Simranjit Singh Sekhon, an Uber driver from Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty on Friday to kidnapping to commit rape.

According to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Sekhon faces seven years to life in prison.

At approximately 1 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2025, Sekhon picked up the intoxicated victim outside a bar in Thousand Oaks.

After the victim fell asleep, Sekhon, rather than drive her to her home in Camarillo, drove her around and sexually assaulted her.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Twyla Atmore, the prosecuting attorney in this case and a member of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Sexual Assault Unit, noted that the 36-year-old Sekhon’s guilty plea included the aggravating factor of taking advantage of a position of trust.

“The victim made a responsible decision and placed her trust in the defendant to return her safely to her home,” Atmore said. “The defendant exploited the victim’s vulnerable condition by sexually assaulting her. His conduct was predatory and deserving of the sentence he will receive.”

Sekhon’s sentencing will take place on Dec. 9.

At the time of Sekhon’s arrest in December 2025, according to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, police identified the victim as a 21-year-old female.

Moreover, police indicated that Sekhon might have done the same thing to other women.

“The investigation is ongoing, and investigators believe there may be additional victims,” officials said.

Friday’s guilty plea, however, made no mention of other victims.

Sekhon’s assault was not the first instance of an alleged kidnapping and rape by an Uber driver.

In June 2024 near Olympia, Washington, police arrested 58-year-old Uber driver Ahmed Ali and charged him with rape and kidnapping after he picked up an intoxicated woman from a bar and drove her to a secluded area.

Using location tracking, the victim’s father and other family members found the woman.

According to a police report, when they arrived at the scene, the victim’s family found the woman naked in the back seat of the Uber. Meanwhile, Ali appeared to be “jumping over the center console” and pulling up his pants.

Nonetheless, according to KCPQ-TV in Seattle, prosecutors later dropped the rape and kidnapping charges.

“After reviewing all of the evidence in this case including the dash camera, the State has determined it is unable to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt,” the prosecutor’s office said.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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The Iran-backed Houthis said they fired missiles and drones at Riyadh on November 8 as Saudi Arabia sought troops from Syria’s new government. Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said falling shrapnel from an “attempted attack” caused minor damage to a Saudi Aramco administrative building in the King Abdullah Financial District. No casualties were reported.

The Houthis said they carried out “four qualitative military operations” that included ballistic and cruise missile launches. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said Saudi air defenses destroyed two ballistic missiles fired at Riyadh and that coalition forces destroyed two launchers in Saada that were used in the attack.

The day before, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed six operations targeting Aramco facilities, Riyadh’s airport, and Saudi troops on both sides of the Saudi-Yemeni border. He said the Houthis were imposing “blockade for blockade” and “escalation for escalation.”

The Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014, and a Saudi-led coalition entered the war in 2015 to support Yemen’s government. A truce began in 2022. Fighting resumed in July 2026 after the Houthis allowed an Iranian plane to land in Sanaa, defying Saudi control of Yemen’s airspace.

The Houthis then declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia and began striking Saudi ships, territory, and oil facilities. In September, they seized territory along Yemen’s Red Sea coast near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The Saudi front is part of the wider regional war that began in February when the United States and Israel attacked Iran. The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in July.

The State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, effective October 23. A November 3 U.S. Embassy alert cited Houthi attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure that caused civilian casualties. U.S. government employees are barred from traveling within 20 miles of the Yemen border.

In early October, a U.S. official told Reuters that Saudi Arabia had asked Syria to deploy forces against the Houthis. The request reportedly came up during Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Riyadh meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A Syrian diplomat said at the time that Syria “stands with Saudi Arabia in the face of Houthi attacks.”

When al-Sharaa returned to Riyadh on November 4, the Saudi and Syrian defense ministries signed a cooperation agreement. The ministries did not disclose the terms. It was Saudi Arabia’s first defense agreement with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, whose government was aligned with Iran.

On November 7, a source in Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council said Syria and Saudi Arabia had agreed to send about 3,000 troops to fight the Houthis. A Yemeni Defense Ministry source put the total at more than 10,000 fighters and said the first phase would involve 3,000 Syrians, including officers and experts. Three Yemeni military sources and a defense official said hundreds had already deployed on both sides of the Saudi-Yemeni border.

On November 8, three officials with knowledge of the plans said Syria was preparing to send fighters to the Saudi border who could help fight the Houthis in Yemen. A Syrian official said an initial contingent of about 600 Syrian special forces personnel was expected to deploy “in the coming week.” Saudi Arabia insisted that the fighters be Syrian nationals, excluding foreigners who had come to Syria during its civil war. Saudi officials did not respond to requests for comment.

At a November 9 press conference in Damascus with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said, “There is no deployment of troops to Yemen nor is there a plan for such deployment in the near future.” He said Syria would announce any plans to deploy troops abroad and that the Saudi agreement was aimed at rebuilding Syria’s armed forces. “We condemn threats by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia,” he added. His denial addressed Yemen, leaving open the possibility of a combat deployment inside Saudi Arabia.

