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True Crime Time For November 13, 2025 | Predators, School Shootings, and a Frozen Highway Mystery
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Hello everybody and welcome to True Crime time for Thursday, November 13, 2025. And I am Cindy Overton and I have some crazy stories today. As I said yesterday, Leah Marie sends Woody stories and Woody then sends them to me and I get to tell them. So I'm going to start off in Livingston Parish and Chris Hansen has been in Livingston Parish quite a few times lately and they are really doing some great things getting these predators off the street. So on November 1st 5th, 13 men were arrested thanks to this online child exploitation probe that was launched by Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Jasonard announced that the investigation, which was conducted in partnership with social media monitoring units and the national center for Missing and Exploited Children, resulted in the arrest of suspects from several states, not just Louisiana. And according to Sheriff Ard, only two of those arrested resided in Livingston Parish. Six were from surrounding parishes in Louisiana and five were from other states. The charges brought against the individuals are serious and uniform. Each of the 13 men faces at least the following counts Indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer aided solicitation of a minor. So I'm going to name some of these arrested men and their charges. We have Ashton Brignac, 27, he's from Broussard, Louisiana. He's been charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer aided solicitation of a minor. Then we have Chad Romero, he's 44 years old, and he has the same charges. And he's from New Iberia, Louisiana, what he affectionately calls the Berry. Next we have Devin lamar Neeland. He's 20, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and he has the same charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer aided solicitation of a minor. The next winner on our list is Hunter Easterling. He's 27, and he's from Denham Springs, Louisiana, and he has the same charges. Then we have Jeremy Yarborough, he's 43 years old, of Kingsland, Texas. His charges are principle to indecent behavior with a juvenile and principle to computer aided solicitation of a minor. Next winner, Jeremy Britton. He's 41 years old and he's from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Same related charges. Then we go to Jeremy Watts, he's 51. Interestingly enough, he's also from Kingsland, Texas, just like winner Jeremy Yarbrough, and he has the same charges. Then we go to Joe Bridges III, 29 years old, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Next is Lawrence Scott, 32, of White Castle, Louisiana. Then we got a West Virginian here, mansoor Ahmad. He's 41 and he's from Oak Hill, West Virginia. And his charges read differently, just like the Texas charges did because it's from a different state. So he has indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer aid. Well, and computer aided solicitation of a minor. Then we go to Nicola Griffin, he's 23, of Foxworth, Mississippi. He has the same charges. And Sam al Khalifa Kahif, 35, of Picuin, Mississippi. And the final winner is tyler Daigle. He's 31 and he is from Denham Springs, Louisiana. Sheriff Ard emphasized the digital nature of the investigation and this is his quote. Learn from this. The Internet has no capitalized N o B boundaries. Child predators will go to any length to exploit children. As of the latest update on November 5, no additional details on arrest beyond the 13 have been released publicly and the case remains active, with investigators continuing to review digital evidence and determine whether more victims or suspects may be be involved. And kudos to Sheriff Ard and everyone involved in in that. Get These predators off the street. Thank you. Gonna hit hard with a planes, trains and automobiles. So now we're going to Michigan. St. Clair Shores, Michigan authorities say a shocking and tragic hit and run incident ended in the death of a senior citizen and the suspect is now facing serious charges. So let me tell you about it. On Saturday, November 9th, which is Kate Lee's birthday. Around mid morning responders were called to the end of a driveway where they found 76 year old Mary Holswit. She was unresponsive at the foot of her own driveway and investigators determined her injuries were quote unquote consistent with being struck by a vehicle. After reviewing surveillance and forensic evidence, the Macomb county prosecutor's Office announced that 31 year old Stephanie Holt of Warren, Michigan has been charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault and resulting in death and felony with a motor vehicle hit and run causing a death. According to charging documents, Halt was determined to be the driver of the vehicle that backed into Holswitt. Instead of stopping to render aid or summon help, she fled the scene. The forensic team found her vehicle linked to the crash and the case remains under active investigation with prosecutors indicating that more information will likely be revealed at the preliminary hearing. And Holsworth's death has sparked, I mean she's 76 years old lying in her driveway dead. And so that has created of course community outrage. And neighbors say that she was well known in the area and her loss is deeply felt. Prayers go out to her family. And