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Athena Strand’s killer searched ‘missing girl,’ FedEx truck cameras after kidnapping, expert testifies

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A former delivery driver who murdered 7-year-old Athena Strand searched “do FedEx truck cameras constantly record” after the killing, an expert testified in week two of the capital murder trial.. The second week of Tanner Horner’s punishment phase began with Scott Morris, a digital forensic examiner employed by the FBI, who exposed the search history of the FedEx driver’s cellphone.. He talked about Horner’s browser cache and search history on the day of Dec. 1, including the phrases “Paradise missing girl” and “do FedEx truck cameras constantly record.”. SEND US A TIP HERE. Horner, 34, a former delivery driver accused of kidnapping and strangling the 7-year-old after hitting her with his van in 2022, admitted to her capital murder in Tarrant County, Texas last week.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. On Monday, medical examiner Dr. Jessica Dwyer testified that the cause of death was blunt force injuries, smothering, and strangulation.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. Under questioning from prosecutors, Dwyer said she believed the victim suffered before she died.. Addressing the lack of physical evidence of sexual trauma, Dwyer noted that while none was found, its absence does not rule out the occurrence of an assault.. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. Prosecutors also played five separate phone calls between Horner and family members. During one call, Horner’s mother asked him what happened during the abduction.. “What did you do? Did she die on her own?” his mother asked.. “No,” Horner admitted.. “Oh my God,” his mother exclaimed.. “I know,” Horner said.. She also asked him whether he sexually abused Athena.. “Tanner, I just hope you didn’t do nothing weird to that little girl,” his mother said.. “I didn’t,” he said.. “OK. I didn’t think you did. I just know how you get,” his mother said.. “Well, actually with my medication, I barely even have a libido as it is,” Horner said.. In a call conversation with his grandmother, Horner once again denied raping Athena.. “Are you remorseful, Tanner?” his grandmother asked.. “How can I not be?” he replied. “I haven’t been on my medication for the last few weeks, and I’m feeling emotional.”. He also, according to FOX 4 Dallas, broke down on the call when discussing that he would not be able to spend Christmas with his young son.. Following the murder, Horner wrote a letter to Athena’s heartbroken family, writing: “To Athena’s family. I wanted to start by saying how sorry I am about Athena. The entire time I’ve known my legal counsel, they continued to tell me how. I don’t need to apologize, didn’t apologize, and the trial? And frankly, I can’t hold it in any longer. I can’t tell you how many countless nights I’ve stayed awake, unable to sleep. I pray for you. For all of you. So many were affected by my breakdown. Not just your family, but my own as well. You’ll never get to see your baby girl grow up.  

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Suspect in Sam Altman Molotov cocktail plot cries meltdown, not attempted murder, as judge keeps him locked up

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Texas man accused of firebombing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home was held without bail Tuesday as his lawyer claimed he was in a mental health crisis.. Daniel Moreno-Gama, 20, appeared in a San Francisco courtroom but did not enter a plea on multiple charges, including attempted murder. A judge granted a delay in his arraignment, and he is due back in court May 5.. His public defender, Diamond Ward, pushed back hard on the prosecution’s case, saying Moreno-Gama has autism and was experiencing an “acute mental health crisis” at the time of the alleged attack.. “This case is a property crime, at best,” Ward said, accusing prosecutors of overcharging her client and suggesting the charges were influenced by Altman’s high profile.. HEIRS OF MOTHER STRANGLED BY SON ACCUSE CHATGPT OF MAKING HIM DELUSIONAL IN LAWSUIT AGAINST OPENAI, MICROSOFT. Prosecutors say the attack was anything but minor.. Authorities allege Moreno-Gama traveled from Texas to San Francisco in a planned, targeted attempt to kill the OpenAI CEO. Early Friday morning, he allegedly hurled a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s home, setting an exterior gate on fire before fleeing on foot. No one was injured, and officials have not said whether Altman was home at the time.. Less than an hour later, investigators say Moreno-Gama showed up at OpenAI’s headquarters about three miles away, where he allegedly threatened to burn the building down and kill anyone inside. Surveillance video captured him throwing a chair at the glass doors, according to police.. FBI RAIDS TEXAS HOME OF SUSPECT ACCUSED OF THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAIL AT SAM ALTMAN’S SAN FRANCISCO HOUSE. He was arrested outside the building, where authorities say he was carrying a jug of kerosene, a lighter and writings outlining his hostility toward artificial intelligence.. Sources familiar with the investigation previously told Fox News the suspect was carrying what they described as a manifesto — a multi-part document that included a list of AI executives and investors, along with their names and addresses.. GOT A TIP?. “This was not spontaneous. This was planned, targeted and extremely serious,” FBI San Francisco Acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Cobo said.. FOLLOW US ON X. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has charged Moreno-Gama with two counts of attempted murder, alleging he targeted both Altman and a security guard at the residence, along with multiple arson-related offenses. She has said the charges carry potential penalties ranging from 19 years to life in prison.. Federal prosecutors have also filed charges, including possession of an unregistered firearm and destruction of property using explosives, which could add decades to any sentence if he is convicted.. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. “We are at the beginning of this investigation, but if the evidence shows that Mr. Moreno-Gama executed these attacks to change public policy or to coerce government or other  

