In a chilling crime that has left authorities and the local community shocked, an Illinois man has been accused of fatally stabbing his half-brother during a heated argument. He then allegedly collaborated with the victim’s wife to hide their gruesome deed by dismembering the body. The pair reportedly froze the head, neck, and torso, and stealthily disposed of other body parts in a lake.

This heinous act has led to serious charges against James Adams, aged 26, and Robin Turner, 62. According to the Illinois State Police, both face accusations of concealment of a homicide and dismembering a human body, following the demise of Dalewayne Turner, who was 38 at the time of his death.

The gruesome discovery began on June 28 when boaters on Lake Mattoon stumbled across part of a human arm. Their chilling find prompted an investigation, which unearthed additional remains in the vicinity.

For investigative teams, identifying the victim hinged on his unique tattoos, which ultimately confirmed the remains as those of Dalewayne Turner.

Adams and Robin Turner were quickly identified as potential suspects and taken into custody.

According to court documents released on Monday, Adams admitted to fatally stabbing his half-brother, and the victim’s wife failed to contact law enforcement after the killing, Fox 32 reported.

Adams had claimed he killed the victim in an act of self-defense, and Robin Turner said the two men were arguing in the living room when Adams stabbed her husband multiple times, the documents said.

“The one thing I will say is that I did it, but I did it out of self-defense. I will tell you guys that,” James said, according to the documents.

The two suspects are accused of taking several steps to conceal the crime, including using bleach to clean the home and mask odors, repainting parts of the house, removing and burning wood paneling in a fire pit and disposing of rugs, the documents said.

Robin Turner told investigators the repainting and remodeling were part of renovation work completed between June 21 and June 30.

Some parts of Dalewayne Turner’s dismembered body were found in a freezer, investigators said.

On Wednesday, investigators searched the home and found a downstairs freezer with what appeared to be a bloodstain dripping from a drain hole, according to court records, Fox 32 reported. Investigators opened the freezer and discovered a torso, neck and head but no limbs.

Investigators said the remains were placed in trash bags, weighted down, sealed with duct tape and dumped in Lake Mattoon. But prosecutors said one weighted bag tore apart, allowing the victim’s tattooed arm to rise to the water’s surface.

Subsequent searches revealed additional weighted bags containing human remains in the lake, authorities said.

The two suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday for a detention hearing.

A GoFundMe created to cover funeral expenses had raised more than $1,300 as of Tuesday afternoon.

“Our brother Dalewayne E. Turner was tragically taken away from us, leaving our family heartbroken,” the fundraiser reads.

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton embodies a selfless athlete who prioritizes the needs of her team over personal grievances.

However, this season has pushed her boundaries in unforeseen ways, presenting her with unexpected challenges.

She has strived to keep any discontent about her changing role under wraps.

Yet, Laney-Hamilton acknowledges her strong desire to be out on the court.

“As a fierce competitor who has dedicated immense effort and been with the organization for a long time, there are moments it gets disappointing and frustrating,” Laney-Hamilton expressed on Tuesday prior to the Liberty’s clash with the Dallas Wings. “But this is also part of the journey. So, I’m focusing on being the best I can in these circumstances,” she added.

Laney-Hamilton missed all of last season rehabbing from knee surgery.

She put in a lot of work behind the scenes so she could enter this year the healthiest she had been for quite some time. 

“Physically, I feel really good,” Laney-Hamilton said. “Physically, I feel better than I felt in a long time and so just taking it a day at a time, working through everything.” 

Yet her role has varied, and doubt regarding her future in Brooklyn has started to surface.

Laney-Hamilton went from being a starter to coming off the bench. She missed time for personal reasons early on then was sidelined for two games after receiving an injection in her surgically repaired knee before a June 14 game in Chicago. 

In the past two weeks, Laney-Hamilton hasn’t played in three games, despite being available, including last week’s Commissioner’s Cup win against the Las Vegas Aces and Friday’s win against the Minnesota Lynx. 

Coach Chris DeMarco explained some of Laney-Hamilton’s benchings as the result of him tightening the rotation. He has repeatedly expressed confidence in Laney-Hamilton. 

“She is valuable to us,” he said. “We have had a lot of communication, and she’ll be ready to go [Tuesday].”

Laney-Hamilton said she’s discussed her situation with DeMarco and general manager Jonathan Kolb several times.

“We’ve had a lot of different conversations,” she said, “and so now just trying to figure everything out and work through things.” 

The WNBA trade deadline is Aug. 2. Laney-Hamilton took a brief pause when asked directly if she expected to be with the Liberty beyond that date.