we are in Michigan and they have no death penalty in Michigan. So we just at Michigan and one of our most northern states, we're going to hop on down to a most southern state. We're going to Florida, Orlando, Florida. I remember I went to many different schools in my life. I went to, I think 13 different schools now. Kindergarten, elementary was, you know, no changing classes, that type of thing. But I remember distinctly trying to get through halls of high school classes and middle school classes and they would move so slowly and people were walking and talking and you know, just stopping in the middle of the hall to talk or to hand somebody a book or whatever it was. And I remember one time, it was this time, it was Christmas time and I was wearing some Keds because that's what we did. And I had all my kids and I put jingle bells on my shoelaces and I just was so proud of my, my jingle bells. And so there was a group of guys, they were the football players and I was walking by them and they Were like, cindy, what's that on your shoe? And I lifted up my shoe to show the jingle bells and I shook my foot a little bit to make them jingle. And another person was walking by me with a duffel bag. And when I put my foot down, my foot went into like the part like, of his duffel bag. And he started pulling me down the hall. And it was all of the little football players were laughing at me. I was laughing at me. It was embarrassing. But what are you going to do? You're going to laugh and you're going to go on? Well, that's like normal. Well, in Orlando, Florida, there was a hallway bump between two high school students that escalated into a deadly shooting. And this is according to the Orange County Sheriff's office. On October 9, just before 3pm deputies were called to fight Malloon park on West Oak Ridge Road, not far from Oak Ridge High School. And when they arrived, they found 16 year old pinion Dalmasy lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the upper left side of his head. And he was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately he was pronounced dead. Witnesses identified the shooter as 15 year old Jacari Antonio Redding, and he's a fellow student at Oak Ridge High. Investigators say the conflict began earlier the day inside the school hallway. Redding became angry when Dalmacy accidentally bumped into him and refused to apologize. And according to the police report, Redding then challenged Dalmacy to meet him at the park to fight. So multiple witnesses and a video recording of the incident confirmed what happened next. As the group walked to the park, Redding taunted Dalmacy and displayed gang signs. And so when the fight began, Dalmacy struck Redding first and the two began to struggle. They were fighting, which, you know, I mean, we don't want anybody to fight, but I'd much rather fist blows, I guess, than guns or knives. But in the middle of the fight, Redding pulled a gun and shot Thomas, killing him.
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After the shooting, Redding walked back to the school and deputies confronted him there and he claimed he acted in self defense. The murder weapon was found inside his backpack and he was arrested and charged with manslaughter, possession of a firearm on school property, and possession of a firearm by a minor. A motion filed for his pretrial detention revealed that Redding had a long history of violence at school, with nearly 40 disciplinary incidents, about half involving physical fights. Detectives also found a text message Redding sent two months before the shooting in which he stated that during a fistfight he wanted to pull a gun and shoot someone. And so that exact scenario unfolded. Redding was also out on bond for a previous arrest involving grand theft of a motor vehicle at the time of the shooting. He is currently being charged as an adult and is being held in the Orange County Jail without bond. And his next court date is scheduled for. It was yesterday. His next court date was yesterday. So hopefully we'll give you an update on that. Geez Louise, that's just. Why can't we just get along? Say I'm sorry. I mean, I guess the guy was already horrible. So anyway, we're going to Perth, Australia in Mondorah, which is a coastal city just south of Perth, Australia. Life for 34 year old single mom Penelope Travers was transformed into a nightmare of pain and fear after a targeted firebomb attack on her vehicle and property. The incident began in the early hours of October 6, 2025, when someone hurled a firebomb at Penelope's car which was parked under her carport and the bomb failed to enter the vehicle, but instead ignited the carport and spread to the garage area. As Penelope rushed outside to extinguish the flames, cans of spray paint that had been stored nearby erupted which unleashed an explosion that engulfed her. She later described it as feeling, quote, unquote, like being fried flesh fried instant, quick, just burn. The aftermath was severe. Penelope sustained burns to about 25% of her body, including her face, neck, chest, arms and top of one foot. She underwent a four and a half hour surgery, received a blood transfusion and spent 17 days in the burns unit in Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth. While she was still recovering, Penelope's ordeal worsened. The attackers returned, this time successfully setting her utility vehicle on fire while her 16 year old daughter was home alone. The teen narrowly avoided danger when their dog woke her up and alerted her to the fire. Mandurah detectives are treating both vehicle fires as targeted attacks and they are investigating and have appealed for any CCTV or dashboard camera footage from the area. In the midst of the trauma, Penelope has faced significant, significant financial strain because she's actually originally from New Zealand and doesn't qualify for a lot of support in Australia, even though she's been in for 15 years. Penelope has said that while she has an ongoing journey of recovery physically, emotionally and financially, her focus remains on her two children. And she says, I'm just a mom who's trying her best to keep going for my kids. The attack left not only burns on her body, but scars on her children's psyche. And she said they're all having nightmares. Her story raises troubling questions about how and why she was targeted and the vulnerability of single parents and the resilience needed to move forward after a violent act. And at present, no arrests have been made or publicly announced, and the investigation remains ongoing. I hope they get an arrest in that case. And that is. I can't imagine just having bombs thrown at my house. That's so scary. We're going to go to a strange story, one that is in Michigan. Midland, Michigan, and workers at a family fair grocery store were doing some routine maintenance. Now, I don't know how routine it is, because when you hear some of this, I don't know how routine it is. Maybe annually, but. But they were doing routine maintenance on the building, and they found something strange. A repair worker noticed an extension cord running into the back of the large sign mounted above the store's roof. Curious, and they thought maybe it was like some type of electrical mistake, he opened the access door to the sign. Inside, he found a woman living in it. The entire space measured only 40 square feet, barely enough room to stand upright. But she had turned it into a fully functioning home, and he immediately called police. When officers arrived, their body cam footage shows them discovering the setup and how surprisingly organized and clean it was. And the officer that showed up was Brennan Warren. And he described what he found. And this is his quote. He said there was flooring laid down, a small desk, clothing neatly stored, a Keurig coffee maker, a printer, a computer, and even small personal belongings arranged like someone would have in a bedro. The officer later said that he was impressed by how tidy it was. The woman was 34 years old, and she told police that she had been living inside the sign for about a year. And people in the town knew her. They would see her walking around occasionally, and then she would disappear again. And no one would know where she went, because she seemed to vanish and reappear without explanation. Locals nicknamed her the rooftop Ninja. No one imagined she was literally living above the store the entire time. When police spoke to her that day, she remained calm. She said, I'm moving out of here in 24 hours to get away from all of this. And the officers didn't arrest her. She wasn't causing damage. She wasn't hurting anyone, and she cooperated. They simply told her she couldn't stay. And they warned her she would be charged if she returned. And they gave her information for local housing assistance and support services. One question remained. How did she get up there every day and the officers still don't know how she was able to do that. She never revealed how she reached the roof unnoticed. She gathered what she could carry and left the same day. The store reached out to her afterward and worked with her to help remove the rest of her belongings. And in a public statement, Family Fair praised their workers and also acknowledged the larger issue behind what happened. They said, we are proud of our associates for responding with compassion and professionalism. Safe and affordable housing remains a widespread challenge that requires community support and the officer that responded to the case, Officer Warren, later reflected on the case and he says, it's a story that makes you scratch your head. Just somebody living in a sign. So hopefully she found a place to live. I can imagine how cold Michigan gets and I would assume that she didn't have a heater. So I wish her all the best for sure. Now I'm going to take us to Horry County, South Carolina and what began as a routine phone confiscation in a school classroom ended up as an arrest that really underscores deeper issues about discipline, authority and juvenile behavior. According to the Horry County Police Department, one female high school student was taken into custody after an incident in which she struck a teacher and a school resource officer while protesting their attempt to take her phone. The incident took place at North Myrtle Beach High School, part of the Horry county school system. The student is a minor, so her name is not or juvenile, who her name has not been publicly released, has reportedly repeatedly refused teacher requests to hand over her phone in class. And as the teacher attempted to enforce the school policy, a school resource officer intervened and tried to assist in the phone confiscation. What happened next, police say, was the student becoming physically aggressive. She struck the teacher, then later made contact with the officer, at which point officers placed her under arrest.
