Authorities in Pennsylvania say a woman used an infant as a human shield against police when officers attempted to arrest her on suspicion of assault with a knife this week. According to LNP, 24-year-old Shelby Soberano is accused of stabbing an unnamed 32-year-old man during an early-morning incident in Lancaster on Saturday. The man suffered …
An Ohio man who was 15 when he tried to rape his 94-year-old neighbor as he beat her to death with a flashlight learned his fate this week. A Trumbull County judge on Friday sentenced Jacob LaRosa, now 19, to life in prison without parole for the March 2015 robbery, attempted rape, and murder of Marie Belcastro. …
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been sentenced to 10 years in Mississippi state prison for possession of a firearm by a felon. News outlets report Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Robert Krebs gave Todd Harrell the maximum penalty during a hearing Thursday. …
By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — Mourners at a funeral for four sisters and their family members killed in a New York limousine crash were assured Saturday that their loved ones can still see their tears and feel their heartache. On a damp, chilly day, hundreds of people packed the pews of an …
A mother in Kentucky is speaking out after her autistic son came home with multiple injuries afters school recently. According to CNN, Jo Grayson said her son’s middle-school teacher texted her to inform her of an issue at in the classroom that day. She said the message did not mention the fact that teachers dragged …
Authorities in Colorado say a man is in custody on suspicion of attempted kidnapping following an incident earlier this week. According to KMGH, the suspect approached an 11-year-old girl walking away from her bus stop on Thursday afternoon. Police did not name the man, but said he is in his late 30s and did not …
Authorities in Tennessee say an elderly man was seriously injured when he was hit by a riding lawnmower during a domestic disturbance earlier this year. According to the Herald Courier, 76-year-old Douglas Ferguson was wielding a chainsaw when he attempted to kill his son at a home in Bristol in June. He was found at …
Autopsy reports of a murdered Colorado mother and her two children can’t be sealed, at least not yet anyway, the Longmont Times-Call reports. A judge on Friday denied a request by prosecutors to keep hidden autopsy reports in the homicide case against Christopher Watts, 33, who is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Shanaan, and …
As Halloween nears, clowns are terrorizing residents across England in what could be a repeat of incidents from years past. The Daily Star reports that in the British town of Doncaster, a clown with a Facebook page has been posting ominous messages throughout the week. “I’m coming back, kids. Who wants to play?” one message …
A cancer survivor says he’s “deeply hurt” after a South Carolina store manager told him to either hide his face or leave the store on Tuesday after he stopped in to get food and a drink. ABC2 reports that Kirby Evans, 65, stopped by the Forks Pit Stop in Walterboro to get a drink and some donuts …
Police investigating the shocking murder of a standout amateur golfer have recovered three knives. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead on September 17 at the Coldwater Links golf course in Ames, Iowa. The 22-year-old Spanish native was among the highest ranked amateur golfers in the country and the 2018 Big 12 …
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Video shows a dramatic Oregon courtroom scuffle in which a defendant lunges for a police officer’s gun. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a judge had denied a request by deputies to restrain 27-year-old Scott Lemmon in court Wednesday. In the video, Lemmon stands up and grabs for a gun worn by a Newport …
