Local
Dekalb County fraud suspect escapes
According to Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dekalb County Courthouse failed to successfully handcuff fraud suspect Melvin Summers after he was sentenced. Summers, who was tased twice by deputies, still managed to escape from the courtroom by fleeing to a nearby administrative building and then outside. Although he was captured a day later, questions have arisen concerning the courthouse security’s ability to detain suspects. One investigator from another case of courtroom chaos — Brian Nichols escaped trial by stealing a nearby officer’s gun — claimed these lapses of security are a recurring issue. A Dekalb sheriff told AJC that Summers was not cuffed because he was on trial for non-violent offense.
National
Father kills son for being gay
69 year old Los Angeles resident Shehada Issa allegedly shot and killed his son, Amir, outside of their North Hills home on Friday, according to the Boston Herald. Issa confessed to killing his son after finding his wife stabbed to death inside of their home. However, after reportedly making several threats in the past, Issa is being charged with killing his son for being gay. “The murder was committed because of the victim’s sexual orientation and because of the defendant’s perception of that status and the victims’ association with a person and a group of that status,” prosecutors said.
Global
ISIS leader’s wife wants out
Saja al Dulaimi, the wife of the most wanted ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, told CNN that she wants to leave her marriage due to an unhappy relationship. She also claimed Beghdadi has a “mysterious personality” and she’s “privy to the real side of him, the Mujahid side of him,” according to Georgia State Professor, Mia Bloom. Now afraid for the safety of her 8-year-old daughter’s life, Dulaimi is seeking refuge and the opportunity to “live in freedom.”
