Old Dementia Joe...hanging on to Jill and a Priest, barely able to stand at the Pope's funeral. So pathetic!!!

Rural King usually has all kinds of chicks but occasionally someone comes in a just buys all they have. I'll call from now on before going over there. Most of mine came from there but I have bought a few at Tractor Supply. I've raised ducks, turkeys and chickens, sometimes from eggs!

Who's in the News ▫️Operation Millstone: Mooresville police announce multiple arrests for crimes against children MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Mooresville Police announced the arrests of eight people as part of an online predator crackdown. The Mooresville Police Department held a news conference at 11 a.m. Thursday to share information related to the results of Operation Millstone. A total of 78 law enforcement personnel from 21 agencies worked together on the operation. Mooresville police said the suspects' ages range from 25 to 91 years old. Police Chief Ron Campurciani said detectives said the suspects were found on four websites: Sniffles, Kik, Craigslist, Skip the Games and Wireclub. » https://youtu.be/O9jcyKP7TbE (VIDEO) » https://youtu.be/HyIAhe-NEhU (PRESS) » https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/operation-milestone-mooresville-child-predator-arrests-internet-crimes/275-82b10f8f-16a1-4bfe-bd7f-1cb2280bb804 (VIDEO) ▫️Huntsville Police address recent sting operation that led to nine arrests HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Huntsville police officers gave WAFF 48 more details in a recent sting operation leading to the arrest of nine men. The nine arrested are accused of traveling across North Alabama to meet a child, but some of the suspects are accused of traveling from Missouri or Texas to meet a child. https://www.waff.com/2025/04/24/huntsville-police-address-recent-sting-operation/ (VIDEO) ▫️Runaway Foster Kids Rescued by APD, Sex Offender Arrested at Scene The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested a registered sex offender after two juvenile runaways were located inside his residence. Joseph Lacour-Benavidez, 42, is a registered sex offender for the rape of a 12 year-old back in 2002. On April 21, 2025 detectives were alerted that two runaway juveniles 14 and 11, had left a foster home and were believed to be at Lacour-Benavidez’s residence. Detectives made contact with Lacour-Benavidez and his mother at their home in the southwest area command. When detectives entered the residence they located the 11 and 14 year-olds inside Lacour-Benavidez’s bedroom. Lacour-Benavidez has been charged with 12 counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration Second Degree, Criminal Sexual Communication with a Minor and Contributing to thte Delinquency of a Minor. More individuals could face charges as this investigation continues. https://abqraw.com/post/runaway-foster-kids-rescued-by-apd-sex-offender-arrested-at-scene/ ▫️Missing teen found at older man's home in Dearborn Heights after running from youth facility - Dearborn Heights teen found; 62-year-old man arrested - 'I believe she was scared' DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. - A 16-year-old girl missing for nearly a month is safe and a 62-year-old man she was found with is in custody, Dearborn Heights police said Thursday. FOX 2 is no longer naming the teenager as it is believed she is a victim of a crime. She was recovered in the area of Inkster and Warren Avenue on Wednesday, according to Chief Ahmed Haidar, who said the man provided a home and financial means. She is now with Child Protective Services, while the older man - who was a stranger - is awaiting charges. » https://youtu.be/0v1mA0JqV6Y (VIDEO) » https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dearborn-heights-teen-found-65-year-old-man-arrested-i-believe-she-was-scared » https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2025/04/24/missing-teen-girl-found-after-running-away-from-youth-facility/83253078007/ ▫️Missing Missouri girl found in Colorado - man accused of kidnapping arrested FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Missouri teenager missing since December has been found safe in Fort Collins, where officers arrested a registered sex offender in connection with her alleged kidnapping and abuse, Fort Collins Police said Thursday. The man inside the home, identified as Maximilian Bondrescu, 44, denied there was a girl inside the home. Officers searched the home and found the missing girl, police said. Bondrescu, who is a registered sex offender, was taken into custody at the Larimer County jail on suspicion of the following charges: Second-degree kidnapping - child; Sexual assault on a child - pattern of abuse; Second-degree assault; False imprisonment - minor in a locked room; Failure to register as a sex offender - incomplete