Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now. I'm Sidney Silvanni.
Speaker 1: Two gang members are in custody after allegedly drugging, robbing,
Speaker 1: and killing an American Airlines flight attendant during an international layover.
Speaker 1: Thirty two year old Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, based in
Speaker 1: Dallas Fort Worth, vanished on March twenty second while visiting Metayine, Colombia.
Speaker 1: Five days later, his body was found abandoned between the
Speaker 1: municipalities of Jericho and Puente Iglesias. The US Embassy in
Speaker 1: Colombia announced that two men were arrested in Peru for
Speaker 1: Molina's death, twenty three year old Andreas Felippe Pena Carals
Speaker 1: and thirty one year old William o'lave Gamboa. The arrests
Speaker 1: were executed under Colombian warrants following a joint operation between
Speaker 1: Homeland Security Investigations offices in Bogata and Lima, alongside police
Speaker 1: in Colombia and Peru. Corals escaped to Bogata before fleeing
Speaker 1: to Peru, where he was caught and transferred back to Colombia.
Speaker 1: Gamba remains in custody in Lima awaiting formal extradition. A
Speaker 1: third suspect, twenty four year old Maria del Carman Gonzalez,
Speaker 1: was also arrested for her alleged involvement in the gang's operations.
Speaker 1: Police investigations revealed the men belonged to a gang targeting
Speaker 1: foreign citizens through digital dating platforms. Investigators say Molina was
Speaker 1: contacted through a dating app, met individuals at a nightclub
Speaker 1: in El Pablado and accompanied them to a hotel. There,
Speaker 1: he was given a debilitating substance Metagine. Mayor Fedrico Gutierrez
Speaker 1: explained that the suspects allegedly stole money from Molina's bank
Speaker 1: accounts and took his jewelry before transporting his body to
Speaker 1: a remote wooded area. A forensic report determined Molina's cause
Speaker 1: of death was mechanical asphyxiation. Both Keralis and Gamboa faced
Speaker 1: charges of aggravated homicide and aggravated robbery. In a statement
Speaker 1: on x, the US Embassy in Columbia thanked local authorities
Speaker 1: for leading the investigation and reaffirmed their commitment to dismantling
Speaker 1: criminal network targeting international travelers. More crime and justice news
Speaker 1: After this, a Hawaii Democratic congressional candidate is facing felony
Speaker 1: charges after a wild, profanity laced beach confrontation was caught
Speaker 1: on camera days before a court appearance. US House candidate
Speaker 1: Careel Basin was knocked unconscious during an altercation at Kiavakapu Beach.
Speaker 1: Video footage shows Bason approaching beach goers and aggressively demanding
Speaker 1: a man put his bag away. I told him, if
Speaker 1: you want to go to come here. The confrontation cooled
Speaker 1: briefly when Bason shook a person's hand, but the piece
Speaker 1: lasted only seconds. Bason turned toward another beach goer, shouted
Speaker 1: an obscenity and resumed arguing. When a man warned Basin
Speaker 1: not to speak to his girlfriend in that manner, Bason
Speaker 1: reacted with hostility. Hey good, I don't care. I'll do that.
Speaker 1: The exchange escalated rapidly as Bason repeatedly asked what they
Speaker 1: were going to do and challenged another man to fight.
Speaker 1: What are you going to do? Go ahead? I didn't
Speaker 1: put him in the ground. I didn't put him in
Speaker 1: the ground. I let's go ahead. I'm good. After a
Speaker 1: woman called him a child, Bason demanded to know what
Speaker 1: she said, threatened to put her in the hospital, and
Speaker 1: in the ground and hurled derogatory terms while walking away
Speaker 1: child I'm a child for years old crowd. Moments later,
Speaker 1: Bason walked toward his belongings, where Kama Homan approached. Basin
Speaker 1: shoved Homan, triggering a scuffle. Basin stumbled backward over beach chairs,
Speaker 1: fell to the sand, got back up, and swung a
Speaker 1: chair at Homan. Homan, who has mixed martial arts training,
Speaker 1: knocked Basin unconscious with the left right combination. After regaining consciousness,
Speaker 1: Bason stated he was going to jail before charging Homan again.
Speaker 1: A criminal complaint alleges Basin threatened multiple people, including threatening
Speaker 1: Homan with a five inch switchblade recovered by Maui police.
Speaker 1: At his initial court appearance, a judge maintained Bason's one
Speaker 1: million dollar bail and ordered a mental health assessment. Seven
Speaker 1: teenagers were injured and an innocent driver was killed in
Speaker 1: a crash involving a stolen car in Maryland. The Montgomery
Speaker 1: County Police Department reports that at approximately five twenty five
Speaker 1: in the morning on Tuesday, August fourth, officers responded to
Speaker 1: a collision at Great Senica Highway and Klopper Road in Germantown.
Speaker 1: Involving at Toyota Matrix and a stolen Kia Optima. According
Speaker 1: to preliminary findings, the white Kia Optima, reported stolen from
Speaker 1: a Montgomery County residence hours after the crash, entered the
Speaker 1: intersection and struck the Toyota Matrix. The mail driver of
Speaker 1: the Toyota Matrix died of the scene. Seven juveniles aged
Speaker 1: twelve to fifteen inside the stolen Kia were injured. The
Speaker 1: teenage driver was hospitalized in critical condition, while remaining passengers
Speaker 1: were taken to trauma centers. The Montgomery County Fire and
Speaker 1: Rescue Service reported extricating trapped occupants from the wreckage. Photos
Speaker 1: showed the blue Toyota Matrix crushed and the Kia Optima
Speaker 1: overturned on a hedge. Witnesses reported seeing erratic driving in
Speaker 1: a car on fire following the impact. Montgomery County Police
Speaker 1: continued to investigate, with officials reminding parents to monitor their
Speaker 1: children's whereabouts. For more crime and justice news, be sure
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