New Jersey man accused of decapitating mother

OCEAN CITY, NJ – A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with murder, following the reported decapitation of his 74-year-old mother. Jeffrey Surgent, 46, of Ocean City, reportedly called the police spontaneously around 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, stating that he was diagnosed with mental health illnesses and informing them about the murder he had committed. Once the police arrived at the scene, they found Alexandria Surgent dead, and her son Jeffrey, …

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Three police officers and an uncle were shot after an argument about a video game turns violent

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Three police officers in Philadelphia were wounded in a shootout that erupted from a domestic dispute over a video game on Wednesday evening. The suspect, who was the father in the dispute, was killed during the exchange of fire. The officers, who sustained injuries to their legs and hand, are now in stable condition in the hospital. The police were summoned to the scene by a 12-year-old boy who reported that his …

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Rent dispute leads to samurai sword killing

A Connecticut resident, Jerry Thompson, has been found guilty of decapitating his roommate, Victor King, with a samurai sword following a disagreement over rent, according to the Hartford State Attorney’s Office. Thompson, 45, chose to represent himself in court, dismissing his court-appointed attorney. He remained largely silent throughout the trial, refraining from cross-examining the state’s witnesses. Thompson submitted a handwritten legal document titled “Sovereign Immunity,” arguing that the Connecticut Superior Court had no jurisdiction over …

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Former serviceman gets life sentence for murder of police officer

A former military serviceman, Grady Wayne Wilkes, has been handed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of an Auburn police officer. The officer had responded to a domestic disturbance call at Wilkes’ residence. The jury delivered the life sentence verdict on Thursday, following Wilkes’ conviction for capital murder of a police officer earlier in the week. He was also found guilty of attempting to murder two other officers. According to …

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Missouri man executed for kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old girl

A man convicted of abducting and fatally beating a 6-year-old girl in Missouri two decades ago was executed on Tuesday evening. The execution took place after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to stop the proceedings, despite arguments that the man was mentally incompetent. Johnny Johnson, 45, was administered a lethal injection at a state prison in Bonne Terre and was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. CDT. He had been found guilty of the …

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