The FBI is carrying out a civil rights investigation after a suspect was beaten by deputies following a horseback pursuit in the high desert northeast of Los Angeles Thursday.

NBC4's chopper was rolling overhead when it captured the beating of 30-year-old Apple Valley resident Francis Jared Pusok, where up to 10 deputies appeared to punch and kick him repeatedly for two minutes.

The move comes after 10 San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies were placed on paid administrative leave Friday pending an internal investigation into the beating.

"The FBI has initiated an investigation to determine whether civil rights were violated during a pursuit and altercation involving Francis Pusok and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies on April 9, 2015," FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.

The results of the review will be sent to the United States Attorney’s Office, as well as the Department of Justice's  Civil Rights Division to determine if a prosecution or further investigation is warranted. 

The FBI investigation will not interfere with the probe currently being carried out by the Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff John McMahon ordered an immediate internal investigation Thursday into the arrest.

"I'm not sure if there was a struggle with the suspect," McMahon said at the time. "It appears there was in the early parts of the video. What happens afterwards, I'm not sure of but we will investigate it thoroughly."

McMahon asked for the public's patience during the investigation.

A public memorial service will be held Monday in Cincinnati for the college basketball player who inspired many as she fought an inoperable brain tumor.

Nineteen-year-old Lauren Hill died Friday at a Cincinnati hospital. She played in four games for Mount St. Joseph this past season and made five layups.

The memorial service will be Monday night at Xavier University's 10,000-seat basketball arena. That's where Hill made a layup in front of a sold-out crowd to start the season.

Former Tennessee women's coach Pat Summitt and several WNBA players were in the crowd that day to see Hill take the court. She went on to help raise $1.5 million for cancer research.

Hill's teammates and coaches gathered Friday to remember her at an on-campus vigil.

A fire broke out at a San Diego restaurant Saturday morning sending smoke billowing into the sky.

The blaze began around 9:50 a.m. at the Szechuan Mandarin Restaurant on Mission Gorge Road near Fairmount Avenue and Interstate 8, officials confirmed.

Crews rushed on scene to battle the blaze and had it contained by 10:20 a.m.. Officials from the San Diego Police Department and California Highway Patrol provided traffic control in the area as firefighters worked.

The fire wound up being minor, and the cause has not yet been determined. No one was injured.

A driver was killed in Vista overnight when a pickup truck collided with a car, leaving the truck upside down on its roof, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.

The deadly crash happened just before 12:15 a.m. at the intersection of East Vista Way and Taylor Street. There were two people inside each vehicle, deputies said.

The truck rolled over in the impact. The driver was ejected from the truck and died at the scene.

The other three victims were taken to Palomar Medical Center with unspecified injuries.

The crash is under investigation. It is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the accident.

The driver’s name was not released.
 

Boston Police Officer John T. Moynihan has been released from the hospital after he was shot in the face in late March, the Boston Police Department confirms.

According to the department, Moynihan's condition is best described as "serious but improving." Moynihan credits the quick reaction of the other officers on scene with saving his life.

"John and his family have been strengthened, humbled and inspired by the outpouring of love and support they've received - not only from his closest friends and fellow officers - but also from concerned citizens and strangers from all over the country wishing him a full and speedy recovery," the Boston Police Department added in a statement.

Moynihan, who was honored in 2013 for his role in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, was conducting a traffic stop on March 27 in the city's Roxbury neighborhood when a man exited his vehicle and shot the officer under his right eye. Surveillance video of the incident was later released.

The suspect, later identified as Angelo West, was killed in a shootout with police.  

The family calls the recovery a miracle after their 8-year-old son, Leo Bernal, is out of the hospital and in good spirits after being shot in the head five days ago while he slept.

A bullet pierced Leo's skull.

"My head kind of hurts right now, but I'm OK with it," he said.

His mother, Teresa Bernal, is grateful but traumatized.

"It's a miracle," she said. "They had to open up his skull. He has 23 staples."

On Sunday night an armed intruder entered the family home in Culver City and opened fire. The shooter has not been caught.

Leo was the only one hit.

"It was a matter of seconds, just bam! bam! bam!" ... 14 shots all pointed into my kid's room," his mother said.

Doctors at UCLA Ronald Reagan Children's Hospital released Leo Friday, saying he's well enough to go home.

But the family's afraid.

"Who wants to go back to that?" Teresa Bernal said. "It's like a nightmare. My son's been crying about going home. He doesn't want to go home. He's horrified."

