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RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. () – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the community to locate a missing individual.
Officials report that Marcus Wayne Johnson, aged 51, standing 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds, was last observed on Friday, April 3rd. He was leaving the Bank of America situated on the 2800 block of Peach Orchard Road, and was seen heading towards Doug Bernard Parkway on foot.
The missing person report indicates that Johnson was on his way to work. However, recent interactions with his wife have raised concerns for his safety, suggesting he may be a danger to himself.
Authorities describe Johnson’s last known attire as a blue mechanics uniform from the Board of Education, featuring orange reflective stripes along the sides of both the shirt and pants, along with an unspecified colored baseball cap.
Anyone who has information about Johnson’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 821-1020 or (706) 821-1080.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WCIA) — The excitement is palpable as Illini fans flood Indianapolis, proudly sporting their orange and blue, in anticipation of the team’s first Final Four appearance in over two decades.
On Friday, Lucas Oil Stadium became a sea of Illini supporters as approximately 17,000 fans attended a free open practice session. The atmosphere was electric as Illinois prepared for their semifinal showdown on Saturday. Throughout the day, Illinois enthusiasts were a dominant presence at the NCAA “Fan Fest” held at the Indiana Convention Center, as well as the lively March Madness Tailgate on Georgia Street.
PHOENIX — On Friday, Lauren Betts could hardly contain her emotions, covering her mouth in astonishment as UCLA prepared to greet their opponents in the postgame handshake line.
This moment encapsulated why Betts chose to forego the 2025 WNBA draft, opting instead to return to UCLA for her final collegiate season. Her leadership had already propelled the Bruins to unprecedented heights, guiding them to their first-ever Final Four appearance.
However, Betts was determined to seize one last opportunity to clinch the ultimate prize—a national championship.
Under her guidance, UCLA boasted an impressive 35-1 record, including a remarkable streak of 29 consecutive victories. This dominant performance secured them both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, paving their path to a second straight Final Four appearance.
In a thrilling showdown, the Bruins avenged their only loss of the season by defeating Texas 51-44. Now, they stand just one victory away from capturing UCLA’s first national championship in the NCAA era.
“We were talking about it in the locker room. This is something that we’ve all dreamt of being in the position [we’re] in and we’re all very very thankful,” Betts said. “And we expected to be here. So tonight, we’ll all celebrate with our families and soak this in and then tomorrow we gotta walk in and prep for another.”
Texas made UCLA sweat. The Longhorns cut it to a three-point game with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter. But Betts chased Madison Booker down on a fast-break and blocked her layup.
Kiki Rice drained four free throws in the final 13 seconds to seal the win.
A year ago, coach Cori Close vowed that the Bruins “be better the next time we’re here.”
“We’ve got to let the pain of this” — a Final Four loss to UConn — “teach us to go to new heights next year and learn from this and be better the next time,” Close said in Tampa.
That’s exactly what happened.
The Bruins welcomed back seniors Betts, Rice, Gabriela Jaquez and Angela Dugalic. They bolstered their rotation, welcoming Utah transfer Gianna Kneepkens and graduate student Charlisse Leger-Walker. Six players who could hear their name on WNBA draft night in 10 days.
They’ll play a tough South Carolina team who outmuscled UConn hours earlier on Friday.
The Gamecocks are making their fourth appearance in a national championship game in five years and are vying for their third title in that window.
But the Bruins are playing with house money and savoring the opportunity of playing one more game together.
The State of Illinois has turned down a request from the City of Harvey to classify it as a “financially distressed” city, a designation that would allow for state intervention in its financial affairs.
In a recent special city council meeting held on October 16, Harvey officials discussed the possibility of seeking this designation under Illinois law. The Harvey City Council had previously approved the move in October, hoping for state oversight to help manage the city’s financial issues.
Despite the council’s approval, the Illinois Department of Revenue rejected the request in February, as per a letter acquired by ABC7. Harvey’s city attorney, Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, confirmed the state’s decision, noting that it was expected. Krafthefer suggested that state legislation should be revised to simplify the process for cities seeking financial assistance from the state.
The designation was approved by Harvey City Council in October, and the city requested for the state to take control of the city’s finances. However, the request was denied by the Illinois Department of Revenue in February, according to a letter obtained by ABC7.
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Harvey city attorney Keri-Lyn Krafthefer confirmed the denial to ABC7 Friday, saying it was not a surprise to the city and state law should be changed to make it easier for cities to request help from the state.
