A Louisiana woman was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday after she pleaded guilty to slamming a romantic rival into a building with a Ford Expedition, killing her. Shameka Ellis, 22, was scheduled to go to trial on September 28 on a second degree murder charge in the death of Lou’Quandelyn Hargrove, 22, last …
Two Australian midwives were criminally charged Friday in connection with the 2012 death of a woman who reportedly suffered a botched birth. The Age reported that Gaye Demanuele, 59, and Melody Bourne, 43, were charged with manslaughter by criminal negligence in the death of Caroline Lovell, 36, who a coroner said “bled out” in a …
An Alabama couple who’s facing manslaughter charges for last week’s death of their 3-year-old son may have left him in a hot car for 16 hours before finding him. Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver told WHNT that Bentley Fowler was possibly in the vehicle from 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. the following day. Oliver …
An Alabama couple is facing criminal charges for the death of their toddler son, who police said was found dead Sunday in a hot car. Officers were dispatched to Hodges at around 4 p.m. amid reports of an unresponsive 3-year-old in a car. Franklin County police said in a statement that EMS attempted to resuscitate …
A Pennsylvania woman reportedly fell asleep on her baby, killing him, and police say this is the second child she killed by sleeping on them. PennLive reports that 37-year-old Rebecca Hallock is facing several felony charges in connection with the November 2019 death of her 3-week-old son. An autopsy report labeled the baby’s death as …
An Arkansas police officer was fired Thursday after being charged with the death of a fellow officer he shot through his front door, THV11 reported. Alexander Police Officer Scott Hutton was killed when he knocked on Calvin Nicholas Salyers’s front door at about 7:15 p.m. on June 3. Salyers told investigators looked through a peephole …
Surveillance footage released Tuesday appears to show multiple youth home staff members violently restrain a 16-year-old Michigan boy who died two days later. According to The Detroit News, Geoffrey Fieger, the attorney representing Cornelius Fredericks’ estate and family, released 18 minutes of footage of the April 29 incident at Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo. Seven staffers …
A youth home nurse charged in last month’s death of a Michigan teen who staff restrained for 10 minutes reportedly waited to step in because she thought the boy was faking. Lakeside Academy nurse Heather McLogan, 47, was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for gross negligence and failure to perform her legal duty to obtain …
Authorities in Michigan announced Wednesday that criminal charges were filed against three youth home employees reportedly involved in the May 1 death of a 16-year-old boy. According to The Detroit News, Lakeside Academy employees Michael Mosley and Zachary Solis were charged with homicide involuntary manslaughter and child abuse (second-degree childcare organization violation causing death). The …
Two Florida women are facing criminal charges after the death of a 6-month-old baby who was found inside a plastic container, WOFL-TV reports. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office this week arrested Tanya Galvin, 41, and Ricky Nicole Tubbs, 25, after deputies made the horrific discovery several months ago. On March 1, a deputy saw three young …
A 17-year-old Alabama boy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death last month of his 12-year-old brother, AL.com reported. Bessemer police said they responded to a call on March 30 and found Sean Rose with a bullet wound to the head. He was taken to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham, where he was …
An Arizona couple is facing criminal charges months after floodwaters swept away the vehicle they were in, killing their two children and niece. AZFamily reported that Daniel Rawlings is facing reckless manslaughter charges. Rawlings, along with his wife, Lacey Rawlings, is also facing seven counts of child abuse for trying to cross Tonto Creek despite …
