Crockett defends slain guard accused of impersonating cops with stolen plates
The man who worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in a standoff with SWAT last week was accused of impersonating a police officer and other offenses, although the congresswoman is defending him, saying his criminal history does not include any violent offenses.
The suspect, who was identified as Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, was shot and killed by Dallas Police SWAT officers on Wednesday. He had barricaded himself inside a vehicle in the garage of a children’s hospital after Dallas Police officers tracked him while investigating an active warrant.
Police deployed tear gas to force him out before the suspect exited the vehicle and pointed a gun at officers, leading officers to shoot him. The suspect did not fire his gun, and no officers were injured.
Dash camera footage of the incident at Children’s Medical Center Dallas was released on Monday.
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He was wanted for impersonating a law enforcement officer and had claimed to be one while recruiting for his business that placed off-duty officers in security jobs.
Robinson was driving a replica undercover car with stolen U.S. government plates, often wore fake police uniforms pretending he was a federal agent and created a fraudulent business where he used fake identifying information to hire legitimate police officers for off-duty jobs. Dallas Police also said 11 firearms were recovered during their investigation, including the handgun he was holding during the shooting, which was reported stolen.
He was also not using his real name, going by the alias “Mike King.”
“The agencies that he reported to work for do not exist. So dignitaries, basically special dignitary police, that agency does not exist within the federal government. So that’s who he portrayed to be. There was no actual federal agency that he worked for that existed. He was very good at hiding his true identity … He had been living like this for many years,” Dallas Deputy Police Chief William Griffith said on Monday.
Robinson has a lengthy criminal history, with arrests going back as far as 2010. He has been charged with offenses such as theft and violating probation.
Crockett came to the defense of her former security guard, releasing a statement on Monday saying her office was unable to find any violent offenses in his “limited criminal history.”
“We are saddened and shocked by some of the concerning revelations. Our team followed all protocols outlined by the House to contract additional security. We were approved to use this vendor who also provided security services for additional entities in the local community and worked closely with law enforcement agencies including Capitol Police,” she said in the statement.
The congresswoman said, “the fact that an individual was able to somehow circumvent the vetting processes for something as sensitive as security for members of Congress highlights the loopholes and shortcomings in many of our systems.”
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“This is incredibly alarming, especially for those members who receive high volumes of credible and sophisticated death threats,” she said. “This situation reiterates the need for Capitol Police to provide security for members of Congress, especially under this administration’s new normal of inciting attacks on those who dare to speak out. We are fortunate that this is someone who used those loopholes without malice. Furthermore, after an initial review of the limited criminal history of Diamon Mazairre Robinson in Dallas County, we’ve been unable to locate any violent offenses.”
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The progressive lawmaker added that “there was never any reason to suspect that he wasn’t who he held himself out to be,” saying he never endangered her team, worked diligently, coordinated with local law enforcement and maintained positive relationships throughout the community.”
“What we’re now learning about his past doesn’t fit the person we came to know as Mike King,” she wrote. “His death evokes a range of emotions. Our hearts grieve the loss of someone we knew and the lost good that could have come from his redemption.”
Cancer survivor Rex Culpepper killed in Georgia dirt bike crash weeks after proposing
Rex Culpepper, a former Syracuse Orange quarterback, died this past weekend due to injuries suffered in a dirt bike accident in Georgia. He was 28.
“Our Orange family mourns the loss of Rex Culpepper, who passed away this weekend at the age of 28,” the Syracuse football program said in a statement on X. “Rex lived his life with endless passion, having overcome cancer at the age of 20 while playing for the Orange.
“Appearing in 30 games, Rex played football as fierce as he lived life. Our hearts are with the Culpepper family & all those who loved him.”
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Culpepper’s fiancée, Savanna Morgan, confirmed his death in an emotional, heartbreaking Instagram post with photos and videos of them together.
Culpepper had just proposed to Morgan less than one month ago.
