Year: 2017

Court docs reveal disturbing details after teacher spots man aboard plane with SMS child-sex instruction texts

 Court docs reveal disturbing details after teacher spots man aboard plane with SMS child-sex instruction texts
Sex Offenders

Recently unsealed federal documents revealed disturbing details after a man aboard a July 31 Southwest Airlines flight was reportedly caught texting about sexually assaulting young children. Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Kellar, 56, exchanged text messages with Gail Burnworth, 50, while on a flight in route to San Jose, California, from Washington. Court documents indicate that Kellar …

Sinead O’Connor no longer at New Jersey hotel where she posted alarming video on Facebook
Celebrity Justice
August 8, 2017

Sinead O’Connor no longer at New Jersey hotel where she posted alarming video on Facebook

Fans have become concerned about Sinead O’Connor’s mental health since she posted a Facebook video saying she was “all alone” at a Travelodge motel in New Jersey and fighting to stay alive through her mental illness. O’Connor posted the video last Friday from what appeared to be her hotel room, claiming that everyone in her …

Baby, 9 months, found dead in closet under ‘suspicious’ circumstances
Unsolved
August 8, 2017

Baby, 9 months, found dead in closet under ‘suspicious’ circumstances

Authorities found a 9-month-old baby dead inside a Fort Worth, Texas, home on Monday, and are currently investigating the cause. NBC reports that authorities responded to a call about “an unconscious person” at the 600 block of Woodpecker Lane at a little after 10 p.m. on Monday. When they arrived, they discovered a deceased infant inside a closet. …

Escaped rape suspect commits suicide after a three-day manhunt
Suicide
August 8, 2017

Escaped rape suspect commits suicide after a three-day manhunt

An Ohio rape suspect who overpowered a guard and fled in a transport van on Friday has killed himself after a three-day standoff, police confirm. Fox 8 reports that according to Paulding County authorities, 32-year-old Brandon Lee Powell shot himself while hiding in a crawl space in his parents basement near Antwerp. The incident occurred at …

Little boy, 4, shot in the head during road rage incident; manhunt underway for gunman
Road Rage
August 7, 2017

Little boy, 4, shot in the head during road rage incident; manhunt underway for gunman

A Cleveland, Ohio, boy underwent emergency surgery after someone opened fire on his mother during an extreme road rage incident on Sunday night. ABC5 Cleveland reports that the incident happened on I-90 East, close to Dead Man’s Curve at around 11:55 p.m. in the evening. Cleveland police said that the little boy’s mother began honking her …

Exploding whipped cream ends with $1MILLION plus payday for mom
Consumer
August 7, 2017

Exploding whipped cream ends with $1MILLION plus payday for mom

A mother making mousse for her family was disfigured and permanently disabled when the whipped cream canister she was using exploded, ripping off part of her face and cracking her skull. The Telegraph reports that a French court awarded a million-plus settlement to Emile Lada, whose accident took place in 2013. The 30-year-old mother of …