An undocumented immigrant, accused of driving under the influence and causing the deaths of two young boys in South Carolina, is now under an immigration detainer, according to a Friday announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Eri Otoniel Roblero Perez, a Mexican national, reportedly lost control of his vehicle, striking 12-year-old Dereon James Robinson and 9-year-old Mikhail-Lee Smith as they rode their bicycles on a sidewalk. This incident was covered by FOX Carolina. Read more here.

Tragically, both boys succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.

Perez is now facing charges including two counts of felony DUI resulting in death, driving with an open container, and operating a vehicle without a license.

Eri Otoniel Roblero Perez has been charged with multiple offenses, including felony DUI resulting in death, following a tragic accident in Spartanburg County that claimed the lives of two children. (Image courtesy of Spartanburg Co. Sheriff’s Office)

Dereon’s mother, Megan, said during a court hearing she was walking behind the children when the crash happened and was “almost hit” herself, WYFF reported.

“I ran to my son while he bled to death,” Megan told the judge.

One of Dereon’s brothers added, “Now I have to bury my own brother who looked up to me on his own birthday.”

DHS provided a photo of the two boys who both died after the crash at a local hospital. (DHS)

DHS confirmed Perez entered the country illegally at an unknown date and time.

“This criminal illegal alien from Mexico had no business being in our country, and now two boys are dead because he decided to drive under the influence,” said DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.

A photo showed damage to the sidewalk fence at the crash site. (WHNS )

“Dereon Robinson and Mikhail-Lee Smith should still be with us today,” she continued. “Our prayers are with Dereon Robinson’s and Mikhail-Lee Smith’s families.”

Perez is being held at the Spartanburg County Detention Center and has been denied bond.

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A former U.S. Navy serviceman is facing charges for allegedly killing two individuals and severely injuring another in a spree of violence around Atlanta. Just prior to the incidents, the man left his shared residence following a heated dispute with housemates over the home’s air conditioning, according to those living with him.

Officials have yet to provide a clear motive for the tragic events that unfolded on Monday morning. Among those affected was a Department of Homeland Security auditor, attacked while walking her dog in the vicinity of the suspect’s residence.

The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Olaolukitan Adon Abel, originally from the UK, is facing serious charges in DeKalb County, including two counts of malice murder, aggravated assault, and several firearms charges. Prosecutors have also leveled a federal firearms charge against him, along with another individual accused of purchasing the weapon used in the attacks.

Adon Abel resided with six others in a multi-unit home listed on PadSplit, a service providing affordable co-living options. He became a U.S. citizen in 2022 during his service in the Navy, stationed out of San Diego.

Long-running issues inside a communal home

“He always kept the place ice-cold,” explained Angela Britton, a fellow resident, on Friday. “This wasn’t the first disagreement over the AC, but this one escalated significantly.”

Another roommate, Lakisha Mckinzie, said the fight scared her so much that she called her mother before bed and asked her to pray for her and her roommates’ safety, telling her there had been a lot of “chaos and tension” in the home.

Mckinzie said she had been afraid of Adon Abel ever since he inappropriately touched her last month after asking her on a date. Mckinzie said he frequently knocked on her door late at night, but she never answered. She said she complained to her landlord multiple times, but no action was taken. PadSplit did not respond to a request for comment about whether it knew about Adon Abel’s alleged behavior in the home.

After the argument, the roommates said Adon Abel packed up a large duffel bag and drove off shortly after midnight Monday morning.

Around 12:50 a.m., and about 5 miles (8 kilometers) away, 31-year-old Prianna Weathers was fatally shot outside a Decatur-area fast food restaurant, investigators said.

Then, around 2 a.m., a 49-year-old homeless man was shot multiple times while sleeping outside a grocery store in Brookhaven, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of the first attack, Brookhaven Police Chief Brandon Gurley said. The man, whose name hasn’t been released, remains hospitalized in stable but critical condition, authorities said Thursday.

DHS worker Lauren Bullis, who was out walking her dog a few hundred feet from Adon Abel’s home, was found around 7 a.m. with gunshot and stab wounds.

Authorities have linked Adon Abel to all three attacks, though it is unclear whether he knew any of the victims — police have said they believe at least one victim was targeted at random.

Georgia State Patrol troopers stopped Adon Abel’s car around 11 a.m. Monday in Troup County, not far from the Georgia-Alabama border. Inside the vehicle, investigators said they found ammunition and shell casings matching those at the scene of Weathers’ killing. Police found the gun and shell casings on the ground near Bullis, Hertzberg said.

Federal charges have now been filed

Adon Abel is now also facing prosecution in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm, officials announced Friday.

He was charged with a firearms violation along with a 35-year-old homeless man, Damon Marquis Yarns. U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, the top federal prosecutor for northern Georgia, said Yarns acknowledged buying the gun used in the shootings for Adon Abel and falsely stating on a federal form that he was the owner.

