An Ohio man was sentenced to 50 to 55.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies stemming from his kidnapping of a woman and holding her prisoner for days while use a baseball bat and a metal chain to torture her. Shane Edward Hooper, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, two …
Pennsylvania authorities filed charges last week against a Uniontown man who allegedly paid a then-14-year-old boy in money and drugs to kill another man last year. The teen, Antonyo Owens, was arrested a few days after the June 6, 2023, murder of Anthony Jones, KDKA reported. But Pennsylvania State Police worked the case for the …
Authorities in Florida have arrested a man previously charged sexually abusing a child with the murder of a teenager who was found barely clinging to life in a utility closet on July 4. Rose Thalie Dieujuste, 13, was rushed to a hospital, where she died from her injuries, according to WESH. Orange County Sheriff John …
The man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday at a campaign rally has been identified. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was identified as the shooter by the FBI. Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service agent shortly after he grazed Trump’s ear while firing two shots …
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A Louisiana woman was found guilty this week of second degree murder in the death of an 18-month-0ld girl she allegedly shook to death in 2020. Tatianna Burns, 42, faces a mandatory life sentence without possibility of probation, parole, or suspension, the Caddo Parish Attorney’s Office said. According to the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, Burns admitted …
An arrest warrant has been issued for an Indiana mother following an investigation into the death of her 10-year-old son, who died two days after an incident that saw her lying across the boy’s chest for several minutes. An autopsy revealed that the boy, Dakota Levi Stevens, died from mechanical asphyxia and determined the manner …
An Indiana toddler got in her father’s pill crusher and ate fentanyl late last month, leading to the dad’s arrest on neglect charges. Devin D’rell Rollins, 25, also ignored 19 attempts by the Department of Children’s Services to contact him while the 3-year-old girl was in the hospital, WXIN reported. Court records say that the …
A Connecticut middle school guidance counselor has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student. Luisa Melchionne, 47, was a guidance counselor at Nathan Hale Middle School in Norwalk, WFSB reported. Luisa Melchionne Arrest Warrant by kc wildmoon on Scribd The arrest warrant for Melchionne says that police launched an investigation after an …
An Ohio mom was killed early Thursday morning when she tried to stop thieves from stealing her car. Alexa Stakely, a 29-year-old school district speech and language pathologist, had just worked her second job as awaitress and was picking her 6-year-old child up from the babysitter’s home, the Columbus Division of Police said. She placed …
The judge hearing the case against actor Alec Baldwin on Friday dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him after a contentious hearing over the handling of ammunition that defense attorneys said was withheld from them and that saw one of two special prosecutors abruptly resign. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sent the jury home for the …
An Alabama youth minister was arrested this week after he allegedly threatened to kill himself and his wife if the 13-year-old girl he repeatedly raped didn’t give him nude pictures. The girl attended Terry Lewayne Murphree’s church, AL.com reported. Murphree, 39, is charged with nine counts a clergy member having sex with a child, three …
