An Arizona couple pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and child abuse charges Tuesday, more than a year after their two children and niece drowned when floodwaters swept away the vehicle they were in. Daniel Rawlings and Lacey Rawlings allegedly attempted to cross the Bar X crossing at Tonto Creek despite warnings of over-flooding. As a …
A father is behind bars following the September death of his toddler son, who was thrown into a river after his father called him “the devil.” BBC News reports that Zak Bennett-Eko, 23, has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of his 11-month-old son, Zakari Bennett-Eko. During Bennett-Eko’s trial this week at …
A Florida fire captain shot and killed by a friend earlier this month was involved in “an ongoing conspiracy” to buy and sell narcotics with that friend, according to The Palm Beach Post. Jay Rind, 63, was charged with manslaughter and improper exhibition of a firearm in the November 2 death of James Gilliard, 48, …
A Mississippi model and mother of two children has been identified after a man ran her over, intentionally killing her, according to police. Magnolia State Live reports that James Heath Kitchens, 30, is accused of running over his ex-girlfriend, identified as Brittany Rhea Phillips, 26. Phillips was plowed down on Saturday while she walking on Riviera …
Three people, including a 17-year-old, were charged last week in New Jersey for allegedly starving twin 2-month-old girls — killing one of them. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the infant died on July 8, 2019, shortly after officers found her unresponsive at an apartment in Clementon. The deceased infant’s twin …
A Michigan woman who was sentenced to up to 15 years for killing her husband in 2018 was freed from prison on Tuesday. Last year, Tina Talbot, 53, received a 20-month to 15-year sentence for fatally shooting Milosz Szczepanowicz, 45, at their Waterford Township home. Talbot pleaded guilty to manslaughter even though she maintained the …
A Florida fire captain died earlier this week when he was shot by a friend who was displaying a gun he planned to give the fireman. Jay Rind, 63, has been charged with manslaughter and improper exhibition of a firearm in the death of James Gilliard, 48, the Palm Beach Post reports. In court on …
A 63-year-old Arizona man is dead this week after another man thought he was spray-painting graffiti on a wall, KVOA reported. Robert M. Norwood was painting the wall of his Tucson home late Tuesday afternoon when John Francis Hodson, 53, drove by. Thinking Norwood was vandalizing the property, Hodson stopped and confronted him. The two …
Court documents unsealed Wednesday revealed that a North Dakota woman was indicted in connection with June’s death of her 9-month-old son. Forum News Service reported that paramedics pronounced Karson Howling Wolf deceased at his mother’s home on the Fort Berthold Reservation. Paige Howling Wolf, 26, reportedly lived at the residence with her five young children, …
A 23-year-old Florida man has been charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot his twin brother in the face, killing him. Gulfport police said that Mathias and Thomas Parkinson-Freeman, along with a mutual friend, were sitting in a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder, parked at the brothers’ home. The three men were said to be talking and …
A Connecticut woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the July 6 death of her 11-month-old son — who reportedly died after ingesting a fatal combination of cocaine, fentanyl, and morphine. Rebecca Dixon, 35, was charged with second-degree manslaughter for the infant’s death, which was deemed a homicide in early September. Dixon had called police …
A Florida woman was arrested on negligent homicide charges on Tuesday, weeks after her newborn daughter reportedly died in a hot car. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that Megan Dauphin, 30, was also charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Dauphin’s baby was reportedly found dead in her car in …
