judge Natalie Bokota sentenced him Wednesday to two years in the Lake County Community Corrections program, one year on probation and ordered him to pay $40,000 in restitution. Blackwell was driving on the ramp for some time in the wrong direction, Deputy Prosecutor Lindsay Lanham said Wednesday. At the time, he was on bond for an operating while intoxicated case in Hobart city court. The woman was left injured, losing her job and apartment after the crash, lawyers said. Defense lawyer Russell Brown said his client had made 'tremendous progress' over time and had no ankle monitor violations. Blackwell apologized in court and said he understood 'the gravity' of what happened, but couldn't be summed up by 'one bad decision.' Bokota told Blackwell, a waiter, that probation could help him get a better-paying job. Indiana State Police responded at 3:39 a.m. Feb. 13, 2023 for a head-on crash at I-65 north on the I-80/94 east exit ramp. Blackwell was driving the wrong way on the exit ramp, according to the affidavit. His Dodge Dart hit a black Impala that got rear-ended by a red Nissan Sentra. The woman in an Impala said she was on the ramp to I-80/94 when she saw a pair of headlights coming 'straight' at her. She swerved right and the other car followed her and slammed head-on into her. The woman was taken to the hospital, then a Chicago hospital with a fractured leg and two fractured ankles. She also had a bruised chest, lungs and a chest hematoma, or bleeding. The man in the Sentra was not hurt. mcolias@