registration; Child abuse; Harboring a minor; Obstructing a peace officer. » https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/missing-child-missouri-found-fort-collins-man-arrested/73-60fbf4a6-57f6-4e67-8721-a0752d35f13b (VIDEO) » ▫️Orem psychologist arrested on child exploitation, voyeurism charges OREM, Utah — An Orem psychologist who wrote a book on breaking addictions to pornography has been arrested on multiple child sexual exploitation and voyeurism charges. Dr. Robert Virgil Dindinger, 54, faces ten charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and two Voyeurism charges. He is listed as the owner of Utah Valley Psychology in Orem, where the company's website said Dindinger specializes in child and family psychological services. During a search warrant served on Dindinger's home in 2024, a detective seized flash drives and an iPhone that allegedly contained ten images and videos containing child sex abuse material, as well as two voyeuristic videos, believed to have been taken inside Dindinger's office. In one of the videos, a female victim is heard saying, "this is weird, this is so weird" before undressing. » https://youtu.be/UlZwSfjncFk (VIDEO) » https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/orem-psychologist-who-wrote-book-on-porn-addiction-arrested-on-child-exploitation-charges (VIDEO) ▫️VA hospital doctor arrested on child pornography charges A doctor at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Bedford was arrested Wednesday and charged with possessing and receiving child pornography, prosecutors said. Sven Knudsen Ljaamo, 70, of Billerica, has been charged with one count each of receipt and possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a press release. Ljaamo was arrested Wednesday morning and detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for April 29 after appearing in federal court in Boston. » https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2025/04/23/va-hospital-doctor-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges-prosecutors-say/ » https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/physician-veterans-affairs-medical-center-arrested-child-pornography-offenses ▫️Good Samaritans save Florida mother, two small children from attempted kidnapper in dramatic video A group of courageous Good Samaritans are being hailed as heroes after stepping in to save a woman and two small children from what could have been a devastating situation outside a Jacksonville, Florida, Department of Motor Vehicles office. The incident took place on March 12 in the parking lot of the DMV on North Main Street. https://www.foxnews.com/us/good-samaritans-save-florida-mother-two-small-children-attempted-kidnapper-dramatic-video ▫️2 arrested in alleged torture, human trafficking case in Southern California Two men in Riverside County arrested earlier this week are facing felony torture and human trafficking charges, officials announced. The arrests, according to a Hemet Police Department news release, come after officers, on March 12, responded to the Hemet Global Medical Center on reports of sexual abuse. After an initial interview with the victim, officers handed the case off to HPD’s Investigations Division. “Investigators determined that the victim had been subjected to torture, sexual assault and forced prostitution,” the release detailed. “During the investigation, a second victim was identified who also reported that she had been trafficked, raped and physically assaulted by the same suspects.” In the subsequent weeks, detectives say they identified two men, Davion Marshall and Travis Grisham, as the suspects in the case. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Investigator Daniel Cortez at (951) 765-2433. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/2-arrested-in-alleged-torture-human-trafficking-case-in-southern-california/ ▫️More Victims Identified In Hulmeville Sexual Exploitation Case A 60-year-old man charged earlier this year with creating fake online identities to lure underage girls into sending him sexually inappropriate videos is facing additional charges after more victims were identified. Mark William Wills, of Hulmeville, will now face charges related to eight victims. This investigation, led by Bucks County Detectives, found that Wills, using the identity of a teenage boy, would engage in chat and video conversations with the underage females and direct them to undress and perform sex acts. He would then share the images and videos on other social media platforms. District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced charges at a February news conference. At the time, investigators were able to identity four victims, but have since identified four more. » https://bucks.crimewatchpa.com/da/29567/post/more-victims-identified-hulmeville-sexual-exploitation-case » https://www.buckscounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1275 ▫️Houston man accused of producing child porn after police find hundreds of images showing sex abuse HOUSTON, Texas - A 34-year-old Houstonian has been charged in multiple child sexual assault cases. Macario Peralta is facing five counts of possession of child porn, three counts of possession of child porn video, one count of sexual performance of a child and one count of super aggravated child sex assault. Charging documents show that all the content Peralta is accused of having and creating involves a child, specifically ranging in age from 4 to 9. https://abc13.com/post/houston-man-accused-producing-child-porn-police-find-hundreds-images-showing-sex-abuse/16240252/ ▫️D.A. Bragg Announces 116-Count Indictment Of Ryan Hemphill Predatory Sexual Assault Of Six Women In Midtown Apartment Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the indictment of RYAN HEMPHILL, 43, an attorney, for the alleged predatory sexual assault of six women between October 2024 and March 2025 in his midtown apartment. He is charged in an 116-count New York State Supreme Court indictment with 24 charges of Predatory Sexual Assault, as well as numerous counts of Rape in the First and Third Degrees, Facilitating a Sex Offense with a Controlled Substance, and Assault in the Second Degree. “We allege that Ryan Hemphill raped and violently assaulted six different women in his apartment in just five months,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Our talented prosecutors and investigators, as well as our specially trained counselors, are here to support you, no matter how powerful the person who assaulted you may seem. Please call our Special Victims Division at 212-335-3400.” https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-116-count-indictment-of-ryan-hemphill-predatory-sexual-assault-of-six-women-in-midtown-apartment/ ▫️Former Softball Coach Charged in Harris County Child Trafficking KATY, Texas - Multiple sources confirm that Pedro Gonzalez, charged with child sex trafficking in Harris County, was a girl's softball coach while under investigation. In December 2024, FOX 26 broke the initial report of Pedro Gonzalez and Brandon Andrews being arrested and charged, accused of trafficking two teenage girls out of a Katy Motel 6. The next month, new information came out about Gonzalez's immigration status and Andrew's criminal past, revealing Andrews was out on bond for a similar charge when he was arrested on the more recent trafficking case. Pedro Pablo Gonzalez Penalver, a 40-year-old illegally present Venezuelan national, was admitted into the United States on January 23, 2017, at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, but failed to depart according to the terms of his admission," the field office said in a statement. It goes on, "An immigration judge with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review ordered Gonzalez removed from the United States in absentia on August 27, 2019." If you or anyone you know may have information concerning this case call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. » https://youtu.be/WYFEEyw01vs (VIDEO) » https://countylocalnews.com/breaking/2025/04/25/former-softball-coach-charged-in-harris-county-child-trafficking/ » https://www.fox26houston.com/news/katy-child-sex-trafficking-update-suspect-identified-girls-softball-coach ▫️2nd suspect arraigned on charges of human trafficking of a minor BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Bakersfield man and woman allegedly worked together to make money off a runaway teen girl who was advertised for sex in motel rooms in different cities, according to a court filing. Owens Longmire Jr., 19, was arraigned earlier this week and Kylah Precious Pearson, 20, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges including human trafficking of a minor for sex. Longmire was arrested April 18; Pearson was taken into custody on Tuesday. » https://youtu.be/D8_50lI5IR4 (VIDEO) » https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/2nd-suspect-arraigned-on-charges-of-human-trafficking-of-a-minor/ (VIDEO) ▫️Former High School Teacher Found Guilty of Possessing Child Pornography ABERDEEN, Miss. — A federal jury convicted Andrew Murphy, 36, a former high school science teacher, for possessing child sexual abuse materials after hearing evidence for three days in a trial before Senior District Judge Glen H. Davidson in Aberdeen, Mississippi. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial the former high school science teacher, was found guilty today for possessing child pornography. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 28, 2025, at the U.S. Courthouse in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Over two days of testimony, the government presented evidence to establish that Murphy collected images of child exploitation material, child nudity, child erotica, and images of children engaged in sexual activity, using a peer-to-peer network online. https://vicksburgnews.com/former-high-school-teacher-found-guilty-of-possessing-child-pornography/ ▫️Former Laverne High School teacher arrested for sending explicit messages to students Brogan Sears, a former teacher and coach at Laverne High School, was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into sexually explicit messages sent to students. https://www.news9.com/story/680a13682f8b87ee2eca8d71/former-laverne-high-school-teacher-arrested-for-sending-explicit-messages-to-students ▫️Sheriff’s Office turns over men nabbed in online group’s sting operation to ICE agents Two men believed to be in the U.S. without documentation were arrested on April 23 by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and turned over to ICE agents for processing after a sting operation by an online group that works to expose child abusers. Bikers Against Predators members told deputies that they had identified two Hispanic males as the subject or subjects with whom they were communicating. https://thelivingstonpost.com/sheriffs-office-turns-over-men-nabbed-in-online-groups-sting-operation-to-ice-agents/ ▫️Former Air Force Reservist Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Attempted Sex with a Minor Hagatña – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announces that, Richard Jay Ais Solang, age 46, from Dededo, Guam, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment in the U.S. District Court of Guam for Attempted Enticement of a Minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). The Court also ordered five years of supervised release and a $100 mandatory assessment fee. https://www.justice.gov/usao-gu/pr/former-air-force-reservist-sentenced-120-months-federal-prison-attempted-sex-minor ▫️One defendant in Cape Fear Escorts human trafficking case dies, other defendants awaiting trial WILMINGTON, N.C. - Seven people were charged in an over-decade-old human trafficking case, but the list has been cut to six after one defendant died last October. Local prosecutors charged six other defendants in connection with Cape Fear Escorts, which attorneys say was an illegitimate business tied to prostitution and human trafficking. Christopher Evans, Christopher Arrowood, Chandler Anderson, Dustin Anderson, Michael Snow, and Jesse Bright were arrested in April of 2023. Brandon Hollamon was arrested in November 2023 and faced 17 counts, including promoting prostitution of a minor. He died last October. Evans and the five other defendants have yet to go on trial in state court. Smith says there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into proving the charges. https://www.wect.com/2025/04/25/one-defendant-cape-fear-escorts-human-trafficking-case-dies-other-defendants-awaiting-trial/ (VIDEO) ▫️Man arrested 3 years after sexually abusing child, police say ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Asheville Police said a man was arrested three years after sexually abusing a child following an investigation. According to police, the investigation started in December 2024. Police said 45-year-old Alan Schilling was charged with felony statutory rape of a child and felony indecent liberties with a child. He was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Center on April 7 on unrelated drug charges and served over 40 open warrants. » https://youtu.be/Y3ppEe_JT1M (VIDEO) » https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/04/23/man-arrested-3-years-after-sexually-abusing-child-police-say/ (VIDEO) » https://www.wspa.com/news/asheville-man-charged-with-rape-of-child-more-police/ ▫️Catawba Man Jailed on Multiple Sex Offense Charges 51-year-old Silvero Zavala-Valle of Robert Rufty Lane in Catawba has been arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers on three counts of indecent liberties with a child, four counts of statutory sexual offense by an adult, and one count of statutory rape or sex offense when the defendant is at least six years older than the victim. He was also placed on an immigration detainer. » ▫️Hardin man sentenced to 3 years in prison for using a phone to promote prostitution with a minor BILLINGS – A Hardin man who promoted prostitution with a minor was sentenced today to 36 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. William Serges Joseph, 75, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to use of facility in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/hardin-man-sentenced-3-years-prison-using-phone-promote-prostitution-minor ▫️Ellwood City Resident Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Coercing Minor to Produce and Send Child Sexual Abuse Material PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A