Church-kidnapping charges dismissed
EUGENE, Ore. – Azoulas Yurashunas is a free man, but also an angry man. "The police, I think, behaved inappropriately," he said. Yurashunas was accused in April of trying to kidnap a 2-year-old boy from a Boy Scout event at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Eugene. At that event a Eugene Police crime prevention specialist and a nearby woman
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Officials: 3 men kidnapped, murdered in Juárez at church were US citizens
Chihuahua state police confirmed Tuesday that three of the four bodies found in the back of a pickup in east Juárez on Monday were those of U.S. citizens abducted during a wedding last week. Police identified the victims as bridegroom Rafael Morales Valencia, 29, his brother, Jaime Morales Valencia,
Groom kidnapped from Juárez church has ties to La Mesa
A groom kidnapped by gunmen during a wedding at a Juárez church is reportedly from a small community in New Mexico. The kidnapped groom, Rafael Morales, is from La Mesa, located between El Paso and Las Cruces, Channel 9-KTSM (cable Channel 10) reported on Sunday. Morales, his brother Jaime Morales
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Officials: Gunmen kill 1, kidnap 4 at Mexico church
Gunmen stormed into a church in the middle of a wedding ceremony in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Friday, kidnapping the groom and three others, and killing one before fleeing, state prosecutors told CNN Saturday. "It's unclear if this was gang or drug related," Chihuahua State Attorney General's
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Church kidnapping suspect faces federal charges
An Aliceville man accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint from a church parking lot in August 2009 now faces federal charges. A federal grand jury indicted Brandon Terrell Peebles, 22, charging him with carjacking and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. Peebles, who has the words “not
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Man Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Attempting to Kidnap 2-year-old
EUGENE, Ore. — The man charged with attempting to kidnap a 2-year-old child from a Eugene church pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Azoulas David Yurashunas stood before a judge and pleaded his innocence of a second degree attempted kidnapping charge from last weekend. Yurashunas' parents posted a
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Officials look into incident in church bathroom
PICO RIVERA – Deputies took a "suspicious circumstances" report Sunday after man startled a child in a church bathroom, authorities said. The incident occurred about 1:40 p.m. at St. Mariana De Paredes Church, 7922 PassonsBoulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. John Adams said. A
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Attempted Church Kidnapping Suspect Now Under House Arrest
EUGENE, Ore. — The man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a two-year-old boy on Saturday is now out of jail and under house arrest. In this case, a police officer says he saw the kidnapping, which leads some to question the decision to let him out. Eugene Police say one of its officers saw David
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Police: Toddler safe after church kidnapping try
EUGENE, Ore. – Sometimes a police officer is in just the right place, at the right time. That's what those at Eugene's Bethesda Lutheran Church likely believe. Azoulas David Yurashunas may feel differently. This weekend, a Eugene Police crime prevention specialist – Officer Steven
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Man who tried to abduct child at church in Montgomery killed himself in Atlanta standoff
A man who tried to abduct a 10-year-old girl in Montgomery on Easter killed himself later that week in Atlanta, police say. Montgomery police confirmed Wednesday that the suspect in the local case is the same man who shot himself during a standoff with Atlanta police. Police began investigating
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Girl nearly abducted during church Easter egg hunt
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) – Police say a man tried to kidnap a little girl while she hid Easter eggs outside of a Montgomery church Sunday morning. As of Monday afternoon, Montgomery Police were following numerous leads, though there hasn't been an arrest. On a day devoted to faith, togetherness,
Caddo church volunteer face kidnapping/rape charges
CADDO PARISH, LA (KSLA) – The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office reportedly arrested a Shreveport church volunteer Friday for alleged kidnapping and rape. 34-year-old Robert Washington Jr., was arrested by deputies after a 15-year-old male victim reported the crime to deputies. According to deputies,
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Church vandalism arrest made
A Hartwell man suspected of vandalizing an Ila church last month and kidnapping a woman was arrested Wednesday in Hart County, according to Madison County sheriff's investigator Pat Holl. Carey Durrett, 71, is charged with burglary, damage to property and vandalism to a place of worship. He remained
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Tabitha Reid, convicted of kidnapping baby from church nursery, gets prison time
GRAND RAPIDS — The father of the 11-month-old infant who was plucked from a church nursery and kidnapped by Tabitha Reid this summer said he has decided to forgive his child's abductor. "I offer my forgiveness," said Tom Nolf, moments before Reid was sentenced to between four and
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Woman pleads guilty to kidnapping 1-year-old from the Kentwood Community Church
Tabitha Reid, the 20-year-old former church nursery volunteer, pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping a 1-year-old from the Kentwood Community Church on June 21. Police say Reid took baby, Savannah Raby, from the Kentwood Community Church nursery on June 21. Reid was a longtime volunteer at the nursery. Police
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