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Suspect Charged In Sports Bar Beating Death

Police have arrested a suspect in the beating death of a man Sunday outside a Fort Wright sports bar.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it’s true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that’s related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thing. He sold him a year later when Buttkiss was two inches long. But in 1970, Buttkiss was returned when he outgrew the buyer’s tank….

Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds

DALLAS – An off-duty sheriff’s deputy was hailed as a hero Monday for preventing further bloodshed by shooting at a gunman who was headed into a Wal-Mart in east Texas following a shootout with police .

Delta County Deputy Paul Robertson was shot in the chest Sunday as he exchanged gunfire with the man at the store in Commerce, Sheriff Gerald Teague said. The suspect died. Authorities say they are unsure whether Robertson or Commerce police fired the fatal shots.
"Obviously, he saved lives," Teague said. "There’s no telling what the guy was going to do in Wal-Mart with those weapons."

Authorities identified the gunman as 29-year-old Artenio Rodriguez of Commerce. A working telephone number could not be located for his family.

The incident began when police received a call that Rodriguez was firing shots into the air in nearby Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. Commerce police intercepted the car just outside the city limits, where the man exchanged gunfire with officers, city spokeswoman Marty Cunningham said.

He then drove to Wal-Mart and tried to enter the store carrying a handgun and an assault rifle. Robertson, a father of two, was inside shopping with his wife.

"He heard the commotion and people screaming," Teague said. "He told his wife to go to the rear of the store. The man was just outside the store where the entrance is. He ordered him to put the weapons down and the guy didn’t."

Robertson identified himself as a law enforcement official and ordered Rodriguez to drop his weapons, Cunningham said.

Robertson shot at the suspect six times, Teague said. It’s unclear how many times the suspect was struck. Police also fired on him from the parking lot.

Authorities say Robertson’s wound was caused by the shooter and not by Commerce police.

The deputy was texting friends and talking on the telephone Monday and expected to be released from the hospital later in the day, Teague said.

"He’s doing great," Teague said. "He is very courageous."

Deputy Hailed as Hero in Wal-Mart Shootout

NEW CANEY — A driver was arrested on Saturday after a hit-and-run in southeast Montgomery County killed a 13-year-old boy walking with a friend.

Kendrick Owens, a seventh-grader leaving a sleepover, was struck by a pickup on FM 1485 and Kidd Cemetery Road. He and a friend were walking on the paved shoulder when the truck swerved into their path. The friend jumped out of the way, but the impact threw Kendrick over a guard rail.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said several motorists had reported a reckless driver traveling in a 1998 blue Dodge Dakota. After the child was hit, witnesses reportedly rushed to help him while a wrecker driver followed the pickup.

KHOU-Channel 11 reports that the suspect drove to his home in the 17000 block of Oak Grove and ran into the home, but came out a few minutes later.

The wrecker driver told the suspect that he struck a child. Officers arrived and arrested the man, KHOU said.

Kendrick was airlifted to a hospital with a severe head injury, but died later. Family and friends gathered at the New Caney Worship Center Saturday evening to hold a vigil for the boy, KHOU reported.

DPS troopers said the suspect, who reportedly smelled heavily of alcohol, is facing charges of failing to stop and render aid and intoxication manslaughter.

Driver arrested after hit-and-run kills 13-year-old

BROWNSVILLE — A man accused of beheading three children has been found competent to stand trial.

A jury on Friday found John Allen Rubio, 29, competent to stand trial in the 2003 deaths in Brownsville.

The Brownsville Herald reports that defense attorney Ed Stapleton argued that Rubio has a delusional disorder. State prosecutors said Rubio has been faking the disorder and did not suffer from any mental illness.

Rubio is being retried after an appeals court in 2007 reversed his conviction. The court cited the prosecution’s use of videotaped testimony from the children’s mother, Angela Camacho, that did not allow for cross-examination.

Camacho, Rubio’s common-law wife, was convicted in the killings and sentenced to life in prison.

Rubio was the biological father of one of the children.

S. Texas man found competent to stand trial in kids’ beheadings

A two-vehicle crash in Florida happened because the driver was shaving her bikini area while her ex-husband took the wheel from the passenger seat, according to a report in keysnews.com .