former resident of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on April 22, 2025, to 252 months of incarceration, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, on his conviction of coercion and enticement of a minor, and production and receipt of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/ellwood-city-resident-sentenced-21-years-prison-coercing-minor-produce-and-send-child ▫️Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offense, Threats Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GREGORY BUTTS, 54, formerly of Sprague, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 240 months of imprisonment, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for a child exploitation offense and related threats. According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2016, Butts was convicted in Connecticut state court of illegal sexual contact with a child. In November 2020, family and friends of two missing juveniles in Colorado posted information about the missing juveniles on social media pages and included a phone number asking the public to call with information. Butts, with his own phone number blocked, called the number and spoke to a female friend of the missing juveniles, who recorded the conversation. Butts stated that he was with the missing juveniles and had had sexual contact with them. He threatened to harm the missing juveniles if the conversation were recorded or if law enforcement were contacted. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/sex-offender-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison-child-exploitation-offense-threats ▫️Palatka pastor charged with child sex crimes denied bond by judge PALATKA, Fla. — Bond has been revoked for the Palatka pastor who investigators arrested last week and charged with sexual battery on a child. Leo Alfonso Parker was the lead pastor at Emerge Church of Palatka. After going before a judge on Wednesday, that judge requested he remain in custody in the Putnam County Jail. Court records obtained by First Coast News shows the victim may be related to Parker and he’s had contact with her since she was a young child. Parker is charged with sexual battery of a minor 12 to 18 years old by a person in family or custodial authority, a crime punishable by life in prison. » https://youtu.be/K-jkGj2nr-0 (VIDEO) » https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/palatka-pastor-charged-with-child-sex-crimes-denied-bond-by-judge/77-0c8cc62a-fe76-40e2-8532-5d75c8f5ef6c (VIDEO) » https://www.wokv.com/news/local/palatka-pastor-accused-child-sexual-abuse-back-jail/B4BDTP2BG5EPVHNWCQDE4P6A6M/ ▫️Local officials bring awareness to child trafficking rates in SWLA LAKE CHARLES, La. - Human trafficking has been a big topic for years, but it’s still a big problem in Southwest Louisiana. In fact, Calcasieu Parish currently ranks in the top five of parishes with the most human trafficking cases in Louisiana, and according to officials, the threat is much larger for children. According to the Victims Service Group and the local Family and Youth group, 27 potential victims of human trafficking have been serviced in Southwest Louisiana since Jan. 1. » https://youtu.be/KYxbZbp9Xrs (VIDEO) » https://www.kplctv.com/2025/04/25/local-officials-bring-awareness-child-trafficking-rates-swla/ (VIDEO) ▫️State lawmakers approve bill teaching kids about human trafficking BISMARCK, ND — On Thursday, North Dakota lawmakers said ‘yes’ to a plan to teach kids the warning signs of human trafficking. House legislators passed Senate Bill 2330, which will teach kids at public and tribal schools about human trafficking and exploitation. » https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/state-lawmakers-approve-bill-teaching-kids-about-human-trafficking/ (VIDEO) » https://news.prairiepublic.org/local-news/2025-04-25/public-schools-will-teach-awareness-of-human-trafficking-under-a-senate-bill ▫️3rd Annual Freedom Ride & Grill to End Human Trafficking, Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Fayetteville, NC FREE FOOD | FAMILY-FRIENDLY | IMPACTFUL MISSION Rev your engines and ride with purpose at the 3rd Annual Freedom Ride & Grill to End Human Trafficking! 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nope they are not. They are also pullets and they have no prices yet. They are being raised for them by a network of local growers. I talked to a farmer where I got my half a Black Angus and he said they usually sell their pullets anywhere from $16 to $20 but this year they could be more. They have some people who ordered last year that they have to fill so it may be a hit or miss if you get any birds of the breed you want. If I cannot get any next month I am most likely going to just buy some chicks off the internet and raise them.

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