1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Crime alert im Nancy Grace breaking crimes Now. Richard Bana 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: naps on his sofa, wakes up by noise when his roommate, 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: Dominique Hayes cooks a meal. Bena repeatedly asks where's the remote. 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: When Hayes doesn't respond, Bana turns sees Hayes holding two knives. 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: Bana grabs a gun, opens fire, and runs to his room, 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: and quote falls back to sleep. 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: Nancy Benna called nine one one about six hours after 8 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: the shooting. Benall claims Hayes came at him with knives, 9 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: so he shot at him. Ben Off further reports he 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 2: didn't see any injuries on Hayes, so he assumed none 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 2: of the bullets hit him and went back to sleep 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 2: in his room upstairs. 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: Hours later, Maryland cops find Hayes dead of multiple gunshot wounds. Bana, 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: thirty eight, now charged with manslaughter. Remember the woman that 15 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: beat her boyfriend with their Christmas tree, Well, Miracle Rivera 16 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: is at it again. During their latest argument, she takes 17 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: a gun last vase to the victim's face, leaving him 18 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: with visible injuries. Florida cops arrests Rivera, just twenty years old, 19 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: on domestic violence charges for the second time. Hopefully she 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: hasn't heard three times a charm. More Crime and Justice 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: news after this Now with the latest crime and justice 22 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: breaking news Crime Onlines. 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 3: John Lemley, Well Florida judge has rejected a former sheriff's 24 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 3: deputies attempt to have his case dismissed before trial, ruling 25 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 3: in favor of the relatives of the sixteen victims and 26 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 3: other dead in the Parkland school massacre lawsuit against him 27 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 3: for his failure to act with Morehir's Sidney Sumner with 28 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 3: Crime Online. 29 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: Circuit Judge Carol Lisa Phillips stated in her ruling that 30 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: a jury should determine whether fired Broward County Deputy Scott 31 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: Peterson showed a wanton and wilful disregard for the safety 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: of the teachers and students when he refrained from confronting 33 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: the gunman during the six minute attack inside of building 34 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Although Peterson 35 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 2: was cleared of all crimeminal charges last year, and he 36 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: maintains that he didn't know where the gunfire was coming from, 37 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: the standard of proof needed in a lawsuit is much lower. 38 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: Families of the victims have accused Peterson of cowardice and 39 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: are suing him for an undisclosed sum of money. Also 40 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: named in the suit is the Broward Sheriff's office, who 41 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: did not insist on Peterson's firing. Phillips intends for the 42 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: trial to get under way later this year. Michael Piper, 43 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: a lawyer for Peterson, argued at a hearing in December 44 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: that his client was not legally obligated to confront gunman 45 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: Nicholas Cruz during the shooting on February fourteenth, twenty eighteen. 46 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 2: According to Piper, in citing appellate court rulings, law enforcement 47 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 2: officers are not legally required to shield anyone from danger 48 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: by third parties, and they are not subject to lawsuits 49 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: for decisions they make in an emergency. However, Philips stated 50 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 2: in her decision that the jury should determine the full 51 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: scope of this officer's responsibilities, citing a genuine dispute over 52 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: whether Peterson had a quote special relationship with students, teachers, 53 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: and administration that went beyond the regular interactions that law 54 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: enforcement officers with the public. 55 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 3: The families and survivors of the Parkland massacre have already 56 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 3: reached a fifteen million dollar settlement with the Broward's School 57 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 3: system and the FBI, whose agents neglected to look into 58 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: a warning regarding crews. Final court documents in the Jeffrey 59 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 3: Epstein case involving allegations of sexual abuse of adolescent girls 60 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 3: have now been made public. These papers included transcripts of 61 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 3: testimony from several powerful and wealthy men, many of whose 62 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: names have been known for a decade or longer, covering 63 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 3: a range of misconduct allegations. The previously classified documents contained 64 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 3: a twenty sixteen deposition from Virginia Giuffrey, who said that 65 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 3: Epstein had molested her sexually and had set her up 66 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 3: for sexual encounters with men, including Prince Andrew of Britain, 67 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 3: all of this beginning when she was just seventeen years old. 68 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 3: Also among the documents a transcript of testimony by Gallaine Maxwell, 69 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: the ex girlfriend of Epstein, who maintained that Giuffrey was lying. Additionally, 70 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: Epstein himself provided a deposition in which he invoked his 71 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 3: Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination and declined to respond 72 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: to questioning. Now to Kentucky, as members of the State 73 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 3: House of Representatives introduce a three strikes bill that would 74 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 3: incarcerate someone upon conviction for a third violent felony once 75 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 3: again crime Online Sidney Sumner. 76 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: The Kentucky Plan is a component of a much larger 77 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: anti crime law that lawmakers have set as a top 78 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: goal for the sixty day term. After months of meetings 79 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: with stakeholders and extensive tweaking with many of the provisions, 80 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 2: the legislation finally made its appearance during the second week 81 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: of the session. Several House lawmakers promptly agreed to be 82 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 2: co sponsors, and more are anticipated to jump on board. 83 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 2: The main author of the bill, Jared Bowman, told reporters 84 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: that anyone convicted of three serious felonies in Kentucky would 85 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: face life in prison without the chance of parole. Gubernatorial 86 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 2: candidate Ashley Basher focused heavily on crime throughout his campaign 87 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: last year. Basheer and his opponent, Daniel Cameron and presented 88 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: opposing strategies for public safety in the months leading up 89 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: to the election. 90 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: Any anti crime bill that makes it to the governor's 91 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 3: desk will ultimately be guided by policies set by lawmakers. 92 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: Thanks John Grady Benson goes to dinner with his wife 93 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: before she heads for a trip to Missouri. After the meal, 94 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: Grady heads back to the couple's Randlet, Oklahoma farm. He 95 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: meets his son, who now runs the farm, helps him 96 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,559 Speaker 1: out with a few things, then drops the sun off 97 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: heading inside for the night. Benson's wife takes him good 98 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: night and good morning, but Grady Benson doesn't respond. She 99 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: sends her son to go check on him. He finds 100 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: Grady's truck in the car port, unlocked, with the keys, 101 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: Grady's wallet, a jacket, and cash inside. Grady know where 102 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: to be found very few leads. Cotton County Sheriff's asking 103 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: for the public to help in locating Grady Benson, now 104 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: missing a year. If you have info, called Cotton County 105 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: Sheriff's five eight zero rue eight seven five three three 106 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: eight three. For the latest crime and justice news, go 107 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: to crime online dot com with this crime alert. I'm 108 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: Nancy Grace.