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A Chicago man accused of planning to kill a witness in a murder case will remain behind bars without bail, a judge ruled Saturday. Andres Giler, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-old Sebastian Serrano, who was found dead on Christmas Day with gunshot wounds to the chest, back, arms and legs, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. On Dec. 30, Giler allegedly messaged Antonio Reyes on Snapchat to tell him Serrano was dead. Giler, who was arrested Thursday, confessed that he helped plan the murder of Serrano, who was serving as a witness against Reyes. His partner, the alleged gunman, has not yet been charged. Andres Giler has been charged with first-degree murder. (Shutterstock) Last summer, then-17-year-old Reyes allegedly murdered a man because he was upset about his breakout, according to police. After the split, Reyes told his ex that he was going “to go kill a King right now,” referring to a local gang, the Sun-Times reported at the time. Luis Davalos-Garcia, 26, was shot in the right temple and chin and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reyes has also been tied to a Thanksgiving shooting that left a…

A West Humboldt Park man accused of killing a witness set to testify in a murder case was denied bail during a hearing broadcast on YouTube on Saturday. Andres Giler, 20, of the 4000 block of West Division Street, was charged with first-degree murder that occurred on Christmas Day 2020 in the 3300 block of 52nd Street, police said. The victim, Sebastian Serrano, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead. Prosecutors said Giler initially asked a 13-year-old boy to do the killing, but when he backed out, Giler did the slaying himself. Prosecutors also said Giler is currently on parole for a felony offense and was captured on video surveillance carrying out the fatal shooting. Giler also was conversing with the victim through Snapchat and was on the phone with the victim at the time of the shooting. Cellphone towers also placed Giler in the area at the time of the brutal crime, prosecutors said. On Dec. 30, Giler sent a Snapchat message to Antonio Reyes referring to the victim by his street name and told Reyes he was dead, prosecutors said. Reyes is currently facing a murder case, and Serrano was a witness in that case. Before the judge…

She allegedly posted the video that she took while on duty to Snapchat for others to see. She was charged in May and arrested on Friday. She has ...

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In today’s top retail news, both Snapchat and Twitter reported strong quarterly earnings as the social media companies try to insert themselves more into the world of commerce, while Harley-Davidson takes a major step in its own digital aspirations. Also, Taboola is acquiring eCommerce platform Connexity, and Skechers executives say they are “cautiously optimistic” about the back-to-school shopping season. Snapchat, Twitter Gains Reflect Social Media’s Growing Commerce Ambitions Both Twitter and Snapchat reported their strongest growth in years, narrowing losses, major advances to their active user counts and ambitions to do more with their social media platforms to insert them into the world of commerce this week. Snapchat has definitively set its sights on social commerce, releasing TrueSize technology and expanding Snap Scan into food and fashion. And Twitter, coming off its biggest growth spurt in seven years after its latest earnings update, is also eyeing plans to expand its offering more directly into the world of commerce with a Tip Jar and Super Follows, among other features. Digitally Connected Bikers Drive Harley’s New D2C Sales Effort With the pandemic starting to appear in the rearview mirror, Harley-Davidson is taking a bold step toward meeting customers where they are by selling nearly…

Crime and CourtsSnapchat is one of the most popular apps to communicate with hundreds of friends who at any given moment can be found on the app's Snap Map. Written By: Kevin Wallevand | 9:57 pm, Jul. 21, 2021 FARGO-MOORHEAD — Yvonnah, Ben, and Madelyn are getting ready for fall college classes. They just finished at Fargo South High School, and like most of their friends, use SnapChat. "It has always been a thing to see how many people are on your Snap Map or how many you have on Snapchat," said Madelyn. "It is sometimes like a gloating thing." Snapchat is one of the most popular apps to communicate with hundreds of friends who at any given moment can be found on the app's Snap Map. "I use it to see if someone is at the place I am at," said Ben. "I was at the fair, and I was wondering if there was anyone here that I know." "I have always heard, 'Don't have it on,'" said Madelyn. "We have always had that talk to turn it off and not leaving it on for certain people, because it is scary it is to let anyone random know where…

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A 22-year-old British man has been arrested in Spain at the request of the United States after the Justice Department filed multiple charges alleging he was involved in the hacking of several high-profile figures' social media accounts last year, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The feds say Joseph O'Conner not only took part in the scheme that affected 130 Twitter users, he also took over victims' TikTok and Snapchat accounts, according to a press release announcing his arrest.TWITTER BITCOIN HACK: LIST OF AFFECTED ACCOUNTS INCLUDES ELON MUSK, BILL GATESO'Conner faces 10 federal charges, including two counts each of cyberstalking, intentionally accessing a computer without authorization and obtaining information from a protected computer, and making extortive communications. The incident that occurred on July 15, 2020 involved a spear-phishing attack wherein hackers were able to break into Twitter's internal systems and gain access to user accounts. In addition to business titans such as Bezos and Musk, scammers also hit politicians including former President Barack Obama and then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, along with company accounts for Apple, Coinbase and other firms linked to cryptocurrencies. The hackers sent out tweets from the compromised accounts, attempting to solicit the…

A mum who crashed at 88mph on a motorway slip road while high on cannabis and using Snapchat at the wheel has been spared jail as it would ‘impact’ her children. Crystal Ward, 27, had already been banned from driving but decided to ignore it and travel along the M60 near Sale, Greater Manchester. She made a series of eight second video clips from her VW Golf, one of which shows a passenger pleading ‘Babe!’ before the crash, which led to her hitting a barrier with such force that the engine was hurled out of the vehicle into the main carriageway where it was hit by another car. Ward, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was also ejected from the vehicle and suffered spinal injuries while Hamzah Ahmed, the father of one of her children, was trapped in the wreckage. Tests showed she was four times the drug driving limit for cannabis. She was serving a 40 month ban for a previous drink and drug driving conviction. Police recovered the video, taken at around 1.45am on June 11 last year, when officers examined her phone. At Minshull Street Crown Court, Ward, from Bradford, faced jail after she admitted drug driving,…