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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
Nacogdoches man imprisoned for threatening to shoot woman to death
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) — Two years ago, a Nacogdoches woman was getting ready for church when a man appeared in her bathroom and threatened to kill her with a rifle. On Thursday, the man received five years in prison, the minimum sentence for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault. The Nacogdoches County District Attorney's Office identified the man as William Hagan, who said he would kill the victim due to her alleged lies. The victim attempted to defuse the situation, but he went on to grab his rifle and told her he was going to kill her and then himself. Frankston's Spring Market broken into, ATM stolen According to officials, Hagan told the victim it would not hurt when he shot her, and considered going to where she worked and killing her there. Hagan then told her he would allow her one phone call before he shot her after she stated she wanted to call her son. Instead of calling her son, the victim used the allotted phone call to contact authorities by using the RAVE Guardian App. While waiting for law enforcement, the victim was able to stall Hagan until officers arrived at the home at 8:30 a.m. Once inside the home, officers arrested Hagan and found the rifle he had threatened to use. According to officials, while in the back of a patrol car, Hagan stated he would kill the victim next time and there would not be a warning. Angelina County Sheriff's Office takes over services for City of Hudson The victim testified to previous incidents of family violence that included strangulation, striking her with objects and 'causing her to strike objects.' To protect herself, she has been forced to move from her residence and change her vehicle multiple times. Hagan pleaded guilty to burglary of a habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault on Feb. 7. He was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, which is the minimum sentence allowed by law. 'This incident is disturbing and evidences what is widely known to be true about family violence: that a victim is at the highest risk of harm when she leaves her abuser,' the district attorney's office said. 'A minimum sentence empowers Hagan and others like him to continue their abusive actions, which is detrimental to families in this community.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Suspect says shooting was in self-defense, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was critically injured in a shooting Thursday in the Cherokee area, and the man charged in the crime allegedly told police that he did it in self-defense. Jerome Settle, 22, was charged with Aggravated Assault and Theft of Property to wit: Stolen Firearm. His bond was set to $50,000, and he is scheduled to appear in court on Monday. Officers responded to a shooting at Kimball and Lamar at 9:35 a.m. Thursday. When they arrived, a man was receiving medical attention after being shot. The victim was unable to give a statement to police because of his condition, and he was transported to Regional One in critical condition. Officers said they received another call from Jerome Settle in the 3300 block of Parker Avenue, and he told police he was responsible for the shooting. Police said they saw Settle with his hands in the air, and he was partially covered in blood. According to reports, Settle said, 'Yeah, I did it in self-defense, the gun is in the grass.' Settle was detained. Bond set for man charged in deadly Cache 42 shooting They said when the Violent Crimes Unit was on the scene, they observed a pool of blood and a stolen handgun from an Atoka, Tennessee, pawn shop in 2023. Officers located a black 9 mm handgun in the grass in front of the residence, along with a spent shell casing. Video surveillance from a residence showed Settle walking to a group of men around a black vehicle, and he reached over towards the victim and shot him once. Memphis Murder Map 2025 Settle told police he was responsible for shooting the victim and admitted to owning the handgun found on the scene. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Man charged with threatening people with knife in Lake County, deputies say
A Wadsworth man was charged after deputies said he threatened two people with a knife Wednesday morning in Lake County. Joshua W. Marksberry, 39, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The Lake County Sheriff's Office said around 9:40 a.m., deputies responded to his residence in the 15900 block of West Wadsworth Road for a report of an aggravated assault. While at the scene, they learned that Marksberry pulled out a knife and threatened the victim and threatened to cut the throat of another person on the property. The relationship between the three involved is unclear. He left the scene on foot before the deputies' arrival. Later in the evening, around 8:30 p.m., a person matching his description was spotted near Wadsworth Road and Dilleys Road. After a search by deputies along with K9 Hemi, Marksberry was found inside a tent and arrested without incident. He remains held in the Lake County Jail pending his initial court hearing Thursday morning. The Lake County State's Attorney's Office said it intends to file a petition to detain Marksberry while awaiting trial. The office said he was charged in 2017 for stabbing a roommate.
ABC News
4 days ago
- ABC News
SA Police officer arrested and suspended, charged with stalking and assault
A serving South Australian police officer is facing several charges after being suspended from the force following a lengthy investigation. SA Police say the officer was arrested on Wednesday by detectives from SA Police's Anti-Corruption Section and charged with one count of stalking, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of abuse of public office. The Western District police officer was suspended from duty with pay. They are due to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in September.
