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SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man pleaded guilty Monday to killing a man in a violent home invasion and robbery. Landon Kavani Johnson , 20, admitted to killing 18-year-old Eric Padilla when he attempted to rob the man on Sept. 17. In a deal with prosecutors, additional charges against Johnson were dismissed, including aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary, first-degree felonies; and obstructing justice, a second-degree felony. According to police, Padilla and two others were in the bedroom of an apartment at Sky Harbor Apartments , 221 N. Sun Harbor Terrace , playing video games when there was a knock at the door. Padilla did not live at the apartment, and someone else answered the door. When the door opened, Johnson entered and grabbed the man who had opened the door by the neck, pointing a large silver revolver at him, charging documents state , telling the man, "Give me everything you got." As the men went into the bedroom, Johnson shot Padilla once in the head,...

When Valerie Marshall looked out her window in Westminster one night last September, she knew the commotion outside was something out of the ordinary. In a parking lot across the street, she witnessed a man assaulting and choking a woman before he forced her into an apartment. Where some may have let fear prevent them from coming to the aid of a stranger, Marshall called 911 on behalf of the victim. Her bravery went further when she agreed to testify as a witness during the trial for the man, later identified as Curtis Frisby. For these reasons, the Carroll County State ’s Attorney’s Office and the Board of County Commissioners recognized Marshall on Thursday, Aug.24, with the 2017 Citizen Valor Award . “I was humbled and speechless,” Marshall said upon receiving the award. This award is given annually, and Marshall is the second recipient. “I started this last year as a way to recognize how important citizens are in keeping our crime rate so low, as they are ‘eyes and ears’ in crim...

Brian Lisik/special to cleveland.com   BRUNSWICK ---   Menacing, Stonybrook Lane: Four men and a woman were arrested for menacing at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 8 after they were seen getting out of a silver Toyota Victim " carrying baseball bats and wearing bandannas over their faces," according to witnesses. The suspects then began screaming and threatening a tenant at Laurel Hill apartments , while pounding on his apartment door. The victim recognized the suspects and the victim's girlfriend said she saw one of the men pull a handgun from a grocery bag. The car was located a short time later and a baseball bat, a bandana and marijuana was found inside. One of the men admitted to going to the apartment to confront the victim "about stolen money," reports said. No guns were found in the car and the suspects all denied having a gun. Four of the five suspects were but were charged with menacing. One, whose involvement was unclear due to conflicting accounts, was not charge...

Steve Tipping, who died on Aug. 11, 2017. Photo: Tipping & Associates By Lulu Tipping Steve Tipping, Nov. 12, 1947 – Aug. 11, 2017. Steven was born Nov. 12, 1947 in Ithaca, New York, to Kenneth and Virginia Tipping; his father was studying law at Cornell University, where his mother had completed her undergraduate degree. He was the third of four children. His father’s work brought them to Long Island and a year living abroad in Venezuela. His parents’ divorce led his mother and her children back to her hometown in Salamanca, New York. Steven’s interest in building was evident at an early age — if he didn’t have it, he would build it. He was an athlete — football quarterback, basketball guard, pole-vaulter. Pole vaulting incorporated speed , strength, suspension, and physics. It thrilled him so much that he constructed his own bar and pit in the backyard. He practiced diligently and made it to the state level in competition. After graduating from Salamanca High School in 1965, St...

Aug 16, 2017 The first time Captain Noorullah Aminyar traveled to the United States, in 2012, he felt calm and peaceful in a way he never had before. Back home in Afghanistan, he had slept fully clothed , boots on, hand on his rifle. The Taliban attacked every night, and he had to be ready. "But when I come to America," he told me, "I have no stress in America. I sleep good. I tell you, I have no stress. It was really easy. It was a good thing. You feel safe. I was born in the war. I grew up in the war. Always, your life is in danger. You find a little safe time, for sure you'll be happy." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below For Aminyar, then twenty-eight, coming to America was an honor and an achievement. He attended the prestigious Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, the culmination of more than a decade of studying English, followed by a basic infantry officer 's course at Fort Benning, Georgia, with Ame...

Making his way along the press circuit for HBO limited series  Big Little Lies —which earned eight Emmy nominations last month—director Jean-Marc Vallée has repeatedly been asked one question: “What was your transition to television?” An Oscar nominee known for  Dallas Buyers Club ,  Wild  and  Demolition , the auteur has a simple answer: There isn’t one. Making another major splash with his first television series , Vallée treats all of his projects as films—whether they arrive in theaters or on HBO, the process and the goal are the same. Speaking with Deadline, the first- time Emmy nominee gives an in-depth look into his creative process, expressing his passion for female-driven projects and his desire to be involved with every aspect of the projects he creates. You came to Big Little Lies thinking about directing the first two episodes and departing. What initially attracted you to the project, and what was it that kept you around? Reese Witherspoon changed my life, made me a tir...