Federal prosecutors said this week they “strenuously oppose” a bid from R&B singer R. Kelly’s attorneys to delay his sentencing for sex trafficking convictions in New York. Jennifer Ann Bonjean, Kelly’s new attorney, filed last week to delay the May 4 sentencing until after his August trial in Illinois on child pornography and obstruction of …
Sacramento police arrested a third suspect in their investigation of the deadly mass shooting downtown early Sunday morning. Investigators have not, however, charged Daviyonne Dawson with anything directly related to the shooting, NBC News reported. Dawson “was seen carrying a gun in the immediate aftermath of the shooting” and later “recovered a handgun and arrested” …
Authorities in Ohio have issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl who is believe to have been taken by her 23-year-old stepbrother, who she calls her “boyfriend.” Tessa Kozelka is described at 5 feet 2 inches tall and 100 pounds with hazel eyes and black hair. She was last seen at about 2 a.m. …
A 2-year-old boy playing with a loaded gun shot and killed his 4-year-old sister Tuesday morning. Chester police said the children were in a vehicle at a convenience store in Chester, Pennsylvania, and the gun’s owner was inside the store, according to WTXF. Another adult was pumping gas into the vehicle, heard the gunshot, and …
A Portland State University student surrendered to police in his hometown and was taken back to Portland to face murder charges in the death of another student. Amara Marluke, 19, was shot and killed in downtown Portland early Monday morning, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The suspect, 20-year-old Keenan Harpole, turned himself in to Deschutes County …
An amended complaint filed Tuesday in a Nevada court says that Troy Driver shot Naomi Irion to death after he kidnapped her and then buried her body in the desert Churchill County grave where it was found weeks later. The complaint further says that Driver destroyed Irion’s cell phone and even disposed of the tires …
Police in California have arrested a second suspect in the deadly shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning. The new suspect — the brother of a man arrested Monday in connect with the incident — was himself seriously wounded in the shooting, the Sacramento Bee said. Smiley Martin, 27, has been charged with possession of …
A missing 19-year-old woman with an intellectual disability has been found safe, her mother announced Tuesday morning. Kaitlin Benjamin-Olsen was last seen leaving her home early in the morning on February 5 and was believed to have been in the company of man named “Chris” she met online. Kaitlin’s mother, Lisa Benjamin, told Nancy Grace …
A chaotic scene unfolded early Tuesday morning in Houston as a man carjacked a construction worker, ran over him, and then crashed into the lobby of a high-rise apartment building. A man inside the Hanover Autry Park building was stabbed, and the suspect was later shot by police officers who confronted him outside on the …
A North Carolina man accused of attempting to kidnap and kill his former girlfriend last month has been captured 45 miles away. Christian Samuel Felix, 39, has been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, shooting into an occupied vehicle, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm, all related to the March 16 incident …
Update: AL.com identified the victims as 62-year-old Cynthia Delane Burt and 3-year-old Desmond Burt Jr. A 31-year-old man is on a 48-hour hold for questioning but has not been charged. Original story: An elderly woman and a toddler were found dead in an Alabama home late Sunday afternoon. According to WBRC, officers were sent to …
Update: Two little girls believed abducted by a non-custodial parent in Wyoming were found safe in Texas, KUSA reported. No other information was available. Original story: Investigators in Colorado and Wyoming have issued missing children alerts for two young girls believed to have been abducted by a non-custodial parent. Aspen Roth, 4, and Serenity Naslund, …
