Marine Questioned on Missing San Diego Woman

Brittany Killgore

An active duty marine arrested on an unrelated charge is being questioned in connection with a 22-year-old Fallbrook, Calif., woman who has been missing since Friday.

Brittany Dawn Killgore was last seen by a friend on Friday in Fallbrook around 5 p.m. Police believe the marine, 45-year-old Louis Ray Perez, was the last person seen with Brittany.

Perez, who is based at Camp Pendleton, was booked at the San Diego Central Jail on an unrelated charge of possession of a stolen AR-15 assault rifle. According to the San Diego Central Jail website, Perez was arrested yesterday and is being held on $500,000 bail.

Killgore was reported missing Saturday evening.

“Due to suspicious circumstances, detectives from the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Station and the Homicide Detail were requested and responded,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

Police believe there is a “strong likelihood” she is a victim of foul play.

“We recovered her cell phone in the gas lamp district of San Diego,” said Lt. Larry Nesbit of the San Diego County Sheriff’s department.

Police are not revealing the connection between Killgore and Perez. She was last seen wearing a dark purple evening gown with purple floral glitter patterns. She is a white female, 5-7?, 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, according to the Sheriff’s department.

The Sheriff’s department is deploying Sheriff’s Search and Rescue units to assist in locating the woman. Anyone with information can call Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321/after hours at (858) 565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS (8477).

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Killer Swan Blamed for Man's Drowning

Killer Swan Blamed for Man's Drowning

ABC News’ Ben Waldron and Colleen Curry report:

An angry swan is being blamed for knocking a man out of his kayak in a Chicago pond and then continuing to attack until the man drowned.

Anthony Hensley, 37, of Villa Park, Ill., worked for a company called Knox Swan & Dog which used swans and dogs to keep geese off the condominum’s properties.

Hensley was in a kayak on the condo’s retention pond checking on the animals Saturday morning when one of the swans swam at him, causing him to fall out of his kayak into the water.

Frank Bilecki of the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, told ABCNews.com that Hensley struggled to stay above water.  Two witnesses saw Hensley resurface a few times in the pond and called police, but by the time crews arrived he had been fully submerged. He was not wearing a life vest, Bilecki said.

The Chicago Sun Times reported that while Hensley struggled in the water, the swan continued to harass Hensley.

Dive teams pulled Hensley, a husband and father of two, from the water, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after.

Investigators believe Hensley had traveled too close to the swan or swan’s nesting area, prompting the attack.  Family and friends are puzzled.

“Maybe he didn’t fight back enough when the swan attacked him,” said father-in-law George Koutsogiannis. “Maybe he didn’t want to hurt the animal. I can’t understand how this was possible.”

A memorial fund has been established in Hensley’s name, who was a married father of two.  Donations can be sent to Amy Hensley, c/o Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave. Villa Park, IL 60181.

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Senate Democrats Hope to Press GOP with 'Buffett Rule' Vote

Senate Democrats are turning up the heat on Republicans who oppose the so-called "Buffett Rule"—which would require many who earn at least $1 million annually to pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent—by holding a vote on the politically potent measure late Monday.

President Obama, who campaigned aggressively in swing states last week in support of the legislation, is seeking to use it as a wedge between voters and Republicans, framing the issue as one of fairness. The rule is named after Warren Buffett, the billionaire who has pushed for changes in federal tax law. Buffett, who earns most of his money from capital gains—which is taxed at 15 percent—pays a lower rate than his secretary because, like most Americans, her earnings come from wages.

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Republicans, including GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, say they move is politically motivated and would harm economic growth in a still fragile economy.

"In fact, the 'Buffett Tax' hike touted by President Obama has been called everything from a 'sham' to a 'hoax' to 'total gimmickry.' Why? Because it won't do a single thing to create jobs, address our debt, or lower gas prices," wrote House Speaker John Boehner in a Facebook message posted Monday morning.

But the trouble for Republicans is that while the Buffett rule and vote may be designed for scoring political points, there's evidence it's a winning issue for Democrats.

A national Gallup poll released late last week showed overwhelming support for the Buffett rule – 60 percent of respondents said they favored the tax compared to 37 percent who said they opposed it. A narrow majority of Republicans said they opposed it – 54 to 43 – compared to large majorities of Democrats and Independents who said they favored it.

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Frank Newport, Editor-in-Chief of Gallup, wrote in his analysis that the results that in general Americans think that wealth distribution in the United States is "not fair" and that it should be spread more evenly.

"The current results reinforce these findings and underscore the now well-documented conclusion that Americans in general support various proposals for increasing taxes on higher-income Americans," Newport wrote.

He also acknowledged that Obama's focus on the Buffett rule is mostly symbolic, but serves to underscore his campaign themes.

"An emphasis on millionaires paying higher taxes also helps position the Obama presidential campaign against his very rich GOP opponent, Mitt Romney," Newport said.

Romney, who is worth up to $250 million, has admitted he paid an effective tax rate of about 14 percent in 2010 and 15 percent in 2011 because he, like Buffett, earns most of his money from capital gains.

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The Senate vote is expected to fall short of overcoming Republican opposition Monday. But by putting the vote on record, Democrats hope to press their advantage in closely contested Senate races, as well as the presidential election.

But despite wide public opposition to their stance on the Buffett rule, Republicans do have an effective case they can make against Democrats – that they are failing on the issues that mean the most to voters.

"Americans cite the economy, jobs, dissatisfaction with government and the deficit as the top problems, while very few (1 percent) mention the gap between the rich and the poor as the top problem," Newport said.

Email: rmetzler@usnews.com

Twitter: @rebekahmetzler

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