Lawyers representing the suspect in the kidnapping of a missing Alabama teen have asked the court to grant bond, claiming that their client has faced death threats from inmates while incarcerated. According to WIAT, lawyers said the repeated threats have led prison officials to place Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, in Lee County jail’s solitary confinement unit. They …
Singer R. Kelly has been moved from solitary confinement to general population in an Illinois federal jail as he awaits trial for multiple crimes, including sex trafficking and sexual assault. Prosecutors, who announced Kelly’s move on Tuesday, denied the defense’s claims that the singer was in solitary confinement against his will—offering a recorded phone call …
A convicted Florida child molester is dead after his cellmate allegedly killed him on Tuesday afternoon. USA Today reports that 43-year-old Paul Dixon is facing murder charges in connection with the death of convicted pedophile, David Oseas Ramirez. The incident happened in Duvall County, according to officials. According to police, Dixon is accused of beating …
A husband and wife working as correctional officers in Custer County, Oklahoma, have reportedly been arrested on suspicion of operating a drug trafficking ring at the North Fork Correctional Facility. According to KWTV, 42-year-old Travis Wascher and 36-year-old Micah Wascher were employed at the jail in Sayre when investigators became aware of the alleged drug …
Authorities in Virginia say a man had just been released from jail when he was arrested again for vandalizing the same facility. According to WWBT, 46-year-old William Strasburg was arrested early Thursday morning following an attempted traffic stop. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported that the Fairfax man sped away when they flashed …
Two women in Virginia are accused of repeatedly having sex with a dog while corresponding with an inmate who’s been jailed since January for a reported hit-and-run involving police. WTVR reported that Denise Kearney and Ashley Pinkett committed some of the illicit acts over the phone on March 18, March 27, March 29, April 2, …
