6 minors in state care after raid

Six minors have been placed in temporary state custody as part of a two-year child abuse and pornography investigation after a raid on a ministry run by a man who says "consent is puberty" when it comes to sex.

The youths will be interviewed while in the custody of the state Department of Human Services, authorities said.

Federal and state authorities Saturday raided Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in rural Fouke, which is run by convicted tax evader Tony Alamo.

WASHINGTON STATE

Man who killed 2 was wanted

A man who gunned down two people including a U.S. Forest Service officer was wanted for failing to show up for an August meeting with his probation officer.

The gunman, Shawn M. Roe, 36, was killed in a shootout with authorities.

The probation officer had requested an arrest warrant for Roe, but Mason County Superior Court had not issued one, the Seattle Times reported.

Authorities are investigating the shooting of Officer Kristine Fairbanks, 51, and Richard Ziegler, 59, a retired California corrections employee.

Roe was pulled over while driving a stolen truck about 50 miles west of Seattle.

HAWAII

U.S. sailor dies in sub accident

The Navy says a sailor died in an apparent accident on the ballistic missile submarine Nebraska off Oahu over the weekend.

Spokesman Lt. Cmdr. David Benham said the accident didn't affect the ship and no one else was injured.

Lt. Kyle A. Raines said the sailor, whose name hasn't been released, was mortally injured while the sub was submerged and conducting routine operations. He was given emergency treatment and placed on a medical helicopter, but died before reaching a hospital.

From Times Wire Reports


 
 
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