A Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Barron teen, Jayme Closs, after allegedly shooting and killing her parents, waived his right to a preliminary hearing during a Wednesday morning court hearing at the Barron County Circuit Court. Star Tribune reports that 21-year-old Jake Patterson made a brief in-person appearance at the court, where he quickly …
A Montana man accused of leaving a 5-month-old baby in the woods while high on meth changed his plea Tuesday morning at the Missoula District Court and admitted to criminal endangerment and child criminal endangerment. The Missoulian reports that Francis Carlton Crowley, 33, dropped the 5-month-old baby in the woods last July, in the Lolo Hot Springs area. Residents in …
A Kansas judge has come under fire after reportedly suggesting that two underage girls were “more of an aggressor” than the 67-year-old man who paid to have sex with them. From The Kansas City Star, Judge Michael Gibbens reduced Raymond Soden’s prison sentence from 13 years to five years and 10 months, saying the two victims—ages 13 and …
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman allegedly paid to sexually assault girls as young as 13, referring to the victims as “vitamins,” the New York Post reports. The accusations emerged in recently unsealed court documents in the 61-year-old’s ongoing drug trafficking trial in New York. The documents claim that one of Guzman’s associates “would regularly …
A mother has reportedly sued a Pennsylvania amusement park, alleging that her teen daughter was injured during a Halloween-themed event when a costumed employee caused her to fall by frightening her. According to The Allentown Morning Call, Shannon Sacco and her 15-year-old daughter are seeking $150,000 from Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom and its Ohio-based parent company, …
Lady Gaga reportedly shot back at Dr. Luke’s lawyer who alleged that Kesha’s rape allegations damaged the music producer’s career. During the September 2017 deposition, Gaga reportedly also told Dr. Luke’s attorney, Christine Lepera, that she “should be ashamed” for suggesting that Kesha fabricated her story. Gaga claimed she had “factual knowledge” of the depression Kesha suffered …
A New York City woman has sued a local hospital, alleging that she terminated life support for a man doctors claimed was her brother but ended up being a complete stranger. Shirell Powell, 48, told the New York Post that she sat by a brain-damaged Freddy Clarence Williams’ bedside for several days after he was …
A Tennesee man who kidnapped a teen girl in March 2018 reportedly wants a reduction in the prison sentence handed down to him earlier this month in federal court. A lawyer for convicted child predator Tad Cummins’ filed an appeal Wednesday on his behalf. Associated Press reports that former Maury County high school teacher Tad …
On Friday, a Wisconsin prosecutor stated he had no plans to file more charges “in the immediate future” against suspect Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old teenager Jayme Closs after killing her parents in October. Associated Press reports that Douglas County District Attorney Mark Fruehauf said in a statement that his decision was based upon …
A 12-page criminal complaint released earlier this month by the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, which details the murder of a Wisconsin couple and the kidnapping of their daughter, Jayme Closs, doesn’t reveal a motive or all that happened during the 88 days the young girl was held captive. Whether those details will be released will …
A Florida woman who accepted a plea agreement will spend 30 days in jail for a March 2017 crash that killed her two passengers. WPLG reported that Judith Khouri, 55, had a blood alcohol level of .14 percent—nearly double the legal limit—when she ran a red light and collided with a car in Lauderhill, killing …
The convicted killer’s mother reportedly accused Freeman of molesting his slain granddaughter, E’Dena Hines
