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October 17, 2018 at 3:27p.m.

Edward D. Anderson Jr., 20, was indicted today on one count of murder and two counts of felonious assault in Saturday’s killing of a Campbell man and wounding of his ex-girlfriend.

Anderson, who has addresses in Campbell and two in Niles, will be arraigned at 8:45 a.m. Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court before Judge Ronald Rice.

Anderson is accused of killing Michael L. Tsarnas, 41, of Reed Avenue in Campbell and wounding Melissa R. Stroud, 19, at the apartment he and Stroud formerly shared on Warren Avenue in Niles. Stroud was taken to the hospital but her condition is not known.

Police say Tsarnas had gone to the Warren Avenue address to help Stroud clean out and move out of the apartment.

If convicted Anderson could get a prison sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility after 15 years on the murder charge. The felonious assault charges could add about eight more years.

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Border Patrol Agents Arrest 12 in Smuggling Attempt Following Traffic Stop

Release Date: October 17, 2018

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 12 subjects following a request for assistance from a local law enforcement agency on Tuesday.

The incident occurred just after midnight on October 17, when Freer Border Patrol agents received a request for assistance from a Webb County Sheriff’s deputy who had made a traffic stop near State Highway 59 and Farm-to-Market Road 2895. Agents responded to the location and performed immigration inspections on multiple subjects who had been found in the vehicle. All 10 subjects were found to be illegally present in the United States.

A search of the immediate area near the traffic stop resulted in the discovery of two additional individuals, who were also determined to be illegal aliens.

All 12 subjects, including four unaccompanied juveniles, were taken into custody for processing.

The driver of the vehicle absconded in the brush. The vehicle was seized by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/border-patrol-agents-arrest-12-smuggling-attempt-following-traffic-stop

https://www.chron.com/olympics/article/Former-USA-Gymnastics-president-Steve-Penny-13316351.php

Former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny has been indicted by a Walker County grand jury for tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, in conjunction with the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, the prosecutor's office said Wednesday night.

Prosecutors said Penny was indicted Sept. 28 and arrested Wednesday in Gatlinburg, Tenn. He is being held there awaiting transfer to Huntsville, the county seat of Walker County, they said.

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According to the indictment, Penny is accused of ordering the removal of documents from the Karolyi Ranch in Walker County, the former site of the

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On September 28, 2018, a Walker County Grand Jury convened to continue their ongoing investigation of the Karolyi Ranch and those individuals who may have committed offenses related to the conduct of Dr. Larry Nassar at that location. The grand jury returned the following indictment:

Steve Penny

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Judicial District Court issued a warrant for Penny’s arrest in Cause

Number 28849. If convicted, the range of punishment is 2 to 10 years in prison and up to a $10000 fine. According to the indictment, Steve Penny, the former president of USA Gymnastics, is alleged to have tampered with evidence during the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Dr. Larry Nassar. The indictment alleges that Penny ordered the removal of documents from the Karolyi Ranch in Walker County, Texas that were related to the activities of Nassar at the ranch. The indictment further alleges that the removal of the documents was done for the purpose of impairing the ongoing investigation by destroying or hiding the documents.

During the investigation by the Texas Rangers and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, several

sources reported that Penny ordered the removal of the documents from the ranch after learning that an investigation was underway. The investigation revealed that the documents were delivered to Penny at the USAG Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. To date, those records have not been recovered and the location of the records is unknown. The Texas Rangers and the detectives believe that those records are material to their investigation and that the removal of the records by Penny prevented them from reviewing documents that would have helped in their investigation of Nassar as well as assisted with the investigation of other offenses that may have occurred at the Karolyi Ranch. On October 17, 2018, the United States Marshals Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force arrested Penny in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He is currently being held there awaiting extradition to Walker County, Texas.

The Walker County District Attorney’s Office, the Walker County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers

appreciate the assistance of the US Marshals in locating Penny