“No one expects to meet the love of your life and lose them in only 6 short years after meeting,” Morgan began the caption of her post. “Rex didn’t always believe in soulmates but towards the end he told me that he didn’t realize what having a soulmate felt like until we felt like extensions of each other.
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“And one thing about us is that we lived every single day like it was our last. We did every little thing that we set our minds to, between learning new skills and hobbies, and traveling to new places, there was never any free time with us and not a moment spent apart. I don’t regret a single day in our 6 years.
“You made six years feel like a lifetime Rexy.”
Culpepper primarily played as the Orange’s backup quarterback during his time with the program from 2017 through 2020. He did eventually get into games as a tight end as well.
During his treatment, Culpepper became quite the name on the Orange football team, as he participated in the 2018 spring game, throwing a touchdown on the final drive to a roaring crowd and sideline with his teammates and coaches applauding his efforts.
He saw time in 30 career games, 16 of which at quarterback where he threw for 1,546 total yards with 11 touchdowns.
As Syracuse mentioned in its post, Culpepper battled cancer while with the program after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in March 2018. He underwent extensive chemotherapy to treat his illness, and he was declared cancer-free in June of that year.
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Culpepper is also the son of former Tampa Bay Buccanners defensive tackle, Brad Culpepper, who was a starter with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears as well over his NFL career.
Jerry O’Connell says wife and daughters ‘became physical’ after comments on Harris loss
Actor Jerry O’Connell revealed in a new interview that his wife, actress Rebecca Romijn, and their daughters “became physical” with him after former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election.
“If I say this, will I stay married?” the “Stand by Me” actor joked on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast on Monday.
O’Connell continued describing the night of the election where he insisted that he did not believe President Donald Trump would win. However, he recalled making off-hand remarks to his family during the night.
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“I said something along the lines of ‘there was no planning. This is what they get. There should have been a primary.’ I said something along those lines, you know, like I was just spit-balling ideas. It was a shock. My wife and daughters, without saying anything, became physical with me. They were filled with rage,” O’Connell said.
He continued, “So if I am being careful with you in how I say things, yes, I live in California. I live with not one, not two, but three people who, if I made any kind of joke, they’d become very angry with me.”
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Maher responded by saying he could not live that way.
“Whatever household situation I’m in, I say what I truly think, and if it makes you angry, I’m sorry. We’ll have to work that out. But I am not going to tuck my tail between my legs and just shut the f— up,” Maher said.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Romijn’s representatives for comment.
O’Connell and Maher’s conversation came after Maher criticized Hollywood’s refusal to award or acknowledge the Paramount+ series “Landman” because it was perceived as a “conservative show.”
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“First of all, even if it was a conservative show, that should be allowed. This is f—ing America, you a–holes. Okay, you know what? ‘Landman’ has girl bosses. It has Mexicans. It has a trans character. I mean, it’s just not exactly what you are. And so we have to ignore that and pretend it doesn’t exist. You want to know why people vote for Trump? That’s why your s—– attitude is a real turnoff,” Maher said.
HR exec at center of Coldplay kiss cam controversy says she’s shared desks with CEOs
Kristin Cabot is pushing back against the narrative behind the viral “Coldplay Kiss Cam” moment that derailed her career.
The former Astronomer HR executive claimed that her relationship with then-CEO Andy Byron was a byproduct of a high-intensity professional culture where sharing desks and social drinks were standard practice during an upcoming appearance on “The Oprah Podcast.“
Despite the global speculation about an illicit affair, Cabot maintained that she was already separated from her husband at the time and that he was aware of her “very close” working relationship with Byron. Cabot explained that her daughter alerted her to the fact that her estranged husband was attending the same Coldplay concert she was at with Byron on that fateful night.
“My daughter’s like, ‘This is so fun! Great!’ … and in my mind I thought, ‘Well, that’s… is this going to be weird if he sees me with Andy? Like, if I run into him,'” she told Oprah.
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Cabot’s momentary worry didn’t linger for long.
