in the meantime, john allen just posted bail within the last two hours. he is home right now resting before he faces a judge first thing in the morning. >> reporter: fox 25 cameras were there as 18-year-old john allen was just released from his family member dropped him off at his pure tan road home in borne. it was one week ago when a 14-year-old girl was attacked while walking to her school bus stop on puritan and cranberry roads. borne police say allen attacked her from behind. >> she was walking to the bus stop, a male unknown to her came up from behind her, brought her down to the ground. >> reporter: luckily another student at the bus stop saw what happened. area. >> reporter: fox 25 has learned allen is a senior at cape cod regional technical high school. he plays fullback for the school's team. allen is now facing attempted aggravated kidnapping and strangulation charges. >> the school's superintendent tells fox 25 they are fully committed to the safety of their students and staff, in the meantime, once again, allen will be facing a judge first th

. >> reporter: 18-year-old john allen is facing very serious strangulation and assault and battery stemming from an incident last week. on the morning of november 10, bourne police say that a 14- year-old girl was walking to her bus stop when allen grabbed her and threw her to the ground. of the witness called out the victim's name and allen fled. police don't know that the victim and allen know each other. the

in the meantime, john allen just posted bail within the last two hours. he is home right now resting before he faces a judge first thing in the morning. >> reporter: fox 25 cameras were there as 18-year-old john allen was just released from his family member dropped him off at his pure tan road home in borne. it was one week ago when a 14-year-old girl was attacked while walking to her school bus stop on puritan and cranberry roads. borne police say allen attacked her from behind. >> she was walking to the bus stop, a male unknown to her came up from behind her, brought her down to the ground. >> reporter: luckily another student at the bus stop saw what happened.

. >> reporter: the suspect, 18- year-old john allen of bowrp. policesay he assaulted a young girl and may have tried to kidnap her. >> the perpetrator tackled her from behind and placed his arm around her neck applying pressure and attempted to pull her back toward the perpetrator's vehicle. >> reporter: it was last week in bourne when the preap-year- old girl was walking to her bus when someone got out of a blue car and attacked her, throwing her to the ground and strangling her. >> attempt kidnapping of a child. >> reporter: the main manslaughter was another 13- year-old student. defense attorneys said there story and she could not identify john allen. >> the defendant photo was in the photo array and she failed to identify anyone in the photo array. >> reporter: al 7 the co- captain of the football team at his high school. the superintendent schedule he was an >> he doesn't do -- didn't do it. >> reporter: his mother is standing by him. >> i love him. i support him. >>> a man woke up from a deep sleep to find a would-be burglar in his home. t

louisa moller has more. >> reporter: 18-year-old john allen is facing very serious

allen? that misses for ball one. to david ross, whohomered in his only at-bat in the sixth. >> john: cody allen has been unbelievable. pressed into extra duty now. extra adrenaline to boot. >> joe: 2-0. >> john: i've seen crazy games and crazy series played. i think back to texas and two times, one strike away from winning the world series in gam. this is game 7. >> joe: battling off pitcg a homer. now the weather they were worried was coming in is here. it's starting to rain. >> joe: 2-0 the cou o ross. cody allen. that is high for ball three. there is action for the indians in their bullpen as the rain picks up a bit. 3-1. after eight since the classic you are a part of, 1991. braves and twins. that game at the metrodome. this game at progressive field. allen needs to throw a strike. 3-1. he can't. a leadoff walk here in the ninth inning. remember, the cubs are carrying three catchers. ross, they can and they will with coghlan. >> john: well, ross will realize, getting back to the dugout, he got a chance to play a game 7. for the final time, he gets a chance to play. a home run, a walk. first. heyward at the plate.

heyward is starting to time up cody allen. >> john: yes, he is. cody allen a little slow to the plate. you saw coghlan go but this fastball right here. i would think almost indefinitely with a breaking ball. height. >> joe: 2-2 the count. check on coghlan. this is the third time in a world series game 7 that a team has come back from four runs or more to tie or take the lead. ' 25 pirates won it over washington. the '60 yankees trailed to pittsburgh in pittsburgh. lost on home run. 10-98 indians tonight trail 5-1 in the fifth grade -- in the fi. >> john: cody allen is trying to get it lower. height-wise. coghlan taken off one time during this at-bat by heyward. strong. hit seven home runs during the regular season, drove in 49. only one since the postseason began. for a while, benched.

police have just arrested 18-year-old john allen from buzzards bay. he'll be arigd torrow and faces attempted aggravated kidnapping and strangulation charges. ed: and more breaking news out of logan a passenger, dying on a jetblue myers, florida to boston. state police say the elderly man died of natural causes. home in time for thanksgiving. a judge today ruling former house speaker sal dimasi will be granted an early release from prison as he battles health problems. maria: dimasi's wife giving her only on camera interview to newscenter 5's janet wu janet? janet: 71-year-old sal dimasi will fly home next tuesday from north carolina where he is now incarcerated. his family had hoped for his rele b got the telephone call this morning. debbie dimasi has spent four years trying to get her husband, the former house speaker convicted of extortion and fraud, better medical care. today, judge mark wolf who sentenced dimasi said his fragile and unstable health warrants compassionate release. >> when i heard it was utter shock and disbelief. it's sinking in s

