Marine vet out on bail after being charged in subway chokehold death
Jordan Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who was homeless, died after being put in a chokehold on the subway earlier this month.
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Jordan Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who was homeless, died after being put in a chokehold on the subway earlier this month.
Oscar Adriano Quintero Rengifo was accused of operating a fleet of so-called "narco subs" to transport nearly 30,000 pounds of cocaine.
"The only liquid Lillian, who doesn't drink, had with her was a bottle of wine she had bought as a gift for her mother so that got her through," police said.
The suspects are facing charges of first-degree murder and extreme indifference in the death of Alexa Bartell.
The indictment details the brutal methods of torture and executions used by the cartel to extend power and intimidate enemies.
After the homeowner was shot, his wife emerged in the doorway and opened fire with a handgun, police said.
In all, seven arrests were made and more than 700,000 doses of the drug were seized, officials said.
"Christine's killer remains unidentified and the whereabouts of Christa Nicole are unknown," the Staten Island district attorney said.
The news came about a week after officials seized a cocaine-laden vessel with two dead bodies on board in the same region.
Officers seized pure cocaine, hashish and marijuana worth about $215,000 from a warehouse in Marsala, Sicily, Carabinieri police said.
Investigators say Craig drove his wife to a hospital because she was complaining of "severe headaches and dizziness."
Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.
The Buffalo Bills safety suffered cardiac arrest during a game Monday night in Cincinnati and is in critical condition.
"We are confident that the occupant or occupants of that vehicle had information that's critical to this investigation," the police captain said.
The sheriff called the shooting a "clearly dumb and avoidable accident."