A West Virginia couple has been charged with first degree murder in the death of their 4-month-old baby last year from apparent alcohol poisoning. The arrests came last week after the medical examiner determined the little girl had an ethanol reading of 3.210 in her liver tissue, an amount that would be fatal to an …
A Louisiana woman and her boyfriend have been charged in connection with the death of her quadriplegic 7-year-old son who died after they left him home alone for hours. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office charged Karla Padilla Pavon, 22, and Hovet Vela Espinoza, 48, with negligent homicide, NOLA.com reported. The boy, Cristian Rodriguez Padilla, had …
Lori Vallow Daybell rested her case last week without calling any witnesses or presenting any evidence to support her contention that she did not conspire with her brother to kill her fourth husband in 2019. Daybell, who opted to represent herself in the Arizona trial after being convicted in Idaho of the murders of two …
Police in Washington, D.C., are looking for a 3-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by her non-custodial father from a supervised visitation at the city’s courthouse on Thursday. Metropolitan Police describes Brooklyn Tucker as 3 feet tall and 40 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black and …
A Louisiana high school teacher was arrested late Thursday and charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile. Evan Michael Sevin-Chauvin was listed as the cross country coach at Airline High School as well as a teacher, KSLA reported. The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office did not provide any details about the allegations, but the parish school …
The adult son of the founders and pastors of an Ohio megachurch has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing at least one young child. Gary Thomas Keesee Jr., 36, was arrested Friday at his home in Johnstown and charged with two counts of rape, the Licking County Sheriff’s Office said. The case will be …
An Alabama man accused of gunning down a 28-year-old mother, her 5-year-old son, and her boyfriend last July as they sat in her car appeared in court Thursday and was ordered bound over to a grand jury. Prosecutors told the Jefferson County Court that Arkia “Kia” Berry sent out a text as she was dying …
A New Orleans police officer accused of stalking appeared in court Thursday and was ordered held without bond pdning another court hearing on Monday. Kaja Rhea faces more than 30 counts, including stalking, obscene phone calls, and violating a protective order, WDSU reported. The police department said that Rhea had been reassigned to administrative duties …
A Long Island village code enforcement officer was arrested Wednesday after investigators determined that he illegally pulled a woman over and conducted field sobriety tests before telling her he would drive her home instead of arresting her. Patchogue code enforcement officers aren’t allowed to conduct traffic stops or DWI tests, but William Dymond nevertheless handcuffed …
Mother and daughter curio shop owners were arrested this month for allegedly selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. The Orange City Police Department said it had been investigating Kymberlee Schopper, 52, and Ashley Lelesi, 32, and their business, Wicked Wonderland, since receiving a tip in December 2023. A charging affidavit said that the tip indicated …
A Kentucky couple has been charged with sex crimes against a victim under the age of 12 and ordered held on $75,000 bonds. Kevin John Taylor, 43, and Michelle Taylor, 38, were arrested on Tuesday by the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, and a grand jury indictment followed the next day, WAVE reported. Arrest warrants reveal …
A Michigan mother and her former boyfriend have been charged with first degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old son more than seven years ago. Amanda Maison, 33, and Maurice Houle, 28, were denied bond at their arraignment on Monday. Houle was also charged with three counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer …
