Two people are in custody in Florida after an incident involving a stolen U-Haul truck that struck a deputy and an officer-involved shooting. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Teri Barbera said the incident began just before 4 a.m. in Royal Palm Beach when deputies initiated a traffic stop on the stolen rental truck, according …
The co-founder of the popular Salt Life brand of ocean-related clothing pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting to death jis 18-year-old girlfriend in a Florida hotel room. Michael Troy Hutto, 56, contended that he killed 18-year-old Lora Grace Duncan accidentally while they were playing a game, as …
A former Marine has sued an ex-girlfriend for years of alleged harassment that including sending X-rated photos and videos of him to his family and current girlfriend. The lawsuit accuses Dezarae Collins, 27, of being “unable to handle” their 2015 breakup and engaging in “a years-long course of harassment,” the New York Post reports. The …
An iconic South Florida business was closed over the weekend after its owners were badly beaten by their adult son. Travis Grafe, 40, was charged with attempted murder, battery, and robbery after the Friday night attack on Rachel Knaus Grafe and Herbert Grafe, owners of Knaus Berry Farm, a beloved seasonal operation known for its …
Authorities in Los Angeles are investigating the shooting death of a Roman Catholic bishop Saturday afternoon as a murder. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and LA Archbishop Jose Gomez confirmed the death of auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, 69, on Sunday morning. Previously, local media outlets had reported O’Connell had been shot, while the sheriff’s …
A long time California school board member was arrested last weekend in an undercover human trafficking operation in Florida. “Operation Traffic Stop” picked up 213 people, among them 60-year-old Scott Kenneth Wooden, who had served on the Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees since 2010, Law and Crime reported. The operation was run …
James Parrillo was arrested this month in New Jersey when his alleged victim escaped and ran to a gas station for help.
A 23-year-old Arkansas woman was found dead in a ditch this week, and investigators consider her death a homicide. Conway County Sheriff Mike Smith said that Savannah Oden was last seen in Morrilton at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, KARK reported. A passing motorist saw her body 19 miles away at about 8 a.m. on …
The caretaker of a 3-year-old girl who died after she was found “unresponsive in the bathtub with no water” early Friday morning has now been charged with “the violent abuse” of her own two children. Philadelphia Police said the bruised toddler was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead about an hour after she was …
Nine children, including a 5-year-old boy, were shot Friday night at a Georgia gas station in what investigators say was an altercation that spilled out of a nearby party. The Columbus Police Department said all nine were taken to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said four had been discharged …
A 6-year-old Florida girl found a gun in the back seat of a vehicle she was in this week and fired a single shot, striking her 57-year-old grandmother in the lower back as she was driving. The North Port Police Department said the gun had been in a holster in the back pocket of the …
Prosecutors rested their case Friday against disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, wrapping up the state’s testimony with a final witness to tie up phone and GPS information that had been given to jurors over the past two weeks of trial. A new piece of information: Paul and Maggie Murdaugh apparently uncovered Alex Murdaugh’s drug …