Adon Abel is accused of illegally possessing the gun as a person previously convicted of a felony.

Monday’s crimes led Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to issue a statement raising concerns that Adon Abel was granted U.S. citizenship when Joe Biden was president. Mullin has catalogued a litany of the defendant’s previous alleged crimes, but it is unclear whether any of them happened before he became a citizen.

Adon Abel pleaded guilty in October 2024 in San Diego County, California, to charges of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal vandalism over what authorities there said was an attack on two police officers and another person, according to California court records.

Online court records show that someone listed with a similar name and the same birth date pleaded guilty last June in Chatham County, Georgia, to four misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.

Yarns is accused of buying the 9 mm pistol used in the shootings at a federally licensed firearms dealer in Atlanta on Feb. 20. Hertzberg said that a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives interviewed Yarns on Thursday, and Yarns said he had purchased the gun for a Nigerian or British man he knew only as “Abdul or Obie,” then identified Adon Abel from a photo.

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Hanna reported from Topeka, Kansas.

In a surprising turn of events, Donald Trump revealed during a recent speech that he has directed Pete Hegseth to make government UFO files public.

Trump took center stage at a Turning Point USA gathering held on Friday at a large church in Phoenix, Arizona, where he addressed young conservative attendees, defending his presidential legacy.

This event marks the latest in the TPUSA’s nationwide tour aimed at rallying young Americans to support the conservative agenda.

While speaking, Trump highlighted the efforts of his Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, announcing that the Pentagon is gearing up to unveil documents concerning UFOs and “unexplained aerial phenomena.”

“I thought this was the right crowd for this announcement since you’re all quite interested in this topic,” he quipped. “So, I’m excited to share that the process is already in motion,” he added with a smile.

‘We found many very interesting documents, I must say. And the first releases will begin very, very soon. So you can go out and see if that phenomena is correct. You’ll figure it out. Let me know.’ 

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Task Force sent a letter to Hegseth in March, requesting video files related to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) by April 14. 

The letter followed hearings by the House task force in September, where whistleblowers testified that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a section of the Department of War, possessed video records of UAPs.

Donald Trump, pictured above speaking at a TPUSA event in Phoenix, revealed that he has directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to release UFO files 

It’s unclear what files Trump was referring to in his remarks. Pictured above is a still from a previously released unclassified US government video appearing to show a UAP

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pictured above on March 4 at the Pentagon, previously told reporters that his department was ‘digging in’ to UFO-related files 

‘The lack of disclosure regarding the very real threat posed by UAPs in and around US restricted airspace is concerning,’ House representatives wrote. 

‘The presence of UAPs in and around the sensitive airspaces of US military installations poses a threat to the security of the armed forces and their readiness.’

The letter requested over 45 video files dating back to 2019, including footage of ‘cigar-shaped’ and ‘spherical’ UAPs. 

Some clips reportedly captured UAP formations near Iran and Syria, incidents near US bases and airports, and even a 2023 shootdown over Lake Huron. 

A video file reportedly revealing UFOs in formation over the Persian Gulf was also requested. 

Trump wrote on Truth Social in February that he would be directing Hegseth to begin identifying and releasing UFO-related files. 

‘Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,’ he said at the time. 

Hegseth later told reporters that his department was ‘digging in’ to the files and would be in compliance with the president’s orders. 

Former President Barack Obama also hinted at classified UFO information during a podcast interview at the time. 

When asked if aliens were real, he responded: ‘They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in … Area 51. 

‘There’s no underground facility unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.’ 

Trump blasted Obama for the remarks, telling reporters that the former president ‘took it out of classified information,’ adding, ‘He’s not supposed to be doing that.’

The Pentagon has previously investigated UFO and UAP activity. In 2022, senior defense officials at the AARO announced that they had found no evidence that aliens had ever visited Earth. 

The AARO released a report in 2024, concluding that most UFO sightings were misidentified as ordinary objects and there was no evidence of extraterrestrial technology since the end of World War II. 

Despite earlier reports, it seems the federal government has continued to ramp up investigations, with the federal domain aliens.gov suddenly showing signs of activity. 

The site has now returned as an SSL error, a technical signal that the address may be connected to a live server but is not yet fully configured for public access.

The government has a long history of investigating UFOs. Starting in 1974, the US Air Force launched Project Blue Book, which cataloged over 12,000 UFO sightings. 

The project concluded in 1969 after officials determined there was no evidence of UFOs from other planets. 

US Senator Harry Reid started to take an interest in UFOs in 1995, pushing the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program in 2007. 

Since then, there have been a slew of sightings investigated by federal authorities, including a near-collision off the Florida coast between Navy pilots and unidentified craft in 2014. 

The White House has also announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a string of missing scientists. 