“But then I was like, I’m at Gillette Stadium, there’s 55,000 people here. I’m probably not going to run into him. But it doesn’t matter – I mean, it would have been better at the end of the day if I had just run into him,” she explained. “But, you know, he knows – he knows how closely Andy and I work together. He knows we socially got lunches and got drinks. It was fine.”
“He knows the nature of my work and the way the relationships – I’ve shared desks with the CEOs I’ve worked with,” Cabot emphasized. “Like, it’s just a very close [relationship], and so it didn’t matter.”
During Coldplay’s performance on July 16, Byron appeared on the Kiss Cam with his arms wrapped around a woman, who was later identified as Cabot. The two were shown during Martin’s “The Jumbotron Song,” where the singer improvises lyrics about the couples shown to the crowd.
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Cabot immediately covered her face and turned away from the camera, while a stunned Byron ducked down and exited the frame. Martin then joked that, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
The moment ignited speculation of infidelity across social media as video of the exchange went viral. At the time, she was separated from her husband and Byron had claimed he was also separated. Cabot has since filed for divorce.
“Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” the company shared in a statement days later. “The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter, and we will have additional details to share very shortly.”
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On July 20, Astronomer informed its social media followers that Byron had resigned from the company. Cabot later resigned from her role as chief people officer at Astronomer, a week after the video of her cuddling up with Byron went viral.
The viral moment led to online chatter and even Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin’s ex-wife, poked fun at the Kiss Cam controversy by teaming up with Astronomer as their “temporary spokesperson.”
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Dem senators call to fund DHS after voting to block it 4 times amid shutdown fight
Senate Democrats say they want to end the government shutdown but have repeatedly blocked GOP attempts to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as they push for immigration enforcement reforms.
On Friday, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said at a news conference following an antisemitic attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in her state that “certainly” Congress must fund DHS.
However, Slotkin and most Senate Democrats have voted four times to block DHS funding, including several attempts to temporarily reopen the agency while negotiations continue.
Slotkin is just one of several Senate Democrats calling for an end to the shutdown. Republicans argue the votes are part of a broader Democratic strategy to blame them for blocking efforts to reopen DHS.
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Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., accused Democrats of trying to shift blame for the shutdown.
“Well, that’s what they do, right? And they’re good at it. They’re really good at it,” he told Fox News Digital. “And the big difference is they have 90% of the legacy media backing them up.”
“So it’s hard, but again, four times this afternoon, the Democrats voted against funding DHS,” he continued.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., accused Republicans of using the federal workers of a variety of agencies under DHS, like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as “hostages.”
“I remind my Republican colleagues, we’re going to be back here again and again, winning this debate and eventually winning the American people,” Schumer said.
But Slotkin and others are now signaling an openness to funding Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which many Democrats have sought to deny federal funding to, in addition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“We need, in my view, to cut away all the conversation on ICE, which is its own conversation,” Slotkin said at the news conference.
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Republicans have sharply criticized Democrats for denying funding to DHS despite a series of terror-related attacks across the country and a heightened threat environment amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict involving Iran.
An alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot in New York City and a deadly shooting involving a convicted Islamic State supporter at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, rocked the country last week.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said he supports funding DHS after voting against full-year appropriations for the department Thursday.
“I think we should,” Warner replied when asked if Democrats should break the deadlock by CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on Sunday.
“What we have offered is let’s pay TSA, let’s pay FEMA, let’s pay … the Coast Guard, let’s pay CISA. I’d even say let’s pay Customs and Border Patrol,” Warner said. “If we can’t agree on ICE reforms, let’s pay everybody else.”
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However, it is not clear that enough Democrats would be willing to fund CBP while still negotiating reforms to ICE to end the shutdown. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has been the lone Democrat so far to cross-party lines and support a full-year DHS appropriations bill.
“Democrats’ position is simple: we want reforms to rein in ICE and Border Patrol,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said on the Senate floor Thursday. “We also want TSA and FEMA funded — but we are not going to be blackmailed into cutting a blank check for ICE to get it done.”
