A heavily armed suspected drug lord who was arrested and is under investigation for the slaughter of nine Americans, was found with two hostages and a cache of high-powered weapons. The suspect - only identified as a 30-year-old man named Leonardo - was found late Tuesday in the town of Agua Prieta in Sonora state after the Mormon family was ambushed a day earlier. He was holding two hostages who were gagged and tied inside a vehicle, Mexico's Agency for Criminal Investigation said. Authorities said the suspect, who is part of an El Chapo rival cartel, was also found in the possession of four assault rifles and ammunition, as well as various large vehicles including a bullet-proofed SUV. The Sonora prosecutor's office told @police_frequency in the Telegram they were still investigating if the arrested suspect is connected to the brutal slayings.👮🏻‍♂️

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT! Two female police officers trying to drive off protesters in Chile’s capital were set on fire after demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails in direction of the officers. Dramatic photos from Santiago on Monday showed members of the city’s special forces quickly jumping into action after the cocktails were thrown, using fire extinguishers and their hands to put out the fires. 😱🔥

A white Texas police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her home last month was previously charged with assault after a woman reported him for touching her inappropriately. Aaron Dean, 35, also disclosed during his police department job interview that he was attracted to what 'the action and adventure of working in law enforcement,' records show.Dean, 35, is facing a murder charge for shooting 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson through her back window after responding to a call about the front door being open. He resigned from the department in October.Jefferson was babysitting her 8-year-old nephew when police arrived to her house after a neighbor called a non-emergency line. Dean acknowledged during the 2017 hiring process that he touched a female friend inappropriately in a library at the University of Texas at Arlington.

This week researchers from the University of Florida published findings from an archaeological project that sheds new light on what life was like in North America before Christopher Columbus arrived. Using drones to scan the coastline of northwestern Florida, researchers discovered evidence of a settlement dated between 900 to 1200 AD. They discovered evidence of a settlement that could have supported between 200 and 300 people, who they believe worked to create one beads and decorative ornaments from shells that played an important role in Mississippian culture at the time. The settlement was discovered on Raleigh Island, halfway between Tampa and Tallahassee on Florida’s northwestern coast, just outside the Cedar Keys Wildlife Refuge. The drone that discovered the settlement was equipped with a LiDAR system, according to a report by ArsTechnica. #wow