April 25, 2024

Homicide suspect strangled Indiana deputy to death with handcuffs, court docs claim

Marion County, Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm was reportedly killed after suspect Orlando Mitchell strangled him with his handcuffs, court documents claim. A video allegedly shows Mitchell placing his bound hands around Durm’s neck, strangling him with the handcuffs’ chain, and freeing himself after finding the unconscious deputy’s key. Durm’s death, caused by “ligature strangulation,” […]

WATCH: Woman Slips Out of Handcuffs, Grabs Officer’s AR-15, Opens Fire

A woman detained in Grady County, Oklahoma, slipped out of her handcuffs in the back of a patrol car, grabbed the officer’s AR-15, and opened fire, striking a bystander with bullet fragments. KOKH/CNN Newsource/WKRC reports that fragments also hit a deputy. ABC 7 quoted Grady County Undersheriff Gary Boggess, who said, “While in the back…

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