A Port Neches-Groves High School student allegedly attempted to recruit others to join him in a columbine style shooting at his school and mentioned shooting students in a hallway where they would be trapped.
Scott Eslinger, KBMT 7:50 PM. CDT April 19, 2017
Triston Miller, 17 Photo/Jefferson County Sheriff"s Office
PORT NECHES - A Port Neches-Groves High Schoolstudent allegedly attempted to recruit others to join him in a columbine style shooting at his school and mentioned shooting students in a hallway where they would be trapped.
TristonBrantley Miller, 17, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his relatives home and taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Center according to a release from the Port Neches Police Department.
Miller was arrested at about 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, the day before the alleged attack was to have taken place, by PortNechesofficersaccordingto therelease.
PortNechesPolice were notified on Thursday, April 13, 2017, of possible threats being made at PortNeches-GrovesHigh School the release said.
According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by 12Newsfour students witnessed Miller talking about shooting people at the school.
READ | Scroll down to read the PC Affidavit
He detailedwhich teachers he wanted to kill first as well as which students he wanted to kill according to the affidavit.
Miller also went into detail about shooting students in a certain hallway after lunch where they would be trapped the affidavit said.
The affidavit also said that Miller attempted to recruit others in the attack that he talked about carrying out on the April 20 anniversarydate of the Columbine high School shooting.
Miller also mentioned wanting to buy a gun about to another student a month ago according to the affidavit.
When police interviewed Miller he admitted to them that he had talked to other students about the Columbine shooting but deniedmaking any threats to anyone the affidavit said.
The Port Neches Police department told 12news that Miller was expelled from school before he was arrested this afternoon.
Miller is being held on a $100,000 bond according to the Jefferson County Sheriff"s Office.
The Columbine High School shooting happened on April 20, 1999, in Jefferson County, Colorado, when Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris shot 35 people killing 12 students and one teacher before killing themselves.
Cant Do The Time..Don"t Do The Crime: Aaron Hernandez vs. Steve Stevens
When corrections officers found Aaron Hernandez hanging from a bedsheet in his Massachusetts prison cell on Wednesday, the words "John 3:16" were written on his forehead and the wall, according to reports.
The words were written with a red marker and a Bible was left open to the lines,sources told Fox 25. The verse says: For G*d so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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Guards found the former New England Patriots star shortly after 3 a.m. at the state prison in Shirley, Correction Department spokesman Christopher Fallon said. The former tight end was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead about an hour later.
Officials spent Wednesday gathering evidence from the cell. They reviewed surveillance video and spoke to the prison staff.
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A suicide note wasn"t found in the cell and officials said there was no indication that Hernandez was suicidal.Otherwise, Hernandez would have been transferred to a mental health unit, Fallon said.
"There were no conversations or correspondence from Aaron to his family or legal team that would have indicated anything like this was possible," said his attorney, Jose Baez. "Aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence. Those who love and care about him are heartbroken and determined to find the truth surrounding his untimely death."
The apparent suicide left friends, family and his legal team shocked and in disbelief. Many were searching for an explanation to the tragic end of a young man whose football skills at one point earned him a five-year, $40 million contract extension with the NFL"s top franchise.
Hernandez, 27, died five days after a jury acquitted him in the 2012 shooting deaths of two men whom prosecutors alleged he gunned down after one accidentally spilled a drink on him at a Boston nightclub. He was already serving a life sentence for the 2013 slaying of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez"s fiancee ShayannaJenkins.
The Patriots had no immediate comment on Wednesday, and President Donald Trump made no mention of Hernandez at the White House event.
Hernandez was a star tight end for the University of Florida, but was dropped to the fourth round of the NFL draft because of trouble in college that included a failed drug test and a bar fight. His name also had come up in an investigation into a shooting.
Still, he was a productive tight end for the Patriots for three seasons. He caught 79 passes for 910 yards and seven touchdowns in his second year to help the team reach the Super Bowl.
But the Patriots released Hernandez in 2013, shortly after he was arrested in Lloyd"s murder.
Last week, Hernandez was acquitted in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men in Boston. As the jury deliberated, cameras spied Hernandez blowing kisses to the young daughter he fathered with Jenkins.
