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Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Man charged with attacking victim, pulling gun at J. Alexander's
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing numerous charges after a fight at J. Alexander's restaurant sent customers running. Memphis Police say 30-year-old Jamaine Ivy has been charged with domestic assault, five counts of aggravated assault, child abuse, neglect, or endangerment, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. Fight at J. Alexander's restaurant has customers diving for cover On Mother's Day, Memphis Police responded to J. Alexander's on North Germantown Parkway in the Wolfchase area at around 6:30 p.m. Police say Ivy, who was armed, walked into the restaurant and assaulted his ex-girlfriend while she was eating dinner with her family. A female suspect, who police have identified as Ivy's girlfriend, allegedly joined the attack. According to police, when customers tried to stop Ivy, he pulled out a handgun and told everyone to 'get back.' A woman who tried to break up the fight was allegedly punched in the face by the female suspect. Ivy is also accused of pointing the gun directly at a man who tried to stop the assault. Witnesses told WREG that some people ran out of the restaurant's emergency exit during the incident. 'I knew it was serious when the drinks hit the floor,' witness Joshua Abbott said. 'Next thing I know is, somebody from the staff runs through, and it was surreal, like a Bruce Willis movie. He started running through, saying 'Get down, get down!' Everybody just jumped underneath, started getting under the tables.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman threatens to ‘air out' Texas Roadhouse with gun: Police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman threatened to 'air out' a restaurant with her gun in the Wolfchase area on Saturday, Memphis Police say. Saturday, officers responded to an assault report at the Texas Roadhouse at 2810 New Brunswick Road. Police were told two suspects caused a disturbance, and one of them threw a wooden toothpick holder at an employee's forehead. According to MPD, the victim said she was greeting customers in the front when a younger woman and her mother became belligerent. Fight at J. Alexander's sends customers diving for cover The victim told police that the younger woman attempted to assault her and threw the toothpick holder at her head. She said she did not need medical help and was the only person assaulted. Officers spoke with the person who had to escort the two women out of the business, and she said that when they left, the younger woman said she was going to 'air out the place' with her gun. The complainant told police the two women did not return, and employees said they left in a black BMW. Police were told a reservation was made with the two women, three children, and another man. The incident at Texas Roadhouse happened a day before a large fight at J. Alexander's restaurant nearby in the Wolfchase area. That disturbance had customers hiding under tables after someone reportedly spotted a gun. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
MSCS files suit against software company after data breach leaked info to hackers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Memphis Shelby County Schools against PowerSchool, a K-12 software provider the school district was using, after a data breach leaked 'highly sensitive' student information. In December 2024, hackers stole student and teacher data from PowerSchool, the company confirms. PowerSchool says it became aware of the breach Dec. 28. School districts were not notified of the breach until nearly two weeks later, according to the lawsuit. Hackers claimed to have obtained information like names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and phone numbers from over 60 million students, parents, and faculty members worldwide. MSCS says in the lawsuit it has verified that nearly 24,000 of the records are from schools in the district. A news release from Frants Law Group states that PowerSchool paid a ransom to the hackers, 'but it is possible that personal information about students and parents has or will be sold on the dark web.' Local grandmother contradicts MSCS statement about release of students' names They say there have been recent reports of hackers doing exactly this — extorting school districts who are PowerSchool users. Frantz Law Group filed the lawsuit on behalf of MSCS. They say the district has paid PowerSchool more than $21 million over the last 12 years for its services, which promised to keep their data safe. The lawsuit includes accusations of negligence, breach of contract, and false advertising. 'The education community reasonably relied on PowerSchool's claims of privacy and security, but the software provider breached numerous contractual and legal duties it owed Memphis-Shelby schools and other districts across the country,' said William Shinoff, trial attorney with Frantz Law Group. Gun pulled during fight at J. Alexander's restaurant: police PowerSchool recently released a statement May 7 saying that a 'threat actor' has reached out to multiple school district customers trying to extort them using data from the December 2024 breach. They believe this is connected to the same incident. 'We sincerely regret these developments – it pains us that our customers are being threatened and re-victimized by bad actors,' said PowerSchool. The company also noted its decision to pay the hackers a ransom after the initial incident last year, saying they felt it was the best option to prevent the data from being made public. 