Two St Louis men have been charged with murder after an explosion at a house killed a man and three teenagers as they were assembling black market fireworks. Charging documents say that Terrell Cooks, 37, and Seneca Mahan, 43, provided the materials to assemble fireworks canisters at the home near Black Jack, according to the …
Congregants returned to Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, on Sunday, just days after a 70-year-old former gun dealer murdered three of their number during a monthly “Boomer’s Potluck” dinner in the parish hall. The church’s rector, the Rev. John Burress, was in Greece at the time of the shooting but returned to …
A New York bodybuilder collected disability insurance for years for seven years, all the while pumping iron and running a business even though he claimed he couldn’t sit for more than 30 minutes or walk for more than 15 minutes. Anthony Ragusa, 52, pleaded guilty to a single count of second-degree larceny and must pay …
The parents of a Chicago teen who committed suicide allege that officials and staff of his elite private school ignored and even participated in relentless bullying against their son, WBBM-TV reports.In January, 15-year-old Nate Bronstein hanged himself in a bathroom at his family’s Illinois home, according to WLS-TV.Now, Bronstein’s parents are suing the school and have issued …
Two people are dead and five others have been injured in a mass shooting targeting a family barbecuing outside a home this weekend in San Antonio, Texas, KSAT-TV reports.The incident, which authorities described as a “drive-by” shooting, occurred around 10:15 p.m. Saturday on the city’s southwest side in the 2500 block of Patron Drive.Family members were …
Ghislaine Maxwell argues she should receive a lighter prison sentence partly because she has been subjected to allegedly horrific conditions while detained at a federal jail in New York during the prosecution of her case, Rolling Stone reports.Maxwell, the longtime friend and accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted in January of sex trafficking.Lawyers …
Authorities have released the 911 call from an Ohio school founded by LeBron James where a 17-year-old was beaten to death, Fox News reports. The incident occurred on June 2, when Ethan Liming and several friends were shooting a water gun at people playing basketball near the I Promise School in Akron. As CrimeOnline previously …
The older children fled and called police, leaving an infant behind.
A 3-month-old Pennsylvania boy is dead after being left in a hot minivan for “several hours.” Allegheny Police were called to Upper Saint Clair at about 5 p.m. Thursday, when they found an unresponsive infant, according to TribLive. Paramedics attempts to save the baby boy, identified as Kayden Nguyen, were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced …
A Georgia toddler has been hospitalized in critical condition, and police are searching for a 23-year-old man who reportedly opened fire from inside a Brunswick home’s bathroom, striking the child. The Brunswick Police Department said that Aaron Holland should be considered armed and dangerous. Police said they were called to Southeast Georgia Health Systems at …
Residents of a Houston neighborhood leapt into action Tuesday to rescue an 11-year-old boy after a man allegedly shoved him into his car and tried to sexually assault him. Two neighbors heard the boy screaming and grabbed Miguel Angel Cordero Ramirez, 30, holding him down until police could arrive. Ramirez has been charged with aggravated …
A British man was sentenced this week to 32 months in prison for stalking in relation to aggravated offenses against 121 victims. Vishaal Vijapura, 28, was also given a sexual harm prevention order for five years. Vijapura pleaded guilty earlier this year to seven counts of stalking involving fear of violence, the Metropolitan Police said. …
