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A Jacksonville police officer shot a man multiple times Sunday morning after, Sheriff’s Office officials said, he took the officer’s Taser during a struggle and pointed it at the officer. The shooting followed a foot chase that began when police responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute, heard a woman screaming and discovered a woman being strangled by a man on top of her inside an apartment at the Cleveland Arms apartment complex about 8:45 a.m. Devanta DeJuan Jones , 22, was shot at least four times by Officer Cliff Sames of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened after Sames and another officer tried unsuccessfully to stun the man, later identified as Jones, three times with their Tasers during the pursuit in which Jones kicked in the door, then ran through a neighboring apartment occupied by a mother and three children. Jones also tried but failed to force his way inside two other apartments during the foot chase, said Director Tom Hackney of the S...

ST. LOUIS, MO — On Thursday, three protestors at a candlelight vigil in St. Louis were hurt when authorities say a car pulled into a group of demonstrators. Now, the alleged driver faces a felony count of resisting arrest by fleeing and misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner. Kenny "Kiwi" Herring, was shot to death by police officers Tuesday after allegedly stabbing one of them. Family members and friends said Herring was a transgender woman. The following night, demonstrators held a candlelight vigil and protest in her honor, beginning at a community garden that honors transgender people . Activist Heather De Mian said Thursday that after the vigil, 40 to 50 people marched to an intersection and blocked it to protest Herring's death. (For more information on this and other St. Louis stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts . If you have an iPhone, cli...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man was charged Thursday after authorities said he pulled his car into a group of demonstrators protesting a police shooting in St. Louis, injuring three people. Mark Colao, 59, faces a felony count of resisting arrest by fleeing and misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner. It's not clear if he has an attorney who can comment on his behalf. Police said the three people suffered minor injuries Wednesday night during a candlelight vigil and protest in honor of Kenny "Kiwi" Herring, who was fatally shot by officers Tuesday after allegedly stabbing one of them. Relatives and friends have said Herring was a transgender woman. Police and witnesses offered differing accounts of what happened. The vigil began at a community garden that honors transgender people . Activist Heather De Mian said Thursday that after the vigil, 40 to 50 people marched to an intersection and blocked it to ...

Jourdan Lewis, the Dallas Cowboys third round pick, will stand trial on Monday for one charge of domestic violence after a pretrial hearing on Thursday. Lewis, who was charged with the misdemeanor in March, allegedly grabbed a woman's neck and held her to the floor for several seconds before storming out of their apartment. Lewis asserts that any contact was incidental to him trying to leave the apartment. Police didn't see any injuries when they arrived. The trial will be held in Ann Arbor's 15th district court , where opening statements and jury selection will take place. Lewis is unsure if he'll be able to start training camp with his new team, but he and his attorney John Shea don 't seemed particularly concerned about the trial. "Some cases have to be tried," Shea said. "This is one of them."  This case is not news to the Cowboys. Owner Jerry Jones said that they vetted Lewis thoroughly for the allegation, and were content with what they...