Two arrested in murder of University of Florida cheerleader, Saleha Huuda; ex-boyfriend charged

Two arrested in murder of University of Florida cheerleader, Saleha Huuda; ex-boyfriend charged: "Two people were arrested in Florida Wednesday and charged with murdering a University of Florida cheerleader, whose badly burned body was found in a deserted field in Gainesville in December.

Antonio Drayton, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Saleha Huuda, 21, as well as grand theft, abuse of a dead human body, tampering with physical evidence and willful burning of lands, according a release from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.

Cassandra Kimbrough, 42, was also arrested and charged with accessory to first-degree murder.

Police said Drayton was an abusive ex-boyfriend of Huuda's with a history of domestic battery and disorderly conduct."

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Murder probe still under way despite suspect's death

Murder probe still under way despite suspect's death | suspect, cottondale, way - WaltonSun.com: "Murder suspect Wade Williams is dead, but the investigation into his parents’ slayings will continue.

Cottondale Police Chief William Watford said Thursday the investigation will not end until all of the evidence collected in the slaying of Sharon and Bruce Williams is examined and authorities are certain 35-year-old Wade Williams was the killer.

“We wanted answers,” Watford said. “We’re still continuing on with the case and doing the stuff we normally would be doing.”

Watford declined to release details on how Sharon and Bruce Williams were killed. He said those details would be released when the investigation was concluded, which he expected soon.

“He’s our main suspect,” Watford said of Wade Williams. “Everything points toward him.”

Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts said all of the investigators involved with the Williams case assembled Thursday to comb through every detail of the investigation, “making sure we didn’t miss anything.”

“The actual fast pace of (the case)is winding down, but there’s still a lot to do,” he said."

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Three charged in drive-by shooting at Tunica restaurant » The Commercial Appeal

Three charged in drive-by shooting at Tunica restaurant » The Commercial Appeal: "The shooting occurred at The Front Porch Barbecue at 2598 U.S. 61 in Tunica and left a victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg. The man, whose name was not released, was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, where his condition was unknown Wednesday.

Jarvis Johnson, Altonious M. Myers and Justin Johnson have all been charged with aggravated assault in connection with the drive-by shooting, Tunica County spokesman Larry Liddell said.

Witnesses told detectives that a silver Impala or Malibu drove by the business and several shots were fired Monday night. The car was later found on Miss. 304 in Robinsonville."

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Sioux City man charged in drive-by shooting

Sioux City man charged in drive-by shooting: "Joshue Tafolla, 26, was arrested at 1 a.m. Jan. 24 when the 2001 GMC Yukon he was driving became stuck in the snow.
Sioux City Police Lt. Mark Kirkpatrick said Tafolla fired a small-caliber handgun multiple times at 523 Collins. A bullet hit the front of the home, but no one was injured, according to Kirkpatrick.
Several other people who were in the vehicle with Tafolla fled the scene before police arrived. Tafolla was arrested without incident.
In addition to the class C felony, he was also charged with driving a vehicle while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor.
Kirkpatrick said the shooting, which officers believe is gang-related, remains under investigation."

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Man Killed; Search On For Gunmen

Man Killed; Search On For Gunmen - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando: "DeLand Police Department said the man, identified as 35-year-old Darakka Javon Smith, was shot in the 500 block of East Walts Avenue just after 8:30 p.m.
The victim was in his front yard when three masked gunmen pulled up in a car, stopped, opened fire and fled the scene, investigators said.
'I saw gun fire from one side and I saw gunfire from the other side,' neighbor Latricia Small said.
Authorities said they were described as being three black men wearing masks to conceal their identity.
'Something told me to drive down there and I did. He was already dead on the front lawn. His sister put a sheet over him,' Small said.
Deputies tried to track the men with K-9s and searched the area with the Sheriff's helicopte"

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Ariz escapee pleads not guilty to murder charges

Ariz escapee pleads not guilty to murder charges: "An inmate has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of an Oklahoma couple who were shot in New Mexico after the escape of three prisoners from an Arizona prison.

Defendant Tracy Province was shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit when he appeared in federal court in Albuquerque Wednesday with his attorney, Richard Winterbottom.

Province faces the charges in the deaths of Gary and Linda Haas of Tecumseh, Okla. Their bodies were found a few days after the escape last July.

Province was brought to New Mexico last week after pleading guilty to other charges stemming from crimes in Arizona after his escape. He was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison."

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Connecticut Fugitive Adam Zachs Apprehended After 22 Years on the Run

Connecticut Fugitive Adam Zachs Apprehended After 22 Years on the Run: "After 22 years on the run, Adam Zachs was apprehended by Mexican authorities Tuesday in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. The arrest is the culmination of an exhaustive investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service, West Hartford Police Department and the FBI.

“The U.S. Marshals has a long, successful history of bringing fugitives to justice. The arrest of Adam Zachs is a testament to our continued dedication to our fugitive mission,” said U.S. Marshal Joseph P. Faughnan. “In 1896, Judge Isaac Parker said it best, ‘permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.’”

In 1988, Zachs, a West Hartford resident, was convicted by a Connecticut jury for the murder of Peter Carone after a dispute at the Prospect Café.  Zachs was sentenced to 60 years imprisonment and allowed to remain out of custody by posting a $250,000 bond, while his conviction was being appealed. 
In June 1989, Zachs failed to appear at his scheduled court date and a state arrest warrant was issued charging Zachs with failure to appear.  With the assistance of the FBI, an additional federal warrant was issued charging Zachs with unlawful flight to avoid confinement and the FBI became involved with investigating the whereabouts of Zachs. "

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Task Force: 10 Violent Fugitives Now Off Streets - News Story - WSB Atlanta

Task Force: 10 Violent Fugitives Now Off Streets - News Story - WSB Atlanta: "Authorities said they arrested Austin Mundy, Mario McCoy, Kerwin Tate, and Xavier Bradford on homicide charges. Also arrested were Demetrious Benson, Jarvis Tucker and David Pierre-Louis on aggravated assault charges.
Officials also arrested Robert Brown and Cornelius Wilkerson on armed robbery charges, and Donald Sneed on domestic violence charges.
Tate, McCoy and Bradford are accused of shooting and killing an Atlanta mother in front of her child in southwest Atlanta on Jan. 14. All were set to appear in court later this week.
The mother of Keneisha Carr told Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik she’s relieved the suspects are in jail.
'It’s senseless. She didn’t deserve that,' said Sandra Thompson. 'I’m just grateful and excited that it happened as fast as it happened.'
Ergas told Petchenik the task force averages about three arrests for murder each week."

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2 Asians get life terms for drug trafficking

gulftoday.ae | 2 Asians get life terms for drug trafficking: "TWO Asian persons, an electrician, MK, and the other, unemployed, identified as MAM, were given life terms by the Dubai Criminal Court on Thursday, followed by deportation. They were convicted of trafficking in marijuana.

The Public Prosecution on Dubai said that the suspects possessed 34.31 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The duo had offered Dhs2,000 to an undercover agent in return for the drug, which had resulted in their red-handed arrest in a raid, which preceded tip-offs that the Anti-Narcotics Department had received about the criminal activity of the suspects, the prosecution added.

The police arrested the drug trafficking duo in a sandy area in Mutainah, while they were completing the transaction with the undercover cop."

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