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Smart Phone Love Leads To Teen Being Hit By Subway Train
Virginia Missionary In Custody For Molesting At Least 21 Haitian Boys
BROOKLYN, NY —- It is sad, but everyone knows that teenagers have an unhealthy obsession with their cell phones but, Chanelle Agnew has taken her love of her smartphone to a whole new level.
While she was standing on a subway platform in Brooklyn, NY her phone fell from her hands onto the tracks. She did- n’t leave it there, instead, she jumped off the platform onto the tracks in order to get it.
While she was on the tracks the subway was coming into the station and hit her.
When emergency services arrived on scene they got
Chanelle Agnew’s obsession for her phone meant more to her than her life.
Agnew out from under the subway train and put her on a stretcher.
The entire time, Agnew stayed on her phone and as soon as she was outside and
able to get cell service she began calling people.
Agnew was taken to Methodist Hospital where she is expected to make a full re- covery.
James Arbaugh was in Haiti for about 10 years grooming un- deraged Haitian boys for sex.
HARRISONBURG, VA - A former Stuarts Draft man who did missionary work in Haiti for years is accused of molesting nearly two dozen young boys in that country and trying to groom others for future sex acts, according to federal court records.
James Daniel Arbaugh,
a Mennonite missionary, has been arrested and charged in custody after being arrested by an U. S. Homeland Security special agent.
Court records show that Arbaugh, 40, was charged with felony coercion or entice- ment of a minor. \
Arbaugh attended Moun- tain View Mennonite Church in Lyndhurst, Virginia, a for- mer Mennonite Church USA congregation, and was a board member for Walking Together for Christ Haiti.
The criminal complaint, filed with the U.S. District
Court in Harrisonburg, states that “Arbaugh reported grooming and/or having sex- ual contact with approxi- mately 21 males under the age of 18.” Arbaugh disclosed the abuse to a counselor during a September session.
Arbaugh traveled to Haiti from 2009 to 2015. According to reports, Arbaugh lived in Haiti for at least 10 years as a missionary with a since-dis- banded group called “Walking Together for Christ.
Someone in the group ob- viously knew something be- cause Arbaugh reportedly returned to the United States to receive professional coun- seling for unnamed “sexual sins.”
Arbaugh, who in a blog describes himself as an evan- gelist and religious film pro- ducer, is being held in federal custory without bond at the Central Virginia Regional Jail.
Teen Killed By Aunt’s Boyfriend After Argument Over Their Affair
WATERBURY, CT —-A 27- year-old Connecticut man has been charged with what author- ities say was the "vicious mur- der" of Evalyce Santiago, 16.
The teen was found dead in- side a vehicle after a crash in Waterbury last Monday night, People reports.
Dominique Pittman was arrested after police discovered that the teen had been shot twice in the head and once in the hand.
Pittman initially told police that Santiago had been shot by a third person who ran away after the crash, but he later ad- mitted he'd been alone in the car with her, reports the Hart- ford Courant.
He claimed that she re-
Dominique Pittman, 27, was having a sexual relationship with the niece, 16, of his long- time girlfriend. Pittman killed the teen, Evalyce Santiago, and attempted to cover it up by crashing the car they were in.
moved his gun from the car's center console during an argu- ment and she was shot as they both struggled for the weapon.
Police say Pittman, who re-
ceived minor injuries in the crash, told them he'd been in a sexual relationship with the teen—and she had threatened to tell his girlfriend of six years about it.
Santiago's relatives say they had no idea the teen was involved with Pittman, who fathered three children with the girl's aunt.
"That's when we all realize the tragedy. It was under our noses and we didn't see it," Santiago's grandfather tells NBC Connecticut.
Pittman is being held on $3 million bail on a murder charge and weapons violations. A men- tal health evaluation was or- dered after he appeared in court Wednesday.
Federal Judge Sentences Former S.C. Officer To 20 Years For Shooting Unarmed Black Man
CHARLESTON, S.C. — For- mer police officer Michael Slager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder- ing unarmed black motorist Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015.
Video footage shows Scott was unarmed and running away from Officer Slager when Slager opened fire, shooting Scott eight times in the back, killing him.
Slager was sentenced Thursday after a four-day hearing in which a federal judge rejected his self-defense claim, ruling that he had com- mitted murder by shooting at Scott eight times as the black motorist ran away. His charge of violating Scott's civil rights carried up to life in prison.
The former lawman's plea agreement barred him from appealing his conviction, but his punishment can be ap- pealed.
Lead defense attorney Andy Savage said that deci-
After a traffic stop, Walter Scott’s last minutes were recorded by a bystander. The video shows officer Michael Slager opening fire on the fleeing Scott.
sion would not be made until U.S. District Judge David Norton explains the sentence in writing.
But the judge's determina- tion, Savage argued, was con-
trary to Slager's state trial in which a jury rejected a murder charge and ultimately dead- locked on a lesser manslaugh- ter count, prompting a mistrial.
15-Year-Old Stabbed 80 Times And Set Afire By Man She Met On Facebook
PHILADELPHIA, PA —- A teenage girl was reportedly stabbed about 80 times, then dragged outside and set on fire by a man that she had recently met on Facebook.
Philadelphia police say that Sabriya McLean 15, was found the next morning.
According to investigators, Sabriya met 23-year-old Cole Swaringer-Herring on Facebook and the two quickly decided to meet in person. Both of her parents were re- portedly not home when Sabriya left the home.
The next morning they alerted police when they real- ized that Sabriya was miss- ing. But Cole, the killer, had already confessed to his par- ents what he had done and they immediately turned him into local authorities.
When police arrived, they discovered the body under a
Sabrina McLean, 15, met Cole Swaringer-Herring on Facebook and went to meet him. He stabbed her 80 times and set her body afire.
pile of leaves and Cole was ar- rested on the scene. Because of the nature of the stabbing, in- vestigators suspect that Cole is a serial killer.
Meanwhile, Cole has been charged with murder, arson, abuse of a corpse and other re- lated offenses. He’s being held pending a preliminary hearing in court.
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