Wack AF

Law enforcement has recovered a notebook that belonged to Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who was charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week.

Mangione was spotted at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday, leading to his arrest.

In addition to an extremely brief, 262-word manifesto, a full copy of which was obtained by reporter Ken Klippenstein on Tuesday, Mangione kept separate notes about his plans for the assassination in a spiral-bound notebook, as the New York Times reports.

In the notebook, the former data engineer describes going to the "annual parasitic bean-counter convention" to "wack [sic] the CEO," likely referring to the annual UnitedHealthcare investor conference at the Hilton in midtown Manhattan.

The notebook also contains passages that justify his plans for killing Thompson, as well as related to-do lists of tasks, according to CNN.

"It’s targeted, precise, and doesn’t risk innocents," he allegedly wrote in the notebook, reasoning that a bomb was a poor plan because it "could kill innocents."

Beaning of Life

The expression "bean counter" usually refers disparagingly to an accountant or bureaucrat, often in the context of allocating finite resources.

That more or less aligns with UnitedHealthcare, a company that has seemingly done everything in its power to deny as much healthcare coverage as it can get away with, going as far as to develop an AI algorithm with that express purpose.

The corporation has the highest claim denial rate among insurance companies, leading to widespread outrage — and plenty of dark humor in the wake of Thompson's murder.

Whether Mangione's killing will have any immediate repercussions in the industry is unlikely. The outfit's parent company's CEO, Andrew Witty, has already made some eyebrow-raising remarks in the wake of the slaying, gloating about UnitedHealth guarding "against the pressures that exist for unsafe care or for unnecessary care to be delivered in a way which makes the whole system too complex and ultimately unsustainable."

"So we're going to continue to make that case, and we're going to continue to do the work we do," Witty said in an internal virtual address, also leaked by Klippenstein.

Meanwhile, Mangione is facing extradition to New York and has been denied bail.

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Apart from the notebook, he was also found with what cops say was an an entirely 3D-printed "ghost gun," as well as a fake ID he had previously used in New York.

Fingerprints recovered at the crime scene also match Mangione's, per CNN.

More on the killing: Leaked Video Shows Insurance CEO Gloating About Denying Care, Calling Critics Delusional

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Ten people were arrested Saturday morning in connection with trespassing at a residence on Williamsburg Road, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. Multiple firearms, narcotics and drug paraphernalia were additionally recovered.

On Feb. 13, officers obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 500 block of Williamsburg Road after observing repeated unauthorized activity during surveillance. Police added the house has generated 46 calls for service since July 2022.

In spite of multiple condemnations, police said it continued to be unlawfully occupied.

On Feb. 14, multiple units served the search warrant at approximately 8:10 a.m. and safely detained ten individuals. Several had outstanding warrants, and others were found in possession of illegal narcotics.

Officers seized two rifles, a short-barreled rifle, a stolen sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, additional narcotics, drug paraphernalia and a large quantity of marijuana. A vehicle believed to be used in transporting illegal substances was also seized.

Jason Rawlins, 50, was charged with possession schedule I/II, two counts of firearm by felon, possession of narcotics with firearm, PWID marijuana, trespassing, maintain a common nuisance and eight outstanding magistrate summonses.

• Deshaun Morrow, 26, was charged with two counts of possession schedule I/II and trespassing.

• Frank Dominguez, 41, was charged with trespassing.

• Janette Miller, 54, was charged with trespassing.

• Felica Savage, 36, was charged with trespassing and had a capias out of Chesapeake.

• Alex Zavala Lopez, 35, was charged with trespassing.

• Travis Short, 30, was charged with trespassing.

• Jillian Autry, 25, was charged with trespassing and possession schedule I/II.

• Juliette Miller, 27, was charged with trespassing.

• Cyera Rawlins, 35, was charged with trespassing.

The incident is still being investigated by the Third Precinct.

If you have any information about this case, you can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, downloading the P3 tips app to a mobile device, or visiting www.P3tips.com and submitting a tip.

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A high-speed chase on Interstate 630 did not just end with an arrest. It ended with a state trooper fired and Arkansas State Police forced to confront a failure that could have ended far worse.

On Jan. 18, 2026, an Arkansas State Police trooper initiated a traffic stop after clocking a white Buick Envista traveling 92 mph in a 60-mph zone. The driver, later identified as Johnny Williams, had a suspended license. When the driver fled, the situation escalated into a pursuit that quickly exposed the limits of judgment, training, and restraint.

The trooper lost sight of the suspect vehicle. That should have been the reset point. Instead, it became the moment where everything went wrong.

While continuing along I-630, the trooper spotted a different white SUV preparing to exit the highway. Without confirmation, without visual continuity, and without certainty, the trooper assumed it was the same vehicle and executed a tactical vehicle intervention. The SUV was forced to stop. The driver was confronted at gunpoint.

Only after the stop did the trooper realize the truth. The wrong car. The wrong driver. An innocent motorist pulled over under threat of lethal force because of a guess made at highway speed.

This was not a harmless error. Tactical vehicle interventions are aggressive maneuvers designed for extreme situations. Using them based on assumption instead of verification turns public roads into danger zones for everyone else using them. The fact that no one was injured does not soften the reality. It underscores how close this came to catastrophe.

