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Man and girlfriend charged after body parts found stuffed in plastic tote, dumped on shore of Minnesota lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

KATHIO TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two people have been arrested and charged after human remains were found last Tuesday along the shore of Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota.Bradley Allen Weyaus, 21, of Isle, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder, fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, and interference with a dead body or scene of death-concealing a body and evidence.Bradley Allen Weyaus, 21, of Isle, Minn., faces charges in connection with the death of Rodney Pendegayosh Jr., 25, of Isle, whose remains were found March 21, 2023, stuffed in a plastic tote dumped on the shore of Lake Mille Lacs. (Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office via Forum News Service) Weyaus’s girlfriend, Alexis Marion Elling, 21, of Rochester, was arrested Thursday and charged with felony aiding an offender as an accomplice after the fact.Officials identified the victim as Rodney Pendegayosh Jr., 25, of Isle. His remains were found Tuesday after highway workers clearing an area near Mille Lacs Lake fo...

Single-family home sells in Saratoga for $3.9 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

20579 Ashley Way – Google Street ViewA 2,633-square-foot house built in 1973 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 20500 block of Ashley Way in Saratoga was sold on March 15, 2023. The $3,857,000 purchase price works out to $1,465 per square foot. The property features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.3-acre lot.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:In August 2022, a 1,748-square-foot home on Foothill Lane in Saratoga sold for $3,400,000, a price per square foot of $1,945. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Paramount Court, Saratoga, in October 2022, a 2,930-square-foot home was sold for $4,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,365. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 7,262-square-foot home on the 13000 block of Paramount Court in Saratoga sold in February 2023, for $8,550,000, a price per square foot of $1,177. The home has 5 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. 

Amazon driver arrested after altercation and alleged assault on angry customer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

Authorities in St. Paul say an Amazon driver was arrested on suspicion of assault after an altercation with an unhappy customer escalated into a fistfight followed by the customer jumping on the hood of the vehicle and then falling off as the driver drove away.It began about 1 p.m. on Saturday when officers were called to the 900 block of Randolph Avenue on a report of an assault.When officers arrived, they found a 51-year-old man with facial injuries, said St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man and girlfriend charged after body parts found stuffed in plastic tote, dumped on shore of Minnesota lake Crime and Public Safety | 3 children, 3 adults dead in Nashville school shooting Crime and Public Safety | Amid FBI investigation, East Bay police refuse to release use of force records, including a controversial neck hold that has since been widely banned Crime and Public Safety | Former B...

3 children, 3 adults dead in Nashville school shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

By Jonathan Mattise | Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, and the female shooter also died after being shot by police, authorities said.The violence occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade.Police said the shooter appeared to be in her teens and was armed with two assault-type rifles and a pistol.The killings come as communities around the nation are reeling from a spate of school violence, including the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last year; a first grader who shot his teacher in Virginia; and a shooting last week in Denver that wounded two administrators.The Nashville victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, according to Craig Boerner, a spokesperson for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which is affiliated with the ...

Twitter hunts for identity of source code leaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- Twitter filed a petition in federal court in San Francisco on Friday asking the court clerk to issue a subpoena that would help the company learn the identity of the person alleged to have publicly released parts of Twitter's source code in violation of the U.S. copyright law. Wall Street, banks rise after SVB sale to First-Citizens The alleged infringer, known to Twitter only by the name FreeSpeechEnthusiast, is alleged to have posted the intellectual property to GitHub, a popular website where software developers share code. The subpoena would compel GitHub to produce documents that identify the alleged infringer's name, address, telephone number, email, and "social media profile data." Twitter is requesting the same information for any GitHub user who "posted, uploaded, downloaded or modified" the data posted to FreeSpeechEnthusiast's repository at GitHub. A repository is an online space where data may be posted and made accessible to other users...

Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are being sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for numerous alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. Binance’s former chief compliance officer, Samuel Lim, was also charged with aiding and abetting Binance’s violations.In its complaint, the CFTC claimed that cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance “allegedly chose to knowingly disregard applicable provisions of the CEA while engaging in a calculated strategy of regulatory arbitrage to their commercial benefit.”For example, Binance did not require customers to provide any identity-verifying information. It also communicated with U.S. customers using a messaging platform that automatically deleted written communications. The CFTC filed the complaint Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. It is seeking disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, permanent trading and registration bans, and a permanent injunction against further ...

Israel’s national labor union calls off nationwide strike after prime minister pauses judicial overhaul

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national labor union calls off nationwide strike after prime minister pauses judicial overhaul.Source

Police: Suspect in Nashville grade school shooting was female in her teens, she had two assault-type rifles and pistol.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police: Suspect in Nashville grade school shooting was female in her teens, she had two assault-type rifles and pistol.Source

Police: 3 students, 3 adults killed in shooting at Nashville private grade school; female suspect killed by officers.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police: 3 students, 3 adults killed in shooting at Nashville private grade school; female suspect killed by officers.Source

More relatives of Colorado shooting victims sue Sturm Ruger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:31 GMT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier this month against the company.The lawsuit by relatives of five of the 10 people killed in Boulder was served on the company Thursday and is expected to be filed this week in Superior Court in Stamford, Connecticut, according to Andrew Garza, a lawyer for the plaintiffs. The son of a sixth victim sued the company on March 14. New police officer inspired by heroism at Boulder mass shooting Both lawsuits accuse Sturm, Ruger & Co. of marketing its AR-556 pistol, which resembles a rifle, in a “reckless” and “immoral” way that promoted its killing capability and glorified lone gunmen. The lawsuits, which seek undisclosed damages, are expected to be consolidated into one case, Garza said.“We're interested in pursuing justice for all the famil...