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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Man wanted for northwestern Alberta murder
Brandon Munro is wanted for the June 22 second degree murder of 28-year-old Isiah Cardinal on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in northwestern Alberta. (Supplied) RCMP are looking for a man wanted for the second degree murder of a Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation resident. Brandon Munro is wanted in the June 22 killing of 28-year-old Isiah Cardinal on the First Nation located 300 kilometres northwest of Edmonton near the town of Valleyview. Munro is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall at about 200 pounds, having blue eyes, black hair and multiple face tattoos. The 35-year-old was last seen wearing dark pants, a white shirt with a hood, and a mask. Police say Munro is considered armed and dangerous and are advising people to not approach him. He was last seen on Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
2nd-degree murder charge laid in killing of 59-year-old man in central Edmonton
A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of 59-year-old Robert Gladue. Gladue was found injured in a home near 95 Street and 106 Avenue on Thursday by officers responding to an assault call, police said. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said 42-year-old Dustin Chisolm, who was found nearby, was initially charged with aggravated assault. The charge was upgraded to second-degree murder after Gladue died in hospital from blunt force trauma injuries on Sunday. Police said the two men knew each other.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Gang member charged with second-degree murder following tragic death of reality star
A man has been charged with second-degree murder and vehicular homicide over a car crash that killed reality star Monica Sandoval Saavedra. According to The News Tribune, Tacoma resident Time Time, 40, killed Monica after losing control of his vehicle while fleeing from police on June 14. The mom-of-two, who found fame as 'Spicy Monii' on the reality show Joseline's Cabaret, was pronounced dead, aged 35, after being taken to a nearby hospital. Time had previously spent more than a decade in prison over his part in a gang shooting that killed a 20-year-old woman in 2010. The events leading up to the fatal crash that killed Monica took place around 3.30am, when two Sheriff's Office deputies noticed a Chrysler 300, driven by Time, which appeared to speeding in a 30mph zone. According to probable cause documents, Time allegedly sped away from the deputies, reaching speeds of over 100mph and running a red light and a stop sign, as well as driving in the wrong lane. Time 'misjudged the curve in the road and lost control of his car,' crashing into a park and ride lot. After the crash, deputies found Time and another male passenger still in their vehicle. Monica was discovered on her back and unresponsive in the parking lot before officially being pronounced dead at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Time had been out of prison since November, 2022, after serving almost 11 years of a 12.5-year prison sentence for his role in a 2010 shooting incident that killed Camilla Love, 20, and injured her brother. According to prosecutors, Time and six other men were members of the same gang and were out looking for rival gang members to kill in retaliation for a nightclub shooting. Instead, they murdered Camilla and wounded her brother Josh, who had no connection to the gang whatsoever. The siblings just happened to be in a red car, and Josh was wearing a red jacket, which is a color associated with the gang. Saul Mex was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 35 years, while Time Time, who served as a lookout, got a lighter sentence and a charge of leading organized crime. Monica found fame last year as a contestant on season five of Joseline's Cabaret, which is one of The Zeus Network's most popular shows. Hosted by Love & Hip-Hop star Joseline Hernandez, the X-rated reality series sees strippers and sex workers competing to earn a spot in Hernandez's touring strip show. Monica was known for being the only plus-size contestant on her season and repeatedly stated during her tenure on the show that she was proud to represent bigger women and Latinas. She was also known for being more conservative than her co-stars and was even branded 'boring' for her refusal to participate in some of the show's wilder scenes. The Zeus Network issued a statement about Monica's death last week. 'We're deeply saddened to share that #SpicyMonii, who brought unforgettable energy to #JoselinesCabaretTexas, has tragically passed away. Your energy, beauty, and presence will never be forgotten. Rest easy, Queen,' the network wrote. Hernandez herself also weighed in, posting a string of crying emojis on Zeus' official Instagram account. Monica was a mother to two teenage boys, Tyrese and Angel. Monica was known for being the only plus-size contestant on her season and repeatedly stated that she was proud to represent bigger women and Latinas on the show Her sister Melissa has since started a GoFundMe to raise money for Monica's funeral service and to support her two sons. 'On behalf of our entire family, we want to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported us during this incredibly painful time,' Melissa wrote on the GoFundMe page. 'Your generous donations, kind messages, prayers, and love have meant the world to us as we grieve the loss of our beloved sister Monica and come together to support her two beautiful boys she left behind,' she continued. 'From the bottom of our hearts thank you. Your compassion has been a light during our darkest days, and we are truly, unconditionally grateful.' She finished, 'We will be sharing details about Monica's memorial service very soon. Thank you again for holding our family close.' Meanwhile, season six of Joseline's Cabaret is currently filming in California. Hernandez and her dancers are also set to kick off a four-date tour across California later this month which will be filmed for the show.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The night WWE legend Scott Hall killed a man
"Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling's New World Order Changed America," the upcoming book written by Marc Raimondi which documents the rise of the legendary nWo faction and the impact it had on the broader world, publishes on Tuesday, June 24. The following is an excerpt detailing the rise of Scott Hall, aka two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee Razor Ramon, who emerged as a central figure in wrestling's New World Order. Hall was at work the night of January 15, 1983, tending bar at the strip club Thee Dollhouse in Orlando, Florida. He was bracing himself. Hall knew an altercation — 'of course it was over a girl' — was imminent. Advertisement It was early in his shift when Hall got word that the husband of the woman he had been seeing was outside in the parking lot. The man had busted all the windows out of Hall's car, and was fixing to get a piece of Hall next. Hall, a well-built, 6-foot-5 bodybuilder, went outside to confront the man and knocked him down immediately with one punch. The man, named Rodney Perry Turner, reached for a firearm and a struggle ensued. Hall took hold of the gun first — and shot Perry Turner in the head. He died instantly. Hall, then just 24 years old, was charged with second-degree murder. The case against him was later dismissed when sworn testimony was not enough to prosecute. 'I drilled him, and he went down, and his shirt went up and he was reaching for the gun, so I reached for it, too,' Hall recalled. Advertisement A bar employee told the Orlando Sentinel at the time Perry Turner had threatened to kill both Hall and Perry Turner's wife, Carol, when he found out Hall and Carol were dating. Two months earlier, Perry Turner had fatally shot another man. Perry Turner claimed he was attacked after the man made a pass at Carol. Perry Turner was never charged, as the killing was ruled justifiable. 'I should have sought counseling right then, but I didn't know anything,' Hall said. 'I was a kid.' Hall was raised in a military family. He has referred to his father as a 'big shot' in the U.S. Army. Hall's parents and grandparents had issues with alcohol, an addiction that definitely did not skip a generation. Advertisement 'We come from a long line of hard-drinking rednecks,' Hall said. Hall went to high school in Germany where his dad was stationed and moved just about every year before his family settled in Florida when he was a teen. Hall's father was a pro-wrestling fan, and Hall himself wanted to be a wrestler ever since he was eight years old when his dad took him to a hair-versus-hair match. Hall took a piece of the losing wrestler's hair home with him. 'And I just was hooked since then,' Hall said. Hall had spent time working the regional circuit as a wrestler in the 1980s, including a stint in the AWA like Hulk Hogan. Hall had a run with Curt 'Mr. Perfect' Hennig as the AWA tag-team champions, and Verne Gagne then wanted to position Hall as his No. 1 babyface. Hall absolutely looked the part. He was tall and handsome with light brown hair and a bushy mustache. With a wide chest, big arms, and bulging trapezius muscles, Hall looked kind of like a jacked-up Tom Selleck. Razor Ramon makes his entrance at WWF Wrestlemania X8. (George Pimentel via Getty Images) 'When Verne started pushing him to be his top guy, I know other people were going like, 'Oh man, same size as Hogan, better body, better-looking,'' Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer said. 'But when it didn't work, it was kind of like, 'Oh, he doesn't have charisma.'' Advertisement Things just didn't click for Hall as a generic good guy. The fans didn't get behind him. After taking a hiatus from wrestling, Hall found his way to WCW in 1991. He knew he had to change things up, because regular old Scott Hall, as impressive as he looked with his shirt off, wasn't working. And Hall really committed to changing things up. His new character was called The Diamond Studd. He was a cocky ladies' man with slicked-back black hair, a toothpick between his teeth, and dark sunglasses. The bushy hair and mustache were long gone. The Diamond Studd wore a five o'clock shadow and didn't skip trips to the tanning bed. The leaner Studd looked nothing like 'Big' Scott Hall from the AWA. The Diamond Studd was managed on screen by Diamond Dallas Page, who previously had accompanied the very popular Fabulous Freebirds to the ring. Like Hall, Page had a background in the nightlife industry, managing several Florida clubs. Hall and Page got along well, in the ring and outside of it. And Hall started to have some success in WCW with Page by his side. Hall had size, good looks, and could work an entertaining match in the ring. There might not be a blueprint for wrestling stardom, but he checked a lot of boxes. Still, Hall wasn't being positioned past the early matches on WCW cards. The main event wasn't even in sight. Advertisement That didn't matter to Hall so much. He was grateful just to have the job of his dreams. But Hall and his wife, Dana, had just had their first child, Cody. Making more money to support his growing family would have been nice. So Hall started having conversations with Pat Patterson, McMahon's right-hand man. nWo members Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan face off with Lex Luger, The Giant and Booker T during WCW Monday Nitro in February 1997. (WWE via Getty Images) 'Some guys were higher up [in WWF], but everybody was a star,' Hall said. 