A California judge ruled this week that a 32-year-old Ventura County woman will not serve prison time, following an involuntary manslaughter conviction. According to Fox News Digital, Bryn Spejcher was convicted in December of involuntary manslaughter, but due to the circumstances surrounding the incident, Ventura County Superior Court Judge David Worley ruled Spejcher to serve …
Oklahoma police arrested a man last week in connection with a rollover crash that killed his 16-year-old daughter. Elliott Binney is charged withleaving the scene of the January 11 crash resulting in death, first degree manslaughter, and passing a vehicle in a no-passing zone, KJRH reported. He bonded out of jail shortly after his January …
A Florida woman has been arrested for stabbing her elderly mother to death after detectives disputed her claims of self-defense. Kelly Ann Olivier Tinsley, 49, waiting seven hours after killing her mother to call 911, and then told Brevard County deputies that 69-year-old Cheryl Maggard Meurer attacked her, Law&Crime reported. “Ms. Tinsley showed your affiant …
A 4-year-old girl was found dead in a closet, and a relative has been arrested. Greenville, Mississippi, police said they were asked to check on the welfare of a child on Monday by a parent who said a relative had been keeping the child. Police said they “were later led to a closet” where they …
The parents of the Michigan teen sentenced to life in prison last month for a school shooting that left four of his classmates dead don’t want details of the killing revealed in court to avoid “inflaming the passions” of the jury hearing the involuntary manslaughter case against them. James and Jennifer Crumbley want a judge …
A North Carolina man accused of fatally striking a 6-year-old girl with his vehicle reportedly became angry when questioned by the police, placing blame on the child while calling her an offensive term. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WRAL, Andrew Everett, 50, exceeded the speed limit by 10 to 15 mph when he …
A 21-year-old Florida mother has been arrested over a year after her newborn son died after she gave birth in her West Boca Raton residence. According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by NBC 6 South Florida, Bianca R. Desouza was arrested Friday on charges including aggravated manslaughter of a child and neglect of a …
A hockey player has been arrested on manslaughter charges following the death of Nottingham Panthers hockey player, Adam Johnson, who succumbed to his injuries after a game at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England. BBC reports that the South Yorkshire Police Department confirmed that a man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following Johnson’s …
Murder convictions against Molly Corbett and Thomas Martens were overturned. They pleaded to involuntary manslaughter charges.
Florida detectives last week arrested a 53-year-old grandmother for the death of her 11-month-old grandson, who died more than a year ago of an overdose of an antihistamine. Tibina Louissant was taken into custody in Broward County on Friday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Prosecutors said that two baby bottles filled with …
An Australian mother will be eligible for parole in less than two years after she was sentenced Friday in connection with the death of her young daughter, who died after being left in a hot vehicle, ABC News reports. The Queensland’s Supreme Court sentenced 39-year-old Laura Rose Peverill to seven years behind bars for the …
