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A Kentucky man accused of driving under the influence was arrested at his residence after reportedly crashing into an Amish buggy and leaving the scene without helping the dad and three children in the carriage.

On July 24, a man was driving a Toyota Camry on State Highway 11 at the same time and place that a man and three children were riding in an Amish buggy. According to reports, onlookers saw the car collide with the buggy, causing the horse to run away with the carriage. They reported that the driver of the car only stayed long enough to inspect his vehicle before he left the scene. The authorities were notified, and law enforcement and ambulances went to the location. They noted that the youngsters were injured and needed medical attention, and they were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department found the 21-year-old suspect at his home, and they reported that the car they believed he was driving during the incident was covered with a tarp. He allegedly smelled like alcohol when he was taken into custody. After a trip to the hospital, he was booked on multiple preliminary charges, including four counts of first-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence, leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol – first offense, driving on a suspended license, and failing to maintain insurance on his vehicle. The man had his blood drawn to check his BAC, but at the time this was written, the results were unknown.

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A Florida man was arrested after allegedly stabbing his neighbor and longtime friend, who uses oxygen for his COPD, in the chest.

Late in the morning on July 19, a man returned to his apartment in Deerfield Beach after lunch when a neighbor he had been friends with for 10 years came outside and ran towards him. The neighbor was reportedly wearing gloves and holding the handle of a knife that had razor blades attached to the end of it. When he caught up to the man, who has COPD and uses an oxygen tank, the neighbor allegedly plunged the razor blades into his chest. It was reported that just before the alleged victim lost consciousness, he asked his friend why he was attacking him. The alleged victim’s wife tried to help her husband, and she rushed into their apartment and returned wielding a metal pipe that she used to strike the neighbor in the head.

The authorities were notified about the alleged violent attack, and deputies from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, along with paramedics, went to the address. According to the police report, the suspect had a cut on his arm and a bump on his head, and the alleged victim was bleeding internally from a punctured lung. They were both taken to Broward Health North.

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A man in South Texas was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly threatening and endangering his mother’s life to force her to give him money and then throwing an acid-like substance at responding law enforcement officers.

According to reports, last weekend, a 38-year-old man went to his mother’s apartment in San Antonio without an invitation, and reportedly illegally entered. He allegedly wanted the 73-year-old woman to withdraw money from the ATM and give it to him. He reportedly tried coercing her using threats to light her on fire, in addition to telling her he would crash the car and end both their lives. It was reported that she was able to jump out of the moving vehicle, and the man’s father notified the authorities.

When alerting the San Antonio Police Department about the situation, the reportedly concerned dad informed them that he believed his son planned to attack the officers with nitric oxide when they arrived. When law enforcement went to the apartment to investigate, they were allegedly exposed to a substance that sizzled when it landed on the ground. He allegedly followed up by throwing a Molotov cocktail in their direction before locking himself in a different apartment.

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A woman who previously appeared on a reality television show as a child was arrested last weekend after allegedly attacking someone in Walmart with a sock filled with rocks.

On July 19, a woman and her grandmother were using a self-checkout station in a Walmart in Antioch, Tennessee, when an individual reportedly approached the younger woman from behind. It was reported that the person was holding what the grandmother believed was a sock with rocks inside of it. The individual reportedly grabbed the alleged victim by the hair and struck her with the makeshift weapon, leaving a bleeding wound above her eye. Before leaving the store, the suspect reportedly swiped the alleged victim’s iPhone and Louis Vuitton handbag. The authorities were notified, and officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department went to the location to investigate.

They began collecting information to try to identify the suspect, and the alleged victim’s grandmother told them she watched as the attack happened. They also collected and reviewed surveillance video recorded on cams inside Walmart. The footage showed the attack, and the police reported that the suspect appeared to be 21-year-old Diamond Tankard, who was on the Bravo reality show “Thicker Than Water” when she was a child.

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A man in southwest Ohio was arrested on multiple charges when he reportedly followed another driver to her home and struck her husband in response to an incident that occurred between them on the highway.

On July 11, a woman was driving on State Route 727 in Clermont County with a man at the wheel in the vehicle in front of her. It was reported that he suddenly stopped, and the woman reacted by honking her horn and veering around him. The man, who had children under the age of 5 in the car, reportedly became angry and began following the woman. According to reports, he trailed her until they reached her residence, and things quickly went south when he went up to the front door.

The woman made a beeline for the backyard, and her husband was reportedly confronted by the man. Afterwards, when he went out to the yard to get his wife, the man retrieved his kids from his vehicle and allegedly brought them into the couple’s home without an invitation. When the woman and her husband went inside, the alleged intruder reportedly hit the man in the face.

