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HBCU Jump-Off In Lakeland
From the left to the right: Shandale Terrell, Atreus Martin and Tequila Harris.
Bodies Of Deputy And His Son Found After Tragic Boating Outing
Texas Teacher Arrested After Video Of Her Slapping Student Goes Viral
The Historical Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) in part- nership with the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association, Inc. 10th Judicial Circuit, com- monly known as the the HBCU Jump-Off was held on Satur- day, February 27th at the Cole- man Bush Building in Lakeland, Florida. There was a total of 500 plus students in grades: 6th through 12th pres- ent at the higher educational program. Present at the pro- gram were: Shandale Ter- rell, Atreus Martin and Tequila Harris.
Atreus Martin, a 12th grade student from Bartow High School was one of the 500 plus students that earned an annual $3,000.00 scholarship from Florida A&M University.
The Colleges and Universi- ties present at the higher edu- cational program were the following: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M University, Florida Me- morial University, Bethune- Cookman University, Edward Waters College and Polk State College.
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – A day out on the boat came to a tragic end for a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy and three of his family members, including his own son.
Deputy Fernandez Jones, his son 9-year-old Jayden, Jones’ stepfather, Willis Bell, and a cousin, Robert Stewart, went fishing on the Intracoastal Waterway Sunday morning. The family left Sand- sprit Park in Stuart around 8 a.m. in a 24-foot Sea Ray La- guna boat.
When they failed to return, Jones’ wife called the author- ities.
Just before getting the dev- astating news her husband and son were gone, Michelle Jones made a plea to find them.
The U.S. Coast Guard, along with officers from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the state’s Fish and Wildlife department, launched an all-out search.
“It was difficult at night es- pecially with the rough condi- tions,” said U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Randy Ryan. “It was dark which made it difficult.”
Monday morning the Martin County Sheriff’s Office put out on Twitter that the body of one
Fernandez Jones and his son, Jaiden.
of the missing had been found near the House of Refuge mu- seum.
A second tweet said two more bodies had been found in the St. Lucie Inlet along with a survivor.
That sole survivor was Stew- art who was found walking along the beach.
“The survivor said he tried to keep his hand on the 9-year- old, he was wearing a life vest but with the rough conditions it would have been impossible to save the boy,” said Martin County Sheriff William Sny- der.
Stewart was taken to the hospital and is listed in serious condition.
Attorney General Will Determine If Mass Killer Will Get Death Penalty
Whether accused Charleston Nine shooter Dylann Storm Roof will face the death penalty in his federal case is now in its final stages, the As- sociated Press reports.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Richardson confirmed the decision is now in front of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch who will have the final say if Roof, who shot and killed nine parishioners inside of the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, including state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, will be sentenced to death.
On the evening of June 17, 2015, Roof walked into Mother Emanuel during a prayer serv- ice and killed nine worshipers. A 10th victim survived. The
DYLANN ROOF
morning after, police captured Roof who confessed to the crime with the intentions of starting a race war.
Roof is charged with federal hate crimes and also faces nine counts of murder in the state court. A trial date has not been announced.
Mary Hastings was arrested after slapping student in the back of the head several times.
BEAUMONT, TX --- Video of a Beaumont, Texas, high school teacher repeatedly slap- ping a student and calling him an "idiot ass" went viral and has led to the woman's arrest, authorities say.
According to NBC News, a nine-second video posted on Twitter appears to show Ozen High School teacher Mary Hastings hitting a student some five times while yelling at him about disturbing class. At one point, Hastings can be heard calling the student an "idiot ass." She also appears to mock the student after he be- gins to cry.
Hastings, 63, was arrested Friday and charged with as- sault. She was released on bail, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, NBC News reports.
Hastings, who could not be reached for comment, has been placed on administrative leave. The school district said in a statement viewed by the news station that it does not condone and won't tolerate employees' abuse of a child.
Homeless Teen Arrested For Murder Of Univ. Of Texas Freshman
Dad Plans To Sell Comic
Book Collection To Fund Daughter’s College Education
Al Sanders has amassed a comic book collection that is worth a fortune. He plans to sell it to fund his daughter’s college educa- tion.
AUSTIN, TX -- A 17-year-old living in a homeless shelter has been taken into custody in the death of a University of Texas freshman, according to CNN.
After police circulated a sur- veillance video of a suspect, they took Meechaiel Criner into custody on Friday evening in the death of 18-year-old Haruka Weiser.
Criner was charged with first-degree murder and bond was set at $1 million. He will be tried as an adult.
Weiser, a dance and theater major, was last heard from on Sunday evening as she phoned a friend after leaving a late- night drama class.
Her body was found on Tues- day morning in a creek close to the school’s football stadium. According to an affidavit, the surveillance video shows a man with clothing matching Criner following a woman, and reach- ing into the back of his pants and pulling out “what appeared to be a shiny rigid object.”
He is not seen on video again for a few hours when he was
Meechaiel Criner was taken into custody.
walking with a slight limp and holding a small duffel bag that matched the description of one the victim had carried that night. He was taken into cus- tody after he was trying to set fire to some of the victim’s be- longings. Her computer and other items were found in his room at the shelter.
Criner, originally from Texarkana, Texas, told a school newspaper in 2014 of horrific abuse he suffered both at school and in foster care.
SEATTLE, WA -- For most of Al Sanders' life, he col- lected comic books, and over time, that collection amassed into some 5,000 rare and vin- tage editions that span the su- perhero spectrum from Iron Man and X-Men to Batman and Luke Cage, Hero for Hire.
"I've got them all in 10 boxes, and the boxes in theory hold 500 each," Sanders, 53, said in an interview. "My wife, when we met, she saw them and asked what they were and I said, 'They're my comic books and they come with me.' She allowed me to keep those, but the Sports Illustrateds had to
go."
Sanders is now ready to
part with his comics because he wants to take the money he makes off his superhero collec- tion to fund his superhero's college education.
Sanders' daughter, Rose, 16, is super smart, and as such, she's graduating from high school early in June to attend Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., this fall.
Sanders is taking his haul to the Emerald City Comicon, happening in downtown Seat- tle, in hopes of selling his mas- sive collection for mega bucks.
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