The family of a Wisconsin girl who survived a stabbing said the plea deal made with one of her attackers provides “closure.” On Monday, Anissa Weier, 15, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree homicide as a party to a crime with use of a deadly weapon in the May 2014 attack on Payton Leutner, then 12. Under the …
A Palmdale, California, couple was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the beating death of the woman’s toddler son. A judge sentenced Brandon Jerel Williams, 27, to 25 years to life after being convicted of first-degree murder, torture, and assault on a child causing death. The victim’s mother, Rosie Lee Wilson, 23, was sentenced to 15 years …
Police alleged that an Indiana teenager was speeding and on opiates when she caused a wreck that killed two sisters. People reported that Alia Sierra, 17, is being charged as an adult on 10 felony counts, including reckless homicide, causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the blood, and criminal …
New Mexico police reportedly arrested four members of controversial Christian sect Sunday on more than 100 counts of child abuse. The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Peter Green, Deborah Green, (pictured) Stacey Miller, and Joshua Green, all members of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps. Allegations against the group range from allowing a …
An elementary school teacher’s aide who routinely recorded himself molesting students was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison Monday. The Bowie Patch reported that Deonte Carraway, 23, of Glenarden, Maryland, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor to produce child pornography. Prosecutors said the 15 counts involved 12 victims ranging from …
A St. Petersburg, Florida, woman is accused of goading her 16-year-old daughter into fighting a girl who’s six months pregnant. Celena Sherri Troupe, 34, allegedly saw her daughter brawling another girl Friday. Instead of stopping the altercation, police said Troupe encouraged her to keep fighting, according to The Smoking Gun. “The defendant [Troupe] did not …
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a pregnant woman who they say disappeared outside her Fargo, North Dakota, apartment Saturday afternoon. Savanna Lafontaine-Greywind’s family revealed to KVLY that the 22-year-old is eight months pregnant. Lafontaine-Greywind was last seen between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Saturday outside her North Fargo apartment building. Her …
A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, denied prosecutors’ request to delay a trial due to Monday’s total eclipse. The Washington Post reported that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agent wanted to postpone court proceedings because he had prepaid for an eclipse trip. However, Judge Steven Merryday ruled that the trial, surrounding a felon …
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Los Angeles police have arrested a biology teacher and accused her of having sex with a 16-year-old student, Los Angeles Times has reported. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) spokesman Tony Im announced Sunday that Aimee Palmitessa, 45, a teacher at the prestigious Brentwood School, was arrested Friday and charged with statutory rape. In a recent newsletter, …
Connecticut police have arrested a woman after officers allegedly discovered five children living in filth and eating dog food off the floor, as reported by FOX 61. WVIT has noted that police arrived at Chloe Edwards’ Middletown apartment following a call about an air conditioner fire that was allegedly caused by a cigarette thrown from a …
Shades of Blue actress Odette Warder allegedly had $50,000 worth of jewelry boosted from her Manhattan home after her husband welcomed a late-night female visitor, according to New York Post. Sources told the New York Daily News that the mystery woman (pictured right) made off with the actress’ $30,000 wedding ring and a $17,000 Rolex watch on …
