A deranged man who carried out an act of pure evil last Spring is now begging the judge to give him the death penalty. In April 2025, Adam Christopher Sheafe killed 76-year-old Pastor William Schonemann and then “crucified” him by pinning him to a wall and putting a crown of thorns on his head. Sheafe fully confessed to the horrific ritual murder and told authorities that he had planned to kill 13 other Christian leaders in the same way. Now, during his most recent court hearing, Sheafe asked the judge to make his trial speedy by hurrying up and sentencing him to death. Watch this: NEW: Man who crucified a pastor in AZ and planned on doing the same to about a dozen others, begs judge for the death penalty. 76-year-old pastor Bill Schonemann was found in his bed with his arms stretched wide, pinned to the wall with a crown of thorns. Christopher Sheafe,… pic.twitter.com/0mkDroPxGO — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 15, 2026 NEW: Man who crucified a pastor in AZ and planned on doing the same to about a dozen others, begs judge for the death penalty. 76-year-old pastor Bill Schonemann was found in his bed with his arms stretched wide, pinned to the wall with a crown of thorns. Christopher Sheafe, who is reportedly obsessed with the Old Testament, previously admitted to the horrific killing and said it was part of a larger plot to kill 14 Christian leaders. Sheafe is now begging for the death penalty. “Before I was even indicted, I gave a full confession to the FBI. I did four interviews with four separate media outlets,” he said. “It’s an undisputable fact that the crime was heinous in nature. I intended it to be heinous.” Video 1: @BrianaWhitney We’ll likely find out if Sheafe’s plea for death is answered during his next court date, which is scheduled for the end of next month. Per Fox 10 Phoenix: In court, Sheafe stated, “I have no mitigating factors and I can see that there are two aggravating factors. I don’t even need to read that. I mean, it’s an undisputable fact that the victim, Pastor Bill Schonemann, was over 70 years old. It’s an undisputable fact that the crime was heinous in nature. I intended it to be heinous. So they’re two aggravating factors. And I have no mitigating factors. That’s why I’m saying, why do we have to drag this on and on and on? Why can’t we just go to sentencing? I’m not contesting anything. Before I was even indicted, I gave a full confession to the FBI. I did four interviews with four separate media outlets. From day one, I’ve said I did this. These are the reasons why I did this, and I’m not contesting anything. And my speedy trial rights went from five months to basically two and a half years. And we’re dragging this out in the interest of justice. What about the victim’s families? What about me? What about my family? We want closure so we can move on with our lives.” What’s next: Sheafe has asked for the death penalty and wants the court process expedited. No decision on that request was made in March. He is scheduled to be back in court April 24. In case you are wondering, those are Hebrew letters tattooed onto Sheafe’s neck. They spell out ‘YHWH’ — or Yahweh, the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. Adam Sheafe’s family says that before he carried out the disturbing murder, he became obsessed with the Old Testament. He believed that Christian pastors were leading people down the wrong path, so he plotted to kill them. The New York Post has more: Law enforcement said Sheafe drove from Phoenix to New River on April 28, 2025, to gruesomely execute Schonemann as part of a larger plot to murder 14 Christian leaders. Schonemann, who was the beloved leader of New River Bible Chapel for 25 years, was found dead with his arms spread out in his bed and his hands pinned to a wall, according to authorities. Sheafe claimed in a previous interview that his victim and other Christian pastors were leading followers onto a false path and dubbed his greater scheme “Operation First Commandment.” The defendant’s father, Chris Sheafe, told the Arizona Family outlet that his son had become obsessed with the Bible — and even got a large tattoo of a Hebrew word for God across his neck. “Adam became extremely interested in the Old Testament. He read it extensively. And part of that process became his interest; we weren’t excited when we’d learned that he’d done it, but to have the tattoo,” Chris Sheafe said. “It means God. It means he’s directly related to God. And he wanted people to know that was his allegiance.” The accused killer, who claims he is mentally sound, tried to enter a no-contest plea, but the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office rejected that bid. Talk about a demonic, disturbed individual. This freak is the very embodiment of evil. The court should give him his wish… The real judgement will begin in Hell. Here’s what folks are saying online: The man has asked for his justice. The state should deliver it. ⚖️ — Legally Dashing (@LegallyDashing) March 15, 2026 Give him what he wants. — The Facts Dude

If you have been on X lately, you have probably come across fake AI war videos being pushed by Iranian propagandists. If you are unsure what I’m talking about, here’s an example: Fake videos and images depicting fake attacks and fake troops have racked up tens of millions of views on social media in the 10 days since the Iran war began. pic.twitter.com/GQuTJeRK4D — CNN (@CNN) March 11, 2026 President Trump has taken notice of the massive amount of fake videos making rounds on social media and called out Iran for being the master of media manipulation. Take a look: President Donald Trump accuses Iran of using AI-generated disinformation to fake military successes, claiming phony kamikaze boats, downed US refueling planes, and burning USS Abraham Lincoln carrier images are fabricated to mask their defeats. He calls related media reports… pic.twitter.com/bA16Y6ld1C — Breaking News (@TheNewsTrending) March 15, 2026 Read Trump’s full statement on Truth Social below: Iran has long been known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations. They are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at “feeding” the very appreciative Fake News Media false information. Now, A.I. has become another Disinformation weapon that Iran uses, quite well, considering they are being annihilated by the day. They showed phony “Kamikaze