The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

The Death of ‘Teflon’

Ramiro “Teflon” Carrasco began his life of crime at a young age, with a record dating back to 2003, the year he turned 14. In late June 2011, Carrasco was wanted on six active warrants, including failure to appear in court to face charges of fraud, domestic violence and probation violation, when police spotted him […]

Why Wasn’t He Already Behind Bars?

Say hello to Leonard Ortega, 47, of Seattle, a lifelong criminal who was inexplicably out on the streets earlier this month: Police say 47-year-old Leonardo Ortega pulled a shotgun on 68-year-old Phil Salmon, and stole his pick up truck Wednesday morning [Feb. 3] from a Chevron gas station in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Salmon’s son Dan […]

‘Fame Whore’ Update: Hurry Up, Guys, Julia Allison Is Available Again

Julia Baugher, a/k/a Julia Allison, in a 2012 interview. “Young women who believe they can whore their way into a committed, long term relationship with top quality men have mental health issues.” — from a recent Reddit thread about Julia Allison Readers may remember Julia Baugher, a/k/a Julia Allison, the erstwhile Internet celebrity who tried […]

YouTuber Wins Darwin Award

Timothy Wilks had a great idea for a YouTube prank — fake a robbery by charging at people with a giant knife. The result wasn’t funny: A man was shot and killed Friday night in Nashville, Tenn., after wielding a butcher knife for a robbery “prank” intended for YouTube, police said, according to reports. Officers […]

‘Family Demands Answers’

Mychael Johnson’s life of crime ended last March after he and an accomplice stole a car and led Tallahassee police on a chase. When police broke off the pursuit, allowing the sheriff’s department helicopter to track the stolen car, Johnson’s accomplice tried to carjack another motorist. The chopper pilot radioed this information to dispatch and, […]

Catch-and-Release: How Liberals Destroyed Law and Order in California

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Gibson, 31, was killed last month in a shootout with Robert Calderon, 46, a lifelong criminal: He had a combined nine felony and misdemeanor cases out of Sacramento County dating to 1993, Superior Court records show. The cases generally involve drugs and stolen vehicles. His most recent local case, a […]

Catch-and-Release: Career Criminal Arrested in Deadly San Francisco Crash

Jerry Lyons, 31, had spent his entire adult life committing crimes. He had dozens of arrests in California — attempted robbery, burglary, evading police, driving a stolen vehicle, weapons charges, drug charges, shoplifting, trespassing, etc. — but kept getting turned loose until Thursday, when he finally killed somebody. Sheria Musyoka, 26, was an immigrant from […]

Former GOP Staffer Arrested in Truly Disturbing Child Pornography Case

Ruben Verastigui, 27, was arrested Friday in Washington, D.C., on charges of distributing child pornography. When I say that this case is “truly disturbing,” you can just trust me, or you can go read this Twitter thread that includes some excerpts from the arrest affidavit. Truly disturbing. In 2014, the former chief of staff for […]

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