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San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Milwaukee man pleads guilty to carrying concealed pistol near Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man has pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed pistol outside the Republican National Convention's security perimeter last year. Federal agents stopped Donnell Tinsley as he was walking near the convention's security zone on the gathering's first day in July 2024, according to a criminal complaint. Tinsley was wearing black pants and a ski mask and was carrying what the complaint described as a black tactical backpack. Agents found an AK-47-style pistol in the backpack. The arrest came just two days after Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign appearance in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was a presidential candidate at the time and went on to capture the White House in the November elections. Online court records show Tinsley, now 22, pleaded guilty July 3 to a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Marisabel Cabrera, a former Democratic state representative, sentenced him to 26 days time served.
Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Toronto Star
Milwaukee man pleads guilty to carrying concealed pistol near Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man has pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed pistol outside the Republican National Convention's security perimeter last year. Federal agents stopped Donnell Tinsley as he was walking near the convention's security zone on the gathering's first day in July 2024, according to a criminal complaint. Tinsley was wearing black pants and a ski mask and was carrying what the complaint described as a black tactical backpack. Agents found an AK-47-style pistol in the backpack.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Milwaukee man pleads guilty to carrying concealed pistol near Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man has pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed pistol outside the Republican National Convention's security perimeter last year. Federal agents stopped Donnell Tinsley as he was walking near the convention's security zone on the gathering's first day in July 2024, according to a criminal complaint. Tinsley was wearing black pants and a ski mask and was carrying what the complaint described as a black tactical backpack. Agents found an AK-47-style pistol in the backpack. The arrest came just two days after Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate Donald Trump during a campaign appearance in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was a presidential candidate at the time and went on to capture the White House in the November elections. Online court records show Tinsley, now 22, pleaded guilty July 3 to a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Marisabel Cabrera, a former Democratic state representative, sentenced him to 26 days time served. Tinsley's attorney, public defender Elizabeth Ellsworth-Kasch, declined comment when reached by phone Monday.
RTÉ News
17-06-2025
- Health
- RTÉ News
Organ opt-out law 'changing the narrative', says campaigner
The soft opt-out organ donation law "is changing the narrative around how we think about organ donation", campaigner Orla Tinsley has said. Ms Tinsley received a double-lung transplant in 2017 and made a documentary about her health as waited for the transplant. She also under went a kidney transplant last year. The first phase of the Human Tissue Act 2024 comes into operation today, meaning everybody will be considered an organ donor unless they opt-out or are included in a so-called excluded group. The act will introduce an opt-out system of consent for organ donation and will allow for altruistic living organ donation to strangers. If a person does not register, they will be considered a potential organ donor and the family will be approached to give final consent. "It's still giving some power to the family, which needs to be dealt with through a lot of education," Ms Tinsley said. Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, she said that organ donation will go from something "we don't want to talk about" to something "that you have to think about", adding, "because if you don't have a conversation with your family member and choose whether you opt in or opt out, then you can't have your wishes followed through with." It has been proven that a soft opt-out alone does not make a big difference to organ donations and she said that while there was a lot of great work being done, more could be done to continue the progress around informing people of organ donation. There should be specific modules taught in schools to teach about organ donation "in a very clear and dedicated way and particularly emphasising what soft opt-out means", she said. Support and education for those waiting on a transplant is also really important, Ms Tinsley added. "The act of becoming an organ donor can save up to eight people's lives. I personally am alive because of two people who decided to be organ donors. It's a miracle of life and a gift of life that is one of the most profound legacies that someone can leave," she said.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Sheffield councillor 'never imagined' House of Lords seat
A Sheffield councillor has said he never imagined being given a seat in the House of Lords following his "humble farming background" in Mohammed, Baron Mohammed of Tinsley, told the House of his upbringing and the importance of education during his maiden speech on former leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Sheffield City Council was nominated for a life peerage in told members during a debate on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: "I see my arrival as a mark of this House's enduring commitment to represent all walks of life, to recognise the importance of lived experiences alongside legal, academic, and business expertise." Lord Mohammed, who is still serving as a councillor for Sheffield's Ecclesall ward, also served as a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and Humber from 2019 to 2020, the Local Democracy Service arrived in the UK with his mother Khadija Bi in 1977, when he was four years family settled in the Tinsley area of Sheffield, which Lord Mohammed described as "poor in material wealth but rich in spirit".His father, Mohammed Saddique, a farmer, worked in the steel industry but like many others, lost his job during the 1980s, with the family relying on the state for Mohammed said: "Never could I have imagined, as a child born in Kashmir to parents from a humble farming background, that one day I would stand here amongst you - not as an observer, but as an equal - entrusted with the responsibility to speak up for communities like the one that raised me."Although he excelled in school, Lord Mohammed said financial necessity forced him to start working at he remained committed to his education, continuing his A-levels at Loxley College and becoming the first member of his family to go to university. 'Spirit of duty' After graduating in business from the University of Sheffield, he dedicated himself to youth work before being elected onto Sheffield City Council in on his experience working with young people not in education, employment or training, he expressed his support for the bill's measures that require local authorities to maintain contact with home-educated children. "My Lords, I owe everything I have achieved to the resilience of my parents, the kindness of strangers who believed in me, and the opportunities afforded by this great country," he said."It is now my privilege to give back - to serve your Lordships' House with the same spirit of duty and hope that has brought me here."Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
