A 14-year-old Texas boy may have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life after having sex with his 12-year-old girlfriend, the teen’s attorney alleged. Joseph Gutheinz, the child’s lawyer, told the Houston Chronicle that his client was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. The girlfriend was …
An Ohio couple who allegedly overdosed on heroin while their 3-month-old was strapped in a car seat were saved after their son ran to a relative’s home and got help. WLWT reported that Chelsie Marshall and Lee Johnson allegedly overdosed Thursday morning in their Middletown home. Investigators said their 5-year-old son walked blocks without shoes to his stepgrandfather’s house and …
A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, returned a two-count indictment against former teacher Tad Cummins on Wednesday. Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith of the Middle District of Tennessee announced the indictment on Thursday. WKRN reports that Cummins, 50, was indicted on obstruction of justice and “transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging …
The parents were not in custody while on trial for child abuse
A teenage couple faces felony charges for failing to protect their 2-week-old daughter from rats in their Arkansas home. The infant suffered up to 100 rodent bites on her face, body and arms while the young parents slept near the crib, according to police. Erica Shryock, 19, and Charles Elliott, 18, both of Magnolia, Arkansas, …
The suspect is being tested for additional drugs
One of the country’s most famous missing person cases came to a sudden resolution earlier this year when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced an arrest in the death of Tara Grinstead. Grinstead, a teacher and successful beauty pageant contestant, had been missing from her Ocilla, Georgia, home since October 2005. She was 30 when …
Chris Cornell, the lead singer for the band Soundgarden, died suddenly after a concert date in Detroit. According to TMZ, Cornell, who fronted Audioslave in later years, was found dead in the bathroom of his hotel room at the MGM Grand in Detroit, hour after performing a show at the Fox Theater. Tweets by chriscornell …
The Justice Department on Wednesday appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead the investigation. Mueller will have sweeping powers and the authority to prosecute any crimes he uncovers.
The infant died after the day care owner slammed his head against a changing table
“Today’s actions will deal a critical blow to the top leadership.”
The father of two young boys who were on a plane that vanished on Monday posted heartbreaking updates to Facebook and gave an interview discussing his grief — and disbelief — over the tragedy. The little boys, ages 3 and 4, had been on vacation in Puerto Rico with their mother, well-known New York City …