The Independent
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
The curious case of Dutch international turned drug smuggler Quincy Promes
Quincy Promes has always been one for a watchlist. Once a common name in any Premier League transfer gossip column, the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal were said to be drawn to the electrifying attacking midfielder a decade or so ago, catching eyes as he stamped his mark as 'one to watch' during his Spartak Moscow days. It was in the Russian capital where the Dutchman spent the biggest portion of his career – seven years in total across two stints. The first, between 2014 and 2018, was when his stock was highest. His sort of player – a speedy, explosive midfield force who can operate both down the middle and on the wing – was very fashionable. And with an impressive record of 66 goals and 34 assists in 135 games for Spartak, it was no wonder some of Europe's big-hitters were after him. Fast forward into the 2020s and Promes, approaching his thirties, was still being targeted – only this time, it was by the Dutch police. He was a footballer turned fugitive, on the run from his country's authorities on charges of aggravated assault and drug trafficking. It's taken until now, after years of pursuit, for Promes to finally be extradited for his long-awaited imprisonment. Promes was back in his homeland, playing with Dutch goliaths Ajax in 2020, when the gory details of his private life began to unravel in the public eye – his off-pitch notoriety skyrocketing. He was accused of stabbing his cousin at a family party in July of that year, a crime of soap-opera standard that stunned and stupefied the wider footballing world. He was detained in December before being released shortly after, pending investigation, during which Promes pleaded his innocence. But within just two months of being remanded in custody, the midfielder had moved out of the Netherlands entirely, opting to rejoin Spartak with his status as a free man under serious threat. With Promes in Moscow, prosecutors slapped him with the charge of attempted murder, later downgraded to aggravated assault. But as the trial rolled around in March 2023, there was no sign of him. He'd stayed put in Russia, ignoring his court date, something the Netherlands could do nothing about due to the lack of an extradition treaty with the country, off the back of their war with Ukraine. The Dutch court sentenced Promes to 18 months in absentia, meaning a jail cell awaited him if/when he decided to go home. He was seemingly unbothered by this, continuing to play his football at Spartak like nothing was happening – a second spell in Moscow that saw him bag 48 goals in 100 games to become the club's sixth-highest all-time scorer. However, the assault verdict was only the tip of his criminal iceberg. Much more seriously for him, he had also been charged with involvement in trafficking an obscene quantity of cocaine – 1,362kg to be exact – through the Belgian port of Antwerp, which possessed a street value of tens of millions of euros. Prosecutors argued that Promes wasn't simply a lone cog to the smuggling operation – he was instead central to it. The player again denied the allegations, but prosecutors said that Dutch police had been tapping his phone since 2018, where they collated proof of him allegedly communicating about large-scale drug trafficking through encrypted messaging platforms. The case raged on against the backdrop of increased links between football and organised crime in the Netherlands, a country now battling the wave of crime that comes with becoming a global epicentre for drug operations. The scandal surrounding Promes, a player who had 50 caps for his national team and competed at Euro 2020, was gripping the Dutch public. The trial came to a head at the beginning of 2024, once again made notable by Promes's lack of presence. 'He seems to think he is untouchable in Russia or abroad,' the prosecutor said during the trial. He was convicted and sentenced to six years' imprisonment in absentia – again appealed and denied by the player via his lawyers – which was soon followed by an urgent bulletin issued by the Netherlands via Interpol to alert other countries of his status as a wanted fugitive. At this time, Promes was in Dubai on a training camp with Spartak. No longer in the protective borders of Russia, the United Arab Emirates adhered to the red notice issued and took Promes into custody – he was caught by border control at Dubai International Airport just as he was intending to leave the country. However, UAE police communications were unclear, citing his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run car crash as the main reason for his arrest, with the notice seemingly a secondary factor. The UAE ended up granting Promes his release, reportedly under intense pressure from Russian officials, while he awaited trial for this latest traffic offence. This was instead of immediately returning him to the Netherlands – something that's admittedly easier said than done – meaning the Gulf state was yet to honour the extradition treaty between the two countries, which was signed in 2021. But with investigations ongoing in regards to the hit-and-run, he was forced to stay in the Middle East, where he continued to flaunt his extravagant life while on bond. His inability to leave the UAE nevertheless led to him being dropped by Spartak in the summer, having missed the second half of the Russian Premier League season entirely. The walls looked to be finally closing in on Promes – he was a fiercely wanted man in the Netherlands, served with two serious convictions, and was now without the refuge of Moscow. His international fugitive status didn't prevent him from finding a new club, though. He joined Dubai United in September 2024 on a one-year deal, where he would score 13 goals in 19 appearances. This move acted as the beginning of his final chapter on the run, and upon the expiry of his contract this month, with his services no longer to the benefit of Dubai, Promes made an extraordinary last-ditch plea to the Dutch authorities to try and save his skin. 'I'm not going to lie that I miss the Netherlands very much and would like to come back,' he told RTL Boulevard, expressing his willingness to finally cooperate and attend trial. The catch? To avoid being thrown into jail upon his return, continuing his career while the appeal process is ongoing. 'People have also often said that I am on the run, but I have been trying to get in touch with the justice department for some time to solve it,' he added. 'I want to answer for myself in the Netherlands and continue my career. And that I fly back and forth to the Netherlands a few times when I am called up and then I can just continue playing football. That is what I want.' Dutch prosecution previously refused to grant this request due to the lack of precedent in any similar case, meaning he would receive preferential treatment if they did spare him. His current lawyer, Cem Polat, filed such a request again, to no avail. And last week, shortly after the interview, Promes's luck finally ran out. He was arrested in Dubai following a request by the Dutch police, and on Friday was extradited back to his homeland - as confirmed by the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service - where he will serve a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence for his combination of convictions. His appeal of both cases rages on, which could yet lead to a harsher sentence, with the prosecution recommending he serves nine years behind bars. But as that process continues, there will be no freedom for the ex-Ajax man. Once among the nation's top exports, Promes's inevitable demise into detention signals what is likely the end of the story for one of the game's bad eggs, a cautionary tale that makes you ponder how such a successful footballer can fall so deep into the world of crime.
