14 h. ago Gang boss DNA found on toothbrush at prison governor’s flat, jury hears

Hugo Boss flip flops also had DNA of ‘Breaking Bad’ drug dealer Anthony Saunderson found at Kerri Pegg’s home

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33 h. ago Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific’

Influential podcast host and prominent Trump supporter criticizes administration for removal of gay makeup artistJoe Rogan, the influential podcast host and prominent supporter of Donald Trump, has criticized the president’s administration over the deportation of a professional makeup artist and hairdresser to a prison in El Salvador, calling it “horrific”.Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay, had sought asylum in the US, telling officials he faced persecution because of his sexual orientation and political views. But US immigration officers argued the crown tattoos on his wrists were proof he was part of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang, despite Hernández Romero telling them he was not. Last month, he was flown from Texas to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a facility that his lawyer said was “one of the worst places in the world”. His removal comes as the administration undertakes what Trump has pledged would be a mass deportation campaign. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Prison governor tells court she was ‘incredibly stupid’ but did nothing wrong

Kerri Pegg, 42, is alleged to have begun a relationship with convicted drug dealer Anthony Saunderson.

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43 h. ago Packed off to hell hole prison for Christian tattoos: Gay makeup artist is deported to El Salvador by Trump administration after border agents said his ink looked like a Venezuelan gang symbol

Andry Jose Hernandez Romero, 31, was detained at the Mexico-US border last year when he requested entry to attend a pre-arranged asylum hearing in San Diego, California

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60 h. ago ‘He is not a gang member’: outrage as US deports makeup artist to El Salvador prison for crown tattoos

Andry José Hernández Romero sent to an El Salvador prison after claim ‘crown’ tattoos proved he was a gang memberFor as long as anyone can remember Andry José Hernández Romero was enthralled by the annual Three Kings Day celebrations for which his Venezuelan home town is famed, joining thousands of fellow Christians on the streets of Capacho to remember how the trio of wise men visited baby Jesus bearing gold, frankincense and myrrh.At age seven, Andry became a Mini King, as members of the town’s youth drama group Los Mini Reyes were known. Later in life, he tattooed two crowns on his wrists to memorialise those carnival-like Epiphany commemorations and his Catholic roots. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Strictly's Shirley Ballas' stalker sentenced after believing star was his aunt

Kyle Shaw, 37, has been given a 20-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, at Liverpool Crown Court for stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas

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7 d. ago Prison governor had relationship with ‘Breaking Bad’ gang leader, jury told

Kerri Pegg allegedly accepted a car from Anthony Saunderson, who went by the name Jesse Pinkman.

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8 d. ago Prison governor had relationship with drug dealer inmate, court hears

Kerri Pegg, a governor at HMP Kirkham, denies misconduct and possession of criminal property.

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2 w. ago Moment Pakistani student, 31, prowls the streets for victims before raping two women just hours apart

Haider Ali, 31, raped the women just eight months after arriving from Pakistan on a student visa and has been handed a ten year prison sentence at Teesside Crown Court.

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4 w. ago Sicko jailed after stalking and violently robbing pensioner, 96, who died weeks later

Kiril Mihaylov has been sentenced to eight years in prison at Manchester Crown Court for two violent robberies and a burglary of victims who were all over 80 years old

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