Romney wins Michigan and Arizona primaries
DETROIT, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney was a double winner Tuesday, capturing the Michigan and Arizona Republican presidential primaries, results showed.
The Detroit Free Press declared Romney the victor over his GOP rivals in Michigan.
With about 74 percent of the precincts counted, Romney had 317,258 votes (41 percent) to Rick Santorum's 286,530 (37 percent), results posted by the Free Press showed. Ron Paul was third with 88,521 votes (12 percent) and Newt Gingrich followed with 50,726 votes (7 percent). Another 2 percent voted "uncommitted" and a handful of votes went to several other Republicans who are no longer contenders.
CNN called Romney the winner in Arizona. With 71 percent of the vote counted, Romney had 191,182 votes (48 percent) to Santorum's 101,232 votes (25 percent). Gingrich was third with 65,182 votes (16 percent), with Paul bringing up the rear with 33,505 votes (8 percent).
Prosecutor: Suspect admits having weapons
CHARDON, Ohio, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- T.J. Lane, suspected of fatally shooting three students at Chardon High School in Ohio, confessed to bringing weapons to the school, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Geauga County Prosecutor David Joyce said Lane admitted he brought a .22-caliber pistol and a knife into the building.
"He chose them randomly," Joyce told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, adding Lane allegedly fired 10 shots inside the school's cafeteria before being chased away by two school officials.
Lane, a 17-year-old sophomore, was handcuffed and wore a bulletproof vest when he was brought into the courthouse by several police officers. His grandfather and two aunts were in the courtroom when he told Judge Timothy Grendell he understood his right to remain silent, the newspaper said.
Lane is to remain in the Portage-Geauga Juvenile Detention Center in Ravenna for now. Prosecutors, who are expected to charge him as an adult, have until Thursday afternoon to file charges and the judge set further hearings for March 6 and 19, the newspaper said.
The judge also set a hearing for Wednesday on a request from the media to see any juvenile records related to Lane, his family and one of the victims.
Three students have died of gunshot wounds sustained when a teenage gunman opened fire on students sitting at a table in the school cafeteria. Two other students were wounded, with one still hospitalized Tuesday.
Spanish boat with 3 tons of cocaine seized
VIGO, Spain, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Spanish customs officials seized a fishing boat carrying more than 3 tons of cocaine Tuesday in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
The boat, the "Ratonero," was carrying 90 bales of cocaine, which officials believe came from somewhere along the coast of Venezuela, ThinkSpain reported.
The boat's owner and two crew members from the town of O Grove, and two crew members from Uruguay and Colombia were taken in, along with the boat, at the port of Vigo. All five men were arrested.
Spanish boat with 3 tons of cocaine seized
VIGO, Spain, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Spanish customs officials seized a fishing boat carrying more than 3 tons of cocaine Tuesday in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
The boat, the "Ratonero," was carrying 90 bales of cocaine, which officials believe came from somewhere along the coast of Venezuela, ThinkSpain reported.
The boat's owner and two crew members from the town of O Grove, and two crew members from Uruguay and Colombia were taken in, along with the boat, at the port of Vigo. All five men were arrested.
