Mom, Tot Daughter Found Locked into Hot Car; Mom Charged After Girl Dies
The mom of 3-year-old California girl who died after being locked in a hot car in California last week has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and neglect. The mother and child were found in the locked car in Anaheim on Friday, as CrimeOnline reported. Police received a call about a medical emergency in …
Kentucky Interstate Gunman Texted Woman He Planned to ‘Kill A Lot of People,’ Then Himself
Police are still searching remote, heavily wooded southeastern Kentucky for a former Army Reserves soldier who opened fire on vehicles traveling Interstate 75 on Saturday afternoon, wounding five people. Commonwealth’s Attorney Jackie Steele has filed charges of attempted murder and felony assault against Joseph A. Couch, 32, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Steele told the newspaper …
Former Cop Allowed to Plead Guilty to Sex Crimes Against Children After Skipping Court Date
A former North Carolina cop pleaded guilty Friday to sex crimes against children at a South Carolina church group he led and got an extra year in prison for missing his court date a day earlier. Judge Dan Hall still allowed Erickson Douglas Lee, 26, to plead guilty to five charges instead of the 11 …
Kentucky Shooting Suspect Identified as National Guardsman, Still at Large
Authorities paused the hunt for a man who wounded five people on Interstate 75 on Saturday as the sun fell over the southeastern Kentucky mountains Sunday night with plans to return to the hunt Monday morning. Kentucky State Police have taken the lead on the manhunt for Joseph Couch, a former National Guardsman believed to be …
Oklahoma Woman Charged With Trying to Drown 2 Children in Public Pool
An Oklahoma woman has been charged with child abuse after she allegedly tried to drown her daughter and a nephew at a public pool earlier this summer. Court documents say that a lifeguard found the children unresponsive at Will Rogers Aquatic Center. They were revived and taken to a local hospital, but police noted that …
Remains of Young Child Reportedly Found in Search for Missing Elijah Vue
A Milwaukee radio host is reporting investigators believe they have found the remains of 3-year-old Elijah Vue at a Wisconsin Girl Scout camp. Dan O’Donnell of NewsTalk1130 reports that the remains were found at Girl Scout Camp Manitou-Two Rivers, near a home that was once shared by the toddler’s mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, …
SWAT Team Rescues 7 Children Held Hostage at Utah Hotel by Their Father
A Utah man was arrested late Saturday night after he allegedly held his seven children hostage at a St. George motel while threatening to harm them. St. George Police said they were dispatched to the Quality Inn in that town at 11 p.m. for a domestic incident. When they arrived, they found Jonathan Dayzie fighting …
Bryan Kohberger: Defense Challenges State’s Intention to Seek Death Penalty in University of Idaho Murders Case
Defense attorneys late last week filed multiple motions aimed at taking the death penalty off the table for Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students on November 2022. Kohberger’s attorneys filed 13 challenges to the state’s intention to seek the death penalty on Thursday, court records show. The challenges target several aggravating …
Report: Georgia School Shooter’s Mom Called School About ‘Extreme Emergency’ Regarding Boy 30 Minutes Before Shooting Started
The mother of the 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school last week reportedly called the school that morning to warn them of “an extreme emergency” regarding the boy. Marcee Gray reportedly called the school at about 9:50 a.m. on September 4 — about 30 minutes before Colt Gray started …
Missouri Police Officer Charged in Death of K9 He Left in Patrol Car Overnight
A Missouri police officer has been charged with animal abuse after his K9 officer died when he left the dog in his patrol car after his shift. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed the charges against Savannah Police Lt. Daniel Ziegler after the death of K9 Officer Horus, KCTV reported. Savannah Police announced the dog’s …
Kentucky Investigators Recover AR-Style Rifle, SUV Registered to Suspect in Highway Shooting
Investigators recovered an AR-style rifle off a Forest Service road near where a gunman opened fire Saturday on vehicles traveling on Interstate 75 in eastern Kentucky. The rifle was found Sunday afternoon not far from where deputies found a silver Toyota SUV registered to the man the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has now named a …