A 13-year-old California girl was killed and her 8-year-old brother was injured Sunday in a carjacking that unfolded as their parents purchased food at a nearby restaurant, authorities said. The Los Angles County Sheriff’s Department said Jose Aguilar, 26, jumped in the front seat of a running van which had four siblings — ages 18, …
On Thursday, officials in Washington publicly identified the remains of a man and a woman who were reportedly discovered in suitcases in June. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office said Austin Wenner, 27, and Jessica Lewis, 35 were the two people found dead June 19 off Duwamish Head in Seattle. The coroner determined that Wenner …
Police in Oklahoma are investigating Saturday’s death of a 17-month-old girl who was reportedly discovered in a hot car. KFOR reported that Oklahoma City police responded to the 3700 block of SW 40th Place around 5 p.m. Officers who responded to the scene reportedly found the toddler girl dead in a car. Police haven’t divulged …
A Nevada man remains jailed on murder charges weeks after he allegedly fatally shot his elderly neighbor and neighbor’s friend amid an ongoing dispute. Las Vegas Metropolitan police said in a press release that on June 25, Andrew Cote, 36, called 911 claiming he shot Mildred Olivo, 71, and Timothy Hanson, 54. Responding officers found Olivo …
On Wednesday, authorities in South Carolina arrested a man in connection with the ongoing disappearance of a 15-year-old girl. According to the Lexington County Police Department, family members said Lilith Currier was last seen leaving her grandmother’s home in Gaston on June 26. Deputies said they believe Currier was picked up by Korraye Ford, 39, …
An Indiana man who told an undercover officer that he sexually abused a child for more than a decade was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Kentucky said in a statement that in July 2018, Jon Helms, 46, sent an undercover officer several images …
Tribal police in Wisconsin have asked for additional information following reports that a woman who’s been missing since late June may have gotten a ride from someone around the time she vanished. The Menominee Tribal Police Department wrote on Facebook Thursday that they are looking for someone who may have picked up Katelyn Kelly, 22, …
A Michigan couple was arrested Thursday, a day after the woman was reportedly filmed pulling a gun on a mother and daughter during an altercation in a Chipotle parking lot. The Detroit Free Press reports that Jillian Wuestenberg, 32, and Eric Wuestenberg, 42, were charged with felonious assault for the incident outside an Orion Township …
Authorities believe a Texas man fatally shot his pregnant girlfriend Monday afternoon before he took another woman’s car at gunpoint. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Darionne Burley, 26, was found dead in the front passenger seat of a car parked in a lot in Mansfield. Police were called to the scene after a woman reported …
An Indiana woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of her 26-day-old son, who was fatally mauled by her dog in January. Jennifer Connell, 38, was charged with three counts of neglect of a dependent. Citing the affidavit, the Lafayette Journal & Courier reported that, prior to the deadly incident, Connell’s pit bull …
On Wednesday, a federal court dropped a lawsuit filed against all defendants in the 2013 death of a teen who was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat. WALB reported that the United States Court for the Middle District of Georgia’s Valdosta Division dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kendrick Johnson’s parents because they failed to …
Authorities in Georgia are speaking out weeks after a man convicted of possessing child pornography was paroled seven years into a 1,000-year sentence. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles released Peter Mallory, 72, on parole on May 27. District Attorney of Coweta Judicial Circuit John Cranford Jr. said Tuesday that he opposed Mallory’s release …
