A manhunt in Georgia is currently underway for Melvin Barkley, an inmate sentenced to 30 years in prison without parole for the death of a Carrolton man. Police said Barkley escaped from the Georgia Department of Corrections Atlanta Transitional Center on Ponce De Leon Avenue on Friday, after failing to return from work duty. According …
A South Carolina mother has been charged with murder nearly five months after her toddler daughter died from fentanyl and methamphetamine poisonging. Carolyn Page Scott, 26, allegedly delayed more than an hour before getting help after she found 3-year-old Riley Scott unresponsive on September 10, 2023, according to WRDW. Scott reportedly called her mother, who …
A former Virginia teacher pleaded guilty to sexual acts with a child, Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor announced Tuesday. Megan Pauline Jordan pleaded guilty to five felonies for sexual acts with a student at Hungary Creek Middle School during the 2022-2023 school year. She’s been convicted of four felony counts of carnal knowledge of …
A Michigan father has been arrested after he allegedly kidnapped his 2-year-old child and held Washtenaw County deputies at bay at an Ann Arbor hotel for several hours early Wednesday morning. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office said the man another person forced their way into a home while armed just before 3:30 a.m., assaulted the …
A Tennessee jailer has been arrested after an investigation into allegations that she was having sex with an inmate. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said last month that it had placed Akira Jones on leave after launching an investigation into a complaint it received in December, WHBQ reported. She was arrested on Tuesday and charged …
Lady Bird Lake is a placid-looking, river-like reservoir that stretches for six miles along the Colorado River in downtown Austin, Texas. But its gentle surface belies a tragic history — in the past 18 months alone, 10 bodies have been pulled from the waters, most recently a man found there Monday. That man’s identity and …
Florida police have arrested an elementary school teacher and are looking for a teacher’s aide after they were seen on video tying a non-verbal student to a chair and holding him there for an hour. Bradenton police initially said they had obtained warrants for Exceptional Student Education teacher Carina Chindamo, 31, and aide Taylor Internicola, …
A Georgia coroner has ruled the death of a baby decapitated during birth a homicide. Treveon Taylor died from a “fracture dislocation with complete transection [to the] upper cervical spine and spinal cord,” the Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office announced on Tuesday, according to WANF. The medical examiner said a problem with the baby’s shoulders …
A Georgia woman was charged with murder for allegedly starving her 1-year-old son to death. WXIA reported that Alice Davis failed to get medical attention for her son, who had peripheral pulmonic stenosis. The Mayo Clinic describes peripheral pulmonic stenosis as “a narrowing of the valve between the lower right heart chamber and the lung …
A Pennsylvania man died a hero early Sunday morning when he was shot in the head while defending his sister from her ex-boyfriend. Police are searching for 31-year-old Yeicop Menjivar, who will face murder charges for shooting 24-year-old Kenito Montoya, WPVI reported. Police said Menjivar came to the family home in Upper Darby Township early …
As the public becomes aware of Ella Jones’s disappearance, the Mount Vernon Police Department receives information on a possible suspect’s identity. The person was already said to be a male named “Keith” possibly. Investigators also determined that Ella Jones may have used a “RideShare” service when she left her home. RideShare services are not prevalent …
