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Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now.

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Speaker 2: I'm Nicole partin Cashell. Blue Barnett has been hit with

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Speaker 2: three new felony charges following his May arrest for aggravated

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Speaker 2: assault and domestic violence involving a child. The former Love

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Speaker 2: Island USA contestant thirty one was charged on Wednesday with

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Speaker 2: first degree aggravated sexual assault, third degree aggravated assault, and

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Speaker 2: third degree domestic violence in the presence of a child.

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Speaker 2: According to reports from ABC four, this brings his total

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Speaker 2: felony charges in Utah to five. The latest charges are

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Speaker 2: connected to an alleged incident that reportedly took place between

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Speaker 2: November and December twenty twenty four. Mister Barnett maintains his innocence,

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Speaker 2: categorically denying any wrongdoing, and is eager for the opportunity

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Speaker 2: to present his case in court, stated Barnett's attorney, Andrew

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Speaker 2: Dessing in a message. We are still in the early

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Speaker 2: phases of this situation and we have no further comment,

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Speaker 2: he went on to say. In late May, Barnett was

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Speaker 2: charged in relation to an alleged incident that occurred in

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Speaker 2: April involving the mother of his child. At that time,

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Speaker 2: he faced two felony charges for aggravated assault and domestic violence,

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Speaker 2: along with two misdemeanor assault charges. According to the Salt

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Speaker 2: Lake City Police Department, the incident involved allegations that Barnett

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Speaker 2: assaulted the victim until she lost consciousness. Upon her regaining awareness,

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Speaker 2: he is accused of slapping her and committing sexual assault.

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Speaker 2: The victim claimed that the assault ceased when she reached

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Speaker 2: for her crying child in the room. Following the April incidents,

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Speaker 2: she reported experiencing a range of distressing symptoms, including difficulty breathing,

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Speaker 2: a raspy voice, coughing, nausea, back pain, and insomnia. More

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Speaker 2: Crime Injustice news after.

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Speaker 1: This How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be

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Speaker 1: stabbed twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes,

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Speaker 1: that was a medical examiner's official ruling after a closed

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Speaker 1: door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what

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Speaker 1: Happened to Ellen Greenberg? A huge American miscarriage of justice.

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Speaker 1: For an in depth look at the facts, see what

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Speaker 1: Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the National

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Speaker 1: Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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Speaker 2: A twenty five year old man in Florida Derek Young

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Speaker 2: faces serious charges after the tragic death of a one

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Speaker 2: year old girl left in his care by his girlfriend.

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Speaker 2: Young allegedly claims that the child's fatal injuries occurred while

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Speaker 2: he was quote playing with her shortly after smoking marijuana.

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Speaker 2: On Monday. Young was arrested and charged with murder during

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Speaker 2: the commission of aggravating child abuse, as well as cruelty

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Speaker 2: to a child through aggravated battery. According to court documents,

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Speaker 2: the Tallahassee Police Department reported that around nine am on Monday,

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Speaker 2: officers were called to a home on Saxon Street regarding

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Speaker 2: an unresponsive child. First responders arrived and immediately began performing

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Speaker 2: life saving measures on the toddler, who was pronounced dead

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Speaker 2: shortly after their arrival. While the case initially started as

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Speaker 2: a routine death investigation, detectives quickly identified signs of foul play,

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Speaker 2: and autopsy revealed that the child had sustained severe injuries,

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Speaker 2: including multiple impacts to the head from a closed fists,

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Speaker 2: which ultimately led to her death. Investigators later discovered that

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Speaker 2: Young had been responsible for the child's care the previous night.

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Speaker 2: The autopsy findings indicated that the girl suffered forceful impacts

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Speaker 2: to her head and face, resulting in brain hemorrhaging and swelling.

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Speaker 2: This contributed to her death. Additionally, she had an acute

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Speaker 2: fracture in her left femur, which medical professionals noted would

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Speaker 2: have caused significant pain and hindered her mobility. During a

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Speaker 2: posts Miranda interview, Young initially denied harming the child. However,

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Speaker 2: after being confronted with details of her injuries that suggested abuse,

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Speaker 2: he became emotional, expressing remorse for the incident. He eventually

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Speaker 2: confessed to striking the child on her head and face,

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Speaker 2: and agreed to demonstrate the violent actions he had taken.

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Speaker 2: According to the Affidavid Young used a closed fist to

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Speaker 2: hit the child's head multiple times and explain that he

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Speaker 2: had been feeling stressed and sleep deprived while caring for

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Speaker 2: her and her brother. He provided a troubling rationale for

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Speaker 2: his injuries, claiming that he had merely been playing with

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Speaker 2: the girl when he struck her in the head, saying

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Speaker 2: that he tends to want to play rough after smoking marijuana.

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Speaker 2: When questioned about the girl's femur fracture, Young allegedly admitted

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Speaker 2: to hitting her thigh wis with his fist after the incident,

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Speaker 2: he left the child lying on the bed beside her brother,

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Speaker 2: returning later to check on her for a heartbeat. Realizing

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Speaker 2: the child was unresponsive, he called nine to one one.

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Speaker 2: Despite admitting to causing the injuries, Young insisted that he

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Speaker 2: did not intend to kill the child, claiming he was

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Speaker 2: not overly forceful in his actions and that he was

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Speaker 2: unaware that his blows could lead to death. Young is

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Speaker 2: currently being held without bond at the Leon County Jail

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Speaker 2: and is set to appear in court next week. For

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