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Florida Coach Acted as a Human Shield to Save Students

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On a day the Parkland community witnessed one of the worst mass shootings in Florida history, there is a story of courage and heroism about one man . . .

A lot of students and parents are talking about one man, a football coach, who according to CBS4 News partner the Miami Herald, was also a security guard at the school.

That coach, identified by students and parents as Aaron Feis, may have acted as a human shield to protect some students.

As Cruz opened fire with an AR-15 rifle, Coach Feis, according to students, jumped in front of the bullets . . .

“I know Aaron Personally. I coached with him. My two boys played for him. I don’t know when Aaron’s funeral is, I don’t know how many adults are gonna go, but you’ll get 2,000 kids there. The kids in this community loved him, they adored him. He was one of the greatest people I knew. He was a phenomenal man,” he said. “I don’t know the specifics yet, but I can tell you what, when Aaron Feis died — when he was killed tragically, inhumanely — he did it protecting others you can guarantee that, because that’s who Aaron Feis was.” (Read more from “Florida Coach Acted as a Human Shield to Save Students” HERE)

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Shocking Cellphone Video from Inside the Florida High School Shooting, 17 Confirmed Dead

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By The Daily Mail. Students with cell phones shared horrifying footage and messages from inside the school where a Florida gunman opened fire on high school students killing 17 and injuring up to 50.

In one particularly disturbing video, taken by a student in one of the classrooms at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and shared on Twitter by CBS Evening news, multiple students are crouching under desks where police say Nicolas de Jesus Cruz, 19, stormed the school Wednesday armed with an assault rifle and began shooting just after 2pm.

The sound of gunfire echoes out across the room as ear-piercing screams ring out.

A shivering girl in a floral dress is immediately in front of the cameraman and ducks to the floor while another boy is seen lying next to her.

It is unclear if the gunfire is inside the classroom or not.

The rapid popping sounds like fire from a semi-automatic assault rifle or a handgun.

(Read more from “Shocking Cellphone Video from Inside the Florida High School Shooting, 17 Confirmed Dead” HERE)

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At Least 17 Dead in Florida School Shooting, Law Enforcement Says

By CNN. A former student unleashed a hail of gunfire in a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 adults and children, authorities said.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered government flags flown at half-staff through Monday in honor of victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a public school of some 3,000 students outside Boca Raton.

The school is closed for the rest of the week, Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said. The district will offer grief counseling to students and their families . . .

The suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, was expelled for unspecified disciplinary reasons, Runcie said. He is due in court Thursday. (Read more from “At Least 17 Dead in Florida School Shooting, Law Enforcement Says” HERE)

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This Florida Proposal on Ex-Felon Voting Rights Could Have National Impact — Here’s How

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Convicted felons in Florida could have their voting rights restored automatically upon completion of their sentences if a proposal passes this November . . .

“Dems want to restore the felon vote because they think they will benefit; Republicans want to restrict felon voting because they believe they will be harmed,” said former University of South Florida professor Darryl Paulson, who is a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation. “Most felons are nonviolent and deserve to have their rights restored. Most felons in Florida are white, not black. If conservatives want to end recidivism and reintegrate felons into society, the restoration of voting rights is essential.” . . .

Concerns on both sides about the political impact of restoring the vote to convicted felons explains why this has remained a contentious issue for decades.

The 2000 presidential election serves as a useful example of the potential significance of 1.5 million Floridians suddenly being allowed to vote. A 2002 study estimates that if Florida’s former felons had been allowed to vote in 2000 and turned out at a 13 percent rate, 31,000 additional votes would have been cast. Former president George W. Bush won by 537 votes.

Florida is just one of four states that still permanently bans ex-felons from voting. (Read more from “This Florida Proposal on Ex-Felon Voting Rights Could Have National Impact — Here’s How” HERE)

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A Large Alligator and a Burmese Python Got into a Fight on a Golf Course in Florida

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Florida is the Australia of America. I’ve said this before here on BroBible and I’m sure that I’ll say it again. From snakes to gators to sharks to spiders, there are more deadly creatures here in Florida than anywhere else in the country.

I was fishing for largemouth bass yesterday on my day off just a mile from my house and came upon a 7-foot alligator just chilling between some tall grass next to a pond. These creatures are everywhere. In fact, if you see any lake in the state of Florida it’s safer to assume that there’s a gator in there than to assume that the lake is free to swim in.

(Read more from “A Large Alligator and a Burmese Python Got into a Fight on a Golf Course in Florida” HERE)

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McDonald’s Employee Charged in Florida Serial Killings

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Shell casings and cell phone data link the man police arrested Tuesday to four recent murders in Seminole Heights, an arrest report shows.

The two-page report released Wednesday offers new details in the evidence against Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, the 24-year-old Tampa resident charged with four counts of first-degree murder.

Investigators found SIG Sauer brand.40 caliber shell casings at all four of the locations where Monica Hoffa, Benjamin Mitchell, Anthony Naiboa and Ronald Felton were found shot to death between Oct. 9 and Nov. 14, the report states . . .