. >> police have made an arrest in that attack on a 14-year-old girl. 18-year-old john allen of buzzards bay is now facing felony charges. police say allen attacked the girl one week ago on puritan road as she walked to her bus stop. >> he allegedly grabbed her from behind, threw her to the ground and nearly strangled her. name interrupted the attack. allen will be arraigned tomorrow . the flight. state police say the elderly man appears to have died from natural causes. the plane landed in boston, coming from fort myers, florida. >> there are reports tonight that former massachusetts govern mitt romney will meet with president-elect donald trump about a possible cabinet position. >> maria is here with more on what we know. maria: it could be a little romney has called donald trump of fraud and a con man and donald trump called him a phony. the two will reportedly meet over the weekend and some are about cret state. be tking despite their differees, trump did say that mitt romney called him and congratulated him after his presidential victory. >> early release granted. former house speak

heyw cody allen. >> john: yes, he is. cody allen a little slow to the plate. you saw coghlan go but this fastball right here. i would think almost indefinitely with a breaking ball. preferably in the same area and height. check on coghlan. this is the third time in a world series game 7 that a team has come back from four runs or more to tie or take the lead. ' 25 pirates won it over washington. the '60 yankees trailed to pittsburgh in pittsburgh. lost on a bob mazeroski home run. 10-98 indians tonight trail 5-1 in the fifth grade -- in the fi. >> john: cody allen is trying to get it lower. height-wise. coghlan taken off one time during this at-bat by heyward. the one heyward is plenty strong. hit ve regular season, drove in 49. only one since the postseason began. for a while, benched.

heyward is starting to time up cody allen. >> john: yes, he is. n a little slow to the plate. you saw coghlan go but this fastball right here. i would think almost indefinitely with a breaking ball. preferably in the same area and height. >> joe: 2-2 the count. check on coghlan. this is the third time in a world series game 7 that a team has come back from four runs or more to tie or take the lead. ' 25 pirates won it over washington. the '60 yankees trailed to pittsburgh in pittsburgh. lost on a bob mazeroski home run. 10-98 indians tonight trail 5-1 in the fifth grade -- in the fi. >> john: cody allen is trying to get it lower. this one catches too much of the plate. height-wise. coghlan taken off one time during this at-bat by heyward. the one heyward is plenty strong. hit seven home runs during the regular season, drove in 49. only one since the postseason began. for a while, benched. a chance here.

to the uk relationship. >> let me bring in john allen and then back to david. john, go ahead. >> that's pretty microscopic, the one country. country. it's the united kingdom also. look, the u.s. u.n. job is one of an agent to come back and carry information to the president and carry out the president's will at the united nations. is not a job where you're going a whole lot of freelancing. i think what is really going on here in a much bigger and more important thing is that nikki haley is being well-positioned for a future run for president. she doesn't as has been pointed out by david earlier, doesn't have foreign policy experience. but after this job she is going have foreign policy experience. and that's something very, very difficult for governors to get. >> well, sort of -- i'm sorry, it's a little funny to say after she gets the promotion she'll have the experience. i mean -- >> i'm not saying that she is the necessarily the right person but i'm saying that there is a political desire on the part of the republican party to elevate her at some point. and t

john allen, here he is, appeared in court with his mother and grandfather by his side. allen is charged with assault suffocation. bourne police say he attacked a 14-year-old girl, again, last thursday, on puritan and cranberry roads. a witness saw the attacks and yelled out the victim's name. in court today, prosecutors say police have the right guy. after they found evidence on him, but the8 police have the wrong guy. >> this is a case where identity is clearly at issue here and there are several inconsistencies commonwealth's witnesses. >> the reporter: now, allen here, we're being told, he is a senior at upper cape cod regional in bourne, where he is the captain of the football team. now, back out here live, once again, allen right now is being held without bail. there is a dangerousness hearing for him coming up on tuesday. coming up at 5:00 p.m., when you get into details about what police found inside of his car. for now, we are live in bourne, malini basu, fox 25 news. >> i. >> i we are seeing the shocking driver struck a 72-year-old pedestrian and took off. that

. >> john: cody allen has been unbelievable. pressed into extra duty now. extra adrenaline to boot. >> joe: 2-0. >> john: i've seen crazy games and crazy series played. i think back to texas and st. louis. winning the world series in gam. this is game 7. >> joe: battling off pitcg a homer. now the weather they were worried was coming in is here. it's starting to rain. >> joe: 2-0 the count on david ross. cody allen. that is high for ball three. there is action for the indians in their bullpen as the rain picks up a bit. 3-1. after eight since the classic you are a part of, 1991. braves and twins. that game at the metrodome. this game at progressive field. allen needs to throw a strike. 3-1. he can't. a leadoff walk here in the ninth inning. remember, the cubs are carrying three catchers. if they want to pinch run for with coghlan. >> john: well, ross will realize, getting back to the dugout, he got a chance to play a game 7. for the final time, he gets a chance to play. a home run, a walk. >> joe: now coghlan running at first. remember, cody allen took over

