A Nevada prosecutor was arrested Friday and charged with trying to lure a child for sex. Clark County Deputy District Attorney Tanner Castro was arrested in Henderson, the Las Vegas Review Journal said, quoting the Henderson Justice Court website. A police spokeswoman could not confirm details of Castro’s arrest, and his attorney, Craig Hendricks, declined …
A Florida man has been arrested for stealing multiple items, including a television, a toolbox, and a wedding dress, from a Clearwater resident’s home. Ronald Harshorn reportedly confessed to stealing a key from the 84-year-old resident’s house while he was helping with pest control, then returning between June 15 and 20 to steal the items, …
A 64-year-old Florida woman has confessed to gunning down another woman she viewed as a romantic rival on Wednesday as the victim begged for her life. A witness told police she saw Joyce Ann Small pull out a handgun and shoot the victim until she fell to the ground, then stood over her and shot …
A California sheriff’s deputy was found dead in her home Thursday morning, and police arrested her boyfriend for her murder Friday night in Oregon. Deanna Esmaeel was the mother of Marty York, the actor who played Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan in the iconic 1993 film “The Sandlot,” ET reported. York shared a photo of himself with …
A Delaware man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping an 11-year-old New Jersey girl he met playing an online video game last month. Prosecutors in Passaic County say that Darius Matylewich and the girl met while playing on the gaming platform Roblox, the Wayne, New Jersey, Patch reported. The girl’s parents reported her missing …
A woman is being remembered for her kind and generous spirit while police work to hunt down whoever is responsible for her gruesome murder, which has shaken one Texas community. “Melissa Ann Davis was a beautiful soul with a warm and magnetic energy about her!” Davis’ obituary reads. “She cared deeply for humans and animals …
The parents of Brian Laundrie were interviewed under oath this week in depositions as part of a civil lawsuit against them brought by the parents of Gabby Petito, Fox News reports. Christopher Laundrie was deposed on Tuesday and Roberta Laundrie had been scheduled to undergo questioning on Wednesday, according to the news outlet, citing an …
The Texas woman charged with murdering her boyfriend’s love interest now stands accused of plotting an escape attempt earlier this week by faking a leg injury, CBS Austin reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 35-year-old Kaitlin Armstrong broke away from two correctional officers at an Austin medical facility on Wednesday. Authorities say the alleged killer managed …
Prosecutors have disclosed the alleged internet search history of the California mom accused of hosting underage sex parties at her mansion, where victims say she got them drunk and watched while they were raped, KRON-TV reports. Recent court filings show Shannon O’Connor allegedly searched the internet for material involving minors, including searches for “Good books with …
A 13-year-old Florida boy is accused of stabbing his own mother to death, just two weeks after she had given birth to a baby girl, WPLG-TV reports. Authorities say that on Thursday evening, the boy called 911 and said he had murdered his mother. Police were dispatched around 11:30 p.m. to the family’s apartment on …
A Utah woman was charged this week with falsely reporting a school shooting to divert officers on the verge of arresting her friends. Court records show that dispatchers got a call on May 24 that someone was heading to Lehi High School with an AK-47 “to do some damage,” KSL reported. “This resulted in an …
A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with several counts related to his alleged plot to abduct and rape a teenage babysitter. Court documents say Richard Shusko was found with a backpack containing a loaded firearm, handcuffs, shackles, a Taser, a shock collar, and hood when he was arrested at a Virginia Beach park …
