Amber Alert: Ex-Cop Kills 2, Kidnaps 1-Year-Old Boy, May Be Headed to Mexico
The Washington State Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old boy believed taken by his ex-cop father, who is on the run after gunning down his ex-wife and girlfriend. Police said they believe Elias Huizar, 39, may be headed to Mexico with the Roman Santos, KIRO reported. West Richland Police were called to …
Mistrial Declared in Trial of Arizona Rancher Who Gunned Down Unarmed Migrant
An Arizona judge declared a mistrial Monday in the trial of a rancher who shot dead an unarmed migrant with an AK-47 after the jury could not reach a unanimous decision. George Alan Kelly’s defense argued that he fired warning shots into the air when he saw a group of armed men near his property …
Judge Orders Convicted Child Killer Adam Montgomery to Attend Sentencing
A judge last week denied convicted child killer Adam Montgomery’s request to skip his sentencing hearing next month. A jury found Montgomery guilty in March of beating his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, to death because she soiled herself, as CrimeOnline reported. He did not show up in court for most of the trial. The jury deliberated …
2 Boys, 11 and 14, Shot in Atlanta ‘Domestic Incident’
Two young boys were shot in what investigators described as an isolated domestic incident late Sunday night in Atlanta. The boys were 11- and 14-years old, officials said, and did not shoot each other, WAGA reported. Police responded to a home in southwest Atlanta at about 10:30 p.m. and found one of the victims at …
Ambush: Grandmother Reportedly Admits Involvement in Bloody Murders of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley
A 54-year-old Oklahoma grandmother reportedly admitted her responsibility in the ambush murders of her ex-daughter-in-law and another woman accompanying her to pick up her children last month. “Tifany Adams, did provide a recorded statement to law enforcement indicating her responsibility for the death of the deceased,” Texas County District Attorney George H. Leach III wrote …
Court Docs: Grandmother Admits ‘Responsibility’ for Deaths of 2 Women in Oklahoma
Prosecutors wrote in a motion to hold Tifany Adams without bail that the 54-year-old grandmother, accused of killing Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley, allegedly admitted her involvement in the murders. Near the end of the motion, almost as an afterthought, Texas County District Attorney George H. Leach wrote that the “State would point out that …
18-Year-Old Son Joins Dad in Jail on Charges Related to Murder of Amber Estep
The son of a Florida man charged with killing his wife in January has now been charged with accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence. Lane Estep, 18, was arrested the day after his father last month and charged with arson for setting his father’s truck on fire after police came to speak with …
Judge Denies Prosecutors’ Request to Revoke Jail Phone Privileges for Rich Socialite Who Plowed into 2 Brothers, Killing Them
A California judge declined to revoke phone privileges for a Los Angeles-area socialite who was convicted in February of running over two young brothers and killing them while speeding through an intersection in 2020. Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Brandolino cited what he called Rebecca Grossman’s “naivete” in demanding that her husband and daughter release …
Florida 6-Year-Old Abducted at Knifepoint by 4 Women in Home Invasion
Four women were arrested Saturday after they abducted a 6-year-old child from another woman at knifepoint in Florida. Melbourne Police were called to a home in south Melbourne just before 11 a.m., WKMG reported. The victim told them the women “attacked a threatened her with a knife.” The women took the child in an SUV …
Florida Teen Kills Girl He Only Knew for a Month, Himself After Partying All Day at House Where He Was Dog-Sitting
A 17-year-old boy shot and killed a 14-year-old girl and then himself at a house where he was dog-sitting Saturday evening. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said that Hector Pfeiffer invited three other teens — two girls and an 18-year-old man — to the home of 26-year-old Derek Pobuta, where he was staying to watch …