A military veteran and Florida state Children & Families worker is caught on cam...pinning down an 11yo girl he thought egged his house. The child's blood-curdling wails are heard, as he leans into her back...Now, he's facing several charges!
A Texas man's mom is dead...the result he says of an "Exorcism." He was covered in blood and holding a Bible when cops slipped the cuffs on him. Plus, a Florida man's high-speed booze heist! Jennifer Gould reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
I'm Jennifer Gould, a military veteran and Florida Department of
Children and Families employee, was arrested after a disturbing incident
caught on camera where he pinned an eleven year old
girl to the ground. The reason a misguided suspicion that
she had egged his apartment. Marius Mootu, forty three, faces
(00:25):
charge as of battery and false imprisonment following the confrontation
in Tampa's Allison Park Place. The incident unfolded just afternoon
when Mutu, a former US Air Force member who served
for ten years, allegedly chased the girl, suspecting her of
vandalism after his apartment was egged multiple times over a week.
The viral video released by Hillsbrough County Sheriff's Deputies shows
(00:49):
the girl letting out blood curdling screams as Mutu held
her down and leaned on her back with a cell
phone in his hand. Take a listen bystanders alerted by
(01:11):
her cries recorded the scene, with one neighbor shouting for
Mutu to release her. Another individual intervened, stopping the assault. Mutu,
who also worked as a correctional officer and security guard,
claimed he only intended to take a photo of the
girl to report to apartment management. However, Sheriff Chad Kronister
condemned the act, stating, quote, this type of behavior is
(01:35):
not only unacceptable, it is reprehensible end quote. Neighbor Hannah
Knowle spoke to w FLA two News as a MoMA
makes me sick to my stomach.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Can't for like a grown man to do something to
a lable, vulnerable person is ridiculous.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Arrest records Confirmmuto works in Tampa's parking department, though his
LinkedIn profile lists employment with Deploria Department of Children and Families.
He was booked and released on a six thousand dollars bond.
The Sheriff's office emphasized the girl's innocence, noting no evidence
linked her to the egging. Mutu's military service and state
(02:09):
employment as amplified this scrutiny surrounding this case, raising critical
questions about his judgment and his response. The Hillsboro County
Sheriff's Office continues its investigation. More Crime and Justice news.
After this, a quiet Texas neighborhood has been shattered by
(02:31):
a crime so bizarre it reads like a horror script.
Alexander Taylor Valdez, twenty three, allegedly covered in his mother's blood,
calmly confessed to police that he brutally murdered her in
a self proclaimed quote unquote witchcraft ritual. The horrifying details
emerged after one of Valdez's friends received a disturbing snapchat
(02:55):
image a bloodied body and a dead dog, triggering a
one thirty am police called to the ninety nine hundred
block of Farmer's Branch Street. When officers arrived at the scene,
Valdez himself answered the door, his body smeared with blood
from head to toe, clutching a bible. Fort Worth Police
(03:16):
officer Carter Tracy spoke to Fox four News.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Aulcers then took him into custody asked him what happened.
He then made an utterance that he was performing an
exorcism on his mom.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Inside the master bedroom, police found the lifeless body of
his fifty eight year old mom, terasit to sasan, bearing
horrific trauma to her face and upper body, alongside the
body of a dead dog. Investigators also found a broken
jewelry box believed to be the murder weapon, with blood
and hair embedded within. The medical examiner's office determined Sasan
(03:53):
died from blunt force trauma. Cops took Valdez into custody,
but he refused to answer any questions and requested attorney.
He has been booked into Tarrett County Jail on a
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars bond, facing a murder charge.
As of now, no motive beyond Valdeza's claims of a
ritualistic killing has been revealed. Public records show no prior
(04:16):
history of mental health issues or domestic disputes within the family,
and finally, only in Florida, a Sunshine State resident, Richard Smith,
thirty nine, allegedly turned a liquor store lift into a
mobile cocktail Hour Gone Wild, copsay after swiping some spirits,
Smith decided to offer them a drink. During the ensuing chase,
(04:39):
dash cam captured the bizarre moment. Smith, mini vanning away
from the law, extends a peace offering in the form
of a vodka spritzer. Because you know, fleeing felons are
known for their etiquette. Take a listen, stop stop, I said.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
You have your drink.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
That's The party ended with Smith's van getting a little
too friendly with a stationary object, followed by some alleged
attempts to play bumper cars with patrol vehicles even with
flat tires. He exited for a smoke break before getting tased.
Bloody but un bowed, Smith reportedly asked the amused officers
(05:15):
quote unquote, you guys had fun though, right. He's now
facing a cocktail of charges, including aggravated assault, DUI in theft.
His bond is set at one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars and he is still in custody. Cheers for the
latest crime and justice news. Follow the Crime Alert hourly
update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert.
(05:35):
I'm Jennifer Gould.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed
twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes,
that was the medical examiner's official ruling after a closed
door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what
happened to la Greenberg? A huge American miscarriage of justice.
(06:05):
For an in depth look at the facts, see what
Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
I'm Jennifer Gould, a military veteran and Florida Department of
Children and Families employee, was arrested after a disturbing incident
caught on camera where he pinned an eleven year old
girl to the ground. The reason a misguided suspicion that
she had egged his apartment. Marius Mootu, forty three, faces
(00:25):
charge as of battery and false imprisonment following the confrontation
in Tampa's Allison Park Place. The incident unfolded just afternoon
when Mutu, a former US Air Force member who served
for ten years, allegedly chased the girl, suspecting her of
vandalism after his apartment was egged multiple times over a week.
The viral video released by Hillsbrough County Sheriff's Deputies shows
(00:49):
the girl letting out blood curdling screams as Mutu held
her down and leaned on her back with a cell
phone in his hand. Take a listen bystanders alerted by
(01:11):
her cries recorded the scene, with one neighbor shouting for
Mutu to release her. Another individual intervened, stopping the assault. Mutu,
who also worked as a correctional officer and security guard,
claimed he only intended to take a photo of the
girl to report to apartment management. However, Sheriff Chad Kronister
condemned the act, stating, quote, this type of behavior is
(01:35):
not only unacceptable, it is reprehensible end quote. Neighbor Hannah
Knowle spoke to w FLA two News as a MoMA
makes me sick to my stomach.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Can't for like a grown man to do something to
a lable, vulnerable person is ridiculous.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Arrest records Confirmmuto works in Tampa's parking department, though his
LinkedIn profile lists employment with Deploria Department of Children and Families.
He was booked and released on a six thousand dollars bond.
The Sheriff's office emphasized the girl's innocence, noting no evidence
linked her to the egging. Mutu's military service and state
(02:09):
employment as amplified this scrutiny surrounding this case, raising critical
questions about his judgment and his response. The Hillsboro County
Sheriff's Office continues its investigation. More Crime and Justice news.
After this, a quiet Texas neighborhood has been shattered by
(02:31):
a crime so bizarre it reads like a horror script.
Alexander Taylor Valdez, twenty three, allegedly covered in his mother's blood,
calmly confessed to police that he brutally murdered her in
a self proclaimed quote unquote witchcraft ritual. The horrifying details
emerged after one of Valdez's friends received a disturbing snapchat
(02:55):
image a bloodied body and a dead dog, triggering a
one thirty am police called to the ninety nine hundred
block of Farmer's Branch Street. When officers arrived at the scene,
Valdez himself answered the door, his body smeared with blood
from head to toe, clutching a bible. Fort Worth Police
(03:16):
officer Carter Tracy spoke to Fox four News.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
Aulcers then took him into custody asked him what happened.
He then made an utterance that he was performing an
exorcism on his mom.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Inside the master bedroom, police found the lifeless body of
his fifty eight year old mom, terasit to sasan, bearing
horrific trauma to her face and upper body, alongside the
body of a dead dog. Investigators also found a broken
jewelry box believed to be the murder weapon, with blood
and hair embedded within. The medical examiner's office determined Sasan
(03:53):
died from blunt force trauma. Cops took Valdez into custody,
but he refused to answer any questions and requested attorney.
He has been booked into Tarrett County Jail on a
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars bond, facing a murder charge.
As of now, no motive beyond Valdeza's claims of a
ritualistic killing has been revealed. Public records show no prior
(04:16):
history of mental health issues or domestic disputes within the family,
and finally, only in Florida, a Sunshine State resident, Richard Smith,
thirty nine, allegedly turned a liquor store lift into a
mobile cocktail Hour Gone Wild, copsay after swiping some spirits,
Smith decided to offer them a drink. During the ensuing chase,
(04:39):
dash cam captured the bizarre moment. Smith, mini vanning away
from the law, extends a peace offering in the form
of a vodka spritzer. Because you know, fleeing felons are
known for their etiquette. Take a listen, stop stop, I said.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
You have your drink.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
That's The party ended with Smith's van getting a little
too friendly with a stationary object, followed by some alleged
attempts to play bumper cars with patrol vehicles even with
flat tires. He exited for a smoke break before getting tased.
Bloody but un bowed, Smith reportedly asked the amused officers
(05:15):
quote unquote, you guys had fun though, right. He's now
facing a cocktail of charges, including aggravated assault, DUI in theft.
His bond is set at one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars and he is still in custody. Cheers for the
latest crime and justice news. Follow the Crime Alert hourly
update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert.
(05:35):
I'm Jennifer Gould.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed
twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide? Yes,
that was the medical examiner's official ruling after a closed
door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what
happened to la Greenberg? A huge American miscarriage of justice.
(06:05):
For an in depth look at the facts, see what
Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
Host
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