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Warrant Issued for Man in Murder of Omaha Teen

crime(AP) — Omaha police say a warrant has been issued for a man in connection with the killing a teenager earlier this month.

Police say a felony warrant has been issued for the arrest of 21-year-old Camrin C. Burton on a charge of 1st degree felony assault.

Burton is wanted in connection with the July 5 shooting of 19-year-old Timothy J. Howell, of Omaha. He died later that day at Creighton University Medical Center.

Howell was one of two men found shot early Friday morning.

Police say another man who was a witness to the first shooting walked into the hospital shortly before 3 a.m. Police say 22-year-old Spencer Mason was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

8 YO Indiana Boy Killed After Baseball Strikes His Head

Dylan Williams (Courtesy)
Dylan Williams (Courtesy)

(AP) — An 8-year-old eastern Indiana boy has died after a baseball hit him in the head and neck.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office says Dylan Williams died of blunt force trauma Wednesday, one day after suffering the injury in Union City, about 75 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

Coroner’s office manager Marchele Hall tells The Indianapolis Star an autopsy Thursday showed the injury occurred on the right side of the boy’s head and neck.

The boy was hit by a ball that had been thrown during practice Tuesday evening. He was taken to a hospital in Winchester, then transferred to an Indianapolis hospital.

Union City Fire Chief Gary Moore tells The (Muncie) Star Press that organizers of the baseball program were arranging help and counseling for other children who witnessed the accident.

 

Doctor Accused in Omaha Slayings Now in Custody in Omaha

Dr. Anthony Garcia
Dr. Anthony Garcia

(AP) — Records show an Indiana doctor accused of killing four people with ties to an Omaha medical school has been extradited to Nebraska.

The Douglas County Department of Corrections updated an inmate roster Thursday afternoon that lists Dr. Anthony Garcia as an inmate. He was extradited earlier in the day from southern Illinois’ Jackson County Jail.

Garcia, who was arrested in Illinois on Monday, faces four counts of first-degree murder in Omaha in connection to the May deaths of Roger and Mary Brumback. He is also accused of killing 11-year-old Thomas Hunter and his family’s housekeeper, Shirlee Sherman, in March 2008.

Garcia’s attorneys say their client denies the charges.

Columbus Man Accused of Abusing Infant Makes Plea Deal

child-abuse(AP) — A Columbus man is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 16 for abusing his 4-month-old son.

25-year-old Jeremy Hetrick made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded no contest to a reduced abuse charge earlier this week.

Prosecutors say Hetrick had abused the infant at a Columbus apartment he shared with the boy’s mother.

Court records say Hetrick called 911 on Jan. 22 to report that his son had stopped breathing. Police Capt. Bret Strecker stated in an affidavit that doctors later said the boy had bleeding on the brain and three healed rib fractures.

Strecker said Hetrick acknowledged that he’d lost patience when his son became fussy that night, had squeezed the boy and then head-butted him very hard.

UP Worker Injured in North Texas Train Derailment

Union-Pacific(AP) — A freight train derailment in North Texas has left a Union Pacific Railroad worker hurt and nine cars and locomotives off the tracks.

A Union Pacific spokesman says the derailment happened before dawn Thursday near Aledo (uh-LEE’-doh). The area is about 15 miles southwest of Fort Worth.

Mark Davis says two locomotives and seven cars derailed. Davis says six cars were empty and the seventh carried a bulk load of cement that did not spill.

Davis says the 46-car train bound from Tucson, Ariz., to Dallas was pulling out of a side track onto the main line when the derailment happened.

Davis says a crewmember was transported to a hospital with unknown injuries. Further details on the person weren’t immediately available.

Iowa Fires Agent Who Pursued Governors Speeding SUV

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad

(AP) — An Iowa investigator who complained about the governor’s speeding vehicle has been fired following a disciplinary review.

Attorney Tom Duff tells The Associated Press in an e-mail that Special Agent in Charge Larry Hedlund of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation learned of his termination Wednesday.

The 25-year veteran initiated an April 26 pursuit of an SUV that zipped past him at 90 mph in northern Iowa. A trooper let the vehicle go after learning it was another trooper who was driving Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Hedlund complained to superiors April 29 that the incident endangered public safety.

He was placed on leave May 1 pending an investigation of alleged rule violations, including operating his vehicle on a vacation day and being disrespectful during a conference call.

Bones of New Type of Dinosaur Found in Utah

new-dinosaur(AP) — Researchers in Salt Lake City say fossil-hunters unearthed the bones of a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur in southern Utah.

The discovery of the creature named “Nasutoceratops titusi” (nah-soo-toh-SEHR’-ah-tops TY’-tuhs-ee) was described Wednesday in the British scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and by officials at the National History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah.

The dinosaur was a wide-bodied plant-eater that grew to 15 feet long and weighed 2 1/2 tons.

It’s unique for its oversized nose and exceptionally long, forward-pointing curved horns over the eyes.

It’s part of the same family as the well-known Triceratops (try-SEHR’-ah-tops).

The second part of the name recognizes paleontologist Alan Titus for his years of research work in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument discovery area.

Omaha Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Minivan

car-pedestrian-accident(AP) — Authorities say an Omaha pedestrian who was severely injured after being hit by a minivan has died.

Omaha police say 19-year-old Jerome Collier died Tuesday from injuries sustained during the July 11 crash. An autopsy was conducted Wednesday.

Police say Collier was crossing an intersection when he was struck by a Chrysler minivan driven by 30-year-old Jaclyn Hascall. A witness told police that Collier was on his cell phone at the time of the collision.

Police say they’re investigating whether speed was a factor in the crash. Additional information has not been released.

Nebraska Woman Pleads Not Guilty After Posing Nude at Catholic School

Valerie-Dodds
Valerie Dodds

(AP) — A woman accused of posing naked on a Lincoln Catholic high school campus has pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure and trespassing charges.

19-year-old Valerie Dodds entered the plea Wednesday in a Lancaster County courtroom.

Dodds is accused of making various poses on the football field at Lincoln Pius X in May then posting the photos on her adult website.

Dodds said on her site that the photo shoot was revenge against students and teachers who gave Dodds grief when she shared her plans for a career in porn.

She is scheduled to appear in court in August.

Victims of Colorado Theater Shooting May Not Get to Attend Trial

Holmes(AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting case say they have received “a voluminous number” of calls from victims who are worried they won’t be able to attend the suspect’s trial or hearings.

A judge has yet to rule on prosecutors’ request to exempt victims from an order barring people who might testify at James Holmes’ trial from being in the courtroom. The judge previously exempted Holmes’ parents.

Prosecutors say in court documents filed Wednesday that a gag order has kept them from fully discussing the case with victims, and their first opportunity to hear certain details may be at future hearings.

Holmes’ attorneys have said keeping potential witnesses out of courtroom will prevent them from tailoring their testimony to that of other witnesses.

Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the theater attack July 20.

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