John Nightbridge

John Nightbridge is a veteran reporter, researcher, and economic policy major from UCLA. Passionate about world issues and potential ways to solve them is a significant focus of his work. Writing freelance and reading the news are John's passions at work. Outside of work, it's all about sky diving, surfing, and stock market modeling.

Feeding Our Future Suspect Captured After FBI Fraud Listing

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Said Abdullahi Ereg is accused of taking more than $4.2 million from a child nutrition program. MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Said Abdullahi Ereg, a Minneapolis grocery and deli owner charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud case, surrendered to the FBI at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday after being placed on a new federal fraud fugitive list. Ereg, 47, was indicted June 24, 2024, on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and …

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Daughter’s Online Search Helps Solve Mother’s Murder Case

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Juan Miguel Roman-Balderas was sentenced after pleading guilty in the 2014 killing of Emilia Ignacio. UPPER MARLBORO, MD — A man who fled to Mexico after killing his ex-girlfriend in Greenbelt in 2014 was sentenced Tuesday after the victim’s daughter used social media to help track him down years later. Juan Miguel Roman-Balderas pleaded guilty in February to first-degree murder in the death of Emilia Ignacio, a 28-year-old mother of two whose body was found …

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Police Release Images in Penn State Student’s Killing

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Billy Schmidt, 22, was shot near his South Philadelphia home after police say a robbery turned deadly. PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia police released surveillance images and video Wednesday of two suspects wanted in the killing of Billy Schmidt, a 22-year-old Penn State student shot early Saturday in South Philadelphia after an apparent robbery. Investigators said the video shows the suspects before and after the shooting that killed Schmidt in the 1900 block of Durfor Street, …

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Teen Dies After Shooting and Apartment Complex Crash

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Police said the 17-year-old crashed into several parked vehicles after being shot early Wednesday. SANFORD, NC — A 17-year-old Sanford boy died Wednesday after he was shot and crashed into several parked cars at an apartment complex off U.S. 1, police said. Sanford police are investigating the death as a shooting tied to a crash at The Oaks Apartments on Oak Branch Lane. Officers were called to the complex about 1:30 a.m. after reports of …

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ATF, Chicago Officer Shoot Two Suspects in Operation

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Five people were taken into custody after officials said undercover agents faced an attempted armed robbery. COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL — A federal agent and a Chicago police task force officer shot two suspects Tuesday evening during an undercover firearms trafficking operation in Country Club Hills, where authorities said five people were taken into custody. The shooting drew a large response from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to the south suburb near 189th …

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LAPD Officer Wounded After Pursuit Ends in Gunfire

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Police said the officer’s ballistic vest stopped a round during the shootout. LOS ANGELES, CA — A Los Angeles police officer was wounded and an armed suspect was hospitalized Tuesday after a pursuit ended in a shootout on a residential Boyle Heights street, police said. The shooting followed a chase that began after officers tried to stop a pickup truck connected to a man seen with a gun, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said. …

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Karmelo Anthony Gets 35 Years In Track Meet Stabbing

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A Collin County jury convicted Anthony of murder in the death of Austin Metcalf. MCKINNEY, TX — A Collin County jury sentenced Karmelo Anthony to 35 years in prison Tuesday after convicting him of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a 2025 high school track meet in Frisco. The verdict and sentence ended a closely watched trial that focused on a brief confrontation under a team tent during bad weather. Anthony, …

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Indiana Mother Found Dead in Mexico; Seven Children Safe

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Makala Pendley, 30, had been listed missing from Indianapolis since Feb. 23 with her seven children. INDIANAPOLIS, IN — An Indianapolis mother who vanished with her seven children earlier this year was found dead in southern Mexico, where authorities said Tuesday they are investigating her death as a femicide. Makala Pendley, 30, was identified after a body was found in Zinacantán, a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Her children, who had been listed …

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Food Truck Explosion Injures Couple, Destroys Business

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Tim and Tiffany McPherson were flown to Nashville after the TNT Tacos fire. HUNTINGDON, TN — A Carroll County couple is recovering in Nashville after their TNT Tacos food truck exploded and burned Thursday morning in a Tractor Supply Co. parking lot on East Main Street in Huntingdon. Tim and Tiffany McPherson, the owners of the food truck, suffered second- and third-degree burns in the June 4 fire. The blast destroyed the truck and left …

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Four Arrested After Violent Home Invasion

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Police said two victims survived after armed intruders forced their way into a home near Arizona Avenue and Elliot Road. CHANDLER, AZ — Four people were arrested after a violent home invasion early Saturday near Arizona Avenue and Elliot Road left an elderly man injured and his disabled adult daughter shot, Chandler police and court records said. The arrests followed a weekend investigation that stretched from a Chandler neighborhood to the Arizona-Mexico border. Police said …

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