Authorities charged a white student at the University of Maryland with a hate crime after police said he fatally stabbed a black student, according to the Washington Post. The charges come after investigators reportedly reviewed Sean Urbanski’s phone and social media activity. A grand jury handed down the additional charge as Urbanski, 22, was already charged …
Tex McIver, the prominent Atlanta attorney who police believe intentionally shot and killed his wife last September, is being released on a $750,000 bond. As a condition, he must wear an ankle monitoring bracelet, according to local CBS television affiliate CBS46, WGCL-Atlanta. McIver has been in jail since April when he reportedly violated a judge’s …
Attorneys for the estate of Aaron Hernandez refiled a lawsuit against the National Football League and helmet maker Riddell, Inc. on Monday, in which they claimed years of repetitive head trauma caused a “horrendous existence” for the late football player. Hernandez took his own life in his prison cell in April at the age 0f …
A woman admitted at a pretrial hearing in court on Wednesday that she killed her grandfather when she was 19, after the popular television show, American Horror Story, inspired her. New York Post reports that Brittany Jane Dwyer, 20, appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday in connection with the murder of her grandfather, Robert Whitwell, 81. …
As Mandalay Bay security guard Campos gave his first and only interview on Wednesday, a skeptical media and eager public continue to question why the singular key witness to the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history remained quiet for over two weeks, and offered only an insubstantial interview on an afternoon talk show best known …
“It’s inconceivable to us that once within the hotel the perpetrator could remain undetected”
In the wake of numerous sexual assault and harassment allegations levied against entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein, his brother and Weinstein Company co-founder Bob Weinstein denied similar accusations raised by an executive producer of one of the company’s television shows. As reported by Deadline, Amanda Segel, an executive producer and showrunner for the Spike TV program …
Prosecutors this week reached a plea agreement with a California man charged with kicking and stomping a dog to death as several of his family members watched. Gerald James Santema, 38, pleaded no contest Tuesday to the felony animal cruelty charge in a deal expected to put him behind bars for two years. A sentencing …
A Delaware man is facing murder charges after police say they followed a trail of his blood from the crime scene to his apartment building. According to the Wilmington News Journal, officers noticed the blood trail outside of the portable toilet in which they found 31-year-old Rashawna Weathers stabbed to death on October 1. Wilmington …
A Petaluma, California, woman was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing money from wildfire victims. According to the Petaluma Argus-Courier, police arrested Katie Lehnhard, 31, on suspicion of mail theft and fraud. Lehnard’s victims are reportedly evacuees from Santa Rosa fires who are in shelters in Petaluma. SFGate reported that a fire victim informed police of fraudulent charges made …
Police charged a Delaware mother with the murder of her 5-month-old son and his 5-year-old half-brother after investigators said she was concerned she would be deported despite in the country legally, according to People. The mother, Kula Pelima, 30, of Delaware, was reportedly arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The victims are …
A former teacher aide at a Brevard County, Florida, private school is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student with special needs. Florida Today reported that Alana Chasky, 35, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the boy between February and September. Palm Bay police said the assaults didn’t happen on campus. Detectives said that Chasky also worked as …
