EL PASO, Texas
FBI says top fugitive arrested
A man placed on the FBI’s list of 10 most-wanted fugitives after authorities said he killed two men in Milwaukee was arrested Sunday in Texas, the FBI said. Terry A.D. Strickland, 24, was arrested in El Paso and booked into the jail. He has been charged in Milwaukee with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Jail records do not list an attorney to comment on his behalf.
SALEM, Ore.
Meeting to be held year late
Leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon were driving to a public meeting a year ago when they were intercepted by police. One of the leaders was shot dead at a roadblock. Now, LaVoy Finicum’s widow and their children are planning to hold that meeting later this month in the same town. Speakers are slated to talk about the Constitution, property rights and other issues. The FBI says it perceives no threat and that Americans have the right to free speech and to assemble. Finicum was the spokesman for several dozen occupiers during the 41-day takeover and has become a martyr for the movement to transfer ownership of federal lands to local entities.
WALTERBORO, S.C.
Teen, parents finally reunite
An 18-year-old woman abducted from a Florida hospital hours after her birth met her biological parents for the first time. Kamiyah Mobley met her birth parents Saturday at the police department in Walterboro, the South Carolina city where she was raised under a false name, multiple media outlets reported. Craig Aiken said after the 45-minute meeting he is still in shock about suddenly being reunited with his long-lost daughter, but their first meeting couldn’t have gone better.
MILES CITY, Mont.
Lost dog returned to owners
A toy poodle who ran away after a car crash in eastern Montana has been reunited with its owners after managing to survive in severe winter weather for over a week. LJ disappeared after LeRoy and Jorjan Woodward of Fairview, N.D., went into a ditch after hitting a patch of ice near Miles City on Dec. 29. They weren’t seriously hurt. The Miles City Star reports that lost dog ads ran in the newspaper and on area radio stations. On Jan. 6, Glendive teacher Charles Phipps spotted the dog about a half-mile from the crash site and called authorities. He had lost some weight but was in good condition otherwise.
Compiled from wire reports