SD Attorney General Who Struck and Killed Pedestrian To Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Traffic Violations
Politics and Crime
Jason Ravnsborg, who was never charged with killing Joe Boever on September 12, 2020, avoid trial by taking a plea deal.
Murder
August 25, 2021
Florida Man Kills Aunt Because She Asked Him To Move Out: Police
An elderly Florida woman found dead after a house fire in Daytona Beach over the weekend was the landlord and aunt of the man arrested and charged with her murder. Viola Miller, 70, had told the suspect — 33-year-old Deandre Anderson — to move out because she was afraid of him, a witness who lived …
Missing
August 25, 2021
4 Vulnerable Adults, 2 Caretakers Missing After Caretaker Says She’s Concerned for Their Safety
Deputies in Washington state are looking for four missing, vulnerable adults and their two caretakers, who haven’t been seen since Monday when one of the caretakers reportedly indicated concern about the safety of all six in an adult family home. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said the four vulnerable adults “all suffer from physical and …
Sex Crimes
August 25, 2021
Oklahoma Governor Candidate Charged With Kidnapping, Rape
Perennial Oklahoma political candidate Paul Tay was arrested this week and charged with kidnapping and raping a woman in Tulsa. Police said that the victim responded to a CraigsList ad for a job on Tay’s latest gubernatorial campaign team in Oklahoma City and that Tay, 58, picked her up for the interview since she didn’t …
Court
August 23, 2021
Tranquilizer Dart Cap Found in Barry Morphew’s Dryer After Suzanne Morphew’s Disappearance
Testimony in a preliminary hearing for accused murderer Barry Morphew Monday revealed investigators searching the house he shared with his wife Suzanne Morphew after her disappearance found a needle cap used with a tranquilizer gun in the dryer and a live .22-caliber bullet next to Suzanne Morphew’s bed. The preliminary hearing has offered a first …
Murder
August 23, 2021
School Teacher, 11-Year-Old Daughter Found Murdered in Their Home
Authorities in central Missouri are investigating the deaths of a 43-year-old woman and her 11-year-old daughter, found dead Sunday night when family members were unable to contact them. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Allison Abitz and her daughter Jozee Abitz are believed to be the victims of homicide. Investigators have not revealed a cause …
Murder
August 23, 2021
Cops Seek 19-Year-Old Houston Woman Charged With Setting Man on Fire, Killing Him
A 19-year-old Houston woman has been charged with setting a man on fire earlier this month, killing him. Emma Presler, facing a murder charge, is not in custody, Houston Police said, and detectives are actively searching for her, according to Fox 26. The incident took place on August 6, the station said. Houston firefighters responded …
Assault
August 23, 2021
SEE IT: Bicycling Teens Attack Philly Deliveryman, Leave Him Fighting for His Life
Philadelphia police on Monday released surveillance video showing the brutal assault on a deliveryman last week by a group of teenagers who surrounded him on bicycles. Zach Lean, 38, is in a medically induced coma fighting for his life at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, ABC6 reported. On Saturday, one of the teens involved in the …
Murder
August 23, 2021
UPDATE: Utah Sheriff Asks State, Feds To Help With Investigation Into Murders of Lesbian Couple
Detectives looking into the shooting deaths of a lesbian couple in the Utah mountains last week have called in federal and state investigators to aid in the investigation. Grand County Sheriff Steven White told Fox 13 that he has asked the FBI and the State Bureau of Investigation to provide extra resources as his department …
Child sex crimes
August 23, 2021
Teacher’s Aide Commits Suicide After She’s Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Student at School for Special Needs Children
A Pennsylvania teacher’s aide accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student arranged a meeting with the boy on Sunday and then shot and killed herself when officers arrived for a well-being check. Jennilynne M. Derolf, 38, was arraigned in Bucks County on July 15 on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse on a person less …
Child Abuse
August 23, 2021
Mercedes Lain: Baby Girl’s Father Has Previous Conviction for Allowing Sexual Abuse of 12-Year-Old Daughter
The father of a baby girl found dead last week after her parents left her with a baby sitter has a previous conviction for child neglect in which he allowed a man to sexually abuse a 12-year-old daughter. Kenneth Lain and Tiffany Coburn, the parents of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain, have been charged with child neglect …
Missing
August 23, 2021
UPDATE: Missing California Teen Found Safe
A 14-year-old girl who disappeared after texting her mother for permission to go to a convenience store has been found safe. Destiny Isabella Mercado’s mother, Angelica Pelayo-Hicklin, and her stepmother, Corina Villanueva, told KTLA late Sunday the girl had been found, and the San Fernando Police Department confirmed. Police said Mercado was locatedin the Santa …