A Petaluma, California, woman was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing money from wildfire victims. According to the Petaluma Argus-Courier, police arrested Katie Lehnhard, 31, on suspicion of mail theft and fraud. Lehnard’s victims are reportedly evacuees from Santa Rosa fires who are in shelters in Petaluma. SFGate reported that a fire victim informed police of fraudulent charges made …
A former teacher aide at a Brevard County, Florida, private school is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student with special needs. Florida Today reported that Alana Chasky, 35, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the boy between February and September. Palm Bay police said the assaults didn’t happen on campus. Detectives said that Chasky also worked as …
The youngest sex trafficking victim a 3-month-old girl, the agency says
A North Carolina, couple is speaking out after learning that a monument company reportedly repossessed their 5-year-old son’s grave marker. Crystal and Wayne Leatherman of Hickory buried Jake almost a year ago after he lost a long battle with leukemia. However, Crystal told WBTV that she recently went to her son’s grave and was shocked to …
Jurors were unable to come to a verdict in the case of a Mississippi man charged in the burning death of Jessica Chambers. WREG reported that a Panola County jury deliberated for ten hours before Judge Gerald Chatham declared a mistrial on Monday. At one point, the jury entered the courtroom and the foreman told the judge that they …
The FBI is asking for the public’s help in locating footage believed to show Ashanti Billie’s Mini Cooper traveling from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to Charlotte, North Carolina. According to an October 12 FBI statement, Billie, 19, was driving a white or cream-colored 2014 with Maryland tag 2CX-0575. The agency is urging` anyone who might’ve seen the …
Marvel Comics’ Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada revealed that a hired contractor who squatted in his Sparta, New Jersey, home also sold countless pieces from his prized art collection. NorthJersey.com reported that Francesco Bove, 64, allegedly made off with $250,000 in art from Quesada’s home. Quesada, 55, said he hired Bove in January 2014 to repair …
Pennsylvania police are searching for a Shenandoah father who allegedly shot his daughter’s boyfriend in the groin Sunday afternoon. WDAF reported that Donald Jenkins Jr., 40, opened fire on the 20-year-old male after catching the couple in a hotel room near Frackville. Investigators believe that Jenkins was angry that his daughter was dating the victim. Housekeeper …
A nine-year-old Florida girl died Saturday after her 325-pound cousin allegedly sat on her as a form of discipline. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Veronica Green Posey, 64, was charged with homicide and cruelty toward a child in connection with Dericka Lindsay’s death. Lindsay was found unresponsive in her Pensacola home at 1:35 p.m. and transported …
A Hobart, Indiana, man with a lengthy history of sexually abusing animals will be freed from federal prison without undergoing chemical castration. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that Judge Philip Simon sentenced Michael Bessigano, 46, to time served and ordered him to undergo a year of supervised release. However, Judge Simon’s order didn’t include a chemical castration, something Bessigano …
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, woman whose 8-month-old son drowned in a dirty mop bucket will spend 15 years behind bars KOTV reported that Heather Freeman, 26, will also serve 10 years probation in connection with the death of Jaxon Annuschat. Annuschat was found face down in the mop bucket on March 6 and died the following day. Freeman allegedly told …
“It’s really quiet around here without her today,” the grieving mother said
