Authorities in Florida say a 28-year-old teacher was arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student who attended the Jacksonville school where he worked. According to the New York Post, Aaron Zuniga was taken into custody on Friday and is expected to face criminal charges including unlawful sexual activity with a minor and offenses …
A Kansas woman learned this week that she will spend a quarter of a century behind bars in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son, whose body was found submerged in concrete at a home in Wichita in 2017. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 37-year-old Miranda Miller was convicted last year after confessing that she …
A teen in Washington state will spend 48 hours behind bars and complete 38 days of community service after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment. As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors recommended a sentence including no jail time in connection with 19-year-old Tay’lor Smith’s ill-advised YouTube prank in which she pushed a friend …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a woman was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting her boyfriend in a homicide she later reportedly blamed on cult members. According to the New York Post, 42-year-old Barbara Rogers allegedly shot Stephen Mineo at their residence in Tobyhanna in July 2017. She has since claimed that members of a cult …
Amid reports that prosecutors reached a deal to drop all 16 criminal counts against actor Jussie Smollett, new evidence appears to show he had defenders actively working to clear his name early on in the process. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, the one-time star of “Empire” had been written out of the season’s remaining episodes …
Authorities in Oklahoma say the manager of a Tulsa-area Arby’s restaurant shot and killed a customer she claimed had been abusive toward her during a prior transaction. According to Fox News, 25-year-old Deionna Young was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder in the first degree following the incident on Saturday. Police reports indicate the victim, …
Authorities in Wisconsin say a small town’s first homicide in more than three decades appears to be a tragic case of domestic violence. While charges had not officially been filed against a suspect in the fatal shooting as of initial public statements by Beaver Dam Police Chief John Kreuziger, the Dodge County District Attorney’s office …
Authorities in Arizona say a man was arrested on suspicion of stealing a service animal left outside a convenience store by its owner, a military veteran diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. According to AZFamily.com, the alleged victim left the dog tied up outside a Circle K location in Glendale recently as he went inside to …
A police sergeant in Texas was reportedly arrested on suspicion of murder after his wife was shot and killed at their home in Pearland this weekend. According to the Houston Chronicle, authorities responded to the residence on Saturday at about noon after receiving a call from a relative who found Belinda Hernandez dead on the …
Authorities in Texas say a woman is dead after an apparent attack by her two pet pit bulls, both of which were in a veterinary quarantine facility at the time in connection to reports that they attacked another person. According to KSDK, the incident occurred late Saturday morning at an animal hospital in Irving. Johana …
Authorities in California are hoping tips from the public will help them identify a suspect caught on video apparently pouring gasoline near a fuel pump at a Sacramento convenience store and setting it ablaze. According to Fox News, the incident occurred at a Unocal 76 location on Watt Avenue Saturday morning. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire …
Authorities in North Carolina say a 22-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of purposely ramming into a vehicle occupied by her two young children and their father. According to KTLA, Kendra Kerry Boyd was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with 21-year-old Philip Clapp, who was driving the vehicle she allegedly hit with her own …