Municipalities can’t declare bankruptcy in Illinois.
As of October 2025, Harvey has a 52% property tax collection rate, bringing in less money than it spends, even though it has the third highest property tax rates in Cook County. Also, 35% of state revenue & restricted funds gets diverted by the State Comptroller to fund the fire pension.
Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris also confirmed the denial to ABC7 Friday.
“Two criteria city has to meet in order to be considered a financially distressed city. One is being in top 5 of the highest tax rate, other being in the lowest 5 of the tax per capita,” Harris said. “They met one criteria not the other.”
READ MORE | Questions raised as Harvey seeks approval from state to be declared ‘financially distressed’ city
Harvey Mayor Christopher J. Clark died Jan. 30. The Harvey City Council elected Shirley Drewenski as acting mayor in February.
“If we can bring brighter minds to our community to help us to move forward, if we can find ways to deal with such a sizeable amount, then we welcome that,” Clark said in October as the “financially distressed” declaration request was made by the city.
The city had said it needs $51 million to operate and only receives $30 million, and there was a bill in Springfield that would provide immediate relief.
“If the legislature and governor determine law should be changed, we will do what law says to do,” Harris said.
The City of Harvey laid off about 10% of its municipal workers in August amid their financial crisis.
SAVANNAH, Ga. ()– The family of a man who lost his life in a stabbing incident on March 18 shared his story publicly on Friday, offering a glimpse into their journey through grief.
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office reported that 28-year-old Chapin Micheal McRee was fatally wounded during the altercation that occurred that morning. Officers arrived at the scene on the 4400 block of Blue Jay Road around 8:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, McRee was discovered with several stab wounds and was quickly transported to Memorial Health Hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
McRee leaves behind a grieving family, including his mother, stepfather, fiancé, and two young children. They gathered to express their sorrow and how they are coping with the tragic loss.
“Seeing my child mourn the loss of his father, his best friend, is heart-wrenching,” said Kaycie Stewart, McRee’s fiancé. “It’s devastating to witness my four-year-old endure this pain.”
The family said they remember the day they got the call that changed their lives forever. During the morning of March 18, McRee’s employee 48-year-old James Phillip Barla came to their home.
“The truth is that James was not supposed to be working with Michael that day,” McRee’s mom Courtney O’Rear said. “He showed up to the house and asked if he could give him work. Michael was being the generous soul that he did, he said ‘sure.’”
The family knew Barla and shared a friendly relationship with him. The family said while Barla and McRee were headed to a job site, Barla stabbed McRee.
“They were driving and for an unknown reason James stabbed Michael in the chest, in the neck and three times in the back,” O’Rear said. “Michael bailed out of his truck while it was still moving.”
McRee and Barla were both transported to the hospital for their injuries. McRee succumbed to his injuries.
The family said they don’t understand why Barla attacked McRee.
“They carried a friendship outside of work.,” Stewart said. “We had James, and they would come over for dinner. We had just gone to his grandson’s birthday party, and it’s. It’s just very confusing.”
Barla was arrested and charged with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony.
The family said they are still left with a lot of unanswered questions and memories of the man they loved so much.
“This is going to be a hard process, but I know he’s here with me and I see him in little things,” Stewart said.
McRee’s Stepdad Casey O’Rear said, “He was an incredible dad and I just wanted to tell him that I wish I had told him more.”
Barla made a court appearance Thursday, where the judge denied his bond.
The family has a GoFundMe set up to help support his fiancé and two children his leave behind.
The Department of Homeland Security recently revealed that the parents of the individuals implicated in last month’s thwarted explosive plot near MacDill Air Force Base in Florida are undocumented immigrants. This announcement has reignited discussions about the implications of birthright citizenship.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials detained the parents, Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng, on March 18. Their arrest followed allegations that their son, Alen Zheng, attempted to plant an explosive device at the base’s perimeter.
Authorities disclosed that Qiu Qin Zou and Jia Zhang Zheng entered the United States unlawfully and sought asylum in 1993. However, in 1998, an immigration judge rejected their asylum claim, issuing a deportation order for both individuals.
Despite multiple appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals to reopen their case, all of which were unsuccessful, the couple managed to stay in the United States for several decades, defying the deportation mandate.