Investigators suggested Hernandez shot Lloyd to keep him quiet about the two earlier killings. A lawyer who represents Lloyd"s mother said she"s moving forward with a wrongful-death lawsuit against Hernandez"s estate, which includes a home valued at $1.3 million.
In the Dorchester neighborhood where Lloyd grew up, a family friend of the victim wondered if Hernandez could no longer bear the weight of his crime and his squandered potential.
"I just think it got to him the guilt," Mixson Philip said. "Each man has to live with himself. You can put on an act like nothing happened, but you"ve got a soul. You"ve got a heart."
Friends also were grieving in Connecticut, where Hernandez was raised.
"Especially after him getting acquitted of the double murder. That was a positive thing in our minds," said Alex Cugno, who grew up with Hernandez in Bristol. "I don"t believe that he would have killed himself. It just doesn"t add up."
Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors - Full Game Highlights | Game 1 | April 16,2017
OAKLAND, Calif. JaVale McGee has made a name for himself catching lob passes and reliably slamming them home to the pure delight of his teammates, and oh did those matter for the short-handed golden state warriors as they moved one win closer to another NBA championship.
The typically spot-on Splash Brothers weren"t hitting consistently. Kevin Durant wasn"t on the court at all, nor Shaun Livingston.
McGee shined on a night none of the usual stars found their steady shooting strokes and sparked Golden State off the bench with 15 points, and the Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-81 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Wednesday night as Durant sat out injured.
"That"s my whole thing, I just try to be efficient out there," McGee said.
The backup big man made all seven of his field-goal attempts and delivered several more of his signature alley-oop dunks as Durant watched with a strained left calf he hurt in the playoff opener Sunday.
"Sometimes we get caught up in looking for him too much when he"s not open because we feel he can do something spectacular above the rim," Stephen Curry said.
Draymond Green put together another fantastic all-around game, getting 12 rebounds, 10 assists, six points and three more blocked shots after swatting five in Sunday"s win.
Curry went 6 for 18 for 19 points and also had six assists and six rebounds. Klay Thompson was 6 of 17 with 16 points and CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard were hardly were the dynamic scoring duo for Portland they"d been combining for 75 points only three days earlier.
Again, Golden State did it on defense holding the Blazers to 12 points in the third.
"Our offense got scattered, we were rushing everything. We were just not poised offensively and that put our defense in a bad position," coach Steve Kerr said. "I thought in the third quarter we settled our offense down which helped our defense."
And now the Warriors own a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series as it shifts to Portland for Saturday"s Game 3, just as Kerr"s group did going ahead on the Blazers in last year"s Western Conference semifinal won in five games.
"We"ve got to have this one," Lillard said.
Maurice Harkless scored all of his 15 points in the first half and the Blazers gave up seven straight points to start the third as the Warriors were off and running. Portland played again without center Jusuf Nurkic, and missed him. The 7-footer still isn"t 100 percent from a nondisplaced fracture in his right leg that sidelined him for the final seven regular-season games.
McCollum, who shot 16 for 28 to score 41 in the 121-109 Game 1 loss, scored 11 points on 4-for-17 shooting. Lillard was 5 for 17 and held to 12 points.
"Coming in the first two games we just wanted to take one," Lillard said. "We didn"t do that."
Coach Terry Stotts called on his team to be more balanced to have a chance against top-seeded Golden State, which finished with the NBA"s best record for a third straight season.
Instead, the Warriors once more showed their remarkable balance despite Livingston being sidelined after he also got hurt in Sunday"s win.
Ian Clark scored 13 points, Andre Iguodala contributed 10 rebounds, six assists and six points, and Zaza Pachulia scored 10 points. McGee did his thing with three alley-oops in the first and two on consecutive possessions late in the period.
TIP-INS
Trail Blazers: The Blazers" third-quarter scoring output was their lowest in any period this season and tied for the fewest in a quarter by a Warriors playoff opponent in the shot clock era. ... Portland shot 7 for 34 on 3s and 30 for 90 overall. ... The Blazers have lost 11 out of the last 12 to the Warriors and 11 straight at Oracle Arena.
