Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Crime Alert 11.12.24 | 7 and 4yo Children TASED as Punishment

Episode Date: November 12, 2024

Oregon parents use a taser, among other weapons, to "punish" their children. Intoxicated Disney concert-goer won't stop spitting on cops! 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. An Oregon first grader spills juice on himself and has to change his shirt. That's when his teacher notices bruises and burns all over his torso. When police arrive, the boy tells them his parents punished him and his four-year-old little sister with a taser. Cops searched Brandon Rogers and Heather Black's home, finding the taser and several other weapons the parents are seen using on their children in home surveillance footage. Nancy, Rogers and Black were initially arrested and released on lesser charges, but when cops discovered evidence of clear abuse rather than misguided punishments,

Rogers and Black were re- rearrested and denied bail. The two children now in the state's custody, placed with other family members. Investigators have not revealed what weapons other than the taser were used on the two children. Brandon Rogers, 44, Heather Black, 36, charged with assault, criminal mistreatment, and unlawful use of a stun gun,

with more charges expected. How about felony child neglect and felony aggravated assault, just for starters? Cops called when Domingo Pagan becomes disorderly at Disney's House of Blues in Orlando. When cops arrive, Pagan, extremely intoxicated, they try to escort him out. He actually spits on the officers. Cops use a spit mask to protect themselves from Pagan. When cops try to load him into a patrol car, he briefly loses consciousness and seems like he needs to vomit. As cops remove the spit mask, he immediately spits on another officer. Domingo Pagan, 47, charged with disorderly intoxication, resisting, and battery on a cop.

Enjoy your jail cell, Pagan. More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley. We begin with a critical development in the long-running case of the alleged 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants. A military judge has upheld plea agreements allowing the man to avoid the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas. The ruling, issued by Air Force Colonel Matthew McCall, overturns Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's recent order to dismiss the plea deals. McCaul's decision, yet to be officially posted, argues that Austin lacked the authority to nullify the agreements after they were approved by Guantanamo's top official. If left unchallenged, this ruling

could allow the men to plead guilty, potentially closing a chapter on the government's nearly two-decade effort to prosecute those accused of orchestrating the deadliest attack on U.S. soil. The plea deals, made public this summer, sparked political backlash and led Austin to argue that such decisions in death penalty cases should rest solely with him. However, McCaul's decision warns that following Austin's directive would grant defense secretaries unchecked veto power in military trials. Caroline Ellison, the former top executive at Sam Bankman Freed's once-dominant cryptocurrency empire FTX, has officially begun a two-year prison sentence. As Crime Online's Sydney Sumner tells us, this marks another chapter in a high-profile fraud case

that left investors, lenders, and customers facing billions of dollars in losses. The 30-year-old Ellison reported to a federal facility in Danbury, Connecticut, this according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges and provided extensive testimony against Bankman Freed, her former boyfriend and FTX's founder, ultimately contributing to his conviction and subsequent 25-year prison sentence. Allison, who served as the CEO of Alameda Research, the cryptocurrency hedge fund under Bankman Freed's control, had faced the possibility of spending decades behind bars. However, the

judge and prosecutors acknowledged her significant cooperation with the investigation, crediting her for her assistance in unraveling the extent of the fraud. During her sentencing in New York in September, Ellison expressed deep remorse, tearfully apologizing and admitting she was, in her words, deeply ashamed. Once a highly popular platform, FTX collapsed in 2022 after it became widely known that customer accounts had allegedly been raided by Bankman Freed and other executives. According to U.S. prosecutors, the funds were used to fuel a range of high-risk investments, as well as to make millions in illegal political donations, pay bribes to Chinese officials, and purchase luxury properties in the Caribbean. Ellison's sentencing underscores the wider fallout of the FTX scandal,

one of the most significant cases in the history of cryptocurrency, leaving a long list of victims and raising hard questions about oversight in this rapidly evolving industry. Thanks, John. Louis Thornton, 59, borrows his roommate's car to drive to a trail off Burnt Bridge Road, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with his dog, Big Head. Several people see Louis and Big Head on their walk, nothing amiss, but Louis and Big Head never come home. When he doesn't answer his roommate's calls, the roommate reports Louis missing.

Jones County Sheriff's eventually find the roommate's car abandoned at the end of a dead-end road near the trailhead. Searches turn up nothing. Canines return to the trail to search for Lewis. They've never even picked up a scent. Cadaver dogs find nothing. Lewis Thornton, 6'1", 170 pounds, close-cropped gray hair, blue eyes, usually wears a baseball cap. The dog, big head, a brown pit bull with pointy ears and a white diamond on his chest. No strays matching the dog's description found. If you have info on Louis Thornton, call Jones County Mississippi Sheriff's 601-425-3147. For the latest crime and justice news, go to CrimeOnline.com. And please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories.

With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace. This is an iHeart Podcast.