By early November, Syria had sent a limited number of military personnel to advise and train Saudi forces. Syrian advisers were also training Yemeni forces inside the kingdom. Khaled Khattab, commander of Syria’s 82nd Division, led a delegation on a two-week visit to Saudi Arabia, during which 36 Syrian military officials toured a command room in Jeddah staffed by Saudi and Yemeni officers. An unnamed Syrian official told the state news agency SANA that Syrian personnel were in Saudi Arabia for “training, expertise exchange” and military consultations.

Saudi Arabia is also deepening its economic ties with Damascus. During al-Sharaa’s November 4 visit, the Saudi Fund for Development signed six loan agreements with Syria worth more than $403 million.

Syria may also be moving toward a formal alliance with Riyadh. In August, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, which commits them to treat an attack on any one of the three countries as an attack on all three. Two Syrian officials said Damascus had decided to join and had yet to announce its decision. A regional official said talks were ongoing.

Syria had turned down proposals to intervene against Hezbollah in Lebanon from President Donald Trump. A Syrian deployment against the Houthis could expose Syria to attacks by Iraqi militias allied with the Houthis.

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Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts has openly called for the regime to examine withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and rewrite its defense doctrine, declaring the moves an “unavoidable necessity” and “a public and national demand.”

The clerical body, which elects and supervises the Supreme Leader, issued the statement Thursday amid ongoing tensions following U.S. and Israeli strikes that targeted Iranian nuclear infrastructure.

According to Iranian state broadcaster Press TV, the Assembly warned that “the repeated threats of the aggressor enemy, especially the threats against the country’s nuclear knowledge, indicate that no hope can be placed in the international bodies responsible in this field.”

It urged officials to act under the guidance of the current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei (who succeeded his father Ali Khamenei after the latter’s death in earlier strikes). The body also threatened that any fresh attack would face an “immediate, effective and geographically unlimited response” by Iranian forces.

Separately, an Assembly member stated that Iran’s duty is “to obtain anything that strikes fear into the enemy, and today atomic weapons to deter it.”

TASS reported:

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Police provided updates on the DC shooting on Thursday afternoon.

Dr. Matt Lambert, 55, reportedly targeted someone in the Vida gym over an apparent real estate dispute before shooting four others early Thursday.

He then killed himself before police could apprehend him.

Five people were shot, one fatally, in the shooting, which occurred less than a mile away from the White House.

Lambert was reportedly in a fight with his condo board over mold and other issues in his penthouse.

Police identified the deceased victim as James Stuart, a manager at the condo where Dr. Matt Lambert lived.

Metro PD Interim Chief Jeff Carroll said Matt Lambert may have used accelerant to fuel a fire at the apartment building.

Investigators found flammable liquids inside Matt Lambert’s apartment, where he reportedly tore down large sections of the drywall.

“We do know that there has been an ongoing dispute between the suspect in this case and the building, condo, homeowners association management regarding maintenance issues, mold and the like,” Jeff Carroll said,

“That there was a civil case that he filed against them. So we believe that it’s related to that,” Carroll added.

DC police also confirmed that Matt Lambert used a shotgun during his rampage.

WATCH:

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested on Wednesday that Supreme Court justices could become impeachment targets when Democrats take control of Congress in January.

AOC is accusing the Court of having “legalized” President Donald Trump’s alleged criminal conduct.

The New York Democrat made the remarks during an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju following Democratic victories in last week’s midterm elections.

She was also asked whether Democrats would pursue the impeachment of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

“There are so many criminals in this administration, it’s hard to figure out who should be, you know, the order of operations,” she said.

“There are going to be many, many, many investigations. I imagine many subpoenas, and we have to follow wherever the evidence takes us.”

Raju then asked whether Democrats would attempt to impeach Trump himself.

“I mean, I think we should leave all options on the table. Absolutely,” Ocasio-Cortez responded.

She then turned her attention to the Supreme Court.

“I mean, of course, this Supreme Court as well has also kind of legalized a lot of his criminality,” she said, before adding: “We’ll see. We’ll approach it, but I think all options are on the table.”

Watch the clip below:

AOC just admitted the Democrats’ entire agenda for their new majority: endless LAWFARE.
She says there are so many targets, “it’s hard to figure out the order of operations!”
They campaigned on affordability, but all they care about is attacking Trump’s allies.
Voters will… pic.twitter.com/JmM5HOHaHk

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 11, 2026

Ocasio-Cortez did not identify which justices she believed should face impeachment or specify what conduct by individual members of the Court would warrant their removal.

Her remarks come as Democrats begin laying out plans for investigations and lawfare campaigns against Trump administration officials.

House Minority Leader-elect Jim Jordan has warned that Republicans expect an aggressive campaign of investigations and potential impeachment proceedings when Democrats assume control.

“It’ll be every committee. There’ll be a third impeachment. They can’t help themselves,” Jordan said.

Republicans have already voted down an effort by outgoing RINO Rep. Thomas Massie to impeach Hegseth.

Removing a Supreme Court justice requires more than a Congressional majority.

The House can impeach a justice by a simple majority, but conviction and removal require a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

No Supreme Court justice has ever been removed through impeachment

Justice Samuel Chase was impeached by the House in 1804 but acquitted by the Senate the following year.

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