Warriors: Thompson matched Hall of Famer Rick Barry for second place on the franchise list for postseason games played with 66. ... Livingston sat out with a sprained right index finger and bruised hand, while F Matt Barnes didn"t play as he is still working back from a sprained right ankle and foot. ... Rookie Patrick McCaw earned his first playoff start in place of Durant and had nine points and five rebounds. ... Curry joined Barry as the only Warriors with 100 steals in the playoffs.
UP NEXT
Kerr hopes to have a healthy lineup for Game 3, though might choose to hold out Durant again given the series lead.
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EXCLUSIVE: Carrie c**n Talks Unexpected Leftovers Finale and Joining Fargo Season 3
I wasnt expecting the ending that we got, but it was
immensely satisfying to me, says Carrie c**n, who plays Nora Durst on The Leftovers, the Peabody Award-winning
series about the lives of those left on Earth after two percent of the worlds
population disappears, which is now airing its third and final season on HBO.
[Its] especially gratifying to have Nora be so much a part
of the ending, c**n says of her character, who lost her husband and two kinds during
the Departure and struggled with depression in the years since. Her character
eventually found some solace with Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) and in their
retreat to Texas, where the show moved to in season two. Working for the
Department of Sudden Departure, Nora finds herself unsettled once again, when her
investigation into a fraudulent company promising to reunite people with the
Departed takes her to Melbourne, Australia, in season three.
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[Its] also challenging as an actor just because of the
volume of things I had to learn there at the very, very end. And we were exhausted
and theres quite a bit of stunt work that I got do myself, the actress says
of not only grappling with the weight of the story but also the physical
demands of performing stunts and working on location in Australia, where Theroux
said the elements were a real challenge at times. It was very uncomfortable, a lot, he said of filming in the Outback.
In some ways, it was great
to be so mentally and physically exhausted by the last episode, c**n says.
It just seemed appropriate to leave it all on the table. [It] was the only way
to finish the series.
And for the actress, its par for the course. After gaining attention
for her Tony-nominated performance in the 2012 Broadway production of Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, c**n made her feature film debut in gone
girl, playing ben afflecks sister. the
leftovers, which arrived the same year, was her first major TV opportunity.
So, I just sort of started my adventure into television, she said last
summer, following the HBO series" acclaimed season two, which earned her Emmy
buzz as well as a 2016 Critics Choice Television Award.
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However, the adventure included a steep learning curve after
coming from the stage. On The Leftovers
set, c**n had less time to get it right -- or at least get it adequately, she
said with a newfound appreciation for just how deep one has to reach,
especially while mentally or physically exhausted. You have to find this well
inside yourself you didn"t know you had.
When it came to Fargo,
Noah Hawleys FX anthology series now in its third season, the actress not only came to set
with some experience but also a deep appreciation for the shows signature
Minnesota accents. Born in Ohio, c**n earned a M.F.A. in acting from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, becoming full immersed in the North Central dialect. In
fact, the actress can recall being in a store when she first noticed how people
talk. I heard someone go, Oh for cute! and I turned around and I thought, Is that an actual exclamation? And of
course it is, she says. Its very real. Thats a real wonderful friendly
specific thing up there and I love it.
While she can draw on her college experiences, the show will
certainly present a new side of c**n, who plays Gloria Burgle, Eden Valley,
Minnesotas chief of police and single mother, who finds herself wrapped up in
the murderous mysteries of season three. Its been really fun, she says,
before adding: And its always nice to know that you have a job. Im trying to
get the next job always.
The Leftovers airs
Sundays at 9 pm ET/PT on HBO. Fargo season three premieres Wednesday, April 19
at 10 pm ET/PT on FX.
Houston Rockets vs OKC Thunder - Full Game Highlights | Game 2 | April 19, 2017 | #NBAPlayoffs
HOUSTON (AP) -- When J.J. Watt attended the Houston Rockets" playoff game on Sunday night, he got a front-row view of Patrick Beverley"s intensity.
The Houston Texans star defensive end was taken aback when Beverley walked over to his courtside seat during a timeout and simply stood in front of him and stared for several seconds.
