A Michigan judge is facing backlash for reportedly sending two non-violent defendants to jail for being late to court amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Oakland County Circuit Judge Leo Bowman sentenced Howard Baum, 61, to five days in jail for coming six hours late to a civil court case. Lawyers alleged that Baum, a …
A Georgia man is accused of killing a 5-year-old girl who was reportedly found dead in her bed on Sunday. A relative of Savannah Adams told police that she left the girl with her boyfriend, Ethan Gathright, 22, at her SW Atlanta residence as she went to work. Atlanta police Captain D’Andrea Price told WSB-TV …
A Minnesota man is facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly killing his roommate late last month during an argument over his missing gun. The Brainerd Dispatch reported that Derek Sweere, 40, stabbed Brandon Snyder in both eyes with a folding knife before shooting him 15 times with a .22-caliber rifle and once with a .270-caliber …
A Florida man who was arrested last month for killing and sexually assaulting a woman in 1985 was reportedly found hanged in his jail cell on Thursday. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Pensacola News Journal that Daniel Wells, 57, was found dead in his cell. Wells was charged with the first-degree murder …
A New Jersey man was recently arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old while he was employed as her caretaker. Burlington County prosecutors said Edmondo DiPaolo’s arrest came after the victim’s family found an injury to the girl’s leg. KYW-TV reported that she has a degenerative brain disorder, is nonverbal and immobile, receives food and …
Embattled singer R. Kelly unsuccessfully sought his release from an Illinois prison amid the coronavirus pandemic. People reported that Kelly’s legal team filed a motion for bond on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. They claimed Kelly, 53, is at higher risk for contracting the virus and claimed that hand sanitizer and soap are in …
Four teens in New York are facing criminal charges for allegedly attacking and robbing a woman at a store late last month. On March 23, Monroe County police responded to a reported robbery at a Family Dollar in Hilton. Police said the victim claimed a group of teens harassed her for wearing a respirator mask …
A Michigan man faces life in prison after confessing to repeatedly flashing people since the late 1990s. Kent County police conducting surveillance arrested Steven Todd Pastoor, 54 last week after reportedly finding him nude from the waist down on Interstate 196. MLive.com reported that authorities conducted several stings over the years to catch the suspect, …
A Texas man accused of stabbing three Asian-Americans — including two children — at Sam’s Club earlier this month allegedly admitted that he intended to kill the family. An affidavit stated that Jose Gomez, 19, entered the store on March 14 and stabbed a 2-year-old, 6-year-old, and another relative. A bystander was stabbed in the …
A man and woman in South Carolina were arrested earlier this month after a 3-year-old girl was found with facial bruising and bite marks all over her body. WBTW reported that a Darlington County investigator was contacted on January 27 about the bite marks, which were apparently inflicted by an adult. Investigators received 11 photos …
A Minnesota state trooper reportedly gave a doctor working amid the coronavirus pandemic five N95 masks during a routine traffic stop. Dr. Sarosh Ashraf Janjua said in a Facebook post that State Trooper Brian Schwartz pulled her over on March 21. The Massachusetts-based cardiologist is on temporary assignment at a coronavirus quarantine unit in Duluth, …
An Alabama man was arrested on March 18 in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s toddler grandson, who died days earlier of a suspected drug overdose. AL.com reported that Carter Thomas, 3, died on March 6 after being found unresponsive at a relative’s home. Despite Leon Richey’s arrest on reckless manslaughter charges, Jefferson County …
