A Missouri man who blamed his molestation of an 11-year-old girl on catfishing recently learned that he won’t spend a day behind bars. According to court documents, Greene County judge Calvin Holden sentenced Joseph Meili, 22, to five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty Friday to third-degree child molestation. The Springfield News-Leader reported that …
Authorities in Missouri say an Illinois woman’s body was found on a parking garage ramp in downtown St. Louis after falling seven stories. According to NBC News, 27-year-old Allissa Martin was reportedly arguing with her husband, 30-year-old Bradley Stephen Jenkins, prior to the deadly fall. Jenkins was arrested at the scene and is expected to …
Authorities in Missouri said criminal charges are likely forthcoming in connection with Sunday’s death of an 11-month-old girl who was allegedly left inside a car for approximately 16 hours. A Florissant Valley Fire Protection District spokesman told KSDK that the unidentified baby was in the vehicle with her parents when they arrived home between midnight …
Authorities in Missouri say a man has been arrested on suspicion of mutilating multiple cats he is believed to have procured through classified ads placed online. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 20-year-old Kaine Louzader is accused of killing a dozen or more kittens and cats posted for sale on Craigslist. The suspect reportedly …
A Missouri teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted a then-7-year-old student is accused of recently hiring a hitman to kill the now-10-year-old victim to prevent him from testifying against him. Deonte Taylor, 36, and his boyfriend, Michael Johnson, 66, pleaded not guilty last week to multiple charges stemming from a reported 2015 incident involving Taylor and …
Authorities say a 30-year-old man remains on the loose after he allegedly escaped police custody on Saturday, kidnapped a woman and took off in a police cruiser when officers in another state attempted to recapture him. According to ABC News, authorities in Oklahoma caught up with Travis Lee Davis on Wednesday after receiving a tip …
Authorities in Missouri say a woman fatally shot her boyfriend at a home in Fulton on Thursday. According to Fox News, 37-year-old Kalesha Peterson later told police that she used a .38-caliber handgun while attempting to reenact a movie scene with 36-year-old David Dalton. She said the two had been drinking and she did not …
The Missouri Attorney General has stepped in to investigate a day care where young children were apparently filmed being goaded to fight by two workers, who recently had criminal charges against them dropped. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Wednesday that their office issued a civil investigative demand (comparable to a subpoena) to Adventure Learning Center in St. …
Authorities in Missouri say a cop is dead and another is facing criminal charges after what they believe began as an ill-advised game involving live ammunition. According to KTVI, 24-year-old Katlyn Alix was at a St. Louis-area residence with 29-year-old officer Nathaniel Hendren and his partner early Thursday morning when the shots were fired. According …
The last of three men has been sent to prison for the March 2015 drive-by shooting death of a 3-year-old Missouri boy who was sleeping in bed. From The Kansas City Star, the driver, SirTerry L. Stevenson, 26, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts …
Authorities in Missouri say a 25-year-old woman is behind bars after the death of her 2-year-old son on Friday. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ebony Roby was reportedly driving her vehicle in the area of Jennings Station Road and Interstate 70 in the St. Louis area on Friday afternoon when the young boy …
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis-area man shot to death his girlfriend, her two young children and her mother in the home they all shared, authorities said Saturday. He exchanged gunfire with officers as he fled and was captured several hours later in a convenience store, covered in blood and wounded. Prosecutors filed …
