A North Carolina woman was arrested overnight and charged with murder of her boyfriend. Edgecombe County deputies found Alexander Atkinson, 60, dead in his home in Macclesfield on Thursday during a welfare check. Authorities said he appeared to have been dead “for some time” and had been assaulted. The sheriff’s office identified Vicki Renee Russell, …
Police in Washington state are searching for a missing and endangered infant believed to be with his 37-year-old father. Port Townsend Police said that Jordan T. Sorensen is wanted for questioning related to kidnapping, criminal mistreatment, and reckless endangerment, KOMO reported. They said the man is “unable to provide the basic necessities of life for …
Oklahoma police arrested a man last week in connection with a rollover crash that killed his 16-year-old daughter. Elliott Binney is charged withleaving the scene of the January 11 crash resulting in death, first degree manslaughter, and passing a vehicle in a no-passing zone, KJRH reported. He bonded out of jail shortly after his January …
Former priest Alex Crow, 30, and an 18-year-old girl fled to Italy where they are reportedly staying in an Airbnb. The girl’s parents pleaded with her to return, but the girl insists she is fine. Alabama police say they are probing allegations that Crow may have groomed the teen, while she was still in high …
A California man attacked his stepdaughter’s killer while her mother was reading a victim impact statement about the effect her brutal murder had on their family, the Ventura County Star reports. On Tuesday, 33-year-old Euren Balbuena was in court in Ventura County for a sentencing hearing after a jury in November convicted him of first-degree …
A Google software engineer has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, who also worked for the tech giant, ABC7 reports. Around 11 a.m. Tuesday, police found 27-year-old Liren Chen “spattered in blood” near the body of his wife inside the couple’s home on Valley Way in Santa Clara, prosecutors said in a press release. …
The woman whose body was found in a freezer last month was a beloved member of her California community, forged a long career in the medical field and served in the military, the Los Angeles Times reports. The body of Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones was discovered in a chest freezer at a house on Zion Avenue …
A Missouri woman who taught at a Lutheran school allegedly poisoned her husband’s food multiple times while she was having a relationship with someone halfway around the world, KMIZ-TV reports. Sarah Scheffer, 37, faces charges of first-degree domestic assault, first-degree attempted murder and armed criminal action in connection with the allegations. On Tuesday, Scheffer’s husband …
An Oklahoma pastor and his wife have been charged with child abuse, kidnapping, and child neglect of as many as eight children. Blackwell Police say Keith and Candy Holt beat the children with a board and locked them in a bathroom for days without food or water as a punishment, KOKH reported. Police Chief Jay …
Three 17-yera-old Wisconsin boys have been charged with felony murder in the shooting death of a Domino’s pizza delivery driver earlier this month. Armier McArthur, Keyshaun McNealy, and Damain Patrick are accused of killing Antoine Gee Jr., 33, on the night of January 10, WDJT reported. Investigators say surveillance video from a neary home captured …
A Florida man has been charged with first degree murder after witnesses reported seeing him put the victim’s body in his car and try to scrub blood off the road where the victim was shot. DeLand Police found the body of Clinton Dorsey, 51, in the trunk of Travis McBride’s car, WESH reported. The initial …
A Rhode Island woman has filed a lawsuit against Panera Bread, claiming that the restaurant chain’s caffeinated lemonade led to “permanent cardiac injuries.” NBC News reports that 28-year-old occupational therapist and former athlete Lauren Skerrritt had no preexisting health issues, and regularly participated in obstacle course races. The complaint, filed on Tuesday afternoon, asserts that …
