Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An armed 36-year-old Jacksonville man climbed over the fence at the FBI’s Jacksonville office and demanded to speak with agents about someone following him, News 4 Jax reports. Avery McNight Jr. was quickly stopped by a security guard who also was armed and demanded the man drop his weapon. McNight followed directions…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two men were arrested Monday in connection with the robbery and fatal shooting of an off-duty Border Patrol agent while he was on vacation with his family, Valley Morning Star reports. Agent Javier Vega Jr., who was stationed in Ricardo, Texas, was killed following a gunshot wound to the chest, and his…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Anyone trying to enter a military base will have to be screened against the FBI’s criminal database, Nextgov.com reports. The idea is to determine whether visitors have been arrested, have a felony conviction or outstanding warrants. It comes in the wake of the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas and Navy Yard…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New York City’s juvenile jails are rife with abuse, and the constitutional rights of teenagers are often trampled by guards, according to a newly released Justice Department report. The Associated Press reports that the federal investigation revealed “rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force” at Rikers Island juvenile jail facilities for teenagers…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas truck driver captured a Border Patrol agent in a moment of complacency. Travis Pope was video-recording as he approached a Border Patrol checkpoint. After being asked whether he was a U.S. citizen, Pope responded: “Yea, but does it really matter?” The agent, apparently unaware of the recording, said “not anymore,…
