State investigators in Oklahoma are investigating alleged misconduct involving a jailer at the Caddo County Jail and a woman charged with the death of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield. Brownfield was reported missing on January 10, 2023, after a mail carrier found her 5-year-old sister wandering alone outside the home of Ivon and Alisia Adams, their caregivers, …
A 34-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 8-year-old stepdaughter. Natiela Barros has been charged with felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, and first degree cruelty to children in the death of Sayra Barros on Tuesday, Gwinnett County Police said. The girl’s father, Cledir Barros, was charged with second …
An Oregon podiatrist charged with sexually abusing two patients in December has been accused by nine more women since that time — and he is still allowed to see patients. The Oregon Medical Board is conducting an investigation, separate from the Portland Police Bureau investigation, and until that is complete Brian M. Bowen, 49, is …
Two teenage brothers in Louisiana are facing criminal charges after making social media posts that officials interpreted as suggesting possible violence, WBRZ-TV reports. On Saturday, police in Gonzales arrested a 14-year-old middle school student who had posted a video of a gun and ammunition set to the rap song “Cold Case,” which has lyrics that …
The woman who murdered music star Selena will be eligible for parole next year as a new docuseries about the tragic killing is set to air on February 17. On March 31, 1995, Yolanda Saldivar shot and killed Latin music sensation Selena Quintanilla, who went by her first name only. Saldivar was Selena’s friend, business associate, …
A North Carolina police department is facing public backlash over the care of a K-9 and whether it should be allowed to retire with its former handler, WRAL-TV reports. The dog, a 7-year-old German Shepherd named Pac-Man, had been partnered with Dunn Police Department Sgt. Nathan Ingram for the past three years until last fall. …
A Minneapolis teenager shot his father and another man Saturday morning before killing himself. Minneapolis police have not released the names of the victims and said the medical examiner will release the 18-year-old suspect’s name along with the cause and manner of death, KMSP reported. Police responded to the home on the city’s southeast side, …
Los Angeles police have arrested a suspect in a dognapping that left the French bulldog’s owner clinging to the hood of the getaway car. Sadie Slater, 21, was arrested in Inglewood and booked on a charge of robbery, KABC reported. She’s being held on a $70,000 bond. Ali Zacharias was having lunch on January 18 …
A Texas man wanted for raping a child was arrested this week, just days after local police appeared on television asking for help finding him. White Settlement Police said that Steven Skalij had been previously arrested on a sexual assault of a child charge, but after a judge lowered his $500,000 bond to $100,000 and …
Police in a tiny Kansas town are warning parents about sharp items allegedly found in a city playground. A citizen told the Belle Plaine Police Department they found scissors and razor blades in the sand near the bottom of the playground’s slide, according to Police Chief Bill Berry. “The reporter stated the shears had the …
The 38-year-old son of Florida sugar magnate Alexander Fanjul Sr. was arrested last week on domestic violence charges after a Palm Beach police officer responding to a noise complaint found him standing over a woman curled in a fetal position and bleeding from the face. Alexander Nicholas Fanjul, who goes by “Nico,” was charged with …
A Florida prosecutor announced Friday he was seeking the death penalty for a man accused of shooting a man to death at a crowded mall on the weekend before Christmas. Albert J. Shell, 39, had a long and violent criminal history in Florida but was out of jail on December 23 when he murdered David …
