A man who allegedly claimed to support ISIS threatened to kill a New York mayor and police officers at a St. Patrick’s Day parade, ABC News reports. On Friday, authorities arrested 32-year-old Ridon Kola in connection with the threats, which were aimed at local officials in Yonkers, New York. Kola allegedly began posting the threats …
First, there were two bodies found in different parts of Baton Rouge on February 23: Treasure Short, 34, was wrapped in bedding in a wooded area, while Macy Peebles, 27, was discovered near GSRI and Jade avenues. Then 42-year-old Nathan Millard, a Georgia businessman, vanished that same day. He was found two weeks later dumped …
South Carolina’s top prosecutors said they will continue to pursue the litany of alleged financial crimes against Alex Murdaugh to ensure he dies in prison, WCIV-TV reports. Murdaugh was convicted earlier this month of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son Paul, and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison. While those convictions …
An investigation recommended that Memphis Police Lt. DeWayne Smith be fired for his role in the death of Tyre Nichols on January 7, but he announced his retirement the day before the hearing.
A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested Saturday afternoon for the shooting death of his parents. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the scene at about 1:30 p.m. in an unincorporated area of Spanish Fort. They found two victims inside the home, both dead from gunshot wounds. “Based on preliminary information, we …
A babysitter has been charged with shoving an 18-month-old baby into a crib face-first, causing multiple injuries, including two collapsed lungs. Police in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, said that they were called to Wayne County Memorial Hospital on March 1 for the baby, who had broken and fractured ribs and bruising to the face, according to PAHomePage.com. …
Seven Virginia sheriff’s deputies and three hospital security guards have been charged with second degree murder in the death of a 28-year-old man in the thralls of a mental health crisis earlier this month. Irvo (pronounced EYE vo) Otieno died from asphyxiation on March 6 when the deputies and security guards piled on top of …
A 13-year-old Virginia child has been charged with murder after the teen allegedly confessed to suffocating their 4-year-old sibling last August. The Danville Police Department said its officers responded to a call in August about a child who had been found in a room with no pulse and not breathing. The child was taken to …
A Missouri county sheriff and two of his deputies have been arrested, charged with helping a resident of the county to kidnap his daughter from their mother during a domestic dispute. The father. Donald “Rick” Gaston, was also arrested, along with Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett and Deputies Chase Bresnahan and Matt Cozad, according to …
Six women who vanished in Mexico are believed to have been murdered and burned in a horrific act of brutality possibly tied to warring drug gangs, ABC News reports. Details of the slayings come as American authorities are warning against traveling to Mexico because of an apparent uptick in kidnappings and cartel violence. The warnings …
A Nebraska school district has agreed to pay the parents of an eighth grader $1 million after a teacher gave the boy a granola bar and he died from an allergic reaction, the Omaha World-Herald reports. This week, the Papillion La Vista Community School Board publicly acknowledged the payout in exchange for releasing the district …
Loved ones of a Connecticut mother allegedly murdered by her former boyfriend in front of her young child say authorities botched efforts to protect the woman and have taken the first step toward filing a lawsuit against police, the Connecticut Post reports. The allegations stem from December 6, when 43-year-old Ewen Dewitt allegedly attacked 40-year-old …
