One of the individuals convicted in connection with the high-profile 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart reportedly skipped her own parole hearing this week. According to KUTV, Wanda Barzee was expected to appear Tuesday morning for the hearing at the Utah State Prison. A board member said the 72-year-old is believed to have “refused to attend …
A pregnant Florida woman was found dead in a dumpster this week less than a day after her father’s body was found inside his home. According to WFOR, 21-year-old Martine Bernard’s body was found early Tuesday morning behind her Flagler Village, her Fort Lauderdale apartment complex. Investigators were on the scene to speak to the …
Authorities in Florida had a difficult time apprehending a suspect on Thursday in a dramatic episode captured on police body cameras. As reported by WSVN, police were called to a Wendy’s restaurant in the southwest Miami-Dade area early Thursday afternoon in response to reports of a belligerent customer. As the video footage showed, officers initially …
Police in Florida have arrested a Christian school teacher on suspicion of sending lewd and sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old female student. According to the Orlando Sentinel, 69-year-old Stephen Ward taught physical education and was a volleyball coach at Stetson Baptist Christian School at the time of his arrest on Saturday. The Volusia County …
A middle school teacher in Texas is facing six year behind bars in addition to a 10-year probated sentence after she pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual conduct with one of her students. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, 28-year-old Katherine Ruth Harper will be required to register as a sex offender for the …
A California man is facing multiple charges following what police believe was a drug-fueled road rage incident last week. According to Fox News, 40-year-old Jose Garcia Alvarez was driving near the intersection of 10th Street and X Street on Monday in downtown Sacramento when the extended incident began. Authorities told local reporters that another motorist …
A New York woman has pleaded guilty in exchange for a sentencing deal that will land her in jail for falsely accusing two men of rape. According the The Western Journal, Nikki Yovino claimed the victims, who were at the time members of Sacred Heart University’s football team, raped her during a party being held …
Authorities in Florida arrested an 82-year-old commercial airline passenger on suspicion of battery of a flight attendant while in the air. According to WBBH, Gregory Alexander is accused of approaching the unidentified victim from the rear as she was serving passengers during the recent flight. Police say he poked her aggressively in her back and …
A high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood in North Texas was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted of a gruesome 2016 murder. According to Fox News, 48-year-old white supremacist Michael Lynn Rogers, also known as “Texas Mike,” used a power drill to torture and kill a man he believed stole …
Authorities in Kentucky arrested a suspect in the death of a man earlier this week at a gym in Tennessee. According to the Tennessean, Bowling Green police located the 36-year-old suspect in Monday’s hatchet attack and arrested him Tuesday evening. Domenic Micheli was transported to Nashville on Friday to face charges including criminal homicide. As …
Authorities in Utah say a man drove his pickup truck into a crowd gathered at a Starbucks on Friday, killing one customer and injuring several others, including the driver. According to Fox News, an initial investigation indicates the incident was not intentional. Police report the collision occurred at a shopping center in Millcreek, a short …
Authorities in Colorado have arrested a Denver man on suspicion of murder for allegedly shooting a passenger in his car. According to the New York Post, 25-year-old Michael Hancock was driving for Uber on June 1 when he picked up a rider identified as 45-year-old Hyun Kim. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said police recovered …
