Deported Illegal Immigrant Allegedly Returns To U.S., Steals Audi, Gets Drunk, Drives Wrong Way, Kills Young Dad

DUNCANVILLE, TX, In what immigration officials apparently call the "we'll see you again soon" program, a previously deported illegal immigrant is accused of killing a young father while allegedly driving drunk in a stolen Audi the wrong way down a North Texas highway.

Alexander Nunez, 26, allegedly slammed into a vehicle carrying 29-year-old Kenan Ellis and two of his cousins shortly before midnight on September 3 on Highway 67 in Duncanville.

Ellis had recently celebrated his 29th birthday.

Unfortunately, the celebration was followed by what authorities say was an encounter with a previously deported illegal immigrant who had apparently managed to make his way back into the country, acquire access to a stolen luxury automobile, get intoxicated, and drive it directly into oncoming traffic.

Ellis was returning home from a music video shoot for popular rapper BigXThaPlug when the crash occurred, his uncle, Xavier Hicks, told conservative media outlet The Daily Wire. Hicks said the rapper was driving close behind.

Ellis leaves behind a 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter.

Federal authorities had previously deported Nunez, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman told The Daily Wire. Nunez later illegally re-entered the United States without being encountered at the border.

Apparently, "You have been deported" is now less of a legal order and more of a customer loyalty program.

Nunez faces charges of intoxication assault, intoxication manslaughter, and unauthorized use of a vehicle. He is being held in the Dallas County Jail on a $110,000 bond.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement also lodged a detainer, asking local authorities to transfer Nunez to federal custody if they release him.

In other words, the federal government would very much like to have another opportunity to deport the man it already deported.

“Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.,” the DHS spokesperson said.

When Hicks learned that Nunez had previously been deported, his reaction was understandably brief.

“Wow.”

There are moments when the English language simply runs out of words.

“Honestly and truthfully, that’s unfortunate. But my faith keeps telling me that it was God’s timing,” Hicks said.

“I hold no malice in my heart for Alexander Nunez,” he added.

That is an extraordinary amount of grace from a man whose family has just been devastated.

Ellis’ cousins were left with multiple broken bones, while one is expected to be in a wheelchair for several months, according to Fox 4. Both are expected to recover.

The three men were roughly five minutes from home when the crash occurred.

Five minutes.

They were close enough to home that the tragedy almost certainly began with thoughts about getting through the front door, taking off their shoes and going to bed.

Instead, one man never made it home.

Authorities determined that Nunez was intoxicated after he failed field sobriety tests, Fox 4 reported.

Ellis’ sister, Siniya Allen, described her late brother as “a great dad,” “an amazing brother,” and “an amazing son.”

“He was there for all his friends. He was just a great person,” she told Fox 4.

Ellis is survived by his 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.

Allen said Nunez’s alleged actions left her family with an overwhelming loss.

“He took something important from us. I lost a brother. My mom lost a son. I have another brother. He lost his sibling. His kids have to grow up without a dad. No kid should have to do that at the expense of somebody else’s actions,” Siniya said.

She is right.

No child should have to grow up without a father because someone allegedly decided that drinking, stealing a car and driving the wrong way down a highway was a perfectly reasonable evening itinerary.

And perhaps the most maddening detail is that this did not involve some mysterious individual who had never crossed the government's radar.

Authorities had already found him.

They had already deported him.

He came back.

Now a young father is dead, two families are dealing with serious injuries, and two children are growing up without their dad.

But at least the government has apparently discovered a bold new immigration policy:

Deport them and hope they don't notice the border is still there.

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Karmelo Anthony Apparently Wanted the Internet to Keep Receipts

Convicted killer and homophobe Karmelo Anthony apparently spent months assembling what can only be described as a digital scrapbook of crappy decisions, posing with guns, ranting about other black people, and accusing gay people of “f—king everything up” before fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet.

A newly uncovered 75-page document dump reportedly reveals a disturbing collection of texts between Anthony and his then-girlfriend, offering a glimpse into a teenager whose apparent solution to increasingly serious problems was to create even more serious problems because he's not so bright.

The Daily Mail first reported images of Anthony flashing a handgun in a November 2024 video, just months before he fatally stabbed Metcalf in the heart at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. 

