Report of shooting, empty apartment lead cops to woman’s body in the river
Murder
DeAngelo Bonds has been charged with fatally shooting the woman he lived with and dumping her body in the Roanoke River.
Attempted Murder
February 15, 2021
Husband intentionally hits pregnant wife with a car
An Alabama man has been jailed after witnesses said he intentionally hit his pregnant wife with a car, Tuscaloosa News reports. Canaan Johnson, 22, was charged with kidnapping and attempted murder and is being held on a $180,000 bail. Johnson’s 23-year-old wife was taken to DCH Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Tuscaloosa Police …
Assault
February 15, 2021
Michigan man is dead after ex-girlfriend fights back when he and 3 others break into her house
A Michigan man is dead and three of his friends are in jail after they broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home early Sunday morning and attacked her and her boyfriend, WNEM reports. Burton police said Johnathan Skaggs, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Hurley Medical Center …
Murder
February 15, 2021
Fight over political sign leaves Washington state woman dead
A 55-year-old Washington state woman and her husband are in jail after a shooting over the alleged theft of a political sign left another woman dead, the Skagit Valley Herald reports. Skagit County Sheriff’s deputies came to the home in Big Lake late Saturday afternoon after being called to investigate a fight. A second call …
Manslaughter
February 14, 2021
Toddler wanders into pool and drowns while mom and boyfriend sleep
A Florida couple was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated manslaughter after they reportedly slept through the drowning of the woman’s 23-month-old child, Florida Today reports. Titusville police said that Amanda Paige Davis and her boyfriend, Charner Leon Williams IV, both 30, didn’t wake up until paramedics responded to a 911 call about a drowning. …
Missing
February 14, 2021
MISSING: 15-year-old Chicago girl known to frequent libraries
Chicago police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who was last seen earlier Sunday in the city’s western Lawndale neighborhood, CBS Chicago reports. Marsha Tate, who goes by “Shay,” is 5 feet 4 inches, about 180 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and a medium complexion. She may have been wearing a burgundy coat with …
Missing
February 14, 2021
Where is Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew? 9 months after her disappearance, the search continues
Forty-nine-year-old mom Suzanne Morphew reportedly left for a bike ride nine months ago this week and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. Police and family members aren’t talking about the status of the investigation into her disappearance, but the possibility of a $200,000 reward is still bringing in tips that have led to dozens …
Unsolved
February 14, 2021
Remains of woman missing for 3 months found; Detroit man charged with mutilating her body
The remains of a Michigan woman missing since late November 2020 were found this week in Wayne County, and a Detroit man has been charged with mutilating her body, WXYZ reports. Kayla Pierce, 29, was last seen at about 6:30 p.m. on November 23, when she was reportedly driving to Detroit from her home in …
Murder
February 14, 2021
Body of missing Buffalo woman found on train tracks, family says
The body of a Buffalo woman missing since late last month was found Saturday on train tracks near the old CSX train yard, the woman’s family says. Patricia Davis told 2 On Your Side that 22-year-old Tiara Lott’s body was found Saturday. She was last heard from during a video call on January 29, when …
Child sex crimes
February 14, 2021
13-year-old girl’s mom ‘encouraged and condoned’ daughter’s ‘relationship’ with 29-year-old man [Cops]
A 29-year-old Idaho man was charged this week with sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in a “relationship” the girl’s mother reportedly supported and encouraged, East Idaho News reports. Bill Ernest Davenport and the girl initially denied any sexual contact, but Davenport later admitted they were “boyfriend” and “girlfriend,” court documents reveal. Davenport reportedly agreed to …
Juveniles
February 14, 2021
13-year-old girl takes mom’s car for joyride, kills 2 men when she crashes while fleeing cops
A 13-year-old girl fleeing from police lost control of her mother’s SUV, which she’d taken without permission, and crashed, killing two homeless men who were sleeping in the bushes along the road, Escondido, California, Police said. The incident began just before 11:30 p.m. Friday, police said, when an officer tried to pull over a Ford …
Hit-and-Run
February 14, 2021
Hit-and-run driver kills father of rapper Nicki Minaj
The father of hip hop star Nicki Minaj died Saturday after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver the night before, the New York Daily News reports. Robert Minaj, 64, was walking in Mineola on Long Island when he was hit by an unidentified car at about 6:15 p.m., Nassau County police said. The car …