‘In light of the recent and legitimate questions about these troubling cases, and President Trump’s commitment to the truth, the White House is actively working with all relevant agencies and the FBI to holistically review all of the cases together and identify any potential commonalities that may exist,’ White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House and the Pentagon for comment.  

In Washington State, officials have verified that hikers recently came across the skeletal remains of a 33-year-old woman who went missing almost 18 months ago in Rose Valley.

Last Sunday, two young hikers stumbled upon skeletal remains and some clothing in a forested section of Rose Valley. They promptly contacted the authorities, as reported by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.

An image of the discovered bones was forwarded to a forensic anthropologist, who confirmed that they were indeed human remains.

The next day, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office teamed up with the sheriff’s department and several search and rescue units to carry out a thorough search of the vicinity in hopes of finding more remains.

Hailey Athay vanished in November 2024, according to her family. (Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office)

One of the men who had found the bones led the search party to the area, and nearly complete skeletal remains were found as well as multiple items of clothing and personal belongings, according to the sheriff’s office.

The location was in the middle of an area that a detective had identified through investigation and interviews as an area of interest in the disappearance of Hailey E. Athay, 33, of Cowlitz County, who was last seen by her family in Kelso, Washington, in November 2024.

She was reported missing in January 2025, according to the sheriff’s office.

A friend of Athay said she was going mushroom picking with a man before her disappearance, local affiliate FOX 13 Seattle reported.

Prior searches had been conducted near the area, but the sheriff’s office said no evidence had been recovered.

On Tuesday, a forensic odontologist examined the recovered skull and compared the teeth to dental records for Athay, confirming a match.

The sheriff’s office previously searched a nearby area after Athay’s disappearance. (Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office)

Officials said Athay’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation pending an analysis by a forensic anthropologist.

It is unclear if any suspects have been identified in Athay’s disappearance or if foul play is suspected.

Athay’s mother, Nicole Brooks, told local outlet KPTV Athay was a mother of three daughters.

An ambitious contender for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, often touting his connections with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, found himself in an awkward position recently. Despite his frequent promotions of their past association, the progressive stalwart refrained from backing him during a recent video interview.

While speaking to a reporter from Drop Site, Ocasio-Cortez was questioned about her views on Saikat Chakrabarti. Chakrabarti, who had a brief stint as her chief of staff following her 2018 congressional win, is now pursuing a seat in Congress representing San Francisco.

When asked about her former aide, Ocasio-Cortez artfully dodged the inquiry. “For me, overall, I’m trying to think about the role I’m trying to play more broadly in these things,” she commented, steering clear of a direct endorsement.

Chakrabarti, a wealthy progressive Democrat, has used his past association with the Bronx congresswoman as a central theme in his campaign materials and public statements. His efforts to leverage their prior professional relationship highlight the complex dynamics of political endorsements and alliances.

Chabrakarti, a multimillionaire lefty Democrat who was Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional aide for roughly six months before resigning, has prominently featured the Bronx congresswoman in campaign literature and talking points.

“Having worked with AOC, I can safely say she’s one of a kind. But I’d be honored to represent San Francisco in Congress and join AOC to build a society that truly works for all,” Chakrabarti boasted in an X post announcing his campaign last year.

Chakrabarti, 40, struck it rich working for financial tech firm Stripe and has plowed $5 million into his own campaign for retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s seat.

The Harvard-educated tech multimillionaire describes himself as a former tech director with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ failed 2016 presidential bid and “the architect of the Green New Deal.”

He worked for Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 campaign for Congress, when she defeated incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in an upset.

Chakrabarti then joined the new congresswoman in the House of Representatives — where he quickly gained a difficult reputation after instigating nasty public spats with Democratic colleagues, according to media reports at the time.

Ocasio-Cortez went on to explain that she has a “lean” political staff in the Thursday interview.

“There are 435 seats in Congress, right? And there is this moment where it’s like — and not just in this race but any race, once you go in it’s like ‘what about this one, and this one?’” she said.

Chakrabarti is competing against state Sen. Scott Wiener, city Supervisor Connie Chan and Marie Hurabiell, a lawyer and activist.

The Texas native has racked up endorsements from drag performer Peaches Christ and former congressman Jamal Bowman, who lost his 2024 reelection bid after pulling a fire alarm at the Capitol, resulting in a $1000 fine.

Chakarabarti also raised eyebrows for gushing over the polarizing far-left streamer Hasan Piker, whose racist tirades calling Asian Americans “dogs for white people” came to light this month.

Chakrabarti did not respond to a request for comment.

Young Turks host Cenk Uygur, Chakrabarti’s pal who has attempted to brand him as a “West Coast Zohran Mamdani,” furiously denounced Ocasio-Cortez and demanded she endorse him in a video posted Friday.

“I can’t believe she hasn’t endorsed him yet,” he fumed.