Another image from May 2024 shows Anthony holding an AK-47-style rifle alongside three other teenagers. A third video reportedly shows Anthony aiming a gun at an unknown residence before running away on Jan. 4, 2025.

Apparently, this was not exactly the sort of wholesome extracurricular activity schools like to highlight in their yearbooks.

And because one apparently needs more evidence that Anthony had a serious problem with judgment, the newly uncovered texts reportedly show him directing profanity-laced hatred toward members of his own community.

A week before the killing, Anthony reportedly sent several messages to his girlfriend, Valeria Perez, expressing his deep disdain for other black people.

“I f—king despise Black b*tches,” he said, according to a screenshot.

“F—king n—ers,” he wrote, according to the documents. “They need to go die.” 

Anthony apparently wasn't finished offending people. In a June 2021 text to a friend, he reportedly turned his attention toward gay people.

“These f—king gay people are f—king everything up,” he wrote.

He also reportedly said he hated then-President Joe Biden because he’s “Gay ASB [as balls],” according to the New York Post.

It turns out the internet's permanent memory is not always your friend.

The dossier also contains allegations of criminal behavior unrelated to the stabbing. In an October 2024 text, Anthony reportedly told his girlfriend he “might gt [go to] jail” after claiming he had broken into a neighbor’s home and stolen a watch.

He also allegedly bragged about bringing a gun and knife to school.

Because apparently the concept of leaving the weapons at home was not sufficiently exciting.

The evidence never made it to trial and was not presented to the jury, despite offering prosecutors additional allegations about Anthony's behavior before the killing.

In August, a Texas judge rejected Anthony’s long-shot request for a new murder trial, dealing another setback to his appellate team, which had alleged several errors during the proceedings. The Collin County District Attorney’s Office has maintained that prosecutors acted ethically throughout the trial, The Daily Wire previously reported.

Evidence presented at trial showed that Anthony refused to leave another team's tented area and, when confronted by the unarmed Metcalf, stabbed him directly in the heart.

A Texas jury rejected Anthony’s self-defense claim and sentenced him to 35 years in prison.

The case quickly became a national controversy, fueled in part by the narrative promoted by Anthony's family and what critics described as a striking lack of interest from legacy media outlets that have historically devoted enormous attention to incidents involving race.

The trial began June 1 with jury selection and concluded just nine days later.

Anthony broke down in tears and visibly shook as the verdict was read. He became emotional again when the judge announced his 35-year sentence.

When Metcalf’s family delivered victim impact statements, Anthony reportedly kept his head down and refused to look them in the eyes, even after being asked to do so.

Jeff Metcalf, Austin's father, wasn't interested in excuses.

“You can’t even look me in the eyes right now, but you can stab my f*cking son,” he said.

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Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Has One Small Problem With His Trump Pardon Request

Apparently, when your client murdered her three children, the next logical step is to ask President Donald Trump to ride in on the White House horse and make the whole thing disappear. 

That appears to be the strategy of Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, who is now asking Trump to pardon his client after a Massachusetts jury managed to deadlock over whether she was criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three young children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.

Appearing on “Good Morning America,” Reddington made his unusual appeal to Trump after the jury failed to reach a verdict in a trial that has generated a massive national debate over mental illness, criminal responsibility, and whether a person can be held accountable for horrific acts committed during an alleged psychotic episode.

“I’d like to say that perhaps Donald Trump, who felt compelled to speak out about this case … Mr. President, I would hope that you would consider this young lady, [the] type of person she is, what she’s been through, and consider a pardon,” Reddington told leftist host George Stephanopoulos.

There is, however, one tiny constitutional detail standing between Reddington and his dream of presidential intervention.

Clancy was charged under Massachusetts state law, not federal law.

Trump is president of the United States, not the governor of Massachusetts, emperor of New England, or the nation's all-purpose pardon dispenser.

The president's constitutional pardon power applies to federal offenses. It does not allow him to walk into a state criminal proceeding and announce, "You're free to go."

Even if Trump possessed the legal authority to pardon Clancy, there is another problem.

He has already condemned what happened. So if he flipped to her side, he would look like the main course at a Waffle House.

