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A Connecticut couple was filmed going on a xenophobic rant as they harassed two landscapers -- demanding to know if they were in the country illegally.

Sharon Bourgeois-Williams and Robert Shaw were inside their Middletown home last Sunday when they heard Jose Martin and his brother making somewhat of a racket as they were groundskeeping on a property nearby.

The duo came out to confront the siblings about the noise, but they got into a confrontation and everyone pulled out their cell phones to record each other.

Check out the footage posted on social media ... it begins with the couple complaining the brothers have "no respect for anyone." Then Shaw flips them the bird and shouts, "Thanks a lot, idiot."

The clip cuts to a close-up of Shaw stuffing his phone into Martin's face while stating, "You don't like it? No? What a d—k."

Bourgeois-William starts calling them "clowns" and asking them if they're here illegally or if they have a VISA.

She then berates Martin's brother -- aggressively pointing at him while repeatedly yelling, "Are you here illegal?"

The parties finally went their separate ways before things could turn violent, but the police still got involved after reviewing the video Martin posted online.

10/16/23 12:45 PM PT -- Cops say they took Walter into custody over the weekend.

3:23 PM PT -- Marty York just broke his silence, posting a photo of Walter and writing, "This is the hardest post I'm ever going to have to write. Last night my mother was murdered by a man she was seeing. Right now there is a nationwide manhunt."

He continues, "If you've seen this man please call the police immediately. I can't even comprehend what is happening right now, but I feel if I find this person I'm going to physically maul him. I pray to God I don't find him because it will be a fate worse then hell."

Tragedy has struck the family of "The Sandlot" actor Marty York, his mother, a sheriff's deputy, was murdered in her own home ... and cops are on the hunt for the alleged killer.

Cops say Deanna Esmaeel was found dead Thursday inside her home in Crescent City, California. On Friday, the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office -- where Deanna is a deputy -- put out an alert to the public in hopes of tracking down Deanna's boyfriend, Daniel James Walter.

Investigators say Walter, who recently changed his name to Edward Patrick Davies, is the suspect in Deanna's murder ... though they don't say what happened.

According to the alert, deputies were able to locate Walter's vehicle, but the 54-year-old was nowhere to be found.

Sheriff Scott of the DNSO released a statement following Deputy Esmaeel's death, saying, "We are all deeply heartbroken with the loss of Deputy Esmaeel. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family, friends, and co-workers."

Marty York played "Yeah-Yeah" in the 1993 classic "The Sandlot" and has continued to act on various projects through the years. He has not yet publicly commented on his mother's murder.

Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown -- who's accused of murdering his mother -- fought Mexican cops in a wild meltdown on a plane over the weekend as they were trying to extradite him to the U.S. ... new video shows.

The footage was filmed by Michelle Williams, a California resident, who told CBS 8 the incident went down on an Aeromexico plane still on the tarmac in the Mexico City airport. Williams said the plane was slated to go to Tijuana.

In the clip, you can see Brown appeared to be extremely agitated as two law enforcement officers were trying to hold him down in his seat so they could start the process of getting him back to the States after a warrant for his arrest was issued in Illinois.

Brown complained repeatedly that he was being kidnapped -- and at one point, he got physical with one of the cops.

Brown can be seen in the video pushing the man ... before the officer's partner restrained the former Buffalo Bills defensive back from behind. Still, 35-year-old Brown screamed and wiggled.

"Let me go!" he yelled. "This is kidnapping! Cameras, please! Kidnapping!"

The struggle lasted several more seconds -- and after Brown appeared to lurch backward and hit his head on the top of the plane ... a woman who said she was a doctor stepped in to try to calm him down.

They shared an exchange of words ... before the video cuts out.

Despite the chaotic scene, Brown was ultimately moved to the U.S. ... and booked into a San Diego jail on Tuesday. On Wednesday, cops revealed he was taken in on a warrant for first-degree murder in the death of his mom, Myrtle Brown, who was found deceased with apparent assault injuries last month.

