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Hamas victim’s father defends award-winning photo of her body as ‘symbol’ of an era

The father of a woman who Hamas killed has defended an award-winning image of her.
The Associated Press image showed Shani Louk half-naked and face down in the back of a Hamas pickup truck.
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The father of a woman who was killed during Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel has defended the decision to present a prestigious journalism award to a freelancer who photographed her dead body.

The Associated Press freelancer Ali Mahmud won the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Team Picture Story of the Year for the image, which showed Shani Louk’s lifeless body splayed in the back of a pickup truck and surrounded by Hamas militants.

Louk, a German tattoo artist, had been attending an outdoor “Festival for Peace” party near Kibbutz Urim when Hamas fighters targeted the area in a terrorist attack.

Hamas militants drive back to the Gaza Strip with the body of Shani Louk. — The award-winning image.AP Photo/Ali Mahmud

The decision to award the prize for Mahmud’s photo received fierce backlash on social media and from some Jewish commentators.

The official X, formerly Twitter, profile for the State of Israel appeared to react to the news of the award by sharing several images of Louk alive and smiling, writing: “This is how we want Shani Louk to be remembered.”

Israeli writer Hen Mazzig also took to X to hit out at the decision, saying that the image “dehumanizes” Louk.

“The biggest photojournalism competition in the world decided to trample on the family’s wishes in favor of giving a photo of Shani’s mutilated body a prestigious award,” he wrote.

“Photos showing violence and death can be newsworthy or important when they humanize the dead or galvanize the public. The ‘winning’ photo does neither; it only further dehumanizes Shani, retraumatizes her family and legitimizes Hamas’s actions under the guise of journalistic neutrality,” he added.

“This is one of the most important photos in the last 50 years”

But Louk’s father, Nissim Louk, told Israeli news outlet Ynet that he was glad the photo won the award.

“It’s good that the photo won the prize. This is one of the most important photos in the last 50 years. These are some of the photos that shape human memory,” he said.

Nissim added that the image of his daughter and those of Noa Argamani being taken hostage by Hamas militants on a motorcycle were images that “symbolize this era.”

“I think it’s a good thing to use it to inform the future. If I start crying, what will come of it? This is history. In 100 years, they will look and know what happened here,” he added. “I travel the world, and everyone knows who Shani is.”

Hamas’ October 7 attacks killed around 1,200 people and saw around 240 others were kidnaped and taken hostage in Gaza.

Israel responded to the attacks with relentless airstrikes and a ground invasion of the territory. More than 32,000 Palestinians have so far been killed, Al Jazeera reported.

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‘3 Body Problem’ cast addresses whitewashing criticism from fans of the original Chinese novels

Amid early criticism and fears of whitewashing, the cast of the highly anticipated sci-fi series “3 Body Problem” says it does justice to the original Chinese novels.

The Netflix series, developed by writer Alexander Woo and “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss, follows a group of London-based scientists and authorities who band together to fight a seemingly all-powerful extraterrestrial threat after a slew of suicides alarms the scientific community.

When the Netflix series was announced, many fans voiced concerns that the novels would be culturally and thematically diluted in the adaptation.

Based on Liu Cixin’s acclaimed “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, the eight-episode show is a departure from the source novels, which set the time-spanning story in China beginning during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, a time of violent upheaval.

On Reddit, one user noted that separating the setting from the cultural context seemed “unnecessary and flagrant.” Another commented they had doubts about the adaptation being led by non-Asian creators who were “rightfully criticized for their treatment of both women and [people of color]” on “Game of Thrones.”

But actor Benedict Wong, who plays Detective Da Shi in the Netflix adaptation, told NBC News the creators got the go-ahead from the author.

“Cixin gave Dan, Dave and Alex the blessing to move this story into a global story,” Wong said. “My character’s from Manchester, Jess Hong’s [is] from New Zealand, and we have Ye Wenjie [played by] Rosalind Chao and Zine Tseng, just to kind of show how global we all are telling this world story.”

The series, like the book, starts from the point of view of astrophysicist Ye Wenjie, who witnesses her father’s murder by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. The incident gives rise to her disdain for humanity and her subsequent decision to invite an alien civilization to conquer Earth.

Hong, who plays physicist Jin Cheng, said the show leaves the beginning intact while the changes broaden the story’s focus.

“Everything in the books that was referencing the Cultural Revolution has been essentially untouched,” Hong said. “But the rest of it is a way to globalize a story that was very heavily Eastern-focused into a Western perspective, a global perspective. Because we’re all from different countries, for the actors, you get to pull in all of these different storylines into one emotional core, which I think is quite brilliant.”

Chao, who portrays the older version of Ye, says the show doesn’t shy away from the lingering trauma of the Cultural Revolution.

“The seed is still that time period. It’s a period of trauma, emptying out of all hope, and great division. I do think they honored it,” Chao said. “My parents are immigrants. I’ve heard about it since growing up. And somehow the way they imparted that in this series made it more, you know, I could understand the trauma.”

Tseng, who plays the younger Ye, recalled remarks from the series’ Hong Kong director Derek Tsang, who “gathered every single one of us, saying, ‘It would be so great if we can do this and bring the honesty to the audience, to the story.’”

Yu Guming, left, and Zine Tseng in "3 Body Problem". — Yu Guming, left, and Zine Tseng in “3 Body Problem”. Maria Heras / Netflix

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Body found in barrel identified as potential witness in case of Missouri man accused of holding woman in basement

Human remains found in a barrel in the Missouri River were identified last week as belonging to a woman considered a potential witness in the case against a Missouri man accused of holding a Black woman hostage in his basement.

During a Monday hearing seeking a bond increase for Timothy Haslett Jr., prosecutors said the woman found in the barrel, Jaynie Crosdale, “was inside” Haslett’s Excelsior Springs home before his arrest in October.

The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office did not provide further details but said it presented the evidence to the court.

Excelsior Springs police had identified Crosdale as a potential witness in Haslett’s case in January and asked the public’s help in locating her. Authorities said at the time that they believed Crosdale had “information about the investigation.”

She was later found dead after kayakers located her body in a blue barrel in the Missouri River, according to NBC affiliate KSNT of Topeka, Kansas. Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Immediately after police identified her remains last week, prosecutors filed a motion seeking a higher bond for Haslett, writing in a court filing that they had “concern for the safety of the community.” Prosecutors said Haslett’s bond of $3 million was “insufficient to insure the safety of the community and the victim.”

The court, however, ruled against increasing Haslett’s bond. His attorney did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday.

The home where neighbors raised the alarm in Excelsior Springs, Mo.Sarah Plake / KSHB

Haslett was taken into custody in October after the 22-year-old unidentified victim escaped from his basement wearing a metal dog collar and ran to neighbors for help. The woman said she had been held captive and assaulted.

Lisa Johnson, a neighbor who helped the woman, said she was getting ready for work when she heard a faint “help me” from outside her front door.

“She looked straight at me and said ‘help,'” Johnson previously said.

Johnson said the woman feared that if the police were called Haslett would kill them both, but Johnson called authorities anyway.

“I understood where she was coming from at that point. But I did it anyway,” she said.

Police said they found the woman wearing a metal collar with a padlock, latex lingerie and she had duct tape around her mouth, according to a probable cause statement filed in October.

The woman said Haslett had picked her up in early September and kept her in a small room in his basement, restraining her wrists and ankles with handcuffs, the document stated. She said she had been repeatedly raped and whipped and escaped when Haslett left to take his child to school, according to the probable cause.

Haslett was indicted in February on one count of first-degree rape, four counts of first-degree sodomy, one count of first-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of endangering a child. He faces more than five life sentences in prison if convicted.

