1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news. 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 2: Now. 3 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: I'm Drew Nelson. A New York City man is indicted 4 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: for murder after a random subway shove killed an eighty 5 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: three year old veteran who hid his head and never 6 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: regained consciousness. Prosecutors say Baron Hernandez pushed two men under 7 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: the tracks at the Lexington Avenue sixty third Street station 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: on March eighth. Eighty three year old Richard Williams died 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: nine days later from a brain bleed. The other man 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: survived with less serious injuries. Authorities say the attack was 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: random and unprovoked. Investigators say Hernandez first shoved a thirty 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: year old man from behind onto the tracks. Moments later, 13 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: they say he walked up to Williams, who was walking 14 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: with a cane, and pushed him as well. Williams was 15 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: pulled from the tracks by bystanders before a train arrived. 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: never woke up. Hernandez was arrested two days later. He's 18 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: now been indicted on second degree murder, attempted assault, and 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: assault charges. His daughter is now speaking out on w NA. 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: The only reason I'm talking to anybody is because I 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 3: just want the break thing to be done by this man. 22 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 3: I want to draw attention. This is everybody's father, This 23 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 3: is everybody's grandfather now. 24 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: Debbie Williams describing a man who was still full of life. 25 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: Enjoying his best life, living on Musgaulk Island, going to 26 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 3: the city independently at age three years old, doing whatever 27 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 3: he wanted to do. 28 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 1: Investigators say Williams had planned to go shopping that morning, 29 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: he never made it. Family members say the loss has 30 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: been overwhelming. Debbie tells the NBC outlet Hernandez is satan. 31 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 3: There's no words. How do you talk to the devil. 32 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 3: I can't give you an answer to that. You can't. 33 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 3: He's the devil. 34 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: Prosecutor say the victim did not pose any threat and 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: had no interaction with the suspect before the attack. Hernandez 36 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: is pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face decades 37 00:01:54,360 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: in prison. More Crime Man Justice News after this. A 38 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: military review is now underway in Tennessee after US Army attack. 39 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: Helicopters flew low over a protest and then maneuvered near 40 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: kid Rock's home, raising questions about whether the flight was 41 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: routine training or something more Army officials say two A 42 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: sixty four Apache helicopters tied to the one hundred first 43 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: Airborne Division flew over a No King's protest in downtown 44 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: Nashville before making low altitude passes near the home of 45 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: the musician, whose real name is Robert Ritchie. A spokesperson 46 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: for the United States Army says all of the soldiers 47 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: involved have been suspended. Leaders at Fort Campbell have launched 48 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: what they now call an administrative review to determine whether 49 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: the pilots followed proper rules after video showed one helicopter 50 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: hovering just beyond the entertainment's pool and another sweeping past 51 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: the property. Kid Rock can be seen saluting the soldiers 52 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: in the cockpit. The Army says it is aware of 53 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: the circulating online that shows the helicopters operating in the 54 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: vicinity of a private residence, and officials say the review 55 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: will assess the mission and verify compliance with flight regulations, 56 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: adding that action will be taken if any violations are found. 57 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: At the center of the concern is how close the 58 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: aircraft appeared to fly to the home, sometimes holding position 59 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: before briefly moving off, while a second helicopter crossed behind it, 60 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: creating what looked like coordinated low altitude maneuvering near the property. 61 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: The Army says the helicopters were flying a planned training 62 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: route through the Nashville area and that any connection to 63 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: the protest happening in the same day was coincidental, but 64 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: commanders also acknowledge they do not yet know whether the 65 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: specific maneuvers near the home were intentional or incidental. A 66 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: spokesperson says pilots routinely fly outside Fort Campbell, but ads 67 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: they still cannot say if this flight path and behavior 68 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: were deliberate or simply part of normal operations. The flight 69 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: has drawn attention online, with some questioning whether military aircraft 70 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: were used in a way that could appear personal or political. 71 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: The singer posted a pro military message on Instagram with 72 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: the footage. Military officials stressed that training flights over civilian 73 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: areas are common and necessary, with pilots required to practice 74 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: low altitude navigation and real world environments, but those flights 75 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: are typically not conducted in such close proximity to private homes. 76 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: A Colorado sheriff resigns after a grand jury indictment details 77 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: mishandled human remains an alleged excessive force inside a small 78 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: rural department. But it's not just Cristia County Sheriff Danny 79 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: Sanchez stepping down his under sheriff. His son, and two 80 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: deputies were also indicted. There are only seven officers in 81 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: the department. The county has already moved to a point 82 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: an interim sheriff as the investigation continues. District Attorney A. 83 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: Kelly framed the case as a matter of public trust. 84 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 2: In order to support these honorable and brave men and women, 85 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 2: I cannot and will not ignore violations of the trust 86 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: that a community should have in their police. No citizen 87 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: of the San Luis Valley should have any doubts about 88 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 2: the integrity of their police force. This office is not 89 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 2: afraid to defend that trust. 