Frederick Jackson admitted to committing two murders and agreed to a 60-year prison sentence as part of a deal made with the Harris County District Attorney.
Jackson, who is 22 years old and is from San Antonio, admitted to killing New Orleans police Detective Everett Briscoe, who was 41 years old, and Dyrin “DJ” Riculfy, who was 43 years old.
Briscoe and Riculfy were eating outside at a restaurant on Aug 21, 2021 when two men in hoodies came up to them, tried to steal from them, and then shot them, according to the police. The suspects ran away but were caught by the police later.
Briscoe, who had worked for the New Orleans police for 13 years, was declared dead at the place where the incident happened. Riculfy passed away in a Houston hospital 10 days after.
Briscoe and Riculfy were part of a group called the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club. They were with their friends from the club when they got shot.
Ogg said that the police officer from a big city was taking a break and hanging out with friends on vacation. “It’s really sad, and it shows that anyone can be a victim of a violent crime, no matter where they are. ”
Jackson has to stay in prison for at least 30 years before he can ask to be released. He will be officially punished on Monday.
Two more men, Anthony Rayshard Jenkins, 24, and Khalil Nelson, 21, are still going to be tried for the shooting. Both are still in prison.
The New Orleans Pelicans moved closer to securing an NBA playoff berth with a 135-123 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
With two games remaining, the Pelicans currently hold the sixth spot in the Western Conference, which guarantees a playoff berth. CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 31 points each, with McCollum also contributing nine three-pointers and seven assists.
In other games, the top-seeded Boston Celtics suffered their second consecutive defeat, falling to the New York Knicks 118-109. Jalen Brunson starred for the Knicks with 39 points, his fifth straight game with over 35 points. Josh Hart added 16 points and 16 rebounds, while Isaiah Hartenstein contributed 11 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists.
The Chicago Bulls secured the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference with a 127-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 39 points and seven assists, ensuring home-court advantage for their play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks.
Steph Curry guided the Golden State Warriors to a crucial 100-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers with 22 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. The win was the Warriors’ third straight, securing their ninth spot in the standings and a play-in place.
The Utah Jazz ended their 13-game losing streak with a narrow 124-121 victory over the Houston Rockets. Keyonte George scored 20 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 17 to hand the Rockets their sixth loss in seven games, leaving them just outside the play-in places in 11th position.
In the NBA, the top six teams in each conference qualify directly for the playoffs, while teams ranked seventh to 10th compete in play-in games for the final two playoff spots.
The Golden State Warriors played an inspired second half to recover from a 20-point deficit and defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 120-109 on Tuesday.
As usual, the Warriors were led by reigning NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry with a game-high 39 points on 14-of-25 shooting, hitting eight-of-15 three-point attempts while adding eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
It was a rough start for Golden State as they found themselves trailing 63-43 late in the second quarter, but some early shenanigans between Draymond Green and the entire Pelicans team seemed to spur some life into the Warriors defense after the break.
In typical Warriors fashion, they exploded in the third quarter in front of their home fans, putting together a 39-26 period to cut the lead to four going into the last.
They ratcheted up the defense even further down the stretch, holding the visitors to just 20 points while piling on 35 of their own as Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole all drained deep triples to blow the roof off Chase Center.
Despite the loss, it was another strong showing from Pelicans centrepiece Brandon Ingram. After his first career triple-double on Thursday and a career-high 13 assists on Saturday, Ingram again looked every bit of an All-NBA initiator with a team-high 26 points (nine-of-22), eight rebounds and seven assists.
A loss for the Warriors would have seen them drop to 39-38 and potentially swap spots with the eighth-seeded Pelicans, but they instead improved to 40-37 and leapfrogged the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves (39-37) in the process.
Donovan Mitchell dropped 44 points on the road but it was not enough as the Cleveland Cavaliers fell 120-118 to the Atlanta Hawks.
Mitchell shot 15-of-33 with five rebounds and five assists, while Darius Garland added 27 points (10-of-22) and Evan Mobley chipped in 20 points (10-of-13), 15 rebounds, four assists and four blocks – but the Hawks had all the answers.
Atlanta had seven players score double figures, led by Dejounte Murray’s 29 (11-of-22). Trae Young ran the show with 10 assists on an off-shooting night (four-of-15 for 16 points), and the Hawks’ bench delivered in a big way.
Backup center Onyeka Okongwu had a wildly efficient 20 minutes with 21 points (five-of-five from the field and 11-of-12 free throws), nine rebounds and three blocks, and trade deadline acquisition Saddiq Bey had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
The Oklahoma City Thunder received 30-point efforts from Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe – but still lost 137-134 to the surprisingly in-form Charlotte Hornets.
Giddey had one of the best statistical games of his career with 31 points (14-of-22), 10 rebounds and nine assists; rookie Williams had 31 points (11-of-16), four assists and four steals; and Joe hit six-of-11 threes and 11-of-18 overall for his 33 points.
But P.J. Washington was not going to let the Hornets lose, scoring a career-high 43 points on 16-of-24 shooting as he added six rebounds and five assists in an eye-opening performance from the well-rounded six-foot-seven 24-year-old.
It was a standout showing off the bench for the spectacularly bouncy 22-year-old second-year center Kai Jones, collecting the first double-double of his career with 12 points (five-of-five) and 14 rebounds in 22 minutes.