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Body found off popular Maryland trail believed to be missing woman Rachel Morin; police investigating death as homicide

Body found off Harford County trail believed to be woman reported missing night before

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A woman found dead off a popular hiking trail Sunday in Maryland is believed to be a 37-year-old who was reported missing by her boyfriend and police are investigating the death as a homicide, authorities said.

Rachel Morin reportedly went to the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air at about 6 p.m. Saturday evening, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said Sunday. She was reported missing by her boyfriend around 11:30 p.m. when she didn’t return home.

Rachel Morin

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Morin’s car was located at the trailhead and a volunteer searcher found the body at about 1 p.m. on Sunday, Gahler said.

“They set up a command center here so we figured that it was something rather grave that had happened to that poor woman,” Bel Air resident Kathy Tunney told CBS Baltimore.

The area reopened after deputies spent hours at the crime scene, but Gahler urged people walking the trail to be vigilant. He said he could not yet confirm that there is not a threat to the public.

“We understand this homicide causes a lot of concern. It causes a lot of concern for us,” Gahler said. “The trail is one of our major parks and recs assets that runs through a lot of different parts of Harford County.”

Residents of the normally quiet community told CBS Baltimore they are in shock.

“My daughter was just out running this morning to the end of the trail and back,” Tunney said. “So we enjoy it and we enjoy living next to it. I have never felt afraid.”

Gahler said there will be an increased police presence throughout the trail while deputies investigate.

“We ask anyone walking on the trail to always be aware of your surroundings,” Gahler said. “The earbuds are great, they help you exercise, but it can also prevent you from being aware of your surroundings. If possible, walk or run with a friend, buddy-up, or consider wearing a whistle or an alert device, and let your family know where you are. If you see something that doesn’t make you feel comfortable, and you feel suspicious about it, take out your phone and call 911 and let law enforcement respond.”

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At approximately 1:07 pm, a female was located deceased off of the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air. The identity…

Posted by Harford County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, August 6, 2023

The trail is located near the center of Bel Air, nearly 50 miles northeast of Baltimore.

A GoFundMe pafe set up by Morin’s sister Rebekah has raised more than $20,000.

“This was not an accidentally death, and she did not go willingly and she deserves a funeral worthy of her her beauty,” Rebekah Morin wrote.

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Body found along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says

A body was found along a floating barrier that was recently installed in the Rio Grande by Texas authorities as part of a bid to deter migrants from trying to cross into the U.S., Mexican officials said.

Authorities were still working to recover and identify the body spotted floating along the barrier, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a news release on Wednesday, the first time it has reported a death along the barrier. A cause of death had yet to be determined, it said.

The news comes just weeks after the barriers were installed last month across from Eagle Pass, Texas, in an effort to stop migrants from crossing the river. The move sparked backlash from both sides of the border, as well as lawsuit from the Justice Department.

Mexico’s foreign ministry said it was initially alerted to the remains by Texas officials. The department, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency did not immediately respond to overnight requests for comment.

The reported discovery prompted fresh criticism from the Mexican government over the installment of the barriers, with its foreign ministry expressing concerns over the “impact” on migrants’ human rights and safety. It added that such policies run counter to the close collaboration shared between the U.S. and Mexico federal governments.

Body found along floating barrier installed in Rio Grande by Texas, Mexico says — Migrants walk by a string of buoys placed along the Rio Grande border.Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images file

The decision to install the barriers has faced blowback from the Biden administration, with the Justice Department filing a lawsuit against Texas and its Republican governor last week over the buoys.

The civil suit said Gov. Greg Abbott violated federal law by installing the floating barriers and asked a judge to order the defendants to “promptly remove the unauthorized obstruction” at their own expense.

The lawsuit cited the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, which prohibits the “creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States.”

It also alleged that Abbott failed to obtain a permit through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before installing the barrier in the Rio Grande as is required by federal law.

After being informed of the Justice Department’s intent to sue, Abbott last week sent a letter to President Joe Biden accusing him of attempting to interfere in his state’s “sovereign interest” in securing its border. “Texas will see you in court, Mr. President,” he wrote.

