UPDATE A North Carolina woman with dementia and Alzheimer’s was found deceased Friday morning, near Interstates 40 and 87 in Wake County. “On behalf of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, we extend our deepest condolences to Mrs. Airington’s loved ones. We ask the community to join us and the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office in offering prayers …
Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing California girl Melodee Buzzard, has been arrested on false imprisonment charges. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said Friday’s arrest is unrelated to Melodee’s disappearance. “Detectives learned of a recent incident where Ashlee prevented a victim from leaving a location, against their will which constitutes false imprisonment,” SBCSO said …
The estranged daughter of Christopher Scholtes, an Arizona man convicted of murder, filed a lawsuit against him days before he took his own life. According to court documents, a 17-year-old daughter from a previous marriage filed the suit against both Scholtes and his wife, Erica, on October 28, in the Superior Court of Arizona and …
An Alabama mother who allegedly sped 90 mph, causing a crash, learned in court Tuesday that her 7-year-old son died during the collision. According to News 5, Delyshia Molette, 34, is facing charges that include manslaughter, assault, resisting arrest, attempting to elude, and robbery. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said during a bond hearing …
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in California released security footage Thursday, showing missing Melodee Buzzard and her mother, both in wigs, at a Lompoc car rental business. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ashlee Buzzard rented a white 2024 Chevrolet Malibu, with California license plate 9MNG101, and embarked on the trip on October 7, with possible …
An Ohio juvenile judge gave a stern warning after a boy failed to show for court on serious felony charges: a warrant would be issued for his arrest the next time he misses a hearing. The boy’s 10-year-old female co-defendant appeared at an arraignment at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court before Judge Kristin Sweeney Wednesday, …
A Georgia woman says that a man accused of killing a teen last month at a Walmart randomly stabbed her in 2021. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested 48-year-old Delano Middleton last week for an October 23 confrontation at a Walmart on Whitemarsh Island, around eight miles east of Savannah. Police said 18-year-old J.T. Schroeder …
A Texas teen is facing charges after crashing into a TSA agent riding an electric bike earlier this year. According to a November 4 news release by El Paso Police Department spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros, 19-year-old Vivian Rose Padilla has been charged with collision involving death. The incident happened on September 7, as TSA employee …
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says missing 9-year-old California girl, Melodee Buzzard, was spotted in a small Utah town last month. According to the sheriff’s office, Melodee was seen between the Colorado–Utah border on October 9, on a return route, after her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, rented a car in California and took a cross-country …
A former morning news anchor has been charged with murder in connection with the Kansas stabbing death of her 80-year-old mother. Angelynn Mock, 47, made her first court appearance Tuesday; she’s facing a first-degree murder charge for killing Anita Avers “unlawfully, intentionally, and with premeditation,” ABC News reports. Sedgewick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said …
Christopher Scholtes, an Arizona man convicted of murder after leaving his tot daughter inside a hot car, has died. According to News 4 Tucson, Scholtes, 38, was scheduled for a court hearing on Wednesday, at the Pima County Superior Court, but failed to show up. Scholtes had been ordered to turn himself on Wednesday, with …
A North Carolina man has been indicted on murder charges following a grisly discovery in Johnston County last month. According to ABC 11, a Johnston County grand jury indicted Wellington Dickens III, 38, on four counts of murder Monday. The indictment followed an October 27 incident in which Dickens called 911. During a nearly 7-minute …
