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Wasn't sure whether to put this under "music" or "social". There is no actual music being played here, but it's a bunch of nerdy douchebags debating which rock/punk/metal bands are better and why. I'm a nerdy douchebag so I unironically enjoyed it. Oh, well.
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80 year old store owner uses a shotgun to stop one of 4 armed robbers - one of them holding an 'assault rifle.'
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Rasheed DaShawn Lee Belvin, 23, of Los Angeles was wounded in the left arm last month during the alleged attempted holdup at Norco Market & Liquor at 816 Sixth St.
Belvin pleaded not guilty last week to attempted robbery, conspiracy, elder abuse, firearm assault, possession of a loaded stolen firearm, possession of an assault weapon, two counts of receiving stolen property and sentence-enhancing allegations of using a gun during a felony and victimizing a person over 65 years old.
After hearing objections from prosecutors, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Sean Crandell denied the request and ordered that Belvin be held without bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. His bail was previously set at $500,000.
Belvin's co-defendants -- Davon Anthony Broadus, 24, of Inglewood, Justin Kyle Johnson, 22, of Inglewood, and Jamar Elijah Williams, 26, of Las Vegas -- were arraigned earlier this month on charges of attempted robbery, elder abuse, possession of a stolen firearm, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations of using a gun during a felony and victimizing a person over 65 years old.
Each of the three is being held on $500,000 bail -- Broadus at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, Johnson at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside and Williams at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.
All of the defendants, including Belvin, are slated to appear together for a felony settlement conference on Oct. 7.
According to sheriff's Capt. Mike Koehler, shortly before 3 a.m. on July 31, the four alleged would-be robbers pulled into the parking lot of Norco Market & Liquor, exiting a BMW SUV holding rifles.
"These suspects approached the business entrance ... wearing facial coverings and hoods,'' Koehler said. "Immediately upon entering the business, with the rifles pointed at the ready, an employee inside the business fired a single shot from a shotgun, causing the suspects to flee.''
The store owner, 80-year-old James Craig Cope, told one newspaper that he had "a long gun pointed directly at me,'' referring to Belvin allegedly shouldering an AR-15.
"It was either him or me, and I was a little bit faster,'' Cope said.
"I never thought about it much," said Cope, when asked what it felt like to be called a "local hero." "I think others would have done the same thing had they been in the same circumstance."
Belvin allegedly fled the establishment, screaming, "He shot my arm off!''
Prosecutors alleged the foursome went to Placentia-Linda Hospital in Orange County, where Belvin sought medical treatment.
Placentia police officers were alerted because a gun was involved in the patient's injury, and they discovered Broadus, Johnson and Williams in the SUV, parked outside the hospital, according to the District Attorney's Office.
"They just thought it was some old man down here," Cope said in a previous interview with NBCLA. "I'm sure they didn't expect to be in jail or the hospital today."
The three men, who were not injured, were taken into custody without incident after it was confirmed the BMW had been reported stolen.
"The vehicle was found to contain numerous stolen firearms,'' Koehler said.
The defendants were ultimately turned over to Riverside County sheriff's deputies.
Koehler said that further investigation, relying on security surveillance video from the store, confirmed Cope had opened fire in self defense. He was not injured.
The defendants have no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.
"I think they will learn their lesson… but other people should have different thoughts, because it just isn't going to pay off in the long run for them," Cope said.
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The incident
On July 12th 2023, Grafton resident Paul O'Brien made a post on Facebook, stating he wished he had an M80 firework to give a local police officer (Deputy C. MacQueen) that had set up a speed trap near his home a "heart attack", Paul also blamed the Grafton PD for the deaths of three people, including a lawyer named "Howard Ferris" who died in 2011.
This angered Deputy Cody Mayle, who visited the residence of Mr. O'Brien along with Deputy G. Ware.
Deputy Mayle alleged that he visited Mr. O'Brien to "make sure things were okay between him and Deputy MacQueen."
However, O'Brien stated that his first amendment right to freedom of speech allowed him to freely make comments like the one made on his Facebook post.
O'Brien then attempted to walk past Deputy Mayle as he was running late for work and Deputy Mayle did not have a warrant so therefore could not arrest him.
Deputy Mayle then grabbed O'Brien and arrested him under the frivolous charge of "Obstruction."
O'Brien spent two nights in jail, causing him to lose his job.
Almost 3 months later on October 3rd 2023, the charges against O'Brien were dropped, as they were admittedly frivolous.
According to the prosecutor, Paul had submitted a complaint to the Grafton PD afterwards but nothing came of it.
The initial police report.
The dismissal order.
The leaking of the body cam footage
On June 21st 2024, YouTuber "The civil rights lawyer" posted a video, showcasing the bodycam footage of the arrest of O'Brien.
As of June 27th 2024, the video has amassed 975 thousand views and can be watched here.
The response from Sheriff Terry Austin
On June 25th 2024, a meeting was held by the Taylor County commission at 9:30 AM to discuss the YouTube video.
Normally, such a topic would be discussed in an executive session, which would not be public.
Commissioner Sam Gerkin said "Because of the topic of conversation, we agreed to keep the meeting open instead of going into an executive session."
Sheriff Terry Austin claimed that the footage was edited and an investigation had already been conducted on the officers involved and that O'Brien did not want anything to happen to Deputy Mayle or Deputy Ware.
There is no evidence to back up Sheriff Austin's claims.
Further updates
As of June 27th 2024, there is no further updates to this case, however I will update this post accordingly.
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It's been a while since last time I drew , i guess it'll took me another 10 years to draw again
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Queretaro City, Queretaro, Mexico - Jun 26, 2024
You can see how the person involved was walking down the street , but from one moment to the next, she was overtaken by four dogs , which bit her repeatedly. Even though the victim was screaming for help, no one came to help her.
A group of neighbors came out, with broom in hand , so that the pack stopped the attacks. Joaquín López Dóriga , stated the following: “In Querétaro, an elderly woman was attacked by a pack in the streets of the municipality of Pedro Escobedo. The woman was treated at a hospital for the bites and it is unknown if there will be any type of sanction for the owner of the dogs.”
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Casserengue, PB, Brazil - Jun 23, 2024
A man's body was engulfed in flames while lighting a fire last Sunday (23) in the city of Casserengue, in Curimataú region of the state of Paraíba.
The moment was recorded by street security cameras and the images that Notícia Paraíba had access to show when he throws ethanol on the fire and the flames quickly spread across his body
José Almir, 32, was taken to the Emergency and Trauma Hospital in Campina Grande with burns on several parts of his body.
The unit's advisor informed Notícia Paraíba that his health condition is stable and he is not at risk of death.
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Jessica Worsham†,
also known as The Indigo Mystic† was an 33 yo unemployed single mother of two who had self reported psychic abilities and would make youtube vlogs about her gang stalking expierinces and threats towards court judges
it was november 5, 2021, jessica got into an argument with the current house owner that she and her kids were staying with for, rent free btw. the argument went bananas after jessica would push an old man down on the ground, getting the police called on her.
since her two daughters were groomed into recording all the fights their mom would get into, the girls had already begun recording before the cops arrived. when police arrived at the residence, jessica was already waiting at the door waiting for the police, once in sight of the police she began to fire her handgun. she shot and killed deputy lena marshall. jessica was shot by the police on sight and died instantly. her kids recorded the shootout and uploaded to the channel.
Deputy Lena Marshall†
was fatally shot during the shootout