Senate Republicans have rejected Democrats’ attempts to fund every agency under DHS except for those handling immigration enforcement.
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., last week blocked an effort by Murray to fund the non-immigration portions of DHS.
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Republicans’ resistance to efforts to partially reopen the agency comes as negotiations between the White House and Democrats have stalled.
“Members need to get in a room, have tough conversations, and figure out a pathway for the American people,” Britt told Fox News Digital. “Their safety and security should matter more than politics in November, and unfortunately, Democrats continue to try to take hostages.”
Items found at vacation home add twist in retired Air Force general’s disappearance
Authorities searching for missing retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland are investigating a new development after hiking boots believed to belong to the missing general were discovered at his vacation home, officials said Monday.
Investigators said they are still working to determine whether the boots are connected to McCasland’s disappearance, which has now stretched into a third week.
During a Monday news conference, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said there have still been no confirmed sightings of the 68-year-old aerospace engineer, and the Silver Alert issued for him remains in effect.
McCasland was last seen leaving his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home on foot around 11 a.m. on Feb. 27, authorities said.
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Investigators noted he left behind his phone, glasses and wearable devices at the house. However, several personal items remain missing, including his wallet, a revolver and a holster for the gun. Investigators also said Monday that a red backpack is unaccounted for.
Earlier that morning, McCasland was seen speaking with a repairman at his home around 9 to 10 a.m., according to authorities.
The repairman described McCasland as being in a “mental fog,” but investigators said there was no indication he was disoriented or confused, describing him instead as a “highly intelligent, highly capable” person.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we escalated the search to a Silver Alert with that information that was given to us early on,” a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office official said.
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Authorities say McCasland vanished within roughly a one-hour window while his wife was out of the house for an appointment.
Search teams have also recovered a U.S. Air Force sweatshirt more than a mile from McCasland’s home, though investigators have not confirmed whether the item belonged to him.
McCasland is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall with white hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a light green, button-up outdoor shirt with two chest pockets.
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Officials believe he left his home on foot.
The retired general is known to be an avid outdoorsman who frequently hikes, runs and cycles in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights and the nearby Sandia Foothills, where search crews have focused some of their efforts.
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Authorities said they have received dozens of tips and are urging residents to check home security video captured between Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, which investigators say is a critical window in the search.
The FBI joined the search effort on March 3, assisting local authorities as the investigation continues.
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Investigators said they had not uncovered evidence of foul play, though officials have emphasized that no scenarios have been ruled out.
McCasland’s wife, Susan McCasland Wilkerson, has also pushed back on speculation tying his disappearance to his past military work.
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“It is true that when Neil was in the Air Force, he had access to some highly classified programs and information,” she wrote in a Facebook post. “He retired from the AF almost 13 years ago and has had only very commonly held clearances since.”
Before retiring in 2013, McCasland commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Despite online speculation, his wife said he had no special knowledge about extraterrestrials or the Roswell incident.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about McCasland’s whereabouts to text BCSO to 847411 or contact the sheriff’s Missing Persons Unit at 505-468-7070.
Jane Fonda calls out Academy for picking Barbra Streisand to honor Robert Redford
Jane Fonda is taking a dig at the Academy for choosing Barbra Streisand to honor Robert Redford during the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment.
Following the big night, Fonda joked that she had “more to say” than Streisand due to her long history with the late actor.
“I want to know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redford?” Fonda told Entertainment Tonight. She noted that Streisand “only made one movie with him, I made four! I have more to say.”
Fonda said she was “always in love with him. The most gorgeous human being and such great values. And he did a lot for movies, he really changed movies, lifted up independent movies.”
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The two shared more than five decades of friendship — Redford landed a breakout role in Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park,” first on the Broadway stage and then on screen alongside Fonda in 1967. Following Redford’s death, Fonda shared a statement.
“I want to know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redford?”
“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can’t stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for,” she shared in a statement, according to People.
