On November 3, a South African court will hear the State’s application to appeal Oscar Pistorius’ six-year jail sentence for murder. The Pretoria East Rekord reports that the appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein. Pistorius, 30, was originally convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years behind bars for …
A Phelps, New York, mother with prior convictions for animal cruelty is now accused of keeping her child in a feces-filled home with numerous animals. According to the Finger Lakes Times, Renee K. Mobley, 33, was arrested after authorities found that her home was covered in animal feces, urine, garbage, and raw sewage. The Humane Society …
The parents of a Georgia Tech student fatally shot by campus police Saturday night are demanding to know what led up to the deadly incident. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Chris Stewart, the attorney for the slain student’s parents, announced Monday morning that they plan to file a civil lawsuit against the university. Stewart accused campus police …
Police arrested an Ohio couple after officers allegedly found the man’s 4-year-old twin boys bound, gagged, and duct taped to a wall in their College Hill home, as reported by WLWT. According to KGMH, James Howell, 26, and girlfriend Jamie Carver, 30, are charged with two counts of kidnapping and child endangering. Cincinnati police Detective Janette …
A Missouri mother who arrived at her 1-year-old son’s day care Monday afternoon allegedly realized that she forgot to drop him off that morning. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that daycare officials and police concluded that Tate Mitchell sat in the hot van for hours on Monday. Though Mitchell’s mother arrived at Casa dia Montessori School at around …
A Farmington Hills, Michigan, teacher has been accused of assaulting a sixth-grader who sat for the Pledge of Allegiance, as reported by ClickOnDetroit. Stone Chaney was in his first week at East Middle School when the alleged incident occurred. The Detroit Free Press reports that Chaney said that one teacher “violently” yanked him out of his chair Thursday …
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On Thursday, the NYPD released body-cam footage showing a man being shot and killed during a standoff in his Bronx apartment. DNAinfo reports that Miguel Richards, 31, is the man seen in the footage holding a knife and toy gun in the corner of a room on September 6. A landlord reportedly called police after not hearing from the …
An autopsy has determined that a Lafayette College freshman found unconscious in front of a dormitory died from blunt force head trauma, as reported by NBC 10. The Morning Call reports that Lafayette public safety officers discovered McCrae Williams, 19, of Weston, Massachusetts, outside of Ruef Hall North on Sunday afternoon. He died from his …
Police detained but did not charge the mayor of Aynor, South Carolina, after he allegedly drove his lawnmower down the middle of the road while holding an open can of beer, according to WSOC. Myrtle Beach Online reports that officers pulled Mayor John Gardner over on August 25 and spotted an “open container.” Dashcam video of the incident went …
Florida authorities announced that a 5-year-old boy who was pulled from a St. Petersburg harbor on Wednesday has died. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the boy, recently identified as Jamirreeus Broward, went fishing with his family at Poynter Park Wednesday night when something went awry. Police said the child was last seen along the sea wall …
A Fort Walton Beach, Florida, elementary school teacher is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing special needs students at the school. According to an arrest report obtained by the Northwest Florida Daily News, Kenwood Elementary School teacher Marilynn Stillions, 59, is accused of spraying vinegar in children’s mouths as punishment, using her foot to push or move …
