Unruly passenger cited for public intoxication after growling, swearing on flight from L.A.
KTLA » Salt Lake City
by Associated Press
2y ago
A Las Vegas man who berated a flight crew and fellow passengers on a plane Monday has been cited for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. He growled like a dog while taking his mask on and off his face, gave the middle finger and swore at flight attendants, later yelling “God bless America” and screaming “Joe Biden!” according to video taken by fellow passenger Dennis Busch. It happened on a flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. Busch also wrote on Facebook that the man verbally targeted an Asian woman, saying she and her companion “didn’t belong here.” The 61-year-old man was arre ..read more
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Skiers, snowboarders seeing one of the deadliest avalanche seasons in modern history
KTLA » Salt Lake City
by Los Angeles Times
3y ago
The mountains are calling, but the siren song has been especially dangerous this year. From Alaska to Wyoming, dozens of skiers, snowboarders and other outdoor enthusiasts who see the backcountry as a refuge have been caught in barreling waves of snow and ice in one of the deadliest avalanche seasons in modern history. On Feb. 27, , four snowmobilers were caught in an icy deluge on Tiger Peak, north of a ghost town in Idaho. Two riders were buried, and one died while trapped under the snow. The week before, two other snowmobilers died in back-to-back avalanches over two days. A month ago ..read more
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VP debate: Pence, Harris face off with differing visions for a nation in crisis
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by Associated Press, Lauren Lyster
3y ago
Trading barbs through plexiglass shields, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris turned the only vice presidential debate of 2020 into a dissection of the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with Harris labeling it “the greatest failure of any presidential administration.” Pence, who leads the president’s coronavirus task force, acknowledged that “our nation’s gone through a very challenging time this year,” yet vigorously defended the administration’s overall response to a pandemic that has killed 210,000 Americans. The meeting, which was far more civil than ..read more
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SoCal man accused of sexually assaulting his stepdaughters, 1 of whom gave birth to 2 of his children: LASD
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by Erika Martin
3y ago
A man wanted on a warrant for sex crimes against his underage stepdaughters was arrested this week in Oxnard, officials said Wednesday. Abraham Guy Williams, 39, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting the two girls in the family’s home, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said in a news release. Detectives began investigating Williams in July 2019, when one of the victims — now 18 — reported the sex abuse against her and her sister. She said the crimes occurred when she was between 9 and 17 years old. One of the victims gave birth to two of Williams' daughters, authorities said. The f ..read more
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5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Utah’s Salt Lake City area, knocking out power in some places
KTLA » Salt Lake City
by Associated Press
4y ago
A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. There were no reports of injuries. The 5.7-magnitude quake just after 7 a.m. damaged the spire and statue atop the iconic Salt Lake Temple. Elsewhere, bricks were showered onto sidewalks and a chemical plume was released outside the city. The epicenter was just southwest of Salt Lake City, between the airport and Great Salt Lake. It was felt by about 2.8 million people who were ..read more
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Elizabeth Smart Says She Was Sexually Assaulted While Trying to Sleep on Plane
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by CNN Wire
4y ago
Elizabeth Smart has revealed she was sexually assaulted on an airline flight last year, according to television station KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah. She’s talking about it publicly for the first time on Thursday, telling CBS This Morning she was asleep on the plane on the way back to Salt Lake City when she was jerked awake by a man’s touch. “I felt someone’s hand rubbing in between my legs on my inner thigh,” Smart said. Smart is a kidnapping and sexual assault survivor. She travels the nation to help other women overcome abuse. Yet she was not prepared for what happened. “I was shocked. The ..read more
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American Airlines Flight Diverted to Oklahoma After Man Grabs Passenger ‘By the Crotch’
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by CNN Wire
4y ago
An American Airlines flight was diverted to Oklahoma after a man grabbed a passenger seated next to him “by the crotch,” according to a federal criminal complaint filed Friday. James Clayton Cholewinski-Boy is seen in an undated photo released by the Tulsa Police Department. James Clayton Cholewinski-Boy was charged with abusive sexual contact after Tuesday’s reported assault aboard American Airlines Flight 807 from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Salt Lake City, Utah, the complaint said. It’s unclear whether Cholewinski-Boy has an attorney. The alleged victim, identified as “E.J.” in the compla ..read more
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Utah Man Accused of Killing Mackenzie Lueck, College Student From El Segundo, Charged in 2018 Assault
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by Associated Press
4y ago
The highly publicized arrest of a man in the killing of a Utah college student this summer prompted a woman to come forward and report that he had sexually abused her during a dinner date at his home in 2018, authorities said Tuesday. MacKenzie Lueck is seen in an undated photo provided by Salt Lake City police. On the right, Ayoola Ajayi is seen in an undated photo. (Credit: KSTU via CNN) Ayoola Ajayi is charged in a new court filing with assaulting the woman he met on a dating app. The woman reported the crime after Ajayi was charged in June with murder and kidnapping in the death of 23-ye ..read more
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Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs Suffers Mental Breakdown in Texas Prison, Lawyer Says
KTLA » Salt Lake City
by Associated Press
4y ago
Imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has suffered a mental breakdown and isn’t fit to give a deposition in a sex abuse case against him, according to a recent court filing. Forcing Jeffs to testify would be “futile,” said lawyers representing a community trust that once belonged to a polygamous sect run by Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. The trust and Jeffs were sued in 2017 by a woman who says she was sexually abused by Jeffs when she was a child. “The trust has received reports that Warren Jeffs has suffered a mental breakdown, and there seems to be a high likelihood that Warren Jeffs ..read more
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‘Mr. Olympia’ Shawn Rhoden Accused of Raping Fellow Bodybuilder
KTLA » Salt Lake City
by Associated Press
4y ago
A champion bodybuilder faces felony charges accusing him of raping a female bodybuilder in a Salt Lake City suburb last October. Court records indicate an arrest warrant issued Thursday charges 44-year-old Shawn Rhoden from Santa Barbara, California, with rape, object rape and forcible sexual abuse. Rhoden was the 2018 winner of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition in Las Vegas. A probable cause statement alleges Rhoden raped the woman who regarding Rhoden as her “body-building mentor and colleague” in a hotel room in Sandy on Oct. 12 and that a DNA sample obtained from the woman’s body wa ..read more
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