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Illegal immigrant suspected of gang ties arrested after allegedly ramming ICE officer

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The FBI on Monday arrested an alleged illegal immigrant and suspected gang member after authorities say he rammed an ICE officer with his car during a traffic stop last week.. Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, a national of El Salvador residing near San Francisco, California, was charged with assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon, according to the Department of Justice on Tuesday.. Authorities previously said agents conducted a targeted vehicle stop because they suspected Mendoza Hernandez of being affiliated with the 18th Street Gang. He was also believed to be in the U.S. illegally and wanted in connection with a murder investigation in El Salvador.. During his attempt to flee, he allegedly weaponized his vehicle and was subsequently shot by law enforcement. He was transported to a hospital, where he recovered for several days before being medically cleared and taken into custody.. ICE INVOLVED IN SHOOTING AFTER AGENCY SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT GANG MEMBER TRIED TO RAM OFFICE. “Mendoza Hernandez refused to comply with lawful orders from federal officers, operated his vehicle in a manner that damaged a federal vehicle, and drove his vehicle toward officers in a manner that would have caused serious bodily injury or death had the officers not taken evasive action,” FBI Special Agent Brian Toy said in a recently unsealed criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.. According to federal prosecutors, four agents conducted the targeted vehicle stop in Patterson, California, about 70 miles southeast of San Francisco, last Tuesday.. As agents attempted to detain him, he “eventually drove forward and hit an agent with his vehicle.” He then reversed abruptly and violently collided with a law enforcement vehicle parked behind him in a possible attempt to create room to escape, the complaint said.. He again attempted to ram two agents in front of him, forcing one agent to jump out of the way to avoid harm.. “Based on my training and experience, and after reviewing relevant video evidence from the encounter, I believe that if Agent 1 had not moved, he/she would have been struck by Mendoza Hernandez and would have suffered serious bodily injury or death,” Toy said in the complaint.. ICE HEAD SAYS AGENTS FACING ‘CONSTANT IMPEDIMENTS’ AFTER MIGRANT SEEN RAMMING CARS WHILE TRYING TO FLEE. In response to his vehicle’s movements, agents discharged their firearms, striking Mendoza Hernandez several times.. Mendoza Hernandez then fled the scene by jumping the center median and driving the wrong way against traffic, eventually bringing his car to a stop on the side of the road.. The attorney representing Mendoza Hernandez said that his client was shot in the mouth, left arm, left leg, abdomen and somewhere on his right side, according to Fox 2 KTVU.. He was reportedly in the ICU as of Monday and “was in no condition” to be released, attorney Patrick Kolasinki added  

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‘Baby Jessica’ arrested in Texas following alleged domestic disturbance

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Jessica McClure Morales, the woman who rose to global prominence as “Baby Jessica” in 1987 when she was rescued after falling into a well as an 18-month-old, was arrested in Midland County, Texas following an alleged domestic disturbance.. Morales, who is now 40, was taken into custody Saturday night by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office at her home in Midland County, according to KMID/KPEJ, citing arrest records.. The station says Morales was charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence and later was released from the Midland County Detention Center after posting bond.. The sheriff’s office confirmed the arrest to FOX 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth.. MALNOURISHED BOY FOUND LOCKED IN FATHER’S VAN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR UNABLE TO WALK, HADN’T SHOWERED SINCE 2024. Further details about the alleged incident were not immediately available and the Midland County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Fox News Digital.. Morales drew international media coverage as an infant when she fell down an 8-inch wide well at her aunt’s home in the area.. She remained stuck in the well for around 58 hours before being pulled to the surface on the evening of Oct. 16, 1987.. SECURITY GUARD AND ARIZONA MOVING COMPANY EMPLOYEES HELP RECOVER 2-YEAR-OLD GIRL TAKEN BY UNRELATED WOMAN. Morales was trapped about 22 feet underground during the ordeal and was saved after first responders drilled a parallel shaft and horizonal tunnel through rock to access her location, KMID/KPEJ reported.. When rescuers brought Morales to the surface days later, her head was bandaged, and she was covered with dirt and bruises.. A poll taken by The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press in 1997 that measured coverage of Princess Diana’s death earlier that year found that in the previous decade, only Jessica’s rescue rivaled the Paris car accident in worldwide attention.. Chip McClure, the father of Morales, remembered being “absolutely floored” by the media coverage once the family got to the hospital with Jessica.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Then-Vice President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, former Midland residents, visited. President Ronald Reagan called.. The Associated Press contributed to this report.  