In the Oval Office on Friday, Trump described the killings as a “horrible tragedy” and indicated that he expected Clancy to face another trial.

“It’s a shame. It’s a horrible tragedy,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. Can’t be worse.”

That's probably not the sort of presidential endorsement Reddington was hoping for. But my guess is that he wants to put the president in a precarious position, which he has no right to do.

In January 2023, Clancy took her three young children into the basement of their Duxbury home and strangled them one by one with exercise bands.

The defense does not dispute that she killed the children. Instead, Reddington has argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and therefore was not criminally responsible for her actions. Unfortunately, her act and the publicity it has garnered has resulted in several copycat acts by other mothers.

That argument was apparently enough to leave a jury hopelessly divided after 38 hours of deliberation.

Trump said the case had been difficult to escape because of the enormous amount of television coverage surrounding it. He also predicted that Clancy would face consequences, whether that meant confinement in a psychiatric institution or prison. In my humble opinion, Trump should have completely stayed out of it altogether.

“There’ll be a price,” Trump said, adding that he believes prosecutors would bring the case to trial again and calling that scenario “too bad.”

Meanwhile, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Friday after the jury, consisting of nine women and three men, failed to reach a unanimous verdict.

“With a heavy heart, we report we cannot come to a unanimous decision,” the jurors wrote in their final note to the judge.

The most serious charges were three counts of first-degree murder, each carrying a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole.

For now, Clancy is expected to remain at Tewksbury State Hospital, a psychiatric hospital.

Reddington claimed he believed the jury was split 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. He seemed to implicate one of the three men on the jury which has led to several tons of controversy as the country has taken sides. The Left wants to excuse Clancy and the Right wants something called justice to be served. 

Unfortunately for anyone hoping to turn that into a definitive legal fact, the actual vote remains unknown.

As of Tuesday, Reddington said he had not spoken with any jurors, and none had given media interviews.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Friday that his office remains committed to seeking justice for the three children, although he stopped short of announcing whether prosecutors would retry the case. 

Does anyone have bets that Clancy will roll free?

“Our priority has always been to fight for Cora, for Dawson, and for Callan. The noise in this case may be louder than it is for other prosecutions in our county, but we have treated it the same as any other case,” Cruz said. “Children were murdered, and it’s our job to seek justice.”

That would seem like a fairly straightforward mission statement.

Three children were murdered.

The government is supposed to seek justice.

The defense attorney, naturally, has a different vision.

Reddington said he remains optimistic that he can negotiate some sort of deal that would prevent Clancy from facing another trial. He described her almost like a member of his own family, calling her a daughter and an “incredible person” with whom he shares a “strong bond.” [Imagine if your own daughter murdered your grandchildren.]

“I’m willing to listen to Tim [Cruz]. I’ve known Tim for 30 years. He’s a very high-charging prosecutor, conservative gentleman,” Reddington told ABC. “I hope, however, after sitting through this trial and seeing the evidence that was presented from the government as well as from the defense, that he would revisit that issue and hopefully would be able to work something out that would be acceptable to both sides.”

There is, of course, nothing wrong with a defense attorney doing his job. That job is to advocate for his client.

But asking the president to pardon someone convicted, or potentially convicted, of a state crime is roughly like asking the fire department to issue you a driver's license.

And perhaps that's the most fitting conclusion to this bizarre chapter.

Three children are dead.

A jury could not agree.

A retrial may be coming, as I believe it should. 

A defense attorney wants a deal.

And somewhere along the way, somebody apparently decided the Constitution was an inconvenient barrier. 

I'd be happy to know what you guys think, so feel free to comment.

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Illinois Mom Accused of Killing Toddler Apparently Took True Crime Research Way Too Far

As I previously posted, Corie Walsh hanged her 2-year-old son and now her lawyer is claiming the same excuse as has Lindsay Clancy's lawyer that this murderous mom was suffering from a "psychotic episode."

There are people who watch true-crime documentaries because they want to understand what makes someone capable of committing an unspeakable crime.

Then there is Corie Walsh who takes it to the next step.

The Illinois mother, who prosecutors say became deeply invested in the Lindsay Clancy trial, is now accused of allegedly killing her own 2-year-old son after apparently deciding that the toddler was the "anti-Christ" and the "devil."

