Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 05.10.23

Episode Date: May 10, 2023

Golfer attacks pedestrian walking the course. 'Mom-fluencer' fakes kidnapping attempt of her two young children. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking crime news now. Eddie Orbitka and his son grab a golf cart and hit the links. On the way to the next hole, Orbitka gets mad at a couple in his way walking the paths. Joseph Sivak, one of the pedestrians, begins to argue with Orbitka, who's screaming and cursing. Orbitka then hits Sivak in the legs with a golf club. Sivak's wife calls 911 while Orbitka, who's screaming and cursing. Orbitka then hits Sivak in the legs with a golf club. Sivak's wife calls 911, while Orbitka continues to beat Sivak with the club. Orbitka,

a family dentist, tells Florida police that he acted in self-defense after Sivak, a physician, spat in his face and tried to take his golf clubs. Orbitka said he feared Sivak was going to attack his son. When cops finally pulled the men apart feared Sivak was going to attack his son. When cops finally pulled the men apart, Sivak was left with several broken ribs, a fractured cheekbone, and a torn earlobe. Orbitka, a Navy veteran,

was surprised when cops put him in cuffs. Orbitka, 52, now charged with aggravated battery. Kathleen Sorensen goes viral after posting a video detailing the quote, attempted kidnap of her two little children while shopping at a craft store. But California police are stumped. Sorensen was much less detailed in her police report compared to the post.

Cops checked surveillance footage from the store, which shows Sorensen and her children calmly shopping, then returning to the car with no incident. Sorenson promptly charged with making a false police report and found guilty. Sorenson has since made her Insta private. More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. The suspect accused of opening fire at a suburban Dallas shopping mall, killing eight people and injuring many more, planned his attack around peak hours and shared images of a business nearby on social media in mid-April. We hear the latest now from Sydney Sumner with Crime Online. Mauricio Garcia's statements on a Russian social networking site reveal that he had been preparing for the attack for several weeks before he jumped out of a silver automobile and started shooting on Saturday. Two elementary school-age girls, a couple, their three-year-old child, and a security guard were also among the victims.

Garcia's online behavior revealed a fascination with white supremacy in mass shootings, which he referred to as, quote, sport. Large Nazi tattoos, including the SS lightning bolt and swastika, could be seen on his arm and chest in photos he shared. According to other posts, Garcia planned the slaughter for a Saturday because that was one of the busiest times at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, one of the most diverse communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The attack ended when police shot and killed Garcia. According to neighbors and an Army official, Garcia, who was released from the Army in 2008 due to mental health issues, had been employed as a security guard. Also in Texas at this hour, police announcing that an SUV driver who rammed into a crowd of people waiting at a

bus stop in Brownsville, killing eight people, has been charged with manslaughter. The investigation is ongoing to determine whether the crash was intentional. The driver, 34-year-old George Alvarez of Brownsville, is thought to have lost control after running a red light early Sunday and crashing into a gathering outside a migrant facility. The city has long served as a hub for border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico. Alvarez is charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. Police Chief Felix Sauceda says there is no motive he can share and that authorities are awaiting toxicology testing

to determine whether Alvarez was intoxicated. When questioned about accounts from witnesses that Alvarez was berating the victims, Sauceda stated that there was no evidence to support those claims at this time. A U.S. Marine veteran facing potential criminal charges for placing Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on a Manhattan subway train may depend on if a, quote, reasonable New Yorker would have done the same thing. For more, once again, Crime Online's Sydney Sumner. According to friends, Neely, a well-known Michael Jackson impersonator in the area, was suffering from deteriorating mental health. The 30-year-old

died Monday after being brought to the ground and put under a combat trained hold by another rider. A journalist who captured video of Neely's final moments says the man had been yelling at other passengers but hadn't physically attacked anyone. Daniel Penny, the person who applied the chokehold, says through his attorneys that he was simply acting in self-defense after Neely threatened him and other passengers. Although no charges have been filed, the incident is being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mark Bedrow says if the case proceeds, a claim of self-defense would probably bump up against a tricky legal threshold.

A person who uses deadly force in New York must demonstrate not only that they feared for their own life or the life of another person, but also that any reasonable person would have acted similarly. There have been no arrests in the death, leading to angry protests by people demanding criminal charges in the case. Brittany Wiley, 37, and her 12-year-old son Rodney move in with grandma temporarily while Wiley's divorce proceedings are finalized. Saturday, April 22, Wiley and her son borrow grandma's car to run errands. Wiley calls her mom, Florence Jones, from the grocery store saying the pair are on the way home.

Wiley and son Rodney never make it. The mom and son left Jones' Georgia home in her red Ford Escape with tag CS07682. If you have information on Brittany Wiley or 12-year-old son Rodney, please call Sergeant Brian Shockley with the Covington Police. 678-779-3762. Repeat, 678-779-3762.

For the latest crime and justice news, go to CrimeOnline.com. With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace. This is an iHeart Podcast.