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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
‘Middle finger': Man drove dad's car into ocean on Jacksonville Beach, police say
A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after police say he drove his father's car into the ocean on Jacksonville Beach. Joshua Kuss, 21, was taken to the Duval County Jail on a charge of criminal mischief, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Officers were called to the 2000 block of Beach Proper North about a car in the ocean. Responding officers made sure no one was in or around the car in distress, then ran the tag to find who the car belonged to. They went to the home of Kuss's father, who said he had allowed Kuss to borrow the car, and he hadn't returned it. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Officers located Kuss after his father pinged his phone. Kuss drove the car to the 2000 block Beach Proper North entrance and 'initially attempted to use a cinder block to send the car into the ocean, but the block kept getting stuck on the brake,' the report said. He then 'removed the block, got into the driver's seat, turned on all the lights, and ensured no one was nearby before accelerating the vehicle into the ocean,' the report said. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] The report said, 'While driving, he grinned and wished he could point his middle finger at his father and aunt.' Kuss then got out of the car and returned to his mother's house, the report said. Kuss's father decided to press charges as he reported a loss of $6,500. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Kuss memorial scholarship honors fallen pilot
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly nine years after U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Capt. Jeff Kuss lost his life while training for the Great Tennessee Airshow in Smyrna, his legacy continues to live on. At the time of the accident in June 2016, he was flying as Blue Angel Number Six. His tragic loss impacted many across the nation, but especially in Rutherford County where the horrific accident took place. Even though Capt. Kuss was from Colorado, those from Smyrna and the surrounding area have continued honoring him in a number of ways. Future of Middle Point Landfill hangs in the balance There's a memorial site in with a retired Blue Angels aircraft on it at Lee Victory Park, an annual Top Gun Night Run 6K and for the second time, a scholarship on his behalf. The Captain Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial Scholarship is worth a total of $6,000. It is split evenly and awarded to three high school seniors who are residents of Smyrna or attend a high school in the town and are going on to post-secondary education. Smyrna Mayor Mary Esther Reed told News it's the perfect way to make Capt. Kuss's love of learning live on. ⏩ 'Education was one thing that Jeff's mom and dad and family talked so much about,' Reed said. 'When he went out to schools to talk to students it was about education, how important it was. We knew we wanted to do something in regards to a scholarship.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