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Streisand, who starred opposite Redford in “The Way We Were,” remembered both the on-screen chemistry and the off-screen connection they shared following his passing.
“Every day on the set of ‘The Way We Were’ was exciting, intense and pure joy,” Streisand said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We were such opposites: he was from the world of horses; I was allergic to them! Yet, we kept trying to find out more about each other, just like the characters in the movie.”
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“Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting — and one of the finest actors ever.”
As she reflected on their final visit, Streisand shared a touching memory: “The last time I saw him, when he came to lunch, we discussed art and decided to send each other our first drawings.”
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She concluded, “He was one of a kind, and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.”
In September, Redford died at 89.
“Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” his representative told Fox News Digital. “He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
The Hollywood icon was best known for classics like “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The Sting.”
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Sheriff defies judge’s order to release repeat offender with 35 arrests
A Las Vegas sheriff is refusing to release a repeat offender with 35 arrests despite a judge’s order, sparking a legal showdown now headed to the Nevada Supreme Court over who decides if a suspect is too dangerous to leave jail.
The dispute began after Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Eric Goodman ordered Joshua Sanchez-Lopez released on electronic monitoring, a program that allows defendants to leave jail while wearing a GPS ankle bracelet, according to KLAS.
But law enforcement officials declined to release Sanchez-Lopez, arguing his criminal history makes him too dangerous to supervise in the community.
Sanchez-Lopez, 36, is a felon whose record includes 35 arrests and prior prison time for drug and involuntary manslaughter charges, according to records cited by KLAS.
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Police say his past behavior raises serious concerns. In one 2020 arrest, Sanchez-Lopez allegedly ran from officers while armed with a gun, later posting on Snapchat showing his ankle monitor and saying he “got chased again,” according to documents cited by KLAS.
Officials say cases like that are exactly why the sheriff’s office believes it should have the final say on whether someone can be placed in the electronic monitoring program.
“We have to take a look at that and say, ‘Is this somebody who our electronic supervision program can monitor safely in the community?’” Mike Dickerson, assistant general counsel for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, told KLAS. “This is an issue of public safety.”
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The case stems from Sanchez-Lopez’s January arrest on a charge of grand larceny of a motor vehicle.
During a court hearing, Goodman set bail at $25,000 and ordered that Sanchez-Lopez be placed on “high-level” electronic monitoring, essentially house arrest, if he posted bond, KLAS reported.
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Authorities refused, citing prior bench warrants, failures to appear in court and violations of the department’s monitoring program, according to the outlet.
When police declined to release him, Goodman ordered the department to comply and warned officials they could face contempt sanctions if they did not, the outlet reported.
“When someone has dozens of prior arrests and a history of violations, that raises serious concerns about whether they can safely be released into the community,” said David Moody, a retired LVMPD detective and state president of FOP in Nevada. “From a law enforcement perspective, public safety has to come first.”
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Now the sheriff’s office is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to step in, arguing state law gives Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill the authority to determine whether supervising someone outside jail would pose an unreasonable risk to public safety.
“Sheriff McMahill will not violate the law to appease the Las Vegas Justice Court and let out people who he deems to be dangerous,” the department said in a statement.
Steve Grammas, president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, told Fox News Digital the dispute ultimately comes down to who the law says controls electronic monitoring.
“Statutorily, it’s very clear the sheriff decides whether someone can be placed on supervised monitoring,” Grammas said. “It’s his jail and his supervision, so that decision rests with him.”
Grammas said the case has drawn attention because many people view it as a public safety issue involving a repeat offender with a long arrest record.
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Sanchez-Lopez’s attorney, however, argues the sheriff is overstepping his authority.
“Metro’s argument is flat wrong,” public defender P. David Westbrook said in a statement to KLAS. “It is the job of the elected judge to decide whether someone charged with a crime should be released and under what conditions.”
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The dispute has also drawn attention online, where some commentators praised the sheriff for refusing to release the defendant.
