A Florida store owner thwarted an armed robbery of another business earlier this month when he interrupted the brazen heist and held one of the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived, WPLG-TV reports. According to police reports obtained by the television station, two men approached a Family Dollar in Fort Lauderdale around 10 p.m. on …
Three people have been sentenced after officials at an Australian prison found the wreckage of a drone carrying porn and $75,000 USD worth of drugs near the facility’s exercise yard, The Guardian reports. On Friday, a judge handed down sentences to 27-year-old Cheyenne Anniki Petryszyn, 33-year-old Cory Jay Sinclair Keleher and 37-year-old Bradley William Knudson …
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway allegedly said that he and his father “took care of things” in a newly discovered email sent shortly after the Alabama teen went missing, The Messenger reports. According to the news outlet, Joran van der Sloot sent an email to a person named “David G” two …
The Las Vegas teens accused of murdering a retired police chief by intentionally ramming their vehicle into his bicycle had tried to strike another bicyclist earlier that morning and allegedly continued the crime spree hours later, KLAS-TV reports. Prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Jesus Ayala and 16-year-old Jzamir Keys in connection with the August 14 death of …
A Florida man who allegedly exposed himself to middle school girls and grabbed one of their backpacks is being sought by law enforcement, FOX35 reports. Police say they are looking for 23-year-old Jerral Ugene Wynn in connection with an incident on Friday morning in Sanford, a suburb of Orlando. A group of three middle school …
Kansas City authorities are urging the public not to take justice into their own hands after a store employee allegedly strangled to death a man he believed was stealing, FOX4 reports. “Make no mistake, it is law enforcement’s job to do the policing, no one else’s,” Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree told reporters Thursday …
An Iowa man on trial for the murder of his wife has gone missing after learning that the jury reached a verdict in the case, the Ottumwa Courier reports. On Friday afternoon, Gregory Showalter Sr. failed to show up to the Wapello County Courthouse for the verdict reading, prompting a judge to issue a warrant …
New details are emerging about allegations of sexual misconduct against British actor and comedian Russell Brand, including reports that industry insiders considered removing female staff from his shows for their safety instead of Brand. As CrimeOnline previously reported, UK news organizations the Times of London and Channel 4 Dispatches published a bombshell story this weekend …
The father of one of Bryan Kohberger’s alleged victims says the accused killer may be receiving special privileges in jail that other inmates are not provided, Fox News reports. Kohberger, 28, is facing four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. The four …
Chilling video shows a teenage driver intentionally ramming his vehicle into a bicyclist on a Las Vegas road, sending the man on the bicycle flying while the youth behind the steering wheel laughs, TMZ reports. The bicyclist, 64-year-old Andreas Probst, died from his injuries in the crash, which occurred August 14 while he was out …
Multiple women have come forward alleging that British actor and comedian Russell Brand sexually assaulted and abused them, including one who says she was just 16 at the time she was victimized, the BBC reports. On Saturday, the Sunday Times published allegations from five women as part of a joint investigation with British broadcaster Channel …
A Texas man has been arrested after years on the lam for allegedly murdering and dismembering a woman he wanted to date, KRTK-TV reports. On Thursday, police took 51-year-old Erik Arceneaux into custody in connection with the presumed June 2018 death of Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Arceneaux had been charged in 2019, but …
