Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been placed under house arrest in the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington that will include the release of roughly $6 billion in Iranian government assets blocked under U.S. sanctions, according to a lawyer for one of the prisoners. If the proposed agreement goes through, Iran will be allowed to access the funds… Continue reading Americans held in Iran moved to house arrest in prisoner swap deal
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Man charged after woman held captive in Oregon cell allegedly threatened to kill the mother of his 2 children
A man who officials say kidnapped and held a woman captive in a makeshift cell in his Oregon garage allegedly attacked, abused and threatened to kill another woman and their two children before she sought a protective order against him three years ago. “He physically attacks me, he hits me, he brakes (sic) and throws… Continue reading Man charged after woman held captive in Oregon cell allegedly threatened to kill the mother of his 2 children
Woman escaped Oregon cell, flagged down help after being held by man who officials fear may have other victims
A “violent sex assault offender” accused of holding a kidnapped woman captive in a makeshift cinderblock cell in his Oregon garage may have other victims, the FBI said Wednesday. Negasi Zuberi — a 29-year-old who goes by the aliases “Sakima,” “Justin Hyche” and “Justin Kouassi” — was arrested July 16 after the woman escaped and… Continue reading Woman escaped Oregon cell, flagged down help after being held by man who officials fear may have other victims
Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police wrongly ID car as stolen
Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint earlier this month after a typo lead police to wrongly believe their car was stolen. During the incident, an officer admitted to identifying the family’s license as being from Arizona, rather than their home state of Arkansas. The incident, which unfolded on July 23 in Frisco, Texas,… Continue reading Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police wrongly ID car as stolen