It was that gun, according to the report, that Howell gave in a food bag to a coworker at an Ybor City McDonald’s on Tuesday afternoon, saying he planned to leave the state. The coworker turned the gun over to a Tampa police officer who was in the restaurant doing paperwork at the time. The Glock had a loaded magazine containing five unfired rounds of .40 caliber ammunition, the report says.

Donaldson told police that “no one except for himself had control of the Glock firearm since his purchase,” Detective Austin Hill wrote in the report. (Read more from “McDonald’s Employee Charged in Florida Serial Killings” HERE)

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MIAMI BITES: Heartstopping Moment Fearsome Tiger Shark Swims Just Feet Away From Oblivious Paddlers

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This is the heartstopping moment a large tiger shark swam within touching distance of oblivious beachgoers.

Unsettling drone footage shows the 8ft black predator swimming close to the Miami coastline yet chooses to appear uninterested in nearby swimmers.

At one point the shark unnervingly etches close to two swimmers enjoying a morning swim.

Photographer Kenny Melendez had been capturing scenic shots of the tourist hotspot last Friday when he noticed the 8 ft predator cruising along the Miami coast.

Speaking to GrindTV Melendez said: “I was shocked to see how close the shark got to the man, and didn’t seem to care at all that the swimmer was in its path. (Read more from “MIAMI BITES: Heartstopping Moment Fearsome Tiger Shark Swims Just Feet Away From Oblivious Paddlers” HERE)

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Florida Woman Tried to Set off Explosive During Traffic Stop

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Authorities in Jacksonville say a woman was arrested Tuesday night after she tried to ignite an explosive device during a traffic stop.

Charlaya Moore, 23, was being held in the Duval County jail on charges of possession of a destructive device, aggravated assault on police and resisting police with violence.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Moore was pulled over at around 11:15 p.m. in the Grove Park area of the city. They said Moore refused multiple requests to get out of the car and began reaching under her seat. As one of the officers tried to pull Moore out of the car, she produced out the explosive device and attempted to ignite it. Another police officer got in the passenger’s side of the vehicle and took the device away from Moore. (Read more from “Florida Woman Tried to Set off Explosive During Traffic Stop” HERE)

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Pharmacist Drugs Woman During Tinder Date

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A Florida man who works as a hospital pharmacist was arrested Saturday and charged with sexual battery after he reportedly drugged his Tinder date.

According to a police affidavit, Robert Woods, 27, met the woman on the dating app Tinder and the pair agreed to meet at a bar in downtown Tampa, Fox 35 reported.

The woman reportedly had one beer at the restaurant before Woods suggested they leave and go to his apartment, where he claimed his friends were having a party.

When they arrived, there was reportedly no party. But the pair stayed at the apartment and started to play a drinking game, which led to the victim taking a shot of what she allegedly thought was Absinth liquor. (Read more from “Pharmacist Drugs Woman During Tinder Date” HERE)

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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Making Terror-Related Bomb Threat at Florida Red Lobster

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Police in Largo, Florida, arrested a man suspected of walking into a restaurant with a bag he said contained an explosive device.

According to WFTS, the general manager of a Red Lobster called the Largo Police Department Thursday afternoon to report the incident, telling authorities the customer claimed to be a terrorist.

“Just to make you smile, I work for the Taliban and I have a bomb in this bag,” the suspect said, according to the manager’s account.

Restaurant staff seated the man, later identified by police as Freddie Claudrick Bryant, and a woman with him, at a table away from other customers.

Once notified of the threat, police evacuated employees and other customers.

Reports indicate the suspect left the restaurant through the front door a short time later and told officers his comment was intended to be a joke.

Police took the matter seriously, though, and a bomb squad thoroughly checked his belongings to ensure he was not in possession of any hazardous materials.

When the scene was deemed safe, officers arrested Bryant. He is expected to face charges related to falsely reporting a bomb or explosive.

The terror-related hoax came on the heels of reports in London of two men shouting “Allahu akbar” into a microphone while playing the sound of gunshots through a speaker.

Several Twitter users reacted to the tense situation in Largo by expressing a desire to see a harsh sentence for anyone responsible for such a threat.

While most comments conceded that incident, if accurately reported by the manager, could have been the result of a misguided joke, others saw a potentially more sinister motive.

No injuries as a result of the incident were reported. (For more from the author of “Man Arrested on Suspicion of Making Terror-Related Bomb Threat at Florida Red Lobster” please click HERE)

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Hurricane Irma Rescue: Florida Deputies Save Two People on Boat

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Florida deputies rescued two people who attempted to brave out Hurricane Irma in their anchored boat on Sunday, entering treacherous waters as Irma was set to make landfall in minutes.

Martin County Sheriff’s Marine and Strike teams rescued the two people just off Jensen Beach, the Atlantic Coast north of Palm Beach, Sunday morning. It’s unclear why the pair were still out on their boat.

“MCSO Marine Rescue complete. Everyone is safe. Good job everyone,” the sheriff’s office wrote on Twitter with a video of the man and woman walking off the boat.

A video showed the two boats bobbing in choppy water as the deputies were helping the couple onto their boat.

(Read more from “Hurricane Irma Rescue: Florida Deputies Save Two People on Boat” HERE)

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