“We’re working on things,” Laney-Hamilton said. “I don’t know what everything looks like right now. I’m just trying to take everything one step at a time and just stay in the moment. It’s been difficult. But today, right now, I feel pretty good. I just want to be able to focus on the game, go out there, do what I do at least for the fans, for the teammates, all the things.”

Fans have started to make known their support of Laney-Hamilton, a beloved franchise cornerstone. 

The chant started like background noise but gradually amplified. An undeniable chorus of “We want Laney” chants sang throughout Barclays Center on Friday as she sat on the bench. 

Laney-Hamilton never entered the game, much to the dismay of the team’s biggest supporters. But the former All-Star took notice. She said the fans’ outward support means “a lot” to her.

“It’s also a little overwhelming with the situation and everything and emotions and all the things,” she said. “But it’s something that I don’t take for granted, something that I do really appreciate to just know that the fans continue to have my back through a difficult time.

“I worked really hard to come back and to be in this position.”

A couple from Minneapolis, accused of racial discrimination against two Somali women searching for a home, claim they were the ones subjected to racial slurs.

Brian and Jen Wagner became the center of attention when a video of their confrontation with two Somali sisters in Shakopee went viral last month. Shakopee is located just southwest of Minneapolis.

Identified by their first names as Hamdi and Sumaya, the sisters reported being approached by the Wagners while they were viewing properties in the neighborhood.

The video, which the sisters posted online, captures Brian stating, “Nobody wants you here. Not a single person here wants you. I can smell you from here.”

Brian told Alpha News that the portion of the altercation shared on social media didn’t capture the entire incident, suggesting there is more context not shown in the video.

‘The public saw a shortened, selective clip showing my reaction, but not the events that led up to it. Before that video began, racial slurs were directed at me,’ he said. 

According to Brian, the sisters called him a ‘f***ing white cracker’, as well as a ‘redneck’ before they started recording him. A ‘cracker’ is an offensive term for a white person. 

The couple also released footage captured by a passenger, in which the two women can be seen shouting angrily at the Wagners.

Brian added: ‘Their vehicle doors remained open and the cars were left running in the street while I remained on the sidewalk.’

The sisters have since spoken with Kare11, claiming they had just left a home tour when they were approached by the couple. 

Hamdi told the outlet that Wagner said ‘we don’t want you guys here’, adding: ‘That was our first interaction. It wasn’t even a “hi, what are you guys doing here?”‘

In the footage, Brian also appeared to reference ongoing fraud investigations in Minnesota that have been connected to the Somali community. 

He questioned the two, saying: ‘Where’d you get your money for the house? All you do is steal.’

Sumaya told the outlet: ‘To take an entire group and say the whole Somali population commits fraud is heartbreaking.

‘We’ve been in this country, we were born and raised here, our parents have been here for a very long time. We don’t own any businesses; we are very hardworking individuals.’ 

The sisters said they planned to file a police report against the Wagners.

The two women wore face coverings during their sit-down with the outlet, with Wagner telling Alpha News he wanted them to show their faces. 

He said: ‘Show the world who you are. You showed the world who we are.’ 

Wagner and his wife have been left dealing with the consequences, saying he had lost his job and his wife’s daycare business had been targeted. 

Besides that, he claimed their phones had been bombarded with threatening texts and voicemails, causing them to change their numbers.

He added: ‘We have asked our legal team to pursue and seek prosecution for any criminal acts committed against us.

‘We are lifelong Minnesotans and proud Americans. We intend to put these events behind us and move forward with the next chapter of our lives.

‘We are deeply grateful for the support we have received from our neighbors, family, friends, and members of our community.’ 

Seidlich Law, who represent the couple, said the video was being ‘weaponized’ to ‘create a false narrative to negatively characterize the Wagner family as ‘racist.’

‘This incomplete video is being used to coordinate a cyberbullying campaign against an honest, patriotic, kind, and hard-working family,’ the law firm said.

The firm said they ‘categorically deny’ any implications that they were racially targeting the Somali family, and accused the person filming of ‘playing the victim.’

Meanwhile, across the country in California, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed a significant acquisition. Investing $1.5 billion, DHS purchased two major migrant detention centers from CoreCivic, a Tennessee-based private prison company. This acquisition included the California City Detention Facility, which accommodates 2,560 beds, and the Otay Mesa Detention Center with its capacity of 1,994 beds. The transaction, involving two of the largest immigrant detention facilities in the state, was finalized earlier this month.

