Tag: Violent Crime
Ismael Vega, Obstructing Law Enforcement, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ismael Vega, a 42-year-old Westlake man, threw rocks and lighted debris at California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers during an anti-ICE riot in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. The violent protest erupted two days after federal agents enforced U.S. immigration laws, leading to a chaotic scene on the Main Street…
Shahada Sutton, Unlawful Firearm Possession, Nevada 2025
⏱ 2 min read Shahada Sutton, a convicted felon, stole a loaded Glock 19 handgun from another person in Las Vegas on August 21, 2025. The victim retrieved a second firearm and chased Sutton to an adjacent parking lot, where the two exchanged gunfire. Sutton then fled on foot, dumping his backpack containing the loaded…
Philman Sam Pike, Assault by Strangling, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read Philman Sam Pike, a 25-year-old Mescalero man, brutally assaulted and strangled a victim on March 13, 2025, in Mescalero, New Mexico, leaving them with severe injuries. The attack was so vicious that it caused the victim to lose consciousness and suffer extreme physical pain. Pike’s motive for the assault is not…
Jose Luis Reyes-Martinez, Robbery, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jose Luis Reyes-Martinez, a 35-year-old Mexican national, embarked on a terrifying crime spree in Houston, leaving a trail of victims in his wake. On September 9, 2023, Reyes-Martinez stormed into the Fiesta Supermarket on Airline Drive, brandishing a handgun and forcing an employee into a frozen meat locker. He then demanded…
Nelson Alberto Fajardo, Unlawful Reentry, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nelson Alberto Fajardo, a 30-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States. Fajardo, who was living in Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on March 10, 2026, and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge. His criminal history includes shooting…
Julio Alvarez Lopez, Assault with a dangerous weapon, Nevada 2026
⏱ 2 min read Julio Alvarez Lopez, a man with legal permanent resident status in the US, stabbed a fellow passenger on a flight from Seattle to Las Vegas on January 24, 2024. The attack, which occurred mid-flight, left the victim with injuries to the body and eye area, requiring stitches. Lopez used a homemade…
Cedric E. Cundiff, Assaulting a Federal Officer, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Cedric E. Cundiff, a 68-year-old man from Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer and failing to register as a sex offender in Syracuse, NY. In June 2025, Cundiff was charged with multiple felony offenses, including armed robbery, in Suffolk Superior Criminal Court in Massachusetts. After being released pending trial,…
Malik Terrell, Kidnapping, District of Columbia 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brutal kidnapping in the District of Columbia turned deadly when two men were killed after being taken at gunpoint. Malik Terrell, 24, and his co-conspirators kidnapped two people on June 9, 2023, in the 4400 block of F Street SE. The motive behind the kidnapping was to steal the victims’…
Ronnie Shack, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, New Mexico 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ronnie Shack, a 25-year-old enrolled member of the Zuni Tribe, allegedly unleashed a brutal machete attack on another man in Zuni, New Mexico, on March 26, 2026. The violent assault occurred at Shack’s residence, where an argument had broken out between the two individuals. As the victim attempted to leave, Shack…
Dominic Carbajal, Armed Robbery, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read Dominic Carbajal, a 26-year-old convicted felon from Silver City, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to a series of violent crimes that took place between June 2024 and March 2025. The crimes, which included unlawful firearm possession, armed robbery, and a violent carjacking, left multiple victims injured and traumatized. Carbajal’s motives behind…
