BEACON TRANSCRIPT – The Connecticut authorities recently arrested a 23-year-old substitute teacher who, allegedly, was encouraging his male students to fight each other during class. According to the individual’s claims, he was not trying to put together a high school fight club but rather provide his students with an outlet.

Substitute Teacher Confessed That He Was Trying to Reach Out to Them

On Thursday, a Montville Police Department spokesperson declared that 23-year-old Ryan Avery Fish, a substitute teacher at the Montville High School until last year, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

Fish, whose contract was terminated in October 2017, was charged with organizing a fight club during his classes, encouraging male students to slap and punch each other.

The investigation into Fish’s activities began in early December, after a worried parent contacted the authorities, claiming that her son was beaten and robbed at school.

After interviewing the students, the authorities realized that the alleged incident occurred during Fish’s classes. More than that, the substitute teacher was sacked from the Montville High School for a similar incident.

Brian Levesque, the high school’s superintendent, declared that he was only aware of one incident. Still, the investigation revealed that, throughout his employment, Fish organized several class fights and even taped one of them.

In a movie retrieved from the teacher’s phone the police discovered Fish sitting behind his desk and taunting a 16-year-old student to slap his opponent. So far, five students took part in Fish’s fight club, ages 14 to 16.

When confronted by the superintendent, Fish claimed that the children were just being rambunctious and needed something to blow off some steam. Subsequently, he told the authorities that this was his way of reaching out to his students and that he deeply regrets his deed.

For the moment, the former substitute teacher remains in county jail on a $75,000 bond.

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The Alabama authorities recently announced that a 29-year-old Huntsville father and his girlfriend had been convicted of sodomy, rape, and with a minor under 12. According to the couple’s arrest warrants, the Alabama man is accused of persuading his 21-year-old girlfriend to rape his autistic son, fearing that he was gay.

Alabama Man Said He Caught Son in Compromising Position with a Male Friend

On Tuesday, 29-year-old Sean Cole and 21-year-old Khadeijah Moore were sentenced in the 2016 Thanksgiving sexual assault of Cole’s then 11-year-old son. Cole, who’s been in police custody since January, might face life in prison if found guilty. Moore also faces the same punishment, the authorities declared.

According to court documents, on Thanksgiving Day 2016, Cole was due to receive the visit of his 11-year-old son who’s been living with his mother since the couple got separated.

During his visit, the Alabama man discovered the boy in what he called a ‘compromising position’ with one of his male friends and decided to punish him in an exemplary manner.

Cole asked Moore, his girlfriend, to have sex with the boy in an attempt to ‘straighten him out.’ The woman allegedly, raped, sodomized, and forced the boy into giving her oral sex.

After going home to his mother, who lives in Georgia, the 11-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with autism in early childhood, began asking her mother questions about sex.

Conclusion

The woman told the authorities that her child asking her about sex was not alarming, but the questions’ specificity was. Pressing the boy, the woman discovered his Thanksgiving ordeal and notified the authorities.

Both were charged with sodomy, rape, and sexual assault of a minor under 12 and might spend the rest of their days behind bars. The couple’s trial has been scheduled for the 24^th of May.

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BEACON TRANSCRIPT – Recently, a San Francisco area police officer issued a traffic ticket to a self-driving car’s assistant because the vehicle didn’t yield the right of way to a pedestrian who was crossing the street. The officer declared that the human occupant is responsible for the vehicle, whether he drives it or not.

Company Contests Self-Driving Car Ticket

On Wednesday, Giselle Linnane, a San Francisco Police Department officer and spokesperson declared that the alleged incident occurred on Monday morning, near the South Market area.

According to Linnane, after passing a crosswalk, a police officer pulled over a self-driving car belonging to Cruise and issued the vehicle’s occupant a traffic ticket. The human handler argued that the self-driving vehicle did not break any laws.

However, the police officer pointed out that the vehicle failed to yield the right of way to a pedestrian who was just about to traverse the crosswalk. The cop added that the human occupant aboard the vehicle is responsible for what happens off the road, regardless if he’s driving the vehicle or assisting autonomous driving tests.

Fortunately, the pedestrian was not injured in the incident. Cruise, the company who designed and developed the self-driving car, declared that data retrieved from the car’s computer indicates that no traffic law was broken during the testing, as the person was approximately 11 feet away from the car and was not even on a crosswalk.

Still, Cruise was forced to yield to the officer’s decision and the driver compelled to pay the ticket. According to a recent press statement, Cruise declared that the company’s top priority is testing self-driving cars within the boundaries of the law and in a safe manner.

Following the early March incident when a pedestrian lost her life after being hit by a self-driving car, lawmakers and city officials are less willing to approve road testing.