The funds for this purchase were sourced from President Donald Trump’s spending bill enacted last summer, which aimed to further his administration’s agenda for mass deportations. DHS officials reiterated that this expenditure aligns with efforts to expand detention capacity significantly, a mandate granted under the terms of what was humorously called Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” This expansion is intended to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in fulfilling the administration’s objectives regarding immigration enforcement.

DHS said it used funds from President Donald Trump’s spending bill signed last summer to purchase the facilities, as the administration seeks to continue the president’s mass deportation agenda.

“The Department of Homeland Security purchased the California City Detention Facility and the Otay Mesa Detention Center,” a DHS spokesperson told News Media. “This purchase was made possible by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill that allowed ICE to expand detention space to fulfill the President’s promise of mass deportations.”

The facilities will equip the federal government with more resources to carry out Trump’s immigration policies without relying on private prison companies, as DHS says California’s so-called sanctuary polices attempt to block immigration officials from using private prisons to hold migrants living in the country illegally.

“Unlike in states like Florida and Oklahoma, ICE can not rely on local state and county partners for detention space in California,” the DHS spokesperson said. “The state’s sanctuary politicians continue to push legislation to outlaw or make private prisons financially infeasible. Now, with federal ownership of these detention centers, which are crucial to ICE’s detention network on the west coast, ICE retains the detention capacity needed to arrest, detain, and remove illegal aliens.”

CoreCivic said it expects net proceeds to be about $1.1 billion after income taxes and transaction expenses.

“We are pleased with the sales of these two mission-critical facilities for the Company’s government partner, which demonstrates the value of the Company’s underlying real estate portfolio, while reflecting our role as a long-term, flexible solutions provider to government,” CoreCivic Chief Executive Patrick Swindle said in a statement.

“The sale of these facilities at what we believe is a fair valuation provides the Company with significant balance sheet flexibility and positions us well to grow the Company’s businesses and return value to its shareholders, while remaining a dependable partner for government,” he added.

The company said it expects to continue managing the two facilities under existing management contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, although the terms of the management contracts could be modified to reflect the change in ownership.

The California City facility contract expires in August 2027 and the contract for the Otay Mesa facility, which is located in San Diego, expires in December 2029, with the option to extend for five more years.

CoreCivic said it is in discussions with ICE about potentially selling additional detention facilities, although it said those talks are in various stages and cannot provide assurances that those sales will happen.

Eight ICE detention facilities are currently operating in California and combine to hold nearly 9,000 people.

The newly purchased California City and Otay Mesa facilities have both faced lawsuits by detainees over alleged mistreatment. CoreCivic has denied those allegations.

Authorities in California have reported that two teenagers allegedly misused a Waymo robotaxi for more than just a ride. The teens engaged in target practice while consuming alcohol, but their antics were cut short thanks to the automated vehicle’s intervention.

While traversing San Mateo on Monday afternoon, the self-driving vehicle company noticed that the teens were possibly drinking and shooting from inside the car. Police were soon alerted, according to a report by NBC.

The robotaxi eventually halted, which allowed police to determine that the teens had been drinking and firing Orbeez water beads from within the vehicle.

The San Mateo Police Department shared on social media, “Though inventive, using toy guns, water guns, and BB guns can be quite dangerous, particularly to those who might not recognize them right away.”

They continued, “Handling these items can incite fear in onlookers or those without a clear view. Rapidly releasing projectiles can cause significant harm. Additionally, underage drinking compounds the poor decisions. Although, choosing the Waymo was likely the only prudent choice, as driving under the influence could have turned out far worse.”

In another bizarre Waymo-related crime, San Francisco cops are still hunting a yoga pants thief who allegedly used a driverless Jaguar as a getaway car after swiping merchandise from a Marina District yoga studio in January.

Despite obtaining a search warrant for Waymo footage, investigators have been unable to identify the suspect because interior video had already been deleted and exterior footage blurred faces for privacy.

“It’s highly unusual in the first place that a Waymo is even used by a suspect,” Sgt. Tim Faye said. “It was disappointing that the internal video was not able to lead to the recognition of a suspect.”

Last month another Waymo mishap made headlines when a San Francisco passenger found himself in an unintended police chase after his driverless taxi barreled through a freeway construction zone.

“It went through the cones and then sped up straight away,” rider Elliot Slade said after the robotaxi ignored barriers and drew the attention of patrol officers.

The incident was one of more than a dozen similar construction-zone blunders that prompted Waymo to recall more than 3,800 vehicles and temporarily limit freeway service.