The Central District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment with the Lod District Court on Thursday against Israeli-Arab Abed al-Karim Adel Asi for the murder of Rabbi Itamar Ben-Gal outside the settlement of Ariel in February.



Asi was captured by security forces in Nablus along with several other suspects in mid-March.

“It was the culmination of extensive efforts since the terrorist attack, during which a number of accomplices, who are suspected of either helping [Asi] or knowing his whereabouts, were interrogated,” the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said in a statement.Asi, a 19-year-old Israeli resident of Jaffa, stabbed 29-year-old Ben-Gal while he was waiting at a bus stop near the entrance to the settlement of Ariel early last month. Ben-Gal was heading to his nephew’s brit mila.He had acquired two 27-centimeter knives for the attack, according to the indictment.After he was stabbed, Ben-Gal ran to a nearby stopped bus, knocking on the door before collapsing. An off-duty IDF officer who witnessed the attack hit Asi with his car. Despite being hit, Asi was able to escape from the scene with the help of an unidentified accomplice waiting in a vehicle nearby.Asi had scouted the scene of the attack the previous day, taunting troops who were providing security at a nearby bus station. Due to his suspicious behavior, troops distanced him from civilians as they questioned him. After they ascertained that he was Israeli and released him, Asi swore at them saying: “I’ll remember your faces, you whores!”Ben-Gal was buried in February in Har Bracha, the settlement where he lived with his wife and four children.Also, on Thursday, the Haifa District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment against Malek Yusef Nahar Asadi in the Haifa District Court for nationalistically motivated attempted murder in Acre on March 4.Police and Shin Bet interrogated Asadi, 26, a resident of Shfaram, who was arrested after a car-ramming attempt that injured four Israelis, including two IDF soldiers and a border policeman.Asadi has tried to assert that he was just angry at having received a parking ticket, but he was charged with the aggravating factor of his crime being ideologically motivated.The prosecution requested keeping both defendants in police custody until the end of their respective trials.Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.

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The number of people indicted in the death of a 10-year-old boy on what was promoted as the world's largest waterslide has grown to three.

The Kansas attorney general's office says Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts co-owner Jeffrey Henry and ride designer John Schooley are charged with reckless second-degree murder in the indictment unsealed Tuesday. The charges stem from the August 2016 death of Caleb Schwab who was decapitated in 2016 when his ride went airborne at the water park in Kansas City, KS.

This indictment, as in the previous one related to Tyler Miles, is wrought with references to the outtakes of a dramatic, scripted television show, and filled with information that we fully dispute. Jeff Henry has designed waterpark rides the world over. Nearly every waterpark that exists today has an attraction or feature based on his designs or ideas. The incident that happened that day was a terrible and tragic accident. We mourn the loss of this child and are devastated for his family. We know that Tyler, Jeff, and John are innocent and that we run a safe operation – our 40 years of entertaining millions of people speaks to that. We are confident that their innocence will be proven in court where we know the facts will show this was an accident.

The water park also published a question and answers section in response to the indictments.

The attorney general's office announced Friday that the Schlitterbahn park and its former operations director, Tyler Austin Miles, had been indicted on 20 felony charges, including involuntary manslaughter.

The three defendants also were indicted in connection with injuries sustained by 13 other persons, including four other minors, while riding the waterslide. Those charges include aggravated battery and aggravated endangering a child.

Henry was arrested Monday in South Padre Island, Texas, by the U.S. Marshals Service. His next court appearance in Cameron County, Texas, District Court is scheduled for Thursday.

Schooley is not in custody at this time.

The second indictment follows a first indictment that was unsealed Friday.

The charges will be prosecuted by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, which assumed responsibility for the case in December 2016 at the request of the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office.

Attorney General Derek Schmidt said this second indictment also is the result of a 19-month investigation by several law enforcement agencies including Kansas City, KS Police Department, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Attorney General’s Office, Comal County and Cameron County, Texas, sheriff’s offices and the U.S. Marshal’s Service.

