Authorities in Texas say a 12-year-old boy is facing criminal charges including capital murder after allegedly gunning down a professional boxer in the victim’s living room this week. John VanMeter, 24, and his girlfriend were reportedly at his home in Uvalde when an armed intruder burst in at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, according to …
Authorities in Florida say a woman is facing criminal charges after doling out a severe punishment to children staying at her home for a sleepover. According to WESH, Erin Pierce is accused of using various objects to hit the children in an incident investigators — and other parents — are struggling to comprehend. Lake County …
Authorities in Louisiana are reportedly looking for a 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting spree that left five dead on Saturday. According to WAFB, Dakota Theriot was allegedly behind the wheel of a 2004 Dodge Ram that took him to Livingston Parish and Ascension Parish this weekend where he carried out separate …
Authorities in Missouri say a cop is dead and another is facing criminal charges after what they believe began as an ill-advised game involving live ammunition. According to KTVI, 24-year-old Katlyn Alix was at a St. Louis-area residence with 29-year-old officer Nathaniel Hendren and his partner early Thursday morning when the shots were fired. According …
A Tennesee man who kidnapped a teen girl in March 2018 reportedly wants a reduction in the prison sentence handed down to him earlier this month in federal court. A lawyer for convicted child predator Tad Cummins’ filed an appeal Wednesday on his behalf. Associated Press reports that former Maury County high school teacher Tad …
Parents in Iowa are pleading for the return of their teen son who left home during a snowstorm on Tuesday night, following an argument with his parents. KCCI reports that Corey Brown, 13, was last seen on surveillance camera footage leaving his Marshalltown home at around 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday night. According to the report, …
A 15-year-old Utah boy is accused of killing an elderly man and severely injuring the man’s wife and son in a violent home invasion last year, then boasting about the crime to friends. Prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges in connection with the Sept. 13 incident, accusing the boy of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary and …
A Florida teen is accused of viciously attacking his mother after she talked with him about sneaking out during the night and using social media, the Sun Sentinel reports. The suspect, 17-year-old James Edward Monroe, allegedly exploded a Molotov cocktail above the woman, burning her, and then beat her with a baseball bat. The assault …
On Friday, a Wisconsin prosecutor stated he had no plans to file more charges “in the immediate future” against suspect Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old teenager Jayme Closs after killing her parents in October. Associated Press reports that Douglas County District Attorney Mark Fruehauf said in a statement that his decision was based upon …
Authorities in Illinois have reportedly released images showing the inside of R. Kelly’s Chicago recording studio—a location the singer’s been accused of using to hold women captive. On Tuesday, a judge hit Kelly, 52, with 66 building code violations and ordered that the studio can’t double as a residence. Rolling Stone reported that the “Ignition” …
Two Ohio parents were recently sentenced to prison nearly a year after their 2-year-old daughter froze to death on their front porch. WOIO reported that Tierra Williams, 23, was sentenced to 18 months while Dariaun Parker, 25, was sentenced to two years for the February 2018 death of Wynter Parker. The toddler girl wandered out of their …
The last of three men has been sent to prison for the March 2015 drive-by shooting death of a 3-year-old Missouri boy who was sleeping in bed. From The Kansas City Star, the driver, SirTerry L. Stevenson, 26, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts …
