BEACON TRANSCRIPT – Goochland County deputies and FBI agents are investigating the strange case of a man from New Zealand shot outside a family’s house on Friday afternoon. According to the authorities, the 25-year-old flew from New Zealand to the United States to meet the family’s 14-year-old daughter.

New Zealand Man Allegedly Planned to Abduct the Teenage Girl

On Friday, Gooch Land county deputies arrested 25-year-old Troy Skinner after a woman called 911 to report a shooting.

According to the police report, the suspect had been shot by a Holland Hills Community woman after he allegedly used a brick to smash a glass window.

The investigation revealed that Skinner is from New Zealand and flew all the way to the United States to meet the Virginia woman’s teenage daughter. Skinner and the girl met several months ago through Discord, a communication platform quite popular among gamers.

Jim Agnew, Goochland County Sheriff, declared that several weeks before the incident, the teenage girl informed the New Zealand man of her decision of stopping all forms of communication.

Moreover, Skinner, who apparently developed an obsession for the girl, took every bit of money he could find around the house and bought a plane ticket to Australia.

From there, the individual booked passage to Los Angeles. Furthermore, police records indicated that the New Zealand man boarded a plane to Washington DC. Next, he took a bus to Richmond and hitched roughly 30 miles to the teen’s house.

Conclusion

The girl’s mother told the authorities that she knew that the man she had seen outside her home that afternoon was Skinner.

Allegedly, when the woman refused to let him in, Skinner used a brick to smash a glass door. That’s when the woman took up a handgun and shot the New Zealand man twice, hitting him once in the neck.

Skinner was taken to the hospital. Furthermore, the doctors said that he would survive. Authorities have yet to press charges against the New Zealand man.

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BEACON TRANSCRIPT – Mirzo Atadzhanov, a 28-year-old man from Brooklyn, and the alleged killer of New York City University Professor Jeremy Safran recently entered a not guilty plea. Atadzhanov told the authorities that he was acting in self-defense when he slew the professor.

Jeremy Safran Provoked Brooklyn Man with Derogatory Comment

According to the DA’s Office, Atadzhanov became a person of interest in Safran’s murder after one of the professor’s neighbors saw him entering and leaving the house minutes before his wife discovered the cadaver.

During his police interview, the Brooklyn man, who apparently is from Tajikistan, declared that Safran approached him a while back for house maintenance. Atadzhanov claimed that Jeremey Safran commissioned him to repair his electric system. He also told the authorities that he agreed to Safran’s terms even though he’s not qualified.

Upon completing the repairs, Safran allegedly told Atadzhanov that his work leaves a lot to be desired. Furthermore, according to the suspect’s taped confession, Safran told him that “this country cannot benefit from immigrants.”

Upset by Safran’s derogatory comment, Atadzhanov confronted the New York University professor.

According to the authorities, the suspect claimed that Safran attacked him with a combat knife after their verbal confrontation. The suspect added that Safran’s death was self-defense. However, the crime scene clues paint an entirely different story.

One of Safran’s neighbor saw Atadzhanov entering and leaving the house on the day of the murder. This prompted him to call Safran’s wife.

Furthermore, the first responders found the professor’s body in the basement, with a blunt-type wound to the base of his head.

Conclusion

Atadzhanov was still in the house when Safran’s wife discovered her husband’s body. The authorities declared that the suspect came out of hiding when he saw the woman’s pit bull.

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BEACON TRANSCRIPT – A 44-year-old Florida woman managed to spark a scandal after she was seen smiling in her mugshot photo. The woman was arrested on Thursday and charged with drunk driving after ramming the car of an 18-year-old driver, killing her 60-year-old mother.

Florida Woman Claimed She Dropped her Phone While Driving

On Thursday, at around 12 p.m., Angenette Welk, an Ocala resident, was speeding down the U.S. Highway 27 when she failed to notice a car stopped in front.

The Florida woman’s car collided with a Hyundai Elantra, which was driven by an 18-year-old woman. Occupying the passenger’s seat was the woman’s 60-year-old mother. Neither the driver nor the victim was named.

Based on the police report, the impact sent the Hyundai Elantra into a trailer. The paramedics determined that 18-year-old female driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Regrettably, her 60-year-old mother was transported to the hospital for emergency surgery. Hours later, the woman was pronounced brain dead and placed on life support. The victim passed away several days later, despite undergoing multiple surgeries.

Welk, the Florida woman who caused the fatal accident, was arrested and charged with drunk driving after she failed a field sobriety test.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol agents on the scene, the woman had a .172 blood alcohol level, which is twice the admissible limit.

After she was taken into custody, the woman declared that she failed to break because she was looking for her phone which dropped on the floor.

Conclusion

But this is hardly the end of the story. According to a Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson, the victim’s family became enraged soon after learning that the Florida woman displayed an ear-to-ear smile during her mugshot session.

The 18-year-old driver declared that she was appalled when she saw the pictures saying that the woman has no shame or remorse.

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BEACON TRANSCRIPT – Colorado Parks and Wildlife agents are scouring Mesa County’s Western Slope in search of a black bear which mauler a 5-year-old girl outside her home. The child was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Doctors declared that her condition is stable.

Black Bear Attacks Rare but not Uncommon, CPW Said

On Sunday, around 2:30 p.m., paramedics and law enforcement agents were summoned to a Mesa County house after a woman claimed that her child was mauled by a black bear.

First responders identified a 5-year-old with multiple back and face trauma.

Based on the child’s mother’s testimony, the attack occurred 5 to 10 minutes before the authorities responded. The child was inside the house when she heard something that sounded like a dog whimpering.

As she left the house to search for the animal that was making that sound, the black bear lunged at her, trying to drag the child into the woods.

The mother, who heard the child screaming for help, went outside and yelled at the animal.  According to a CPW spokesperson, the woman’s intervention saved the child’s life.

The infant was later transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center where Dr. Charles Breaux, a pediatric surgeon, repaired her hounds.

Breaux declared that the child is fortunate to be alive after the encounter with the black bear. The surgery, which lasted one hour and 45 minutes, was performed by a team of surgeons, including Breaux.

Approximately 77 stitches were used to seal the child’s wounds. Post-surgery report reveals that no major organs were damaged during the attack.

Conclusion

The child will remain in the hospital for several more days.

As for the animal, Mika Porras of CPW revealed that rangers are currently trying to ensnare the animal. The black bear is considered to be extremely dangerous and will be put down.

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