Brown -- who played in the NFL from 2010 to 2016 -- had been in Mexico in the days following the 73-year-old's death ... partying and drinking with clubgoers in Tulum as if nothing was wrong.

Police are looking to charge three men who they say played a role in an altercation at a Patriots game last month that ended in the death of one fan.

The Foxborough Police Department tells TMZ Sports ... it has submitted criminal complaints to prosecutors seeking assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against a trio of Rhode Island men.

While cops did not reveal the names of the men nor any further details of the evidence ... they did say they believe the men were somehow involved in the altercation that resulted in Dale Mooney's death at the Pats vs. Dolphins game at Gillette Stadium.

According to the FPD, officers came to the conclusion after interviewing witnesses at the game as well as reviewing videos of the incident.

As we reported, Mooney was involved in the scuffle at some point during the Sept. 16 contest ... and he collapsed and later died. Officials did say, however, that they believe a medical issue -- not a traumatic injury -- led to the death.

A medical examiner's investigation into the final cause and manner of death remains ongoing.

La policía está buscando acusar a tres hombres, que según ellos, jugaron un papel en el partido de los Patriotas el mes pasado que terminó con la muerte de un fan.

El Departamento de Policía de Foxborough le dice a TMZ Sports que ha presentado denuncias penales a los fiscales por asalto y agresión y cargos de conducta desordenada contra un trío de hombres de Rhode Island.

Aunque no revelaron los nombres ni mayores detalles de las pruebas, dijeron que piensan que estos estuvieron involucrados en el altercado que resultó en la muerte de Dale Mooney en el partido contra los Dolphins en el Gillette Stadium.

Los oficiales llegaron a esa conclusión luego de entrevistar a diversos asistentes al juego y de revisar videos del incidente, según cuenta el departamento de Policía.

Como informamos, Mooney estuvo involucrado en la pelea en algún momento durante el encuentro del 16 de septiembre, y se derrumbó y falleció minutos más tarde. Las autoridades dijeron, sin embargo, que creían que su muerte se había debido a un problema médico y no a una lesión traumática.

La investigación del médico forense sobre la causa final sigue en curso.

Weeks before Keefe D's arrest for the murder of Tupac Shakur, he was ready to talk about the July raid on his home -- but according to DJ Vlad, Keefe got cold feet and made off with stacks of Vlad's cash!!!

We reported at the time how investigators collected several electronic items such as a hard drive, laptops and USBs during the raid ... and police say that ultimately led to last month's stunning arrest of Keefe.

Now, Vlad tells Faizon Love ... Keefe actually reached out to him to do another sit-down, and Vlad agreed. He said he even paid Keefe an initial deposit to secure the interview.

As it turns out, Vlad says he learned Keefe was fielding offers -- and collecting deposits -- from other outlets too, but was unable to make the interview happen before he got busted.

Vlad says he's yet to see any sort of refund of his money and doesn't sound like he's holding his breath for one.

Carlee Russell has been found guilty of fabricating her wild kidnapping story ... and the judge recommends she spend a year behind bars.

The ruling came down Wednesday in Hoover, AL., where Carlee was found guilty of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and falsely reporting an incident, both misdemeanors.

Carlee had pled not guilty, but that didn't matter to the judge and prosecutors ... in fact, the judge recommended a one-year jail sentence.

Remember ... Carlee called 911 in July as she was driving down an Alabama interstate to report a toddler wandering alone on the roadside. She then got out of her car and vanished for 2 days ... ultimately showing up at her parent's house.

Cops determined there was no toddler on the highway, and Carlee was never abducted ... she eventually admitted her whole story was phony.

As we reported, Carlee's boyfriend dumped her once she copped to the load of BS ... this after he initially defended her and bought her kidnapping lie, like countless others.

Carlee Russell ha sido declarada culpable de inventar la historia sobre su secuestro, y ahora el juez recomienda que pase un año tras las rejas.

El fallo se produjo el miércoles en Hoover, Alabama, donde Carlee fue declarada culpable de llamar falsamente a las autoridades policiales y denunciar un falso incidente, ambos delitos menores.

