Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

In the news

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■ Fleshman m and Steven Wimmer, correction­s officers at the Southern Regional Jail in West Virginia, face up to 10 years in prison after they pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge in connection to the fatal beating of an inmate.

■ Kevin Kangethe, 40, of Lowell, Mass., was identified as a suspect in the case of a missing woman found dead in a parked car at Logan Internatio­nal Airport in Boston, and Massachuse­tts officers are working with Kenyan authoritie­s to find him, state police said in a news release.

■ Patrick Dai, 21, of Pittsford, N.Y., a Cornell University junior accused of anonymous, threatenin­g statements on a Greek life forum against Jewish people on campus, was held without bail.

■ Wendy Carrillo, a Democratic state assemblywo­man of Los Angeles, apologized “to my family, constituen­ts, colleagues and staff for any actions of mine that have fallen short of that expectatio­n” after she was arrested and charged in suspicion of driving under the influence.

■ David Maas, 57, a former police officer in Woodson Terrace, Mo., pleaded guilty to deprivatio­n of rights under color of law after prosecutor­s said he kicked a man in the head while the man was being held at gunpoint by another officer.

■ Jeff Bezos, 59, founder and former CEO of Amazon, announced his “emotional decision” to leave Seattle for Miami — where he spent his high school years — to be closer to his parents and his partner, Lauren Sanchez.

■ Terry Turner, 67, of Martindale, Texas, faces two to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him of manslaught­er in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old Moroccan immigrant who pulled into his driveway.

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