Nor’easter weakens after deadly battering of Northeast
An ABC News graphic shows the forecast for Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (ABC News)
(NEW YORK) — The worst of the deadly nor’easter that’s lashed the Northeast is behind us, and Monday will feature minor impacts as the storm winds down.
The storm claimed at least one life. The New York Police Department confirmed to ABC News that a 56-year old man died after being struck by a falling tree on Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn while walking through a parking lot.
In a statement on social media, Mayor Zohran Mamdani identified the man as Leighton Brown, an employee of the New York City Housing Authority.
The nor’easter is weakening and drifting on Monday slowly northeast from Long Island, New York, to Massachusetts, into the Gulf of Maine by Tuesday.
Mainly light rain continues to spin around the storm throughout New England.
New York City, Long Island and New Jersey should see dry skies in the mid-to-late afternoon on Monday.
By about 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Boston is also forecast to be dry. A few lingering light showers are forecast for Maine on Tuesday.
Coastal flood alerts are in place from the Delmarva Peninsula, an area that includes parts of Delaware, Virginia and Maryland, through coastal Massachusetts on Monday.
High tides on Monday morning and Tuesday morning may bring minor to moderate coastal flooding, which is forecast to be less than over the weekend.
A flood watch is in effect for eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island where an additional 1.5 inches of rain is possible today. Widespread issues are not expected but due to saturated soils some urban flooding is possible today.
High surf could reach up to 12 feet today from coastal Massachusetts through coastal Maine.
All wind advisories have been cancelled. Gusts around 20 to 30 mph are possible on Monday from New Jersey to Maine.
Ariel Gonzalez Rodriguez has been charged with manslaughter with a firearm, months after he allegedly shot and killed neighbor. (Collier County Sheriff’s Office)
(NEW YORK) — A man has been charged with manslaughter months after he allegedly shot and killed his neighbor, mistaking him for a bear, according to an arrest affidavit.
Ariel Gonzalez Rodriguez, 25, was charged on Tuesday for the March killing of his neighbor Jason Sheffield in Naples, Florida.
Rodriguez’s wife, Katherin Hidalgo, told investigators that she heard a noise around midnight and was worried a wild animal was attacking the farm animals she has in her backyard, so she woke her husband up to investigate, according to the affidavit.
After leaving the house with a smaller caliber rifle, Rodriguez — who was 24 at the time — returned to tell his wife he believed it may have been a bear, before retrieving a larger caliber rifle, according to the affidavit.
Rodriguez told investigators he fired a single round from the larger rifle to the ground. Rodriguez then alleged he believed the noise was walking closer and that he was about to be attacked, prompting him to shoot a round in the direction of his neighbor’s property at about waist level, according to the affidavit.
Hidalgo told investigators she heard at least two gunshots before her husband returned to the residence, according to the affidavit.
Hidalgo told investigators that Rodriguez told her whatever was making the noise — which he believed might have been a bear — began approaching him, so he shot off a “couple of warning shots,” according to the affidavit.
“According to Katherin, Ariel did not further investigate because he feared he might have wounded the bear and did not want to risk getting attacked. He told Katherin he would go check in the morning,” the affidavit said.
Around 8 a.m. the next day, Rodriguez explored his property but did not see anything. He then proceeded to explore his neighbor’s property, where he discovered his neighbor lying face down with blood on his body, according to the affidavit.
In the morning, Rodriguez told his wife he had shot someone before dialing 911, according to the affidavit.
Rodriguez dialed 911 and stayed on the phone with dispatchers until deputies arrived. Rodriguez was brought in on the charge of manslaughter with a firearm, according to the affidavit.
“Ariel was frantic as he informed the dispatcher that he shot off a gun yesterday at a noise he believed to be a bear, but now believed he accidentally shot his neighbor,” investigators wrote in an arrest affidavit.
When officers responded to the scene, Rodriguez and his wife were handcuffed, detained and placed in the back of separate patrol vehicles, according to the affidavit.
Investigators found the neighbor dead, lying face down in an overgrown patch of vegetation behind a chicken coop. He appeared to have blood on the back of his shirt, according to the affidavit.
Kouri Richins listens to statements written by her children during her sentencing in 3rd District Court, May 13, 2026, in Park City, Utah. (Trent Nelson/Pool/Getty Images)
A current sheriff and a former sheriff of two Utah counties have been charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the Kouri Richins murder case, according to court filings related to heavily redacted, newly unsealed indictments.