Carlee se había declarado inocente, pero eso no le importó al juez y los fiscales. De hecho, el juez recomendó una sentencia de un año de cárcel.

Recuerden, Carlee llamó al 911 en julio mientras conducía por una carretera interestatal de Alabama para informar que un niño estaba deambulando solo en la carretera. Luego, salió de su coche y desapareció durante dos días. Al final, apareció en la casa de sus papás.

La policía determinó que no había ningún niño en la carretera y que Carlee tampoco había sido secuestrada. Finalmente, ella admitió que toda la historia era falsa.

Como informamos, el novio de Carlee la dejó cuando descubrió que todo era mentira. En un inicio, él la había defendido y había creído su versión como muchos otros.

12:10 PM PT -- The man behind the new "Ebony Alert" in California is defending the new law in the face of tons of online backlash ... telling us disparities and a lack of resources for missing Black kids forced lawmakers' hands.

California State Senator Steven Bradford joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and told us the law was necessary because law enforcement wasn't doing its job when it came to issuing alerts for Black youths who go missing.

Bradford says young Black kids make up 38 percent of the state's missing persons, despite Black people only making up 13 percent of the state population ... pointing to the data as another example of why he feels an "Ebony Alert" is needed.

There's a media component to this too ... Bradford says missing Black kids don't get nearly the amount of coverage, pointing to 2021's Gabby Petito case.

As for questions about oversight, Bradford tells us how the new system will be monitored.

The Golden State is rolling out a new system to report and find missing Black children and women ... it's completely separate from an Amber Alert and it's already causing backlash.

Folks in California are outraged over the new statewide alert system -- dubbed the "Ebony Alert" and backed by State Senator Steven Bradford -- reacting to the first-of-its-kind law as another form of segregation.

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill into law creating the "Ebony Alert," which goes into effect Jan. 1 and will be used for Black people between the ages of 12 and 25 who are missing, plus young Black women who are reported missing.

The "Ebony Alert" is similar to the Amber Alert ... as it calls for local law enforcement to notify the California Highway Patrol if they need help finding lost children ... with lawmakers saying it also encourages media to report on missing Black people.

Problem is ... the reaction on the internet is there should NOT be separate alert systems for missing children based on race, with some saying folks claiming the change is "a way for authorities to decide how fast they want to respond" and others saying some groups will straight-up ignore "Ebony Alerts" altogether.

California lawmakers are being ripped for not thinking this through, and there are people wondering if there are going to be other alerts for different races too ... with one user proposing "the 'Juan Alert' for the Hispanic people that go missing."

12:10 PM PT -- El hombre detrás de la nueva "alerta ébano" en California está defendiendo la nueva ley, ante la avalancha de reacciones en línea, diciendo que las disparidades y la falta de recursos para los niños negros desaparecidos ha forzado a los legisladores a actuar.

El senador estatal de California Steven Bradford se unió a nosotros en "TMZ Live" el martes y nos dijo que la ley era necesaria porque la aplicación actual no estaba haciendo su trabajo cuando se trata de emitir alertas para los jóvenes negros que desaparecen.

Bradford dice que los jóvenes negros representan el 38% de las personas desaparecidas del estado, a pesar de que la comunidad representa el 13% de la población estatal. Los datos son un ejemplo de por qué es necesaria una alerta de este tipo.

También hay un componente mediático. Bradford dice que los niños negros que se extravían no reciben ni de lejos la misma cobertura, señalando el caso de Gabby Petito en 2021.

En cuanto a su supervisión, Bradford explica cómo se controlará el nuevo sistema.

California está poniendo en marcha un nuevo sistema para informar y encontrar a los niños y mujeres negras desaparecidas, que es completamente independiente de una alerta AMBER tradicional y ya está causando muchas reacciones en contra.

Los habitantes del estado del oro están indignados por el nuevo sistema de alerta, apodada "Ebony Alert" (o alerta ébano en español), pues consideran que es otra forma de segregación. La ley está recibiendo el respaldo del senador estatal Steven Bradford.

