*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A Maryland mother is in jail after police say she tried to kill her own 3-year-old daughter. Fox 5 reports that Anne Catherine Akers is behind bars facing numerous charges, including attempted murder, child abuse, and assault. According to police, a …
On Wednesday, a Wisconsin woman who was 12 when she nearly stabbed a classmate to death in 2014 asked to be released from a mental health facility. Anissa Weier, 19, has served more than three years of a 25-year sentence for the near-fatal attack. While she was found to be not criminally responsible for attempted …
A southern California man was jailed this week after he allegedly tried to bury his wife alive in the sand on a beach, the Coronado Police Department said. Officers responded to call just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday from a woman who said he husband tried to kill her. When they arrived, they found the …
An Alabama man has been jailed after witnesses said he intentionally hit his pregnant wife with a car, Tuscaloosa News reports. Canaan Johnson, 22, was charged with kidnapping and attempted murder and is being held on a $180,000 bail. Johnson’s 23-year-old wife was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Tuscaloosa Police …
An Alabama man is behind bars after police say he tried to kill his wife following a night of dinner and sex. Al.com reports that 35-year-old Kyle Young Waters has been charged with domestic abuse and attempted murder, following a February 3 incident in Randolph County. Newly-released court documents painted a disturbing picture between Waters …
A Virginia woman has a bond hearing scheduled today after police say she was caught trying to drown a 7-month-old baby last month. CBS 6 reports that 38-year-old Leslei Kuykendall is facing attempted murder charges after she allegedly tried to drown her child on January 11, officials said. The incident happened at the Appomattox River …
A 57-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested and charged with keeping a woman bound in a locked closet for four days, bringing her out to beat and rape her repeatedly, NOLA.com reports. Darryl Vinson has been charged with attempted second degree murder, first degree rape, aggravated kidnapping, false imprisonment while armed with a weapon, and …
A 23-year-old Florida woman slammed into a sheriff’s deputy in a stolen car this week, sending her sailing onto the hood of the car and tossing her onto the pavement when the car hit another deputy’s vehicle, ABC Action News reports. Katarina Van Fossen has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer, leaving …
A 12-year-old Oregon girl is scheduled to undergo an evaluation after allegedly stabbing her father. Sun Journal reports that the suspect appeared in front of a judge on Friday, via teleconference from the Long Creek Youth Development in South Portland. The Lewiston judge ordered the girl to remain behind bars and attend a scheduled evaluation …
A Colorado man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly causing two explosion in or near his Aurora neighborhood since Christmas Day, 9 News reports. Scott Alan Campbell, 44, has also been charged with first degree arson and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. No one was injured in the two explosions, …
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* An Oregon girl is facing charges after police say she tried to kill her father. Sun Journal reports that the incident happened Wednesday at a home off of Winter Street in Auburn. At around 10 a.m., authorities arrived at the residence …
A 19-year-old Louisiana man has been charged with attempted murder after he reportedly told police he tried to a kill a family member early Wednesday morning because “he was being tormented by a demon that was inside the family member,” according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Patrick T. Amos reportedly contacted someone he didn’t …