At this point, "I was just doing research" probably isn't going to make the strongest closing argument, so she may need to take a different tact.

Walsh, 38, has been charged with murder after her son was found hanging from the rafters of the family's basement. Prosecutors say Walsh allegedly told police she killed the child because she believed him to be the "anti-Christ" and the "devil." Turns out she was wrong.

Authorities have also said Walsh was "very invested" in the Lindsay Clancy trial, involving the Massachusetts mother who admitted killing her three children by strangling them before attempting to kill herself.

Apparently, Walsh didn't merely follow the case. According to prosecutors, she became sufficiently fascinated by it that investigators are now examining the connection between her obsession with the case and the horrific death of her own child.

Walsh's attorney, Andrea Lyon, says there is another explanation. Her client, Lyon argues, suffered a severe mental break and was experiencing a "psychotic episode" when the killing occurred.

Police were called to the family's home Tuesday after a teenage neighbor discovered the toddler in the basement and began performing CPR. The child was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead. The coroner determined that he had died from asphyxia.

"It is also a tragedy that Corie herself was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time this happened. It is our hope that through a thorough presentation and investigation of the facts, that all of us will come to see this heartbreak for what it is," Lyon said, per CBS News.

That last part will presumably be left to the jury, because "psychotic episode" is a defense lawyers' phrase, while "your mother allegedly killed you because she thought you were the devil" is the kind of sentence that makes everyone else in the room desperately wish reality had an edit button.

Walsh was later found in a bathtub with cuts to her wrists and thighs. She was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life-threatening before being transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.

She is scheduled to appear in court on September 8.

The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services said it had no prior contact with the Walsh family before the incident.

The case now presents an especially grim collision of mental illness, true-crime obsession and alleged murder, with a 2-year-old boy paying the ultimate price for a nightmare that no child should ever have been forced to enter.

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UPDATE: Amazon Cargo Plane mishap at Miami airport results in 5 deaths and 5 serious injuries

We now know that at least five people were killed, and five others were seriously injured, at Miami International Airport on Sunday after an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire while landing.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) confirmed that there were at least 10 victims involved in the crash, which happened when Prime Air flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport’s diagonal runway [number 30] at about 2 p.m. local time.

An Amazon spokesperson expressed condolences following the devastating crash at Miami International Airport that left five people dead.

"We're heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss," the company said.

The tragedy unfolded Sunday afternoon after an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air crashed while attempting to land at the airport.

Fire Chief Raied Jadallah said three people were transported to a trauma center in critical condition, while two others were taken to a local hospital.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said rescue crews wasted no time responding to the crash.

The rescue team "was there within seconds of the crash," Cava said.

Firefighters were also dealing with a dangerous fuel leak from the aircraft.

"We do still have an active fuel leak that's occurring off of the aircraft that is being mitigated," Jadallah said.

Fire officials told Fox News Digital that the fire originated in the aircraft's engine. HazMat crews were able to safely shut down the engine while firefighters worked to contain the fuel leak.

"Firefighters encountered a complex engine compartment fire and used foam from specialized airport firefighting units to extinguish the flames," officials said.

The crash also involved vehicles on the roadway, leaving several victims trapped inside their cars. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, one victim required "extrication" by specialized technical rescue personnel.

Crews simultaneously launched search-and-rescue operations for the pilots and co-pilots, who officials said were trapped inside the cockpit. Emergency personnel also worked to locate and evaluate patients scattered throughout the crash site.

The scale of the emergency response was massive. More than 60 fire units and approximately 200 personnel rushed to the scene after the aircraft crashed and came to a stop beyond the airport operations boundary.

"Units arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing. Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fire and assessing patients," the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a post on X.

MDFR has since shifted into a supporting role, with units remaining at the scene to assist other agencies investigating and responding to the disaster.

Amazon confirmed that the aircraft experienced an "incident" while attempting to land, though the company did not immediately provide details about what caused the crash.

"We can confirm that an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air experienced an incident while attempting to land at Miami International Airport today," Amazon said.

"This is a fast-moving situation and we're still gathering details. We're working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened. Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved. We're doing everything we can to support those affected."

Boeing also weighed in, confirming that the aircraft has been flying for decades.

