On Thursday, a Minneapolis judge reinstated a third-degree murder charge against the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reintroduced the charge against ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin Thursday morning. According to the Star Tribune, his decision comes a day after the Minnesota Supreme Court denied Chauvin’s attorney’s request to …
An Amber Alert issued for two missing children in North Carolina, 4-year-old Easton G. Redmon and 2-year-old Annsleigh R. Redmon has been cancelled.
Two more jurors were seated Wednesday in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, bringing the total to five, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. As CrimeOnline previously reported, attorneys selected two men and a woman for the jury on Tuesday. Wednesday’s proceedings added two more men. Also on …
A female aide to New York Gov Andrew Cuomo says the governor reached under her blouse and groped her when they were alone in his office, according to a report in the Albany Times-Union, reported by the New York Post. According to the Post, the Times-Union did not name the woman, and her story was related to them by a third party. In a statement, Cuomo said the woman’s story was “gut-wrenching,” but he reiterated his claim that he has “never done anything like this.” The NY Attorney General appointed former acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon Kim and veteran employment lawyer Anne Clark to lead an investigation of the allegations against Cuomo.
A 23-year-old Colorado man has been charged with 15 counts related to a “rampage” of hit-and-run crashes in Denver in January that injured four people, including two police officers. Tyler Hazell also faces two counts of bias-motivated crime when investigators determined that he may have targeted two victims based on perceived sexual orientation, ABC7 reports. …
Los Angeles police have recommended negligent manslaughter charges against a teen driver of a speeding Lamborghini who killed a 32-year-old secretary when he slammed into her vehicle last month, the Daily Mail reports. Brendan Khuri, the 17-year-old son of multi-millionaire manufacturing and distribution magnate James Khuri, remains hospitalized after the February 17 crash that killed …
Authorities are looking for a 16-year-old boy in North Carolina who reportedly disappeared on Tuesday night. The News & Observer reported that Nicholas Woodrum left his Rougemont home, but he did not return, prompting his parents to call police after several hours of searching. In a statement, Orange County Sheriff’s Office said they worked with …
On Monday, a Colorado man pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in last year’s shooting that left a woman dead and her boyfriend wounded. Michael Close, 37, allegedly fatally shot Isabella Thallas, 21, in June outside his Denver home amid a disagreement with Thallas’ 26-year-old boyfriend about where their dog was defecating. The Denver …
Crime stats have taken a jump since the COVID pandemic began. The biggest increases are not in thefts, but in violent crimes, especially scams, aggravated assault, and murder. Joining Nancy Grace today: “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on Fox Nation is also a national radio show heard on SiriusXM channel 111 airing for two hours daily …
Georgia police announced on Tuesday that they are reopening the investigation into the 2013 death of a teen boy whose body was found in his high school gymnasium. Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said that this week, a federal judge approved his request to obtain evidence in Kendrick Johnson’s case. Paulk claimed he originally made …
Search crews have entered the Ohio River in the search for James Hutchinson, the 6-year-old boy whose mother confessed to killing him last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, James’ mother Britney Gosney first reported her son missing on February 28, but later that same day told police that she had killed James earlier in the …
A 13-year-old reportedly admitted she lied about a teacher who ended up beheaded days later. BBC News reports that French teacher Samuel Paty was targeted at a school near Paris in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, where he taught a secondary class, for allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in freedom of expression class. In October 2020, Paty …
