Local Man’s Son Finishes Third in Nevada Caucus. Rafael Cruz’s son Ted celebrated what his campaign called a “third-place win” in last night’s Nevada contest. Trump won big, and then crashed an event at which Glenn Beck was promoting Cruz. Open speculation about whether this is the end of the Cruz campaign has begun.
Lawyer Says New Evidence Raises Doubts in Denton Police Shooting. An attorney for the family of the 21-year-old UNT student shot and killed by a Denton police officer late last year says that new witnesses raise doubts about whether the officer’s use of force was appropriate. Of the young man carrying a hatchet, smashing car windows, and approaching the officer while saying “shoot me,” the attorney said: “Ryan McMillan did what an ordinary college student would do.”
Stripper Sentenced to 13 Years for Role in Fatal Heroin Overdose. This is so messed up: Cierra Allyn Rounds, 28, is the second person to be sentenced for a playing a part in the March 2014 death of Rian Lashley, 19. Apparently Rounds and another stripper who worked at Jaguar’s injected Lashley with heroin in an effort to rob her. Rounds’ then-boyfriend, Jimison Coleman, was already sentenced to 16 years for selling them the “China White” heroin.
HIV Survivor Speaks Out. Diana Reeve was one of at least six women infected with HIV by Philippe Padieu, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for having unprotected sex with multiple partners without telling them he was infected. Reeve has formed friendships with some of the other victims in the case, and now she has a book out about her experience.
