A Texas mother who admitted to selling her son and trying to sell her two daughters to settle a drug debt was sentenced to prison last week. Esmerelda Garza, 29, was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday after being convicted of three counts of selling or purchasing a child, money laundering, and conspiracy to …
A West Virginia woman has been criminally charged days after allegedly admitting that she manufactured the story about her 5-year-old daughter’s attempted abduction at a mall—a fabrication which resulted in the arrest of a male shopper. According to WSAZ, Santana Adams, 24, has been charged with falsely reporting an emergency incident in connection with Monday’s incident …
A Michigan family has agreed to an $8.25 million payout nearly nine years after an officer shot and killed a 7-year-old girl during a police raid which crews filmed for the A&E series “The First 48.” The Detroit News reported that the city of Detroit and family of Aiyana Stanley-Jones reached a settlement Thursday, days before a …
An Arizona man was arrested Thursday after allegedly fatally shooting a 10-year-old girl in an apparent road rage incident. Joshua Gonzalez, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault following Wednesday’s shooting death of Summerbell Brown. According to the Arizona Republic, Gonzalez followed the family’s vehicle as they pulled into the driveway of their Phoenix …
A 4-year-old Louisiana boy remains unaccounted for a year after reportedly vanishing while in the front yard of his home. Rondreiz “Junior” Phillips reportedly wandered from his Lisbon home on April 5, 2018, as his stepfather worked on a vehicle. Police said they have received limited leads, despite A&E’s “Live PD” airing a segment on Phillips’ disappearance …
Authorities said a California man fatally beat his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter with Down syndrome after she interrupted him while in his care. According to an alert issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department, Adam Hughes, 24, was watching his girlfriend’s children, including Kylee Willis, on the evening of March 26 when he became angry at …
A body recovered from a Utah creek this week has been “tentatively identified” as a 4-year-old girl who vanished from her home last month, authorities said Wednesday. According to KNXV, that a medical examiner is in the process of confirming whether it was Anndine Jones’ body found in McElmo Creek. Navajo police previously said they believed footprints …
An Ohio father was sentenced to prison Wednesday for beating his 2-month-old sons to the point that both boys suffered multiple broken bones. The Toledo Blade reports that Jordan Kisabeth, 28, was sentenced to six years in prison for two counts of child endangerment. Kisabeth was criminally charged for the August 2018 beating which left …
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Authorities in South Carolina announced the arrest of a man who they’ve reportedly tied to at least 13 attacks which occurred from March 1995 to May 2003. According to the Herald-Journal, the Spartanburg Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Gregory Howard Frye, 52, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, and first-degree burglary in connection with a …
An Oregon father is facing criminal charges for allegedly staging a home invasion in an attempt to cover up his theft of $740 from his daughter’s Girl Scout cookie sales. Brian Couture, 40, reportedly called Forest Grove police to his home on March 6, claiming an unknown assailant entered his home through a sliding door. Couture …
Along with 13 other parents, actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman made their first court appearances Wednesday as they face criminal charges for their alleged participation in a college admissions fraud ring. According to NBC News, Huffman, 56, arrived three hours early to federal court in Boston while Loughlin, 54, and her fashion designer husband, …
