Police said they were forced to release a suspected drug dealer who possibly swallowed drugs after he didn’t have a bowel movement for 47 days. According to the BBC, prosecutors in Essex, England, have recently dropped their case against Lamarr Chambers, 24, citing “insufficient evidence.” Chambers was reportedly arrested January 17 following a car chase with …
A sophomore at Columbia University was reportedly found dead in his dorm room five days after overdosing on opioids. The New York Post reported that Gage Bellitto, 19, was found dead on December 27, after his parents hadn’t heard from him for several days and contacted police. At the time, authorities believe that the college student …
A Texas bus driver is reportedly out of a job after a video allegedly caught him lighting a glass pipe while driving. AGE, a nonprofit agency serving the elderly, reportedly fired the unnamed employee after the video surfaced on Facebook. The video, which can be viewed below, was shot Tuesday in Round Rock and apparently shows …
An accused drug dealer provided the Oxycodone that killed a 19-year-old University of South Carolina student, according to charges recently filed in state and federal court. According to The State, Anthony “A.J.” Hunt, 22, was charged with illegal distribution of Oxycodone in connection with the death of Rachel Bandman, 19. Bandman, a public relations major and a …
Three Canadian passengers who documented a 51-day luxury cruise on social media pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges after their suitcases were found to contain a $16.5 million cocaine haul. Melina Roberge, 23, and Andre Tamine, 64, initially maintained their innocence, and a trial was scheduled to start this week. But the two submitted guilty …
More than two weeks after her 20-year-old daughter caused drastic injuries to herself under the influence of a controlled substance, Katy Tompkins remains overwhelmed but committed to speaking out about the addiction that led to this point in hopes that it might prevent the same pain in another family. Kaylee Muthart was reportedly seen outside …
A 75-year-old woman given the nickname “Kingpin Granny” was arrested after police allegedly found more than 1,000 prescription pills in her Decatur, Tennessee, home. Betty Jordan was arrested February 9 after police seized more than 1,000 prescription pills–including morphine, oxycodone, and Xanax–and more than $12,000 in cash and assets while raiding her home. Police executed the search warrant …
Authorities in Georgia say they arrested a repeat border crosser and his accomplice after they transported and attempted to sell $400,000 worth of methamphetamine. According to the Miami Herald, they allegedly agreed to meet an undercover agent posing as a buyer for the narcotics. Police claim the pair had seven kilograms of crystal meth in …
A York County, Pennsylvania, woman allegedly stabbed her elderly grandfather in the chest with a steak knife and carving fork after he refused to give her his pain medication. According to WPMT, Ashley Nicole Remines, 25, is accused of stabbing her grandfather, Robert Yeaple Jr., Saturday night as he sat in his recliner. Family members reportedly told …
New surveillance footage shows a Dutch model who died in a mysterious fall late last year being carried out of a nightclub hours before she was found dead of an apparent fall in a luxury building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ivana Smit, 18 was found dead and naked in November 2017 on …
An Oklahoma mother-of-seven involved in a counterfeit check ring reportedly underwent sterilization at the suggestion of a federal judge. The Oklahoman reported that Summer Thyme Creel, 34, was sterilized in November after U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot indicated that he would consider giving the mother a lighter sentence if she would undergo the surgery. Friot made the …
About 115 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses, a frightening statistic for parents. When Rick Van Warner’s son went missing, the father’s battle to save his son from becoming one of the countless victims began. Warner and shares his story in a book “On Pills and Needles: The Relentless Fight to Save My Son …