Kouri Richins was found guilty of murdering her husband in March. The high-profile weekslong trial in Summit County followed a yearslong investigation that garnered national attention.
A former Summit County sheriff and the sheriff of neighboring Wasatch County face charges related to Kouri Richins’ prosecution, according to defense motions seeking that the indictments be redacted upon release due to the highly publicized murder trial.
Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby was charged with one count of obstruction of justice in a criminal proceeding, a second-degree felony, and one count of making a written false statement, a misdemeanor. The indictment alleges that he made, presented or used a knowingly false item in January “with intent to hinder” a prosecution.
David Edmunds, who served as the sheriff of Summit County from 2003 to 2014, was charged with one count of obstruction of justice in a criminal investigation, a third-degree felony, according to the indictment. The indictment alleges that he provided false information “with intent to hinder” an investigation on March 13.
Both indictments, which were filed last month, were unsealed Wednesday with significant redactions.
According to Rigby’s motion, the charges against him “allege interference” in the Kouri Richins case over an anonymous letter postmarked Jan. 10, 2026. The filing does not detail the contents of the letter, who wrote it or to whom it was addressed.
According to Edmunds’ motion, the language in his indictment “names the Richins prosecution and connects the anonymous letter to alleged misconduct by a Summit County sheriff’s deputy.” The indictment accuses Edmunds of making a false statement “intended to hinder identification of the letter’s author,” the filing states.
ABC News has reached out to their attorneys and the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Rigby has previously said he acted lawfully.
$55 million in damages
A Summit County jury found Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March. Judge Richard Mrazik, who presided over the murder trial, sentenced her to life without parole.
The 36-year-old mother of three, who self-published a children’s book on grieving following her husband’s death in 2022, is currently seeking a new criminal trial. Her request is under consideration by the Utah Court of Appeals.
This week, Judge Mrazik ordered that she pay more than $55 million in damages to the estate and family members of her late husband in a wrongful death claim.
In his order, Mrazik noted that Kouri Richins did not dispute any of the factual statements in the motion for judgment, which sought an order concluding that she “wrongfully caused” her husband’s death.
The judge stated in his order that he concluded from the guilty verdict and the “undisputed record evidence” that Kouri Richins caused her husband’s death by poisoning him.
The order includes $10,780,129 in economic damages and $3 million in non-economic damages — $1 million for each Richins child — that “seek to compensate wrongful death victims for loss of society, love, companionship, protection, guidance, and affection.”
“Eric shared deep, emotional connections with his three minor children, who are the Estate’s only heirs,” the order stated. “His death has caused them severe trauma, and it will have permanent effects on each. In addition, by killing Eric, which resulted in her imprisonment, Kouri deprived the minor children of being with their father or their mother.”
The order also included $41,340,387 in punitive damages, which were determined by multiplying the economic and non-economic damages by three.
Calais Campbell #93 of the Baltimore Ravens walks off the field after Baltimore Ravens Mandatory Minicamp at Under Armour Performance Center on June 09, 2026 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (G Fiume/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — The brother of an NFL player was arrested Tuesday in Atlanta after he allegedly killed his mother in her home the day before, according to police
Ciarre Campbell was charged Tuesday with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a knife in connection with the killing of Nateal Campbell, 71, the Atlanta Police Department said in its arrest warrant.
The suspect is the younger brother of Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell, who used to play for the Atlanta Falcons.
Lt. Christopher Butler of the Atlanta Police Department told reporters Tuesday that officers received a call for a welfare check Monday from a “concerned family member.” When officers arrived at the home they found the Nateal Campbell’s body, according to Butler.
“A brief look into the history does show some calls back in April dealing with this location a possible arson incident,” Butler said. “There have been some indications of possible some mental health issues with an individual.”
Ciarre Campbell’s arraignment is pending.
Jay Abt, an attorney representing the suspect, told ABC affiliate WSB that his client is innocent until proven guilty.
“We vigorously protest his innocence. We look forward to his day in court. I’m honored to defend him and, most importantly, the Campbell family, I’m asking on their behalf that the public respect their privacy at this time,” he told the station.
Calais Campbell’s family released a statement to ESPN Wednesday asking for privacy.
“We are devastated to share that the Campbell Family has lost its matriarch, Mrs. Nateal Campbell. While the details of her passing are still being investigated, we take comfort in knowing she is reunited with our father, her beloved Chuck, and in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” the family said.
