The executive chef of a North Carolina French restaurant is in critical condition after he entered his restaurant Friday morning, shot two employees — one of them fatally — and then turned the gun on himself. Witnesses said George Colom entered the restaurant Coquette just before 11 a.m. on Friday and fatally shot 26-year-old Jonathan …
A Colorado man has been charged with kidnapping and other counts after he was allegedly involved in a 2-car crash with a 17-year-old boy and drove the boy around for hours afterward, refusing his requests to take him to his grandparents’ home. The boy’s grandfather called Grand Junction Police shortly before noon on Thursday and …
The parents of a 2-year-old Arkansas boy were arrested this week for his death last summer. Police say the toddler drowned while Dakota Shawn Hays, 29, was teaching him to swim by throwing him into a pool and shoving him under water to get items from the bottom, KHBS reported. Hays, the toddler’s stepfather, and …
A 17-year-old Utah girl was shot and killed Friday night by an unknown shooter who chased her pickup truck for several miles before pulling alongside and opening fire. The girl lost control of her vehicle and crashed through a vinyl fence before coming to a stop, KTVX reported. Witnesses called 911, and Iron County sheriff’s …
The Iowa parents of a baby girl have been arrested after they failed to seek medical treatment after the infant was seriously injured. Chad Gibbs, 23, and Sarah Lembke, 22, have both been charged with child endangerment/serious injury, KTIV reported. According to court documents, Gibbs claimed he fell down the stairs while holding the baby, …
Las Vegas police have identified and located a woman seen on video sexually assaulting a teen girl with a high school football coach who was charged last month with multiple counts of child sexual abuse. Jada Cole, 26, now faces multiple charges in two separate cases, KLAS reported. Police said Cole’s voice is heard in …
A South Carolina man changed his plea Friday to guilty in the murder of a New Mexico State Police officer who stopped to help him with what appeared to be a flat tire on Interstate 40. Jaremy Smith was already wanted for the murder of a paramedic in South Carolina when he shot Officer Justin …
Twin Florida brothers were arrested this week on charges of sexual abusing children for years. Donald Ray Hawkins was arrested in Washington County, the sheriff’s office there said, and his brother Ronald Gene Hawkins was arrested in Brevard County. Donald Hawkins is charged with sexual assault on a victim under the age of 12, and …
A Massachusetts grand jury on Thursday indicted a Massachusetts doctor on two counts of rape, more than a year after he was fired by his hospital following an investigation into anonymous complaints of sexual abuse of patients. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham Police Chief Lester Baker announced the indictment against Derrick Todd, Boston …
A Texas woman woman has been brought back to Bexar County, where she is accused of shooting her common-law husband in the face and stealing his truck. The investigation began when Calhoun County deputies found Tomas Calavera Jr’s truck on fire on December 23 and requested a welfare check from Bexar County authorities at his …
A New Mexico woman who tried to blame her teenage son for a murder she committed pleaded guilty this week to second degree murder with a firearm enhancement. According to prosecutors, Elizabeth Ortiz-Chavez, 49, set up a fight between her then-16-year-old son, Angelo Baldonado, and another 16-year-old, Josue Ruiz, Law&Crime reported. Reportedly, Baldonado’s pregnant sister, …
A Texas man was arrested this week after Lubbock police charged him with severely injuring a 6-month-old baby. The infant was with Benjamin Farrell, 35, for several hours on Monday, EverythingLubbock.com reported, although the outlet did not say why he was in charge of the child during that time. When a family member came to …