The family has set up a gofundme account to help raise money for medical costs.

A new, complex scam in Chula Vista is targeting Hispanic women, convincing them to give up thousands of dollars in exchange for fake lottery winnings.

Chula Vista police say it starts with a female suspect. She approaches the victim, who is typically an older Hispanic woman, and asks if the victim knows somewhere she can get immigration help.

During the conversation, the woman slowly reveals she has one the lottery but cannot claim the winnings because she is undocumented.

A male suspect walks up at this point, asking if he can help. The man, pretending he doesn’t know the woman, offers to drive her and the victim to an immigration office.

On the way, inside the car, the man makes a deceiving call to see if the lottery ticket if valid. The person on the other end of the line – another suspect – says the female suspect must get $50,000 and two witnesses to claim the winnings, which is usually in the tens of millions.

The man and the woman convince the victim to help come up with the money, either in cash or jewelry. They promise to give her part of the winnings in exchange.

When the victim gives them as much money as she can, they take her to a random location and ask her to get out of the car to contact someone at a random house.

They drive off as the victim walks toward the home, and she realizes what happened. The CVPD says previous victims have lost thousands of dollars and valuables.

The female suspect is described as a dark-skinned woman between 60 and 70 years old, standing 5-feet-4-inches and weighing about 200 pounds. She has long, straight, gray hair. The male suspect is described as a dark-skinned man, between 35 and 45 years old with a clean shaven face and thin build.

In one case, the victim told police they used a gray minivan.

Police say they understand many victims are embarrassed or afraid to report it, but if you are a victim, they ask that you call the CVPD at 619-691-5151.

You can be assured it is a scam anytime someone tells you that you’ve won the lottery but must pay taxes or fees first, according to police.

The U.S. Capitol Building was temporarily on lockdown after a man killed himself outside Saturday afternoon, NBC News reported.

A senior federal official said the man killed himself with a single shot, and that he did not have any identification. Police are now looking for the suspect’s car.

The incident took place in a public area around1 p.m. The man, who is not being identified, had a backpack and a roller case with him, which bomb technicians handled as suspicious packages, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said at a press conference.

Dine added that at this time, there seems to be no connection to terrorism. The man did not have any other weapons with him aside from a gun but did have a sign with him about "social justice," according to the police chief. At this time, the exact language of that sign is unclear.

Police instructed staffers to shelter in place as a precautionary measure, though the shooter had been "neutralized." The lockdown was lifted just before 4 p.m., but the West Terrace area remains closed until further notice, according to Capitol Police.

A witness at the scene, Ramesh Nandi, said he and his wife were sitting on the steps of the Capitol, facing the Washington Monument when he saw a young man walk up.

"He took out a placard that said something like, 'Why don't you tax the 1/4?' or something like that. " Nandi said. " I was trying to read the placard."

Other witnesses said the sign said something about taxing the 1 percent, a possible reference to the Occupy Wall Street movement's "We are the 99%" slogan used during protests about the distribution of income and wealth.

Nandi said he heard a pop and saw the back of the man's head starting to get red.

"I grabbed my wife and said, 'Run! Run!' I thought it was a sniper, because I didn't see a gun in his hand."

Nandi and his wife hid behind a wall. He said the man did not speak before the incident.

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run on northbound Interstate 5 overnight, left behind on the side of the freeway, officials confirmed.

The deadly hit-and-run happened just before 1 a.m. on I-5 near the Aliso Creek rest stop.

California Highway Patrol officers received reports of a woman walking in the slow lane on the freeway. When officers arrived on scene, they found her unresponsive on the side of the road.

She had been struck by a car and died at the scene. The driver involved in the collision was nowhere to be found.

CHP officials said they are searching for a dark or charcoal-colored Chrysler involved in the hit-and-run. The suspect vehicle should have damage to its front right side.

As of 4:30 a.m. Saturday, no arrests had been made. The victim's name was not immediately released.
 

The father of an attempted kidnapping suspect tried to prevent the man’s therapist from turning his name over to authorities, prosecutors say.

Jack Doshay, 22, is in jail on a $2.5 million bond, charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment with violence and child abuse after investigators say he tried to carry a 7-year-old girl off the campus of Skyline Elementary School. Sheriff’s officials say he may not be able to post bail until Monday.

Doshay became a person of interest after his father Glenn, a prominent San Diego philanthropist, spoke to his son's therapist about him. The father apparently thought what he said was confidential.

