Clown-costume suspects charged in Mexico heist

MEXICO CITY – They aren't laughing now.

Prosecutors in western Mexico say they have filed robbery charges against two alleged members of a gang of thieves blamed for a "clown jewels" caper.

The gang — some of whose members dressed up in clown costumes — burst into a jewelry store in the western city of Guadalajara on July 26 and made off with at least 1.2 million pesos ($900,000) worth of booty. The clown costumes were later found abandoned in a car.

In an announcement issued Thursday, the prosecutor's office in the state of Jalisco says two of six suspects have been caught and charged while a third has been detained pending investigation.

It says one of the suspects confessed to being the one of the men behind the masks, seeking the "clown jewels."
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Man accused of putting beer in infant's bottle

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was accused of putting beer into an infant's bottle while baby-sitting the child. James Michael Williams was charged with felony child neglect creating the risk of injury. A criminal complaint accuses Williams of putting Natural Ice Light beer into the 11-month-old's bottle on Friday.

Police were unable to determine if the child drank any beer. The baby's mother and Williams' cousin, Ebony Williams, said her child vomited shortly after she took the bottle away.

Williams told police her cousin said he did it as a practical joke, but didn't allow the child to consume any beer.

James Williams has not yet secured an attorney and no phone listing could be found for him.