The mother of a 3-year-old Illinois boy who died this week, admitted to authorities that she and her boyfriend repeatedly struck the child and his siblings with a belt, the Daily Herald reports. Authorities charged Joy Ramos, 22, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of the boy, Steven Figueroa. Ramos brought Figueroa to …
Colorado authorities are asking the public for help locating a 21-year-old man suspected of causing serious injuries to a toddler earlier this month. The Denver Post reports that Jefferson County investigators believe Joshua James Gonzales was responsible for the abuse, which resulted in a lacerated liver and head trauma for the young victim. While police think the …
A federal appeals court let convicted rapist Ma’lik Richmond play in a college football game Saturday, despite efforts by his university to prevent that from happening, as reported by ESPN. Youngstown State University had sought to block Richmond, 21, from playing in the game, but he sued this week to challenge that decision. U.S. District …
A former Pennsylvania State Police Trooper pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to shooting his pregnant wife in 2014, which he claimed was an accident while cleaning his gun. PEOPLE reports that Joseph Paul Miller was convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter after he shot his wife, JoAnna Miller, on March 2014 while inside their …
BY PHILIPPE SOTTO, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Four young American tourists were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in the French city of Marseille, but French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant, the local prosecutor’s office said. Two of the …
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A young man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Columbus, Ohio. WMCH reports that police found the body of a man and a woman dead of gunshot wounds early Sunday morning in an apartment at Taylor House Luxury Community. Police had responded to a distress call after a friend of the …
ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state student accused of a deadly school shooting had been suspended for bringing threatening notes to school shortly before the attack. Freeman School District Superintendent Randy Russell tells The Spokesman-Review that the district followed protocol by suspending the student and sending him for a mental evaluation. The shooting occurred …
By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Noisy demonstrators disrupted shopping at upscale suburban malls on Saturday and later marched through a popular district of bars and restaurant to protest a white St. Louis police officer’s acquittal in the killing of a black man, marking a second day of mostly-peaceful opposition …
The police officer who lost his job after a violent altercation with a hospital nurse has a history of sexual harassment allegations against him. Salt Lake City Police Detective Jeff Payne is currently under investigation after video footage emerged of a tense encounter with nurse Alex Wubbels at the University of Utah hospital in July. …
Tennessee authorities arrested a man after three people, including a woman and her two small children, were found dead in their north Clarksville home on Thursday morning. Clarksville Now reports that Jordan Hazel, 27, was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on three counts of homicide. He remains behind bars without bond at this time. …
An Ohio mom who stabbed her now former boyfriend several times after reportedly finding him naked and on top of her 12-year-old daughter on Tuesday will not face any charges. The ex-boyfriend, however, is behind bars. Cleveland.com reports that police arrested Troy Parks, 31, and charged him with rape and gross sexual imposition. The incident occurred inside a …