According to a court document, Doshay’s father told the therapist he believed Jack may be responsible for the attempted abduction. He also said his son may have done something similar to in the past. Doshay’s defense attorney Paul Pfingst said Glenn’s statement was misrepresented.

“I don’t know what it says in the arrest warrant, but the father did not say that,” said Pfingst.

During a bail hearing Thursday, prosecutor Ryan Saunders said Doshay’s father hired an attorney to prevent the therapist from reporting what was said to sheriff’s detectives.

Psychiatrist Clark Smith, who is not affiliated with this case, told NBC 7 Friday that the therapist, as a mandated reporter, did the right thing.

“People need to know when they go to therapy they have privacy and confidentiality on the one hand,” said Smith. “On the other hand, the public needs to be protected.”

If a therapist has concerns that someone might harm themselves or others, they are required to report it to authorities, Smith said. Therapists must also report all cases of child abuse, even if authorities already know about it, according to Dr. Rochelle Perper, a member of the San Diego Psychological Association’s ethics committee.

“Heaven forbid this kind of behavior could lead to somebody dying, and no one wants to have that on their conscience,” said Smith.

Prosecutors say they were able to tie Doshay to the crime at Skyline Elementary because his DNA was found on the tape used to try to silence the young girl.

If released on bail, Doshay would have to enter a private, in-patient psychiatric facility and wear an GPS-monitoring ankle bracelet, the judge said Thursday.
 

A total of eight tornadoes tore through the state of Illinois on Thursday, causing varying degrees of damage.

On Saturday, the National Weather Service confirmed there were two tornadoes on northwest Illinois, four in the north central region of the state and two in central Illinois.

The strongest tornado was the one that touched down near Rochelle and ripped through Fairdale, leaving damaged homes and businesses in its wake. The National Weather Service categorized this tornado as an EF-4. 

The EF-4 carved a path through four different counties -- Lee, Ogle, DeKalb and Boone -- before it let up. Two people were killed in the storm and at least 22 others injured.

The other confirmed tornadoes were reported as EF-0 or EF-1, meaning they generated winds between 65 and 110 miles per hour. The tornado that touched down near Belvidere and killed two zoo animals was an EF-1.

The last time Illinois experienced an EF-4 tornado was Nov. 17, 2013, when two of them struck the community of Washington. Since 1950, there have been 33 recorded tornadoes of this strength, according to the National Weather Service.

Slurpee fans can stop by 7/11 Saturday April 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with their own cup to get a discounted Slurpee.

On Bring Your Own Cup Day, people can bring any kind of cup that is leak proof, clean, has definite shape and passes through the designated 10-inch cutout in stores. People can bring in creative containers to the Dallas based chain and receive a Slurpee for $1.49 per cup.

For more information, visit slurpee.com/byoc.

The man that died after his car crashed into a tree in Rancho Bernardo has been identified, the Medical Examiner's office said. 

23-year-old Andrew James Truesdell of Vista died after he lost control of his car and struck a center median, the ME's office said. 

The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. near Avenida Venusto and Bernardo Heights Parkway in Rancho Bernardo on April 6. 

The Vista resident was traveling westbound on the 16100 block of Bernardo Heights Parkway when he lost control.

He died at the scene after suffering multiple blunt force injuries, the ME's office said. 

Here’s something to root for: the 2015 Charger Girls squad has been finalized, the San Diego Chargers announced Friday.

The 28-member dance squad was selected from nearly 300 hopefuls who competed for the coveted spots during auditions earlier this month.

From the first round of auditions on April 4, a total of 72 finalists were chosen to move on to panel interviews and final dance routines.

After a five-day audition process, the final squad was decided Thursday night.

The team is made up of women ranging in age from 18 to 30 years old. Seventeen of those dancers are returning veterans, while 11 are first-time Charger Girls. Fifteen of the girls are students, including two from San Diego State University, two from University of San Diego and one from the University San Diego School of Law.

The Chargers said the squad also includes a certified public accountant, social media director, medical sales representative and general manager of a performing arts & fitness facility. The roster also includes nine native San Diegans and one dancer from Sydney, Australia.

To get the latest Charger Girls updates, check out the squad’s website. Go Bolts!
 

A city official in San Diego’s El Cajon community wants to make a change that will set a precedent nationwide when it comes to selling alcohol to minors.

City councilmember Gary Kendrick led the way for El Cajon’s already-implemented alcohol sale ordinance – the Deemed Approved Ordinance (DAO) – which is the toughest of its kind in San Diego County.

