A Texas salon owner was sentenced Tuesday to jail for keeping her business operational despite a mandatory stay-at-home order. Shelley Luther was found in contempt of court for keeping Salon a la Mode open even after receiving a citation, a cease-and-desist letter, and a restraining order. A Dallas code inspector and a Dallas police officer …
Justin Ross Harris, a Georgia man serving a life sentence for killing his toddler son, wants a new trial. AJC reports that Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark in Cobb County scheduled several days to listen to Justin Ross Harris’ hearing, from December 14-16, where his lawyer will argue for a new murder trial. Harris, …
For the first time, relatives of Lori Vallow have come forward to defend the Idaho mother jailed on felony child desertion charges. Authorities say that Vallow’s children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, have not been seen since September. Tylee was last seen in images taken during a family trip to Yellowstone National …
A Colorado woman has been charged after allegedly leaking an affidavit with details surrounding the death of slain child, 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. According to the 4th District Attorney’s Office, 53-year-old Brighton City Attorney Executive Administrator Sherie Farstveet is accused of leaking the affidavit to an online true crime group on April 2, a week before …
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A Pennsylvania man was criminally charged after his missing girlfriend’s body was reportedly discovered in his apartment building on Monday. KDKA reported that residents at a McKees Rocks apartment building informed police of a foul odor. An investigation led them to the second floor, where they reportedly discovered Kristy Jefferson’s badly decomposed body in a …
Police are cracking down on alleged sexual predators as they target children who are online more, thanks to tele-schooling due to COVID quarantine. Recently, over 30 people in the state of Virginia have been arrested as part of an operation code-named “COVID Crackdown.” The ages of those arrested ranged between 20 and 74. They are charged …
A molecular biologist who was studying the coronavirus was found dead in his Pennsylvania home, the victim of an apparent murder-suicide. Philly Voice reports that Dr. Bing Liu, 37, was found shot to death at his home outside of Pittsburgh. Another male, 46-year-old Hao Gu, was found dead in a vehicle of an apparent self-inflicted …
A body discovered in a river Saturday is that of an Iowa teen who vanished in January after leaving his job. The Des Moines Police Department revealed Monday that a kayaker discovered Abdullahi Sharif’s body in the Des Moines River at Prospect Park. Sharif, 18, was reportedly submerged near the river’s north bank, prompting the …
Police have arrested a man they believe tried to rape a nurse who is working in New York City amid the coronavirus pandemic. The NYPD arrested Jason Roberts, 35, in downtown Manhattan on Monday night. Roberts is facing attempted rape, burglary, and robbery charges for an incident that occurred Friday in Hamilton Heights, according to WPIX. …
An autospy for a 6-month-old baby who was found dead in a South Carolina cemetary found that the infant died of hypothermia. As WCNC reports, authorities issued an AMBER Alert in February for Chi-Liam Cody Brown-Erickson, who had been last seen with his mother Tamara Jernel Brown, who reportedly drove with the baby from their …
A Michigan man was arrested this week for allegedly wiping his nose on a Dollar Tree employee who asked him to wear a mask while in the store. The Holly Police Department announced Tuesday that they’ve made an arrest in connection to an assault that occurred Saturday afternoon at a Dollar Tree in Holly. On …