The trooper, hired in October 2024 and still on probation, was terminated following an internal investigation. The decision sends a clear message, but it also raises uncomfortable questions. Why was a probationary trooper making split-second decisions with this level of force? Why did pursuit protocols fail to stop an unconfirmed identification from turning into a drawn weapon encounter?

Williams later turned himself in and now faces multiple charges related to fleeing, speeding, and driving with a suspended license. His actions were illegal. That does not excuse what happened next.

This incident strips away the comforting narrative that mistakes are rare and manageable. They are not. When enforcement relies on speed, pressure, and assumption, innocent people become targets.

The firing was not optional. It was necessary. This was a reckoning forced by a near-miss that made one thing undeniable: policing tactics that tolerate guesswork at highway speeds cannot be allowed to stand.

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A Dallas County judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a capital murder case tied to the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua.

The case against Carlos Zambrano Bolivar is the first capital murder prosecution in Dallas County involving Tren de Aragua.

Jurors informed the court for a second and final time that they were deadlocked following three full days of deliberations.

“Let the record reflect that the jury has been deliberating three full days on the matter. That being the case, the court will declare a mistrial in this case,” Judge Ernest White said.

The jury initially reported being unable to reach a unanimous decision Friday afternoon. The court instructed jurors to continue deliberating. When they returned Monday still unable to agree, the judge declared a mistrial.

Bolivar is charged with capital murder in connection with the August 24, 2024 kidnapping and killing of 33-year-old Nilzuhly Petit.

According to a statement previously released by the Farmers Branch Police Department, Bolivar and three other suspects were charged with Capital Murder and two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping after Petit was forcibly taken from an apartment complex in Dallas and later shot and killed near the 1100 block of Valley View Lane in Farmers Branch.

Police stated that Petit and the suspects were “affiliated with the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua.” Investigators said Petit was allegedly involved in a complex ATM theft operation and was targeted after being accused of withholding proceeds from other group members.

As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Bolivar was among three suspects arrested out of state in October 2024 in connection with the case.

During closing arguments, prosecutors argued Bolivar played a major role in coordinating the kidnapping and murder, including remaining on the phone with what they described as a gang leader.

Bolivar’s defense argued that he was a victim of sex trafficking and acted under duress, fearing for his life and the safety of his family.

“The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict as to whether Carlos was acting by free choice or whether fear took that choice away. When there is that type of doubt, the law says the state has not met its burden. We thank the jury for their time and efforts over the last three weeks, listening to this case, listening to this evidence and we look forward to telling Carlos’ full story again,” defense attorney Sean Daredia said.

Before trial, Bolivar declined a plea agreement of 50 years in prison.

A new jury will be selected, and the case is expected to be retried later this year.

A deadly northwest Charlotte shooting suspect has been found guilty of shooting and killing a man riding in a car with him while he was trying to shoot at another car.

Antonio Rollins, 33, was found guilty of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Rollins shot and killed Demarcus Mack, 25, on Feb. 29, 2020, around 12:30 a.m. Prosecutors say Rollins and Mack were riding in a Dodge Magnum along with another acquaintance. They spotted a Ford Mustang at a gas station on Brookshire Boulevard and began following it.

Rollins leaned out the window and fired multiple shots at the Mustang. One of the shots went through the roof of the Magnum and struck Mack in the back of the head. Two of the other shots hit the Mustang, causing the car to crash into a railroad embankment.

After the shooting, Rollins carried Mack into a hospital and ran away after leaving him there. Mack died the following day.

Rollins was arrested days after the shooting along with Raquan McCray. All charges against McCray were dropped except for one count of obstruction of justice, which he pleaded guilty to and was given a 6-17-month prison sentence for. However, McCray was credited with time served in jail while awaiting trial and did not spend time in North Carolina prison for the conviction.

The 2020 shooting was not the first criminal case Rollins faced. Court records show Rollins had over 50 charges in Mecklenburg County before 2020, including murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Rollins was accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Jose Cuestas at a car wash on Sunset Road in November 2014. The charges were dropped in May 2017, but public records do not provide a reason for the dismissal. It's not known if any other suspects were charged for Cuestas' death.

When Rollins was arrested for the 2014 homicide, he also faced over a dozen counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, but all of these charges were dropped.

Rollins received probation sentences for robbery with a dangerous weapon in 2015 and possession of a firearm by a felon in 2017.

A woman who shot at Marion County deputies while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Rheanna Harden received the sentence on Monday after previously entering a plea in connection with the incident that occurred during a traffic stop last year.

Harden pleaded no contest to charges including the attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer.

The plea means Harden accepted a conviction for the crime without formally admitting guilt.

At the time of the shooting, she was already in custody for drug possession and driving with a suspended license.

Despite being restrained in handcuffs, Harden managed to access a small revolver that was hidden in her pants.

Video footage from inside the patrol car captured Harden squirming in the backseat as she reached for the weapon.

She also attempted to obstruct the deputy’s view by covering the vehicle’s internal camera with her visor.

Court records indicate that the arresting Marion County deputy performed multiple safety checks on Harden before she was placed in the vehicle.

The deputy reportedly checked her three times for weapons but failed to locate the concealed handgun.

During the subsequent struggle and shooting, the deputy involved was not seriously injured.

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