VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Frank Leslie Blessing has been charges with attempted murder of a police officer among other charges after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a Simi Valley business for being closed and then into a responding law enforcement vehicle in late May of this year.

According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, the 58-year-old Simi Valley man is facing one count of attempted murder of a peace officer, one count of assault of a peace officer, three counts of felony vandalism, and two counts of batter of a peace officer or nurse.

Additionally, Blessing was charged with multiple special allegations and aggravating factors during his first court appearance on June 1 and his arraignment on charges has been continued to June 22, shared the local prosecutor's office in a press release Wednesday.

"The allegations describe a deliberate and escalating series of violent acts," Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko stated. "Using a car to allegedly attempt to murder a police officer is a heinous act that requires the strongest of consequences."

On May 27, around 3:30 a.m., Blessing is accused of trying to enter a donut shop on Erringer Road in Simi Valley while the business was closed stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

After he was unable to get inside the donut shop through the front door, Blessing allegedly rammed a Chevrolet Tahoe into the front door multiple times and a responding officer with the with Simi Valley Police Department spotted the damaged SUV leaving the area when they attempted a traffic stop detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, Blessing is accused of reversing his SUV into the responding officer's patrol car twice before accelerating directly toward the officer who was forced to dodge the incoming vehicle to avoid injury.

The Simi Valley Police Department shared on May 29, that the officer suffered minor injuries during the incident.

Blessing's vehicle was ultimately disabled when it crashed into a wall at a nearby residence noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

While officers attempted to take the 58-year-old into custody, he allegedly threw a fixed-blade at one officer, which missed, and continued to resist officers at the scene and at a local hospital where he is accused of kicking a nurse explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

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By Chris Isidore, John Towfighi, CNN

(CNN) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveiled plans Wednesday to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering of its stock that would value the company at roughly $1.77 trillion. The blockbuster debut could make Musk – already the world’s richest person – the first trillionaire.

SpaceX plans to sell 555.6 million shares at an initial price of $135 a share, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The decision to dictate one price target, as opposed to offering a range, is a unique move that reflects the hot IPO market around the AI craze and Musk’s own tendency for mega-scale goals.

Musk, who currently owns half of SpaceX, would still control nearly half of the company’s total shares after the offering. However, some of those are special shares with greater voting power, and Musk will control 82.4% of the voting power after the IPO, according to the filing.

The debut will be the biggest public offering in history, topping the previous record $29.4 billion raised by oil giant Saudi Aramco in 2019. The eye-popping figures come as the artificial intelligence race has sent startups to startling valuations even before they go public.

Besides its rocket and satellite business, SpaceX has become a major player in artificial intelligence, a sector that’s recently powered a Wall Street rally as tech companies announce developments in rapid succession. But those companies are still figuring out many practical applications for the technology – and how to turn a profit.

SpaceX’s long-anticipated public offering, which is set to start trading next Friday, is the latest sign of the commercialization of space travel and ambitious plans to establish human outposts on the Moon and Mars. But it’s also indicative of Wall Street’s current fixation on AI and the unprecedented wealth concentrated in the hands of technology executives.

The SpaceX IPO documents emphasized not just expanding human space exploration but also the company’s plans for artificial intelligence and putting data centers in space. The company plans to use proceeds from this stock offering, and likely future stock sales, to feed the massive capital expenditure needs of both its space and AI businesses.

When Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, it was focused on building rockets and delivering payloads to outer space. The company expanded into telecommunications in 2021 when it rolled out Starlink, its satellite-based internet service. In February this year, Musk merged SpaceX with xAI, his artificial intelligence company that includes his social media platform, X.

The company’s rockets dominate the corporate space sector, launching not just astronauts but also satellites. But the AI component is a cornerstone of the company’s valuation.

Wall Street has been driving up the value of firms tied to the sector. While profits are still rare in the field, investors are betting that AI will increase productivity and corporate profits in the future, even if that

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