The conservative social media account Libs of TikTok posted about the case on X, calling Sanchez-Lopez a “violent career criminal” and writing, “Kudos to this sheriff!”
The Nevada Republican Club also weighed in, writing, “That’s our Sheriff. We stand behind him all day long.”
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Sigal Chattah, the U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada, also praised the sheriff, writing on X: “Couldn’t be more proud to call this guy MY SHERIFF… bow down America to King Kevin.”
The Nevada Supreme Court has not yet scheduled a hearing on the petition.
Fox News Digital reached out to Sanchez-Lopez’s attorney, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office for comment. Goodman declined to comment, citing the pending case.
Mom claims her Cybertruck nearly drove her and her baby off a bridge
A Houston woman sued Tesla last month after she says her Cybertruck, allegedly operating in self-driving mode, was captured on camera nearly sending her and her infant off a bridge before ultimately crashing into an overpass barrier.
The woman, who claims she suffered multiple injuries in the August 2025 incident, is suing Tesla for $1 million in a liability and negligence case, according to the lawsuit.
“On August 18, 2025, our client Justine Saint Amour was driving her Tesla Cybertruck on Houston’s 69 Eastex Freeway with autopilot engaged,” Attorney Bob Hilliard said in a statement to FOX Business.
“Something terrifying happened, without warning, the vehicle attempted to drive straight off an overpass.”
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In the dashcam video of the incident, driver Justine Saint Amour was in a Cybertruck that was expected to follow a right-hand curve of a Y-shaped overpass.
The car then appeared to barely turn, continuing straight ahead, before violently crashing into a concrete barrier on the overpass. As it ricocheted from the impact, parts of the vehicle were seen flying off.
Amour’s attorney added that just before the crash, she disengaged the driver-assistance feature and tried to take control of the wheel. However, the vehicle was already too far in motion for any intervention to be effective, the law firm indicated.
“She tried to take control, but crashed into the barrier and was seriously injured (mostly her shoulder, neck, and back),” Hilliard said.
Saint Amour suffered serious injuries to her right shoulder, neck and back, including two herniated discs in her lower back and one in her neck, the Austin American-Statesman reported, citing Hilliard Law. Saint Amour also sprained the tendons in her wrist and suffered nerve damage to her right hand, which can cause numbness, a burning sensation and overall weakness, the lawsuit claimed.
Local outlet Khou 11 added that her 1-year-old child was also in the backseat during the incident but was unharmed.
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The lawsuit alleged that Tesla misrepresented the capabilities of its driver-assistance system and was negligent in the design of its “Autopilot” feature. It also claimed that the company failed to incorporate safety mechanisms such as more effective emergency braking systems or liDAR, a sensing technology that measures distances.
“Tesla’s self driving relies on cheap video cameras alone, with no LiDar,” Hilliard said. “The vehicle also lacks a proper driver alert system to ensure drivers are ready to take over driving.”
Hilliard Law posted a statement on social media last Wednesday, saying “Tesla could have avoided all of this by not cutting corners.”
“Tesla’s decisions made Justine’s accident inevitable,” Hilliard added. “This company wants drivers to believe and trust their life on a lie: that the vehicle can self-drive and that it can do so safely. It can’t, and it doesn’t.”
The lawsuit, filed in Harris County District Court, comes as Tesla was recently forced to comply with California regulations over false advertising claims related to its “Autopilot” feature.
The case, filed by the California DMV in 2022, alleged that Tesla misleadingly marketed its advanced driver assistance systems as autonomous driving technology under the names “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving.”
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While the automaker attempted to challenge the ruling, it ultimately adjusted the system’s “Navigate on Autopilot” name to “Navigate on Autosteer,” among other rebranding changes.
Tesla’s shift is part of a high-stakes effort to protect its business while aggressively expanding its fleet of Robotaxi services, including the recent launch of the Cybercab — a fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicle designed without a steering wheel, pedals or any physical controls.
FOX Business reached out to Tesla for comment, but did not hear back.