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The authorities reported that a two-year-old has passed away after an unsecured full-length mirror broke loose and fell on top of her. The event occurred on Friday night, at the Payless ShoeSource shopping center located near Riverdale’s Route 85. Shop’s owners are collaborating with the authorities to determine how the mirror fell from the wall.

Payless ShoeSource Claimed Mirror Was Secured

On Friday evening, two-year-old Ifrah Siddique was with her family at the Payless ShoeSource, south of Atlanta, to do a little shopping. According to the infant’s mother, at one point during their trip, Ifrah got separated from the rest of the group and went inside one of the changing rooms to try out a pair of shoes.

Ifrah’s parents declared that the last thing they’ve heard was a loud bang coming from the dressing room before seeing a crowd gathering in front of it. La Tisha Tultaick was working in the store next to Payless when she heard the commotion and went to lend a hand.

Tultaick revealed that she couldn’t help anyone as she was held back by the paramedics. However, before leaving, she caught a glimpse of what happened in the store’s changing room. The woman told the reporters that there was blood everywhere and that she saw the little girl’s body underneath the full-length wall mirror.

Ifrah was rushed to the nearest emergency hospital where she passed away a couple of hours later due to massive internal bleeding. Following the incident, the store’s owners brought in a team to replace and ensure that the new mirror is properly secured.

Conclusion

According to the authorities, there’s no indication that the mirror was not installed correctly. However, the still is under scrutiny. Meanwhile, a Payless spokesperson declared that the company was moved by the girl’s tragedy and is cooperating with the authorities to determine how the child was killed inside the dressing room.

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BEACON TRANSCRIPT – The Montgomery County authorities recently arrested a 17-year-old who allegedly put in motion a plan to carjack a friend’s car and steal his money. According to the teen’s arrest warrant, she asked two of her friends to help out and, during the robbery, they’ve threatened the victim with knives and BB guns.

Montgomery County Teen Said That the Victim Was an Easy Target

Susan Maria Mize, a 17-year-old Springs teen, was taken into custody and charged with one count of aggravated robbery after she allegedly orchestrated the carjacking of a friend’s car.

According to the authorities, on Friday night, Mize planned to go on a drive with some of her friends. Before setting out, the Montgomery County teen met with two of her friends, a 15-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old boy and asked them if they wanted to earn $150.

The teens agreed, and Mize convinced them to stage a carjacking. After driving to Creekside Park, the 15-year-old, who was donning a ski mask, went to the car and threatened one of Mize’s male friends with an object that looked like a gun.

The masked robber ordered the victim get into the backseat, where the other teen was waiting with a knife in his hands. Apparently, both teens tied the victim using Susan’s shoelaces and stole his wallet.

During the heist, the victim was punched several times by the suspects. After kidnapping the teen, Mize and her friends drove the nearest HEB store, where they’ve demanded the victim to withdraw an unspecified sum of money from the ATM.

Since he did not have enough money in his account, the victim told his kidnappers that he has more money in his house. Agreeing to drive him home, the Montgomery County teen and her friends awaited inside the car while the victim went inside the house to get more money from his parents.

Conclusion

According to the authorities, the teen told his parents about the incident who, in turn, called the authorities. The suspects drove off and attempted to escape in the woods, but were captured by the Sheriff’s deputies.

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BEACON TRANSCRIPT – A New Jersey state trooper managed to become somewhat of a local hero after he saved the life of a two-week-old infant who stopped breathing. Following the incident, the infant was taken to the hospital, where the doctors determined that there are no signs of brain damage due to the lack of oxygen.

New Jersey State Trooper Rushes to Neighbor’s House

According to Robert Meyer, the hero of the day, he just got home for a late-shift and fell asleep when he was woken up by someone banging on the front door. The unexpected caller was a grandfather who lives four houses away from Meyer.

Even though the man never spoke to Meyer, when his two-week-old granddaughter Elizabeth started choking, he got out of the house and went to Meyer’s house as he saw a parked state patrol car. Meyer opened the door and saw the man was in a visible state of shock.

When the New Jersey state trooper asked him to calm down and to tell him exactly what happened, the man told Meyer that he was bottle-feeding Elizabeth, when the infant started vomiting. A couple of seconds later, the infant started choking.

Hearing the man’s plea, the New Jersey State Trooper rushed out of the house, still wearing his pajamas and went straight to where the man was leaving. According to Meyer, when he got there, the infant already turned blue, a tell-tale sign of blocked airways.

The state trooper asked the family member for a pump in order to clear out Elizabeth’s airway. After a couple of seconds, the infant started breathing normally. Meyer later called his colleagues and took the infant to the local emergency room.

After examining the infant, the doctors concluded that Elizabeth would be just fine, as there is no brain damage.

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