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Georgia Megachurch Pastor Arrested
Georgia
Megachurch
Pastor Arrested
Jun 8, 2012 4:05 PM CDT

Georgia Megachurch Pastor Arrested

Creflo Dollar allegedly choked and punched 15-year-old daughter

(Newser) - A pastor of a 30,000-member megachurch in Georgia was arrested for allegedly assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. Creflo Dollar was taken into custody after police responded to a domestic disturbance around 1am today at his Atlanta home. Dollar's daughter told the officers her father choked and punched her during...

Far-Right Greek Pol Decks Female Lefty on Live TV

Golden Dawn says their man provoked by left-wing woman's comments

(Newser) - A spokesman for Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party is wanted for assault after he threw a glass of water in the face of a female leftist politician, then struck a female communist party representative, all on live TV this morning, reports Reuters . Ilias Kasidiaris, who once served in the...

Boozy Granny Slugs Guy on Plane

Frances Macaskill allegedly lost it on Qantas flight

(Newser) - A boozing, out-of-control granny has pleaded guilty to slugging a male passenger on a flight out of Melbourne, the Herald Sun reports. Frances Macaskill, 58, yelled "profanities at other passengers and air crew and violently punched several seats," a prosecutor said. "A short time later the accused...

Guy Takes Bite Out of Other Guy's Ear: Cops

Thomas Tomasello charged with assault

(Newser) - The week ends as it began: With news of a man biting another man's face. The latest in the recent string of truly disturbing crimes involves a Staten Island man who is accused of taking a bite out of another man's ear during a fight Wednesday. The problem...

OneRepublic Drummer Busted for Assault

Cops: Eddie Fisher flips out in Denver

(Newser) - The drummer for alternative rockers OneRepublic was arrested after losing it in downtown Denver early yesterday morning. Eddie Fisher, 38, was busted on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property, and disturbing the peace, AP reports. "Things just got out of hand, and he snapped," the alleged victim,...

Parliament Gone Wild: MP Allegedly Headbutts Rival

Labour lawmaker Eric Joyce charged with assault

(Newser) - Britain's Houses of Parliament are home to no fewer than nine bars in which thirsty lawmakers and staffers can enjoy subsidized booze, and Labour MP Eric Joyce apparently had a few too many in one of them on Wednesday night. The Scotsman has been charged with three counts of...

Black Teen Forced Into Noose Over White Girl: Cops

3 Chicago high school students busted for hate crime, assault

(Newser) - Three Chicago teenagers have been arrested after placing a noose around a black student's neck at knifepoint because of his relationship with a white girl, according to law enforcement authorities. “I feel they were serious, and that if I didn’t get out of the house when I...

Busted Hubby: It Wasn't Me, a Ghost Beat My Wife

Michael West, 41, has been ordered to stay sober

(Newser) - A Wisconsin husband busted for beating his wife in a domestic dispute over finances offered a unique defense: "A ghost did it." Fond du Lac cops arrived at Michael West's home to find his wife, Rebecca, "crying very hard and bleeding from her nose," according...

Pinkberry Founder Busted in Homeless Beating

Yogurt tycoon accused of attacking panhandler over tattoo

(Newser) - The co-founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain has been arrested for a savage attack on a homeless panhandler in Los Angeles, according to law enforcement authorities. Prosecutors say Young Lee and an unidentified second suspect—believing the homeless man had disrespected them by displaying a sexually explicit tattoo—beat...

Peru Police Arrest Man Accused of Slashing Women's Buttocks in Virginia Shopping Malls
Cops Arrest
Suspected
Butt Slasher
Jan 14, 2012 1:34 PM CST

Cops Arrest Suspected Butt Slasher

Man allegedly cut women with razor or box cutter

(Newser) - Police in Peru have arrested a man suspected of cutting women's buttocks in Virginia shopping malls. Johnny D. Guillen Pimentel, 40, is in custody as northern Virginia police work with federal and international authorities to return him back to the US, the Washington Post reports. Police issued a warrant...

Walmart Shopper Slugs 70-Year-Old Greeter: Cops

Greeter asked to see her receipts

(Newser) - A Walmart shopper in upstate New York slugged a 70-year-old store greeter who asked to look at the woman's receipts as she left, according to authorities. Jacquetta Simmons, 26, has been arrested and charged with two counts of assault for the attack that fractured the greeter's face and...

Muslim Hits Nurse for Removing Wife's Burka During Birth

He gets 6 months for slugging French health-care worker

(Newser) - A Muslim man has been sentenced to six months in a French prison for slugging a nurse as she removed his wife's burka during childbirth. Nassim Mimoune, 24, was first ejected from the delivery room at a Marseille hospital after he accused the health-care worker of "rape" during...

Jeremy London Accused of Assault

Girlfriend claims he assaulted her; reps say he'll be cleared

(Newser) - Police in Palm Springs are looking for Jeremy London— he of kidnapping and Celebrity Rehab fame —after the actor's girlfriend claimed that he assaulted her, reports People . The unnamed girlfriend says that London assaulted her outside her home after an argument over custody of their child turned nasty....

Man Allegedly Hits Wife Who Didn't 'Like' Facebook Post

'Everyone likes my status but you,' Benito Apolinar tells estranged spouse

(Newser) - It's a bad day for bizarre violence. Earlier, we heard about karaoke-inspired fisticuffs ; now an apparent Facebook-based argument has led to an attack. A Texas man who reportedly said he was furious at his estranged wife for not "liking" his Facebook status allegedly punched her in the face...

Bad News for Man Who Hated Karaoke Singer's Voice

...and then punched the singer

(Newser) - What not to do when you're not a fan of someone's karaoke prowess: After complaining about a 79-year-old man's singing in a hotel bar, a man in upstate New York punched the elderly singer, breaking his nose and facial bones and putting his head through a window....

Toe Sucker Stalking Arkansas Women (Again)

Cops: We want him off the streets

(Newser) - What a heel. A sicko with a foot fetish is prowling the streets of an Arkansas town hunting for toes to suck. "We want him off the streets," said a Conway police spokesman. He rather aggressively removed the shoe of one elderly woman sitting on her porch and...

TMZ: Matthew Fox Punched Woman Outside Bar

It all started on a party bus...

(Newser) - Lost star Matthew Fox apparently had a crazy Saturday night: TMZ reports that he was detained by cops outside an Ohio bar after allegedly assaulting a female bus driver. It all started when Fox attempted to board the party bus she was driving, though he wasn’t a guest. Heather...

Kobe Accused of Church Assault

Man claims he sprained wrist when Bryant grabbed his phone

(Newser) - Kobe Bryant is accused of assaulting a man ... at church, of all places. While attending services at San Diego's St. Therese of Carmel on Sunday, Bryant apparently thought the man was taking pictures of him and wife Vanessa via cellphone, KTLA reports. The man claims Bryant then grabbed the...

Police: Woman Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl

...because preteen looked at her 30-year-old boyfriend

(Newser) - A family birthday party took a bad turn last month when a 24-year-old woman allegedly beat up a 12-year-old girl ... for looking at the woman's 30-year-old boyfriend. Candace Kiley has now been arrested by Connecticut police, who had to apply for a warrant before they could bring her in...

Gavin DeGraw on Attack: 'I Don't Remember Much'

Mystery surrounds Monday morning assault

(Newser) - Gavin DeGraw was released from the hospital yesterday after suffering a concussion, broken nose, black eyes, cuts, and bruises in a Monday morning assault . "Hi my friends. Honestly, I don't remember much," he posted—in a tweet his rep confirms to E! was by DeGraw himself. "...

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