"I was like: `Pat, I don"t know what you want me to do here, man. I can"t really do anything,"" Watt said. "He"s just staring me down. And my girlfriend looked at me and she was like: `That was kind of cool and kind of awkward at the same time." I was like:
`Yeah it was." I didn"t know what to do."
Watt finally broke the stalemate by high-fiving the guard, a well-deserved acknowledgement on a night when Beverley scored a playoff career-high 21 points with 10 rebounds and slowed Russell Westbrook with his defense to help Houston rout Oklahoma City 118-87 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
"The guy was just absolutely killing it," Watt said. "His intensity is the best. I was setting there on the sidelines getting fired up, wanting to get in the game."
Watt actually thought about rushing on the court for a brief moment in the third quarter on Sunday night to stand up for Beverley. It came when 7-foot Thunder center Steven Adams knocked the 6-1 Beverley to the court on a hard screen just a few feet away from Watt"s seat.
"That dude knocks him out," Watt said. "And I was like: `OK, we may have a problem you"re messing with my guy pat.""
the rockets were off on Monday and Beverley wasn"t available for comment, but he tweeted his thanks for Watt"s support by saying that he wants him back for Game 2 on Wednesday night in the same seat he had for the first game.
Watt is known for his fiery demeanor while chasing down quarterbacks on the football field. But even he was a little surprised by Beverley"s ferocity on Sunday night.
"He just has a way of getting you fired up," Watt said. "He is like the Wolverine out there. He"s fearless. I love the way that guy plays and it was just fun to watch that guy put on a show."
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals: Game Recap (Game 3)
Welcome to Joe Starkeys weekly mailbag, where the Post-Gazette columnist and 93.7 The Fan radio host answers your questions about sports, life, Buffalo, Bob Dylan and everything in between. If you want to ask Joe a question, tweet him @JoeStarkey1 or email him at jstarkey@post-gazette.com. On to the questions:
Peter F., @petefrompitt: Pens over Caps in the 2nd round in how many games? 5? 6? Or is it going to be Pens over leafs? Or is this simply Yinzer Hubris?
Starkey: Theres nothing wrong with a little Yinzer Hubris, Mr. petefrompitt, but the real questions at the moment are these:
Will the Penguins finish off the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night?
Are the Capitals choking like dogs again?
As for Pens-Jackets, the story of the series is Sergei Bobrovsky melting down so badly youd think he played for the Capitals. Is this really the guy who put up Hasek numbers in the regular season?
The Penguins are bouncing pucks off Bobrovsky and into the net from all angles, like he"s a racquetball wall. Its ridiculous. I think if I got a penalty shot against Bobrovsky, Id skate to the corner and try to fire a puck off the back of his leg.
The Jackets best hope to win a game is for Bobrovsky to steal one.
I wouldnt bet on it.
Now to the Capitals and them blowing a two-goal lead in Toronto and trailing that series, 2-1. Is this is unbelievable, or what? Maybe its very believable. Let me take you back to a Tony Kornheiser column from the Washington Post, after a long-ago Penguins-Capitals series:
Let"s be honest. Both of us know what I have to do here.
You"ve come to this page to see me write that the Capitals are well, you know what they are.
And I have to write it, because I write it every year.
Because they do it every year.
Same old story: What"s red, white and blue, and plays golf in April?
Excuse me, what"s bronze, white and blue, and plays golf in April?
The Washington Capitals.
Choking Dogs.
That was written in 1996! Do you know many choke jobs ago that was? It was a full decade before Alex Ovechkin perfected the art of losing before the conference final every single year.
Youd think the Capitals would have learned from how they lost to the Penguins last year. They were overwhelmed by the Penguins speed. But as USA Today hockey writer Kevin Allen has maintained all year, the Capitals really arent much faster than they were last season. And in the modern-day NHL, speed kills.
Now, am I convinced the Maple Leafs are going to finish the job?
Im not. I still believe the Capitals extricate themselves from this mess and play the Penguins in the second round.
starkey: either would be wildly entertaining, Mr. Kinka1997, and Im keeping an eye on the Oilers in the West can you imagine a Penguins-Oilers Stanley Cup final? but if Im the Penguins, Id rather play the Maple Leafs in the Phil Kessel Bowl. I still believe that is a vulnerable defense.