. >> john: cody allen has been unbelievable. pressed into extra duty now. extra adrenaline to boot. >> joe: 2-0. >> john: i've seen crazy games and crazy series played. i think back to texas and st. louis. this is game 7. >> joe: battling off pitcg a homer. now the weather they were worried was coming in is here. it's starting to rain. >> joe: 2-0 the count on david ross. cody allen. that is high for ball three. there is action for the indians in their bullpen as the rain picks up a bit. 3-1. after eight since the classic you are a part of, 1991. braves and twins. that game at the metrodome. this game at progressive field. allen needs to throw a strike. 3-1. he can't. a leadoff walk here in the ninth inning. remember, the cubs are carrying three catchers. if they want to pinch run for ross, ey with coghlan. >> john: well, ross will realize, getting back to the dugout, he got a chance to play a game 7. for the final time, he gets a chance to play. a home run, a walk. >> joe: now coghlan running at remember, cody allen took over in the seventh, got a strike hi

representative john allen from scottsdale be the the most powerful republican in the state house next year. he was completely unaware that the coyotes planned to hit up raushgs for all this money -- lawmakers for all this money until the team announced this week its intentions to build the 16,000 seat arena -- asu. he believes there's not gonna be a lot of support for the coyotes at the legislature. >> you'll never catch me on a sports show. i forgot the not a big priority for me personally. if they're a lucrative business and they're going to add value to our community and bring in more money than they cost us, we might have an argument. i don't know if the coyotes other ones that can make that argument. i find subsidies for sports teams a little difficult when we have kids in foster care, group homes. >> i also want to note it's been interesting we haven't heard anything from the governor's office on this constroukz this project this summer. >>> pizza lovers will not have to travel far to be in heaven this weekend. for the second year in a row, pizza makers from all over arizona wil

bourne police have arrested 18- year-old john allen, charging him with strangulation and yelled the victim's name that the police say that allen ran away from the scene. >> came up behind her, grabbed her by the neck, brought her down to the ground and then a witness intervened, celled out the victim's name, and the- -yelled out the victim's name and the male fled the area. >> reporter: allen is expected to be arraigned here in court- -arraigned here in court today. >>> 6:35 right now. a college student taking responsibilities for a deadly drunk driving--responsibility for a deadly drunk driving crash. joseph was drunk when he crashed into a pole. and sampson's father is hoping it makes teens think twice about drinking and driving. >> and i hope that our loss, our loss, as painful as it is, from having the same loss. >> and he is going to serve tree and a half years in jail and he will lose his license for 15 years. >>> two police officers go above and beyond for a grieving family. aj robbins was killed over the summer in a crash in luneberg. the st. christopher's medallion he had on was not

john allen turned himself in today charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping. one week ago a 14-year-old was attacked while walking to her school bus stop. fox 25 learned allen is a senior at cape cod technical school and plays fullback for the football team. allen will now face a judge in the morning. >> the team is making headlines for all the wrong reasons this week. refs handed out two red cards in the team last last game and this isn't the first time the team has been accused of stepping out of bounds. >> reporter: last year the team made national headlines for a twitter war the former new england revolution player about three players were disciplined in that incident, now more trouble for the team following last weekend's ncaa tournament gamed. u-mass boston in the black uniforms beat heatherford sunday to advance to the sweet sixteen. after a player pulled out a u-mass player, that u-mass player kicked the ball into his opponent's face. the referee immediately issuing a red card meaning that u-mass player was thrown out of the game and suspended the refe

that is fouled on the heyward is starting to time up cody allen. >> john: yes, he is. cody allen a little slow to the plate. you saw coghlan go but this fastball right here. i would think almost indefinitely with a breaking ball. height. >> joe: 2-2 the count. check on coghlan. this is the third time in a world series game 7 that a team has come back from four runs or more to tie or take the lead. ' 25 pirates won it over washington. the '60 yankees trailed to pittsburgh in lost on a bob mazeroski home run. 10-98 indians tonight trail 5-1 in the fifth grade -- in the fi. >> john: cody allen is trying to get it lower. plate. height-wise. coghlan taken off one time during thi the one heyward is plenty strong. hit seven home runs during the regular season, drove in 49. only one since the postseason began. for a while, benched. that is hard-hit that right at kipnis. no throw. >> john: heyward can get down the line but he squared that ball up. another hanger. get the out at second. i think terry is going to have a double switch situation coming up. >> joe: an inning and two