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Report the teenager has over 100 prior arrests, specifically 111 arrests since August of 2023, according to police remarks, and was released after her most recent arrest A point law enforcement officials say highlights their frustration with how juvenile repeat offenders are handled. Woody and I did a score a story about this where they're seeing an uptick in crimes of juveniles and its repeated offenses. During a press conference, Horry county police senior officers said this case is a clear example of the system failing to keep dangerous repeated offender juveniles in check. They emphasized that while the student's age places her under juvenile jurisdiction, her sheer volume of arrests and escalations to violence against school staff raises serious questions about accountability and public safety. So as of now, no additional criminal charges beyond the initial assault on school personnel have been publicly announced, and the investigation into how the school and county handle such incidents is ongoing. So when I taught school, kids couldn't have a school. You could, couldn't have a phone. You couldn't have your phone out in the classroom. Of course, I was fifth and sixth grade students. They, a lot of them had phones. A lot of them had phones for just safety, getting on the bus, walking home from school, that type of thing. I know my, um, my own personal kids could have phones out in their classroom for certain things, but it wasn't like I know of at certain schools where you can just like have your phone wherever and, you know, it's on your desk all the time. But certainly we have to follow, follow the rules. We're going to go now to Los Angeles. And there's a quiet apartment courtyard in a Studio City neighborhood where tenants often felt safe, watched over by a landlord who many described as kind and had a steady presence. But in the early morning hours of November 7th, that quiet routine erupted into chaos. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a naked intruder entered the gated apartment complex on Tajunga Avenue by slipping through an open pedestrian gate. He had no known connection to the building, the tenants or the landlord. Investigators say the man forced his way into one of the units where two women were inside and the women screamed for help. Their landlord, the one mentioned at the beginning of the story, a 79 year old military veteran, heard the commotion and rushed out of his own unit to protect them. But when he confronted the intruder in the courtyard, the situation turned violent. Police say the intruder attacked him, lifting him up and slamming him onto the concrete driveway. The impact broke both of the landlord's legs. Despite his injuries, the landlord managed to reach for a handgun he lawfully owned. And according to neighbors who witnessed part of the incident, the elderly landlord was on the ground severely injured when he fired his weapon. In what police believe may have been an act of self defense. The intruder was shot in the chest and head and collapsed within the courtyard and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The landlord was taken to a hospital in serious condition and remains under medical care for his injuries. The identity of the intruder has not yet been released and investigators have not determined what led him to the property or or why he was nude. Neighbors told responders that the landlord had lived on the property for decades and cared about his tenants. One resident described him as a good man who always looked out for people and said that this situation was nothing but tragic. And at this time, no charges have been filed and the case is being reviewed by LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division and the Los Angeles Angeles County District Attorney's Office to determine whether the shooting meets the legal standard of justified self defense. But what remains clear is that the people who lived there woke up to a reality that doesn't fit the quiet street they know. And an elderly landlord was injured, a stranger's dead on the pavement and a building full of tenants are struggling to make sense of how violence found its way into their gated courtyard. And I imagine the landlord, being a military, went back to his knowledge and even through his injuries tried to protect and I thank him for that and I truly, truly hope he sees no charges for self defense. So it was a quiet Thursday evening when 28 year old Alex Plant was driving home from work down Highway 20 just outside Marysville, California. And at this time his night took a very unexpected and frightening turn. Around 9:30pm Plant says that he noticed an oncoming vehicle and then in the blink of an eye, life as he knew it changed. He remembers feeling a sudden impression of something in front of me followed by the sound of a massive impact and then boom. He said I got impacted in the face by something and at first he wasn't sure what struck him. He began to feel shards of glass and a cold rush of air coming through his windshield. He glanced and saw a large hole where the glass was shattered. He immediately pulled to the side of the road, avoiding oncoming trees, a ditch, cars and called for help. When medics arrived, he was taken to the hospital and it became clear just how severe the injury was. His eyes were flushed, battered with tiny shards of glass, and one piece, nearly an eighth of an inch long was embedded under his eyelid. Plant said his left eye's vision returned almost fully within hours, but the right eye remained hazy with a constant fuzz at its edges. And he described the sensation like his eyelid was on fire. So investigators from the California Highway Patrol Chips were called in and they noticed something unusual While Plant was still in the ambulance, people nearby discovered pieces of a frozen water balloon at the crash site, and the interior of his vehicle was filled with ice chunks. The scene suggested there was this was no ordinary road hazard or accident. Authorities believe someone traveling in a passing car had thrown a frozen water balloon at Plant's windshield, striking him at full speed, and turned a balloon into a dangerous weapon. Plant reflected on how lucky he was, especially considering his past. He'd been in a car crash 10 years earlier and said that experience helped him stay calm this time. He worried what could have happened if it was someone else, like maybe a teenager without the experience or anyone a grandparent driving home, someone less equipped to react quickly and at this time, Chip is investigating and has asked anyone with surveillance footage or information from the area to come forward and the motivation remains unknown, whether it was a prank going wrong or an attentional attack or something else entirely. So that is wild. I know that people stand on overpasses and throw objects down in front of other cars or at other cars, but I cannot imagine a frozen balloon, frozen ice balloon just being. You might as well just go get a bag of. I don't know. That's just crazy. So with that story, I am going to say goodbye to y' all for Thursday and and thank you so much for listening and liking and sharing and all of what Woody says, the good podcaster stuff. And I thank you so much for that. And we will both be here tomorrow, so stay tuned for that later.
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