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Justin Broomhall took a Sunday fishing trip to Lake Cherokee with his father and his son. Little did he know they would make the catch of a lifetime. The Longview, Texas resident hooked a massive alligator snapping turtle on Father's Day, the biggest he's ever seen. "My dad was like 'Holy smokes, look at the size of that!'" Broomhall said. "My three-year-old son started panicking. He thought it was a dinosaur and kept saying, 'Let it go. Let it go. Put it back!'" Broomhall was using dough bait in hopes of reeling in a catfish, he said. However, "from [the turtle] being so old and going blind, he's using his smell to find bait," he said. "I guess he felt it, thinking it was some other dead fish and he ate it." The enormous creature weighed in around 200 lbs and was likely between 100 to 150 years old, estimated Broomhall, who works at Whitaker Plumbing in Carthage, Texas. "I do a lot of lifting. I was a bodybuilder in high school and 200 lbs to me is pretty easy to pick up," he … [Read more...] about Texas man catches massive alligator snapping turtle, then releases it back into the wild

0 Crime & Safety Andrew Wolf pleaded guilty to multiple child exploitation offenses, which targeted students at the school, federal authorities said. Max Bennett , Patch Staff Posted Reply CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA — A former Springside Chestnut Hill Academy teacher pleaded guilty in federal court to child pornography related charges, authorities said. United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said Andrew Wolf, 42, of Philadelphia pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney to multiple child exploitation offenses in connection with their scheme to manipulate and catfish children online, including Wolf's own middle school students. In February 2022, Wolf and Kray Strange, 20, of Carthage, New York, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to manufacture child pornography, along with several counts of manufacture and attempted manufacture of child pornography. These charges, to which … [Read more...] about Ex Chestnut Hill Teacher​ Admits To Child Porn Charges: Feds

0 Pets In search of a four-legged family member? These pets are waiting for their forever home in Shreveport area shelters. Pet News , Patch Staff Posted Reply Looking to add a furry ball of four-legged love and affection to your family? Look no further than these Shreveport animal shelters for a pet available for adoption. Many facilities in the Shreveport area are still working to fulfill adoptions and place pets in their forever home. There are thousands of dogs, cats and other animals of all ages without a home across Louisiana — and many are located within driving distance. Looking to adopt an adorable new four-legged companion? A great place to begin the search is at Port City Cat Rescue, where Claire the cat is waiting patiently, or another local animal pound. If you aren't sure if you have time to take care of a pet year round, many shelters also offer opportunities to foster pets until they are placed in permanent … [Read more...] about Adoptable Pets Of The Week In Shreveport Area