A woman opened fire on a burglary suspect who allegedly tried to steal items from her backyard in Shreveport, Louisiana, early Friday morning; police found the suspect hiding in a neighbor's dryer following a chase that lasted several hours, KSLA-TV reported.Police at 5:10 a.m. responded to a report about shots fired on West Canal Street in the Sunset Acres neighborhood, the station said.'I was in there reading my Bible and seen these police come up the driveway and went in the back.'When officers arrived on scene, they encountered a homeowner who reportedly fired shots at a male who was allegedly trying to steal lawn equipment from her backyard, KSLA said.The station said a neighbor rang the homeowner's doorbell around 4:30 a.m. saying there was someone in her backyard, and some of her belongings were spotted on the sidewalk. Rochelle Baylor, the homeowner, told KSLA she "ran up on" the suspect, demanded to know where her property was, and opened fire "about five or six times."Lt. Shawn Hurd told the station the suspect "ended up calling his mom to come get him," and "we ended up chasing him for miles."KSLA said police chased the suspect for hours before they found him hiding inside neighbor James Wall's clothes dryer.“I was in there reading my Bible and seen these police come up the driveway and went in the back,” Wall told the station in the aftermath. "We have some problems like this every once in a while, but none like this. It was like the whole police force showed up.”KSLA said Baylor's shots didn't hit the suspect, but police said he was found covered in blood, noting that he may have been injured on barbed-wire fencing while on the run.Joshua Dotson, 28, was charged with simple burglary, the station said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

An LGBTQ activist in Georgia has been arrested after police allegedly confiscated a stash of several illegal drugs and a weapon from his residence.The case relates to 49-year-old Jeremy Hobbs, the president and founder of Colgay Pride. According to its website, Colgay Pride is "a prominent resource for young people and adults" associated with LGBT "communities" in the Chattahoochee Valley area.A press release from police claimed that Hobbs had been under investigation for months, ostensibly in connection with a possible "drug-related crime." 'We apologize to our allies, colleagues and partners for the distress caused by these developments.'As a result of that investigation, last Wednesday morning, police went to Hobbs' residence in Columbus, Georgia, a sizeable city of some 200,000 residents just east of the Alabama border. Colgay Pride also shares his address.At the home, officers with the Columbus Police Department's Special Operations Unit reportedly found drug paraphernalia as well as a hefty drug haul, including 5.4 grams of crack cocaine, nearly 21 grams of meth, and almost 24 grams of liquid GHB, sometimes referred to as the "date rape" drug. Police also allegedly found a .38 revolver, though whether the firearm was lawfully registered is unclear.Hobbs was then arrested "without incident," the police statement said. He has since been assessed a bevy of drug-charges: possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of VGCSA schedule I drug with intent to distribute, and possession of drug-related objects. He was also charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.Hobbs has already pled not guilty to the charges and was issued a bond totaling more than $25,000. It is unclear whether he has paid it.Colgay Pride has since released a statement, claiming to have the "utmost concern and regret" about the "serious" accusations against Hobbs."The board does not condone the alleged actions and we will cooperate with law enforcement in the coming investigations regarding our operations and finances. We believe that all persons are innocent until proven guilty, including Mr. Hobbs. We offer our support to Mr. Hobbs’ family at this time. Our organization will meet to discuss our next steps, including a transition in leadership and strategy in the interim period," its statement said.Colgay Pride has also suspended its scheduled events "until further notice." "With humility, we ask for the understanding and solidarity of the local community in this period. We apologize to our allies, colleagues and partners for the distress caused by these developments."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A top CNN analyst revealed Monday that Donald Trump is "careening toward a historic performance" in the 2024 election.For decades, black voters have overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates, especially for the White House. But that is changing, according to CNN polling expert Harry Enten, who broke down the numbers showing that Trump is benefiting from a significant voter realignment.'I've just never seen anything like this. I'm speechless.'As evidence to support his thesis, Enten showed Trump's improvements in the polls over the last four years.At this point in the 2020 election, then-candidate Joe Biden was winning 86% of the black vote, while Trump was winning just 7% of the vote. Today, Biden is winning 70% while Trump is winning 21% — a net-gain of 30 points for Trump."I keep looking for signs that this is going to go back to normal, and I don't see it yet in the polling," Enten said. "If anything, right now, we're careening toward a historic performance for Republican presidential candidates, the likes of which we have not seen in six decades."The area where Biden is hemorrhaging support, Enten revealed, is among younger black voters, those under age 50."Holy cow, folks! Holy cow!" Enten exclaimed. "Look at this: Joe Biden was up by 80 points among this group back at this point in 2020. Look at where that margin has careened down toward: 37 points. That lead has dropped by more than half.""I've just never seen anything like this. I'm speechless," he admitted.Whether the polls are correct is a question that can be answered only after voters cast their ballots. But if the polls are right, then Americans are witnessing a "historic moment," Enten said, because a core constituency of the Democratic Party is now "leaving it in droves."The phenomenon that Enten highlighted is not isolated.It's also happening with Hispanic voters and Asian voters, according to the Financial Times, shrinking the Democratic Party's long-held advantage over non-white voters.John Burn-Murdoch, chief data reporter at FT, explained:Part of this is due to fading memories and weakening ties. Black Americans who lived through the civil rights era still support the party at very high levels, but younger generations are wavering. There’s also the weakening correlation between income and voter choice in US politics. The image of the GOP as the party of wealthy country club elites is dimming, opening the door to working- and middle-class voters of all ethnicities.More ominous for the Democrats is a less widely understood dynamic: many of America’s non-white voters have long held much more conservative views than their voting patterns would suggest. The migration we’re seeing today is not so much natural Democrats becoming disillusioned but natural Republicans realising they’ve been voting for the wrong party.The good news for Republicans, Burn-Murdoch wrote, is that a "less racially divided America is an America where people vote more based on their beliefs than their identity.""This is bad news for Democrats," he explained.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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