In the case of George Floyd, there are some forensic issues to consider. Here is a brief breakdown of what we can expect from the prosecution, defense, and experts at Derek Chauvin’s trial. Some key questions to consider: 1. To what extent did the direct pressure applied to the back of George Floyd’s neck impact …
The drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band Alabama Shakes has been arrested in connection with the abuse of a young child. Fox News reports that authorities arrested Steven William Johnson, 35, on Wednesday in Limestone County, Alabama. He has been indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating …
The boyfriend of a missing British woman was issued a citation for allegedly obstructing a complete search of his catamaran after Sarm Heslop went missing. A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to CrimeOnline on Monday that Ryan Bane was issued a citation on March 8, the day that Bane first reported Heslop missing …
Miami-Dade police are searching for a man who forced a 12-year-old boy into a car, then sexually assaulted and shot him. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Miami-Dade police said the incident took place between 2 a.m. and 3:30 am Saturday in northwestern Miami. The suspect is described as a tall Hispanic man with long, curly hair. …
Attorneys will give their opening statements to jurors Monday in the murder trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the death of the unarmed man, who died in May 2020 after Chauvin knelt on his neck for several …
A 37-year-old Tennessee woman has been arrested for vehicular homicide after she knowingly sold a car to a 13-year-old boy who was later involved in high-speed accident that killed an elderly man. Katrina Lyn Russell was arrested Wednesday in Davidson County, the Nashville Metro Police Department said. She was charged with vehicular homicide due to …
A Texas teenager was abducted this week after her estranged, sex offender father allegedly “assaulted the girl’s mother and chased her with a knife.” Justin Shaun Gray, 40, reportedly made off with 14-year-old Lexus Nichole Gray Wednesday on foot, according to the Rains County Sheriff’s Office. The incident took place in Point, the sheriff’s office …
By Dr. Angela F. Arnold M.D. and John Arnold Today’s culture has made communication between people, even across vast distances, easier than it has ever been before. Living within this highly interconnected and social culture, people from all walks of life can like, comment, follow their friends, family, celebrities, and even track news reports in …
Miami-Dade police are searching for man who forced a 12-year-old boy into a car, then sexually assaulted and shot him. Police said the incident took place between 2 a.m. and 3:30 am Saturday in northwestern Miami, according to Miami-Dade police. The suspect is described as a tall Hispanic man with long, curly hair, driving a …
Matthew Poronamenko told police he didn’t know why he did it, but he had been hearing voices.
Wisconsin police have asked for help finding a 13-year-old boy they consider “critically missing.” Sean Staples is described as 5 feet 6 inches, 125 pounds with brown/red hair, brown eyes, and black sunglasses, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said. He was last seen near the Lyons Park area in southwestern Milwaukee at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. …
A body found in a ditch in rural Kentucky has been identified as a 21-year-old Murray State University student from Virginia, according to Kentucky State Police. Sarah Townsend died from multiple gunshot wounds, the Lexington Herald-Reader reported. Julius Sotomayor, 22, has been arrested and charged with killing Townsend, state police said. A motorist found Townsend’s …
