U.S. Marshals confirmed on Wednesday that they have caught a woman who has been on the run since fatally shooting her boyfriend’s love interest in Texas last month. Authorities told VeloNews that Kaitlin Armstrong was apprehended in Costa Rica overnight. She will be extradited to the U.S. — where she will face first-degree murder charges. Sources …
A New York woman and her son were arrested on Wednesday for last year’s beating death of the woman’s 7-year-old daughter. Navasia Jones, 35, and Paul Fine, Jr., 18, allegedly killed Julissia Batties at their Bronx home on August 21. The girl’s cause of death was determined to be abdominal trauma from being struck with …
On Wednesday, a New York federal court sentenced R. Kelly to 30 years in prison for operating a sex trafficking ring that victimized young women and girls. The New York Times reported that Judge Ann M. Donnelly handed down the sentence after Kelly’s lawyer begged for leniency, claiming the singer was a child sex assault …
Three Americans who died at a Bahamas resort in May died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, police revealed on Tuesday. According to CNN, Michael Phillips, 68, and Robbie Phillips, 65, from Tennessee; and Vincent Chiarella, 64, from Florida, died within hours of each other on May 6 at a Sandals resort on the …
On Tuesday, jailed South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh and the man he allegedly paid to fatally shoot him last year were indicted on drug-related charges. Greenville News reported that Murdaugh and Curtis Smith, 61, are charged with two counts of conspiracy — one of which involves oxycodone. Smith was also charged with money laundering, forgery, …
On Tuesday, the Michigan Supreme Court threw out the criminal case against former Governor Rick Snyder and eight others in the Flint water scandal, finding that a judge who acted as a one-person grand jury had no power to indict them. In a unanimous decision, the six-judge panel found that a one-judge grand jury can …
A Texas man who was deemed insane in his father’s 2014 murder allegedly escaped from a state hospital on Sunday. The Austin American-Statesman reported that security cameras caught Alexander Ervin, 29, leaving a dorm at North Texas State Hospital. Hospital staff informed the police of his disappearance on Monday morning. In 2014, Ervin was acquitted …
On Tuesday, a New York federal court sentenced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years in prison for procuring underage girls for late billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. The New York Times reported that Judge Alison Nathan handed down the sentence, saying Maxwell “worked with Epstein to select young victims who were vulnerable” and facilitated the abuse. …
Louisiana police arrested a woman on Saturday, a day after suspected human remains were reportedly discovered under the floor of a home. Amite City Police Department said in a Facebook post that the remains were found while executing a search warrant at an unoccupied home. Officers reportedly noticed that the floor had been replaced recently, …
Illinois authorities arrested a man on Sunday for threatening R. Kelly’s victims and New York prosecutors who successfully convicted the singer last year. Christopher Gunn, 39, attended at least one day of Kelly’s federal trial in New York. A week after Kelly, 55, was found guilty of racketeering, Gunn posted a video to YouTube of …
An Amtrak train carrying at least 243 passengers reportedly derailed in Missouri on Monday. The New York Times reported that the train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago collided with a truck in Mendon, resulting in eight train cars being derailed. Amtrak said twelve crew members were on board at the time. No fatalities have …
Texas police are looking for a woman who is wanted on capital murder charges for allegedly killing her sister in March. Carmen White, 38, allegedly fatally shot Cynthia Cervantes, 37, multiple times, severing her spine, and set her body on fire on a dirt road in Houston. Cervantes’ body was discovered the following day on …