The incident happened at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday on Cudjoe Key when Megan Mariah Barnes’ 1995 Ford Thunderbird struck a pickup from behind at about 45 mph, the report stated.

Passengers in the truck suffered minor injuries.

Barnes, 37, was allegedly not supposed to be driving. According to the report, she had been convicted the day before of DUI with a prior and driving with a suspended license.

Barnes is charged with driving with a revoked license, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a wreck with injuries and driving with no insurance. Her passenger, Charles Judy, was not charged.

According to the article, Barnes said she was shaving behind the wheel to get ready for a liason with her boyfriend in Key West.

Driver Crashes While Shaving Genitals

ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — State troopers said a man is lucky to have only minor injuries when he crashed his car into a barn after his steering wheel popped off while driving. Trooper Keith Leary said the 59-year-old man was driving his 1978 Buick on Thursday afternoon on State Route 530 when his steering wheel came off, the car left the road, went down an embankment, up the other side, and crashed into a barn….

Man OK after steering wheel pops off while driving

ARLINGTON, Texas – Kids, parents and coaches at a soccer game in Arlington quickly forgot about the game they were focused on Wednesday night when gunfire rang out nearby.

The game between Lamar and Bowie at Sam Houston High School was postponed because of safety concerns.

“You heard like a pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,” said parent Michelle Griffin. “I thought it was fireworks at first then there was a whole lot of fireworks, like it was a different kind of gun. It was like bang, bang, bang, bang.”

Police said the shots were fired on Sherry Street, which is about 100 yards away from the soccer fields.

“One of the dads that was sitting right behind me could actually see the guns going off between the cars behind the stadium," Griffin said. “Then the security kind of took over and said we got to get you guys out. They kind of had the girls crawl off the field and get us all in the building.”

Investigators believe a gang-related fight that began on the north side of the city may have spilled over near where the students were playing.

Even though the shots weren’t on campus, district security didn’t want to take any chances.

“It was no reflection on the school, just really something we had to do in order to ensure student safety,” said Amy Casas, Arlington Independent School District spokeswoman.

Shots Fired near HS Soccer Game

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Police Investigate Shooting Near Cincinnati Zoo

Police are on the scene of a possibly fatal shooting in Avondale.

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ALBION, Mich. (AP) — Authorities said an overnight hotel guest who claimed a divine calling has been jailed after shooting up his room and placing an alarm clock in the microwave. Police say the 53-year-old Dearborn Heights man surrendered about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Albion Inn, about 85 miles west of Detroit. He was being held in the Calhoun County Jail pending arraignment and mental evaluation….

Cops: Man shoots up room, puts clock in microwave

Hazardous material crews were called to an IRS building in Ogden, Utah on Monday, less than two weeks after a man deliberately crashed his private plane into a Texas building that housed IRS workers, according to local reports.

The FBI was called to the scene and reporters were not allowed into the building after the incident, The Standard-Examiner reported. Showers were being used to deal with "a possible chemical situation," according to the local ABC affiliate.

The news station alluded to dispatcher calls that indicated a powder may have been found in the mail at the facility.

Fire crews were first notified at 11:15 a.m. local time, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Ogden is approximately 40 miles north of Salt Lake City.

Hazmat Crews, FBI Called to IRS Building in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who lost title to her house over an unpaid $68 dental bill has been given a reprieve.

The Utah Court of Appeals ruled Capri Ramos is entitled to another opportunity to void the sale of her house at a county auction for $1,550.

The collection agency North American Recovery sued Ramos in 1995 over the dental bill.

She didn’t contest the lawsuit, not realizing the consequences. Her house in the Salt Lake City suburb of Glendale was sold the next year to a group of investors.

On Thursday, the Utah Court of Appeals sent the case to 3rd District Court for a hearing on whether Ramos had proper notice of the sheriff’s sale and whether the sale price was "grossly inadequate."

Unpaid $68 dental bill dogs Utah homeowner

Okla. Hit By 4.4 Magnitude Quake

The United States Geological Survey reports that a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit central Oklahoma on Saturday. Stay with WLWT.com and News 5 for the latest updates.

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