Alabama Ex-Con, Accused of Killing Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend, Commits Suicide in Jail
Suicide
Bradley Stokes previously served 14 years for the 2008 murder of his then-girlfriend, Crystal Bailey.
Jail Breaks
September 16, 2023
DEA Releases Thermal Camera Footage of Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante
The Drug Enforcement Agency has released the thermal video it used to track escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante in the hours before the Brazilian native was caught. Cavalcante escaped the Chester County Prison on August 31 and stayed ahead of hundreds of law enforcement agents for two weeks, first in a relatively small area not far …
Murder
September 16, 2023
LA Model, Real Estate Agent Found Dead in Downtown Apartment
A 31-year-old realtor was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment this week, and police are calling it a homicide. The Los Angeles Police Department said it was asked to conduct a welfare check on Tuesday and found Maleesa Mooney dead inside, KNBC said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by …
Child Abuse
September 16, 2023
Florida Man Breaks Toddler’s Collar Bone, Abuses Boy’s Mom Because She’s a Bad Parent
A Florida man was arrested this week after he admitted to abusing a 1-year-old boy and his mother, who he said failed as a mother. An affidavit said the toddler was brought to Palm West Hospital on Tuesday, unable to raise his arm and with a fever, WPEC reported. The boy was also crying uncontrollably. …
Attempted Murder
September 16, 2023
Pastor Dad Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Family, Setting Fire to House
A Kansas pastor has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his family set fire to their house early Saturday morning. The Shawnee Police Department said that Matthew Lee Richards, 41, was also charged with a single count of aggraated arson with risk of bodily harm, KSHB reported. Police and …
Murder
September 16, 2023
Mother, 16-Year-Old Daughter Found Stabbed to Death in Pennsylvania Home
A 39-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter were found dead in a Pennsylvania home by relatives late Thursday evening. Investigators have released little information, although Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said the two suffered “sharp force injuries.” Police classified both deaths as homicides. Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said on Thursday that there was …
Drug Crime
September 16, 2023
1-Year-Old Boy Dies from Opioid Exposure at Bronx Daycare; 3 Other Children Hospitalized
The owner of a Bronx day care was taken into custody on Friday after one child died and three others were sickened by opioid exposure. Investigators sweeping Divino Nino daycare found a drug-packaging device, the New York Daily News reported. “This is an active investigation, and we are going to find out the cause of …
Child sex crimes
September 15, 2023
Cape Cod School Bus Driver Charged With Inappropriately Touch Student on His Bus
A Massachusetts school bus driver has been charged with aggravated indecent assault and reckless endangerment of a child. Barnstable Police arrested 80-year-old Jeffrey Hyland on Wednesday after receiving a report of the incident on a girl on the bus. Police said they recovered corroborating evidence. Hyland was held over night on a $5,000 bail until …
Child pornography
September 15, 2023
Mississippi Worship Leader Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Federal agents arrested a Mississippi Baptist worship leader earlier this month on charges of producing and distributing child pornography. Tyler Selby, 33, faces one count each of possession and production of child pornography, according to the Biloxi Sun Herald. He was ordered held without bond following his arrest. Court documents say investigators were tipped by …
Missing
September 15, 2023
Missing: 11-Year-Old Georgia Boy Didn’t Come Home After School
Police in middle Georgia are searching for an 11 year-old boy with autism who didn’t come home from school on Thursday. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said that Jaymez Wilburn was at class all day on Thursday at Ballard Middle School, but he didn’t meet up with siblings to walk home at the end of …
Court
September 14, 2023
Cory Fleming Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for His Part in Alex Murdaugh Fraud Scheme
Former attorney Cory Fleming was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for helping his longtime friend Alex Murdaugh siphon millions of dollars from Murdaugh’s clients and former law firm. Fleming is already serving 46 months in federal court on similar charges, but Judge Clifton Newman decided that wasn’t nearly enough and gave Fleming …
September 14, 2023
High School Junior Shot Dead at Louisiana School; Cops Say Bullying Involved
A 14-year-old student at a Louisiana high school in a deadly school shooting this week that left a student athlete dead and two others wounded. The suspect, who is not being identified, has been charged with second degree murder, aggravated second degree battery, illegal possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in a …