El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó recientemente un proyecto de ley para crear la nueva alerta. Esta entrará en vigencia el 1 de enero y se utilizará para reportar a las personas negras de entre 12 y 25 años que estén desaparecidas, además de las mujeres jóvenes que sean dadas por desaparecidas

La "alerta ébano" es similar a la Alerta Amber, ya que avisa a la policía local que notifique a las patrullas de carreteras de California para que apoyen la búsqueda de niños perdidos. Los legisladores también están argumentando que este nuevo sistema alentará a los medios a informar sobre la desaparición de personas de esas comunidades.

El problema es que muchos están reclamando que NO debiesen existir sistemas de alerta separados para los niños desaparecidos, en función de la raza, con algunos diciendo que el cambio es solo un medio para que las autoridades "decidan la rapidez con que quieren responder" o bien, que estos simplemente ignorarán las "alertas ébano" por completo.

Los legisladores de California están siendo criticados por no haber pensado en esto y muchos se preguntan si existirán alertas para otras razas también. Un usuario, por ejemplo, propuso la "alerta Juan" para los hispanos que desaparezcan.

An Israeli woman was able to stave off her murder at the hands of Hamas terrorists by killing them with kindness ... quite literally.

Rachel Edri is being hailed as a hero across Israel right now because of this harrowing story she recently recounted about being taken hostage by 5 Hamas members on Saturday morning ... when the surprise attack against her country was carried out.

She and her husband, who live in Ofakim, were held at gunpoint after the Hamas members stormed their home -- but she was able to keep them at bay for about 15 hours due to her incredible hospitality ... something she dished out as a way to distract the intruders.

You see ... one of Rachel's kids was a cop, and once he caught wind of his parents' situation -- he rounded up other officers and, while negotiating with the terrorists, scoped out the place to find a way to rescue his family. In the meantime, Mama Bear was playing a good host ... feeding the Hamas guys while also trying to chat them up with banter and conversation, all in an effort to stall.

Rachel, who's a grandmother, says she served coffee and cookies during the standoff, and apparently, it worked -- because when her son and the other officers eventually stormed the place, the terrorists were all stuffing their faces and weren't able to fire back. They were all killed on sight.

Una salvaje escena ocurrió en el famoso muelle de Santa Mónica, un hombre que dice estar armado con una bomba se subió a la icónica rueda antes de ser finalmente detenido.

La loca escena tuvo lugar el lunes por la tarde, cuando un hombre le dijo a la gente que tenía una bomba y comenzó a subir por la rueda de la fortuna.

El Departamento de Policía de Santa Mónica dice que el hombre escaló la atracción turística y le gritó a los oficiales del muelle, aunque estos no pudieron distinguir lo que estaba diciendo, ya que estaba en medio del lugar.

Los espectadores vieron con horror cómo se produjo el enfrentamiento y no pasó mucho tiempo hasta que los helicópteros comenzaron a dar vueltas alrededor del lugar.

La rueda se paró y la gente se quedó atascada por unos minutos. Luego tuvieron que ser rescatados por un camión del Departamento de Bomberos de Santa Mónica.

Alrededor de una hora después del incidente, el hombre empezó a bajar de su percha en la rueda de 85 pies de altura, mientras aparentaba comunicarse con las fuerzas del orden.

Wild scene at the famous Santa Monica Pier ... a man claiming to be armed with a bomb climbed the iconic Ferris wheel before ultimately being taken into custody.

The crazy scene played out Monday afternoon at the tourist attraction ... with cops saying it all started when the guy told folks he had a bomb on him, and then started climbing the carnival ride.

The Santa Monica Police Department says as the man scaled the Ferris wheel, he was shouting at officers down on the pier ... but they couldn't make out what he was saying as he hung out in the middle of the spoke.

Shocked onlookers watched in horror as a standoff ensued, and it didn't take long for helicopters to start swirling overhead.

The Ferris wheel stopped and folks who were on the ride became stuck ... and they had to be rescued by a Santa Monica Fire Department cherry picker truck.

