FBI agent killed during drug raid
An FBI agent trying to arrest a cocaine-dealing suspect at a home near Pittsburgh was killed Wednesday by the man’s wife, who might have thought she was shooting an intruder, authorities said.
Agent Samuel Hicks was shot about 6 a.m. in the middle-class community of Indiana Township. The 33-year-old was taking part in a drug-ring roundup at the home of Robert Korbe, who was taken into custody on the drug charge.
Christina Korbe, 40, was charged with homicide. Her attorney, Sumner Parker, said his client was with her 10-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son when agents arrived and might have feared for their safety.
New York
Dupre apologizes to Spitzer’s wife
The prostitute at the center of the scandal that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has apologized to his wife.
Ashley Alexandra Dupre tells People magazine that the FBI informed her in early March that it was investigating one of her clients. A few days later, she found out which client when she recognized Spitzer on TV – resigning. That was March 12, after revelations Spitzer had used Emperors Club VIP, where Dupre worked.
She says she was stricken by the pained expression on Silda Wall Spitzer’s face.
“I try not to revisit that place too often, but when I think about his speech, I think of her face, her eyes, the hurt,” Dupre said.
Her message to Silda Wall Spitzer: “I’m sorry for your pain.”
Jefferson City, Mo.
Finally, McCain takes Missouri
Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri – the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election.
With all jurisdictions reporting complete but unofficial results, McCain led Obama by 3,632 votes Wednesday out of more than 2.9 million cast – a margin of 0.12 percentage points.
Obama won 365 electoral votes. Missouri’s 11 electoral votes will give McCain 173.
San Antonio
Teen had photo of teacher topless
A former Sunday school teacher was arrested on charges of distributing harmful material to a minor after the parents of a 14-year-old boy found a topless photo of her on his cell phone.
Victoria Ann Chacon, 27, also a former middle school teacher, allegedly met the boy at their church, where she was teaching Sunday school.
The boy’s parents called police March 27 after finding racy letters in which Chacon professed her love. The boy initially refused to give a statement about the relationship, the arrest warrant says.
Several months later, the parents found a cell phone with a topless photo of Chacon. The phone was owned by Chacon and the two had been calling one another, according to court documents. The woman was arrested Tuesday.