'We made the decision to pay a ransom because we believed it to be in the best interest of our customers and the students and communities we serve. It was a difficult decision, and one which our leadership team did not make lightly,' said PowerSchol. 'But we thought it was the best option for preventing the data from being made public, and we felt it was our duty to take that action.' 📡 for Memphis and the Mid-South. 📧 and have the latest top stories sent right to your inbox. Through the lawsuit, MSCS is requesting actual and compensable damages caused by PowerSchool's negligence, including expenses associated with handling the concerns of students and staff who suffered the theft of their personal information, along with the lost time and money used to mitigate the effects of the data breach. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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DUI suspect charged with hitting patrol car, chase
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is now facing a long list of charges claiming he was 'very intoxicated' after ramming his car into a patrol vehicle before leading troopers on a chase in the Bartlett area Sunday. Randy Rodriguez, 24, is charged with aggravated assault law enforecement/first responder, speeding, reckless driving, opposing traffic, disobedience to traffic control, possession of a prohibited weapon, intentionally evading arrest in auto, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, manufacture/deliver/sell controlled substance, leaving the scene of an accident, open container law, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving under the influence/ intoxication/drugs. Gun pulled during fight at J. Alexander's restaurant: police On May 11, around 2:45 a.m., troopers said they saw a gray Hyundai Genesis Coupe driving 30 miles over the speed limit on Kirby Whitten Road and Summer Avenue. When the trooper attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the Hyundai sped off. However, the trooper says they were able to get the tag number from the temporary tag on the back of the car. The trooper says that when they were headed to the owner's listed address, they saw the Hyundai again in the area of Reese Road and Whitten Road. This time, the temporary tag was removed. MPD: Child shot in the head at Binghampton apartment Another traffic stop was initiated when the Hyundai made a U-turn to go back the other way. The driver is accused of going through a traffic stop and driving into oncoming traffic. The trooper says they positioned their vehicle with lights and sirens in front of the Hyundai to prevent the driver from proceeding through oncoming traffic. The Hyundai continued, striking the patrol vehicle before making another U-turn and speeding off. At that time, a chase was initiated. The suspect is accused of driving 100 miles per hour on Interstate 40 before getting off, disregarding multiple red lights. His vehicle stopped west of Sycamore View Road, where he was taken into custody. The driver was identified as Randy Rodriguez. He allegedly told the trooper he was 'very intoxicated' after the trooper spotted an open Corona Beer bottle in plain view in the center cupholder. 'I'm afraid': 2 men hospitalized after Mother's Day shootings A pair of brass knuckles, along with three small bags filled with marijuana, 10 wrapped and labeled pre-rolled marijuana cigars, 20 wrapped and labeled THC vapor/wax pens, three labeled small jars of pre-rolled marijuana cigars, a scale, a grinder, and empty plastic bags were also found in the Hyundai. Both the trooper's vehicle and the Hyundai were heavily damaged. Randy Rodriguez is currently held in jail on a $90,000 bond. He is due in court on Monday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Gun pulled during fight at J. Alexander's restaurant: police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man pulled a gun on a customer during a fight Sunday night at J. Alexander's restaurant in the Wolfchase area, according to Memphis Police. The MPD is searching for two suspects accused of threatening and assaulting customers on Mother's Day at the restaurant on North Germantown Parkway. Police say the altercation broke out around 6:30 p.m. when the ex-boyfriend of a victim's daughter approached her at the restaurant, holding a gun to his side where everyone could see it. He allegedly told the woman to 'get back,' and a fight began. Two men hospitalized after Mother's Day shootings A woman who attempted to break up the fight was punched in the face by a female suspect, and a man who also tried to intervene told police the male suspect pointed the gun at his stomach. Reports say the two suspects then left the restaurant in a purple Lexus SUV with Tennessee temporary tags. A man who said he was a witness went on Facebook Live describing what he saw, saying two women began fighting at the table next to his, and then a group of people jumped over the patio wall and began attacking a woman who was eating. He said he only saw a fist fight but, 'At some point, somebody said 'Gun.'' A restaurant employee then ran through the restaurant and told everyone to get under their tables and take cover. He said his group decided to stay at the restaurant after the action, and had an 'amazing' evening. No one was injured during the altercation. WREG is reaching out to the restaurant today. If you have any information that could help police, call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-CASH. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
