A Washington state man has been charged with killing his estranged wife hours after a restraining order was filed against him and while the couple’s three children were inside the home. Kitsap County deputies found the suspect, whose name has not been released, a short distance away from the crime scene after he crashed his …
A Washington state mother has been arrested after her 7-month-old daughter was found dead, left home alone with a “severely malnourished” toddler in Yakima. Yakima Police said they conducted a welfare check on the apartment just before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday after an unidenfied woman called 911 and said there was a possibly dead baby …
Kansas police are asking for additional charges against an elementary school teacher already charged earlier this month with sexually assaulting two students. The Lawrence Police Department said earlier this month it had arrested Mark Elliott Gridley, a 60-year-old speech and language pathologist at Prairie Park Elementary School, after a parent of one of the students …
An Oklahoma Taekwondo instructor has been arrested and charged with lewd molestation of at least five minors who had been under his care as an instructor. Lyndon Cole Jarman, 29, was arrested on Wednesday following “a thorough investigation after several victims and their families provide(d) information to detectives,” the Broken Arrow Police Department said in …
One of the adopted child of a West Virginia couple found guilty last month of abusing and human trafficking their adopted children has filed suit against the pair, alleging “shocking and severe physical and emotional abuse and neglect” while under their care. The lawsuit was filed in Kahawha County on Thursday against Donald Lantz and …
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Officials ruled Michelle Trachtenberg’s death undetermined on Thursday, a day after the actress was found dead in New York. Trachtenberg, 39, was reportedly found dead at a luxury apartment building in Manhattan. According to Deadline, an autopsy will not be performed because Trachtenberg’s family objected, citing religious reasons. Deadline reported that the medical examiner will …
A Princeton, New Jersey, man accused of killing his brother and a family cat made his first court appearance Thursday. Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen with first-degree murder in the death of his brother, 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen. He also faces third- and fourth-degree weapons charges for possessing a golf club and knife, along with animal …
A search warrant indicated that the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, who were found dead at their New Mexico home on Wednesday, are suspicious. Hackman, 95, and pianist Betsy Arakawa, 63, were discovered dead in their Santa Fe home alongside their dog. Though the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said foul play is …
An AMBER Alert remains in place for a missing Wisconsin teen, allegedly abducted by the 40-year-okd father of her unborn child. Police Chief John Kreuzinger told Action 2 News that leads on missing Sophia Franklin dwindled, although she remains missing. Kreuzinger said Franklin hasn’t been in touch with anyone, including family members who continue to …
A Florida man has been charged with sending nude photos and an explicit video of his ex-girlfriend to her children. Lafayett Lee has been charged with two counts of sexual cyberharassmanet and one count of transmitting material harmful to minors, although he allegedly sent the material to three children, Coral Springs Talk reported. Coral Springs …
Attorneys for an Arizona teenager have filed notice of their intent to sue the city of Phoenix and three of its police officers for a violent alteracation that broke the then-16-year-old boy’s wrist, cut his face, and saw the officers inform his father that he could essentially do anything he wanted to the boy and …