Former Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison says it's wise not to put too much weight into what a grand jury has to say from a proceeding that has no defense presence.

“A grand jury indictment generally speaking is meaningless because they are so easily manipulated by the prosecutor," he said.

Morrison says reckless second-degree murder requires more than knowing someone might die, but that almost certainly someone will.

He points out that a judge or jury can find for a lesser charge like "manslaughter" or "endangerment."

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03/30/2018 Release form the U.S. Department of Justice:

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA – In a private ceremony Friday morning, Thomas T. Cullen was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.

The Honorable Michael F. Urbanski, Chief Judge for the Western District of Virginia, administered the oath of office at the U.S. District Courthouse in Roanoke in front of small group of family and friends.

President Donald J. Trump nominated Mr. Cullen to be the United States Attorney on February 16, 2018. The United States Senate confirmed his nomination on March 22, 2018.

“I am honored to serve as U.S. attorney and look forward to leading the dedicated public servants who work in that office,” U.S. Attorney Cullen stated. “We will work tirelessly with our federal, state, and local law-enforcement partners to implement our core investigative priorities, including combatting gun-related violence and the opioid epidemic.”

U. S. Attorney Cullen, 40, of Roanoke, is the former Deputy Criminal Chief for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Roanoke and a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of North Carolina. During his time as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Cullen directed numerous multi-agency investigations and prosecutions, supervised Assistant United States Attorneys, and coordinated with officials at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

In 2013, Mr. Cullen joined Woods Rogers PLC as a partner in the firm’s white-collar criminal defense practice, where he represented a variety of individuals and companies in criminal matters, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation.

A graduate of Furman University, Mr. Cullen earned his law degree from William & Mary School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for The Honorable Robert L. Gregory, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and for The Honorable Robert E. Payne, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.</s>Sign up for one of our email newsletters.

Monroeville police filed the following charges March 22-23 in District Judge Jeffrey Herbst's office:
• Stefan Chatman, 18, of Monroeville with tampering with physical evidence and possession of controlled substances. Charges were filed March 22 in connection with an incident along Trefoil Court.
• Nevin Lynn Edwards, 46, of Pitcairn with receiving stolen property, retail theft and criminal conspiracy. Charges were filed March 23 in connection with an incident along the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard.
• Cody Pile, 27, of Monroeville with driving under the influence, accident involving damage to attended vehicle or property and failure to perform duties at stop signs. Charges were filed March 22 in connection with an incident at William Penn and Old William Penn highways.</s>12th District Representative Mike Steele To Reopen Legislative District Office In Chelan Next Week

On Monday, 12th District Representative, Mike Steele, will reopen his District Office here in Chelan…

The office is located at 216 East Woodin here in downtown Chelan- staffed by Steele’s Legislative Assistant, Wanda Brosey.

Office hours are Monday- Wednesday 8-5 and Thursday 8-4. The office is closed on Friday.

Representative Steele can also be reached by email at .

Or from his website at

Rep. Mike Steele announced today he will re-open his 12th District office in Chelan on Monday, April 2.

“We temporarily closed the Chelan office in January for the 2018 legislative session. However, the 60-day session ended March 8 and I am back in the district attending events and meeting with citizens,” said Steele, R-Chelan.

“It’s important for me to keep in close contact with the constituents I serve,” added Steele. “Having a district office in Chelan is easier for citizens from throughout the 12th District to drop by with their questions, concerns and ideas about the Legislature and state government.

The office is staffed by Steele’s legislative assistant, Wanda Brosey. Office hours are Mondays through Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The office is closed on Fridays. The telephone number is: (509) 888-4846. Rep. Steele may also be reached via email at: mike.steele@leg.wa.gov or from his website: http://mikesteele.houserepublicans.wa.gov.
The Central District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment with the Israeli Lod District Court against Abed al-Karim Adel Asi for the murder of a rabbi on February 5 and the Haifa District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment against Malek Yusef Nahar Asadi for the March 4 attempted murder by ramming a car which injured four people.