Boats,” shooting at various Ships at Sea, which looks wonderful, powerful, and vicious, but these Boats don’t exist — It’s all false information to show how “tough” their already defeated Military is! The five U.S. Refueling Planes that were supposedly struck down and badly damaged, according to The Wall Street Journal’s false reporting, and others, are all in service, with the exception of one, which will soon be flying the skies. Buildings and Ships that are shown to be on fire are not — It’s FAKE NEWS, generated by A.I. For instance, Iran, working in close coordination with the Fake News Media, shows our great USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier, one of the largest and most prestigious Ships in the World, burning uncontrollably in the Ocean. Not only was it not burning, it was not even shot at — Iran knows better than to do that! The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information! The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they “win” are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets. The Radical Leftwing Press knows this full well, but continues to go forward with false stories and LIES. That’s why their Approval Rating is so low, and I can win a Presidential Election, IN A LANDSLIDE, getting only 5% positive Press — They have no credibility! I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic “News” Organizations. They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES, both in News and almost all of their Shows, including the Late Night Morons, who get gigantic Salaries for horrible Ratings, and never get, as I used to say in The Apprentice, “FIRED.” Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP FCC Chair Brendan Carr has threatened to pull the licenses from new outlets that push false Iranian reports: Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they… https://t.co/7bBgnsbalw — Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) March 14, 2026 CNBC reported more on Carr’s remarks: Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Saturday blasted broadcasters shortly after President Donald Trump called reports that Iran struck five U.S. tanker planes “fake news.” In a post on X, Carr also warned that broadcasters will lose their licenses if they don’t “operate in the public interest.” “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up,” Carr wrote in the post, which attached Trump’s statement on Truth Social earlier Saturday. “It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news,” Carr added. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that five refueling tankers were struck during an Iranian missile strike on the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia. In the Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump called that an “intentionally misleading headline,” citing the Journal, The New York Times and what he called other “Lowlife” papers. The president also said four of the five Air Force refueling planes hit in the Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia sustained “virtually no damage, and are already back in service.”

President Trump just revealed which country is in his sights next, after the conflict with Iran is over. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening, President Trump said that the U.S. may soon reach an agreement with Cuba. “We will either make a deal,” President Trump said, “or do whatever we have to do!” However, he noted that his focus is not on Cuba right now and that he’s going to finish with Iran first. Watch President Trump’s full remarks here: After deploying Sec. MARCO RUBIO, President Trump reveals Cuba is NEXT — and something big is about to happen! "Pretty soon, we will either make a deal, or do WHATEVER we have to do!" "A lot of people vote for Trump from Cuba, that were violently and viciously thrown out.… pic.twitter.com/mLPotOGPZh — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 16, 2026 After deploying Sec. MARCO RUBIO, President Trump reveals Cuba is NEXT — and something big is about to happen! “Pretty soon, we will either make a deal, or do WHATEVER we have to do!” “A lot of people vote for Trump from Cuba, that were violently and viciously thrown out. And worse — families killed.” “We’re talking to Cuba, but we’re gonna do Iran before Cuba.” “People have been waiting 50 YEARS.”

If you haven’t been tuned into the conservative drama on X lately, then let me fill you in. For the last several weeks, Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly have been exchanging jabs with Fox News’ host Mark Levin. Tucker has made several negative comments about Levin in recent podcasts and even called for Levin to be fired from Fox News. Take a look: Tucker Carlson calls for Mark Levin to be Immediately FIRED from Fox News for saying Iran currently has Nuclear Tipped ICBM’s pointed at the United Staes “Iran doesn’t have nuclear tipped ICBM’s aimed at the United States. That is a lie. That is a provable lie. Why is he saying… https://t.co/k17umvUDLw pic.twitter.com/SShHLkViBC — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) February 26, 2026 Here’s Megyn Kelly sharing her disdain for Levin: Megyn Kelly: "It is clearly Israel's war. Mark Levin wanted it, it's his war, Ben Shapiro, Lindsey Graham, Miriam Adelson—that's obvious. They are the ones who've been pushing us into it." pic.twitter.com/4PExSx3IvW — The American Conservative (@amconmag) March 4, 2026 We just went back and counted. Micro penis @marklevinshow has shit posed about me over 100 times since November. I’ve responded a total of six times – starting w/asking him to tone it down saying he’s going to get someone killed. In response he amped up his attacks ten-fold in… — Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) March 15, 2026 Levin has also played a major role in the drama: Mark Levin says Bannon, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson are part of an “isolationist cabal” trying to steer the GOP. Levin says that the war against Iran “isn’t about Jews”, claiming it's a matter of whether “you love this country.” Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/GPE5NQlAsk — AF Post (@AFpost) February 27, 2026 Mark Levin says that politicians who don't disavow Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes “need to be afraid.” Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/gLcOMc5rHr — AF Post (@AFpost) November 4, 2025 President Trump, in a lengthy Truth Social post on Sunday night, defended Levin against Carlson and Kelly. The New York Post reported more on Trump’s defense of Levin: President Trump threw his support behind Mark Levin amid the radio host’s bitter back-and-forth feud with podcaster Megyn Kelly. Trump praised Levin as a “truly Great American Patriot” who was “somewhat under siege by other people with far less Intellect, Capability, and Love for our Country,” in a Truth Social post late Sunday. Levin is “far smarter than those who criticize him but, above all, he is a man of Great Wisdom and Common Sense who truly loves our Country,” Trump wrote. Levin and Kelly traded personal attacks online over the weekend, in what has been a broader ongoing rift among conservative podcasters — such as Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens — including over the US and Israel’s military action in Iran. Take a look: Mark Levin gets a huge post defending him from President Trump amid his back-and-forth with Megyn Kelly and his ongoing battle with Tucker Carlson. Trump says in his post: “….Those that speak ill of Mark will quickly fall by the wayside, as do the people whose ideas,… pic.twitter.com/iVa6eUMo1U — Yashar Ali (@yashar) March 16, 2026 Full Text: Mark Levin, a truly Great American Patriot, is somewhat under siege by other people with far less Intellect, Capability, and Love for our Country. Mark is Tough, Strong, and Brilliant, hence the nickname, “THE GREAT ONE,” conceived by our MAGA friend, the wonderful Sean Hannity, after years of dealing with Mark in Legal, Media, and other capacities. Mark would often do Sean’s show, speaking as a lawyer, and Sean realized then, as did others, that he was special. Mark Levin was not looking to do Television, Radio, or anything else, but he was drafted by very smart people who understood that there are few like him. He is a true Conservative, and Intellect, far smarter than those who criticize him but, above all, he is a man of Great Wisdom and Common Sense who truly loves our Country. When you hear others unfairly attack Mark, remember that they are jealous and angry Human Beings, whose “sway” is much less than the Public understands, and will, now that they know where I stand, rapidly diminish. Other than for his wonderful wife and family, Mark Levin only cares and wants one thing, GREATNESS AND SUCCESS FOR AMERICA! Those that speak ill of Mark will quickly fall by the wayside, as do the people whose ideas, policies, and footings are not sound. THEY ARE NOT MAGA, I AM, and MAGA includes not allowing Iran, a Sick, Demented, and Violent Terrorist Regime, to have a Nuclear Weapon to blow up the United States of America, the Middle East and, ultimately, the rest of the World. MAGA is about stopping them cold, and that is exactly what we are doing. GOD BLESS OUR GREAT MILITARY, WHICH I HAVE REBUILT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY FIRST TERM, TO ACHIEVE EVERLASTING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP Whose side are you on?

In an interview with the Financial Times, President Trump warned that NATO has a “very bad” future if U.S. allies do not assist in opening the Strait of Hormuz. “It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump told the outlet. “If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO,” he added. Trump is also pressing China to help open the strait and may delay his summit with Xi Jinping later this month, the outlet noted. JUST IN: President Trump says NATO faces a "very bad future" if allies don't help US against Iran, FT reports. pic.twitter.com/K8kXrmL0yR — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 15, 2026 More from the New York Post: Iran said on Saturday that all countries — other than the US and Israel — may pass through the waterway, in a desperate attempt at coalition-busting less than a day after America bombed military targets on Iran’s oil-critical Kharg Island. International oil prices surged to roughly $106 a barrel on Sunday — skyrocketing by about 45% since the conflict in the Middle East escalated. Trump said the 32-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization should provide military support, ranging from minesweepers to forces that could knock out “bad actors” along the Iranian shore. “We have a thing called NATO,” he told the Financial Times. “We’ve been very sweet. We didn’t have to help them with Ukraine. Ukraine is thousands of miles away from us . . . But we helped them. Trump said he expected China to help open the strait before he makes his scheduled trip to Beijing. “I think China should help too because China gets 90 percent of its oil from the Straits [sic],” Trump told the Financial Times. “We’d like to know before that. It’s [two weeks is] a long time,” he continued. Trump added “we may delay” the scheduled trip. “While taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be drawn into the wider war,” United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. “I want to see an end to this war as quickly as possible,” he added. Footage below: "While taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be drawn into the wider war," PM Keir Starmer says "I want to see an end to this war as quickly as possible," the prime minister adds Follow live: https://t.co/zwDEUJT5k3 pic.twitter.com/BlrR2CxjcB — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 16, 2026 “Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are,” Trump said on Saturday. “Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the h*** out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!” he added. The Independent shared further: The chief executives of Exxon, Chevron and Conocophillips have told the White House that disruption through the Strait of Hormuz will continue to wreak havoc on global energy markets, reports the Wall Street Journal. Over 400 million barrels of oil from the International Energy Agency’s emergency reserves are set to be released in a bid to counter a significant surge in crude prices since the onset of the Iran war. Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has denied claims that Iran requested negotiations or a ceasefire and says the country will “fight as long as it takes”. President Trump had claimed Iran requested a ceasefire but said he was not ready to make a deal with the country because “the terms aren’t good enough yet”.