Deputies in Oklahoma have arrested a man and his girlfriend after they found his 15-year-old daughter tied to a tree, where she’d been for at least 24 hours. Johnny James, 40, told investigators his daughter had developmental issues and he didn’t know any other way to prevent her from urinating and defecating indoors because she …
A small town Louisiana mayor was charged Thursday with rape of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a child after she abruptly resigned the post. Misty Roberts Clanton, 42, announced last Friday that she was taking two-week leave of absence, appointing DeRidder Fire Chief Ken Harlowas mayor pro tem to take her place, …
Louisiana State Police have issued an Endangered/Missing Child Advisory for an 8-year-old girl believed taken by her biological mother in New Orleans. Alessandra Leonor Bruno was last seen at the Rock-N-Sake Sushi Bar in New Orleans on Wednesday at about 7 p.m., police said. She is described as 4 feet 2 inches tall and 45 …
A Florida man was arrested on child neglect charges after he shoved his 10-year-old daughter out of his car and drove off overnight Tuesday. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said that Hector Serrano Jr., 30, was driving with his daughter just after midnight in Kissimmee when he got into an argument with the girl’s grandparents, …
A South Carolina brother and sister got into a wild brawl Sunday over unseasoned chicken that involved fists, a gun, a knife, a broom, and Raid bug spray. Anothony and Hope Harper were both arrested when the dust settled, with the 27-year-old man charged with third and second degree assault and battery and his 25-year-old …
A North Carolina couple was arrested over the weekend after family members requested a welfare check on their 10-month-old baby after finding “bruises and other unexplained markings” on the infant’s body. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said it began its investigation on July 23 and found “several bruises and injuries” on the child. The baby …
A Mssouri couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after their 3-year-old son fell from a eight-story apartment window in Independence and died. The boy fell from the window at about 10 a.m. on Monday, KCTV reported. He was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital with head trauma, broken bones, and other …
Three people have now been charged in connection with the death of a 75-year-old Ohio man whose death was discovered when a Trotwood resident found his legs in trashbags at the end of their driveway. The rest of Edgar Keiter Sr’s remains were later found in storage unit in April, WOIO reported. His son, Edgar …
A Florida man was arrested for the murder of his estranged wife last week after telling his sister “a fictitious story” that he’d killed her but it was self-defense. Timothy Kramer, 51, has been charged with the first degree murder of Rosa Kramer and aggravated animal cruelty for shooting his own dog in the mouth. …
A 25-year-old Florida man has been arrested for intentionally setting a fire that killed four people and three dogs in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Shawn Gossett has been charged with four counts of first degree murder, three counts of cruelty to animals, and a single county of arson, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office …
UPDATE “An AMBER Alert is now CANCELLED for a missing 2-month-old girl per the #SandySpringsPolice,” NCMEC posted on Facebook Thursday. “The child is SAFE. No further information will be released at this time.” Initial Coverage A Levi’s Call, Georgia’s version of an Amber Alert, has been issued for a 2-month-old girl believed abducted early Wednesday …
Two people have been charged with killing a child in north Alabama. Little information is available, but Mason John Grimes, 36, and Brooklyn Paige Posey Grimes, 31, were booked Wednesday afternoon on charges of intentional murder, felony murder, and child abuse of a child under 15, according to jail records. WBRC reported that the victim …
