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Global News
4 days ago
- Global News
Woman in coma after break-in at Beanie Babies billionaire's home
A woman is in a coma after a man allegedly broke into the California mansion of Beanie Babies billionaire founder Ty Warner and violently attacked her. Russell Maxwell Phay, a 42-year-old war combat veteran who served in the U.S. army, was arrested last week after the break-in in Montecito, according to a statement from the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office. The Santa Barbara Independent reported that Phay broke into Warner's residence on May 21 and claimed that it was his home, demanding that everyone inside leave. He then 'violently' beat a woman in the home before barricading himself in an upstairs bathroom, according to authorities. According to NBC News, 80-year-old Warner, a known recluse, was home at the time of the attack but was not injured. The woman, in her 60s, used to work for Warner's hotels division, KSBW reported, but it is unclear why she was in Warner's home at the time of the incident. Story continues below advertisement A criminal complaint obtained by KSBW said that the victim, who is said to be 'comatose due to brain injury,' was a 'particularly vulnerable' person. The sheriff's office says that when police were called to Warner's mansion, they found the woman suffering from 'severe injuries outside the residence.' She was immediately taken to hospital. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Meanwhile, authorities said Phay had barricaded himself in an upstairs bathroom and tried to escape by climbing out a window and jumping to the ground. Montecito: Deputies are on scene of a single barricaded subject on Fairway Road. Channel Drive is blocked and we ask the public to avoid the area. Updates here as they become available. Time of call 4:31 pm. — PIO Raquel Zick (@SBSOPIO) May 22, 2025 He was quickly apprehended by deputies and a sheriff's K9. According to the police filings, Phay may not have known the identity of the homeowner at the time. Story continues below advertisement He has been charged with obstruction and various felonies, including burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, battery with serious bodily injury and kidnapping. He has also been charged with first-degree attempted murder. According to the legal news website Law & Crime, Phay was featured in a 2014 article in the San Francisco Chronicle focused on a court that specialized in veterans' issues. In that article, Phay stated, 'I am fully trained for combat. I have been trained to eliminate you. I know that sounds crazy, but it is true.' The Independent reports that this is not Phay's first brush with the law; at the time he was featured in the Chronicle, he had been accused of attacking his wife when she attempted to leave him, taking their son with her, and was also named in a 2024 complaint after he allegedly threatened a California couple. KSBW also reported that Phay was charged in 2018 with battery and assault, but the case was dismissed last year. Warner's company, Ty Inc., manufactured and distributed stuffed toys, including the Beanie Babies that were all the rage in the 1990s, earning him a massive fortune.
New York Post
25-05-2025
- New York Post
California girl, 13, used jiu-jitsu training to defend herself against crazed attacker: ‘She got him in a headlock'
A 13-year-old California girl courageously used her jiu-jitsu training to defend herself when she was attacked by a crazed man while walking home from school, according to a report. The quick-thinking teen skillfully took down her unwitting assailant after he emerged from between two cars and attempted to strike her in the face — a blow she successfully blocked, her sensei told ABC News. 'She punched him, she got him in a headlock, kneed him a couple times, spun him around, threw him on the ground,' Sensei Michael Blackburn said of the harrowing May 6 incident in Carmel-by-the-Sea. 4 The quick-thinking teen skillfully took down her assailant after he emerged from between two parked cars and attempted to strike her in the face. KSBW 8 'She had stepped on his foot . . . and when she threw him on the ground, he broke his ankle.' The youngster then ran home as her battered attacker — who remains at large — lay on the ground. Blackburn, who has taught the teen the Brazilian martial art for the past three years, said he was devastated his student was ambushed but relieved she had the tools to protect herself. 4 Sensei Michael Blackburn has been teaching the young warrior jiu-jitsu for the past three years. KSBW 8 'I told her we were proud of her, and she did exactly as she was supposed to do,' Blackburn told the outlet. 'You have to fight in class like you're going to protect yourself on the street.' Local police still have no leads but believe the roughed-up brute may have been under the influence or struggling with personal issues when he aggressively charged at the gutsy warrior. 4 Police released a sketch of the suspect but still don't have any leads. KSBW 8 Authorities — who commended the resilient teen for her bravery — have since released a sketch of the suspect and are seeking the public's help as the investigation continues. 'You don't see it very often where a juvenile is brave like that,' Carmel Police Commander Todd Trayer said, KSBW reported. 4 KSBW 8 'To have that type of self-confidence, that awareness, to be a quick decision maker and make a decision that's going to keep themselves safe.' The determined young fighter — who did not want to be identified — hopes her story will inspire women and other girls to learn the skills that could one day save their lives.
New York Post
01-05-2025
- New York Post
Suspected drug dealer mom whose baby daughter died of fentanyl poisoning never called 911, court documents show
The California mom of a 1-year-old who died of fentanyl poisoning last year never called 911 and simply dumped the baby's body at a nearby hospital, new documents reveal. Korisa Lynn Woll — a 39-year-old meth addict and suspected fentanyl dealer — was arrested in June and charged with murder, drug dealing and child abuse after her 20-month-old daughter's body was found in their housing project apartment. Woll's 4-year-old son found the lifeless tot — identified as 'Baby Z' — but couldn't wake up his mother, who was passed out in the living room, according to documents from the district attorney's office obtained by KRON 4. 5 Korisa Woll and 'Baby Z,' her 20-month-old who died of fentanyl poisoning. Cherâie Lynn Brown 5 Baby Z had been dead for hours before her mom brought her to a hospital, Santa Cruz prosecutors said. Cherâie Lynn Brown 5 The Santa Cruz housing project unit where Baby Z died. KSBW Woll discovered her child's body the next morning, but instead of calling for help, she 'tried to give the baby Narcan and mouth-to-mouth (CPR),' Deputy District Attorney Kristal Salcido alleged in the documents. Baby Z had been dead for between nine and 11 hours before Woll carried her to the entrance of a hospital emergency room, stuck her in a wheelchair, alerted a security guard and walked away, Salcido wrote. She eventually returned to retrieve the body and told staff her daughter had died of 'something she picked up.' A toxicology exam found 22 ng/ml of fentanyl in Baby Z's system — enough to kill two adults, KRON 4 reported. Woll is being held without bond and is awaiting trial. 5 Baby Z had 22 milligrams of fentanyl (pictured) in her system. Darwin Brandis – 5 The sign for theSanta Cruz emergency room where Woll brought Baby Z. KSBW Baby Z's father, Robert Tillman, had died of a fentanyl overdose just a few months before his infant daughter. Woll and Tillman had three other children: a 16-year-old daughter, 8-year-old son and 4-year-old son. They would often shut their kids in the bedroom and do drugs in the living room, a neighbor/drug buddy told investigators. Tillman had been charged with felony child abuse for allegedly strangling their 8-year-old. He was released on bond and overdosed the same day. The parents had several child protective services cases open against them in Tennessee, where they had been living before moving to California, but none in Santa Cruz. 'Despite multiple reports of abuse and neglect, both from police and the State of Tennessee, Santa Cruz DCFS did not open any case involving (Woll) either before or after Robert Tillman's death,' prosecutors wrote.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
In One Ear: White dots everywhere
'Check out this super pod of over 1,500 Risso's dolphins our scouting boat spent time with in Carmel Bay yesterday!' Monterey Bay Whale Watch posted on Instagram in late January. 'With our bigger boats still out having their winter maintenance done, and getting ready for the 2025 season, we sent out our scouting boat to perform a survey on the coast south of Monterey. We covered 62 miles, round trip, from Monterey to Point Sur, and counted 33 gray whales, 1,500-plus Risso's dolphins (and) three northern right whale dolphins.' 'It was just an amazing sight.' Evan Brodsky, the group's whale watch captain and drone videographer, told KSBW. 'Just little white dots everywhere, and every single one of those white dots was a dolphin.' What caused the super pod? The whale watch team speculated to Smithsonian Magazine that perhaps several small pods simply congregated while heading south. And, since they are deep-water swimmers, they were probably enjoying the Monterey Canyon. 'It just honestly felt like, to me, especially being on a small boat, a once-in-a-lifetime experience to be surrounded by that many dolphins.' Colleen Talty, Monterey Bay Whale Watch marine biologist, recalled to KSBW. 'It was really, really special.' (Screenshots: Evan Brodsky/MBWW)
