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2 days ago
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Navy sailor vanishes without a trace as mother reveals concerning break in daily habit
Virginia authorities are searching for missing sailor Angelina Petra Resendiz, who was last seen on May 29 at her barracks in Norfolk. The last known sighting of Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, was around 10 p.m. in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to Virginia State Police. Police are describing Resendiz's disappearance as critical, saying her health is at risk. A Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) spokesperson confirmed the agency is investigating Resindez's disappearance. Resendiz's mother, Esmeralda Castle, who lives in Resendiz's former home state of Texas, described her daughter as "loving" and "kind" in an interview with WVEC. She worked as a culinary specialist for the Navy, Castle said. Chilling Google Searches Lead Police To Arrest Active-duty Marine In Alleged Murder Of Escort Castle added that Resendiz has not responded to calls or texts from her family, which is out of character. Read On The Fox News App "Her and my sister have a 400-day streak on Snapchat. Every single day she talks to somebody. She talks to family, or she will talk to a friend," Castle told WVEC. Hannah Kobayashi Never Mentioned Mexico Travel Plans Despite Voluntary Border Crossing: Family The 21-year-old does not drive or have a vehicle, and she was reported missing after she failed to show up for work, according to WVEC. "She disappeared," Castle told the outlet. "It's very hard to tell people that she's missing." Family Of Woman Who Went Missing On Cross-country Vacation Says Cryptic Texts Sent From Phone Unlike Her Resendiz is described as a Hispanic female standing 5 ft. 5 in. and weighing 110 lbs. She has brown eyes and black hair. Authorities are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact (877) article source: Navy sailor vanishes without a trace as mother reveals concerning break in daily habit
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3 days ago
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Navy Sailor, 21, Suddenly Disappears After She Was Last Seen at Station Barracks
Angelina Petra Resendiz, a 21-year-old Navy sailor from Texas, has disappeared, according to family and authorities Virginia State Police said the woman was last seen at her barracks in Norfolk on May 29 'She's spent no money, made no calls. She just stopped. She disappeared," her mother, Esmerelda Castle saidA Navy sailor has suddenly disappeared, and her family is desperate to find her. The Virginia State Police (VSP) announced on Tuesday, June 3, that a 'critically missing adult alert' has been issued for 21-year-old Angelina Petra Resendiz. Resendiz was last seen 'at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk' at 10 a.m. local time on Thursday, May 29, according to state police. She is described as a 5-foot-tall white/Hispanic woman with brown eyes and black hair, and weighing about 110 lbs. "She's very kind. She's very loving," said her mother, Esmeralda Castle, according to ABC affiliate WVEC. Castle lives in Texas, where Resendiz grew up, according to the report. She said her daughter goes by the nickname 'Angie' and is a culinary specialist with the Navy. Before her disappearance, Resendiz would talk to a family member or friend 'every single day,' Castle told WVEC. "Her and my sister have a 400-day streak on Snapchat,' she added. Last week, friends and family stopped hearing from Resendiz, and the Navy sailor missed work, according to Castle. She reached out to the Navy after she was unable to reach her daughter. "She just stopped existing Thursday,' the mom explained. 'She's spent no money, made no calls. She just stopped. She disappeared.' State police said Resendiz's disappearance 'poses a credible threat' to her health and safety. Castle told CBS affiliate WTKR that her daughter wouldn't leave work 'unauthorized' or 'without permission.' 'Angie's too scared to miss work; she wouldn't do that,' the mom explained. She said she is going to Virginia herself 'to find out what I can.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Anyone with information about Resendiz's whereabouts is asked to contact the Naval Criminal Investigative Service at (877) 579-3648. Castle told WVEC that her daughter does not drive. Family described her as a fun and kind woman. "This isn't like Angie. I just want to find her," the mom said. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Health
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Man dead after officer-involved shooting inside eastern NC hospital
A man was shot and killed by deputies overnight Monday inside an eastern North Carolina hospital. WVEC, an ABC station in Elizabeth City, reports it happened at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center around 1 a.m. Pasquotank County deputies said a man in a triage room pointed a gun at them and three deputies shot him. ALSO READ: 2 charged after shooting at popular Hickory shopping center Medical staff pronounced him dead. The deputies involved are on administrative leave as the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation takes over the case. Check for updates. WATCH BELOW: 'Needs to be honored': Community calls for transparency after K-9′s death in Wadesboro
New York Times
13-03-2025
- Sport
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High School Runner Who Struck Rival With Baton Faces Charge
