A former nurse in Wisconsin admitted on Monday to abusing nine infants in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from March 2017 to February 2018. WKOW reported that Christopher M. Kaphaem, 43, pleaded guilty to 19 felony charges for the child abuse he committed while working at Meriter Hospital. Dane County District Attorney Ismael …
A Texas girl died on Monday, days after she was reportedly infected with a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a river in her backyard. A relative told KBMT that they believe Lily Mae Avant, 10, contracted the deadly amoeba during Labor Day weekend while swimming in the Brazos River, which is located behind her Whitney …
An Alabama police officer was reportedly fatally shot on Monday night while chasing a wanted felon who had allegedly failed to come to court. Dornell Cousette, 40, an officer who had spent 13 years with the Tuscaloosa Police Department, reportedly spotted the suspect on a front porch after receiving a tip regarding their whereabouts. Cousette …
Authorities in New Jersey are asking for the public’s help in locating a girl who reportedly went missing from a park on Monday afternoon. Citing police, NJ Advance Media reports that Dulce Maria Alavez, 5, was last seen at City Park in Bridgeton. The girl’s mother reportedly told officers that she took her children to …
Authorities in Arizona have issued a SILVER Alert for a 14-year-old girl who was reportedly last seen walking out of her home on Sunday. Citing Glendale Police, KSAZ reported that Alicia Navarro was spotted taking off on-foot from her home, which is in the vicinity 45th Avenue and Rose Lane. Navarro was described as having …
An affidavit alleging that a former Boy Scout leader in New York had sung and danced naked in a locker room full of boys will be included in a pending $320 million lawsuit against the organization. According to NBC News, parents of two boys in Troop 95 had filed the multimillion lawsuit in March 2017, …
A black transgender woman in Florida was reportedly found dead in a burned car earlier this month in a suspected homicide. Bee Love Slater’s body was reportedly found on September 4 in a burned car parked in Clewiston. Citing Hendry County police, the Palm Beach Post reported that the 23-year-old was “burned beyond recognition” and …
When the victim tried to play dead, the suspect said, “I can still hear you breathing.”
A New York man appeared in court on Thursday, months after he allegedly strangled his neighbor’s pit bull during an altercation which also involved his dog. Toquoc Huynh is facing misdemeanor animal cruelty charges in connection with the July 14 death of a blue-nosed pit bull named Rex in Hauppauge. Police alleged that Huynh choked …
A New Jersey man serving a 38-year sentence for blowing his girlfriend’s foot off in 2015 was denied a bid for a new trial on Wednesday. In 2017, Ernest Davis, 46, was convicted of attempted murder in connection with the shooting, which resulted in the amputation of the 39-year-old victim’s leg from the middle of …
An Indiana couple who allegedly adopted a disabled 8-year-old girl from Ukraine— only to abandon her years later and move to Canada—was criminally charged on Wednesday. Kristine and Michael Barnett, 45 and 43, are facing neglect of a dependent charges for allegedly leaving their adopted daughter in a rented Lafayette apartment in July 2013. The …
A Texas man who was to be honored at the White House after claiming he was shot in the back while distracting the El Paso Walmart gunman was reportedly detained by Secret Service after local authorities alleged surveillance footage contradicted his story. On Tuesday, El Paso police spokesman Seargent Enrique Carrillo said that Earnest Christopher …
