Genetic testing companies like Ancestry or 23andMe have exploded in popularity in recent years as millions seek to learn more about their family history. Alarmingly, many remain unaware that law enforcement can legally obtain your DNA information from these companies if they obtain a warrant. 23andMe’s self-reported data indicated that American police have sought information about …
A Michigan mother who fabricated a story about being abducted and raped by four black men will spend time behind bars for attempting to escape from custody. MLive reported that Leiha Ann-Sue Artman, 27, was sentenced to 13 months to four years in jail after pleading guilty to resisting and obstructing police. Artman made headlines in …
A video appears to show a drunk patron slapping embattled producer Harvey Weinstein in an Arizona restaurant on Tuesday night. The man, who identified himself to TMZ as Steve, claimed he spotted Weinstein with his sober coach at Elements restaurant in the Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort in Scottsdale. Steve said he approached the 65-year-old and …
A 17-year-old in Missouri is facing child pornography charges after his father allegedly discovered pictures of a naked toddler girl on his phone and turned him in to police. According to The Kansas City Star, Paul Spensberger claimed he discovered two illicit images in Andrew Spensberger’s phone on December 30. The close-up images reportedly depicted a 2-year-old …
An Alabama man was reportedly held at gunpoint after being caught in a barn stall trying to molest a horse. Al.com reported that Daniel Bennett, 18, was caught trying to molest a 20-year-old horse named Polly Thursday night. Polly’s owner, Francine Janes, told police that she believed that the horse was tampered with on several occasions in …
A 14-year-old Arizona boy found dead in an elementary school bathroom Tuesday died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police confirmed Wednesday. According to KOLD, Coronado Elementary School in Sierra Vista went under lockdown at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday following reports of an active shooter. Responding police canvassed the campus and found the eighth-grader deceased in the …
An Ohio man could face the death penalty for allegedly fatally stabbing his 4-year-old daughter and her mother in the backyard of their home last week. WCMH reported that police accused Kristofer Garrett, 24, of stabbing Christina Duckson and her mother, Nicole Duckson, 34, with an “edged weapon” at around 6:30 a.m. on January 5. Court documents obtained by …
An Oklahoma father who reportedly claimed his daughter fatally shot herself last year will be tried for her murder after detectives determined that it was impossible for the shot to have been self-inflicted. According to Tulsa World, Ronald Lee McMullen Jr., 43, claimed his ex-cheerleader daughter, Kailee McMullen, 22, was “playing with a wheel-gun” when she …
An Illinois father was arrested last week for allegedly beating his disabled adult son with a bat during a dispute on Christmas Eve. According to the Chicago Tribune, Jorge L. Montanez, 50, is facing charges for an attack that has left his 24-year-old son hospitalized. Prosecutors said that Montanez demanded an apology from his son for …
A charter school teacher in Miami, Florida, is facing criminal charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student since he was 15 years old. The student, now 17, reportedly told police that he was in a “consensual” two-year relationship with Miami Arts Charter School teacher. Valeria Ashley Costadoni, 30. The omission led to the …
Three men who drugged a 14-year-old girl and forced her into prostitution for five days were arrested after the teen managed to escape through a bathroom window and flag down police. Jake Cairns, 21, Brandon Sharples, 20, and Jack McInally, 21, of Coventry, England, held the girl captive for five days in June 2015 and …
The wife of a Pennsylvania police chief has broken her silence days after he was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl. Leechburg police Chief Michael Diebold, 40, is accused of sending explicit photos to and soliciting sex from the girl who ended up being an undercover agent. In a …