officers say 18-year-old john allen attacked a 14-year-old as she walked to her bus stop last week. according to police, he grabbed her by the neck and threw her to the ground, but a witness managed to intervene and the girl is now recovering. and mitt romney is set to meet with the president-elect donald trump over the weekend. a former massachusetts governor reportedly in consideration for u.s. secretary of state. as you know, the two were fierce critics of one another, but trump advisers say that since romney was the last g.o.p. nominee for president, the two shocking video shows several hard hits during a umass boston soccer playoff game. now two of the team's key players will be sitting on the sidelines during the sweet 16. 's nancy chen is here with more on why. nancy? >> nancy: tough video to watch, isn't it? this is the first time the umass boston men's soccer team has ever made it to the sweet 16, but two players will be forced to miss this weekend's game after they delivered illegal hits during sunday's win. so both players received red cards, which means they were next ga

john allen charged with assault. police say he grabbed the victim by the neck at a school bus stop in bourne last week, nearly strangling her, before driving away. boston police investigating a deadly shooting which happened when police were called to this home on west cottage street, there was a report of an intruder there. however, officers were able to determine that the two men did know each other. there was a confrontation there, leaving one of them did. the city's police commissioner saying there are just too many guns on the streets. >> two families that will be impacted forever here. again, mayor walsh, myself, always talking about the violence and how many guns are out there. and this is why street. randy: the other person involved is being questioned by police. no names have been released at this time. emily: right now, donald trump is getting ready for more high-profile meetings as he tries to fill out his white house. and the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with more. erika: a local name getting a lot

while they're coming up, john allen was the program manager for booz allen over the effort to form theas mentioned, you may have seen again that just yesterday to members of the auto isac released a very important overview of the conference of automotive cybersecurity best practices. on this panel is, as john will introduce, are top executives from general motors, toyota and honda, as well as the founder of iambic outlawry. so i will pass the podium alone or the microphone -- >> thank you so much. thank you all for joining us today. this is an exciting time in the industry and i'm amazed at how far we've come in two years, having a ceo talk about vehicle cybersecurity and having the job on the stage we have right now. it's a testament to the leadership of many on the stage and many of you in the crowd that this is god where we are right now. this is an exciting time. we will have a conversation. all i'm missing if i live in a bottle of scotch. will have a conversation about cybersecurity, given update of what's going on in the isac patoka information sharing how we can approve, mature

. >> reporter: 18-year-old john allen is facing very serious strangulation and assault and battery stemming from an incident last week. on the morning of november 10, bourne police say that a 14- year-old girl was walking to her bus stop when allen grabbed her and threw her to the ground. of the witness called out the victim's name and allen fled. police don't know that the victim and allen know each other. the are uninjured. >> the aggravated part of the charge comes from her being under the age of 16. >> reporter: allen is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in falmouth district court. louisa moller, wbz news. >>> and also tonight, going free. massachusetts house speaker sal dimasi will be released early, serving 5 years of his 8-year sentence for corruption. >> and because of his rapidly declining health, he will get out. beth germano has more. beth? >> reporter: it's not granted often but the judge granted what is qoan as compassion at release. it was u.s. officials and the attorney who came together to help fighe and the illness made a different sentence. >> reporter: he battled tongue

reporter: in a falmouth court friday the 18-year-old john allen. captain of his high school football team. now facing several charges including attempted kidnapping in the violent attack of a 14-year-old girl while she walked to her bourne bus stop last week. key to allen's arrest, a vehicle seen by several witness. a potential evidence inside. >> vehicle was a maroon had -- we it's wet shirt with white lettering that had a long black hair on it, which according to the police report matches the type of hair that the victim in this case has. reporter: those items are at the crime lab with a rush request for testing. despite denial in the attack, allen admits to driving in the area. review of surveillance area does not show allen driving the route >> there are several different descriptions of the vehicle in question. reporter: police say allen has been cooperative in the investigation. his mother left court friday, saying little >> he's innocent, i love him, any other comments, you can talk to the lawyers. reporter: allen is being held this evening

. >>> a cape cod teenager is due in they 18-year-old jon allen--say that 18-year-old john allen grab the the girl last week. police say that allen lives on the street where the alleged attack happened and that he and the victim didn't know each other. he was arrested yesterday. >>> the f.b.i. is searching for a serial banking robber, dubbed the spelling bee bandit. he has robbed four massachusetts banks in the last each time he writes the word robbery on a note, massachusetts it to the teller, and uses only one b in robbery. investigators are offering $1000 for information leading to his arrest. >>> and now a driver is going to court after police say his car was hit by a commuter rail train and split in half, and then ran away. stunned witnesses called 9 # 1. >> a car--called 911. >> a car was just hit by a train. >> a train? >> the police say that the car pulled down and around the gates and some how the driver and a passenger got out of the wreckage and took off. moments earlier, witnesses say they rear ended another car and were driving away from that scene. >> they came over on th

