By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended by his police department.Bodycam footage of the incident, provided by an attorney for the man who was punched, Diabate Hood, shows at least four officers attempting to handcuff Hood while he is on the ground next to a stopped vehicle. One officer is seen striking Hood several times in the face with his fist. Hood screamed “my eye” multiple times.The Grand Rapids Police Department has not...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended by his police department.Bodycam footage of the incident, provided by an attorney for the man who was punched, Diabate Hood, shows at least four officers attempting to handcuff Hood while he is on the ground next to a stopped vehicle. One officer is seen striking Hood several times in the face with his fist. Hood screamed “my eye” multiple times.The Grand Rapids Police Department has not...WW…

(CNN)A 16-year-old, armed with a knife and what turned out to be an airsoft gun, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by a Maryland state trooper, a state police official said.The shooting is the latest incident of police killing or wounding teenagers who were found with or near nonlethal guns, including recent cases in , and . It also comes as police use of force is again under scrutiny following the shooting deaths in the past month of and .Authorities in Maryland got two 911 calls just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday about a "guy acting suspicious" who the callers thought had a gun, said Col....…(CNN)A 16-year-old, armed with a knife and what turned out to be an airsoft gun, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by a Maryland state trooper, a state police official said.The shooting is the latest incident of police killing or wounding teenagers who were found with or near nonlethal guns, including recent cases in , and . It also comes as police use of force is again under scrutiny following the shooting deaths in the past month of and .Authorities in Maryland got two 911 calls just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday about a "guy acting suspicious" who the callers thought had a gun, said Col....WW…

(CNN)An Ohio coroner's office ruled this week that Andre Hill, who was , died of multiple gunshot wounds and that his manner of death was homicide. Hill was shot once in the chest and three times in the right leg, according to Dr. Elaine Amoresano, the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy. Adam Coy, the former officer, shot and killed Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, on December 22 within seconds of their encounter. Hill was unarmed and walking toward Coy holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand, body camera footage shows. in February on charges of murder in the commission...…(CNN)An Ohio coroner's office ruled this week that Andre Hill, who was , died of multiple gunshot wounds and that his manner of death was homicide. Hill was shot once in the chest and three times in the right leg, according to Dr. Elaine Amoresano, the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy. Adam Coy, the former officer, shot and killed Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, on December 22 within seconds of their encounter. Hill was unarmed and walking toward Coy holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand, body camera footage shows. in February on charges of murder in the commission...WW…

(CNN)Michigan police charged a 33-year-old man Tuesday after a to a high school and accidentally detonated it.David Robert Daniel Saylor -- who turns 34 on Wednesday -- was arraigned on one count of manufacturing a Molotov cocktail and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to a news release from Newaygo County Prosecuting Attorney Worth Stay.Saylor is also charged as a habitual offender with a second offense notice, the news release said. "Mr. Saylor is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt," Saylor's attorney, Rick Prysock, said in a statement...…(CNN)Michigan police charged a 33-year-old man Tuesday after a to a high school and accidentally detonated it.David Robert Daniel Saylor -- who turns 34 on Wednesday -- was arraigned on one count of manufacturing a Molotov cocktail and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to a news release from Newaygo County Prosecuting Attorney Worth Stay.Saylor is also charged as a habitual offender with a second offense notice, the news release said. "Mr. Saylor is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt," Saylor's attorney, Rick Prysock, said in a statement...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a news release Sunday.The boy’s father called police to the home around 1 a.m. Sunday. The mother, identified as Stacy Ellen Barney, 50, was found dead inside, police said.Officers took the boy into custody following a search of the area around the home, police said.“Our hearts go out to the victim’s family during this extremely difficult time,” McKinney Police said in a statement, adding that the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a news release Sunday.The boy’s father called police to the home around 1 a.m. Sunday. The mother, identified as Stacy Ellen Barney, 50, was found dead inside, police said.Officers took the boy into custody following a search of the area around the home, police said.“Our hearts go out to the victim’s family during this extremely difficult time,” McKinney Police said in a statement, adding that the...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A sheriff’s deputy and two civilians are being treated for serious injuries at a hospital after a suspected shoplifter opened fire at a Walmart in Sterling, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C., authorities said Saturday.The incident began when two loss prevention officers at Walmart allegedly observed a man stealing items from the store and attempted to escort him into an office, according to a statement from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.Two deputies responded to try to take the man into custody, the statement said. During a...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A sheriff’s deputy and two civilians are being treated for serious injuries at a hospital after a suspected shoplifter opened fire at a Walmart in Sterling, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C., authorities said Saturday.The incident began when two loss prevention officers at Walmart allegedly observed a man stealing items from the store and attempted to escort him into an office, according to a statement from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.Two deputies responded to try to take the man into custody, the statement said. During a...WW…

