Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was convicted Friday of federal charges in 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.
In November 2022, prosecutors said Puig was set to plead guilty to lying about his involvement in sports betting, but he withdrew from that plea deal less than two weeks later, stating that he "never should have agreed to plead guilty to a crime I did not commit," as reported by CBS News. A Los Angeles judge said the deal was not binding because it was not formally entered in court. Puig was initially set to plead guilty to a single count of lying to federal authorities.
In other news, authorities are investigating a new message regarding the disappearance of 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 are "inspecting" it 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 didn't 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 won't apologize for it, according to ABC News. Trump said he only saw the first part of the since-deleted video that focused on debunked claims about the 2020 election. Asked if he condemns the racist part of the video, Trump said, "Of course I do."
In Georgia, police recovered a body believed to be the son of rapper Lil Jon, according to ABC News. The rapper's son, Nathan Smith, was reported missing on Feb. 3, according to the Milton Police Department. Milton Police shared a statement on Friday saying that officers had 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 said Friday that two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot in an ambush-style attack near the White House late last year will receive the Purple Heart, according to Fox News. The troops, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, were attacked by a "radical" on Nov. 26, Hegseth said while speaking at a National Guard reenlistment ceremony at the Washington Monument.
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