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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Update: 12 hospitalized after fights cause panic at Atlantic Beach Bike Week
Twelve people were sent to the hospital after fights created a mass panic at concerts in Atlantic Beach Bike Week, authorities said. Any reports of mass casualties are false, wrote Atlantic Beach Police Interim Chief Carlos Castillo in a release. During concerts late Saturday night, fights erupted in the town of Atlantic Beach — which hosts the motorcycle rally — and caused the crowd to panic. People were injured as they were trampled trying to leave the festival, Castillo wrote. At 11:57 p.m. Horry County Fire Rescue dispatched to Atlantic Beach due to a disturbance with injuries, according to a social media post. EMS brought 12 people to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and an additional six signed a medical transport waiver. Law enforcement officials saw the fights but believed agitators ran and disappeared into the crowd, Castillo said in an email to The Sun News. No one has been arrested. The music paused but the festival continued until it closed at 3 a.m. Celebrations in Atlantic Beach will continue until 3 p.m. Monday, police said. 'We sincerely regret that anyone was injured, but we also regret the unfactual information that is being falsely spread about the Atlantic Beach Black Pearl Cultural Heritage and Bike Festival,' Castillo wrote. In the aftermath, on a rainy Sunday morning, the ground and area near the concert stage was littered with trash, shoes and sunglasses. Hilton Dewitt, who was at the event, told the Sun News there may have been an argument on the street near Ocean Boulevard, which caused concert goers to rush toward the stage. Dewitt said it happened about 1 a.m. 'They started panicking,' Dewitt said of the crowd. 'It was a stampede.' Atlantic Beach Bike Week, also known as Black Bike Week, happens annually during Memorial Day weekend, among other festivals and concerts that take place in the town of Atlantic Beach. Bikers also spread out in the area, spending time at the Myrtle Beach Mall parking lot and in downtown Myrtle Beach. This is a developing story. Check back at The Sun News for updates.
Toronto Sun
25-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Axe murderer goes on profanity-laden tirade at sentencing
Ewen Dewitt. Photo by Handout / Milford (Ct.) Police Department A Connecticut axe murderer couldn't contain his rage at his sentencing hearing, unleashing a profanity-laden tirade inside the courtroom. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Ewen Dewitt, 45, accepted a plea deal in March to serve 40 years in prison for the killing of his ex-girlfriend, 40-year-old Julie Minogue, in December 2022. He was charged with murder, risk of injury to a child, home invasion, criminal violation of a restraining order and violation of a protective order. According to police, Dewitt entered Minogue's condo in Milford and hit her with an axe 13 times while two of her children, aged three and 17 at the time, were inside. 'It was cold, calculated, well thought out,' state attorney Margaret Kelly said during Thursday's hearing, ABC affiliate WTNH reported. Dewitt stood up and interrupted the proceedings by cursing at the lawyer. 'Rot in hell you piece of expletive … expletive expletive … watch your mouth,' he said as one of six marshals told him to sit down. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At the beginning of the sentencing hearing, Minogue's sister address the courtroom. RECOMMENDED VIDEO 'December 6, 2022, is an evening that will haunt my family forever,' Allison Barotti-Corcoran said, NBC affiliate WVIT reported. 'I wish I could convey the heartbreak that we continue to experience and relive everyday.' She also called the murder horrific and absolutely disgusting. 'I often lie awake at night, thinking about the last few moments and what they must have been like. I can't imagine the fear and the pain in those last moments of her life.' RECOMMENDED VIDEO The victim's mother told Dewitt that she hopes he rots in hell. 'He denied me and my family the right to see my daughter even before her funeral because he mutilated her and we couldn't even see her or say goodbye to her,' Sandra Doepper said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Dewitt addressed the court briefly and apologized for his actions on that day. 'I wanna say I'm sorry. I snapped, I have no one to blame but myself here and I take full responsibility for what I've done and I'm really sorry. This is not what I wanted at all,' Dewitt said. The family was critical of the police response to her pleas for help. Minogue received a protective order against Dewitt after he was arrested in November 2019 for allegedly assaulting her. Three years later, on Dec. 1, 2022, police said a full no-contact restraining order was granted to Minogue after she filed a complaint that Dewitt was harassing her. Cops alleged Dewitt texted her harassing messages more than 200 times after she asked to be left alone. Minogue told police that she was scared he was going to kill her. She was found dead in her home by police five days later. The family claimed in a lawsuit against the city of Milford and local police that not enough was done to protect Minogue before her death. Read More Toronto Blue Jays Columnists Crime Sunshine Girls Ontario
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
New Bern man arrested for allegedly distributing drugs
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement officers with the Craven County Sheriff's Office arrested a New Bern man on May 9, for allegedly possessing controlled substances. A search warrant was executed on Friday, May 9, on Crocket Avenue. Deputies seized 781 grams of marijuana, 75 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 39 doses of LSD, 20 grams of cocaine, THC resin, two rifles, one pistol, $1,000 in cash and random items associated with the distribution of drugs. The suspect, 35 year old Thomas Edward Dewitt, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a schedule I and VI controlled substance and cocaine, possession of a schedule I controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for the use or sale of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dewitt was taken to the Craven County Detention Center where he was given a $130,000 secured bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
28-year-old Cayuga County man arrested for shooting and killing girlfriend's pet pig
CAYUGA COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A 28-year-old man from Sempronius was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend's pet pig during a domestic incident. Zelenskyy says peace deal must be agreed upon by both countries United Airlines expands nonstop service to Denver from Syracuse Lawmakers blame bird flu for steep egg prices Andrew Lester pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE Cayuga County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a residence in Sempronius for a domestic incident around 11:15 a.m. on Feb. 5. The girlfriend said that her boyfriend, Norman Dewitt, shot and killed her pet pig during the dispute. Dewitt is accused of removing the home's security cameras and shooting the pig while a 15-year-old girl was home, the sheriff's office said. He was then arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal tampering under penal law, along with killing an animal under NYS Agriculture and Markets Law. Dewitt was arraigned at CAP Court and is now being held at the Cayuga County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in the Town of Sempronius Court on Feb. 19, according to the sheriff's office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
