South Carolina deputies are investigating a report of an attempted kidnapping Saturday evening of an 11-year-old boy. A group of the boy’s friends told the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office they saw the boy “roughhousing” with an unknown suspect, WCSC reported. They reported that they thought the boy knew the suspect until he started running away, …
The daughter of a legendary North Myrtle Beach night club owner was allegedly shot and killed Saturday night by her husband, who was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Mariellen Bessent Minor, 41, and her friend Kim Melissa Thrift, 52, were found dead in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Mauldin, …
A Washington state firefighter was arrested Friday and charged with first degree murder in the death of his wife in January. Kevin West, 49, reportedly called 911 early on the morning of January 8 and said that Marcelle “Marcy” West, 48, was having a seizure, The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. “Within minutes, he advised …
A Missouri deputy sheriff left his gun loaded and unattended at a family gathering last week, and his 2-year-old nephew found it and shot himself. Ferguson Police spokesperson Pat Washington said the St. Louis deputy, who was not identified, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Washington said the child wasn’t taken to …
A 76-year-old Florida man is accused of gunning down his wife and staging the crime to look like a burglary. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the Tamarac home on March 15 just before midnight, WTVJ reported. Once on scene, they found Janice Herbert, 53, dead from a gunshot wound. Her …
Two children have been accused of stabbing a 59-year-old Houston woman Saturday afternoon, leaving her in critical condition after surgery. A 12-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated assault, KTRK reported, but the 7-year-old boy is too young to be charged under Texas law. The victim, a woman who suffers from mental health issues, was …
An 8-year-old girl was found dead in a Houston hotel pool Saturday night after being reported missing. According to KPRC, the girl was reported missing shortly before 10 p.m. at the DoubleTree in northwest Houston. The body was recovered after the pool was drained. A witness told the station the girl was trapped in a …
Preliminary autopsy results indicated a University of Missouri student found dead in Nashville after he was missing for two weeks died accidentally. Metro Nashville Police confirmed to WKRN on Saturday that the early results on Riley Strain’s autopsy indicated no foul-play related trauma and that the death was “accidental.” Strain, 22, was in Nashville with …
A 22-year-old Long Island volleyball coach “intentionally” stepped in front of a Long Island Rail Road train on Friday, just hours after appearing in court on charges that he sexually assaulted one of his players. Jason Maser was charged with rape, criminal sexual act, and endangering the welfare of a minor for assaulting a 15-year-old …
A former Georgia police officer was indicted this week after he failed to disclose that his half brother was a suspect in a murder he was investigating. The Spalding County grand jury accused D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, 25, on one felony count of violation of oath by a public officer, WXIA reported. King was assigned to …
Police in North Carolina have arrested two people after a 19-year-old man was found shot dead a Roanoke River boat ramp last week. Gaston Police and the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office said they were investigating whether Sherrod Ahmad Person was lured to the ramp for the killing. Investigators were called to the scene at about …
A Michigan man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter and dumping her body near a Michigan airport last year has changed his plea and entered into a plea agreement and will be sentenced to life in prison. Rashad Maleek Trice was charged with kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith on July 2, 2023, as CrimeOnline previously …
