A former Washington state college professor and rabidly anti-Trump podcaster is now in custody after he allegedly groomed and attempted to meet up with someone he believed to be an 11-year-old girl.
On December 17, members of various law enforcement agencies arrested 44-year-old Houston Wade in Bremerton, Washington, located on Puget Sound.
When cops searched a hotel room where the suspect made a brief stop, they found condoms, bondage supplies, and 'adult novelty toys.'
According to a Facebook post from the Bremerton Police Department, the suspect from Bainbridge Island "arrived in Bremerton intending to pick up an 11-year-old child." The post further states that the suspect had been "using a social media application" to chat with the presumed child.
"The chat turned graphic in nature and over the course of numerous chats, the man agreed to meet the child in Bremerton so they could act upon the graphic actions discussed in the chats," the statement continued.
When cops searched a hotel room where the suspect made a brief stop, they found condoms, bondage supplies, and "adult novelty toys," the statement added. "Adult novelty toys" are better known as sex toys.
Though the Bremerton police statement claimed that the suspect is 41 years old, the Lynnwood Times identified the suspect as Wade, who is 44, according to jail records.
Citing court documents, the Lynnwood Times gave further disturbing details about the case.
Wade allegedly began corresponding with a "decoy" claiming to be an 11-year-old girl back in August. Over the course of the next few months, Wade and the decoy had frequent contact, during which time he allegedly began slowly grooming the decoy and suggesting they go on a "date of sorts," the Times reported.
The following is a list of messages the suspect sent the decoy.
Despite the apparent previous conviction, Wade has been formally charged with only first-degree attempted child molestation (V<12+D – 36 months older), a Class A felony, and communication with minor for immoral purposes, a gross misdemeanor, the Times said.
Wade is scheduled to appear in court on January 27.
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Wade is known locally for his podcast, "Houston, We Have a Problem," where he has frequently attacked Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and others. Some of his video titles include: "Elon is a Nazi stop twisting yourself into a pretzel defending him," "Can Trump Commit Crime and Get Away With It? Find Out Now!" and "Epstein emails released. Trump lied again."
His X feed also suggests a strong preoccupation with pedophiles, calling everyone from Trump to the late Michael Jackson to actor James Woods a "pedo."
Wade was a professor of physics and astronomy at Edmonds Community College. However, the school clarified to the Times that his "part-time" employment there began in 2019 and ended in 2022.
"We are deeply concerned and disturbed by these allegations," Karen Magarelli, public information officer of Edmonds College, told the Times in a statement. "... The safety and well-being of our campus community remain our highest priority. Edmonds College is committed to maintaining an environment that upholds the values of integrity, respect, and security for all students, faculty, and staff."
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Venezuela's socialist regime released a new group of at least 24 political prisoners during the early morning hours of Monday, the non-government organization Foro Penal announced.
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Tony Romo's favored-nation status among NFL broadcasters has apparently diminished entirely, as fans ruthlessly mocked the former Cowboy and CBS analyst for his bizarre noise-making and commentary during Sunday's AFC Wild Card Game between the Bills and Jaguars.
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The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Leo XIV held a surprise in-person meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-socialist Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado shortly before she is expected to meet with President Donald Trump.
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Police in Sugar Land, Texas, said four males physically attacked a clerk at a CVS store in the 1400 block of Crabb River Road in the Greatwood area and made off with a bag of cash just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Sugar Land is just under 30 minutes southwest of Houston.
The clerk suffered minor injuries but required no hospital transport, police said, adding that four suspects in the aggravated robbery were soon located and taken into custody.
'I hope they get the justice they deserve! Clearly they cannot be trusted to live in society!'
However, a police department jailer checked on one of the four prisoners later on Sunday — around 4:50 p.m. — and the jailer was assaulted when he opened the cell, police said.
With that, the suspect was able to release the other prisoners, and they all escaped, police said.
But the four suspects — 19-year-old Edmound Guillory, 18-year-old Devontae Simon, and 17-year-olds Desean Dillard and Clayton Johnson — were located around 6:20 p.m. and taken back into custody. KTRK-TV reported that they were found at the First Colony Church of Christ.
Police said their jailer was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.
