A recent study revealed that just 55 percent of Americans know that Memorial Day commemorates those who died in service while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The University of Phoenix found that 27 percent of participants who didn’t know the meaning of Memorial Day mistook the federal holiday for Veterans Day, which recognizes all …
William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., the man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s February 23 shooting death, attempted to use his vehicle to “confine and detain” Arbery in the minutes leading up to murder, federal authorities alleged in recently-released warrants. According to CNN, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Vic Reynolds told reporters Friday that if they believed …
On Thursday, police arrested a Michigan man who allegedly attacked a 75-year-old nursing home patient last week. The Detroit Free Press reported that the filmed incident is believed to have taken place May 15 at Westwood Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Detroit. Police said the victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries in connection with the …
Police in Ohio are seeking information about an unidentified man who possibly knows about a missing teen who hasn’t been seen since Sunday. Madison Bell, 18, was reported missing by her mother after she failed to make it to a tanning salon that she said she was headed to. Shortly after the teen’s disappearance, her …
A Florida teacher who requested castration as punishment for sex crimes involving students was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison. Mark Lua, 32, a former English teacher at Booker T. Washington High School, was arrested on three separate instances last year following allegations that he forced a student to send him a sexually-explicit video, …
A West Virginia woman who filmed herself sexually abusing a young girl was sentenced Wednesday to up to 155 years in prison. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that Elizabeth Haway, 43, will have to complete 45 years of her sentence before she’s eligible for parole. Mercer County Detective-Sergeant Steve Sommers said the victim was 5 …
An Arkansas woman who was sentenced to 140 years behind bars for murdering her physically abusive husband in 1985 will be freed from prison. The Appeal reported that Willie May Harris, 72, was granted parole after serving 34 years in prison. Harris has maintained her innocence, claiming she accidentally shot her husband during an argument …
A Nebraska man allegedly killed a registered sex offender last weekend because he believed he posed a threat to children in the neighborhood. KPTM reported that James Fairbanks, 43, fatally shot Mattieo Condoluci, 64, inside Condoluci’s Omaha home. Fairbanks’ ex-wife, Kelly Tamayo, allegedly stated that her ex-husband first learned of Condoluci’s sex offender status while …
A Canadian man is facing murder charges for allegedly fatally stabbed his friend’s young daughter in her home Monday. Melissa Desrosiers told CBC News that she had just put her two daughters, Lily, 4, and Bella Rose Desrosiers, 7, in bed when her longtime friend, David Michael Moss, 34, entered the room and stabbed the …
A Colorado man was arrested Monday, days after he allegedly shot a Waffle House cook because he was kicked out of the restaurant for not wearing a mask. Kelvin Watson, 27, was arrested on attempted murder charges for a shooting that reportedly occurred Thursday night at a Waffle House in Aurora. Watson returned to the …
A second person has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two sisters whose bodies were discovered under a bridge last week. WSB-TV reported that Devin Watts, 36, was charged with theft of receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm (a .380 caliber Glock pistol) by a convicted felon. Right now, it’s not clear …
A New Jersey woman is reportedly on the run after allegedly fatally beating her wife with a wine chiller. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, was formally charged with murdering Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32. Ocean County prosecutors and Brick Township police said in a statement that Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus was found dead Sunday in a bedroom in the couple’s home. Authorities …