when john allen says.... human and dog feces were sitting in stairwells..... at his apartment complex.... near fremont and bruce. management still refused to clean it... but finally..... after several weeks... john called to tell us... it's finally been.... cleaned up. new at -6-... more mothers are coming forward to contact -13- saying... a family court judge is a bully failing to enforce child support orders.... and... leaving children.... as collateral damage. here's chief investigator.... darcy spears. the video is hard to watch. :26 girl: you don't understand. i love her. and i'm gonna miss her so much. please don't do this to me. a 12-year-old girl who'd been home- schooled in her mother's ballet studio for three years since her parents divorce... pleading to stay with her mom, but being ripped from the home :05 jh: you're to take ... with you :07 girl: no! (cries) i don't want to. jh: that's too bad. 8:40 welthy: she's such a bully. she's horrible. this woman is horrible. i don't understand her motivation. in court, judge rena hughes said the child's mot

john allen says human and dog feces were sitting in two different stairwells he says he called management numerous times, but they did nothing. an attorney for the management after calls from us and from john, it's finally clean. v new at 6-30.. at least one person has been killed in a plane crash near half moon bay airport in california. the sheriff's office says two people were on board when it slammed into a house. one person on the plane was killed. the other was airlifted to a nearby hospital. no one was in the home at the time. right now... at least.... -20- people are recovering.... after being hurt in a s bus crash.... in nashville. the accident happened.... earlier today. two students are in critical.... but.... stable condition. most of the other injuries are not serious. the students from a high school were headed to the tennessee state convention.... for "the national beta club". no word..... on what led to.... the accident. new york attorney general eric schneiderman says his lawsuit.. and two others against trump university.. will be settled for 25 million dollars. a stateme

fox 25 was there last night, in bourne, when 18-year-old john allen was set free on bail. this morning, a falmouth district court judge back behind bars. >> i love my son. he's innocent. >> the reporter: the senior, a student at upper cape cod regional vocational is charged with assault and battery, strangulation and suffocation on a 14-year-old girl. john glenn is the defense attorney. >> he's shocked. >> the reporter: it was last thursday, the girl was walking to the school bus stop on puritan an cranberry roads in bourne when she told police, she was attacked from behind. a witness called out the glen argues, bourne police have the wrong guy, after the victim couldn't recognize her attacker. >> she was shown a photo arave, the defendant's photo was in the photo array, she failed to identify anybody in the not toy array. >> the reporter: prosecutors argue allen is the man police have been looking for. >> noted that perpetrator was wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt with white lettering on it. >> the reporter: detectives say they found that sweatshirt in allen's his schoo

witnesses and inconsistencies with the suspect and a reason for being in the area, they believe john allen is the person responsible for this alleged attack. he appeared in court moments ago. we will take you to video there. he is taken into custody and this is after a second call the judge ordered and his actual arraignment was in lockup. you will see him here. stemming from a situation last thursday morning where bourne police say allen attacked a 14- year-old girl as she was on her way to school. according to witnesses a metallic blue infiniti g 35 was seen in the area days prior to the attack and the day of. alle prosecutors say a hooded sweatshirt described by witnesses was also found in his car. they also say that he made several inconsistent statements about his whereabouts and why he was in the area at that time. his defense attorney says the inconsistencies actually come from the witnesses who described a light blue car, a man who -- a man in his 30s with gray stubble on his face. they also say the alleged 14- year-old victim was unable to pick allen out from a photo array the jud

bourn police have arrested 18- year-old john allen saying that one week ago he grabbed a 14- year-old girl from behind and threw her to the ground. the victim and suspect live on the same street. allen will be arraigned tomorrow. >>> also breaking, a shooting on connell at street in dorchester. the victim has life-threatening injuries. we have a crew on the way and

breaking news, police in bourne make an arrest in the attack on a 14-year-old girl. 18-year-old john allen of buzzards bay is now facing two felony charges. police say allen attacked the girl one week ago on puritan road as she walked to her bus stop. he allegedly grabbed her from behind, threw her to the ground and nearly strangled her. a witness calling the girl's name interrupted the attack. allen will be arraigned tomorrow right now, the family of salome see -- salm dimasi is getting ou of prison early. today, dimasi's wife is speaking with newscenter 5 about her husband's release. janet wu is here with this television exclusive. janet? janet: i spoke to debbie dimasi late this afternoon and she had still had not heard from her husband. she sent him an email the only way she can reach him and hanging onto her phone, hoping for a reply. debbie dimasi hasnt but after being treated for neck, tongue and prostate cancer since entering prison, he no longer looks like this he has lost around 70 pounds and no longer can eat solid food. sentenced in 2011 for extortion and fraud, dimasi will be

john allen was before a judge this morning in falmouth . prosecutors say he grabbed the victim by the neck last week and tried to drag her to his vehicle. that's when they say a witness screamed and he took off. allen is captain of the football team at the vocational school in bourne. he is due back on court -- in court on tuesday. police in boston are trying to >> newscenter 5's jorge quiroga is on the b.u. campus with the latest, jorge? jorge: everything at this point seems back to normal, even as police continue trying to trace that hoax call. students in this building at the time the threat came in telling me they are still shaking from the fright. a section of the bu campus cleared this morning after a man called to say he was barricaded in a booby trapped room on the 4th floor of the mugar memorial the library and student union immediely evacuated. this section of commonwealth was shut down as police quickly searched the building. students received a text alert to stay away from the area, police say the caller stayed on the phone for

