A Memphis man is accused of biting an infant on the face and running through multiple locations while claiming his family was trying to kill him, according to a Tennessee affidavit.

Jerry L. Stark, 34, is charged with domestic assault following the early May 1 incident, which unfolded across several locations before ending at a restaurant on North Hollywood Street, police said.

An affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital states that officers responded to a call at Memphis Wings just before 1 a.m., where they found Stark inside the business screaming and panicking while holding the child.

Witnesses told police Stark had been running through the area with the infant and asking for help, at times shouting that his family was trying to kill him.

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Before arriving at the restaurant, Stark was seen at multiple nearby locations, including two gas stations, where witnesses said he was carrying the infant and behaving erratically. He then ran southbound along North Hollywood Street toward the restaurant, still holding the child.

Inside the business, witnesses said, Stark laid down on the kitchen floor with the infant while continuing to shout for help. Several people attempted to intervene after noticing the child appeared to be in distress, telling police the infant was being squeezed and began turning blue.

One witness told police that when Stark was asked what was wrong, he said, “My family is trying to kill me.”

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During the encounter, witnesses reported that Stark bit the child on the right side of the face. Witnesses were eventually able to remove the infant from his custody and fled the business before calling police, the affidavit states.

A video posted to social media by a witness appears to show Stark inside the restaurant as several people held the door shut to prevent him from leaving. Those holding the door can be heard threatening Stark if he attempted to flee.

The person who shared the video wrote, “Seeing that baby face really broke my heart. I can’t even sleep thinking about that baby. The devil is busy but god always on time.”

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The infant was taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital with a facial injury and was listed in non-critical condition.

The child’s mother told officers that earlier in the night Stark had pushed her out of a moving vehicle while they were driving, though police said they did not observe any visible injuries.

Stark was taken into custody at the scene and transported to 201 Poplar Ave. The incident remains under investigation.

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Jail records show Stark is being held without bond because it has not yet been assessed. He is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Monday.

A surge in Somali piracy is fueling fears of a Red Sea “security vacuum” across the region as analysts warn of a revived maritime crime playbook, now linked to Iran-backed Houthis.

The warning follows a May 2 report from Yemen’s coast guard that armed men hijacked an oil tanker off Shabwa and steered it toward the Gulf of Aden, and the vessel has since been located with recovery efforts underway, Reuters reported.

“There is a fundamental shift in the maritime center of gravity amid a new phase of maritime instability in the region,” Ido Shalev, chief operating officer at RTCOM Defense, told Fox News Digital.

“Somali and Houthi-linked groups are teaming up — using skiffs and new tech to strike ships with coordination not seen in a decade — while Saudi crude rerouted from the Strait of Hormuz has created a ‘target-rich environment for them,’” he added.

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“There is an opportunistic alignment, with the Houthis providing geopolitical cover and advanced GPS and surveillance, and Somali groups providing the boots on the ground or skiffs on the water,” Shalev said.

With the MT Eureka taken off Shabwa, Shalev, a former Israeli naval officer, suggested what he called the “Somali model” had returned “with a vengeance.”

“This is a transactional collaboration, and in the exact area where the Houthis are active and would like to cause damage and support their IRGC sponsor,” he said before describing how pirates would hijack the entire ship and cargo, taking them to a secure anchorage “like Qandala or Garacad.”

“They then demand a ransom for the entire package: the vessel, the tens of millions of dollars in oil, and the crew,” he said.

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The surge in regional risk is also exacerbated, Shalev said, by the volatility of the Strait of Hormuz. As Iranian-backed threats persist in the Persian Gulf, global energy flows are shifting.

“Due to the closure and instability of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has diverted millions of barrels of crude per day through its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu,” the former Israeli naval officer said.

“This creates a target-rich environment in a sector that was previously a backbound route. With Brent Crude prices surging — peaking near $115/bbl this quarter — the prize for a successful hijacking has never been higher.”

The risk level in waters off Somalia was recently upgraded to “substantial” following a wave of hijackings and attempted attacks that began April 21, according to Windward AI and alerts from the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

At least three vessels were hijacked within days: a Somali-flagged fishing boat on April 21, followed by the Palau-flagged tanker Honour 25 (IMO 1099735), and, by April 26, a general cargo ship seized and redirected to Garacad.

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Shalev, who served as the lead architect for Nigeria’s “Falcon Eye” project — a surveillance system that successfully reduced piracy in those waters to 0% — warned that the distraction of global warships is being exploited.

“Because international naval forces are preoccupied with missile threats, a ‘security vacuum’ has now opened in the region, so pirates can travel vast distances in skiffs to board vulnerable commercial vessels,” he said.

“Somali piracy, which had been suppressed for years, has seen this sharp resurgence that also correlates perfectly with the Houthi crisis in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,” Shalev said.

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The Red Sea carries 12% to 15% of global trade and about 30% of container traffic, moving over $1 trillion in goods annually, including oil and LNG, according to reports.

“The current crisis proves that you cannot ‘patrol’ your way out of this; you have to see the threat before it ever reaches the ship,” Shalev said.

Shikha also tried to wake up the people in the building by shouting, but everyone was in deep sleep due to which no one woke up. Meanwhile, both of Shikha’s maids went out. Shikha, along with her husband Naveen, carried her elderly father Arun Jain down the stairs.

Meanwhile, the fire engulfed a large part of the flat. Naveen ran to the neighbors. And brought mattresses from there. They thought that maybe the mattresses would be of some use. Shikha’s mother was present inside. Shikha kept trying to save them.

Naveen reached up and broke the window glass on the side of the building. Naveen had already put mattresses downstairs. He asked both his daughters Rakshata and Priyal to jump down from the second floor. On the other hand, Shikha somehow pulled out her sick mother amidst the flames but herself got trapped inside.

Even after getting burnt, Naveen somehow managed to get out of the flat. Meanwhile, people who came to help took Shikha’s mother Darshana Jain out safely. Later Naveen was also brought to a safe place. Shikha fell unconscious in the flat. Later his charred body was recovered.

The condition of husband Naveen remains critical. Another family member, Suresh, told that Naveen, originally from Hodal, Haryana, has a big cardboard business in Sadar Bazar area. Naveen’s younger daughter Priyal is a class 10 student. Elder daughter Rakshata is doing BBA from a college in Noida. Naveen, Rakshata, Priyal are injured in the accident. His treatment is continuing.

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Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education will declare the result of class 12th on May 4 at 11 am. More than 81 thousand candidates have appeared for the 12th class examination across the state. The education board will declare the results of Arts-Commerce and Science streams on Monday. This time the 12th class exam result will also be uploaded on the website of Amar Ujala. From where students will be able to see it easily.

According to the information, Himachal Pradesh School Education Board had organized the board examinations of class 12th from March 3 to April 1. During this period, more than 81 thousand students appeared for the examination across the state. The Education Board had started the evaluation of answer sheets from April 5 at 41 centers established across the state. Dr. Major Vishal Sharma, Secretary of the School Education Board, said that the examination results have been prepared. It will be declared on May 4 at 11 am and will be uploaded on the board’s website.