90 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: The indictment lays out two separate cases. One centers on 91 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: the discovery of human remains in a remote area near 92 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: wild Horse, Mesa in twenty twenty four. According to the 93 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: grand jury, a property owner found a skull, teeth, and 94 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: other remains and reported it to the sheriff's office. Photos 95 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: show a skull and dental work in the brush. Investigators 96 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: say Sanchez and former deputy Keith Schultz went to the scene. 97 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: They only took the skull. They left the rest of 98 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: the remains behind. They never returned to collect them. The 99 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: indictment says the sheriff failed to notify the coroner as 100 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: required by law. It also says the remains were removed 101 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: without permission and without proper authority. Testimony presented to the 102 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: grand jury describe what happened next. The skull was placed 103 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: in a paper grocery bag. It was not labeled, it 104 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: was not sealed, It had no chain of custody. Report 105 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: investigators say the teeth that were seen in photos were 106 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: never recovered. The report on the case was written months 107 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: later and described as unusually short. The sheriff's office later 108 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: told the reporting party the case was closed and no 109 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: further work was done. Experts told the grand jury that 110 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: proper procedure requires securing the scene, documenting all evidence, and 111 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: coordinating with the coroner. They testified that removing remains without 112 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: that process can destroy evidence and violate state law. The 113 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: indictment states those failures caused harm to the investigation and 114 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: quote would outrage normal family sensibilities. The second case involves 115 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: a man in a mental health crisis. Prosecutors say a 116 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: deputy used a taser on a person who was unarmed 117 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: and not under arrest. That man suffered a broken rib 118 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: under Sheriff Cruz Soto is accused of failing to intervene. 119 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: Sergeant Caleb Sanchez and Deputy Roland face assault charges tied 120 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: to that incident. 121 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 3: D A. 122 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: Kelly says the work is not over. 123 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 2: We have been investigating for over a year now, and 124 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: we will continue with our efforts to investigate, specifically to 125 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 2: respond to and look into all reports from citizens of 126 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 2: Costa County about police misconduct. 127 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: The sheriff and deputies turn themselves in and are expected 128 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: to post bond. A string of armed robberies is targeting 129 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: Pokemon card sellers in Illinois, where a gunman uses online 130 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: listenings to lure victims and steal high value cards at 131 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: gunpoint at meetups and just wait until you hear how 132 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: much some of these cards are worth. Chicago police are 133 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: searching for the suspect after four people was robbed on 134 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: the southwest Side. The most recent case happened Sunday morning. 135 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: Investigators say the victims listed Pokemon cards for sale on 136 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: Facebook marketplace. A buyer reached out and arranged a meeting. 137 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: Sellers were directed to a building in the fifty two 138 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: hundred block of South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago. Police say 139 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: the suspects let them into the lobby and then pulled 140 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: a gun. Police described the suspect as a Hispanic mail 141 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: between twenty and thirty years old. He stands between five 142 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: six and five ten, weighs around two hundred pounds his beard, 143 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: and wears black framed glasses and dark clothing. The robberies 144 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: are tied to at least four incidents between March seventeenth 145 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: and March twenty ninth. Police have linked the same suspect 146 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: to multiple victims in the Gauge Park area. Trading car 147 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: dealer Ronnie Holloway tells WGN the value of these cards 148 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: has surged in recent years. That demand has made them 149 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 1: a target, but it. 150 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 4: Goes back to twenty sixteen when they started the Pokemon goal. 151 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 4: In twenty nineteen, when we had the pandemic, everyone started 152 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 4: getting into it. 153 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: That surge has pushed prices into the stratosphere, a range 154 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: that definitely attracts criminals. 155 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 4: You can get cards that go all the way up 156 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 4: to two hundred thousand dollars one hundred and fifty thousand 157 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 4: dollars based on the grading level and how a rarity 158 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 4: those cards are. 159 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: Police say the suspect uses deception to get victims into 160 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: a controlled space before the robbery. Sellers are always urged 161 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: to meet in public places like police stations or banks. 162 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: If a buyer refuses, collectors say that is a warning sign. 163 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 4: The black market is where cards are stolen, and they're 164 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 4: also to be clear about it is that people will 165 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 4: sell them to those who are not really familiar that 166 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 4: it's a stolen card. 167 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: This kind of crime has shown up in other cities recently. 168 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: In New York City, armed men stormed a Pokemon shop 169 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: in Manhattan's meatpacking district that happened in January. Police say 170 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: three masked suspects entered the store on West thirteenth Street. 171 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: They were armed with a gun and hammers. More than 172 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: one hundred thousand dollars of merchandise was taken while dozens 173 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: of customers remained stuck inside. Back in Chicago, the suspect 174 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: in these robberies remains on the run. Anyone with information 175 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: is asked to contact Chicago Police Area one detectives at 176 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: three one two seven four seven eighty three eighty For 177 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly 178 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. 179 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: I'm Drew Nelson