About an hour into the affair, the guy started climbing down from his perch on the 85-foot tall ride ... appearing to communicate with law enforcement.

Teresa Giudice seemed to have tried the old "Don't you know who I am?" trick during a traffic stop ... and while it's unclear if it worked, she lucked out with a friendly cop.

The 'RHONJ' star got pulled over back in April out in Riverdale, NJ ... this after a police officer apparently saw her swerving in and out of lanes during a night drive. The body cam footage -- which seems to have just been released -- shows his interaction with her.

Check it out ... the cop asks for Teresa's driver's license, and she forks it over -- but also tries sneaking some extra identifying information in the form of "family business cards."

The officer laughs it off, saying those won't be necessary ... and then heads back to his car to dive into her background. He's perusing her record for a bit, and then eventually heads back to talk to Teresa -- at which point he lets her off the hook with a simple warning.

Teresa sounds grateful ... telling the officer that she tends to drive a little crooked, and she even makes a random mention of her father dying. The whole chat is super chummy.

Again, we're not sure if the cop here realized who he was dealing with -- a celeb, especially around those parts in NJ -- but in any case ... he cut TG a break. She should count herself lucky ... especially since she famously ran into serious legal trouble once upon a time.

Teresa's attorney, James Leonard, tells TMZ ... "There is no family business card. That is ridiculous. No such card exists or has ever existed. She was referring to a New Jersey State PBA card that was given to her by an acquaintance who is a law enforcement officer and issued her the card."

La exesposa de Kevin McGrath, el pasajero del crucero Carnival que desapareció misteriosamente durante un viaje a las Bahamas, no cree que esté muerto. De hecho, nos dijo que su familia solo quiere que vuelva a casa sano y salvo.

Addison Thomas le dijo a TMZ que en el fondo siente que Kevin aún está vivo y en algún lugar, a pesar de que su paradero sigue siendo desconocido un mes después de que se cayera de la nave y desapareciera del mapa.

Aun así, Addison cree que todavía es difícil despertar cada mañana y no sabe dónde está Kevin, ya que no es propio de él que abandone a su familia y a sus hijos, nos dijo.

Addison dice que mantuvo una buena relación con Kevin después de su separación. Él siempre llamaba para saber sobre sus hijos, algo que se perdió desde su desaparición.

TMZ dio la noticia, Kevin estaba en libertad condicional cuando desapareció el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo. Estaba a bordo de un crucero que iba de Miami a las Bahamas, pero desapareció sin dejar rastro y provocando una búsqueda de la Guardia Costera que finalmente fue cancelada.

Kevin estaba en problemas legales después de ser declarado culpable de agresión con agravantes en Tennessee en 2022. Addison dijo que amenazó con matarla a ella y a sus hijos una noche, y terminó siendo condenado a 6 años de libertad condicional supervisada.

A pesar de ese incidente, Addison defiende a su ex, diciendo que no es un mal tipo y que además es un veterano que luchó por su país y ama a su familia.

Bill Maher did not hold back Friday night, calling comedian Hasan Minhaj a shady liar.

The 'Real Time' host ended his show worrying that the concept of truth has become relative, and Exhibit A is Donald Trump, making wild claims and then simply declaring them to be true.

He then broadens out and says both sides -- the left and right -- are guilty as charged. As Maher puts it, the right pushes conspiracy theories and the left embraces "emotional truth."

BM then takes aim at Minhaj, and there's more beef here than in any happy meal.  Minhaj accused Maher of saying Muslims should be rounded up and incarcerated -- something Bill has never said.

Maher then references a New Yorker story, which calls Minhaj out for making up stories for his act. Specifically, Minhaj says he asked a girl to the prom and at the last minute her parents said she couldn't go because he was a person of color. False, says the New Yorker.

And then there's the story of the FBI hunting Minhaj down and throwing him against a car because they thought he was a terrorist. Again, false, says the mag.

Minhaj told the New Yorker, emotional truth is first -- factual truth is secondary. Not so, says Maher ... not at all.