May 25, 2023 • 6 mins
U-Haul kidnapper busted after hit and run. North Carolina police department considering new animal sidekicks.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
I'm Nancy Grace breaking crime needs now. Several people called
nine one one after witnessing a U haul crash into
parked cars and then keep driving. Maryland State troopers trag
down the U haul flip on the blue lights. Driver
Didnis Bell Lee's cops on a chase, ending with Bell
in a ditch after cuffing Bail. Cops searched the U
haul and find a naked woman locked in the back
(00:25):
with multiple stab one Nancy.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
The woman tells police Bell approached her outside a convenience store,
put a knife to her back, and pushed her into
the truck. Once inside, Bell cut off her clothes, then
stabbed each of her fingers. Bell drove around for hours
before striking the parked cars, which sparked witnesses to call
for help. After crashing, Bell refused to get out of
the truck, and cops had to break the passenger side
(00:47):
window to gain access and force Bell to exit.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Bell sixty two facing thirty three traffic and criminal charges,
including first degree assault, kidnap, and false imprisonment. North Carolina
cops try to pull over Joshua Minton for speeding, but
Minton goes even faster down a rural road, leaving cops
in the distance. Officers eventually catch up to Minton, but
the man abandons his car and disappears. Frustrated, cops give
(01:13):
in and set to abandon the search, but a herd
of grazing cows and a field on the side of
the road start to gather in one spot. Cops follow
their lead straight to Minton. Minton thirty four, charged with
fleeing the scene. Boom Police Department considering adding a bovine
unit to the force, but are concerned about methane production.
(01:37):
More crime and justice news after this Now with the
latest crime and justice breaking news.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Crime Onlines.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
John Lemley, an ex convicts suspected of killing a woman
stabbed fifteen times in the back on a Phoenix desert trail,
may go on trial in January, the day after Americopa
County Grand Jury and I did twenty two year old
Zion William Teasley on one count of first degree murder.
Tisley's council submitted a not guilty plea on behalf of
(02:03):
his client. The County Attorney's office stated that its investigating
the matter to decide whether to seek the death penalty.
According to Phoenix Police, The body of twenty nine year
old Lauren Heike was discovered near a hiking trail close
to her home on April twenty ninth. Its thought that
she was murdered the day before. Hike may have been
chased over or through a barbed wire fence, as she
(02:26):
sustained defensive wounds on both her wrists and arms. Investigators
looking into the homicide think Teasley followed her on the trail,
which led to the alleged random and unprovoked attack. Still
unclear is a possible motive. Defense attorneys for an alleged
drunk driver accused of slamming into a pair of South
Carolina newlyweds on a beach road are now seeking bond
(02:50):
with more Here's Sidney Sumner with crime Online.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
According to various news sources, Jamie Komarowski's attorneys submitted a
motion last week claiming she does not pose a flight
risk or a threat to the public. It asked for
one hundred thousand dollars bail, with the requirements that she
complete an impatient rehabilitation program, stay under the supervision of
her mother, and not have access to a car or alcohol.
In the April twenty eighth, crash at Folly Beach that
(03:15):
killed thirty four year old Samantha Miller and injured the groom,
Eric Hutchinson. Twenty five year old Kamarowski was charged with
vehicular homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in
serious bodily injury. Authorities claim Comarowski was traveling over twice
the speed limit when she plowed into the rear of
a golf cart as the couple was leaving the wedding celebration.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
A toxicology report revealed that Kamarowski had a blood alcohol
level of point two six y one, that's more than
three times the legal limit. One of two inmates who
escaped from an Ohio prison had been apprehended in Kentucky
after a police pursuit of the men's suspected getaway vehicle
ended in a crash and a footchase. Fifty year old
(03:57):
Bradley Gillespie remained at large after forty seven year old
James Lee was apprehended at the scene. Lee was serving
a sentence handed down in twenty twenty one for burglary
and safe cracking, while Gillespie had been behind bars since
twenty sixteen for murder. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction says the two males were reported missing from the
(04:19):
Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio. Officials have withheld
other information, such as how the escape took place or
when the men were reported missing. Copps attempted to stop
the car the men were allegedly driving after spotting it
in Henderson, Kentucky. That's when the chase began. The crash
occurred after a brief pursuit. The two prisoners then made
(04:42):
their getaway on foot. A Minnesota man who killed a
North Dakota college student twenty years ago has officially had
his death sentence reduced to life in prison once again
Crime Online's Sidney Sumner.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
According to court documents, the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez
Junior was approved by Judge Ralph Erickson of the Eighth
Circuit Court of Appeals last week. Sex offender Rodriguez was
found guilty in two thousand and seven of kidnapping twenty
two year old Drew Shoden from a Grand FORKX Mall
on November twenty second, two thousand and three. After cutting
her neck and sexually assaulting her, he left the University
(05:18):
of North Dakota student to die in a ditch not
far from Crookston, Minnesota. Shedon's body was found five months later.
