Kingston Frazier Update: Youngest suspect in trio accused of killing 6-year-old names the shooter
Murder
Dwan Wakefield tells police who the shooter is, while Wakefield Sr. insists his son isn’t involved.
Murder
May 19, 2017
Missing Ohio woman’s remains found in container, ex-husband arrested for murder
The ex-husband of a woman whose remains were discovered this week was indicted on on murder charges. Roaa Al-Dhannoon, 24, was reported missing last October. WKYC reported that the mother’s body was found in a buried container along Big Creek in Brooklyn, Ohio, on Monday. Fahad Mohammed Saeed, 26, her former husband, reportedly told authorities that he believed Al-Dhannoon …
Sex Offenders
May 19, 2017
Police: Florida man, 28, repeatedly assaulted 10-year-old girl
A 28-year-old Florida man is accused of raping a 10-year-old girl three times in the past month. Authorities alleged that Oracio Sales-Perez threatened to blame the rapes on the victim if she told anyone, according to the Palm Beach Post. Police records revealed that a witness saw Sales-Perez bring the victim to his bedroom and close the door. The West …
Family Crime
May 19, 2017
‘You’re going to die tonight’: Video released shows final moments before adoptive dad allegedly killed son
-Kentae Williams, 10, was laid to rest on Thursday.
-The child’s adoptive father, Leon Williams Sr., is accused of beating him and drowning him in the bathtub.
-Witnesses heard the child’s father threaten him on the day he was killed.
-A shocking video captured Kentae’s last moments before his death.
-Kentae died in an apartment in Decatur, Georgia.
-Godmother: “I want justice for Kentae.”
-The father is behind bars, charged with Kentae’s murder.
-Three child protection services workers were fired after the boy’s death.
-Kentae was taken away from his mother at age 3 by Family and Children Services (DFACS).
-His mother unsuccessfully for years to bring him back home and get him out of “the system.”
Court
May 19, 2017
Defense attorney tries and fails to get pervy teacher Tad Cummins out of jail
Tad Cummins’ former defense attorney brought up numerous reasons why his client should remain free on bail during a pretrial release hearing in Nashville, but a federal judge decided that the evidence against the suspect outweighed the arguments made in his defense. According to court documents filed on May 13, Cummins’ defense lawyer argued that his …
Drug Crime
May 19, 2017
Boy turns father in after finding drugs
An 11-year-old Massachusetts boy helped police catch a suspected heroin dealer: His own father. According to Fox 43, an 11-year-old boy from Lawrence called 911 after he found a suitcase full of illegal drugs wrapped in sandwich bags in their home. When investigators arrived, they identified the substance as heroin mixed with Fentanyl, a potent …
May 19, 2017
Two children fight for their life after mother, naked, shoots them in the head and drags them into front yard
The girl had previously claimed her mother abused her, and the children were recently taken out of public school to be homeschooled
Police
May 19, 2017
City mistakenly honors man suspected of killing police officer
CINCINNATI (AP) — The mayor of Cincinnati has tearfully apologized to city police after his office unwittingly approved a proclamation honoring a man suspected of killing an officer in an ambush. Mayor John Cranley delivered his apology Thursday at the police union hall, saying the proclamation was stamped by a new staffer. He said he …
Celebrity Justice
May 19, 2017
Judge confirms Prince’s 6 siblings as heirs to his estate
AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge confirmed Prince’s six siblings to be his rightful heirs in a ruling released Friday, bringing them a big step closer to collecting their shares of the music legend’s multimillion-dollar estate. Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide formally declared that Prince died without a will and that …
College Crimes
May 19, 2017
Missing Cornell student found dead in creek
A Cornell student who had been missing for over two days has been found dead in a creek just outside of the Ithaca, New York, campus. According to ABC News, Aalaap Narasipura, 20, was recovered from Fall Creek Friday morning. He had been last seen in a campus building in the early hours of Wednesday …
May 19, 2017
‘The Keepers’ Netflix documentary exposes dark secrets about a nun’s chilling murder
Netflix’s new documentary series is like ‘Making a Murder’ meets ‘Spotlight,” with amateur sleuths as the driving force
Politics and Crime
May 19, 2017
GUILTY! A sobbing Weiner faces the judge and ten years in prison
Ex-US Rep. Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case