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Bethune-Cookman University Student Arrested After AR-15 Found In His Car
B-CU student Ronald Jacques, Jr. had an AR-15 assault rifle in his car.
Set-Up By Co-Worker, Young Woman Killed For Her Tax Refund
Keiauna Davis, 27, the mother of two was set-up by her co-worker, Laya Whitley, 21, (far right) to be robbed of her tax refund. Davis was shot by Dane Taylor (2nd from right,) and killed during the robbery. Kaijin Scott was the driver.
In the wake of the mass shooting that occurred at the Marjory Stoneman Dou- glas High School, on Valen- tine’s day, on last Sunday (Feb. 25) 20-year-old Ronald Jacques, Jr. was arrested after Bethune-Cookman Uni- versity security saw a vehicle il- legally parked. After further inspection, it was realized a loaded AR-15 assault rifle was in the car.
Jacques came out of a dorm moments later and re- portedly admitted the vehicle and gun were both his. Police said ammunition and shell cas- ings were also found in his pocket.
The violation of the univer- sity’s policies landed Jacques in front a judge. His bail was originally set at $2,500 but was then bumped up to $10,000. After the student’s arrest, the officials at the HBCU released a statement.
“The student involved in this incident has been suspended and removed from campus pending a disciplinary hearing. The hearing, which will take place in two weeks, will deter- mine his future with Bethune- Cookman University. B-CU adheres to a strict, no guns pol- icy on campus. The safety of our students, faculty and staff is our No. 1 priority at B-CU.”
PITTSBURGH, PA —It’s never a good idea to talk about money. And in a Pennsylvania woman’s case, it turned out to be fatal.
Keiauna Lynette Davis, 27, didn’t expect that her Dollar Store coworker would target her after finding out that the mother of two was expecting a large tax refund.
Laya Alana Whitley, Keianuna’s coworker, decided that $3,000 was a temptation she couldn’t resist.
As Keiauna Davis left her job at the Dollar General last week to walk home, she was car- rying $3,000 from her tax re- fund when she was robbed and shot.
Her co-worker, Whitley con- spired with Dane Taylor and Kaijin Xavier Scott to rob her.
Davis was later pro- nounced dead as one of the rob- bers struggled to take the money from her.
All three are charged with criminal homicide, robbery and conspiracy. Taylor also is charged with carrying a firearm without a license.
Whitley texted Taylor about the money, and the two conspired to steal it, police said. Taylor hired Scott, an ac- quaintance, to give him a ride.
Taylor was wearing a mask and carrying a gun, ac-
cording to police. He allegedly told Scott to stop the car, then got out and confronted Davis to rob her. She struggled with him when he shot her.
Taylor took Davis’ purse and got back into the car, then Scott drove off, the affidavit said.
Taylor paid Scott $800 of the money, according to police. Through Scott, detectives
identified Whitley. They used texts on Whitley’s phone and social media posts to identify the shooter.
All three suspects are sched- uled to appear for a preliminary hearing on March 9 in Pitts- burgh Municipal Court.
College Student Fatally Shoots
Discrimination Suit Filed Against Capital One
Parents On Campus Picking
HOUSTON, TX — The Na- tional Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People, Houston Branch (“NAACP”), League of United Latin Ameri- can Citizens, District VIII (“LULAC”) and a former bank employee have filed a major federal racial discrimination lawsuit against Capital One Bank, a publicly-traded na- tional bank.
The suit alleges Capital One has engaged in a con- scious and deliberate plan to close banks in Black and
aged to use ATM cards to transact their business with the bank, which reduces the possi- bility of minority customers applying for mortgages, credit and traditional banking serv- ices. Black and Latino cus- tomers are welcome as “bank debit card customers only,” the suit alleges.
The suit also alleges Capital One is keeping its full-service banks open in White commu- nities while closing essentially all of its banks in Black and Brown communities.
Him Up For Spring Break
MT. PLEASANT, MI — The search for a 19-year-old college student accused of shooting and killing his par- ents came to an end early Sat- urday (March 3).
Central Michigan sopho- more, James Eric Davis, Jr. was arrested “without in- cident” following a daylong search by authorities in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
The shocking double homi- cide took place Friday morn- ing. Police said the student shot and killed his parents, Eric Davis, Sr., 48, a police officer, and Mrs. Diva Davis, 47, around 8:30 a.m. in his fourth-floor dorm room as they were packing his be- longings.
Whether Davis' parents had always planned to pick him up for spring break was- n't immediately clear. But campus police said the par- ents arrived Friday morning after officers called them to say their son was behaving strangely, and had been hos- pitalized.
Police said they first en- countered the student Thurs- day night when he ran into the office of a dormitory-
Latino communities while keeping banks in white com- munities.
The suit alleges Black and Latino customers are encour-
James Eric Davis, Jr. killed his mother and father in his dorm room on the Central Michigan University campus.
based police officer and said he believed someone wanted to kill him.
"Mr. Davis was very vague, and he kept talking about somebody had a gun,” a campus policeman said.
Davis, Jr., who is in po- lice custody was returned to the hospital Saturday morn- ing because he appeared hy- pothermic and nonsensical when he was arrested.
The Davis are natives of Bellwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.
BROOKLYN, NY —- The NYPD found that out the hard way when cops tried to charge Oliver Wiggins with driving while intoxicated to cover up for a police officer who ran a marked SUV through a Brook- lyn stop sign and plowed into Wiggins’ car.
Wiggins, 33, received close to $1 million from the city, but not before he was ar- rested and charged with im- paired driving, had his driver’s license suspended and was hit with a repair bill for his 2004 Nissan Maxima that his insurance company would not cover because of the DWI bust.
While at the hospital, after the crash, Wiggins volun- teered to have his blood tested for alcohol or drugs at the hos- pital. That test came back neg- ative. Reports from the EMT
Oliver Wiggins, center and his attorneys after winning his law- suit.
NY Man Wins $1M When Framed For DWI By Cop
and DWI technician each said Wiggins had no signs of in- toxication.
That didn’t stop the arrest- ing officer, Justin Joseph, from officially reporting Wig- gins had slurred speech, wa- tery eyes, an odor of alcohol on his breath and was ob- served swaying. Three months later, prosecutors dismissed the charges.
Wiggins’ lawyer, Scott Rynecki, said Wiggins doesn’t drink. Wiggins filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn Supreme Court against the city and Joseph, Jason Conway, Greg Gingo, Matthew Sabella and Chris Connor, who are all police officers.
City officials decided to avoid a trial.
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