​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A jealous ex-boyfriend allegedly plotted a horrifying acid attack that left a young New York college student burned and disfigured — then mocked her injuries afterward, prosecutors say.. Shaquille Coke, 31, pleaded not guilty at his March 24 arraignment in Nassau County court on charges including first-degree assault in connection with the 2021 attack on a 21-year-old woman outside her Elmont home. He was arrested in Brooklyn by Nassau County police.. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly described Coke as a “jealous, possessive, and jilted former boyfriend” who allegedly orchestrated the brutal assault after the victim ended their relationship.. “With his co-defendant… Shaquille Coke allegedly carried out a vicious and vindictive attack to mutilate the young woman who ended their relationship,” Donnelly said.. GEORGIA WOMAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER ATTACKER HURLS CORROSIVE CHEMICAL DURING EVENING WALK. According to prosecutors, the attack unfolded on March 17, 2021, as the victim returned home from work with her mother. While the victim gathered belongings from their car, an alleged accomplice, identified as 29-year-old Terrell Campbell, approached wearing a mask, gloves and a hooded sweatshirt.. Campbell allegedly threw a cup of liquid later determined to be 70% sulfuric acid directly at the woman.. Officials say the acid seared her face and body, poured down her throat and splashed into her eye. She collapsed on the front lawn and was rushed to a hospital, where she was treated for second- and third-degree burns to her face, arms, shoulders, eye and esophagus.. The attack left the victim, Nafiah Ikram, nearly blind and struggling to speak, eat and drink in the immediate aftermath, according to 2021 reporting by the New York Post.. GEORGIA MOM FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER ACID ATTACK AMBUSH AS FBI, POLICE SEARCH FOR ASSAILANT. At the time, her father described the assault as a calculated ambush, not a random act of violence.. “No, it’s not a random attack, it’s a planned attack,” Sheikh Ikram told the Post, saying the suspect appeared to wait for his daughter to return home from work before striking.. Ikram, then a 21-year-old Hofstra University student who aspired to become a doctor, suffered devastating burns when the liquid was thrown directly at her face, her family said.. “She is very scared,” her father said in the days after the attack, adding she was unable to shower or care for herself due to her injuries.. The family, who said they had no known enemies, pleaded for answers as investigators searched for the attacker.. GOT A TIP?. At the time, Padma Lakshmi, whom Ikram’s father worked for as a driver on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” shared the family’s fundraiser, which drew widespread support as they faced mounting medical costs.. Authorities say the case took years to build, involving extensive video evidence, cellphone data and interviews.. FOLLOW US ON X. Investigators allege Coke met wi  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Prosecutors pressed the Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during a tense cross-examination Thursday, challenging his account of a violent confrontation on an Oahu hiking trail.. Gerhardt Konig, who testified the day before that his wife attacked him first, faced pointed questions about his actions, his state of mind and his behavior in the months leading up to the incident.. During questioning at his trial, Konig acknowledged he went into what he described as “detective mode,” saying it began even before he accessed WhatsApp messages. He admitted to tracking his wife’s activity and reviewing her communications.. He testified that WhatsApp was the most frequently used app and confirmed he also looked through her emails, saying he had her consent.. DOCTOR’S BLOODIED WIFE SEEN IN BODYCAM AFTER SCREAMING FOR HELP FROM HUSBAND’S ALLEGED ATTACK. Konig acknowledged that while the messages did not contain explicit sexual content, he was upset by the extent of the relationship.. “I was upset,” he told jurors, explaining his reaction was not about a single message, but the overall nature of the communication.. Prosecutors also pressed him on his language, and Konig acknowledged calling his wife derogatory names, though he said that did not happen during the initial disclosure.. HAWAII DOCTOR’S EX-BOSS SAYS ANESTHESIOLOGISTS HAVE MEANS TO KILL AS WIFE TESTIFIES ABOUT SYRINGE ATTACK. He testified that he wanted his wife to leave her job and strongly preferred she have no further contact with the coworker she was allegedly having an affair with.. Outside the presence of the jury, attorneys clashed over the scope of questioning allowed during cross-examination.. The state argued the defense had opened the door to questions about sexual coercion, including whether Konig demanded sex or threatened to disclose private information.. The judge ruled prosecutors could question Konig about sexual demands, but could not characterize them as coercion.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. The court also allowed limited questioning about what was described as “digital spying,” including allegations Konig accessed his wife’s accounts, used an iPad to monitor her communications, and mirrored her phone to view emails and messages.. The cross-examination followed Konig’s dramatic testimony Wednesday, in which he claimed his wife attacked him first during a violent struggle on the trail.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. He told jurors the confrontation escalated after an argument over her alleged affair.. Konig testified his wife shoved him, grabbed him, and struck him with a rock. He admitted striking her twice, saying he acted on instinct to protect himself.. SEND US A TIP HERE. He also became emotional on the stand, telling jurors he felt “horrified” and “hopeless” after the incident.. Konig’s testimony came after two days of emotional testimony from family members, including his own son.. LIS  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested several illegal aliens convicted of crimes including arson, drug trafficking and burglary as part of ongoing enforcement efforts across the country.. The agency said nearly 70% of those arrested were individuals who had been charged with or convicted of crimes in the U.S., underscoring what officials described as a continued focus on public safety.. “Yesterday, the men and women of ICE continued to make American communities safer by arresting arsonists, assailants, drug dealers and other criminal illegal aliens,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “Under President Donald Trump, if you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you and we will arrest you.”