In March, US attorney Max Schneider of North Dakota submitted
a notice to federal court rescinding his request for the
death penalty. According to him, he carried out this action
on US Attorney General Merrick Garland's direction.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Schneider's filing left Rodriguez with no other option except to
receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Avid hiker Catherine true It takes a trip to her
favorite beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marine County, California,
January sixth. January nine, park rangers fine Catherine's ford truck
partner the beach, two of her dogs still inside, a
third leash to a nearby rock. The next day, the
truck still there, Authorities began to search for Truet. Canines
(06:09):
follow her scent from the truck to a beach trailhead,
but lose the scent there. Thirty seven year old Truet
now missing thirteen years. If you have information on Catherine
Truett's disappearance, please call the Alameda Police five one zero
three three nine eight three one one. For the latest
crime in justice needs go to crimeonline dot com with
(06:30):
this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace
Crime Alert.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
I'm Nancy Grace breaking crime needs now. Several people called
nine one one after witnessing a U haul crash into
parked cars and then keep driving. Maryland State troopers trag
down the U haul flip on the blue lights. Driver
Didnis Bell Lee's cops on a chase, ending with Bell
in a ditch after cuffing Bail. Cops searched the U
haul and find a naked woman locked in the back
(00:25):
with multiple stab one Nancy.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
The woman tells police Bell approached her outside a convenience store,
put a knife to her back, and pushed her into
the truck. Once inside, Bell cut off her clothes, then
stabbed each of her fingers. Bell drove around for hours
before striking the parked cars, which sparked witnesses to call
for help. After crashing, Bell refused to get out of
the truck, and cops had to break the passenger side
(00:47):
window to gain access and force Bell to exit.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Bell sixty two facing thirty three traffic and criminal charges,
including first degree assault, kidnap, and false imprisonment. North Carolina
cops try to pull over Joshua Minton for speeding, but
Minton goes even faster down a rural road, leaving cops
in the distance. Officers eventually catch up to Minton, but
the man abandons his car and disappears. Frustrated, cops give
(01:13):
in and set to abandon the search, but a herd
of grazing cows and a field on the side of
the road start to gather in one spot. Cops follow
their lead straight to Minton. Minton thirty four, charged with
fleeing the scene. Boom Police Department considering adding a bovine
unit to the force, but are concerned about methane production.
(01:37):
More crime and justice news after this Now with the
latest crime and justice breaking news.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Crime Onlines.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
John Lemley, an ex convicts suspected of killing a woman
stabbed fifteen times in the back on a Phoenix desert trail,
may go on trial in January, the day after Americopa
County Grand Jury and I did twenty two year old
Zion William Teasley on one count of first degree murder.
Tisley's council submitted a not guilty plea on behalf of
(02:03):
his client. The County Attorney's office stated that its investigating
the matter to decide whether to seek the death penalty.
According to Phoenix Police, The body of twenty nine year
old Lauren Heike was discovered near a hiking trail close
to her home on April twenty ninth. Its thought that
she was murdered the day before. Hike may have been
chased over or through a barbed wire fence, as she
(02:26):
sustained defensive wounds on both her wrists and arms. Investigators
looking into the homicide think Teasley followed her on the trail,
which led to the alleged random and unprovoked attack. Still
unclear is a possible motive. Defense attorneys for an alleged
drunk driver accused of slamming into a pair of South
Carolina newlyweds on a beach road are now seeking bond
(02:50):
with more Here's Sidney Sumner with crime Online.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
According to various news sources, Jamie Komarowski's attorneys submitted a
motion last week claiming she does not pose a flight
risk or a threat to the public. It asked for
one hundred thousand dollars bail, with the requirements that she
complete an impatient rehabilitation program, stay under the supervision of
her mother, and not have access to a car or alcohol.
In the April twenty eighth, crash at Folly Beach that
(03:15):
killed thirty four year old Samantha Miller and injured the groom,
Eric Hutchinson. Twenty five year old Kamarowski was charged with
vehicular homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in
serious bodily injury. Authorities claim Comarowski was traveling over twice
the speed limit when she plowed into the rear of
a golf cart as the couple was leaving the wedding celebration.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
A toxicology report revealed that Kamarowski had a blood alcohol
level of point two six y one, that's more than
three times the legal limit. One of two inmates who
escaped from an Ohio prison had been apprehended in Kentucky
after a police pursuit of the men's suspected getaway vehicle
ended in a crash and a footchase. Fifty year old
(03:57):
Bradley Gillespie remained at large after forty seven year old
James Lee was apprehended at the scene. Lee was serving
a sentence handed down in twenty twenty one for burglary
and safe cracking, while Gillespie had been behind bars since
twenty sixteen for murder. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction says the two males were reported missing from the
(04:19):
Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio. Officials have withheld
other information, such as how the escape took place or
when the men were reported missing. Copps attempted to stop
the car the men were allegedly driving after spotting it
in Henderson, Kentucky. That's when the chase began. The crash
occurred after a brief pursuit. The two prisoners then made
(04:42):
their getaway on foot. A Minnesota man who killed a
North Dakota college student twenty years ago has officially had
his death sentence reduced to life in prison once again
Crime Online's Sidney Sumner.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
According to court documents, the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez
Junior was approved by Judge Ralph Erickson of the Eighth
Circuit Court of Appeals last week. Sex offender Rodriguez was
found guilty in two thousand and seven of kidnapping twenty
two year old Drew Shoden from a Grand FORKX Mall
on November twenty second, two thousand and three. After cutting
her neck and sexually assaulting her, he left the University
(05:18):
of North Dakota student to die in a ditch not
far from Crookston, Minnesota. Shedon's body was found five months later.
In March, US attorney Max Schneider of North Dakota submitted
a notice to federal court rescinding his request for the
death penalty. According to him, he carried out this action
on US Attorney General Merrick Garland's direction.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Schneider's filing left Rodriguez with no other option except to
receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Avid hiker Catherine true It takes a trip to her
favorite beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marine County, California,
January sixth. January nine, park rangers fine Catherine's ford truck
partner the beach, two of her dogs still inside, a
third leash to a nearby rock. The next day, the
truck still there, Authorities began to search for Truet. Canines
(06:09):
follow her scent from the truck to a beach trailhead,
but lose the scent there. Thirty seven year old Truet
now missing thirteen years. If you have information on Catherine
Truett's disappearance, please call the Alameda Police five one zero
three three nine eight three one one. For the latest
crime in justice needs go to crimeonline dot com with
(06:30):
this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace
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