A New Jersey man who helped fabricate a story about a random act of kindness has pleaded to guilty to defrauding 14,000 GoFundMe donors out of $400,000, the Courier Post reports. Johnny Bobbitt, 36, reportedly admitted in court Friday to conspiracy to commit theft by deception for his role in a 2017 story that went …
A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the owner of a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was killed three years ago, accusing prosecutors of botching the case, the Kansas City Star reports. On Friday, Wyandotte County Judge Robert Burns ruled that the Kansas Attorney General’s office had “irreparably tainted” grand jury proceedings with …
A Michigan man died Saturday evening after reportedly falling into a vat full of sulfuric acid at a steel manufacturing firm where he worked. According to The Detroit News, Daniel Hill, 54, became completely submerged in the 10-12 percent sulfuric acid solution Saturday afternoon at Michigan Seamless Tube in South Lyon. Fire Chief Robert Vogel told the …
A Texas man reportedly died days after the vape e-cigarette he was using exploded and caused him to suffer a massive stroke. According to KPRC, William Brown, 24, was in a parking lot of Smoke and Vape DZ, a store that sells vaping equipment and supplies, on January 27 when the vape pen he was using exploded. Brown’s …
A flight attendant for a Taiwanese airline has accused a passenger of sexual harassment after he allegedly forced female flight attendants to help him in the bathroom, appearing to derive sexual pleasure. The New York Post and Focus Taiwan report that an overweight passenger, confined to a wheelchair, demanded female flight attendants remove his clothes …
Three young children died in Florida this weekend after they became trapped in a chest freezer that was unplugged near their home. The New York Post reports that the three children, ages 1, 4, and 6, were playing in the front yard of their residence in north Florida, where the chest freezer had recently been …
A new development in the disturbing case of a patient becoming pregnant and giving birth while in a vegetative state sheds some light on why staff at the Arizona nursing facility did not realize the 29-year-old woman was pregnant. Fox 10 has obtained court documents showing that the patient, who had been in a vegetative …
Authorities have released more information about the victim of an apparent rape at an Arizona nursing facility, which led to a pregnancy and live birth in late December. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a woman who had been in a vegetative state for more than a decade gave birth at Hacienda HealthCare on December 29. According to …
An “escape room” experience became a literal nightmare after five teen girls perished in a fire after becoming trapped while participating in the activity Friday in Poland. Escape rooms are a form of entertainment where those who go inside of a locked room unveil hints and clues in order to get out or “escape.” The …
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against the use of teething jewelry after an 18-month-old boy reportedly died while using the item. The FDA made the announcement after the beads from the jewelry strangled the toddler while he napped. The federal agency also cited an incident with a 7-month-old who reportedly choked …
Johnson & Johnson’s shares took a steep 10 percent plunge Friday following an explosive Reuters report accusing the pharmaceutical company of knowing for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos. Friday’s exposé claimed Johnson & Johnson failed to inform the Food and Drug Administration after three different tests conducted by three different labs from 1972 …
An Arkansas jury has awarded an aspiring surgeon $3 million five years after a mall escalator ripped off and mangled her right big toe. Per KATV, Aisha Siddiqui, 27, filed a lawsuit 10 months after the December 2013 incident at Park Plaza mall. Surveilance cameras caught the moment when Siddiqui’s toe became trapped in the machinery; …
