Son plans to sue parents, who are lawyers, for giving birth to him without his permission
Court
“That’s fine,” his mother said. “I will destroy you in court.”
February 6, 2019
Man with ALS who was gifted Super Bowl tickets dies in van fire while en route to game
A North Carolina man with ALS who got Super Bowl tickets through a nonprofit organization reportedly died in a car accident while en route to the game. According to The Advocate, Ed Cushman, 39, was in a minivan driven by his older brother Saturday when the vehicle burst into flames on the side of Interstate 85 …
Unsolved
February 6, 2019
Realtor mysteriously dies after boating trip with ‘toxic’ boyfriend who refuses to speak with cops: Reports
The death of a Florida-based realtor remains a mystery nearly two months after she reportedly hit her head while on a boating trip with her boyfriend. Michelle Hunt died after reportedly embarking from Phillipi Harbor Club in Sarasota with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. The boyfriend told police that she fell off the boat while docked near Casey Key …
Police
February 6, 2019
VIDEO: No charges for cop who fatally shot bystander misidentified as mall shooter
Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they won’t be filing charges against the Alabama officer who shot and killed a 21-year-old man during a Thanksgiving Day mall shooting. AL.com reported that Emantic Bradford Jr.’s family met with Attorney General Steve Marshall shortly after Marshall released a 24-page report determining that the unnamed officer’s actions were justified. Bradford, 21, was …
Missing
February 6, 2019
Serenity Dennard: Search for little girl who ran away from children’s home is now a ‘recovery mission;’ police say unlikely she’s still alive
Police said the search for a missing 9-year-old South Dakota girl has transitioned to a recovery mission as it’s unlikely she would’ve survived this long in freezing temperatures. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office released a statement late Tuesday, announcing that they’ve ended rescue efforts for Serenity Dennard. Dennard was last seen Sunday morning when she …
Court
February 5, 2019
OUTRAGE! Judge calls girl victims ‘aggressor’ in sex abuse case before reducing offender’s sentence
A Kansas judge has come under fire after reportedly suggesting that two underage girls were “more of an aggressor” than the 67-year-old man who paid to have sex with them. From The Kansas City Star, Judge Michael Gibbens reduced Raymond Soden’s prison sentence from 13 years to five years and 10 months, saying the two victims—ages 13 and …
Consumer
February 5, 2019
Young man dies after e-cigarette in mouth explodes, causing massive stroke: Officials
A Texas man reportedly died days after the vape e-cigarette he was using exploded and caused him to suffer a massive stroke. According to KPRC, William Brown, 24, was in a parking lot of Smoke and Vape DZ, a store that sells vaping equipment and supplies, on January 27 when the vape pen he was using exploded. Brown’s …
Missing
February 5, 2019
UPDATE: Missing little girl, 9, reportedly ran from staff at children’s home before disappearing into woods
A 9-year-old South Dakota girl who has been missing from a Rapid City children’s home since Sunday morning reportedly ran away from staff before possibly vanishing into some nearby woods. Children’s Home Society executive director Bill Colson said two staff members were watching Serenity Dennard and three other children as they played in the gym …
Sex Crimes
February 5, 2019
Suspect accused of repeatedly raping baby girl & filming it over four-month period
An Oregon man is facing nearly 100 sex crime charges for allegedly repeatedly raping an infant girl over the span of four months. Corvallis police arrested Edd Lahar, 30, Thursday, a day after reportedly receiving a tip alleging the suspect had sexually-explicit images of an infant on his cellphone. Investigators who executed a search warrant at …
Heroes
February 4, 2019
‘Loving’ young mom praised for surrendering newborn twins at fire station
Authorities in California are applauding a young woman who surrendered her newborn twins to a fire station late last month under the state’s Safe Surrender law. San Bernardino County Fire wrote on Facebook that the newborns were “cared for, cleaned up, and fed” when their mother brought them to the Hesperia fire station at 8:30 p.m on …
Juveniles
February 4, 2019
Five children killed in early morning car crash weren’t wearing seatbelts—but adults who survived were: Cops
Five children who died in a car crash in Maryland Saturday morning weren’t wearing seatbelts at the time of the deadly collision, authorities said. Authorities have identified the slain children as Paris Dixon, 5, and London Dixon, 8, of Bowie, Maryland (pictured); and Rickelle Ricks, 6; Zion Beard, 14; and Damari Herald, 15, of Washington, D.C. …
Fraud
February 4, 2019
Superintendent resigns after being jailed for getting sick student medical care with her insurance
An Indiana superintendent has resigned days after she was arrested for allegedly getting a high school student medical treatment using her son’s health insurance. According to WTHR, Casey Smitherman’s resignation was announced during Friday’s Elwood school board meeting. The assistant superintendent will take on Smitherman’s role in the interim. In a statement to the Indianapolis …