Police told KTRK that all four suspects will be transported to Fort Bend County Jail. Police said in addition to the initial charges of aggravated robbery, the suspects now face charges ranging from escape to attempted murder.
Commenters underneath the police department's Facebook post about the jail escape weren't thrilled with the suspects, to say the least:
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I walk with my kids every single day.
Or at least I try to walk with them every single day. Sure, there are some days we miss; soccer practice or a doctor’s appointment might get in the way every once in a while. Then there's weather (light rain is doable; torrential downpour less so) and illness.
Though our winter walks aren’t as pleasant as our other walks, it doesn’t mean they aren’t as important. Our winter walks are good for the soul and good for the spirit.
But as long as none of those things occur, our two oldest kids and I get our daily two miles in.
Tramps like usWe are blessed to live on the edge of a small town in Northern Michigan, so getting out and into the natural world isn’t too difficult. We walk out the front door, about 10 minutes down the street, and have our choice of trails and cornfields to traverse.
In the spring, it’s soggy. The cool damp air filled with the smell of nearly blooming flowers, the patter of light rain on the leaves above, the sound of mud squishing beneath our boots. There’s a certain way spring smells. It’s fresh foliage. It’s new life. Refreshing.
In the summer, the walks are so nice. We walk in the late afternoon, when the sun is hot and the shadows are growing, before the mosquitos are out and after my work is done for the day. By the time we get back home, dinner is just about ready to be put on the grill.
Our walks in the fall are glorious. There’s something about those first days of chilly weather. They are so refreshing after the sweaty heat of the summer. They come slowly and gradually over a few weeks in late September. Slowly the shorts are put away, the corduroys are brought out, jackets are zipped up, and out we go for our walk in that beautiful world of orange, red, and yellow.
Cold comfortThe winter walks are tough. The cold is unrelenting, the snow is deep, and the wind is almost always strong. In our region of the deep North, we don’t get much sun in the winter. Almost every day, the sky is a mix of gray, cobalt, and steel. It’s not uncommon for us to go a week or more without a single glint of sun.
So on these days — and these are our current days — we bundle up nice and tight with sweaters, snow pants, heavy jackets, balaclavas, and mittens and head out on our daily walk.
I would be lying if I said the walks these days are easy like the walks on the warm days. We talk a little less on these winter walks. It’s hard to properly articulate one’s thoughts through a scarf or a balaclava. It’s hard to hear kids’ voices over the whipping of the wind. It’s also just not that pleasant to converse when you are standing in the middle of a frozen field and the temperature is hovering around 11 degrees with a windchill of -6.
Frozen momentsThough our winter walks aren’t as pleasant as our other walks, it doesn’t mean they aren’t as important. Our winter walks are good for the soul and good for the spirit. The cold makes us strong, and as is the case for most things that make us strong, there is a part of us that hates the process.
But it’s good for us. The cold and the walk. It’s good to make yourself do hard things, and it’s good to start doing them at a young age. And it's good to do them in each other's company.
That’s actually the most important thing of all. That’s why I do the walks in the first place, so I can be away from my computer and my phone. So I can spend time with the kids, just walking.
Sometimes I think about how my kids will remember their childhoods. How will they look back on these days? How will they think about mom and dad when they are on their own? What stuff will they remember, and what stuff will they forget? What things will stick with them and characterize us, their parents?
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Peter Gietl
Winter's taleI can’t predict it and neither could my parents. I had a great childhood, but I don’t remember that much of it. Sure I remember a lot. But do I remember 18 years' worth? No. Some stuff just sticks with us, and some just doesn’t.
Nevertheless I would love it if my kids remember our afternoon walks together. It makes me happy to imagine them in their 30s, reminiscing about their childhoods to their own kids:
“Dad always used to walk with us every day. It was so cold sometimes. He was crazy for that. But it was good for us. I remember walking with my sister — your aunt — a few steps behind your grandpa, trying to keep up. We would throw snow at each other, goof off and fall behind, and then dad would turn around and tell us to hurry up because we have to get back for dinner.”
Someday my kids will break away to take their own paths. At times, that day seems a long way off; other times, I'm afraid it will be here in the blink of an eye. Until then, we'll keep putting one foot in front of the other, together.