. >> reporter: john allen handcuffed in the courtroom. police say the 18-year-old from bourn tried to kidnap a 14-year-old girl in bourn while she was walking to the bus stop. >> the perpetrator in this case tackled her from behind placed his arm on her neck while she was on the ground. and attempted to pull her back towards the perpetrator's vehicle. >> reporter: allen drove away when a 13-year-old girl who saw the alleged attack screamed. they tracked down allen's car >> inside the vehicle was a maroon hooded sweatshirt with white lettering that had a long black hair on it according to the police report matches the type of hair that the victim in this case has. >> reporter: allen's defense attorney says there are multiple and conflicting descriptions of the suspect's vehicle and the suspect himself. >> the only eyewitness of the assailant is this young girl she was shown a photo array. she failed to identify anybody within that photo array. >> reporter: the allegations are totally out of character. outside court allen's mother walked aw

to school and tonight it is a high school senior nochard with attempted kidnapping. 18-year-old john allen normally seen given direction -- giving direction on the football field, friday taking directions from a judge. >> a perpetrator in tackled her from behind, placed his arm around her neck while she was on the ground applying pressure. nicole: police say he attacked a 14-year-old girl last week. the violenc seen by another teen who screamed. a vehicle seen by several witnesses are vehicle -- p wet -- sweirt to the police report matches the type of hair that the victim in this case has. nicole: both items are at the e lith a sh for testing. he admits to d intngthe area. accordg to policreview o surveillance video does not show he is shocked. >> the defense calling identity in issue. >> there a several difrent scvehicle in question. allen has been cooperative in the investigation. saying little.t court fy >> he nnocenove hi any other comments u can talk to the lawyer. nicole: poli do not believe they wermiliar with each othe len is been held pending a dangerousness hearingtuesday. maria:

been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a girl walking to her bus stop in bourne. 18-year-old john allen is charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping. last thursday, ellen grabbed a 14-year-old girl from behind, throwing her to the ground. someone was able to stop him he is due in court tom. former house speaker sal demassey will be getting out of federal prison early, he should be home just before thanksgiving, which is two years earlier than planned. the 71-year-old is serving time for public corruption. today, a judge ruled his deteriorating health warrants an early release. fox 25's crystal haynes is live in the state house in boston now, with reaction from lawmakers. crystal? >> the reporter: well, the former house speaker will be home for the holidays, and it's really getting praise from >> it was obviously the right decision. >> the reporter: current house speaker, robert deleo praised a federal judge's decision to release former house speaker, sal demassey from prison. roughly two years early because of his deteriorating health. >> i think the timing is great in terms of a cou

trying to kidnap a girl, walking to her bus stop in bourne. 16-year-old -- 18-year-old, rather, john allen is charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping. last thursday, allen grabbed a 14-year-old girl from behind, throwing her to ground. he is due in court tomorrow and >> mark: also at 6:00 p.m., shaking children and force feeding them. alarming accusations of abuse inside a hingham day came. fox 25 investigates learned dcf is looking in to bright horizons day care and we have learned one worker has been fired an one is on leave tonight. >> vanessa: a parent told fox 25's jason law, he got a phone call from the day care, telling him about shocking allegations involving his own child. jason joins us live now and jason, this father believes these alleged abuse may have been going on for months. almost a year, and as soon as the father learned about the allegation, he says he yanked his two kids out of the day care, they're no longer there. they spent 14 hours hath children's hospital yesterday, making sure his 10-month-old daughter was not hurt and the good news is, she didn't sustain any

nicole: had school senior facing a slew of charges including attempted kidnapping. 18-year-old john allen normally seen giving direction on the football field as captain at as his local high school. friday taking direction from a judge. >> the perpetrator in this case tackled her from behind, placed his arm around her neck while she was on the ground, applying pressure. the perpetrator tackled her from behind,attempted to pull her back toward the vehicle. key to allen's arrest, a vehicle seen by several witness. >> both items are at the crime lab with a rush request for testing despite denial in the attack, allen admits to driving in the according to police, a review of survellance video does not show allen driving the route he suggested. the defense calling identity into issue. >> there are several different descriptions of the vehicle in question. reporter: police say allen, who lives about a a half mile from the scene of the attack, has been cooperative in the investigation. his mother left court friday at this point police do not believe allen and the victim are familiar with each oth