Ann Mary Zheng was apprehended upon her return to the U.S., while her parents were taken into ICE custody. This development comes in the wake of a comprehensive investigation into the attempted bombing near MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
The arrests add a new dimension to the case, as the Trump administration argues it underscores national security risks tied to birthright citizenship, an issue now before the Supreme Court.
Their children — Alen Zheng and his sister, Ann Mary Zheng — were both born in the U.S. and are citizens.
Federal authorities allege Alen Zheng planted an improvised explosive device outside the MacDill Air Force Base visitor center in Tampa on March 10, while his sister later helped cover up the crime.
Prosecutors said Ann Mary Zheng “assisted after the fact” and tampered with evidence to hinder her brother’s arrest.
Federal investigators believe Alen Zheng fled to China and remains there. His sister was arrested after returning to the U.S. through Detroit.
The explosive device, described by officials as potentially “very deadly,” failed to detonate and was discovered six days later by an Air Force airman.
Police officers with the Tampa Police Department block traffic along South Dale Mabry Highway near the main entrance of MacDill Air Force Base, which houses CENTCOM headquarters, after a suspicious package was reported at the gate in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2026.(Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)
Investigators later linked the device to materials recovered from Zheng’s home and a burner phone used to place a cryptic 911 call warning about the bomb.
DHS officials said the case highlights broader concerns about immigration enforcement and citizenship laws, as the Supreme Court weighs the scope of birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
“Automatically granting citizenship to children of illegal aliens born in the U.S. … poses a major national security risk,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “This incident underscores the severe national security threat that illegal immigration and birthright citizenship pose to the United States.”
The agency noted that the suspects were born in the United States after their parents entered the country illegally.
President Donald Trump moved to restrict birthright citizenship through an executive order signed on his first day in office, arguing the current interpretation of the Constitution is flawed.
The policy is being challenged in the Supreme Court, setting up a major legal battle over the scope of the 14th Amendment.
President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to listen live to Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration said that the outside MacDill Air Force Base incident underscores the dangers of birthright citizenship.(Kent Nishimura / AFP)
Federal prosecutors have charged Alen Zheng with attempted destruction of government property by fire or explosion, as well as weapons-related offenses, which could carry up to 40 years in prison.
Ann Mary Zheng faces charges of accessory after the fact and evidence tampering, with a potential sentence of up to 30 years.
Officials have not publicly identified a motive or confirmed any connection to the Chinese government.
MacDill Air Force Base houses U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, making it one of the most strategically significant military installations in the country.
Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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Open Heaven 4 April 2026 Saturday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Share The Good News (1)
Open Heaven 4 April 2026 TOPIC – Share The Good News (1)
MEMORISE: I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. – Psalm 40:10 (KJV)
READ: Mark 5:1-20 (KJV)
1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 12-13
Open Heaven 4 April 2026 MESSAGE
When the Almighty God set the madman of Gadara free in today’s Bible reading, He told him to tell other people about what God had done for him. As a result, the man began to go around, telling others about what Jesus Christ had done for him. One of the things God told me at one time was that I should tell His people that the more they testify, the more miracles they would get from Him. When God does something in your life, you should tell others about what He has done; do not keep the good news of His love and forgiveness to yourself. When the Samaritan woman who met Jesus by a well in Sychar encountered Jesus, she ran to tell everyone who would listen about her experience. She said, “Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?” (John 4:29).
A long time ago, I was going through a difficult time, and things were really tough for me. However, whenever people asked me how I was doing, I always told them that God was working overtime in taking care of me. I never stopped testifying of His goodness, and today, I am even bolder to say that God is working extra overtime to take care of me. I am never ashamed to share the good things that God has done for me.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. – 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
People who worship idols invite others to join their cults by telling and showing them what they have received from the devil. They do not hide what they get from satan, even though his gifts always come with hidden and terrible consequences. The Scripture above tells us that if we hide the good news of the things that God has done for us, the people who are on the path of destruction will not receive salvation. When God does something in your life, you must not hide it; rather, share the testimony with other people unless He tells you otherwise. Tell your friends, co-workers, and neighbours about the goodness of the Lord this Easter season. Encourage them to taste and see that the Lord is good indeed (Psalm 34:8).
Open Heaven 4 April 2026 KEY POINT
If we do not share the good things that God has done for us, many people will remain under the devil’s bondage.
Open Heaven 4 April 2026 HYMN 13 – Jesus Loves Me! This I Know
1 Jesus loves me! This I know, For the Bible tells me so; Little ones to Him belong, They are weak but He is strong.
Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me. He who died, Heaven’s gate to open wide; He will wash away my sin, Let His little child come in.