Abbott also argued that the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act doesn’t apply to Texas’ actions. He further said that while he shares the Biden administration’s concern for migrants’ welfare, the president’s “finger points in the wrong direction.”

“Neither of us wants to see another death in the Rio Grande River,” Abbott wrote. “Yet your open-border policies encourage migrants to risk their lives by crossing illegally through the water, instead of safely and legally at a port of entry. Nobody drowns on a bridge.”

When previously reached for comment about Abbott’s letter, a spokesperson for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division pointed to Monday’s lawsuit and declined further comment.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre accused Abbott at the time of “sowing chaos” and staging inhumane “political stunts.”

“He’s actively undermining our border enforcement plan,” she said, adding that illegal border crossings are at their lowest level since Biden took office.

Abbott, she said, is “not operating in good faith here.”

In a July 14 news release marking the installment of the marine barriers, Abbott’s office said the effort was part of his administration’s bid, dubbed “Operation Lone Star,” to “secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.”

“Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border,” the news release said. “Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden’s open border policies.”

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Body found at buoy barrier Texas set up on Rio Grande, Mexico says

Mexico City — The Mexican government reported for the first time Wednesday that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said authorities were trying to recover the body and didn’t know the person’s nationality or cause of death.

Many have warned about the danger the barrier poses because it’s designed to make it more difficult for migrants to climb over or swim under it.

Texas Installs Buoy Barrier On Rio Grande River To Deter Migrants — A string of buoys used as a border barrier on the Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass, Texas, is seen on July 13, 2023.

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A Texas state trooper raised internal concerns about the barrier diverting migrants, including children, into parts of the Rio Grande where they’re more likely to drown.

The barrier was installed in July and stretches roughly the length of three soccer fields.

The department said Mexico had warned about the risks posed by the bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. It also claimed the barrier violates treaties regarding the use of the river and violates Mexico’s sovereignty.

“We made clear our concern about the impact on migrants’ safety and human rights that these state policies would have,” the department said in a statement. Mexico said it was officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety that notified Mexico’s consulate in Eagle Pass Tuesday about the body.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Abbott over the floating barrier. The lawsuit asks a court to force Texas to remove it. The Biden administration says the barrier raises humanitarian and environmental concerns.

The buoys are the latest escalation of Texas’ border security operation that also includes razor-wire fencing and arresting migrants on trespassing charges.

The state trooper’s internal complaint raised concerns about Texas’ border initiative, known as Operation Lone Star. The trooper described migrants being cut by the razor wire, and directives to push families back into the Rio Grande.

Migrant drownings occur regularly on the Rio Grande. Over the Fourth of July weekend, before the buoys were installed, four people, including an infant, drowned in the river near Eagle Pass.

A Biden administration official told CBS News last month that the floating barriers have interfered with Border Patrol efforts to patrol the river and process migrants who reach U.S. soil. In one week, the official added, Border Patrol encountered dozens of injured or drowned migrants, including babies.

Once migrants are on the U.S. side of the border which, in Texas, falls in the middle of the Rio Grande, federal law requires Border Patrol officials to process them and decide whether they should be deported, transferred to another agency, detained or released. The law also requires federal officials to review the asylum claims of those who ask for refuge. State officials aren’t authorized to enforce these laws.

Over the past two years, Abbott, a Republican, has engaged in a high-profile feud with President Biden, a Democrat, over how the federal government has handled a historic migration wave along the U.S.-Mexico border, where Border Patrol recorded an all-time high in apprehensions in 2022.

Unlawful entries along the southern border in June plunged to the lowest level since the start of the Biden administration, defying predictions that the end of a pandemic-era order known as Title 42 would fuel a massive spike in unauthorized migration to the U.S.

Biden administration officials have attributed the sharp reduction in illegal border crossings to its unprecedented efforts to expand opportunities for migrants to enter the U.S. with the government’s permission, as well as its stricter asylum rules for those who don’t apply for these programs.