. >> reporter: 18-year-old john allen was just released from jail. his family member dropped him off at his pure tan road home in bourne. it was one week ago when a 14-year-old girl was attacked walking to her school bus top attacked her from behind. >> she was walking to the bus stop. a male unknown to her came up behind her and grabbed her by the neck and brought her to the ground. >> reporter: luckily another student at the bus stop saw what happened. >> another individual called out her name and the male fled the area. >> reporter: fox25 has learned that allen a senior at upper cape cod technical school. he plays full back. he is now facing attempted aggravated kidnapping charges and strangat malini basu, fox 25 news. >> daniel: fox25 spoke to the 14-year-old girl attacked. she and her mother asked for privacy and said they are still living in fear. >>> a death investigation in wellesley after a commuter train hit and killed a man. it happened a block from the wellesley square station. the 59-year-old man walked on to the outbound tracks of the w

. >> reporter: and now the police have acharged john f allen, an 8-year-old high school student with strangulation made it sound like she was trying to be pulled from the scene. >> reporter: it was not until a witness yelled the victim's name that the man left. police are not saying much about a motive. >> i feel very bad because this neighborhood never had problems and, you know, today, it is sad. but you just never, never know. jobs reporting for us this morning. >>> an argument inside of a home in dorchester escalated. one man was found dead and then another man was taken in for questioning. >> i don't know why people are like deciding to kill instead of talking and resolving it in another way. people are losing their family members an it is pointless. >> the boston police tell the globe that both the suspect an 20s or early 30s. >>> the f.b.i. is searching for a serial bank robber, dubbed the spelling bee bandit. he has robbed four massachusetts banks in just weekings. each time he writes the word robbery on a note, but he only spells robbery with one b. investigators are offerin

police say 18-year-old john allen of buzzards bay grabbed a 14-year-old girl from behind and threw her to the ground as she walked to her bus stop a week ago. witnesses say allen then grabbed the girl by the neck, nearly strangling her, before driving off. allen faces charges including attempted aggravated kidnapping and strangulation. he'll be arraigned tomorrow. maria: they say here in new england, you don't like the weather wait a minute well in colorado, they were in the 80's yesterday and dealing with snow today! and that the storm impacting colorado is on the move meaning a blizzard warning tomorrow for north and south dakota, and parts of minnesota. nebraska is also bracing for the storm. gusts of up to 60 miles an hour are expected to cause whiteout conditions. harv? meteorologist: that is dramatic. maria: that is dramatic. meteorologist: take a look. south dakota, nebraska, blizzard warning. winter storm warning. you saw the way it looked. here is the way it looked as we checked out the radar. all of that rain, white, purple. that is all now. look at the snow area from denver

expected in court accused of attacking a 14-year-old girl at a school bus stop in bourne. 18-year-old john allen was arrested yesterday. he grabbed the girl by the neck, nearly strangled her before driving away. emily: police and federal agents are looking for the suspect in a rash of bank robberies. he's been dubbed the spelling bee bandit. and that's because the word robbery is misspelled on all of the notes that he passes on tellers demanding cash. he's the suspect in at least four bank robberies in the area since halloween, the most recent happening at a td bank in peabody. the f.b.i. says he has never shown a weapon, but investigators say he has seemed more agitated with every heist. >> this person teller counter and the tone of his voice and his verbal interaction with the tellers has become more aggressive. emily: there is a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. randy: boston police investigating a deadly shooting inside a home in dorchester. police were called to this home on west cottage street yesterday afternoon. there was a confrontation leaving one dead. the city's pol

john allen is charged with assault. he is the captain of the football team at the vocational school. emily: this man is under arrest after he barricaded himself inside a norton home overnight and fired at officers. police say 42-year-old heath mullet was inside a home on john hundreds of rounds of ammunition. mullet fired multiple rounds from within the home, and even hit a police vehicle. a woman and young child escaped the home. no officers were injured. mullet is facing charges including assault with intent to murder. turning to the weather -- sunny, warm day out there. cindy: we are so close to 60 degrees out there right now and i think we have one more temperatures are relatively mild. i want you to focus on the middle of the country and look at the temperature in kansas city. it is only 43. at 5:00 this morning, it was 70. huge changes. denver was 80. now it's 24. they are dealing with the storm, the first winter storm of the season. there are blizzard warnings in england. it looks like it will pull and much, much

police say 18-year-old john allen grabbed the girl as she was walking to her bus stop. she was able to escape. police say allen and the victim live on the same street but that they didn't know each other. >>> an elderly man died mid-flight. the crew reported a medical condition. state police say the passenger appears to have died of natural causes. the flight had originated in fort meyers, florida. >>> several states are bracing for a out west moves east. this storm is going to bring big changes by the end of the weekend. >> this is the pattern shift we're talking about that takes place in mid-november. winter finally starting to show up. here's the storm right now wrapping up across the upper midwest. a foot of snow in parts of minnesota. we'll be talking about totals like that around here. there you see the storm. warnings out ahead of it. in to parts of minnesota. and that's going to be the strip of snow that will be heaviest outside. we'll have bright sunshine as we head in to saturday. one more day on the mild side of things before the cold pours in on sunday. we h

john allen is accused of assaulting a 14-year-old girl who was walking to her bus stop in bourne. fox 25 was there last night when allen was set freon bail. this morning a falmouth district court judge ordered cape cod regional high school. his attorney says the witness couldn't even give police an accurate description of the suspect. >> several different descriptions of the vehicle in question many of which are -- i would suggest all of which are different. >> prosecutors connected allen to the crime when the sweatshirt in his car that matched the description. they say the heron that sweatshirt belongs to the victim. allen is due back in court on tuesday. >>> tonight still no arrests panic and fear on boston university's campus this morning. he told police he shot a hostage and was armed with guns and explosives inside the b.u. library. investigators say none was true now they want to that down the person responsible. >> we're working on that right now we have boston regional intelligence working on it. as you know the last year or two we've had a lot of sort ofo calls but this a

