A 43-year-old former Ohio attorney charged at his ex-wife's table with a loaded gun in a crowded Toledo restaurant, and only a forgotten safety switch and a brave waiter stopped him. Matthew Exton walked into a Toledo, Ohio, restaurant on April 11, 2025, where his ex-wife and her family were eating dinner. He ordered a […] The post Ohio lawyer convicted of attempted murder after trying to shoot ex-wife in Toledo restaurant appeared first on American Almanac .
A 43-year-old former Ohio attorney charged at his ex-wife's table with a loaded gun in a crowded Toledo restaurant, and only a forgotten safety switch and a brave waiter stopped him. Matthew Exton walked into a Toledo, Ohio, restaurant on April 11, 2025, where his ex-wife and her family were eating dinner. He ordered a drink sent to their table, spat in their direction, and left. Then he came back with a firearm, one round in the chamber, seven more in the magazine, and rushed the table. He pulled the trigger. The gun didn't fire. He had left the safety on. Before Exton could try again, a waiter tackled him from behind and pinned him to the floor. A jury later convicted Exton of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, and…Open
A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder and released on bail after allegedly hurling a three-year-old boy into a crocodile pit at a small English zoo, where the owner's wife jumped in to rescue the child before the animals could reach him. The attack happened at Johnsons Zoological Gardens in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, a rural […] The post Man with learning disabilities charged with attempted murder after throwing toddler into crocodile enclosure at English zoo appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-year-old man was charged with attempted murder and released on bail after allegedly hurling a three-year-old boy into a crocodile pit at a small English zoo, where the owner's wife jumped in to rescue the child before the animals could reach him. The attack happened at Johnsons Zoological Gardens in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, a rural area near Cambridge, England. The suspect, a 30-year-old man from Norfolk with learning disabilities, was on a supervised day trip with a caretaker when he allegedly grabbed the boy, a complete stranger, and threw him into the crocodile enclosure. The caretaker had momentarily looked away when the incident occurred, the New York Post reported . The toddler suffered a broken arm and pelvis in the fall.…Open
A man accused of stabbing two men in an antisemitic attack in New York City this summer has been indicted on attempted murder and assault charges. #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #nyc #newyorkcity #newyork #antisemitism #hatecrime #crime #crimenews #crimestory #criminal #police #stabbing #attack #indictment #attemptedmurder #assault #justice #lawenforcement #jewishcommunity Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
A 39-year-old Florida woman faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly drugged a 69-year-old man she met on a dating app at least three times, with the Polk County sheriff calling her a "black widow" motivated purely by money. Samantha Adams slipped benzodiazepines into a glass of whiskey she served to her victim at his […] The post Florida woman charged with attempted murder after allegedly poisoning man she met on dating app appeared first on American Almanac .
A 39-year-old Florida woman faces attempted murder charges after she allegedly drugged a 69-year-old man she met on a dating app at least three times, with the Polk County sheriff calling her a "black widow" motivated purely by money. Samantha Adams slipped benzodiazepines into a glass of whiskey she served to her victim at his Haines City home on August 17, leaving him hospitalized with an overdose, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office . The 69-year-old man, whose name has not been released, passed out later that evening and woke up in a hospital bed, where staff told him he had suffered a benzodiazepine overdose, a drug he told investigators he had never taken. Adams now sits in the Polk County Jail on $42,500 bond, charged…Open
Alabama mother Hannah Pettey was hospitalized near death with an “astronomical” amount of lead in her body, an ordeal that launched a criminal investigation and ended with her husband’s conviction for attempted murder. Hannah Pettey’s life changed forever in January 2022, after months of unexplained pain and weakness forced her to seek help. On January […] The post Alabama woman nearly dies from lead poisoning as husband is convicted in attempted murder plot appeared first on American Almanac .
Alabama mother Hannah Pettey was hospitalized near death with an “astronomical” amount of lead in her body, an ordeal that launched a criminal investigation and ended with her husband’s conviction for attempted murder. Hannah Pettey’s life changed forever in January 2022, after months of unexplained pain and weakness forced her to seek help. On January 18, her mother, Nicole Pettey, drove her to the University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital, where doctors soon made a shocking discovery: Hannah’s colon was nearly “100% lead,” and her vital organs were on the brink of failure. Medical staff at UAB told Nicole that Hannah “had hours to live” and was “starving to death.” The source of her sickness was no accident,…Open
Riley English of Massachusetts turned herself in after arriving at the Capitol with miniature molotov cocktails just before Scott Bessent’s Senate confirmation.
A Somali migrant who entered the United Kingdom illegally on a small boat allegedly stabbed a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel hosting asylum seekers.
A Somali migrant who entered the United Kingdom illegally on a small boat allegedly stabbed a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel hosting asylum seekers . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Somali small boat migrant has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel housing asylum seekers near Heathrow Airport. DETAIL: Abdifatah Adani, 22, is accused of attacking Aaron Gomes with a large kitchen knife at the Stanwell Hotel at around 6:30 PM on August 15. Prosecutor Lucy Lumsden told Staines Magistrates’ Court that Gomes was stabbed five times, suffering two wounds to his upper body and three to his leg. One injury was described as “significant” after the blade penetrated…Open
Bystanders rushed to save lives during an attack on an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, newly-released surveillance video shows. More: https://tinyurl.com/ydvx2nj9 #InNOutBurger #TwinFalls #Idaho
