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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Kansas City 18-year-old pleads guilty in double homicide, sentenced to 21 years in prison
A Kansas City 18-year-old was sentenced 21 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty in connection with a double homicide in south Kansas City last year. Linda S. Ater pleaded guilty Monday morning to second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting deaths of Deontae Marchbanks, 19, and Cierra Pennington, 17. Marchbanks and Pennington were shot on Dec. 9, 2024, outside an apartment building in the Citadel neighborhood of Kansas City. Police responded to the building in the 6000 block of Blue Hills Road around 3:30 p.m. and found Marchbanks and Pennington unresponsive in a car with multiple gunshot wounds. Marchbanks was pronounced dead at the scene, and Pennington was brought to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. Ater was initially charged in January with two counts of accessory to second-degree murder and two charges of armed criminal action. At least two other suspects were initially identified in Marchbanks and Pennington's death, but Ater remains the only one charged. Surveillance video captured at the scene shows Ater, Marchbanks and Pennington arriving at the parking lot of the apartment building in the same car, according to court documents. Ater can then be seen crossing to another car to speak to the other suspects before turning back and shooting at Marchbanks and Pennington, though detectives believe her gun malfunctioned or jammed, court documents read. Ater can then be seen getting into the suspects' car as another suspect continued shooting into the car, then shot Pennington as she tried to escape, according to court documents. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said in a statement Monday night that Ater had previously been identified as a potential participant in SAVE KC, a violent crime prevention campaign focused on deterrence and proactive resource distribution for people at high risk of criminal involvement. 'As we explain to SAVE KC clients, we care about your future, but violence will never be tolerated,' Johnson said Monday. Marchbanks and Pennington's deaths were the 141st and 142nd homicides reported in Kansas City in 2024, according to data collected by The Star.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Emmet County's updated Hazard Mitigation Plan is nearly finished. How to give input
PETOSKEY — An updated Hazard Mitigation Plan for Emmet County that has been years in the making is approaching completion. Stephanie Marchbanks, community planner with Networks Northwest, presented the final draft of the Hazard Mitigation Plan to the Emmet County Board of Commissioners during their meeting on March 13. 'About three years ago we applied on behalf of Emmet County for a FEMA grant to update your Hazard Mitigation Plan for the county,' Marchbanks said. 'We consider three types of hazards, natural hazards are the focus. We look at risk regarding flooding, regarding winter weather, shoreline erosion, all that stuff." 'There's also included in this plan, which really wasn't included before, what we consider technological hazards,' Marchbanks added. 'Those are things like a hazardous materials fixed site or transportation incident, a structure fire or a major build infrastructure failure or an energy shortage. It also considers things that are human-induced hazards, these are things like your public health emergencies with the pandemic, a cyberattack or major network disruption, or a civil disturbance.' Subscribe: Check out our offers and read the local news that matters to you The plan includes input from a wide variety of community stakeholders, including county officials, local tribal leadership, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, the Emmet County Road Commission, local law enforcement and more. An online survey early in the process also gathered public feedback. 'All together, the main portion of the document is what we call the hazard analysis,' Marchbanks said. 'For every hazard we have a description of the hazard, the location of impact, ... history of previous occurrences, extent of impact to people, property, the economy and the environment. We consider the probability of a future event based on that information, and also an overall vulnerability assessment for that specific hazard.' Some key issues for the county were also identified in the plan. 'Flood mitigation and coastline resiliency was a big one,' Marchbanks said. 'There is a proposed strategy in the plan that talks about the Tannery Creek area at U.S. 131 and Bear Creek Township, how that area has been historically prone to some major flooding. There's a proposed project in the strategies to hopefully open up that culvert and mitigate any future flooding there, which would be great.' Many municipalities in the county took part in the planning process, but not all. Marchbanks said they intend to reach out again to try and have as much participation as possible. 'A lot of the outer townships haven't participated so far, and it's important because FEMA requires local governments to have evidence of participating in development of the plan if they want to apply for a FEMA grant for hazard mitigation in the next five years,' she said. 'So if they're not considered a participant then they can't adopt the plan at the local level and they can't apply for a grant in the future.' The commissioners approved setting a public hearing for their April 7 meeting to address any final questions about the plan or hear any additional comments. The Hazard Mitigation Plan is open for public comment online from March 13 to April 7 on the Networks Northwest website, with a link also available on the Emmet County website. Comments can also be sent to — Contact Jillian Fellows at jfellows@ This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Emmet County sets April 7 public hearing for Hazard Mitigation Plan
CBS News
11-03-2025
- CBS News
Michigan man pleads guilty in home explosion that injured two children
A Flat Rock, Michigan, man has pleaded guilty to illegally transporting and receiving an explosive device that caused a home explosion, injuring two children. Steven Marchbanks, 58, is accused of purchasing the device, thought to be an M-80, from an unknown person and taking it to the home in River Rouge. Federal officials say Marchbanks left the device unattended near two children, with one of the children setting it off. The children suffered severe injuries, and there was structural damage to the home. A search warrant executive by police uncovered two guns belonging to Marchbanks, who previously was convicted of felony offenses and was permitted from possessing guns. Marchbanks pleaded guilty to felon in possession of firearms in addition to the explosive device charge. Sentencing is scheduled for July 15. He faces up to 10 years in prison for the device and 15 years for the firearms. "The allegations in this case represent the most horrific unintended consequences associated with poor choices. Steven Marchbanks is a repeat offender prohibited from lawfully possessing a firearm. Tragically, he chose to leave an unsecured M80 caliber explosive device with children in the home," said Detroit Field Division Special Agent in Charge James Deir in a statement. "In a millisecond, a young child's life was changed forever. In the end, Mr. Marchbanks will have several years behind bars to reflect on how his poor decision-making caused serious injuries to a child. Illegal fireworks are extremely dangerous and should never be left stored inside of your home."
