A South Carolina woman has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon nearly two years after a man was found dead long Highway 321 in Gaston County. Prosecutors said in court Tuesday that Shirley Dukes forced Glen Miller to live in a tent behind her apartment threatened him with hammer before his body was …
A Kansas man who pleaded no contest charges relating to the death of his 6-year-old daughter learned his fate on Wednesday. Joseph Schroer was sentenced to 48 months probation after his plea to two counts of aggravated endangering of a child and Medicaid fraud, KWCH reported. Should he violate the terms of the probation, he’ll …
A Massachusetts state trooper has been suspended after he was charged with punching his son in the face. Michael Gagnon was arrested on November 25, according to the Plympton Police Department, which said he was charged with domestic assault and battery and aggravated assault on a child under age 14. He was given a $1,000 …
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A 90-year-old man was left seriously injured after driving into a building on Thanksgiving, California police said. Surveillance footage apparently showed the man speeding down a road before crashing into Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company. Los Gatos police said the man was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, according to KGO. “It is suspected alcohol may …
A former California police officer who was fired last year for misconduct allegedly killed his 11-year-old son on Tuesday. Ex-Sacramento County deputy Marvin Morales reportedly stabbed his son, Mar Aris Untalan Morales, multiple times at an Elk Grove home where a 6-year-old girl was found unharmed. The boy’s mother was at work when she spotted …
UPDATE A 20-year-old Connecticut man reported missing in December has been found safe, according to an East Windsor Police Department Facebook post. No additional information has been provided. Initial Coverage Police in Connecticut are searching for a 20-year-old man who has been missing since Monday. According to Lt. Derek Leab with the East Windsor Police …
Late last month, Louisiana police arrested a man who allegedly tried to purchase a woman’s infant daughter. Howell Penton, 73, reportedly solicited a woman at the Angie Auction House to buy her 10-month-old. WDSU reported that on November 26, Angie and Washington Parish police conducted an undercover operation which led to Penton’s arrest. Penton, who …
The murder trial continues against Trinity Poague, a Georgia woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s toddler son. Poague is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and cruelty to children in the death of Romeo “Jaxton Dru” Angeles, as CrimeOnline reported. On Tuesday, Jaxton’s father, Julian Williams, took …
An Oregon man is facing charges after police say he “relentlessly” taunted the father of a child who died during the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Kevin Purfield, 58, is facing 10 counts of telephonic harassment and felony stalking, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District …
Milwaukee police are searching for a critically missing 4-year-old boy who may be with his possibly armed 12-year-old sister. Nevin Powell was last seen walking down N. Fifth Street in Milwaukee with his sister, Sanuya Wooten-Powell. He was last in contact with his guardian Tuesday night, WISN reported. Nevin is described as 3 feet tall …
An Arizona woman declared “Today is my independence day” last week when she allegedly slashed her boyfriend’s throat in an attempt to kill him. Tamala Rudeseal, 52, called 911 herself just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, reporting that she had tried to kill her boyfriend, according to court documents reported by KTVK. Responding officers found …
