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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Suspect who killed his cheating wife ‘knew he was going to jail' so he went out and murdered another man, cops say
A Virginia man is accused of killing his wife over infidelity — and then killing another man because he 'knew he was going to jail,' according to police. Authorities arrived at a home in Ridgeway, Virginia after receiving a report just before 1 p.m. Tuesday that a man had been shot in the road. The man, later identified as 68-year-old William Leroy Morey, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Office. Morey was reportedly checking on 22-year-old Mandy Coleman, who lived at the home with her two small children. Police found Coleman dead from a gunshot wound. Her husband, 30-year-old Joshua Corbett Coleman, quickly emerged as a suspect. Police arrested him around 2:40 p.m. during a traffic stop and found the children inside the vehicle. They were 'safe and unharmed,' the sheriff's office said. Coleman was armed with a handgun and an AR-15 rifle, according to police. Coleman admitted to the killings following his arrest, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WDBJ7. He told police that he accused her of cheating on him during a tense argument before heading to his room, grabbing a gun, and shooting her in the head, the complaint states. Coleman then took his two children with him in the car. He 'knew he was going to jail' and decided to search for Morey to kill him, too, the complaint says. After he couldn't man the 68-year-old man at his home, Coleman returned to the Ridgeway home to find Morey in the street and shot him to death, according to the filing. The relationship between Morey and the Colemans is not immediately clear. An investigation is ongoing. Coleman is now being held in the Henry County Adult Detention Center without bond. He faces two counts of first degree murder, two counts of use of firearm in the commission of a felony, one count of shooting from an occupied vehicle, and two counts of child abuse. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $2,500 in exchange for information related to the crime. 'This is a heartbreaking and tragic situation that has deeply affected two families and our entire community,' Sheriff Wayne Davis said. 'Our hearts go out to the loved ones of the victims during this incredibly difficult time.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Suspect who killed his cheating wife ‘knew he was going to jail' so he went out and murdered another man, cops say
A Virginia man is accused of killing his wife over infidelity — and then killing another man because he 'knew he was going to jail,' according to police. Authorities arrived at a home in Ridgeway, Virginia after receiving a report just before 1 p.m. Tuesday that a man had been shot in the road. The man, later identified as 68-year-old William Leroy Morey, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Office. Morey was reportedly checking on 22-year-old Mandy Coleman, who lived at the home with her two small children. Police found Coleman dead from a gunshot wound. Her husband, 30-year-old Joshua Corbett Coleman, quickly emerged as a suspect. Police arrested him around 2:40 p.m. during a traffic stop and found the children inside the vehicle. They were 'safe and unharmed,' the sheriff's office said. Coleman was armed with a handgun and an AR-15 rifle, according to police. Coleman admitted to the killings following his arrest, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WDBJ7. He told police that he accused her of cheating on him during a tense argument before heading to his room, grabbing a gun, and shooting her in the head, the complaint states. Coleman then took his two children with him in the car. He 'knew he was going to jail' and decided to search for Morey to kill him, too, the complaint says. After he couldn't man the 68-year-old man at his home, Coleman returned to the Ridgeway home to find Morey in the street and shot him to death, according to the filing. The relationship between Morey and the Colemans is not immediately clear. An investigation is ongoing. Coleman is now being held in the Henry County Adult Detention Center without bond. He faces two counts of first degree murder, two counts of use of firearm in the commission of a felony, one count of shooting from an occupied vehicle, and two counts of child abuse. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $2,500 in exchange for information related to the crime. 'This is a heartbreaking and tragic situation that has deeply affected two families and our entire community,' Sheriff Wayne Davis said. 'Our hearts go out to the loved ones of the victims during this incredibly difficult time.'
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Georgia science museum studying meteorite seen over metro Atlanta
The Brief The Tellus Science Museum has acquired part of the unusual meteor that blasted across the metro Atlanta area last week. Its entry was so intense that it triggered the Geostationary Lightning Mappers (GLM) aboard NOAA's GOES satellites—devices normally used to detect lightning. The outer space rock was the 29th meteorite documented in Georgia and the second time one ever hit a home. CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - A piece of outer space rock that fasciated people across the Southeast last week is now a part of Georgia's Tellus Science Museum's collection. The museum announced that it has acquired the recovered meteorite that shot through the sky on June 26 before part of it landed in Henry County. MORE: Why the daytime fireball meteor that blasted over Atlanta was a rare sight The backstory NASA says the meteor entered Earth's atmosphere at 12:25 p.m. EDT on June 26, first appearing 48 miles above Oxford, Georgia. Traveling southwest at an estimated 30,000 miles per hour, the object disintegrated at an altitude of 27 miles above West Forest, unleashing energy equivalent to about 20 tons of TNT. The breakup produced a powerful pressure wave that reached the ground, creating loud booms and tremors that startled residents. According to NASA, "some large windows may have vibrated or even cracked." The fireball was caused by an asteroidal fragment approximately three feet in diameter and weighing over a ton. Its entry was so intense that it triggered the Geostationary Lightning Mappers (GLM) aboard NOAA's GOES satellites—devices normally used to detect lightning. Doppler radar also picked up falling debris above Henry County. Witnesses across Georgia and neighboring states—including as far south as Macon and as far north as Upstate South Carolina—reported seeing a flash of white light followed by what many described as an "earthquake." However, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed no seismic activity occurred. Officials say the shaking was the result of a sonic boom. Local perspective A resident of Henry County, Georgia, reported a rock coming through their roof around the time they heard the sonic boom from the fireball. It left behind a hole in the ceiling about the size of a golf ball and a crack in a laminate floor at the home southeast of Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia. "We are presuming that a piece of the object fell through their roof," the weather service said. Dashboard and doorbell cameras across several states in the southeastern U.S. states caught glimpses of the fireball that appeared to be plummeting straight down. What they're saying "We're very fortunate to have this piece," said Amy Gramsey, Tellus' director of curatorial services. "A meteorite hunter found the specimen on Friday, June 27, in Henry County. It's a 150-gram chondrite meteorite—a stony-type meteorite containing small mineral granules." Officials with the Tellus Science Museum say that last Thursday's fall was the 29th meteorite documented in Georgia and the second incident of one hitting a home - the first being in MAy 2009 in Cartersville. "Meteorite landings like this are pretty rare," said Tellus' astronomy program manager Karisa Zdanky. "Space rocks and other debris enter Earth's atmosphere often, but they usually burn up before reaching the ground – which is the requirement to be called a meteorite. It's uncommon to have a meteor so bright and so big that it can be witnessed in the day and produce such sizable meteorite fragments." What's next The new specimen has not been named yet, but Tellus staff are expecting it to be on display for the public by the end of the summer. The Source Information for this story came from previous FOX 5 reporting and a press release by Tellus Science Museum.
