Man jailed in fatal shooting of toddler
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police say a man jailed in the fatal shooting of his toddler stepson gave differing accounts of the shooting.
Online court records don’t list an attorney for 30-yearold Harrison Marshman Jr., who remained jailed today on charges of criminal homicide and child endangerment.
Police were called about 5 p.m. Tuesday and were greeted by Marshman who was yelling, “Help me. I didn’t mean to do it. It was an accident.”
Police say 22-month-old Josiah Taylor had a gunshot wound to the chest.
Police say Marshman first told them the boy grabbed Marshman’s loaded weapon from a couch and that the gun fired when Marshman tried to take it away. Later, Marshman told police the gun’s magazine was removed and the gun fired as he tried to clear the chamber.
Trial for 2 accused of trying to join IS
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi couple accused of attempting to join the Islamic State are scheduled for trial Oct. 26 after a grand jury indicted them on charges that they tried to aid the terrorist organization.
U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander set the trial date Tuesday following the Aug. 26 indictment of 20- year-old Jaelyn Delshaun Young of Vicksburg and 22- year-old Muhammad “Mo” Dakhlalla of Starkville, each on two counts of aiding terrorists.
Court records show both waived a court appearance on the indictment and pleaded not guilty. Their lawyers couldn’t immediately be reached.
They were arrested Aug. 8 before boarding a flight with tickets bound for Istanbul. Authorities say they began seeking online help in traveling to Syria as early as May, not realizing they were chatting with undercover federal agents.
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