A high school runner is facing criminal charges after striking and injuring another runner with a baton earlier this month. During a 4x200-meter indoor relay race at the Virginia state championships in Lynchburg on March 4, Kaelen Tucker passed Alaila Everett, who then swung her arm, striking Ms. Tucker in the head with the baton. Ms. Tucker brought a hand to her head, fell to the track and did not finish the race. Her family said that she had sustained a concussion. Ms. Everett now faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, said Bethany Harrison, the commonwealth attorney for the city of Lynchburg. Ms. Everett's team, I.C. Norcom of Portsmouth, Va., was disqualified from the race. What exactly happened, and why, is a matter of dispute. Indoor track, and indoor relays in particular, can be rough. Limited space and fast athletes lead to jostling, collisions and falls. The 4x200 is the shortest and fastest relay event that is commonly run indoors, and the runners do not stay in their lanes, meaning they are in close quarters. 'As we got around the curve she kept bumping me in my arm and then finally when we got off the curve I , like, slowly started passing her, and then that's when she just hit me with a baton, and I fell off the track,' Ms. Tucker told the local TV station WSLS. 'To see that they kept running, and she did not stop and check on my daughter, it couldn't have been an accident,' her mother, Tamarrow Tucker, mother said on 'Good Morning America.' But Ms. Everett and her family disputed that she intentionally struck her fellow runner. 'She was so close to me that my baton kept hitting her,' Ms. Everett told the local station WAVY. 'I lost my balance and then I pumped my arms again and she got hit. She was cutting in when it happened — she should have waited a little bit longer. But she cut in too quick. She was so close to me she got hit.' 'I would never hit somebody on purpose,' Ms. Everett said through tears. Her father said he saw the incident as part of the rough and tumble of a relay. 'When the young lady cut her off, my daughter couldn't pump her arm; no control where your arms go,' Mr. Everett told WVEC. 'She can only apologize on the news, and she's done it already several times.' Under track rules, runners can't cut in front of the runners they pass until they are a stride length, or about six feet, in front. Vincent Pugh, a former athletic director for Portsmouth Public Schools, told WAVY that Ms. Tucker had not had that margin. He also said that he believed the video did not show that the baton strike had been intentional. The families of Ms. Tucker and Ms. Everett did not respond to requests for further comment. The moment in the race became a prominent episode on social media, drawing many comments, including from those who are not normally track fans. Some of those opinions were far from nuanced. The local N.A.A.C.P. chapter said that the Everett family had been the target of racial slurs and death threats, and said of Ms. Everett that 'she has carried herself with integrity both on and off the field, and any narrative that adjudicates her guilty of any criminal activity is a violation of her due process rights.'
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13-03-2025
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High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton faces assault and battery charge
A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a now-viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a relay event. Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, was running the second leg of the 4x200-meter relay when her baton struck Kaelen Tucker, a junior from Brookville High School, in the head. It happened March 4 during the Virginia State High School League Championships at Liberty University in Lynchburg. Bethany Harrison, the commonwealth's attorney for the city of Lynchburg, confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday that a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was issued against Everett in the matter. Additional details on the case were not immediately available. Video of the incident showed Tucker staggering and reaching for her head after being hit before going off the track. She dropped her baton and was attended to by medical personnel shortly after the incident. She would later be diagnosed with a concussion, she told ABC affiliate WVEC in Hampton, Virginia. "I was so in disbelief," Tucker told WVEC. "I didn't know what happened." Everett contended that baton strike was an accident in an interview that aired Tuesday on "Good Morning America." "I would never do that on purpose," Everett said. "That's not in my character." MORE: High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton mid-race speaks out The 18-year-old said that during the race, her arm became stuck, and her baton inadvertently struck Tucker as they neared the corner of the track. "Her arm was literally hitting the baton -- until she got a little ahead, and my arm got stuck like this," she said while holding a baton to emphasize the movement. The Everetts say they believe their video shows that Tucker's proximity to their daughter led to an accidental collision. According to the family, Tucker was running too close to Everett when she tried to cut ahead, which caused Everett to lose her balance and the baton to make contact with Tucker. Following the incident, the athletic director at I.C. Norcom High School and Everett's father apologized to the Tucker family in a phone call, according to Tucker's parents. The Virginia High School League told ABC News on Monday that it is reviewing the incident. "The VHSL membership has always made it a priority to provide student-athletes with a safe environment for competition," the league said in a statement. MORE: Dad charged with assault for shoving 2 child referees at hockey game The Portsmouth NAACP said it is also reviewing the incident as well as "racial slurs and death threats" toward the Everett family. "We are committed collectively to ensuring that the criminal justice system, which we feel is not warranted in this situation, is executed fairly and based on due process," the organization said in a statement on Wednesday while calling for Everett to be "void of any criminal proceedings." "From all accounts, she is an exceptional young leader and scholar whose athletic talent has been well-documented and recognized across our state," the Portsmouth NAACP said. "She has carried herself with integrity both on and off the field and any narrative that adjudicates her guilty of any criminal activity is a violation of her due process rights." ABC News' Victoria Arancio contributed to this report. High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton faces assault and battery charge originally appeared on
