The Grime
Yellowstone Rampage: Guns Seized in Failed Attack
⏱ 3 min read Yellowstone National Park almost became a bloodbath this past July 4th. Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, 28, held a woman hostage in Canyon Village for two hours, ranting about a mass shooting he planned to carry out. The next morning, when National Park Service rangers moved in, Fussner opened fire with a…
Cocaine Pipeline Shut Down: Last Dealer Sentenced
⏱ 3 min read Five members of a cross-state cocaine ring are headed to federal prison after a three-year investigation culminated in final sentencing this week. The operation, a joint effort by multiple agencies, targeted a network funneling coke between Teton County, Wyoming, and Teton County, Idaho. U.S. Attorney Darin Smith will lay out the…
Madison Hustler Fights Feds, Faces Life
⏱ 3 min read Daquan Thompson, 21, of Madison, Wisconsin, learned a harsh lesson February 24, 2026, when U.S. Marshals moved in to take him down. It wasn’t a clean grab. Thompson allegedly fought them, kicking and totaling over $1,000 in damage to a Marshals vehicle. Now, he’s staring at a potential life sentence on…
Fitchburg Gunman Back Inside
⏱ 3 min read Kavant Smith, 25, is trading street corners for cell blocks. The Fitchburg man got two years in federal prison yesterday after cops found a loaded 9mm Smith & Wesson hidden under the passenger seat of his car back on January 27th. Smith, already a convicted felon, wasn’t supposed to have a…
WI Coke Kingpin Caged for 4+ Years
⏱ 3 min read Travis Ingram, 38, of Mosinee, Wisconsin, is starting a four-and-a-half year federal stretch after admitting he flooded Marathon County with cocaine and then washed over a million dollars in dirty money. The six-year operation came crashing down on March 12, 2026, when Judge Conley handed down the 52-month sentence. The bust…
Eau Claire Meth Dealer Gets 10 Years
⏱ 2 min read Nicholas Fisher, 41, of Eau Claire, is trading Wisconsin pavement for federal concrete after a routine probation check turned into a meth bust. Cops popped the top on his car May 3, 2025, and found 1,322 grams of the ice – over two and a half pounds. The bust quickly escalated,…
WI Woman Gets 18 Months in Fentanyl Ring
⏱ 3 min read Chrystal Mueller, 41, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, is starting an 18-month federal sentence after admitting she helped pump fentanyl into the state. From January to April 2022, Mueller was a key link in a trafficking ring that shipped the deadly opioid from California, distributing it locally for a cut. Federal prosecutors say…
Manitowoc Predator Faces 85 Years
⏱ 3 min read Brandon Lemerond, 20, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is staring down the barrel of a lifetime sentence. Indicted March 17, 2026, he’s accused of producing and possessing sickening child pornography, all while already on the sex offender registry. The feds allege the abuse material was created in July 2025, and now Manitowoc PD…
Milwaukee Mom Swindled Medicaid for $2.3M
⏱ 3 min read Milwaukee mom Markita Barnes, 33, is starting a decade-plus stretch in federal prison after a jury convicted her of systematically looting Wisconsin’s Medicaid program. Barnes ran a prenatal care coordination company in Milwaukee and siphoned off a staggering $2,361,799.17 meant to help at-risk pregnant women and mothers with young children. The…
WV Barber Board Staffer Skimmed Fees
⏱ 3 min read Gauley Bridge, WV – Crystal Renee Severson, 45, admitted in federal court she was quietly robbing the West Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists. For nearly two years, from August 2019 through January 2022, Severson, an administrative assistant, siphoned off over $1,855 in application fees, lining her own pockets. It wasn’t…
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