The aerospace giant told Fox News that the Boeing 767 was originally delivered as a passenger aircraft in 1994 before later being converted into a freighter.

"Boeing extends our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the accident in Miami. Our hearts go out to those injured and affected by this tragedy. Boeing is supporting the investigation led by the U.S National Transportation Safety Board," the company said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said 21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300, had departed Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

County CAD records indicate that the emergency call came in at approximately 1:55 p.m.

Cava said local officials were closely monitoring the situation as emergency crews continued their work.

"Right now, our focus is on everyone involved and making sure our first responders have what they need. We will provide updates as we learn more," she said in a post on X.

The crash immediately disrupted operations at one of the nation's busiest airports.

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said authorities had issued a full ground stop while first responders assessed the wreckage and dealt with the emergency.

"We’ve issued a full ground stop at Miami International while first responders assess the scene after an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway. If you’re traveling through the area, please expect significant delays and potential cancellations," he said in a post on X.

Airport officials later announced that one runway had reopened, but warned that they were "still experiencing impacts from this incident."

Passengers scheduled to fly out of Miami on Sunday were urged to check directly with their airlines for the latest flight information before heading to the airport.

For now, investigators face the grim task of determining exactly what went wrong during the landing and how an aircraft carrying cargo ended up crashing beyond the airport's operations boundary and striking vehicles on the ground.

The investigation will ultimately have to provide answers, but for the families of those who died, no explanation can undo the loss suffered Sunday in Miami.

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending Jennifer Homendy. She is the Chairwoman of the NTSB and reports say she'll be leading the team investigating the crash. The NTSB has an office in Miami so the investigation should start very soon.

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Jonathan Turley Torches Lindsay Clancy Lawyer Over ‘Utterly Reprehensible’ Attack on Holdout Juror

Law Professor Jonathan Turley had some choice words for attorney Kevin Reddington after the Lindsay Clancy murder trial ended in a mistrial.

"The attack on the holdout juror that was a breathtaking abandonment of restraint and decency."

Frankly, they were deserved.

Reddington represented Clancy in the trial over the murders of her three young children. He did not merely express disappointment with the hung jury. He went after the lone holdout juror in a manner Turley described as "utterly reprehensible." 

There is a reason lawyers are expected to exercise restraint when discussing jurors. Those citizens are not political opponents, punching bags, or convenient targets for public humiliation. They are ordinary people who have been entrusted with one of the most serious responsibilities in American society. 

Apparently Reddington decided that responsibility went out the window the moment one juror refused to give him the verdict he wanted. "For Reddington and others, the hung jury was less ‘Twelve Angry Men’ and more ‘One Angry Man.’ Yet, what he did in front of the courthouse was utterly reprehensible …" Turley wrote.

Turley went even further, arguing that Reddington knew precisely what could happen when he publicly singled out the juror."…The attack on the holdout juror that was a breathtaking abandonment of restraint and decency. Reddington knows it is very likely that the name of this juror (he has already been identified as one of only the three men on the jury) will eventually be uncovered by Internet…"— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) September 5, 2026.

"But it was his attack on the holdout juror that was a breathtaking abandonment of restraint and decency. Reddington knows it is very likely that the name of this juror (he has already been identified as one of only the three men on the jury) will eventually be uncovered by Internet sleuths," he added. 

"He effectively put a target on the back of a juror who committed the unpardonable sin of not being convinced by his arguments." That is the truly ugly part of this episode. Reddington had every right to argue his client's case. He had every right to be disappointed by the verdict, or lack thereof. He had every right to challenge legal rulings through appropriate channels.What he did not need to do was publicly demonize a juror who simply refused to agree with him.

But Reddington apparently wasn't finished.

Just before the judge officially declared a mistrial, Reddington made a Hail Mary attempt to have the lone holdout removed and replaced with an alternate. The effort failed. But not before Reddington used his filing to accuse the juror of having an inherent bias against people with disabilities or those suffering from mental illness. 

Then, after the mistrial was declared, Reddington went after the juror again. He claimed that Clancy and the other jurors had been "robbed by one man," Reddington made sure the public knew that the supposed villain was one of only three men on the jury. "They know they were robbed by one man, for whatever his agenda was, who stole seven weeks of the life of these other jurors that were so attentive, so beautiful, so wonderful," he said.