3 Jesus loves me, loves me still Tho’ I’m very weak and ill From His shining throne on high He will watch me where lie.
4 Jesus Loves Me! He Will Stay Close Beside Me All The Way; If l love Him when I die. He will take me home on high.
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REMINDER!!! JESUS IS COMING SOON
ARE YOU BORN AGAIN? IF NO, WHY NOT ACCEPT JESUS NOW!
Accept Jesus Christ today and secure a life of eternal rest and Glory by saying this short prayer below:
Lord Jesus, I believe you died for my sins, Forgive me of all my iniquities. I accept you as my Lord and Saviour from today and forever.
Come and Be the Lord of my life and I am willing to obey Your command and live according to Your will by Your Grace, Thank you for accepting me into Your fold
AMEN!!! John 6:37…and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
We’ve all encountered the dilemma: you wear jeans out once, leaving them not quite clean but not exactly dirty either. So, where do they go? Enter the ubiquitous “laundry chair,” a piece of furniture turned makeshift storage space found in countless American homes.
Simone Giertz, a well-known YouTuber and inventor, faced this common issue herself until she decided to take matters into her own hands and create a practical solution.
“I created the Laundry Chair because I wanted one for myself,” Giertz explained to the Daily Mail. “But as I started to notice similar laundry piles in other people’s homes, it became clear that this was a widespread issue.”
She continued, “And what do I call other people with the same problems as me? Future customers. So, I handed the idea over to the manufacturing team and we began transforming it into a product.”
‘And what do I call other people with the same problems as me? Future customers,’ she added. ‘So I kicked it over to the manufacturing team and we started turning it into a product.’
The $1,100 Laundry Chair functions as a normal chair with one distinctive feature – a rotating rail that swivels around on a Lazy Susan, so dirty laundry can be rotated behind the chair without covering the armrests or seating pad.
The design has an added function of airing out potentially wet clothes which would otherwise sit in a mushy pile on a regular chair.
Giertz’ initial YouTube video announcing her latest invention earned over two million views. Now, her Kickstarter for the project earned over $1 million, with the initial goal being $50,000.
A look at the ‘Laundry Chair’ created by Simone Giertz as a step above a ‘chair pile’ of dirty laundry
Simone Giertz started her career as an inventor on YouTube
The patented design is finished for this new product, although as of March 6, Giertz said her company still needs to design packaging and purchase all the material required for production.
Deliveries are expected around November 2026 with over 1,000 people snagging their very own Laundry Chair through the Kickstarter website.
For 10 years, Giertz has been creating functional, stylish and even experimental furniture under the Yetch Studio umbrella.
The company debut its ‘coat hinger‘ for customers managing minimal closet space, complete with a patented coat hanger design that folds in half. There’s also the every day goal calendar, an electronic wall display that helps customers visualize their progress.
On Instagram, Giertz swore she’d never do another Kickstarter after her two successful products. That is, until she got the idea for the Laundry Chair.
‘No piles. No unusable chairs. No pretending you’ll deal with it later,’ Laundry Chair’s Kickstarter campaign said.
‘It’s not really about doing more laundry,’ the website continues. ‘Washing clothes after every single wear actually breaks them down faster. Most pieces don’t need a full wash, they just need a bit of air.’
When asked if Giertz has any other ideas on the horizon, the inventor gave a resounding ‘so many!’
‘I’m very emboldened by this,’ she added. ‘We have a schedule full of new Yetch Studio products for 2026, and are looking to release another piece of furniture in 2027.’
Yetch Studio has the ‘Every Day Goal Calendar’ available on their website for $365
Kickstarter functions as a fundraising platform for creatives with bold ideas from comic books to podcasts to laundry chairs.
Unlike GoFundMe, however Kickstarter has an all-or-nothing funding model, meaning that creators must reach their goal within a certain number of days to receive money pledged by backers.
That’s risky for some creatives.
Giertz, on the other hand, feels ‘very great’ about raising over $1 million on Kickstarter, adding that she started her career as a YouTuber and ‘always wonder if people buy my products because they like me, not the product itself necessary.’
‘But nobody loves me enough to buy a $1,000 chair so it’s really validating,’ Giertz added.
Inset: Scott R. Thompson (Rusk County Jail). Background: The area in Texas where Thompson allegedly killed his wife (Google Maps).