The loss for the Thunder means they slipped to 37-39, still inside the play-in tournament placings, but now tied with the 11th-ranked Dallas Mavericks.
Cash Money Records fans were in for a treat at Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest in New Orleans this weekend.
Lil Wayne graced the stage Saturday night for his headlining set, and late into his performance, he asked the audience, “Can you please make some noise for this foreigner? Let’s show him a good time in America.”
That person was Drake, who joined Weezy on stage at Champions Square. “New Orleans is one of the few cities that shaped my career,” Drizzy said.
As we know, Lil Wayne took the Toronto native under his wing and helped catapult him to superstar status—and New Orleans producers were pivotal in the early days of Drake’s career.
He was previously a surprise guest at one of the annual Lil WeezyAna Fests.
According to Nola.com, he played an 18-minute set, where he and Wayne performed “She Will.” Drake then did renditions of “The Motto,” “In My Feelings,” “God’s Plan,” “Nonstop,” “Jimmy Cooks,” and “Knife Talk.” He also told a story about how he knew his career had taken off when he saw a guy in New Orleans selling bootleg copies of one of his first albums.
Lil WeezyAna Fest was initially supposed to take place on Aug. 27 for its sixth installation, however, it was delayed at the last minute. Wayne first launched the festival in 2015 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The last festival, in 2019, didn’t go well, with hot temperatures, vendors running out of water, and crowd surges ending in injuries.
Lil WeezyAna has since been on a hiatus due to the pandemic and returned to Champions Square Saturday night.
“Want to come with me to a hypnosis seminar for singles?” my friend asked. “The hypnotist specializes in past-life regression.”
“Sure,” I replied.
I didn’t give the invite too much credence besides thinking that I’d add to my reservoir of blind date small talk — like how while hiking in Canada I once spotted a rare grizzly bear or that I was hired by a Jewish singles group for a summer job because I was “good at flirting” or how I once ended up on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans throwing beaded necklaces to the crowd.
But the minute I took my seat in the auditorium among the throngs of jaded Manhattanites in their 20s and 30s, I knew I was exactly where I was meant to be.
The hypnotist said he wanted us to focus on a question about what was holding us back in our lives.
He asked for a volunteer so that he could demonstrate the healing power of a past life regression.
My hand shot up like a Bravo Housewife who had just had water thrown on her freshly-styled hair.
“I want to find out why I pick emotionally unavailable men who aren’t worthy of me and why the thought of being in love makes me feel suffocated,” I said. He motioned me to come on stage and sit on a chair.
“OK. Relax your body and close your eyes. We’re going to go back in time,” the hypnotist told me in a soothing timbre.
“Counting 10, 9, 8, 7, you’re floating freely through time and space, and you’re now going to land in the lifetime from which you will find the answer you’ve been seeking. When you’re ready to land in 5, 4, 3, 2 1, you’ll look down and see shoes. Please describe them to me.”
I strained to see through the thick fog in my mind.
“I think I see clogs,” I said. “But they aren’t the clogs of today. They look different, sturdier.”
“Do you know where you are and the year?”
Into my faded vision came grainy scenes reminiscent of an ancient movie reel from a documentary. “Yes, I’m in Massachusetts. But not the Massachusetts of today. It’s from Pilgrim times.”
“Wonderful,” he said. Now look up from your clogs and tell me what you see.”
“I see a man,” I said. “I mean, I’m a man. My name is Jonah. I’m thirty years old, in the military. I’m in love with my brother’s wife and I can’t tell her, and I definitely can’t tell him.”
“Are you married?” he asked me.
“I was, but I lost my wife a few years ago to scarlet fever. She was eight months pregnant with our son. I’ve never gotten over it.”
I couldn’t believe what I was saying but those words felt real to me, as did Jonah.
“Now you’re going to move forward in time to the last day of Jonah’s life. What are you feeling?”
“I’m an old man. I never told my sister-in-law that I was in love with her. I’m trying to tell her now, but I can only whisper. She doesn’t want to hear it. I feel pressure on my chest. I’m dying of heart disease. I can’t breathe. Please,” I begged the hypnotist, gasping, “take me back to Estelle.”
“Estelle, you’re going back to your present self in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6. You’ll remember the lessons you’ve learned in 5, 4, 3, and 2, and will release the pain from your past life in 1. Now, open your eyes.”
As I slowly opened my tear-drenched eyes, I touched the streaks of mascara running down my cheeks; my nose felt stuffy and swollen, and my legs were crossed akimbo, masculine-style, with my right knee jutting out.
The audience was rapt; the lighting was too bright. Many women had their mouths open in a frozen, astonished O. I felt like I had become the star attraction of a metaphysical circus carnival.
“Why is this relevant to your life now, Estelle?” the hypnotist asked.
“I’ve been afraid to let myself fall in love because I lost everything in that life, so I’ve chosen emotionally unavailable men to ‘fix.’ Jonah, in that past life, was too scared to show his feelings, so he had to shut down his heart to survive.”
“You’ll now let your heart be open to love. It’s safe for you to love and be loved in this lifetime,” he instructed.
After, I tried to hold on to my memory of Jonah, but eventually, the fragments of his life receded from my mind, like salt sliding through a sieve.
And I started choosing better men, who were my equals. A while later, I met my husband. Though he was born on the other side of the world, he felt familiar, was available to love and be loved, and didn’t need any fixing.
And I was finally ready to be vulnerable because I knew that this time I wouldn’t lose myself by giving away my heart.