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Florida doctor charged after allegedly removing wrong organ during surgery

​A former Florida surgeon was indicted by a Walton County grand jury on a charge of second-degree manslaughter after authorities say he removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen during a procedure in 2024 at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach. The Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit announced in a release that Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky was charged in connection with the death of 70-year-old Bill Bryan of Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Prosecutors allege the surgery had been scheduled as a laparoscopic splenectomy, a minimally invasive operation to remove the spleen, but the inadvertent removal of Bryan’s liver led to catastrophic blood loss and the patient’s death on the operating table. A Walton County grand jury found that the surgeon’s actions in the operating room constituted criminal conduct under Florida law.

Our duty is to follow the facts wherever they lead, without fear or favor, Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson said in a news release. The Grand Jury has spoken, and our responsibility is to ensure the charges are carried out through the proper legal process. Our thoughts remain with the victim’s family and their unspeakable loss. Adkinson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Available court records did not list an attorney for Shaknovsky, and it is unclear whether he has retained legal representation. Following Bryan’s death in 2024, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners filed a court order to suspend Shaknovsky’s medical license, which was granted that same year. His Florida medical license was also suspended in 2024, followed by a suspension of his New York license in 2025.

The Florida court order to suspend Shaknovsky’s license revealed that he had previously made similar mistakes and attempted to cover them up. In May 2023, he removed a portion of a patient’s pancreas instead of the adrenal gland. When questioned about the error, he claimed the adrenal gland had migrated to another part of the body, a claim the patient’s subsequent injury suggested was inaccurate. The order noted that Shaknovsky’s repeated egregious surgical errors caused significant patient harm and that his failure to take responsibility indicated his reckless conduct was likely to continue, making his continued practice as an osteopathic physician a danger to public health and safety.

Shaknovsky is being held at the Walton County Jail and awaiting further legal proceedings.  

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Illegal immigrant driver charged with DUI after car veers off road, kills two children on bikes: police

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. An illegal immigrant, allegedly so intoxicated he could not stand, is accused of driving off a roadway and killing two children riding bikes on a sidewalk, officials said.. Eri Otoniel Roblero-Perez was denied bond Monday on two counts of felony DUI resulting in death. He also faces charges of driving without a license and open container. He is currently being held at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility.. The crash happened around 12:20 p.m. Sunday along Asheville Highway at Brock Street, about three miles west of Spartanburg.. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Roblero-Perez was driving a 2016 Honda Accord eastbound when the vehicle veered off the road and struck two boys who were riding bicycles on the sidewalk.. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO FLED US AFTER KILLING SARAH ROOT SENTENCED TO 20+ YEARS BEHIND BARS. The victims were identified as 12-year-old Dereon James Robins and 9-year-old Mikhail-Lee Smith, both of Spartanburg.. Both boys later died from their injuries.. Details from Monday’s bond hearing, first reported by WYFF News 4, described the emotional testimony and the defendant’s condition at the scene.. ICE ARRESTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT IN DEATH OF VETERAN TEXAS DEPUTY WHO DIED HELPING OTHERS. Dereon’s mother, Megan, said she was walking behind the children when the car veered toward them.. “I watched him almost hit me, and I then ran to my son while he bled to death,” she said.. Family members pleaded with the judge to keep Roblero-Perez behind bars.. “Now I have to bury my own brother… on his own birthday,” one of Dereon’s brothers said.. GOT A TIP?. Prosecutors said Roblero-Perez showed clear signs of intoxication — including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol — and was unable to complete a field sobriety test or hold himself upright.. Authorities say the vehicle left the roadway at a high rate of speed before striking the children.. FOLLOW US ON X. Another passenger was inside the car but fled the scene and has not been located.. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Roblero-Perez is in the United States illegally. A judge also noted in court that an immigration detainer has been placed on him.. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. The case has sparked outrage online and in the community, with many questioning the circumstances of the crash and calling for accountability.. “Our hearts are heavy as we lift up the families of the two young boys whose lives were tragically taken in South Carolina,” Sen. Tim Scott said in a statement. “We are praying for God’s comfort to surround them, and for justice to be swiftly and fully served.”. Family and friends said Dereon, who was just days away from his 13th birthday, “brought joy to all those around him,” according to a GoFundMe message.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. Family members are urging others to think twice before drinking and driving.. “If you decide to drink, stay a  

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