(CNN)An 18-year-old college student from Georgia has been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after breaking the British Caribbean territory's Covid-19 protocol while visiting her boyfriend for a jet skiing competition, according to her family.Skylar Mack, a pre-med student at Mercer University, left for the Islands November 27 after testing negative for Covid-19 at home, her grandmother, Jeanne Mack, told CNN.When Mack landed, she was given another Covid-19 test, which came back negative and she was told to remain in isolation for two weeks. Instead, she decided to...…(CNN)An 18-year-old college student from Georgia has been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after breaking the British Caribbean territory's Covid-19 protocol while visiting her boyfriend for a jet skiing competition, according to her family.Skylar Mack, a pre-med student at Mercer University, left for the Islands November 27 after testing negative for Covid-19 at home, her grandmother, Jeanne Mack, told CNN.When Mack landed, she was given another Covid-19 test, which came back negative and she was told to remain in isolation for two weeks. Instead, she decided to...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A man , who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors say.Brian Michael Rini, 24, of Medina, Ohio, was indicted by a grand jury on April 18, 2019. He pleaded guilty in January 2020 and in US District Court in Cincinnati.April 2019, when police responded to reports of a male acting suspiciously in a neighborhood in Newport, Kentucky, US Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Ben Glassman told CNN at the time.When police arrived, Rini told them he was Timmothy and...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A man , who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors say.Brian Michael Rini, 24, of Medina, Ohio, was indicted by a grand jury on April 18, 2019. He pleaded guilty in January 2020 and in US District Court in Cincinnati.April 2019, when police responded to reports of a male acting suspiciously in a neighborhood in Newport, Kentucky, US Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Ben Glassman told CNN at the time.When police arrived, Rini told them he was Timmothy and...WW…

(CNN)A sheriff's deputy working for a fugitive task force shot and killed a Black man trying to enter his own home in Columbus, Ohio, last week in a case that is now being investigated by federal authorities.Casey Goodson, 23, was fatally shot on Friday by a 17-year veteran of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, identified as deputy Jason Meade. Meade was working for the US Marshal's fugitive task force looking for violent offenders at the time, but Goodson was not the person being sought by the task force, Columbus Police said.Goodson had put his keys into his door before he was shot and...…(CNN)A sheriff's deputy working for a fugitive task force shot and killed a Black man trying to enter his own home in Columbus, Ohio, last week in a case that is now being investigated by federal authorities.Casey Goodson, 23, was fatally shot on Friday by a 17-year veteran of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, identified as deputy Jason Meade. Meade was working for the US Marshal's fugitive task force looking for violent offenders at the time, but Goodson was not the person being sought by the task force, Columbus Police said.Goodson had put his keys into his door before he was shot and...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Rebekah Riess, CNN(CNN) Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse -- instead of the state treasurer and controller.The misprint was a result of a technical glitch in the Division of Taxation's automated refund check printing system, according to Jade Borgeson, chief of staff for the state's Department of Revenue.Mickey and Walt's invalid signature lines were accidentally sourced from the Division of Taxation's test print files, Borgeson said. The names of the state treasurer Seth...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Rebekah Riess, CNN(CNN) Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse -- instead of the state treasurer and controller.The misprint was a result of a technical glitch in the Division of Taxation's automated refund check printing system, according to Jade Borgeson, chief of staff for the state's Department of Revenue.Mickey and Walt's invalid signature lines were accidentally sourced from the Division of Taxation's test print files, Borgeson said. The names of the state treasurer Seth...WW…