“Governor Abbott’s dangerous and unlawful actions are undermining our effective border enforcement plan and making it hard for CBP to do their jobs of securing the border,” White House spokesperson Abdullah Hasan said in a statement. “The governor’s actions are cruel and putting both migrants and border agents in danger.”

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Body found at buoy barrier Texas set up on Rio Grande, Mexico says

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said authorities were trying to recover the body and didn’t know the person’s nationality or cause of death.

Many have warned about the danger the barrier poses because it’s designed to make it more difficult for migrants to climb over or swim under it.

A Texas state trooper raised internal concerns about the barrier diverting migrants, including children, into parts of the Rio Grande where they’re more likely to drown.

The barrier was installed in July and stretches roughly the length of three soccer fields.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Abbott over the floating barrier. The lawsuit, filed Monday, asks a court to force Texas to remove it. The Biden administration says the barrier raises humanitarian and environmental concerns.

The buoys are the latest escalation of Texas’ border security operation that also includes razor-wire fencing and arresting migrants on trespassing charges.

Migrant drownings occur regularly on the Rio Grande. Over the Fourth of July weekend, before the buoys were installed, four people, including an infant, drowned in the river near Eagle Pass.

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Vast majority of submissions to UN body on Israeli occupation favor them, Palestinians say

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of over 55 countries that made submissions to the U.N.’s highest judicial body which will give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories supported the Palestinians view that Israel is taking over land they seek for an independent state, their U.N. ambassador said Wednesday.

The Palestinian U.N. envoy, Riyad Mansour, told a group of reporters the number of submissions to the International Court of Justice exceeded Palestinian expectations and came from every continent and included all five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France.

The U.N. General Assembly last Dec. 30 adopted a Palestinian-backed resolution asking the court’s opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories. It also seeks an opinion on the legal consequences of Israeli measures it said are “aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem.” And it asks for an opinion on how all Israeli policies affect the legal status of its occupation, “and what are the legal consequences that arise for all states and the United Nations from this status.”

Israel vehemently opposed the resolution. Its ambassador, Gilad Erdan, called the measure “outrageous,” the U.N. “morally bankrupt and politicized,” and said any potential decision from the court will be “completely illegitimate.”

Mansour didn’t provide further details on the submissions except to say the vast majority supported the Palestinians.

He said the next step is for the countries that made submissions to the court to rebut what other countries said if they desire, and to make additional submissions by Oct. 25. The court will then set oral arguments, deliberate, and render an opinion.

“When should we expect the opinion to be submitted?” Mansour said. “To be cautious, I think maybe sometime in the spring of next year. But, of course, the court is the master of its destiny.”

While the court’s rulings are not binding, they influence international opinion. It last addressed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 2004, when the Assembly asked it to consider the legality of an Israeli-built separation barrier.

The court, located in The Hague, said the barrier was “contrary to international law” and called on Israel to immediately halt construction. Israel has said the barrier is a security measure meant to prevent Palestinian attackers from reaching Israeli cities and has ignored the ruling.

The December General Assembly resolution demands that Israel comply with the court’s ruling, dismantle the wall and pay reparations for all damage caused by its construction.

Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek all three areas for an independent state. Israel considers the West Bank to be disputed territory and has built dozens of settlements that are now home to roughly 500,000 Jewish settlers. It also has annexed east Jerusalem and considers the entire city to be its capital.

The United Nations and the international community overwhelmingly consider the settlements and Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, to be illegal.

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Vast majority of submissions to UN body on Israeli occupation favor them, Palestinians say

Mansour didn’t provide further details on the submissions except to say the vast majority supported the Palestinians.

“When should we expect the opinion to be submitted?” Mansour said. “To be cautious, I think maybe sometime in the spring of next year. But, of course, the court is the master of its destiny.”

The December General Assembly resolution demands that Israel comply with the court’s ruling, dismantle the wall and pay reparations for all damage caused by its construction.

