A Utah man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly seriously burning two toddlers with hot water. Austin Woolsey, 24, is accused of intentionally burning the two boys, ages 2 and 3, while watching them on October 1. Hurricane Police Officer Ken Thompson told St. George News that their investigation began the following day when someone who …
A Tennessee couple pleaded not guilty Monday to various charges related to the alleged abuse of their six adoptive children. Randall and Michelle Ridenour, 53 and 48, are accused of beating, choking, and starving their children, who range in age from 6 to 14. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office zeroed in on the couple after …
A former Florida deputy has been arrested, months after both his current and former wives accused him of child and spousal abuse. News Channel 8, citing an obtained arrest affidavit, reports that Timothy Crane has been accused of physically and emotionally abusing his son on at least two occasions. According to court documents, Crane, who …
A Connecticut couple was arrested Friday for allegedly making a boy sleep in a closet for four months and routinely abusing him. WFSB obtained an arrest affidavit which stated that Kevin Grant, 31, and Kaitlyn Baptiste, 29, were arrested after Naugatuck police investigated abuse allegations at their home on October 1. A person had reportedly …
A now-former Florida deputy lost his job after he was arrested Sunday on child abuse allegations. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Dougherty, 37, has been fired from his position as a deputy following a disturbing incident with his children. Dougherty allegedly armed his daughter with a rifle and told her to shoot …
An Oregon teen appeared in court Thursday amid allegations that he shook his 8-month-old son to the point he was left virtually brain dead. Isiah Hill, 19, was charged with first-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment for allegedly dropping, squeezing, and shaking Milo Hill. The father initially claimed he had fallen over the dog while …
A Tennessee mom and her 17-year-old daughter were found dead on Saturday alongside her estranged husband, who apparently shot himself after killing them. According to the Bristol Tennessee Police Department, Michael Robinson, 47, was under investigation for child abuse, the Bristol Herald Courier said. Bristol police found the bodies of Kristina Robinson, 36, her daughter, …
A Tennessee couple has been charged with aggravated child abuse when they were found overdosing in their car with their 2-year-old daughter in the back seat, WKRN reports. Leslie Lucas, 23, and Lindsey Vincion, 25, were stopped Thursday at an intersection near Antioch High School in Nashville’s Antioch neighborhood, according to the arrest warrant. A …
A Michigan couple already facing child abuse charges for their treatment of a 13-month-old baby now expects to be arraigned on Monday for the murder of that child’s twin, according to the Detroit Free Press. Ecorse police responded to a report of child abuse on July 28 and found Zyaire Reed and his brother Zion …
A South Carolina woman skipped her murder trial this week, but a jury found her guilty anyway of killing her two newborn babies in 2017 and 2018 and dumping their bodies into the trash. Alyssa Anne Dayvault, 32, turned herself in to North Myrtle Beach Police on Friday, a day after the trial was completed, …
A Tennessee man was arrested Tuesday on criminal homicide charges for allegedly fatally beating a 2-year-old boy last week. WKRN reported that Rozelle Westmoreland, 33, admitted to killing the unidentified toddler in response to the child’s whining. Nashville Metro police said Westmoreland struck the child in the head and torso before pushing him into the …
Missouri authorities say the adoptive parents of a young girl had the time, resources, and insurance to take the child for medical help, but refused. The child is now dead. The Salem News Online reports that police arrived at a home off of County Road 4255 in Salem on October 3 after someone called for …