'So I said, 'I don't have to be a main eventer, I still want to wrestle.' Because even the lower-paid wrestlers are getting paid, and I had no education. So I thought, this is what I still want to do for a living. If I have to be a bottom guy, I'd rather do it for the best company.' 'Bottom guys' in wrestling — or low carders and midcarders — are kind of like the fighters you see on the preliminaries of boxing or UFC events. They're talented enough and have a big enough following to earn a spot on the event, but don't have the skill level or star quality to make the main event. Their main role is to lose to wrestlers tabbed as stars as those would-be stars make their way to a headlining role. Advertisement Hall would never be a 'bottom guy' again. He was pushed near the top of the card immediately in the WWF with a new character: Razor Ramon. Hall, as Ramon, became an arrogant, well-dressed, and villainous Cuban American from Miami. It was basically a rip-off of Al Pacino's suave but brutally violent Tony Montana character in "Scarface," which had gained a renewed cult following a decade after its release. McMahon had never seen the movie and when Hall came to him with the idea, he thought Hall was a genius. For weeks on WWF television there were taped vignettes trumping up his arrival. Hall wore gold chains with an open, button-down shirt revealing his chest hair. He spoke with a fake Cuban accent, called people 'chico,' and borrowed phrases from "Scarface," adding his own spin, like 'say hello to the Bad Guy.' Hall was neither Cuban nor even Hispanic, just like Hogan wasn't actually Irish. In wrestling, everything is about the performance. And Hall was more than believable enough as Razor Ramon.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect in Columbia infant death apparently released from custody
Mitchell Kaminski COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) — A Fayette woman charged with second-degree murder in the 2021 death of an 8-month-old girl is the subject of an active arrest warrant. But two days after the warrant was issued, court and prison records indicate she still isn't in custody. Jennifer Johnson was scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Monday, July 14 for charges including second-degree felony murder and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. She is accused in the death of Hannah Kent. A Tuesday court filing shows that she was sent to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. However, Arkansas DOC spokesperson Rand Champion told ABC 17 News in an email that a Jennifer Johnson was put on parole on June 16 and no one with that name is in custody. The spokesperson said a middle name was not available in their system. According to the Missouri Department of Corrections, Johnson was released Monday. She had previously been incarcerated in Missouri from April 27-May 19, 2022, and again from May 23, 2022-June 16, 2025, despite the Boone County Jail having her listed on a no-bond hold. Boone County courts issued a warrant for her arrest on Tuesday. Prosecutor Roger Johnson declined to comment on Thursday. Court records list Johnson's address in the 2001 block of Holly Avenue. But when ABC 17 News visited the property, the home appeared abandoned, and the lot surrounding it was under construction. Columbia police arrested Johnson in April 2021, after being called to a home in the 1000 block of Elleta Boulevard in north Columbia. According to court documents, police were dispatched to the Women's and Children's Hospital in Columbia on the morning of April 18, 2021, where they were informed that an 8-month-old, Hannah Kent, who was under Johnson's care, had died. Court documents indicate the parents left Kent and other children in Johnson's care beginning around 5 p.m. the previous day. The mother found the child around 8:30 a.m. unresponsive and cool to the touch after returning home and immediately noticed bruising, court documents indicate. The parents then took the child to Women's and Children's Hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead at 8:45 am. Johnson allegedly told police that she last saw the infant alive at 2:15 a.m. after giving a bottle to the child, the probable cause statement says. According to court documents, Johnson took a call from the parents saying the baby had died and the parents wanted to see Johnson. Two people who knew Johnson brought items that Johnson had at the home to the Columbia police, court documents say. Investigators allegedly found baby formula on Johnson's clothes, and a swab of the same shirt tested positive for blood. Johnson was previously charged with two counts of assault in Howard County in 2019. The complaint in the case states she strangled and bit another woman. Kent's family declined to comment. DOC041921_04192021170840Download Click here to follow the original article.