Think about that for a moment. One citizen disagreed with the other jurors. Rather than recognizing that a jury is supposed to deliberate and that disagreement is an essential part of the process, Reddington portrayed that citizen as someone with some mysterious "agenda" who had supposedly stolen seven weeks from everyone else.

That is not an argument for justice. It sounds more like the tantrum of a lawyer who cannot accept that his arguments failed to persuade someone.Reddington then sneered, "I hope that guy can sleep well at night," while boasting that he had "crushed" District Attorney Tim Cruz and accusing Cruz of not caring about the murdered children.

There is something particularly grotesque about turning a murder trial involving three dead children into a courtroom version of a personal score-settling exercise.

Outside the courthouse, women supporting Clancy's murderous acts shouted at Cruz that he "only cared about the [murdered] children" and had no compassion for their mother, who never denied that she was the one who killed them.

Turley correctly invoked the classic 1957 film "12 Angry Men" to make the point that Reddington appears to have forgotten one of the most fundamental principles of jury deliberation: jurors are not required to surrender their consciences simply because everyone else disagrees with them. "The rising hatred toward this juror reflects how an act deemed noble in one context can be denounced as craven in another."

"Viewers love to watch Henry Fonda stand alone against his fellow jurors to raise reasonable doubt in favor of the young defendant," Turley continued. "But in this version, the sole juror believed that his fellow jurors were ignoring the defendant’s culpability." 

Exactly. The hero of "12 Angry Men" is celebrated because he refuses to cave to the majority. He doesn't demand that the holdout be removed. He doesn't publicly brand his fellow jurors as villains. He doesn't suggest that someone should be replaced because that person refuses to go along with everyone else. He stands his ground. That is precisely what makes Turley's criticism so important.

Imagine if the logic Reddington appeared to embrace had been applied to Henry Fonda's character. The lone holdout could simply have been tossed aside and replaced by someone more agreeable. The deliberation would end when the majority got tired of hearing dissent. 

That might make for a convenient legal system. It would also be a terrifying one. And this is where Reddington's conduct crosses from merely being aggressive advocacy into something far uglier. A lawyer can fight like hell for his client without treating a citizen who disagrees with him as a human punching bag. The holdout juror did not "steal" anything. 

He did his job. 

He deliberated.

He listened.

And he refused to convict or reach whatever conclusion the other jurors wanted simply because they had the numbers. That is not a failure of the jury system. That is the jury system. 

Turley ultimately brought the discussion back to another classic work, "To Kill a Mockingbird," quoting the principle that should have been obvious throughout this entire episode: "‘The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,'" 

There it is. 

A conscience does not require permission from a lawyer. It does not require approval from a prosecutor. It does not require agreement from eleven other jurors. And it certainly does not disappear because an attorney is furious that his case did not produce the verdict he wanted. 

Reddington may believe he "crushed" the prosecution. He may believe one juror ruined seven weeks of deliberation. He may believe the juror was biased. But none of that gives him license to publicly put a target on that citizen's back. 

Jonathan Turley was right to call it out. A lawyer's job is to advocate for his client. It is not to publicly vilify an ordinary citizen for having the audacity to exercise his conscience. 

If Reddington cannot tolerate a juror who refuses to fall in line, perhaps the problem is not the juror. Perhaps the problem is the lawyer.

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BREAKING: Terrifying Footage Shows Amazon Boeing 767 Crash Near Miami Airport

Terrifying footage appeared to capture the moment an Amazon Boeing 767 cargo jet crashed onto a roadway outside Miami International Airport Sunday afternoon.

The video, obtained by NBC 6, showed the massive cargo plane sitting askew across the roadway as enormous clouds of black smoke poured from the wreckage.

The aircraft had just landed at Miami International Airport at around 2 p.m. after departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the incident occurred.

Flames could be seen burning along part of the fuselage as cars and tractor-trailers pulled over near the wreckage. The scene was chaotic, with people in the background reacting in disbelief.

“Oh my God!” people were heard saying as the wreckage burned.

Remarkably, the aircraft appeared to remain largely intact despite the terrifying crash.