In a tragic incident in Texas, a 47-year-old man is facing serious charges after allegedly murdering his wife with an ax. The accused, Scott Raymond Thompson, is said to have attacked her in their home while their children were away at school. He then reportedly locked the house with her body inside.
Authorities have arrested Thompson and charged him with first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Amanda Thompson. Official court documents confirm the charges against him.
The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office provided insight into the case through a probable cause affidavit. Deputies were dispatched to the address on County Road 3122 around 2 p.m. on March 18. This response followed a welfare check request initiated by a concerned family member of Thompson’s.
The family member, identified as Thompson’s uncle, contacted emergency services after receiving a disturbing call from Thompson. During this call, Thompson allegedly confessed to his uncle that he had killed his wife using an ax, leaving her body in the hallway and securing the house.
Furthermore, Thompson reportedly asked his uncle to pick up his children from school that day. He wanted them taken to another location, ensuring they did not come home to discover the tragic scene.
Upon arriving at the address, deputies said they could “observe blood through the backdoor window in the hallway” that led into the kitchen.
Deputies decided the “exigent circumstances” presented by the scene required them to make a forceful entry into the home.
“Upon entry, [the deputies] observed a deceased white female lying beside the back door with wounds consistent with sharp force trauma to the back of her head and a large amount of blood surrounding the body,” the affidavit states. The victim was later identified as Amanda Thompson.
The sheriff’s office said that after brutally killing his wife, Scott Thompson fled from the scene in a car, according to reporting from Nacogdoches, Texas, CBS affiliate KYTX. Investigators put out an APB on the vehicle, which soon pinged in Atlanta, Texas. Scott Thompson was reportedly located in Pope County, Arkansas, and taken into custody later that day by Arkansas State Police.
Scott Thompson has since been extradited back to Texas to face the murder charge, Waco, Texas, CBS affiliate KWTX reported.
Scott Thompson is currently being held in the Rusk County Jail. Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Jana Enloe subsequently ordered him to remain in custody in lieu of $1.5 million bond.
A Queensland man bravely stopped a group of alleged teenage criminals in their tracks on the Gold Coast, performing a citizens arrest alone at night.
The moment Gavin Perry confronted the group, armed only with a baseball bat in hand, was captured on CCTV.
On a Wednesday afternoon in Mudgeeraba, Perry’s instincts were on high alert as he observed a white Haval pulling up near his residence.
A Queensland man bravely stopped a group of alleged teenage criminals in their tracks on the Gold Coast, performing a citizens arrest (9News)
“I noticed three individuals exit the vehicle and sprint down the street, which seemed quite unusual,” Perry recounted to 9News.
Adding to the oddity, a police helicopter was hovering overhead at the same moment.
Without hesitation, Perry dashed inside, grabbed his phone, and immediately contacted the authorities.
While many might have chosen to stay indoors, Perry boldly ventured outside, armed with his trusty baseball bat.
“I didn’t know if they had knives or not, I didn’t know if they were armed with anything at all,” he said.
“I wanted to be between them and the car, I did not want them getting back in that car.”
When most would lock themselves inside, Gavin Perry headed out with his trusty baseball bat in hand. (9News)
Confronting the gang as they approached him, two teens fled but another wasn’t so lucky.
“He was crying, he was a mess,” Perry said.
“He’s a young kid he shouldn’t be out at night at that hour.”
Quick-thinking led Perry to flash his phone torch to get PolAir’s attention with a police car arriving on the scene “about 30 seconds later”.
The boy was immediately arrested but police are still searching for his friends.
Quick-thinking led Perry to flash his phone torch to get PolAir’s attention with a police car arriving on the scene “about 30 seconds later”. (9News)
The arrested 15-year-old will spend Easter behind bars after being remanded in custody and facing charges of stealing and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
He’s due to appear before the Southport Children’s Court later this month.
The trio are accused of stealing the car from Tegan Kelly’s Oxenford home that same day.
“You feel just defeated and empty and gross and sick and just constantly on edge,” Kelly said.
The trio are accused of stealing the car from Tegan Kelly’s Oxenford home that same day. (9News)
Traumatised but thankful for the help of a stranger.
“I’d say he’s definitely a hero, an absolute hero,” she added.
Perry doesn’t think so but he has earned himself a new nickname.
“One of them called me batman ’cause I had a bat in me hand but that’s about all,” he laughed.
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