A Florida woman was arrested Sunday night after she was found naked in a St. Petersburg convenience store threatening employees with a vegetable peeler and masturbating in front of deputies. The Smoking Gun said Celia Barrett, 35, initially showed up at a Racetrac at about 6:40 p.m., when she told one employee she would kill …
Virginia Beach police are asking for public tips following an incident Monday in which a man followed an elderly woman home and brutally assaulted her. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, the incident started at a store in the 400 block of Putnam Road. The suspect, driving a “white 4-door Buick sedan with a …
A dying thief who stole a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Gardland in “The Wizard of Oz” won’t serve any prison time. Terry Jon Martin, 76, confessed to nicking the slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 because he wanted to pull off “one last score” and believed the sequin- and glass-bead-adorned …
The man injured in a DUI crash with former soap star Haley Pullos last year has amended his lawsuit against her to include the owners of a Pasadena lounge where she was working. Pullos was charged with driving under the influence after the April 29, 2023, crash that sent Courtney Wilder to the hospital for …
At least four of New York City’s 51 elected city council members blasted fellow councilman Yusef Salaam’s response to being pulled over by an officer last week, with some of them calling for him to resign as chair of the council’s public safety committee. The Harlem traffic stop, which lasted less than a minute and …
On Monday, a murder indictment was filed against the former boyfriend of an NYPD detective’s deceased daughter, over 20 years after her death. Times Union reports that Edward Holley, 43, was charged last year in connection with the 2003 killing of Megan McDonald. He’s been free while awaiting a grand jury presentation by a special …
On Monday, a South Carolina judge denied Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new trial in the deaths of his wife and son. While Judge Jean Toal determined Clerk of Court Rebecca “Becky” Hill was not “completely credible as a witness,” she found that her actions did not influence the jury to reach their guilty verdict. …
On January 6, Sarah Merril contacts the Mount Vernon, Washington, Police Department, reporting her 14-year-old daughter, Ella Jones is missing. Ella Jones has not made contact with any family members or friends since. After police released information about Ella’s disappearance, some of her friends reached out to Merril, telling her that Ella had been talking …
The court clerk who was accused of jury tampering took the stand on Monday amid Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial. According to Fits News, Rebecca Hill said she made $100,000 on her book, Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders, which she later admitted to plagiarizing. She later denied allegations that she …
There was a brief recess during Monday’s proceedings when the court learned that jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial were watching a livestream of today’s proceedings. According to Fits News, Judge Jean Toal was heard saying “God d****t” before abruptly leaving the courtroom. Once she returned, she explained that jurors in the jury room …
UPDATE Kentucky police say a 5-year-old girl who was the center of an AMBER Alert has been found safe. No additional information is currently available. Check back for updates. Initial Coverage Kentucky officials issued an Amber Alert following an incident where a man reportedly shot the mother of his child in the back of the …
On Monday, a juror from the Alex Murdaugh murder trial said that remarks from the Colleton County, South Carolina, Clerk of Court had an impact on her decision. CNN reports that the juror was questioned Monday during a court hearing to determine if Murdaugh should be granted a new trial. His legal team argued that …
