New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack player over an online gaming dispute, deputies say (2024)

LOCAL LIV LATE BREAKING HEADLINES THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING ON SUNRISE. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH US. I’M JASON GUY AND I’M MEREDITH MCDONOUGH, METEOROLOGIST KELLIANNE WILL HAVE THAT FORECAST IN JUST A MOMENT. LET’S BEGIN, THOUGH, TO SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE ROADWAYS. THIS MORNING. TRAFFIC EXPERT MEAGHAN MACKEY JOINING US NOW. YEAH NO ISSUES RIGHT NOW. WE WERE MONITORING A BIG VEHICLE FIRE EARLIER IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. WE’LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. BUT THIS MORNING WE’RE IN THOSE SUMMER COLORS AND KELLY. AND IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE SUMMER OUT THERE. IT’S GOING TO BE A HOT DAY AHEAD ALREADY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES FOR SOME ARE IN THE 80S, SO JUST EXPECT ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY WHICH WILL ALSO LEAD TO SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BUT NO THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT NOW JUST A REALLY NICE SUNRISE. ALL ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS IS A LOOK OUTSIDE HERE IN THE METRO LOOKING OFF TOWARDS THE EAST. IT’S PRETTY COMFORTABLE AS WELL. WE’RE AT 75 DEGREES IN ORLANDO NOW DOWN TO 79 DEGREES IN LEESBURG, BUT SOME SURROUNDING AREAS IN LAKE COUNTY IN THE LOW 80S. WE’RE AT 74 DEGREES IN DELAND, 75 IN KISSIMMEE AND 77 DEGREES IN OCALA. AND EVERYONE THIS MORNING ON OUR MUGGY METER IS AT THAT STEAMY CATEGORY. SO IT’S WARM. IT’S HUMID. THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON, WHICH MEANS FEELS-LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE TRIPLE DIGITS ONCE AGAIN COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT HEAT AND HUMIDITY POPPING UP SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT FIRST, LET’S GET BACK TO MEGAN WITH A CHECK ON THE ROADS. KELLIANNE. GETTING A CHECK OF TRAFFIC IS SEMI-TRAILER CARRYING MULTIPLE CARS. CAUGHT FIRE OVERNIGHT IN DAYTONA BEACH. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THAT VIDEO FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING CAUSING THESE MASSIVE FLAMES. THIS HAPPENED ON I-95 NEAR INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BOULEVARD. VOLUSIA COUNTY FIRE CREWS RESPONDED AROUND 215 THIS MORNING WITHIN THE HOUR, ONLY THESE CHARRED CARS AND FRAMING WERE LEFT BEHIND. NOW ALL THOSE LANES ARE BACK OPEN. AFTER THAT FIRE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT BACKUPS. WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN THE EXTENT OF INJURIES. ALSO DO WANT TO GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK AT TRAFFIC THIS MORNING. THIS IS I-4, A GREAT START HERE. HEADING OUT THE DOOR ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. NO ISSUES RIGHT NOW ALONG THE I-4 CORRIDOR IN A GREAT SUNRISE. GETTING YOU UP THIS MORNING I AM KEEPING MY EYE ON A SMALL CRASH HERE IN KENANSVILLE ALONG THE TURNPIKE. THIS IS SOUTHBOUND JUST SOUTH OF SAINT CLOUD, HEADING TOWARDS YEEHAW JUNCTION, OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER HERE IN KENANSVILLE. I’LL BE KEEPING MY EYE ON THIS AND OUR CHOPPER IS LIFTING. WE’LL BRING YOU THOSE LIVE PICTURES IN THE FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. MEGAN, AT 603. HAPPENING TODAY, A JURY WILL START DECIDING WHETHER A MAN IS GUILTY OF RAPING AND MUTILATING A WOMAN IN ORANGE COUNTY. NOW, BOTH SIDES HAVE NOW RESTED IN THE TRIAL OF BRUCE WHITEHEAD. WESH 2’S BOB HAZEN IS LIVE AT THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND BOB CLOSING ARGUMENTS START THIS MORNING. YEAH, AND THAT’S REALLY THE LAST STEP BEFORE THE JURY ACTUALLY GETS THE CASE. AND THEY WILL HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF THE VICTIM FRESH IN THEIR MINDS. HE KEPT REPEATING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF YOU SCREAM, I’M GOING TO JUST KILL YOU RIGHT HERE. NOW THAT IS THE VICTIM OF THAT 2022 ATTACK ON THE STAND YESTERDAY. WE’RE NOT SHOWING HER OR NAMING HER BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE CRIME. SHE TOLD THE JURY THAT BRUCE WHITEHEAD PICKED HER UP AND OFFERED HER MONEY IF SHE LET HIM PAINT A PORTRAIT OF HER, BUT THEN SHE SAID HE INSTEAD DROVE HER TO A WOODED AREA WHERE HE RAPED HER AND BIT HER, EVEN TRYING TO BITE OFF A PART OF HER BODY BEFORE HE PULLED OUT A KNIFE. AND THEN, LIKE, PULLED IT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I COULD HEAR LIKE MY SKIN AND MY FLESH LIKE I COULD FEEL IT. LIKE JUST RIPPING AS HE’S PULLING A KNIFE. NOW, HE’S ALSO ACCUSED OF TRYING TO STAB HER IN THE CHEST AFTER THE VICTIM FINISHED TESTIFYING, WHITEHEAD HAD THE CHANCE TO TAKE THE STAND HIMSELF. HE DID NOT DO THAT, BUT HE DID TELL THE JUDGE WITH THE JURY OUT OF THE ROOM THAT HE WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO THE VICTIM. THE JUDGE DID NOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN THIS MORNING. BOTH SIDES, THE DEFENSE AND THE PROSECUTION WILL GIVE THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN FRONT OF THE JURY. THEN THAT JURY WILL GET THE CASE AND START DELIBERATING. NOW. THE PROSECUTION IS ASKING THAT IF WHITEHEAD IS FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SEXUAL BATTERY THAT HE SPENT AT LEAST 50 YEARS IN PRISON REPORTING LIVE AT THE ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. BOB HAZEN WESH TWO NEWS. A WOMAN IS IN JAIL THIS MORNING ACCUSED OF RUNNING OVER HER BOYFRIEND WHILE HE HAD THEIR BABY IN HIS ARMS. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHARED THIS VIDEO WITH US. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE COUPLE GOT INTO A FIGHT AND THEN THE BOYFRIEND STARTED HITTING HER CAR WITH A CINDER BLOCK WHILE THEIR 16 MONTH OLD STOOD NEXT TO HIM. RECORDS THEN, SAY 27 YEAR OLD ELIJAH ROSS GOT INTO THE CAR WITH TWO OTHER CHILDREN. NOW THE MAN PICKED UP THE 16 MONTH OLD AND THEN RAN AWAY. BUT ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, ROSS SPED UP AND RAN THEM OVER. NOW THIS NEIGHBOR SAYS THAT SHE SAW THE MAN COMING DOWN THE STREET, AND THEN HE WAS LIKE, HOLDING HIS SELF, LIKE TRYING TO WALK DOWN THE ROAD LIKE, YOU KNOW. AND HE WAS LIKE, ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL? THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT ROSS INITIALLY LEFT WITH ALL THREE CHILDREN BEFORE RETURNING TO THE HOME AND THEN LEAVING THE 16 MONTH OLD ALONE. SHE WAS LATER FOUND AT HER SISTER’S PLACE IN ORLANDO AND ARRESTED. THE BABY IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. NOW TO VOLUSIA COUNTY, WHERE NEW SMYRNA BEACH POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THREE SUSPECTED CAR BURGLARS. YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. OFFICERS SAY THE PEOPLE IN THIS SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE ARE TIED TO SEVERAL BURGLARIES IN THE VENETIAN BAY SUBDIVISION SATURDAY. THEY’RE ACCUSED OF STEALING GUNS FROM CARS ON CARIOTA COURT AND VENETIAN PALMS BOULEVARD. AT THIS POINT, POLICE NEED YOUR HELP. THEY’RE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL THEM. GUN VIOLENCE IS NOW AN URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. THE US SURGEON GENERAL MADE THAT DECLARATION, SAYING MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STOP DEADLY SHOOTINGS. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE FLORIDA, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THAT WAS FORMED RIGHT AFTER THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING, TELL US THEY SUPPORT THIS DECISION. THE GROUP’S PRESIDENT SAYS IT’S AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS EVERYONE. OF ALL THE PEER NATIONS. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST GUN DEATHS, THE HIGHEST GUN SUICIDES, THE HIGHEST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH GUNS AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE GUNS ARE NOT REGULATED THEY WAY THEY NEED TO BE REGULATED. MEANWHILE, THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CONDEMNED THE DECISION, CALLING THIS AN EXTENSION OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S WAR ON LAW ABIDING GUN OWNERS. RANDOM CLASSROOM SEARCHES ARE BECOMING A REALITY FOR SOME VOLUSIA COUNTY CAMPUSES. NOW, THIS COMES AFTER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS VOTED TO APPROVE A CHANGE TO ITS STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT LAST NIGHT. WESH 2 STUDENT TONY ATKINS IS LIVE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, TONY. THE SEARCHES COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MAYOR. THIS NEW POLICY MEANS THAT ANY SCHOOL AND ANY CLASS COULD BE SUBJECT TO A RANDOM SEARCH AT ANY GIVEN DAY. IF THE SCHOOL IS SELECTED, STAFF WITH THE DISTRICT, THEY WILL SHOW UP WITH A PORTABLE METAL DETECTORS THAT THEY’LL SET UP, AS WELL AS GEARED TO SCAN FOR WEAPONS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE PROHIBITED AT SCHOOLS. THE DISTRICT SAYS THESE SEARCHES WILL ALWAYS BE DONE AT RANDOM, AND LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD WENT INTO THE VOTE AND ONLY ONE PERSON ON THE BOARD VOTED AGAINST APPROVING THIS NEW POLICY. NOW, THE POLICY SAYS, QUOTE, ALL INDIVIDUALS ENTERING OR PRESENT ON THE VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOL SITES OR EVENTS ARE ON NOTICE THAT RANDOMIZED SCREENINGS MAY BE CONDUCTED BY THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR USING MINIMALLY INTRUSIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICES. NOW, BOARD MEMBERS SAY THAT THE DATES AND THE SCHOOLS AND THE CLASSROOMS TIMES IT’LL ALL BE SELECTED BY A RANDOM RANDOMIZER. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIS MORNING TO SEE WHEN THESE SEARCHES WILL BEGIN. AND AS SOON AS WE FIND OUT, WE’LL BE SURE TO HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU. FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE AT THE VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. TONY ATKINS WESH 2 NEWS AT 608. NOW, SEVERAL MATTERS STILL NEED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE DONALD TRUMP’S CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE OFFICIALLY GOES TO TRIAL. THAT COMES AFTER THREE DAYS OF PRETRIAL HEARINGS IN FORT PIERCE. YESTERDAY’S HEARING COVERED A DEFENSE MOTION TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE OBTAINED BY THE FBI AT MAR-A-LAGO. NOW THAT EVIDENCE CAME FROM A SEARCH WARRANT IN WHICH AGENTS COLLECTED BOXES OF SUSPECTED CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. TRUMP FACES DOZENS OF FELONY COUNTS ACCUSING HIM OF ILLEGALLY HOARDING THE FILES AT HIS PALM BEACH ESTATE AND OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO GET THEM BACK. HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY. IN THE MEANTIME, TOMORROW THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL SQUARE OFF AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN IN THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF THE 2024 ELECTION SEASON. COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT MOVES THAT COULD SOON BE ANNOUNCED. IN A MATTER OF DAYS. A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN SEMINOLE COUNTY NOW HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT. THE OLD FLEA WORLD PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE SEMINOLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, HAS BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS AND YEARS, BUT SOON THERE WILL BE MORE THAN A THOUSAND APARTMENTS, ALONG WITH SOME OFFICE AND RETAIL SPACE, ALONG WITH A HOTEL, THE DEVELOPER SHOWED VIDEO OF AN EXISTING PROJECT NEAR HEATHROW TO STRESS HERE THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT’S GOING TO BE BUILT AT THE SITE. DEVELOPING IT AND GETTING WHAT ARGUABLY IS NOW AN EYESORE BACK ON THE MARKET FOR AFFORDABLE LIVING. AND THAT CORRIDOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND BRINGING MORE SERVICES WITH RETAIL AND OTHER AMENITIES THAT ARGUABLY ARE NEEDED. IN THE 1792 CORRIDOR, THE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SAYS CONCERNS LIKE STORMWATER ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS STRESS ON EXISTING TRANSPORTATION IN THE AREA. CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START NEXT SPRING. FLOODING IN THE MIDWEST HAS LEFT AT LEAST TWO DEAD AND ENDANGERED COUNTLESS OTHERS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. IN ADDITION TO THE FLOODING. NOW, A DAM IN MINNESOTA BUILT IN THE EARLY 1900S IS AT RISK OF FAILING THE DAM ALSO IS THREATENING TO TAKE A FAMILY’S HOME AND BUSINESS WITH IT. THAT’S OUR BUSINESS. THAT’S OUR LIVELIHOOD. UM, YOU KNOW, IT’S EVERYTHING. THERE’S NO STOPPING IT. IT’S GOING TO GO WHERE IT WANTS TO GO. IT’S GOING TO TAKE WHAT IT WANTS TO TAKE AND EVERYBODY PRAY THAT IT TAKES DOESN’T TAKE THE DAM STORE. SEVERE FLOODING HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE ACROSS THE MIDWEST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. A MAN IN IOWA AND ANOTHER IN SOUTH DAKOTA DIED IN FLOOD RELATED INCIDENTS. ALL RIGHT. WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE TROPICS HERE AT 611 ON OUR WEDNESDAY. THERE’S SOME ACTIVITY. YEAH, A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW. KELLIANNE. THERE’S TWO AREAS TO WATCH. THE FIRST ONE IS TROPICAL WAVE. INVEST 94 L. IT’S A VERY SMALL TROPICAL WAVE PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AS IT MOVES OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. BUT IN TERMS OF SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT, NOT A LOT, ONLY A 20% CHANCE IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. THIS IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT US HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AS IT MOVES INTO MEXICO A LITTLE BIT FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN. WE HAVE A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS AS POSSIBLE AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RIGHT NOW, ABOUT A 30% CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. OF COURSE, WE’LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS AS IT MAKES THAT WESTERLY TRACK BACK AT HOME. WE HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHO WE’LL SEE. THE HIGHEST RAIN COVERAGE COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE IS WAKING UP A FREE MAN. WHY? SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE HE SHOULD STILL BE BEHIND BARS DESPITE SECURING A MAJOR PLEA DEAL. ALSO HAD THE FLORIDA PANTHERS ARE CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE THEIR STANLEY CUP VICTORY, THE SURF AND TURF FUN AS THE CHAMP’S GEAR UP TO PARTY WITH FANS AND