Florida Man Receives Two Years in Prison for Online Threats Against Trump
Florida Man Sentenced for Trump Threats
A 36-year-old Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of making repeated online death threats against President Donald Trump and other federal officials. [3] The sentence followed the guilty plea on the charges involving the repeated threats. [3] The threats were directed at President Donald Trump along with additional federal officials. [3]
New Zealand Gang Member Avoids Jail
One of New Zealand’s highest-profile gang members, a social media influencer known to antagonise and occasionally try to humiliate police officers in his posts, has again avoided a prison sentence despite an argument from the Crown that he belongs behind bars. [1] Calen Morris, 40, has been sentenced to home detention for attempting to pervert the course of justice via an Instagram post disparaging a police officer. [1] The Head Hunters gang member stands outside Auckland District Court after the sentencing. [1]
Murder of Missing Pakistani Teen
A teenage girl who went missing six days ago was found murdered near Mogla village in Talagang on Friday. [2] Police sources stated that the body of the 17-year-old girl was lying covered with grass near a shrine. [2] A police official noted that there was blood stain on the face of the deceased while her nose was foaming as well. [2] A team of Punjab Forensic and Science Agency reached the spot and collected samples for forensic examination. [2] The body of the deceased was taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Talagang in the evening for autopsy. [2] The deceased was living at her maternal uncle’s home for the last eight years as her mother passed away and her father contracted a second marriage. [2] On the night of July 24 and 25, the deceased was found missing and her maternal uncle got registered a case of her kidnapping against unknown persons. [2]
Ransom Notes Released in Guthrie Kidnapping
Two ransom notes purportedly written by kidnappers who abducted the mother of US "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie have been released, six months after Nancy Guthrie vanished in Arizona, as investigators renewed efforts to identify the culprits. [4] Copies of the two email messages were posted online by the Pima County Sheriff's Department with a notice appealing again to members of the public to come forward with information that might help identify the masked prowler caught on video by Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera outside her home around the time she went missing. [4] The first note, from 2 February, demanded US $4 million to be paid in Bitcoin within three days and warned that if the deadline were missed the ransom will be increased to US $6 million due by the following Monday. [4] If the demands went unmet, she will be killed, it said. [4] The message also contained details meant to authenticate it, saying that Guthrie's wristwatch had been left on the floor at the foot of her bed, and a backyard floodlight was destroyed. [4] The second note, received on 6 February and addressed to the Guthrie Family, stated that the kidnappers did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition and that she perished shortly after she was taken. [4] It concludes that the kidnappers want the family to know this and hope they can find peace. [4] In the latest of several videos posted to social media since her mother was taken, Savannah Guthrie appealed to the kidnappers on Monday to do the right thing and tell us where to look for her. [4] Nancy Guthrie, in frail health with limited mobility, was last seen alive on 31 January at her home in Tucson. [4] She was reported missing on 1 February after a friend alerted family that she did not appear for Sunday church services as expected. [4] Relatives checking on her found her gone with essential belongings such as her wallet, cellphone, hearing aids and medication left behind. [4] Blood, later confirmed by DNA tests to be hers, was found on the front porch. [4] The sheriff and FBI released surveillance footage of an armed prowler in a ski mask shown tampering with Guthrie's doorbell camera shortly before she was abducted. [4] The ransom notes reveal distinctive patterns of word choice, syntax and phraseology that someone close to the author might recognise, the sheriff's message said. [4]
Ongoing Investigations and Context
The sentencing of the Florida man came after the guilty plea on the online threats. [3] Calen Morris has been involuntarily subject to monitoring while serving the home detention term following the Instagram post case. [1] In the Pakistani case, the autopsy had not been conducted at the time of the initial report, and the forensic samples remain under examination by the Punjab Forensic and Science Agency. [2] Investigators in the Guthrie matter stated that the man in the video knows what happened to Nancy and urged anyone who may know him to come forward, while also suggesting the suspect might have exhibited a sudden change in mood, behaviour or daily routine around the time of the kidnapping. [4]
What to watch next: Authorities continue to seek public tips on the identity of the masked prowler in the Guthrie case while forensic results are pending in the Talagang investigation and Morris remains under home detention conditions.