The United Nations and the international community overwhelmingly consider the settlements and Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem, home to the city’s most sensitive holy sites, to be illegal.

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NJ cop sentenced to prison for killing nurse with car and driving the body home

A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for striking and killing a nurse with his car, driving the body home and then returning to the scene after speaking to his parents.

Louis Santiago, 26, had pleaded guilty to three felony counts, as well as driving while intoxicated, in connection with the crash that killed Damian Dymka on Nov. 1, 2021.

During an emotional hearing in Essex County Court in Newark, Santiago apologized to Dymka’s family, and the victim’s father offered forgiveness to the former Newark police officer.

“I forgive you, boy,” Andrzej Dymka said, looking directly at Santiago. “I understand you are a young person. I lost my son. Thank God you’re still alive.”

“And you have a chance to fix your life,” he added. “I will cross my fingers for you.”

Andrzej Dymka speaks in court on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. — Andrzej Dymka speaks in court on Wednesday.NBC New York

Santiago was off duty and drunk when he crashed into Dymka about 3 a.m. after drifting into the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway.

Dymka was still dressed in his Halloween outfit after a night of partying.

Instead of rendering aid or calling the police, Santiago and his passenger, Alberto Guzman, loaded the victim’s body into the back of the car and drove to Santiago’s home in nearby Bloomfield.

After speaking to his mother, Annette, and father, Luis, who was a lieutenant with the Newark Police Department, Santiago drove Dymka’s body back to the scene.

Dymka, 29, who was born in Poland and grew up in Garfield, New Jersey, was pronounced dead at 5:27 a.m., roughly two and a half hours after he was hit. It’s unclear why he was walking along the busy highway.

The cause of death was blunt force trauma, according to a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

“To Damian’s family and friends, I know nothing I say will ease your suffering, but I am truly sorry,” Santiago said in court. “I didn’t mean this. This was an accident.”

“My actions on that night and early morning were inexcusable,” he added. “As an officer of the law, I should have never been behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. I should have acted accordingly after realizing what exactly was going on, but I completely panicked.”

Prosecutor Adam Wells described Santiago’s actions that night as “despicable” and “disgusting.”

“There was no concern for the humanity of the young man who was dying in the street,” Wells said. “There was only concern for protecting himself, for covering up his wrongdoing and trying to get away with something no matter who he hurt.”

Santiago, his mother and Guzman were all charged after the incident.

Santiago was charged with 12 felony counts, including reckless vehicular homicide and endangering an injured victim. Guzman, who is Santiago’s cousin, and Santiago’s mother were charged with tampering with evidence and related offenses.

In July 2022, a grand jury opted not to indict his mother, but they did return indictments against Santiago, Guzman and Santiago’s father.

Lt. Luis Santiago of the Newark Police Dept. — Lt. Luis Santiago, father of Louis Santiago.Newark Police

Luis Santiago was charged with hindering prosecution by providing false information to the police on the morning of the incident. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation.

“My biggest regret was not calling Bloomfield PD on that night in front of my house,” Luis Santiago, who resigned from the Newark police department, said in court. “I should have stayed at my home, detained Louis and my nephew and called the proper authorities,” he added.

Santiago pleaded guilty to three charges — second-degree vehicular homicide, second-degree disturbing human remains and second-degree official misconduct — and also to a summons for driving while intoxicated.

“This was a horrible decision that you made on that one night and it’s a decision that’s going to affect you, your family, the Dymka family forever,” Essex County Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler said. “I know everyone wishes we can rewind and take this back, most of all you and the Dymka family, but that’s obviously not possible.”

Guzman pleaded guilty to a hindering prosecution charge and was placed in a pretrial intervention program.

After the court hearing, Dymka’s father said he thought the length of Santiago’s prison sentence was fair.

“Whatever the sentence will be — five, 10, 100 years — my pain is still the same,” he said. “I have only one son, only Damian.”

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Rich Schapiro is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

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