Other footage circulating on social media showed the plane on the ground just beyond the Miami runway, raising questions about whether the massive jet veered off the runway during landing.

Footage appeared to show an Amazon Boeing jet crash outside Miami’s airport on Sunday, September 6, 2026.

At this point, however, it remains unclear exactly what caused the crash or the full extent of the incident.

Authorities ordered a ground stop across the airport following the accident, preventing aircraft from taking off from Miami International Airport, according to 7 News Miami.

For now, the images coming out of Miami are enough to make anyone wonder how a Boeing 767 cargo jet ended up across a roadway just outside one of the nation's busiest airports.

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Illinois Mother Charged With Murder After Becoming “Very Invested” in Lindsay Clancy Case

There are true-crime stories, and then there are stories so horrifying that even true crime seems at a loss for words.

Prosecutors say Corie A. Walsh had recently become “very invested” in the Lindsay Clancy case before allegedly killing her 2-year-old son and attempting to take her own life. Authorities also say Walsh had made statements about harming her other children and her husband.

She's a real peach . . . allegedly. 

Walsh, 40, has now been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and remains in custody “and being held for medical treatment.”

The disturbing case unfolded in Frankfort, Illinois, an affluent suburban community about 35 miles southwest of Chicago. What should have been an ordinary Tuesday quickly turned into every parent's worst nightmare.

Police responding to the Walsh home shortly after 4 p.m. found the family's 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, hanging in the basement. A neighbor had discovered the child, removed him and desperately attempted CPR while calling 911.

But it was already too late.

The toddler was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Will County Coroner’s Office ruled the death an apparent homicide. Preliminary autopsy findings determined that the child died from asphyxia due to ligature compression of the neck, according to prosecutors.

Walsh was found upstairs in the master-bedroom bathroom, fully dressed and lying in a bathtub “surrounded by bloody water.” She had cuts on her wrists and thighs and was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

And then came an explanation that sounds less like something from a courtroom filing and more like a particularly disturbing horror movie script.

Walsh allegedly told officers “she did this to her baby because he was the ‘devil’ and the ‘anti-Christ.’”

According to prosecutors, a neighbor found Walsh holding a knife and “actively harming herself.” The neighbor took the knife away and threw it into the sink, where police later recovered it as evidence.

Walsh reportedly asked why the neighbor had taken the knife, “as she was trying to kill herself.”

She then allegedly told the neighbor that “Bear,” the child's nickname, was “in the basement.”

Police have described the case as a domestic-related homicide.

But what makes the case even more disturbing is what prosecutors say happened in the hours leading up to the killing.

Walsh had “recently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial,” prosecutors said in their petition seeking to deny her pretrial release.

Clancy, who killed her three children in January 2023, has become a national figure in one of the most disturbing criminal cases in recent memory. Her murder trial, which was being live-streamed, ended in a mistrial Friday. The Left seems to believe Clancy should not be punished for her crime, normal people disagree.

According to prosecutors, Walsh had been “actively discussing the case” with friends in group text messages until approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

That was just three and a half hours before police arrived at her home.

At the time Walsh was allegedly discussing the Clancy case, the jury in that trial was deliberating.

That timeline is now one of the most disturbing elements of the investigation.

Walsh's husband was out of town when the killing occurred. An infant was also inside the home but was unharmed. Two school-age children returned home around the time Barrett was discovered and were likewise physically unharmed.

Unfortunately, prosecutors say the danger may not have ended with Barrett.

Walsh allegedly made statements about harming her other children and her husband when he returned home.

Once hospitalized, Walsh also described to officers “the manner in which she killed Barrett,” prosecutors said. Investigators say her account was consistent with the physical evidence discovered at the scene.

Walsh remains in custody while receiving medical treatment. Once she is released from the hospital, she is expected to be transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.

It was not immediately clear whether she had retained an attorney.

Frankfort police described the case as a “heartbreaking tragedy,” adding, “We ask our community to keep them in their thoughts and prayers.”

And that is perhaps the only appropriate response to a case this horrific. Whatever bizarre chain of events led to the killing, an innocent 2-year-old boy is dead, a family has been shattered, and an entire community is left trying to comprehend something that should never have happened.

The boy was two years old, so this was not a case of postpartum psychosis.

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