Passed in 2013, it gives the city the ability to restrict or revoke alcohol sale privileges in El Cajon if a local business sells alcohol to a minor or to an intoxicated customer.

Now, Kendrick said he wants the ordinance to be the strictest in the nation.

“I’m ready to ask the City Council to create an ordinance that will be the toughest in the United States to stop selling alcohol to children,” Kendrick told NBC 7 Friday night.

“Liquor stores are still selling alcohol to our children. I want the strictest ordinance that will pass Constitutional muster,” he added.

Kendrick said he wants to put the ordinance on the ballot. If passed, it would become part of the city charter, meaning it would be more permanent.

“The second thing we will do is increase the penalties substantially for selling alcohol to children,” he explained.

Mark Arabo is the president of the Neighborhood Market Association, which represents small businesses. A couple of years ago he opposed the ordinance, but he has since had a change of heart.

“The main thing with legislation, it's all about implementation. As we see it's implemented wisely, we were 100 percent on board right when it passed,” said Arabo. “We’re happy they’re taking the step forward.”

On his end, Arabo said he’ll do even more to support the stricter measure.

“If any store or market violates this ordinance, they’re automatically terminated from the Neighborhood Market Association,” he said.

Kendrick said he welcomes Arabo’s support.

“I will welcome him with open arms if his feelings are truly genuine and his actions show he truly wants to stop the sale of alcohol to children,” said the city councilmember.

On Tuesday, Kendrick will publicly meet with other city councilmembers and the City Attorney to talk about the ordinance. A news conference is expected to follow.
 

A man accused of attempting to kidnap a 7-year-old girl on a Solana Beach elementary school campus bailed out of jail Saturday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.

Jack Doshay, 22, left downtown’s San Diego Central Jail at around 3:30 p.m. He left in a private car and ducked in the backseat.

Earlier this week, a judge said Doshay would have to enter a private in-patient psychiatric facility and wear an ankle monitoring bracelet if he bailed out of jail. His bail was set at $2.5 million.

Doshay is accused of walking onto Skyline Elementary School on March 23 and approaching a young girl as she walked to her after-school program.

He allegedly tried to wrap duct tape around her head and carry her off. Prosecutors said Doshay's DNA was found on the tape.

Her screams and kicks caught the attention of staff nearby and the girl managed to escape, unharmed.

After more than a week of searching for a suspect, police announced Doshay’s arrest on April 2. He is charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment with violence and child abuse.

Doshay is being represented by prominent criminal defense attorney Paul Pfingst. His parents are affluent members of the community, with his father being a minority stake owner of the San Diego Padres.
 

For people trying to become a U-S citizen, a criminal offense like a drug charge could keep that from happening.

But if a proposed bill becomes law, immigrants who are here legally and are charged with a minor drug offense could be protected from deportation.

The drug diversion program is a popular option for those facing a minor drug offense. Defendants plead guilty, undergo drug counseling, and if they successfully finish the program; the charges are dismissed.

With Assembly Bill 1351, proposed by Assemblywoman Susan Eggman, those charged with low level drug offenses would be able to enter treatment without the guilty plea. If they complete the program, it doesn't goes on their record, which means immigrants wouldn't face deportation.

"A drug offense on somebody's record would prevent them from becoming a citizen. It will in fact do more than that, it will land them in deportation proceedings,” said Andrea Guerrero, Executive Director of Alliance San Diego.

As it stands, even if a leg immigrant chooses the drug treatment diversion, and the slate is wiped cleaned on state level. The conviction would stand under federal immigration law and trigger deportation.

“For somebody who has lawful permanent residency status it could be fatal. Literally, it could be a deportation back to a home country where they don't speak the language and they don't have any family,” said Guerrero.

The California District Attorneys Association disagrees with the bill. Sean Hoffman, the Director of Legislation at CDAA, says AB 1351 would turn the current process on its head, allowing the defendant to enter a treatment program before entering a plea.

“If the program was not completed successfully, only then would we really begin criminal proceedings. From a practical standpoint, this creates more work for the criminal justice system - more hearings, as well as the difficulty in tracking down witnesses and evidence many months after the offense occurred," explained Hoffman.

The bill, Hoffman said, would reduce the length of drug treatment programs down to a third of what they currently are. 

"Right now, someone participates in drug diversion for 18 to 36 months," Hoffman said. "This bill would only allow for 6 to 12 months of treatment."

If the drug offense is considered violent or if the defendant has a prior drug offense conviction, the drug diversion program is not an option.