. >> reporter: is there one thing wind and cold had no chance of stopping, that is john allen, who proposed to his now fiance aim i duncan at the finish line. amy, how does it feel. >> i could not believe it. >> you guys are moving quick, i didn't have a lot of time. >> yes, it is amazing. >> reporter: how do you feel. >> i don't know, crazy, excited, nervous. >> reporter: looking out here at philadelphia marathon, 30,000 runners, participated in this day, and back to back that amy says she had no idea that would be it. bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> congratulations to them, very nice. >>> that wasn't the only adorable engagement that took place today, still to come on "action news" tonight how a celebration of the holidays in montgomery county became a celebration of the love. >>> also some of the region's most talented young musicians enjoy, ray well deserved moment in the spotlight. this is a special concert by philadelphia youth orchestra. >>> eagles taking on the seahawks in seattle right now. jamie apody has an update in sports when "action news" comes right back. ♪ tomorr

the prosecutors say that john allen grabbed a 14-year-old girl, tried to strangle her as she walked to a bus stop last week..girl did get away. >>> tonight 125 families in our state are celebrating the future together. it was made official on this national adoption day. >> one of the children who found his forever family is a little boy that you met on wednesday's child. our own jack williams introduce us to mikey last year. it was impossible not to fall in love with him. denise and perry rice did. they say that they were hooked at the moment they looked into his eyes. >> there is an immediate connection. >> mike is a great he has come a long way. >> his new big brother, jake, also adopted, got into the ceremony. the judge let them pound of the gavel making it a done deal and officially making them brothers. >>> i feel like i had an instant connection with that family. >> maybe my favorite story of the day. >> pleading for her oh my. >> at 11, the call for help for >> that is not snow. the giant foam of spilling over the streets. last year the second warmest on record, the winter befor

incoming house majority leader john allen joined dennis welch tonight on politics unplugged. balance of this is not having any of it>> it is a big issue that we have seen a recently that has popped up is the arizona coyote say they plan on going to you at the state legislature and legislators a make asking them to pony up $200 million to help them build a new sports facility in tempe that would be happened the $400 million >> you will never catch manny sports show. i forgot the coyotes are still here. there not a big rarity for me personally so it is one of those things where you go, they are lucrative business and they are going to add value to our communities and bring in more money than they cost us we might happen argument. i do not know the coyotes are argument. >> do you think they should have come to the lawmakers before they made the announcement? sounds like people in the capital or caught off guard. did you know? >> no. i find subsidies for sports teams difficult when we have kids warehoused in foster care group homes.>> they go. nascar anish on fire today literally

. 1 week after an attack on a teenager in bourne, fox25 cameras recorded just after 18-year-old john allen was family member cropped him off at puritan home road in bourne. back on november 10th borne police say allen attacked a 14-year-old from behind as she walked to her school bus stop on puritan and cranberry roads. >> she was walking to the bus stop, man came up behind hadder, brought her to the ground. >> michael: police say another student at the bus stop saw what happened. >> another individual called out her name and the male fled the area. >> michael: fox25 has learned allen is a cod regional technical school playing fullback for the school's football team. now allen faces charges of attempted aggravated kidnapping, strangulation and assault and battery. keep checking fox25 news app throughout the day and we will post an update as soon as allen's court appearance takes place. michael -- michael henrich, each other and pair argued. this happened on west cottage street yesterday. the victim's name has not been released and police say he is in his 20s. detectives are questioning the

prosecutors say this boy, john allen grabbed the 14 year old and tried to strangle her as she walked to a bus stop in bourne last week. but girl got away. >>> a campus scare at boston university. police and the s.w.a.t. team swarmed the school when a caller said there was a bomb and hostages inside a library. now it appears it was a case of what's called swatting. that is wbz beth germano reports, investigators are trying to figure out who was on >> reporter: it came in as a call from someone saying they're barricaded with guns and explosives on the fourth floor of the boston university library. and a second call revealed this. >> a short time later there was another call that he had just shot a hostage inside that room. >> reporter: which sent heavily armed swarming the campus schultzing down commonwealth avenue for a time. students put on alert about an emergency situation. >> we were all freaking out. we didn't do anything, we sat th classroom. >> reporter: police say the call from a man with an accent was blocked but they say he answered questions from a b.u. police dispatcher fo