. ICE ARRESTS CONVICTED PEDOPHILES, VIOLENT ASSAILANTS AS TRUMP MEETS WITH ANGEL FAMILIES. ICE highlighted several recent arrests involving individuals convicted of serious offenses.. Among them was Elias Torres-Collins, a Honduran national convicted of arson in Tarrant County, Texas.. DHS TAKES VICTORY LAP AFTER ARRESTING OVER 10K ILLEGAL ALIENS IN DEEP BLUE CITY DESPITE VIOLENT RIOTS. In a separate case, Juan David Fernandez-Garcia, a Colombian national, was arrested after being convicted of burglary with assault in Miami, Florida.. Authorities also arrested Juan Flores-Perez, a Mexican national convicted in federal court in the Southern District of Florida of conspiracy to possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.. DHS PACKAGES LATEST ICE ARRESTS AS ‘CHRISTMAS GIFT TO AMERICANS’. In the Northeast, Sophath Phuong, a Cambodian national, was taken into custody after being convicted in Philadelphia of burglary, possessing instruments of crime and criminal conspiracy.. Juan Reyes-Gonzalez, a Colombian national, was also arrested following a burglary conviction in Carmel, New York.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. ICE did not provide a total number of arrests tied to the announcement but said the cases reflect broader enforcement priorities targeting individuals with criminal records.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The father of one victim of the “Texas Killing Fields” cold case says he unknowingly met the newly indicted suspect many times before his arrest.. James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the death of Laura Miller, the Galveston County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, March 31. He is also charged with tampering with evidence in the murder of Audrey Cook.. Laura Miller’s father, Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, said he had repeated encounters with Elmore over the last four years.. “I probably met him 20, 30 times,” Miller told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle.. ‘TEXAS KILLING FIELDS’ COLD CASE EXPLODES AS SUSPECT INDICTED IN TWO SLAYINGS DECADES AFTER 30 BODIES FOUND. Miller, whose 16-year-old daughter was among the victims found in the “Texas Killing Fields,” said Elmore would approach him and talk about the case.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. “He reached out to me,” Miller said. “For what reason, I don’t know.”. Miller said that some of those conversations included details about the killings that were not widely known.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. “He knew things,” Miller said, according to the Chronicle. “Some of it wasn’t public.”. At the time, Miller said he did not suspect Elmore.. SEND US A TIP HERE. “You don’t think this guy could be involved,” he said. “You’re thinking, here’s somebody who wants to help.”. Only after the recent indictment did the conversations take on new meaning.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. “Now you look back, and it’s like, wow,” Miller said. “Was he telling me what he did?”. “I trusted him,” he said. “I really did.”. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. The charges stem from the infamous “Texas Killing Fields” murders, in which the bodies of about 30 women and girls, including Audrey Cook, Laura Miller, Donna Prudhomme and Heidi Fye-Villareal, were found near Calder Road in League City between the 1970s and 1990s.. For decades, authorities have worked to determine who was responsible. In 2024, the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office reopened the case.. William Reece pleaded guilty in 2022 to murder stemming from the deaths of Laura Smither, Kelli Cox and Jessica Cain, according to FOX 26.. Clyde Hedrick, who died last month, was also long suspected in the murders of numerous women in Calder Road Field, according to the outlet.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Elmore was taken into custody and denied bond Tuesday evening.. Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida.. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, son of the late Rep. Bill Young, has been charged with single counts of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using an electronic device and harmful communication to a minor, as well as two counts of possession of child pornography.. The sheriff’s Crimes Against Children Unit received information on Jan. 8, 2026, that a 38-year-old man and 15-year-old girl had engaged in inappropriate conduct. The man was later identified as Young.. According to police, Young met the girl while working the scoreboard at his son’s baseball game at Seminole High School.. EX-MAYOR CAUGHT IN LEWD ACT AT BOOZE-FILLED POOL PARTY, PROSECUTORS SAY. He then allegedly made sexual comments about the victim’s body and gave her alcohol and nicotine, the sheriff’s office said.. After the initial interaction, Young and the victim allegedly continued their relationship at baseball games, and through Instagram messages, where the two discussed sexual favors and nude photos in exchange for money.. HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FACING MORE THAN 300 FELONY CHARGES IN ALLEGED SEXTORTION SCHEME TARGETING MINORS: REPORTS. Detectives learned during the investigation that Young allegedly gave the girl $300 after he received a nude photo of her. Additionally, the girl was given food in exchange for nude photos, the sheriff’s office alleged.. Young was ultimately arrested and transported to the Pinellas County Jail, where he remains in custody on $10,000 bond – $5,000 for each possession of child pornography charge.. WILD BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS COPS STORM CHAOTIC TEEN ‘TAKEOVER’ AS BUSINESSES THRASHED: ‘THEY COME TO FIGHT. Young’s father, Bill Young, died in 2013 at the age of 82. Up until that point, he was the longest-tenured Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the longtime top appropriator for the defense industry.. He served in the House for 42 years and 288 days, beginning in 1971 and ending at his death.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. His record as the longest-serving Republican in the House was later surpassed by Rep. Don Young of Alaska.