Austin, Texas, Austin Statesman, September 20, 2017 (the graphic here is from the Austin Statesman)
Police have accused Richard Jordon McEachern, 22, of forcing a runner to the ground Friday and sexually assaulting her on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail near East Avenue and Cummings Street on Friday around 5:46 a.m. . . .
the woman told police she was headed east on the trail early Friday when she heard loud steps approaching behind her.
“The victim was grabbed behind by the suspect with both the suspect’s arms, (bear hug),” the affidavit said. “The victim said they fell to the ground and she was on her back and the suspect was on top of her.”
The document said the woman reported that the attacker put his hand over her mouth and kept saying “shh, it’s me baby, it’s me” as she struggled to scream and use a whistle she carried to call for help. . . .
Another jogger who was carrying a flashlight and a handgun heard the victim scream and ran over to help.
The affidavit said the jogger told police he shined his light in the direction of the screams and saw the victim on her back and the attacker on his left side on top of the victim.
The jogger pointed his gun at the suspect and demanded he get off the victim. The attacker stood up and was naked from the waist down, the affidavit said.
The woman got up and started walking to the jogger to get away from the attacker. . . .
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., KOAT Channel 7 Action News, September 19, 2017
Police say the clerk shot Mendez in the torso after he tried to rob the Circle K on Candelaria and Eubank. After being shot Mendez ran from the store and collapsed nearby.
Police believe Mendez may be connected to an earlier robbery at a convenience store down the road on Candelaria and Wyoming. . . .
Omaha, Nebraska, KETV Channel 7 ABC, September 19, 2017
Police said an employee at the tobacco shop told them he shot at two Hispanic males who were trying to rob the store.
Police have not said whether any weapons were recovered.
One suspect got away. The other, 18-year-old Jose “Mario” Velazquez, died at the hospital. . . .
Atlanta, Georgia, Associated Press, September 20, 2017
Atlanta police tell news outlets the shooting happened Tuesday night, when a driver delivering Chinese food was stopped by two women in northeast Atlanta and two men then approached from behind.
Police say one of the men shot the driver in the back. The victim returned fire, hitting one of the men in the leg. Officers arrested that man a short distance away from the initial scene. . . .
robbery was the motive in the initial shooting . . . .
Elizabeth, New Jersey, Patch.com, September 20, 2017
At around 5 a.m., Elizabeth Police responded to a 24-hour car wash located on Edgar Road just south of the Bayway Circle where they found the robbery victim and the shooting victim, according to the preliminary results of an investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Shooting Response Team (SRT).
An investigation found that the retired officer was physically assaulted just before the shooting took place, Union County Prosecutor Thomas K. Isenhour said. . . .
0 Comments