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A North Texas woman is facing serious charges after allegedly orchestrating a plan to murder her ex-husband with chocolates laced with fentanyl.

A few months ago, someone called the authorities and said they got a call from an individual who told them she was going to kill her ex-husband with fentanyl. As a result, on May 30, an investigator with the Parker County Special Crimes Unit was part of a sting operation at the Scottish Motel in Weatherford in an effort to intervene. According to reports, someone identified as a woman from Coleman went to the hotel room with the alleged intention of buying fentanyl but was unaware the undercover agent was posing as the seller. After the alleged transaction, the investigator left, and the police were waiting to arrest the woman.

Upon further investigation, the authorities learned that her divorce was finalized in 2019. Her ex-husband, who is engaged to be married to another woman, reported that his former wife has been upset since they parted ways. The woman allegedly planned to lace a box of chocolates with fentanyl and make it look like a travel agency sent it to him.

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According to reports, it was decided that a teenager who reportedly stabbed a dog and a man with a barbecue grill fork will be charged as an adult.

In the early morning hours on July 2, a bloody domestic incident reportedly occurred at a home in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Just after 1:00 AM, a 17-year-old in the residence asked a woman to drive him to a local Sheetz convenience store so he could pick up some food. Due to the hour, she told him she would not take him, but said he was welcome to eat what was already in the house. The teen allegedly became angry, and the situation intensified.

There was also a man and a dog at the home, and they reportedly became the victims of the young man’s alleged discontent. It was reported that the teenager got his hands on an estimated 6-inch to 8-inch barbecue fork and used it to stab the dog in the back leg. He also allegedly attempted to use it as a weapon against the man, who was cut when the teen reportedly tried to stab him in the face. Afterwards, he left the residence and rode away on his bicycle. The authorities were notified.

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A Michigan man is facing charges after he was named the aggressor in a physical altercation between himself and an 84-year-old man.

On the evening of July 4, a 55-year-old man from Westland was at Kroger in Dearborn. When he was leaving the parking lot, the driver in front of him pulled out very slowly, and the man allegedly became angry. The other driver, later identified as an 84-year-old local man, pulled back into the lot to mail a letter, and the man in the other car reportedly followed him. The drivers reportedly exchanged heated words and gave each other the finger, but things allegedly intensified when they both got out of their vehicles.

When the reportedly slow driver went to put his mail in the box, the other man allegedly came up to him and got too close for comfort. He told him to back off and eventually tried to push him away. They reportedly scuffled until the older man fell down. People nearby saw him on the ground and stayed with him until he was taken to a local hospital. The authorities were notified, and the Dearborn Police Department began investigating.

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A GameStop patron was reportedly attacked by one customer and stabbed by another when he confronted one of them for reportedly trying to cut in line to purchase Pokémon cards.

Pokémon, which was introduced to the public in 1996, is lauded as “the world’s highest-grossing media franchise.” Some of the activities in the franchise are a game using trading cards, an animated television series, and movies. Cards for the role-playing game are sold at many retailers, including video game stores. According to reports, on the morning of July 5, two individuals waiting in line to buy cards at a GameStop in Colma, California, were involved in a violent incident involving another customer.

A man was waiting in line when a 49-year-old reportedly tried to cut in front of him. He confronted him, and after a heated exchange, things got physical. The alleged line cutter reportedly grabbed a nearby mason jar and hit the man over the head, causing the glass to break. A 27-year-old man who was also in line allegedly grabbed a piece of the shattered jar and used it to cut and stab the alleged victim multiple times. When the authorities arrived, they collected pictures and license plate numbers of the cars the suspects left in.

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An 80-year-old woman is facing charges after she reportedly crashed into someone’s vehicle and slapped the driver across the face during an altercation in a parking lot.

On the afternoon of June 30, a woman with a passenger in her car was driving through the parking lot of a Walmart in Apopka, Florida. When she stopped to check her GPS, her car was blocking someone who was trying to back out of their spot, and they accidentally struck the woman’s vehicle. The driver, who was reportedly angry about the incident, got out of her car and went up to the woman whose vehicle was hit.

According to reports, the 80-year-old woman became aggressive and foul-mouthed, in addition to refusing to trade insurance information with the other driver. Since they were having trouble reaching an acceptable resolution, the driver started walking back to her vehicle. The situation escalated when the other woman stopped her and allegedly slapped her across the face. The woman also reportedly grabbed the alleged victim’s cell phone and threw it across the street.

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