The Independent
29-06-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
People in six states see mystery ‘fireball' streak across sky
A mysterious object streaking across the sky has left hundreds of residents across the southern United States baffled, with over 200 reports pouring in from at least six states. The unidentified phenomenon, witnessed on Thursday around 12:30 p.m., prompted widespread speculation, though authorities suggest it was likely either a meteor or space junk. The majority of sightings, described as a streak of light and a fireball, originated from Georgia and South Carolina, according to a report from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia. As of Friday afternoon, the American Meteor Society had received at least 215 reports from people expressing a mix of wonder and amazement. Witnesses recounted vivid details of the event. A woman in Bethlehem, Georgia, described it as "a bright fireball." She added, "It did have a bright tail that disappeared with it, and left behind a smoke trail. I've never seen anything like it before." Meanwhile, a man in Milledgeville, Georgia, said "I believe it hit the ground." The roof of a Georgia home is pierced A resident of Henry County, Georgia, reported a rock coming through their roof around the time they heard the sonic boom from the fireball. It left behind a hole in the ceiling about the size of a golf ball and a crack in a laminate floor at the home southeast of Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia. 'We are presuming that a piece of the object fell through their roof,' the weather service said in a brief statement on social media. Dashboard and doorbell cameras across several states in the southeastern U.S. states caught glimpses of the fireball that appeared to be plummeting straight down. Broad daylight sighting is rare Meteors and other space debris frequently enter Earth's atmosphere, but it is rare for an object to be so bright it can easily be seen in broad daylight. Videos of the event showed clear skies on Thursday, allowing many to see the object falling. 'First time to ever see an event in daylight like this,' a man in Cumming, Georgia, north of Atlanta, said in his report to the meteor society. 'It was so bright in the middle of the day... brighter than the sun,' a woman in Dublin, Georgia reported. Bright fireballs are caused by friction as an object enters the atmosphere and slows down considerably. Almost all objects break into minuscule pieces before striking the ground, according to Nasa.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Residents express amazement after seeing mystery object streak across the sky
ATLANTA (AP) — More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern U.S. states have now reported witnessing a mysterious object streak across the sky on Thursday, but no one is certain exactly what it was. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina around 12:30 p.m., according to a report from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia. People express amazement in witness accounts As of Friday afternoon, at least 215 reports of the object have poured into the American Meteor Society with many people expressing wonder and amazement in their reports. 'It was a bright fireball,' a woman in Bethlehem, Georgia, wrote. 'It did have a bright tail that disappeared with it, and left behind a smoke trail,' she added. 'I've never seen anything like it before.' A man in Milledgeville, Georgia, reported that 'I believe it hit the ground.' The roof of a Georgia home is pierced A resident of Henry County, Georgia, reported a rock coming through their roof around the time they heard the sonic boom from the fireball. It left behind a hole in the ceiling about the size of a golf ball and a crack in a laminate floor at the home southeast of Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, Georgia. 'We are presuming that a piece of the object fell through their roof,' the weather service said in a brief statement on social media. Dashboard and doorbell cameras across several states in the southeastern U.S. states caught glimpses of the fireball that appeared to be plummeting straight down. Broad daylight sighting is rare Meteors and other space debris frequently enter Earth's atmosphere, but it is rare for an object to be so bright it can easily be seen in broad daylight. Videos of the event showed clear skies on Thursday, allowing many to see the object falling. 'First time to ever see an event in daylight like this,' a man in Cumming, Georgia, north of Atlanta, said in his report to the meteor society. 'It was so bright in the middle of the day... brighter than the sun,' a woman in Dublin, Georgia reported. Bright fireballs are caused by friction as an object enters the atmosphere and slows down considerably. Almost all objects break into minuscule pieces before striking the ground, according to NASA.
