Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was convicted Friday on federal charges related to an illegal sports gambling case and faces up to 15 years in prison, according to CBS News. Puig, 35, was found guilty of obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators following a nearly two-week trial in downtown Los Angeles.
The conviction stems from Puig's involvement in sports betting. Prosecutors initially stated in November 2022 that Puig was set to plead guilty to lying about his involvement, but he withdrew from the plea deal less than two weeks later, stating he "never should have agreed to plead guilty to a crime I did not commit," as reported by CBS News. A Los Angeles judge later determined the deal was not binding because it was not formally entered in court.
In other news, authorities are investigating a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing last weekend, according to ABC News. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department are aware of the message, and investigators are actively inspecting the information for its authenticity, the sheriff's office said Friday in a social media post. Authorities believe she was abducted from her Arizona home.
Also on Friday, President Donald Trump told reporters he did not see the entire video before it was shared on his social media platform late Thursday night that included a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted with the bodies of apes, and said he would not apologize for it, as reported by ABC News. Trump said he only saw the first part of the since-deleted video that focused on debunked claims about the 2020 election. When asked if he condemns the racist part of the video, Trump responded, "Of course I do," according to ABC News.
In Georgia, police recovered a body believed to be the son of rapper Lil Jon, ABC News reported. The rapper's son, Nathan Smith, was reported missing on Feb. 3, according to the Milton Police Department. Police responded to a report of a missing adult in the area of Baldwin Drive in Milton, Georgia. "Responding officers determined that a Milton resident, Nathan Smith, had left his residence under unusual circumstances and could not be located," the statement continued.
Finally, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that two West Virginia National Guard members, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who were shot in an ambush-style attack near the White House late last year, will receive the Purple Heart, according to Fox News. Hegseth called the Nov. 26 incident "a terrible thing" and said the troops were "attacked by a radical," while speaking at a National Guard reenlistment ceremony at the Washington Monument.
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