That being said, the Maple Leafs remind me of the 2007-08 Penguins talented and precocious and very, very dangerous. They are a classic be-careful-what-you-wish-for proposition.
By the way, remember when there was so much consternation over who the Penguins first-round opponent would be and how they had to win the division in order to avoid the Blue Jackets and maybe get to play a team like the Maple Leafs?
How unfair it all seemed.
Robert Egan, @Robdogg039: Would you go to an NBA finals game with me?
Starkey: No.
Zach, @zbb5006: How amazing is it being a part of Pittsburgh sports media? I know you are Buffalo at heart, but this isn"t too bad, eh?
Starkey: Oh, its amazing, all right, especially when it comes to hockey media, Mr. @zbb5006, but Ill leave those stories for another day.
And you know what? I am Pittsburgh at heart. Ive been here for nearly 30 years. I met my wife in Pittsburgh. We had our daughter here. And yes, Ive had the great fortune of covering some amazing sporting events including championships (as opposed to, oh I dont know, four straight Super Bowl losses, a soul-crushing Stanley Cup defeat and decades of hideous losses of every kind).
May I list the top five sporting events Ive covered? Please note that I was on paternity leave for Steelers-Cardinals Super Bowl.
5. Bettis fumble game. Probably the loudest building Ive ever been in.
4. Pitt 13, West Virginia 9. Still cant believe it went down like that. I was in the same building the week before and watched WVU put 66 points on UConn.
3. Penguins Game 7 win over Red Wings. Tyler Kennedy finally admitted it to me the other day: Penguins took great pleasure in sticking it to Hossa.
2. Pirates-Reds wild card game. Felt lucky to be there.
1. Super Bowl XL. Maybe this stands out on this particular day because we are celebrating the life of Dan Rooney. I stood next to him before the game, in the press box in Detroit, and wondered: Do you still get nervous for these things?
His reply: No, not really. Whatever happens, happens.
What a good man. And what a winner. You can see all the wonderful Rooney-related stories my Post-Gazette colleagues have done over the past four days here. And Tuesdays print edition is a keeper.
Thanks, kiddies. Be sure to insult Sean Gentille this week. Also, send me questions (tweet @JoeStarkey1or email at jstarkey@post-gazette.com).
BEFORE HER RETURN, MEGYN KELLY BREAKS SILENCE WITH 6-WORD ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SAYS A LOT
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Katie Couric was blindsided with an awkward question Tuesday night during an episode of BravosWatch What Happens Live.
Couricappeared to be all smiles as she sat alongside Oscar winner Sally Field until host Andy Cohen tooka question from a fan over the phone.
What do you think of the shake-up at the Todayshow with Tamron hall leaving and the addition of megyn kelly? asked the caller. Have you had a chance to talk to Tamron about the changes?
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Courics expression quickly changed from genuine smile to forced grin as she did her best tochoose her words carefully to avoid any appearanceshe was taking sides in the matter.
I havent talked to Tamron, I dont know Tamron very well, Couric said.
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I do know Megyn a bit and unfortunately I think people sometimes turn morning shows into soap operas that theyre not because they feel so intimately connected to the people on the show, she added. They get very territorial and proprietary about it. And they read things into relationships.
The 60-year-old Couric is well versed in the behind-the-scenes headlines that go along with morning news programs. She took over as co-host ofToday 1991 after Deborah Norville went on maternity leave, and ratings during Courics time on the program were so strong that Norville never returned. Couric remainedas co-host of Today until 2006.
I think it will all work out, and I think the show is great, Couric said. I wish Tamron well, but Im just not getting involved in the drama of it all.
NBC confirmed in February that Hall would be leaving the network at the end of the month when her contract expired, even though she was offered a renewal.The news came just days after Hall learned shed be losing her 9 a.m. time slot to Kelly.
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Sources close to Hall said she felt insulted NBC was pushing her aside for someone more popular.
Tamron doesnt know Megyn, but of course its insulting, the source told Page Six. (Halls)show was beating Kelly Ripa and Nightly News would rate well when she would fill in for Lester Holt.
A launchdate for Kellys new program has not been announced.
